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thepermanentrainpress · 1 year

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GILLIAN STONE: SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS

Spirit Photographs – Gillian Stone Release Date: November 18th, 2022

Track Listing:

1. June 2. Amends 3. Raven’s Song 4. Solitude 5. The Throne

Gillian Stone’s Spirit Photographs is sonically and spiritually stunning. A beautiful and meaningful conceptualization of the grief journey. Stone’s pristine and ethereal vocals carry the project calmly through emotional waters. She is a natural storyteller, crafting lyrics that simultaneously feel light and cut to the core.

Described as post-rock and drone folk, the album glides through Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Specifically, the album was inspired by Stone’s experience with a mental health disability, along with spirit photography, an art form popularized during the Spanish Flu to see remnants of lost loved ones behind a portrait subject.

“June” is steady and peaceful. Acoustic strings resonate alongside slow, echoing drums. The track conveys a feeling of exhaustion, while at the same time touting a new beginning and the shedding of heaviness. Lyrics speak of rebuilding amidst devastation: “I dropped off the weight and grew / away from the wall to the west of you / I smelled like truth and your shampoo / in the warmth of the pavement in June.”

Sadness and pain erupt in “Amends.” A toxic hold spilling out through the lyrics: “In my 20’s / filled with piss and pining / filled with limerence and grieving.” Regret and humiliation permeate under angelic vocal harmonies and intensifying guitar melodies. “I felt you under my breath / growling, mewling in my chest.”

“Raven’s Song” is haunting and dark. Natural lyrics, ritualistic singing and deliberately minimal drums soak in suspense. Occasional strums and clashes of sound accompany a desperate and self-destructive hope: “I will drown in the river to snuff its life / Drowning in the river to stay alive.”

To symbolize the depression stage, Stone includes a graceful rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Solitude.” Electric notes slowly confront inner-judgement: “The world is a lonely place – you’re on your own / Guess I will go home – sit down and moan / Crying and thinking is all that I do.” The negative rumination and self-awareness encapsulate the feeling of never-ending despair.

“The Throne,” which is the last song on the album, represents acceptance. The light of healing after overwhelming anguish. Fast-paced drums and Stone’s powerful, crystal-clear vocals build up to a beautiful release. Lyrics reflect on a new evolution: “I love him, oh I love him / I kissed him round the ankles / I nuzzled at his skirts / as he pulled me from the sea.” With hindsight, the struggle and suffering morphs into personal growth.

Written by: Jenna Keeble

Spirit Photographs by Gillian Stone

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indig0-constellations · 4 months

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Favorite head cannon for Ice is that he is the biggest Rush fan, like die hard-can name the order of each song off every album and will unleash every interesting fact he knows when he ingests the smallest amount of alcohol

#*has a glass of wine* ‘did you know that in 1979 the Canadian government dubbed Rush ‘the Official ambassador of music’?’#I just like the thought of ‘ice cold no mistakes’ is actually mega nerd 3000 #the head cannon was inspired by me playing YYZ on guitar flash #this man has seen them 5 times in concert-owns a shirt for every album-and owns every album on vinyl/cassette #I love you nerdy Iceman<3 #also Mav absolutely adores when he infodumps because it’s cute to see his facade crack #top gun #tom iceman kazansky #rush #icemav #(sort of)#top gun 1986 #top gun maverick

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wookieeoftheyear · 11 months

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#music #currently listening #rush #yyz #Spotify

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rhodydevil · 1 year

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This song gives me Life, Son! See what I did there? 😏

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dust-n-roses · 2 years

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the concert just finished and holy shit. best 6 (6!!) hours of my life

#so. i started sobbing as soon as i saw geddy and alex as predicted lmao #honestly even i was shocked by how much i reacted but it was literally the stuff of daydreams #they were there!! and sounded perfect!!#they did 2112 overture and working man and yyz and i cried through it all :)#the whole thing was so good #paul mccartney showed up! and there were loads of great moments #but the whole foos set was awesome #as was brian johnson and lars ulrich doing ac/dc #yeah basically it was the best thing that’s ever happened to me lol #i’m so normal about music!!#dustnroses.txt

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trainitright · 2 years

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anagram-for-mongo · 2 years

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PROG AIRPORT

#stressful af since our 5h layover turned to 7h30m but still at THE airport #i feel like playing yyz there would be like playing stairway in a music store

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fareferryflights · 1 year

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thedman0310 · 1 year

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This is the ambient music in my brain

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thepermanentrainpress · 2 years

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New Lyric Video: “Guilty” - Vicki Lovelee

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I decide my own vibe🤙🏻 #toronto #canada #ontario #six #torontolife #mississauga #gta #the #brampton #love #montreal #vancouver #vaughan #newyork #photography #music #yyz #fashion #art #scarborough #london #blogto #usa #realestate #instagood #markham #tdot #torontorealestate #oakville #thesix (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFnVS4skZK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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magneticcreatives · 2 years

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Sneak peak from my latest shoot! When your clients are also models!! 📸 Keep winning💕 #toronto #canada #ontario #ix #torontolife #mississauga #gta #the #brampton #love #montreal #vancouver #vaughan #newyork #photography #music #yyz #fashion #art #scarborough #london #blogto #usa #realestate #instagood #markham #tdot #torontorealestate #oakville #thesix https://www.instagram.com/p/CkahAI8OQxI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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angelrondon · 2 years

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Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness. #toronto #canada #ontario #ix #torontolife #mississauga #gta #the #brampton #love #montreal #vancouver #vaughan #newyork #photography #music #yyz #fashion #art #scarborough #london #blogto #usa #realestate #instagood #markham #torontorealestate #oakville #thesix (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6v9VROFmW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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maa-pix · 2 years

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“‘YYZ’? What the heck does that mean?”

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castleart-ca · 2 years

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Family Portrait at the Spadina House (with added trees)... #toronto #canada #ontario #ix #torontolife #mississauga #gta #the #brampton #love #montreal #vancouver #vaughan #newyork #photography #music #yyz #fashion #art #scarborough #london #blogto #usa #realestate #instagood #markham #tdot #torontorealestate #oakville #thesix https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6XRFjAcKr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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theprogrockbstheorist · 10 months

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HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY GEDDY!!!!

(meme credit to u/rtphokie on reddit)

OH, AND WHAT’S THAT?!?! IT’S ALSO THE 49th ANNIVERSARY OF NEIL PEART JOINING RUSH?!?!

In order to celebrate these wondrous occasions, I have compiled 70 reasons why I love Rush (especially Geddy):

70. They don't have any unlistenable albums. I can put on any Rush album and at the very least enjoy it, which is saying a lot!

69. ANDDDD they have 19 studio albums!!! 167 songs!!!

68. Alex's iconic Hall of Fame induction speech.

67. The movie I Love You, Man. The main plot of that is just two guys geeking out about Rush and then going to see them in concert.

66. The Bb5 in "Cygnus X-1 Book 1: The Voyage". For the record, the other famous Bb5 sung by a male singer in rock is the high note in "Bohemian Rhapsody", sung by Roger Taylor.

65. Geddy's range in general. Say what you will about his voice, but he had range.

64. Their pre-concert videos.

63. "Hey baby it's 7:45 and I need to go to bed soon, let's fuck"- In the Mood. The debut album was something else, man.

62. They wrote songs during soundcheck when they were on tour. This includes songs like "Tom Sawyer" and "Chemistry".

61. They went to a Yes concert while recording Caress of Steel, and almost quit making the album. I, for one, am very glad they didn't!

60. The "rap" in "Roll the Bones". Sit back, relax, get busy with the facts...

59. Gene Simmons thought they weren't into women because they didn't want to party with KISS. True story!

58. They listed their baseball positions in the liner notes for Signals.

57. Neil wrote lyrics to a song using only anagrams. The song is called "Anagram (For Mongo)", and is on the album Presto.

56. They thanked themselves in the liner notes for Hemispheres. Listed as Dirk, Lerxst, and Pratt, ofc!

55. They would challenge themselves to write last-minute songs. Results of this experiment include "Hand Over Fist" from Presto, and "Malignant Narcissism" from Snakes and Arrows.

54. The mere existence of "A Passage to Bangkok". I wonder what their thought process was to put a song about smoking weed around the world after a 20-minute long dystopian prog rock epic...

53. "La Villa Strangiato". Just... everything about it.

52. The kimonos. You know the ones!

51. Their nicknames for each other!! (see above)

50. They had the second-longest stable line up in rock music! The only ones with a longer stable line up was ZZ Top.

49. They had a 40-year career! Even longer if you include pre-Neil and their adventures since the R40 tour.

48. The synth era. I unapologetically love 80s Rush, especially Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows.

47. "The Necromancer" basically being self-insert Tolkien fanfic. I wonder who the "three travelers" are supposed to be... OH WAIT!

46. They're giant nerds. All prog bands are, but they are especially nerdy.

45. Hugh Syme's awesome album covers. He did every single one from Caress of Steel onwards, barring the front cover for Snakes and Arrows.

44. The 7/8 section in "Tom Sawyer". That was my first intermediate bass line! Thanks, Geddy!

43. They're Canadian icons. Unironically, they're the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions "Canada" to me.

42. The horribly cheesy, terrible, but also really funny music video for "Time Stand Still". That song, btw, might be my favorite 80s Rush song, and is probably in my Top 5.

41. The triple-entendre pun of Moving Pictures. They're filming a movie (moving picture) of people moving paintings (moving pictures), while someone is getting moved by the scene (moving...pictures...).

40. They quote the 1812 Overture in the overture for "2112".

39. Geddy taught Les Claypool how to properly play "YYZ".

38. The Permanent Waves era glasses!

37. The opening of "Xanadu".

36. The weird stuff Geddy would have on his side of stage after he stopped using amps. This includes rotisserie chickens, washing machines, dryers, and popcorn machines.

35. "Music by Lee and Lifeson, Lyrics by Peart" on almost every single Rush song.

34. The ending of "Spirit of Radio". OF SALESMEN!!!

33. Their inside jokes. Example: The Bag.

32. They took French classes together, and began announcing their songs in French in Quebec.

31. The progressiveness of Counterparts. What other 40-year old rockstars were talking about healthy relationship boundaries and openly supporting gay people in 1993?

30. Their vaults are practically empty because they scrapped songs that weren't up to their standards. This is why we have no sub-par Rush material!

29. Choosing to end their careers with grace.

28. Ending the last show of their career with "Working Man", the song that got everything started.

27. "Dreamline"--"Learning that we're only immortal / For a limited time".

26. Geddy and Alex inducting Yes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

25. Then, of course, Geddy playing "Roundabout" with Yes during their induction! (Unfortunately, he did not play his Rickenbacker :( )

24. No decisions were made regarding the band without it being unanimous.

23. "Closer to the Heart". To me, that song is like a musical representation of their friendship, and it always leaves me with a warm, fuzzy feeling after listening to it.

22. Neil's books. Ghost Rider, in particular helped me get through a rough time earlier this year.

21. Geddy's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. I love that thing, and I am looking forward to his memoir in November!!!

20. That incredible Rickenbacker. I know it hasn't been his main bass since the early 80s but...

19. All their other creative projects. Geddy and Alex have a solo album each, Alex is involved with Envy of None rn, and Neil had his blog.

18. All their other stage interactions.

17. "ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION! WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL!" -"2112". Just... all of "2112".

16. They got me into prog. I wouldn't have this blog right now if it weren't for Rush.

15. The Lifeson chord. The F#7add11 voicing that you can hear in so many of their songs (it's the opening to "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres").

14. Neil's drumming. They call him The Professor for a reason!

13. Geddy's bass playing. And his singing. And playing keys. And... yeah, we would be here all day!

12. The Dinner with Rush video. I make daily references to this that no one notices...

11. "The measure of a life / is a measure of love and respect"- "The Garden". The final song on their final album, and possibly the most amazing closer of all time.

10. Their charity work. IIRC, this includes giving away the aforementioned rotisserie chickens, as well as various fundraisers.

9. Their constant strive to improve themselves. Including Geddy working with a vocal coach, Neil working with Freddie Gruber, and of course, disavowing that Ayn Rand shit.

8. They give me something to strive towards, both as a musician and as a person. If I could make records half as good as Rush, and handle the fame with half the grace that they did, I would consider myself well-accomplished.

7. Neil's lyrics inspired me to get back into writing.

6. They inspired me to become a musician, and to pursue a career in music. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have stayed in choir or picked up bass, and I would've never considered a career in audio technology.

5. Their music helped me bond with my dad.

4. Geddy talking about his family's story of survival during the Holocaust. I think that's really important to talk about.

3. Other Rush fans. Well, okay, some of them like to brag about how many concerts they've been to, or tend to be a little gate-keep, but most of them are really chill people.

2. Their music helped me get through the toughest times in my life. Without getting too personal, I even credit them with saving my life on multiple occasions.

However, what I admire about Rush, above all else...

1. Their friendship with each other.

Once again, happy birthday Geddy! Your music has inspired me in so many ways, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it.

#not an essay #rush #hbd geddy!!

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