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JROCHA
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Topic: Lifeson vs Latimer Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:39 |
Who is your favorite ? pick please
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:45 |
Not that fond of either. Both have left me utterly cold on many occasions, even if their best (Lady Fantasy and The Necromancer, respectively) is stunning. Hm. Lifeson probably edges it for being generally more fun.
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CCVP
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:45 |
Latimer kicks more ass than Lifeson.
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horsewithteeth11
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:47 |
Hmm....let's see Alex Lifeson-One of the most underrated guitarists ever (both in the prog and mainstream eyes) and in my favorite band of all time. Andy Latimer-On this website, someone who's very well liked, but nowhere near one of my favorite musicians period. I wonder who I picked?
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:51 |
birdwithteeth11 wrote:
Hmm....let's see Alex Lifeson-One of the most underrated guitarists ever (both in the prog and mainstream eyes) and in my favorite band of all time. Andy Latimer-On this website, someone who's very well liked, but nowhere near one of my favorite musicians period. I wonder who I picked?
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Well, we see new things every day... I've never seen either Rush in general or Lifeson underappreciated by the mainstream. Sure, they're not as well known as, say, Floyd or Hendrix, but most people will have some idea about them and say they really like them. The prog world, well, I see no lack of love for him here, except perhaps that he's left out in the Howe/Hackett/Gilmour/Fripp polls that occasionally turn up around here.
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:59 |
I vote for Lifeson. He's in a band with Geddy Lee.
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JoaoPirucas
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 20:26 |
I love Alex Lifeson's sound, but Andy Latimer is something else.
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Zargus
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 20:27 |
Latimer by far, Lifeson is incredibly boring IMO.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 20:32 |
TGM: Orb wrote:
birdwithteeth11 wrote:
Hmm....let's see Alex Lifeson-One of the most underrated guitarists ever (both in the prog and mainstream eyes) and in my favorite band of all time. Andy Latimer-On this website, someone who's very well liked, but nowhere near one of my favorite musicians period. I wonder who I picked?
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Well, we see new things every day...
I've never seen either Rush in general or Lifeson underappreciated by the mainstream. Sure, they're not as well known as, say, Floyd or Hendrix, but most people will have some idea about them and say they really like them. The prog world, well, I see no lack of love for him here, except perhaps that he's left out in the Howe/Hackett/Gilmour/Fripp polls that occasionally turn up around here.
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I disagree entirely with you there. In discussions of extremely prominent and "good" guitarists, Lifeson doesn't get near as mentioned as he should in prog discussions OR mainstream discussions. I bet you for each 100 people out there you randomly run into that know who Gilmour is, only 1 or 2 know who Lifeson is. And even then, even less would rank him more highly... while I say that Gilmour is a much less proficient player than Lifeson. And that's just THAT example. I think Lifeson is one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, let alone in prog or rock at all. For that, he is extremely underappreciated. This poll is a joke, IMO.
Edited by MovingPictures07 - August 25 2008 at 20:35
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:21 |
Zargus wrote:
Latimer by far, Lifeson is incredibly boring IMO. |
I think Camel is entirely boring.
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:22 |
Epignosis wrote:
I vote for Lifeson. He's in a band with Geddy Lee.
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And Neil Peart!
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Figglesnout
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:23 |
Lat Im Er Plzzz Lifeson bores me, as does Rush, typically. I like Latimer's smooth style, yo.
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I'm a reasonable man, get off my case
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tszirmay
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:34 |
SeeLatimer' s soul bared on Ice played live on the DVD Coming of Age : CASE CLOSED FOR ME.
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:41 |
Lifeson, although I don't think either of these guys are even in my top 75 guitarists.
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febus
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:49 |
tszirmay wrote:
SeeLatimer' s soul bared on Ice played live on the DVD Coming of Age : CASE CLOSED FOR ME. |
Was he playing a hockey game with the Canadiens??
I tthink Latimer is way more melodic and searching for the right note at the right moment when Lifeson has more power and energy!
Don't think they can't be compared anyway....they don't play the same music and don't appeal to the same crowds as we can see on this thread.
So i am going to vote for Johny Thunders
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 21:50 |
as much as I love listening to Rush anything with the Rush connection wins these polls wouldn't matter who its against so long as Rush has a connection ... it wins
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 22:51 |
febus wrote:
tszirmay wrote:
SeeLatimer' s soul bared on Ice played live on the DVD Coming of Age : CASE CLOSED FOR ME. |
So i am going to vote for Johny Thunders
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NY Dolls guitarist , no? Jeez, you got real proggy taste, febus. I would have pushed the aptly named Punky Meadows from Angel, remember that Winter Song ?
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febus
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 22:55 |
tszirmay wrote:
febus wrote:
tszirmay wrote:
SeeLatimer' s soul bared on Ice played live on the DVD Coming of Age : CASE CLOSED FOR ME. |
So i am going to vote for Johny Thunders
| NY Dolls guitarist , no? Jeez, you got real proggy taste, febus. I would have pushed the aptly named Punky Meadows from Angel, remember that Winter Song ? |
Winter song??/ no there are some hiidden prog gems i am not aware of .I still have a lot to learn from you
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tszirmay
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 22:58 |
febus wrote:
tszirmay wrote:
febus wrote:
tszirmay wrote:
SeeLatimer' s soul bared on Ice played live on the DVD Coming of Age : CASE CLOSED FOR ME. |
So i am going to vote for Johny Thunders
| NY Dolls guitarist , no? Jeez, you got real proggy taste, febus. I would have pushed the aptly named Punky Meadows from Angel, remember that Winter Song ? |
Winter song??/ no there are some hiidden prog gems i am not aware of .I still have a lot to learn from you |
Angel : the dressed in all White US band had this huge hit that was actually quite good called Winter Song with a pretty decent vocal and lots of synths/trons . Look it up on You Tube , I will now!
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: August 25 2008 at 23:05 |
I'm a little surprised that either of these guys playing would be described as boring. Latimer's playing is much like Gilmours,very emotional and uplifting for me. Lifeson plays lead for my favourite band so obviously he's one of my heroes. They're so different from one another that it probably boils down to who's style you like better. If Gilmour was up there instead of Latimer it might be a closer rsesult.
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