They covered this song because...IT'S A GREAT COMPOSITION. Comparing Alex to Steve to Eddie...just stupid. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart. Enjoy them ALL for what they are. Why be a hater? Grow up.
than Ed ,having learned much from His Father and /or piano teachers. It's very simply Apples & Oranges" , just a different style of music and song writing approach. I am a great fan of both guys and am thankful to have been able to discover them both. If you like Eddie, I would recommend listening to a guy named Frank Gambale, i guarantee you will be blown away the more you listen to his chops. God bless Eddie but there are more players out there with awesome chops. Rock On my brother !
I saw the Steve Morse Band Open for Rush on the Power Windows Tour. Most incredible stuff I'd heard and seen since Return To Forever's Romantic Warrior. I love Steve's technique. Especially on this cut. This piece rocks. His band absolutely kicks ass. And to all you critics and purists: don't you know a cover song when you hear it? Open your narrow-assed mind, just listen to it and appreciate it. Then go listen to Devo's (I can't get no) Satisfaction, and XTC's all Along the Watchtower.
@SciMasterGeneral Pot meet kettle. There appears to be a fair amount of disillusionment going around. All mentioned are skilled and unique guitarists. Calling one greater is like saying my dad can beat up yours. There's a distinct prejudice towards your own favorite. They all bring different things to the table so maybe we can just agree these guys are good all around and get on with enjoying the music.
@RidiculousTuna Thats what I'm trying to tell him but he wont come to understandment -.- again I just wanted to say that Lifeson is a great guitarrist as much as EVH (As clearly you can hear in the original of this song). BUt yea lets just enjoy both of those guys music and also Steve Morse's songs.
@druglover200 Yep , this cover is awesome . I love them both. Steve Kicks ass and I wish more people would discover Him. Dregs AND Solo work. Too bad alot of people feel the need to try and put one player above another. Lets all just be glad we have so many different Heroes to choose from and aren't stuck having to listen to only one guy all the time. Rock On Man !
Nice interpretation, however, there is nothing like the original. I had the album initially and attended the tour in '78-79 which was my very first live concert. I remember falling asleep to this song with my Walkman. I've probably listened to this song more than any other by Rush. I also enjoy Steve's and Billy's axe work on this version; it definitlely stretches areas of the song to new places. It still amazes me how far ahead Rush is from the average musician...good vibes!
I heard this version before i heard the original, i could have sworn it was Rush who did this except for the last solo lol, wasn't expecting that. In my opinion these guys did an AMAZING job keeping with the feel and sound of the song and the band who did it. Awesome song and great cover. The middle solo with the volume swells is just beautiful.
Not quite as good as the rush version. It's great, but a lot of the staccato, especially around 2:40, sounds very off... and the clean production values... eh. Alex got it right. Rush ftw. Still a great version of an amazing song though.
hello love star ocean there are so many horrible things i want to say to you but i will try to refrain from doing so. edie van halen was great but he was all physical, no mental. and jimmy page was a founder of rock, but not an innovator. Honestly I want to see evh right the music for hemispheres or xanadu.. oh thats right he couldn't. saying that alex is not a technician or an innovator on the guitar is just ignorant.
How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? All of them. One to screw it in and the rest to tell him how neil peart could have done it better.
Agree with fmbakowitz comment. To SOME of you: You guys ever listen to anything not rock.? God forbid you get into symphony or jazz music. Pieces are performed by hundreds of different artists on hundreds of recordings. Except in those genres people understand you can explore a piece and be creative with it without getting in flame wars about if Cannonball Adderly could kick Stan Getz's ass or if he's playing a section "wrong" according to you.
Sounds stiff and forced. Some notes seem too low while others seem too high. Other things he just seemed to use shortcut techniques and a little sloppy or flat on little things. I'm not bashing Steve, he's a great musician, but I just don't think he's quite as acomplished as Alex.
fuck. mike. portnoy. i'm all for making a song one's own, but when it is changed to this level... i mean, if it was an improvisational band he was covering it would be fine, but this is rush. you can't write niel peart's drum parts better than he can, even if you're a pretentious ass who plays two kits at once. two useless kits. i mean, i play a very large kit myself, somewhere in the 18+ piece range, but i don't put two of the same thing on my kit. he has two identical cowbells. 6 inches apart.
Listen, he's not trying to play "better" than Alex, he's paying a tribute to the song. That's what a tribute band is. It's a way of showing appreciation for a song that has inspired you and your creativity. That's why they are called "Tribute Bands" and not "One Upper Bands". I think he does a great job, while adding his own creative elements. It's a song he feels can provide him with challenge of increasing his creative elements, not "better" elements.
Billy Sheehan doesn't seem to get the respect here that he should as well. Comparing style, speed and musicianship is all based in perspective. Rush was a true progressive rock band and played like one. Those guys are respected through out the industry. Rush are musician's musicians.....looked up to by the best to this day....period.
I hate when people argue about the greatest guitar/bass players. Alex is not the greatest guitar player, nor is Steve Morse. But they are definately in the top 10. Same with Geddy, but surely in the top 5.
Neil...ok. He might be alone there at the top.
There is a difference between greatest and favorite. But ain't we lucky to have such awesome musicians to enjoy?
Anyone notice how much energy goes into comparisons of "who's better than whom" as if all of life was some kind of competition? Artistry is expression of mind, heart, and soul. We may have personal preferences, but how ridiculous is it to say that chocolate is "better than" strawberry?! Alex is Alex - Steve is Steve. Enjoy the music.
Steve Morse was named best overall guitarist 5 years in a row in Guitar player magazine. Nothing against Alex, but Morse is a much more versatile player. Alex is a great Rock guitarist but never has done much outside of the Rush realm.
Morse also played with Kansas and Deep Purple and also with another Canadian rock band... Triumph, (He played on the Surveillance CD) not to mention all the great Dregs stuff. I believe the Steve Morse Band opened for Rush on the Power Windows tour as well.
Nice sound! Love the bass lines in this version also! But, sorry, I have to point out that it takes four mortals to equal one Alex - esp circa '79. Try the pinkpop version...
Steve Vai called and wants his guitar tone back... FROM 1985.
Billy S had to do his usual BS to let listeners know he's on another song, another album, and his efforts were technically OK.
But this is NOTHING close to the feel and character of the original. Yes., it's the same basic structure and chords... but I'm reminded of the rumors of circle jerk(off)s I heard about as a kid but was fortunately never privy to in person. Musical masturbation.
This song is epic as a 30+ year huge Rush fan I give these guy's mega props for attempting a really hard song and pulling it off great.1st it's a long song and a lot to remember 2nd it has so many odd time signature's 3rd it's Rush they're true pioneer's and the first band that really successfully incorporated classical,jazz,folk,rock,hard rock and even newave into one band.Listen to this song and count how many changes in tempo there is.Cover band's don't do this song for a reason.
Sorry but it seems that shredding guitar doesn't always, thus seldom belongs in progressive rock... it's the feeling, not just a bunch of extra notes played even faster. Common guy's slow it down a bit and savor the moment.
@Dannymusic1999 I feel Steve Morse's solo was simply heart-searing. Not too much shred. And his classical intro speaks for itself. He knows how to build a melody and emotional intensity. This solo was done with much taste to savor. I'm sure Alex would definitely approve of this solo. As far as the other guitarists, I don't know much about them. The rhythm is great. The integrity of the song was maintained.
yeah, kinda preferred the original solo that has a little more feeling. love steve morse, and he could have pulled off the legendary lifeson mood without turning it into a solo by dokken.
hey csc2048b - what r u talking about ? Steve Morse is absolutely one of the all-time great guitar players and is playing one of the most incredible rock song ever.
What he's not allowed to show a collage ? confused ?
another one of those incredibly stupid snapshot collages that masquerade in search results as a music video. these people can be so mind-numbingly idiotic in their thirst for attention to their "wittle cweative pwoject that momma taught them to make".
"incredibly stupid snapshot collages that masquerade in search results as a music video"
Jesus, what a douche. He's putting up the song for us to HEAR. The visuals are superfluous, but the guy took a few moments nonetheless to drag some Morse photos onto a timeline, so we'd have SOMETHING to look at.
Thank you, HighwayStar89, for taking the time to post this vid. And fuck you, csc2048b, for being another worthless, basement dwelling virgin sniping from the peanut gallery.
the only reason the solo wasnt bad its cuz lifeson is kinda of a shredder... i liked this version... but im out to listen the original cuz its 1000x better
wasn't too keen on this tribute record.Was cool and had Great musicians on it, not enough songs were given a new sound/different angle. Just the same old "shred" treatment. Maybe because there were selections that did'nt really have room to stretch. Really only By-Tor/La Villa/Jacob's/Natutral/YYZ/maybe Trees and Red Barchetta; but out of 13 songs , that's it. They only picked 4 or 5 songs over the 5 minute mark. Come on!! Where's Xanadu/Cygnus/Hemispheres/2112/Necromancer//Fountain/etc...!??
At least Steve stuck with the original guitar parts for the most part, I saw Deep Purple with Steve & it was terrible, he turned a lot of Blackmores melodic solos into shredfest. I saw the perfect strangers tour & it was amazing, Blackmore put on a clinic and is in a league of his own. you don't need to play a million notes to be impressive Steve.
@Grandwazoo67 But Steve's not an A-hole. Ritchie walked out in the middle of a tour. That's disrespectful to the fans in the least. I dig Blackmores's stuff, but I'm getting sick of people ripping on Morse. He doesn't deserve it by a long shot. He's a great guitarist/composer and a very nice guy as well. I know it's pointless to argue on the internet, but I had to say.
I agree with you 100%. I'm a huge Rush fan, but this is a tribute album. Not a cover album. Great musicians not only write great music, but take someone else's great music and add their own style to it. The musicians on this album are all great in their own right. Just because they don't play the songs note for note doesn't make that untrue. Just listen to a Dream Theater album, a David Lee Roth album, or a Dixie Dregs album and their abilities are instantly apparent.
Bassist fucks up the lead into the slow part hard, although he does it with good playing. I need to make someone listen to this who doesn't really know Rush at all, then show them the original and see what they say.
I actually really like Sheehan's solo work. I mean he himself obviously can't beat rush, but he's a great bassist who CAN write if you look for it. I'm not sure if he did any of the writing when with Gilbert nor do I care to look it up really. Just saying, he's not crap at that, and his skill is through the roof.
No, it sounds great and these are all great musicians. I just dont think it has as good a vibe as the original. If anything it should make you appreciate Rush that much more. I am very open minded and listen to everything. I just prefer my Rush music to be by Rush.
Geddy is a god PERIOD. THe whole band is the holy trinity. I'm not gonna say Alex is the greatest guitarist, but hes in the top 10 Geddy and Alex are the best of their kind though, Entwhistle and Keith Moon are debatable, I can understand is someone says their the best, I just lean toward Geddy and Peart.
Geddy and Neil are by far the best. Neil is also the greatest lyracist and Geddy is the greatest musician since he plays all that he does LIVE. Alex is in the top three but you've got to give Jimi Hendrix some credit considering he did wrote most of his stuff on the spot. Jimmy Page was a bit sloppy to make the top 3. E Van Halen probably is up there but not the best. Alex is the second best lets leave it at that.
Actually the best in probably some 40 year old virgin who lives in his mom's basement and only puts down the guitar to choke down his hotpockets. It's a sad truth but somewhere is a man better than Jimi...With a wasted life.
@SciMasterGeneral But he's very underrated...he isn't the best, but he's so underrated. When one thinks of Rush, they think either Geddy Lee and bass or Neil Peart and drums. Put together, they make an incredible band, and Alex doesn't amount to the guitar gods, but he's still really really good and he's so underrated.
@SciMasterGeneral In my opinion he is the greatest guitarrist ever although there might be faster, nobody is more creative more inspiring or more soulful than Lifeson.
@LoveStarOcean I like Alex too, he's written some of my favorite songs and favorite guitar solos. But I can easily understand what he does. Players like Van Halen and Stevie Ray and Page are beyond comprehension.
@SciMasterGeneral Well if your saying Alex is more Technical than EVH, Vaughan and Page then I agree (Except on Vaughan hes a pretty solid technician) But truth be told you can comprehend all of there solos you just need some practice only one that makes no sense is Page but then again he out of his mind. But in the end I would classify Lifeson as one of the guitar legends with EVH, SRV and Page (Also Steve Howe)
@LoveStarOcean Christ dude, are you completely ignorant? EVH's technique is light years ahead of Lifeson. Lifeson soulful? Yeah, he used to be back in the seventies. Page has written some of the greatest and most imaginitive guitar work of all time! Lifeson is not on that level. Lifeson has never been and will never be any sort of technician on the guitar!
@SciMasterGeneral >.> Do you play guitar? If you do then you might understand that although EVH is a genius in his right he's still a flawed musician, he doesnt escape from the dreaded pentatonic as much as Lifeson does, sure EVH invented tapping and a genre but Lifeson as well created the technical guitarrist and the prog genre (Fore-fathers were Yes so yea I'm not dismissing any Yes fans). EVH how to just play it and Lifeson knows how to play it and explain it.
@SciMasterGeneral And yes LIfeson is soulful if you dont notice that, then you might not be a very soulful musician... or whatever... and Lifeson is at the level of Page cause after all he has made some of the most epic riffs in the world (Might wanna check Ghost of a Chance, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Far Cry and every piece by Rush). Lifeson is as equal ammount of a good guitarrist like SRV, VH, Jimmy Page and tons more, I just like him more
@LoveStarOcean You are obviously clueless. I am familiar with all RUSH songs. You site Far Cry as an example? That song blows! The main riff sounds like something a gagrage band would jam on! I LOVE Alex's playing sometimes, but he is not even on the same level as SRV or EVH. To believe so shows you know nothing about playing guitar.
@SciMasterGeneral The fact is they're all three very different players with very different styles. "Better" is a perspective. If you walked up to a bluesman and said EVH was the greatest guitar player ever they would shake he would shake his head. If you walked up to a metalhead and said SRV was the best player ever they would shake their head. That being said I (Personally) think that the original La Villa Strangiato is in the top five greatest guitar solos of all time, but that's my opinion.
@SciMasterGeneral Excuse me but I'm a guitarrist and I can assure you that Alex's pieces are much more complicated than EVH's and sometimes SRV's. These hold weird time changes, more movement around the neck, and it shows that Lifeson knows one or two things about modes... which I'm pretty sure EVH doesnt. Again I'm not saying that Lifeson is better, I'm just saying he's an equal to EVH and SRV. Oh and I do know about playing guitar, I'll play anything you throw at me.
@LoveStarOcean Listen. I appreciate your appreciation of Alex, but you are delusioned because of your love for RUSH's music, whicj I can understand. Eddie Van Halen is a learned theory master. Lifeson is not. If Alex's parts are so complicated, why can I play them, and I'm a bass player by trade? Apparently you have never listened to Fair Warning, it is light years beyong what Alex is capable of doing, and the greatest guitar album of all time. You are just clueless.
@SciMasterGeneral Wow, I hesitate to get into an arguement so lets consider this my own personal experience. Fair Warning is definitely almost my fav VH Album but to say it is "light years " above what Alex can do is totally bias (not bogus ...) I can play a lot of VH stuff (Push Comes to Shove being a personal favorite) as well as Rush stuff and for an "uneducated" guitarist ,Alex uses many wonderful chord voicings and inversions and has learned , on his own, as much or more (continued) ..
@gumbalooza I have been a huge RUSH fan since 1976 when I was six years old and heard 2112. Alex's solo in RUSH's version of this song IS one of the greatest solos of all time. But Van Halen are so friggin' amazing they can make RUSH sound like amateurs. Just watch Judgement Day from the Right Here Right Now DVD. Tighter than RUSH has ever been live. Alex's problem has always been lack of technique and the unwillingness to play like a guitar hero since the Freewill solo.
I believe you're right - one of the best "groove" oriented tunes Rush has ever produced & I would like to see that, Red Lenses, bring back Red Sector A, and even how about a guest performer & break out Losing It? So many album tunes that only the true fans know about. I loved that groove on Body Electric.
The greatness in Lerxst is not just the technical ablity to play the song but the ability to WRITE the music. There will always be people who can play faster, cleaner and with amazing technique. Better than Alex. BUT...... They are not as great because they only only COPY and try to impove on his ability to write such great tune.
@bohs1984 Right- just listen to the solo from 6:17. Steve Morse is a great player but he's just not getting "it"- no getting the right feel there. Alex is so unique, he's not JUST a technician. Also, jamming more notes into an already busy song isn't grounds for being praised.
@bohs1984 totally agree with what your saying here .. It's great that such great musicians are paying tribute to Rush ... which is good ... but its all too frilly .. and watch how i can improve on .. what Rush has done ? .. it doesn't need improving ... by adding triplets on the guitar parts ... or the bass ... it was and always be amazing ... the way .. it should be heard ... By the guys who wrote it ! RUSH
@bohs1984 It's useless to say everytime "this one is better than this other one".It's just a cover, a tribute.The guitarist that covered La Villa Strangiato aren't trying to surpass Lerxst, they just wanted to play this song because they respect him. And I think they are not just able to copy something.
I personally like this cover, (Portnoy did a great job!)
@Pr0Julien I think you take my comment out of context. I was refering to the prior comments about how much BETTER these players are than Alex. Personally, I think Alex deserves more credit but acknowledge that these guys have more technique. But, Alex has a TON of feel in his play and I would not dismiss his ability to create. Jimmy page is a sloppy player, But I don't think you can find a better verson of the Rain Song played by ANYBODY.
these guys are fine musicians in there own rights.. but one thing that chaps me.. if your going to tribute a band please play it note for note if your able to because in almost every tribute i've heard people thinking that there adding spice,feeling or whatever they thought they was making better to me you ruin it for me.. i dont like the "distant early warning" drums added into la villa strangiato just one instance of many.
@av40229 Why play it note-for-note? RUSH already did that. Maybe the song inspires them to play it this way (the song carries them away in this fashion). Note-for-note is what the originals are for. If I listen to a cover, I WANT to hear something new brought to it. If not, what's the point? This rendition is very tasteful and respectful. Again, I know it's pointless to argue on the internet, but I had to say.
@Bifrons I respect and understand what your saying, but maybe i'm just a old school rush fan and i feel anyone who wants to represent anything they've done should respect playing it like they did sorry but i feel they "rush" did it dead on with no room for improvements..
And also to add maybe i'm wanting 3 people to show the skills to do there music and maybe pick up where rush is going to be leaving off soon.
I respect your comment and thank you for being civil about it.
I'd say that James Murphy played the first guitar(electric) melodic section, you can hear that metal based staccato picking and his signature squeal, check out Disincarnate for a good taste of what Murphy can do, oh and of course his time with Chuck Shuldiner in Death
No doubt Morse is amazing! The comparison between this version and Rush's original is apples to oranges, though. Lifeson's solos come out of a place of palatable emotion - though not as technically proficient as Morse's cover. Morse, who's always been a compassionate and humble monster gives a fitting tribute to Alex's ultimate instrumental rock composition and I'm sure a warm and respectful nod to Rush's axeman for his substantial contribution to the guitar. I'll take emotion everytime.
Gotta agree with you there. The original solo by Alex is much tastier and appropriate IMHO. Although Morse's solo is cool to, it doesn't really hit me at the same level as Alex's, just seems more like a bunch of fast notes that don't reach toward the apex like Alex's solo does. I must admit that the solo by Alex is one of my favs in all rock music so I'm a bit biased! Definitely a fan of Morse too though; Dixie Dregs etc.
Steve Morse played the lead solo in the middle of this song! Unmistakable Morse Lead patterns and style. Morse exhibits so many techniques, yanking notes, pulling, bending notes, chromatic patterns etc etc.
Wow, Steve Morse playing is structured, meter correct, note and harmonically right. Many guitarist just wing notes and not much meter in there solos. Best or better is a bais word. Some people are vanilla and some people are chocolate. I am a Steve Morse fan.
Always been a fan of Steve Morse and Rush. This was fun to stumble upon. The guys had fun playing around with the song. You can tell the drummer has studied Rush: he incorporates the drum beat from Body Electric off Grace Under Pressure at 3:40 and at 7:50 they do the corn dog little break that Rush often does in their live shows playing La Villa. Thnx for posting!
this is a great version. close to original but with it's own flavor. guitar and snare drum sound awesome. call me stupid but who does this?? i don't recognize this guy. i don't get out much by the way.
everyone's comparing the musicianship. and forgetting the incredible composing that created this masterpiece.
UpstairsMaid 1 week ago
I like how the drummer plays "The Body Electric" drum beat for a spell.
stkittsdave1 1 month ago
Super:)))
Dvareckas 5 months ago
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Dvareckas 5 months ago
What a fantastic and original take on a classic... I was pleasantly surprised! Thank you!
quantumband 5 months ago
They covered this song because...IT'S A GREAT COMPOSITION. Comparing Alex to Steve to Eddie...just stupid. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart. Enjoy them ALL for what they are. Why be a hater? Grow up.
jkronk1 6 months ago 2
than Ed ,having learned much from His Father and /or piano teachers. It's very simply Apples & Oranges" , just a different style of music and song writing approach. I am a great fan of both guys and am thankful to have been able to discover them both. If you like Eddie, I would recommend listening to a guy named Frank Gambale, i guarantee you will be blown away the more you listen to his chops. God bless Eddie but there are more players out there with awesome chops. Rock On my brother !
toneeleven 6 months ago
bassist sounds like billy sheehan
vectron12 7 months ago
I saw the Steve Morse Band Open for Rush on the Power Windows Tour. Most incredible stuff I'd heard and seen since Return To Forever's Romantic Warrior. I love Steve's technique. Especially on this cut. This piece rocks. His band absolutely kicks ass. And to all you critics and purists: don't you know a cover song when you hear it? Open your narrow-assed mind, just listen to it and appreciate it. Then go listen to Devo's (I can't get no) Satisfaction, and XTC's all Along the Watchtower.
mistarax 7 months ago
I do appreciate this cover, i really do; but I i feel like the solos don't breathe... It's too tense... that's just my opinion..
Italianboy225 7 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral Pot meet kettle. There appears to be a fair amount of disillusionment going around. All mentioned are skilled and unique guitarists. Calling one greater is like saying my dad can beat up yours. There's a distinct prejudice towards your own favorite. They all bring different things to the table so maybe we can just agree these guys are good all around and get on with enjoying the music.
RidiculousTuna 8 months ago 3
@RidiculousTuna Thats what I'm trying to tell him but he wont come to understandment -.- again I just wanted to say that Lifeson is a great guitarrist as much as EVH (As clearly you can hear in the original of this song). BUt yea lets just enjoy both of those guys music and also Steve Morse's songs.
LoveStarOcean 8 months ago
F' ing BRILLIANT!!
pjosroc1 8 months ago
fuck you guys for hating on steve just because he has a different feel for the song.
druglover200 8 months ago
@druglover200 Yep , this cover is awesome . I love them both. Steve Kicks ass and I wish more people would discover Him. Dregs AND Solo work. Too bad alot of people feel the need to try and put one player above another. Lets all just be glad we have so many different Heroes to choose from and aren't stuck having to listen to only one guy all the time. Rock On Man !
toneeleven 6 months ago
@toneeleven Well said.Although i cant believe no one covered by-tor and the snow dog?
sysrq120 6 months ago
billy's got a nasty solo at 2:52
DantePierotti29 9 months ago
A tribute is a tribute. You can't complain!
gorfjorf2112112 10 months ago
@gorfjorf2112112 You'd be hard pressed to hear me complain about anyone's desire to cover this Rush staple.
MegaRushFan1 10 months ago
Nice bass solo
gorfjorf2112112 10 months ago
If it's a tribute then anything goes. It's all good.
gorfjorf2112112 10 months ago
I think some of these comments are very unfair. It is a tribute n
nbp10000 10 months ago
there is something extremely lacking about this cover. very underwhelming...
squeedum 11 months ago
Nice interpretation, however, there is nothing like the original. I had the album initially and attended the tour in '78-79 which was my very first live concert. I remember falling asleep to this song with my Walkman. I've probably listened to this song more than any other by Rush. I also enjoy Steve's and Billy's axe work on this version; it definitlely stretches areas of the song to new places. It still amazes me how far ahead Rush is from the average musician...good vibes!
threepeater 11 months ago
I heard this version before i heard the original, i could have sworn it was Rush who did this except for the last solo lol, wasn't expecting that. In my opinion these guys did an AMAZING job keeping with the feel and sound of the song and the band who did it. Awesome song and great cover. The middle solo with the volume swells is just beautiful.
keeponrockin999 11 months ago
There is much talent here but its night and day compared to RUSH!
sagamoreboy 11 months ago
Just not feelin' it,with this one
billblue58 1 year ago
There is only one guitarist who can play this and that's Alex, it's his song end of.
simgorm 1 year ago
bad version
gambalonso 1 year ago
Way Way over produced.
I do like Steve's other work
fishinman2009 1 year ago
11 people got sand in their vaginas
moroney88 1 year ago 2
Not quite as good as the rush version. It's great, but a lot of the staccato, especially around 2:40, sounds very off... and the clean production values... eh. Alex got it right. Rush ftw. Still a great version of an amazing song though.
MagicCurmudgeon 1 year ago
Alex has much better tone and feel for the song!
donbut66 1 year ago
@scmaster. Garbage!
ralphmouthful 1 year ago
hmmm...not as good as the original - esp the acoustic intro - that was not right - very simplified.
hooverbaglegs 1 year ago
" wright "
guitarhero18443 1 year ago
hello love star ocean there are so many horrible things i want to say to you but i will try to refrain from doing so. edie van halen was great but he was all physical, no mental. and jimmy page was a founder of rock, but not an innovator. Honestly I want to see evh right the music for hemispheres or xanadu.. oh thats right he couldn't. saying that alex is not a technician or an innovator on the guitar is just ignorant.
guitarhero18443 1 year ago
@guitarhero18443 I didn't know the music for Hemispheres or Xanadu was wrong.
DCMR2 1 year ago
How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? All of them. One to screw it in and the rest to tell him how neil peart could have done it better.
derpatron 1 year ago 3
Ya'll are all so cute!!
milojams 1 year ago
wow, first time i've heard this cover! I like, I like! nice spin on it....
rawjhaw 1 year ago
Agree with fmbakowitz comment. To SOME of you: You guys ever listen to anything not rock.? God forbid you get into symphony or jazz music. Pieces are performed by hundreds of different artists on hundreds of recordings. Except in those genres people understand you can explore a piece and be creative with it without getting in flame wars about if Cannonball Adderly could kick Stan Getz's ass or if he's playing a section "wrong" according to you.
This isn't sacred stuff gang- it's a song.
RossVegas08 1 year ago
All this fussing about who's better than who. C'mon now. It's an inspired take on a classic tune, isn't that enough?
fmbakowitz 1 year ago
@fmbakowitz preach on!
jimmytaaffe 1 year ago
billy makes my wan't to quit bassplaying
elpenza 1 year ago
I think the intent here was to rock it out even more. success or fail is up to the listener.
GuzNation 1 year ago
Sounds stiff and forced. Some notes seem too low while others seem too high. Other things he just seemed to use shortcut techniques and a little sloppy or flat on little things. I'm not bashing Steve, he's a great musician, but I just don't think he's quite as acomplished as Alex.
TitaniumByFire 1 year ago
fuck. mike. portnoy. i'm all for making a song one's own, but when it is changed to this level... i mean, if it was an improvisational band he was covering it would be fine, but this is rush. you can't write niel peart's drum parts better than he can, even if you're a pretentious ass who plays two kits at once. two useless kits. i mean, i play a very large kit myself, somewhere in the 18+ piece range, but i don't put two of the same thing on my kit. he has two identical cowbells. 6 inches apart.
shaolinkungfu666 1 year ago
Listen, he's not trying to play "better" than Alex, he's paying a tribute to the song. That's what a tribute band is. It's a way of showing appreciation for a song that has inspired you and your creativity. That's why they are called "Tribute Bands" and not "One Upper Bands". I think he does a great job, while adding his own creative elements. It's a song he feels can provide him with challenge of increasing his creative elements, not "better" elements.
Markcip1 1 year ago 20
5:45 omgwtf
Killnumb 1 year ago
WOW - I mean, fucking WOW! Man , that hurt. He's damn good and cheeky too, what style.
MrFramemichael 1 year ago
@Optikwizard After reading your comment ... i guess that was what i was trying to say ! ... Spot on
papalazerus22 1 year ago
Tight
911fever 1 year ago
Twice as many guys playing here and it only sounds half as good.
Only Rush can play Rush.
SuperJohnnyO 1 year ago
@SuperJohnnyO AAAAAAAAAAmen my Brother!!!
drbypass 1 year ago
Billy Sheehan doesn't seem to get the respect here that he should as well. Comparing style, speed and musicianship is all based in perspective. Rush was a true progressive rock band and played like one. Those guys are respected through out the industry. Rush are musician's musicians.....looked up to by the best to this day....period.
ViciousAlienKlown 1 year ago
Like what he's doing with the drums at 3:45.
Less is more. Very simple. Very deadly.
D33veeoss 1 year ago
I hate when people argue about the greatest guitar/bass players. Alex is not the greatest guitar player, nor is Steve Morse. But they are definately in the top 10. Same with Geddy, but surely in the top 5.
Neil...ok. He might be alone there at the top.
There is a difference between greatest and favorite. But ain't we lucky to have such awesome musicians to enjoy?
INuisanceI 1 year ago
@INuisanceI
it`s not so easy to say "Best" or Top 10 .... they are different ......OK ??
xsellsbrod 1 year ago
@ArthurBoz
Well put.
JonP1961 1 year ago
Awesome version!!! I would have chosen a different opening photo. Maybe one of Steve playing classical. :)
Bifrons 1 year ago
I never said they did not have respect for each other but that has nothing to do with all around ability.
dalew65 1 year ago
Sometimes, Portnoy gets on my nerves. Not everything needs a double kick-drum attack!
shammadamma 1 year ago
Gorgeous. Both/And brotha.
LyricHGinsberg 1 year ago
Anyone notice how much energy goes into comparisons of "who's better than whom" as if all of life was some kind of competition? Artistry is expression of mind, heart, and soul. We may have personal preferences, but how ridiculous is it to say that chocolate is "better than" strawberry?! Alex is Alex - Steve is Steve. Enjoy the music.
IansUToob57 1 year ago 4
Increíble versión de La Villa...
Me hace pensar en las propuesta estéticas de Rush: música para músicos.
NaturalRythms 1 year ago
O.o
whatabeautifuldayxD 1 year ago 12
steve morse is a great guitarist, but, but alex lifeson Is a member of RUSH...Alex is the founder !!!
lifeson241 1 year ago 3
Steve Morse was named best overall guitarist 5 years in a row in Guitar player magazine. Nothing against Alex, but Morse is a much more versatile player. Alex is a great Rock guitarist but never has done much outside of the Rush realm.
Morse also played with Kansas and Deep Purple and also with another Canadian rock band... Triumph, (He played on the Surveillance CD) not to mention all the great Dregs stuff. I believe the Steve Morse Band opened for Rush on the Power Windows tour as well.
dalew65 1 year ago
@dalew65 then why is he doing a RUSH cover? come on these guys are good friends with nothing but respect for each other the conversation is moot...
fkridge 1 year ago
La raja =)
xd
whatabeautifuldayxD 1 year ago
Nice sound! Love the bass lines in this version also! But, sorry, I have to point out that it takes four mortals to equal one Alex - esp circa '79. Try the pinkpop version...
penntocali 1 year ago
You can't imagine how high my standards are to even start to maybe think about endorsing a cover of this tune.
I endorse this though.
D33veeoss 1 year ago
6:05 for example 6:25 for another.
That's not to be classified with any of the metal from the 70s.
Not even LZ hit this level of creativity.
7:05 transition. But just long enough.
Fucking phenomenal.
7:33 another.
It's about time someone used their guitar like it was a paint brush and microphone all in one.
D33veeoss 1 year ago
Fail.
9:29 of sterile, mechanical, rote crap.
Steve Vai called and wants his guitar tone back... FROM 1985.
Billy S had to do his usual BS to let listeners know he's on another song, another album, and his efforts were technically OK.
But this is NOTHING close to the feel and character of the original. Yes., it's the same basic structure and chords... but I'm reminded of the rumors of circle jerk(off)s I heard about as a kid but was fortunately never privy to in person. Musical masturbation.
joshcop69 2 years ago
This song is epic as a 30+ year huge Rush fan I give these guy's mega props for attempting a really hard song and pulling it off great.1st it's a long song and a lot to remember 2nd it has so many odd time signature's 3rd it's Rush they're true pioneer's and the first band that really successfully incorporated classical,jazz,folk,rock,hard rock and even newave into one band.Listen to this song and count how many changes in tempo there is.Cover band's don't do this song for a reason.
blitzspeer 2 years ago
Sorry but it seems that shredding guitar doesn't always, thus seldom belongs in progressive rock... it's the feeling, not just a bunch of extra notes played even faster. Common guy's slow it down a bit and savor the moment.
Dannymusic1999 2 years ago
@Dannymusic1999
No. I disagree, this is a sanctioned hit.
This can't be parallel with shredding.
That's narrow.
Of a few hundred covers I've heard, this is in the elite that qualifies as santioned efforts to pay proper homage and tribute.
It's got the spirit.
It's the only things almost all covers leave out.
Not this one.
I'm not certain this qualifies as cover even...
D33veeoss 1 year ago
@Dannymusic1999 I feel Steve Morse's solo was simply heart-searing. Not too much shred. And his classical intro speaks for itself. He knows how to build a melody and emotional intensity. This solo was done with much taste to savor. I'm sure Alex would definitely approve of this solo. As far as the other guitarists, I don't know much about them. The rhythm is great. The integrity of the song was maintained.
Bifrons 1 year ago
cos pieknego :)
deymon333 2 years ago
yeah, kinda preferred the original solo that has a little more feeling. love steve morse, and he could have pulled off the legendary lifeson mood without turning it into a solo by dokken.
coltusbarbarian 2 years ago
hey csc2048b - what r u talking about ? Steve Morse is absolutely one of the all-time great guitar players and is playing one of the most incredible rock song ever.
What he's not allowed to show a collage ? confused ?
rushrushrushfan 2 years ago
another one of those incredibly stupid snapshot collages that masquerade in search results as a music video. these people can be so mind-numbingly idiotic in their thirst for attention to their "wittle cweative pwoject that momma taught them to make".
csc2048b 2 years ago
"incredibly stupid snapshot collages that masquerade in search results as a music video"
Jesus, what a douche. He's putting up the song for us to HEAR. The visuals are superfluous, but the guy took a few moments nonetheless to drag some Morse photos onto a timeline, so we'd have SOMETHING to look at.
Thank you, HighwayStar89, for taking the time to post this vid. And fuck you, csc2048b, for being another worthless, basement dwelling virgin sniping from the peanut gallery.
ReductioAdAbsurdum 2 years ago
Took me this long to realize Steve Morse is currently Deep Purple's guitarist.
doctormurray91 2 years ago
the only reason the solo wasnt bad its cuz lifeson is kinda of a shredder... i liked this version... but im out to listen the original cuz its 1000x better
2112BrunoYYZ 2 years ago 2
wasn't too keen on this tribute record.Was cool and had Great musicians on it, not enough songs were given a new sound/different angle. Just the same old "shred" treatment. Maybe because there were selections that did'nt really have room to stretch. Really only By-Tor/La Villa/Jacob's/Natutral/YYZ/maybe Trees and Red Barchetta; but out of 13 songs , that's it. They only picked 4 or 5 songs over the 5 minute mark. Come on!! Where's Xanadu/Cygnus/Hemispheres/2112/Necromancer//Fountain/etc...!??
negtype13 2 years ago
At least Steve stuck with the original guitar parts for the most part, I saw Deep Purple with Steve & it was terrible, he turned a lot of Blackmores melodic solos into shredfest. I saw the perfect strangers tour & it was amazing, Blackmore put on a clinic and is in a league of his own. you don't need to play a million notes to be impressive Steve.
Grandwazoo67 2 years ago
@Grandwazoo67 But Steve's not an A-hole. Ritchie walked out in the middle of a tour. That's disrespectful to the fans in the least. I dig Blackmores's stuff, but I'm getting sick of people ripping on Morse. He doesn't deserve it by a long shot. He's a great guitarist/composer and a very nice guy as well. I know it's pointless to argue on the internet, but I had to say.
Bifrons 1 year ago
i almost break my chair while listening to this SICK SOLO.. Morse rulez !!
LordNikonPL 2 years ago
I agree with you 100%. I'm a huge Rush fan, but this is a tribute album. Not a cover album. Great musicians not only write great music, but take someone else's great music and add their own style to it. The musicians on this album are all great in their own right. Just because they don't play the songs note for note doesn't make that untrue. Just listen to a Dream Theater album, a David Lee Roth album, or a Dixie Dregs album and their abilities are instantly apparent.
Kkrouton 2 years ago
Bassist fucks up the lead into the slow part hard, although he does it with good playing. I need to make someone listen to this who doesn't really know Rush at all, then show them the original and see what they say.
malcolmX213 2 years ago
I actually really like Sheehan's solo work. I mean he himself obviously can't beat rush, but he's a great bassist who CAN write if you look for it. I'm not sure if he did any of the writing when with Gilbert nor do I care to look it up really. Just saying, he's not crap at that, and his skill is through the roof.
ASteveVaiFan 2 years ago
No, it sounds great and these are all great musicians. I just dont think it has as good a vibe as the original. If anything it should make you appreciate Rush that much more. I am very open minded and listen to everything. I just prefer my Rush music to be by Rush.
bohs1984 2 years ago
its good.....but you still cant touch 'lex.....or niel....an Geddy is a god with the bass...but damn fine effort
Malachaida 2 years ago
Geddy is a god PERIOD. THe whole band is the holy trinity. I'm not gonna say Alex is the greatest guitarist, but hes in the top 10 Geddy and Alex are the best of their kind though, Entwhistle and Keith Moon are debatable, I can understand is someone says their the best, I just lean toward Geddy and Peart.
RabidBearpig 2 years ago
bite your tongue. Alex Lifeson is the greatest guitarist just as neil and geddy are the greatest bassist and drummer
gumbalooza 2 years ago 26
Geddy and Neil are by far the best. Neil is also the greatest lyracist and Geddy is the greatest musician since he plays all that he does LIVE. Alex is in the top three but you've got to give Jimi Hendrix some credit considering he did wrote most of his stuff on the spot. Jimmy Page was a bit sloppy to make the top 3. E Van Halen probably is up there but not the best. Alex is the second best lets leave it at that.
RabidBearpig 2 years ago
Actually the best in probably some 40 year old virgin who lives in his mom's basement and only puts down the guitar to choke down his hotpockets. It's a sad truth but somewhere is a man better than Jimi...With a wasted life.
RabidBearpig 2 years ago
@gumbalooza ALEX IS A GOOD GUITAR PLAYER...BUT GREAT? NO WAY! YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO SOME REAL GUITA PLAYERS.
SciMasterGeneral 1 year ago
@SciMasterGeneral But he's very underrated...he isn't the best, but he's so underrated. When one thinks of Rush, they think either Geddy Lee and bass or Neil Peart and drums. Put together, they make an incredible band, and Alex doesn't amount to the guitar gods, but he's still really really good and he's so underrated.
RealCreativeName 1 year ago
@SciMasterGeneral ummm i dont fuckin think so, Alex is up there with the best no doubt...
fkridge 1 year ago 2
@SciMasterGeneral In my opinion he is the greatest guitarrist ever although there might be faster, nobody is more creative more inspiring or more soulful than Lifeson.
LoveStarOcean 1 year ago
@LoveStarOcean I like Alex too, he's written some of my favorite songs and favorite guitar solos. But I can easily understand what he does. Players like Van Halen and Stevie Ray and Page are beyond comprehension.
SciMasterGeneral 1 year ago
@SciMasterGeneral Well if your saying Alex is more Technical than EVH, Vaughan and Page then I agree (Except on Vaughan hes a pretty solid technician) But truth be told you can comprehend all of there solos you just need some practice only one that makes no sense is Page but then again he out of his mind. But in the end I would classify Lifeson as one of the guitar legends with EVH, SRV and Page (Also Steve Howe)
LoveStarOcean 1 year ago
@LoveStarOcean Christ dude, are you completely ignorant? EVH's technique is light years ahead of Lifeson. Lifeson soulful? Yeah, he used to be back in the seventies. Page has written some of the greatest and most imaginitive guitar work of all time! Lifeson is not on that level. Lifeson has never been and will never be any sort of technician on the guitar!
SciMasterGeneral 1 year ago
@SciMasterGeneral >.> Do you play guitar? If you do then you might understand that although EVH is a genius in his right he's still a flawed musician, he doesnt escape from the dreaded pentatonic as much as Lifeson does, sure EVH invented tapping and a genre but Lifeson as well created the technical guitarrist and the prog genre (Fore-fathers were Yes so yea I'm not dismissing any Yes fans). EVH how to just play it and Lifeson knows how to play it and explain it.
LoveStarOcean 8 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral And yes LIfeson is soulful if you dont notice that, then you might not be a very soulful musician... or whatever... and Lifeson is at the level of Page cause after all he has made some of the most epic riffs in the world (Might wanna check Ghost of a Chance, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Far Cry and every piece by Rush). Lifeson is as equal ammount of a good guitarrist like SRV, VH, Jimmy Page and tons more, I just like him more
LoveStarOcean 8 months ago
@LoveStarOcean You are obviously clueless. I am familiar with all RUSH songs. You site Far Cry as an example? That song blows! The main riff sounds like something a gagrage band would jam on! I LOVE Alex's playing sometimes, but he is not even on the same level as SRV or EVH. To believe so shows you know nothing about playing guitar.
SciMasterGeneral 8 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral The fact is they're all three very different players with very different styles. "Better" is a perspective. If you walked up to a bluesman and said EVH was the greatest guitar player ever they would shake he would shake his head. If you walked up to a metalhead and said SRV was the best player ever they would shake their head. That being said I (Personally) think that the original La Villa Strangiato is in the top five greatest guitar solos of all time, but that's my opinion.
TheReaper0218 8 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral Excuse me but I'm a guitarrist and I can assure you that Alex's pieces are much more complicated than EVH's and sometimes SRV's. These hold weird time changes, more movement around the neck, and it shows that Lifeson knows one or two things about modes... which I'm pretty sure EVH doesnt. Again I'm not saying that Lifeson is better, I'm just saying he's an equal to EVH and SRV. Oh and I do know about playing guitar, I'll play anything you throw at me.
LoveStarOcean 8 months ago
@LoveStarOcean Listen. I appreciate your appreciation of Alex, but you are delusioned because of your love for RUSH's music, whicj I can understand. Eddie Van Halen is a learned theory master. Lifeson is not. If Alex's parts are so complicated, why can I play them, and I'm a bass player by trade? Apparently you have never listened to Fair Warning, it is light years beyong what Alex is capable of doing, and the greatest guitar album of all time. You are just clueless.
SciMasterGeneral 8 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral Wow, I hesitate to get into an arguement so lets consider this my own personal experience. Fair Warning is definitely almost my fav VH Album but to say it is "light years " above what Alex can do is totally bias (not bogus ...) I can play a lot of VH stuff (Push Comes to Shove being a personal favorite) as well as Rush stuff and for an "uneducated" guitarist ,Alex uses many wonderful chord voicings and inversions and has learned , on his own, as much or more (continued) ..
toneeleven 6 months ago
@gumbalooza I have been a huge RUSH fan since 1976 when I was six years old and heard 2112. Alex's solo in RUSH's version of this song IS one of the greatest solos of all time. But Van Halen are so friggin' amazing they can make RUSH sound like amateurs. Just watch Judgement Day from the Right Here Right Now DVD. Tighter than RUSH has ever been live. Alex's problem has always been lack of technique and the unwillingness to play like a guitar hero since the Freewill solo.
SciMasterGeneral 8 months ago
@SciMasterGeneral whatever man. go preach on a EVH vid then. no one here cares what you think
gumbalooza 8 months ago
3:39 Is that drummer quoting The Body Electric?
rovarius 2 years ago
I believe you're right - one of the best "groove" oriented tunes Rush has ever produced & I would like to see that, Red Lenses, bring back Red Sector A, and even how about a guest performer & break out Losing It? So many album tunes that only the true fans know about. I loved that groove on Body Electric.
rafro007 2 years ago
Hahah, good ear Rovarius, that is. I was thinking that when I listened to it but didn't think anything of it.
RabidBearpig 2 years ago
RUSH FUCKING RULE
UnwrittenPaul 2 years ago
The greatness in Lerxst is not just the technical ablity to play the song but the ability to WRITE the music. There will always be people who can play faster, cleaner and with amazing technique. Better than Alex. BUT...... They are not as great because they only only COPY and try to impove on his ability to write such great tune.
bohs1984 2 years ago 19
@bohs1984
I'd say Alex's technique was pretty spot on when he played La Villa Strangiato. Cant really improve much on it with overdoing it.
Also Alex's vibrato... is just amazing... Ahh i love Alex Lifeson
123jonnyp123 1 year ago
@bohs1984 Right- just listen to the solo from 6:17. Steve Morse is a great player but he's just not getting "it"- no getting the right feel there. Alex is so unique, he's not JUST a technician. Also, jamming more notes into an already busy song isn't grounds for being praised.
MrHenryrules 1 year ago
@MrHenryrules That's not Steve Morse at 6:17. That was James Murphy. Steve's was the first solo that started soft and built up.
Bifrons 1 year ago
@bohs1984 totally agree with what your saying here .. It's great that such great musicians are paying tribute to Rush ... which is good ... but its all too frilly .. and watch how i can improve on .. what Rush has done ? .. it doesn't need improving ... by adding triplets on the guitar parts ... or the bass ... it was and always be amazing ... the way .. it should be heard ... By the guys who wrote it ! RUSH
papalazerus22 1 year ago
@bohs1984 It's useless to say everytime "this one is better than this other one".It's just a cover, a tribute.The guitarist that covered La Villa Strangiato aren't trying to surpass Lerxst, they just wanted to play this song because they respect him. And I think they are not just able to copy something.
I personally like this cover, (Portnoy did a great job!)
Pr0Julien 1 year ago
@Pr0Julien I think you take my comment out of context. I was refering to the prior comments about how much BETTER these players are than Alex. Personally, I think Alex deserves more credit but acknowledge that these guys have more technique. But, Alex has a TON of feel in his play and I would not dismiss his ability to create. Jimmy page is a sloppy player, But I don't think you can find a better verson of the Rain Song played by ANYBODY.
bohs1984 1 year ago
The Guitar Player is not ALEX !!!!!!!
lolloandersson 2 years ago
alex is no question better..this is good thow
joshpcnerd 2 years ago
Alex's playing on this song moves me. Morse's doesn't.
jwbrown1968 2 years ago 3
I'm getting a feeling that he totally forgot at which point the solo was supposed to build up, and how it was supposed to end....just sayin
TK4209 2 years ago
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darcsaster 2 years ago
How incredibly cool is this...MorseCode's phrasing is magic...magic.
darcsaster 2 years ago 4
If anything, this interpretation by some great players just goes to show us all what a phenomenal trio Rush are.
It's always a daunting task to rework an original... of anything.
larkydozer 2 years ago
I really liked it actually, but I preferred the original acoustic solo
bastardsofdecent92 2 years ago
I completely agree av40229.
TheReaper0218 2 years ago
@TheReaper0218 Then why didn't you copy av40229's post character-for-character?
Bifrons 1 year ago
these guys are fine musicians in there own rights.. but one thing that chaps me.. if your going to tribute a band please play it note for note if your able to because in almost every tribute i've heard people thinking that there adding spice,feeling or whatever they thought they was making better to me you ruin it for me.. i dont like the "distant early warning" drums added into la villa strangiato just one instance of many.
av40229 2 years ago
@av40229 Why play it note-for-note? RUSH already did that. Maybe the song inspires them to play it this way (the song carries them away in this fashion). Note-for-note is what the originals are for. If I listen to a cover, I WANT to hear something new brought to it. If not, what's the point? This rendition is very tasteful and respectful. Again, I know it's pointless to argue on the internet, but I had to say.
Bifrons 1 year ago
@Bifrons I respect and understand what your saying, but maybe i'm just a old school rush fan and i feel anyone who wants to represent anything they've done should respect playing it like they did sorry but i feel they "rush" did it dead on with no room for improvements..
And also to add maybe i'm wanting 3 people to show the skills to do there music and maybe pick up where rush is going to be leaving off soon.
I respect your comment and thank you for being civil about it.
av40229 1 year ago
This just made me realize just how Good Alex really is !!!!!!
dougsrccom 2 years ago 3
this may be fine for moore fans but I say this is SHIT- fans of rush can make better versions.
moore just fucked the solo...
NastyGreaser 2 years ago
sei un figo sei un figo!!!!!!! hai visto i Deep Purple dal vivo??????''
QQblackmore 2 years ago
due volte =)
forse tre a dicembre.... *-*
HighwayStar89 2 years ago
@QQblackmore rettifico, 3 volte :)
HighwayStar89 1 year ago
Is this off of "Working Man" The Rush tribute..I think so?
Absolutely amazing CD...
countrysamurai 2 years ago
I'd say that James Murphy played the first guitar(electric) melodic section, you can hear that metal based staccato picking and his signature squeal, check out Disincarnate for a good taste of what Murphy can do, oh and of course his time with Chuck Shuldiner in Death
boomnsy 2 years ago
@boomnsy The first solo was Morse's. Murphy's was the wacky ( I don't mean wacky as bad. maybe I should say 'strange')one at the end.
Bifrons 1 year ago
No doubt Morse is amazing! The comparison between this version and Rush's original is apples to oranges, though. Lifeson's solos come out of a place of palatable emotion - though not as technically proficient as Morse's cover. Morse, who's always been a compassionate and humble monster gives a fitting tribute to Alex's ultimate instrumental rock composition and I'm sure a warm and respectful nod to Rush's axeman for his substantial contribution to the guitar. I'll take emotion everytime.
oohindie 2 years ago 2
With all due respect, I know Steve... he loves Rush and emotionally played that part. You just hear his perfectly technical ear.
AtroxCustomz 2 years ago
Pffffffffffff, bloody well said, hats off
harrybrandy 2 years ago
Gotta agree with you there. The original solo by Alex is much tastier and appropriate IMHO. Although Morse's solo is cool to, it doesn't really hit me at the same level as Alex's, just seems more like a bunch of fast notes that don't reach toward the apex like Alex's solo does. I must admit that the solo by Alex is one of my favs in all rock music so I'm a bit biased! Definitely a fan of Morse too though; Dixie Dregs etc.
sqwuade 2 years ago 2
true lifeson is really unique even without technical finesse... emotions are the other part of guitar playing.
NastyGreaser 2 years ago 2
3:39 - 3:45 ...I hear "The Body Electric."
edthehead83 3 years ago
dude! great call!
mistarax 2 years ago
Haha thanks!
edthehead83 2 years ago
this version kicks soo much ass. what an allstar line-up. billy sheehan totally tore it up.
ryushiRj38 3 years ago
Steve Morse played the lead solo in the middle of this song! Unmistakable Morse Lead patterns and style. Morse exhibits so many techniques, yanking notes, pulling, bending notes, chromatic patterns etc etc.
toneclub 3 years ago
La Villa Strangiato
Album:Working Man (Tribute to Rush)
Steve Morse: Classical Guitar & Main Solo
Mike Portnoy:Drums
Billy Sheehan: Bass
Brendt Allman:Rhythm Guitar
James Murphy:Ending Guitar Solo
David Townson: Rhythm Guitar
thats it ;) - and Steve's playing is amazing (like everytime I hear him)
Biesi1206 3 years ago
not sure what I think of this version of 'la villa...', but funny thing is: it takes six musicians to play a rush tune. lol.
whatever. steve morse is great, as always.
billy sheehan, hm, I don't like his soloing...
romaneberle 2 years ago 2
@Biesi1206 I salute you like King Osric saluted Conan ;)
Bifrons 1 year ago
billys bass playing lacks
mikerizzo42 3 years ago
Wow, Steve Morse playing is structured, meter correct, note and harmonically right. Many guitarist just wing notes and not much meter in there solos. Best or better is a bais word. Some people are vanilla and some people are chocolate. I am a Steve Morse fan.
toneclub 3 years ago 2
lol that's great
TheOrangeFondler 3 years ago
Always been a fan of Steve Morse and Rush. This was fun to stumble upon. The guys had fun playing around with the song. You can tell the drummer has studied Rush: he incorporates the drum beat from Body Electric off Grace Under Pressure at 3:40 and at 7:50 they do the corn dog little break that Rush often does in their live shows playing La Villa. Thnx for posting!
Z1nOnlyPepiman 3 years ago 3
Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy?!? Can it be!?! MP's rhythmic trickery and Sheehan's incredible bass solos make me want to disregard Morse.
wcr4 3 years ago
this is a great version. close to original but with it's own flavor. guitar and snare drum sound awesome. call me stupid but who does this?? i don't recognize this guy. i don't get out much by the way.
crimn 3 years ago
Steve Morse...
mdg94117 3 years ago