Platinum Awarded Engineer Reacts to Rush - "Red Barchetta"

[@squidly2112]

RUSH has been the most influential band of my life. I can't even articulate how they have effected my life. My life just would not have been the same without them. I just can't imagine living without their presence. Truly the greatest gift I have ever been given. Thank you RUSH!!! .. R.I.P. Neil !! .. We miss you every single day!

[@RandyWillcox]

I'm always relieved when I hear Neil Peart's last name properly. 😁

[@gwaptiva]

Shame he gest the title of the song wrong :D

[@powbobs]

gwaptiva You are mistaken. Geddy even pronounces it the same way during the performance.

[@charlieross-BRM]

@@powbobs Probably he doesn't want to sound pretentious. Sometimes it's better to just give in and pronounce things the way common folk expect.

[@cmonster67]

Amen to that.

[@gwaptiva]

Charlie Ross common folk that don't speak Italian, that is

[@snipertsx]

I was 13 when Moving Pictures dropped and recall an immense cognitive awakening when I listened to the entire album. 40 years later it holds up very well. Oh the dreams of youth. Let's count every day as a blessing and not to grow up too quickly.

[@claverhouse1]

I was the same age and love this album

[@Wargasm644]

Same. I couldn’t understand why everyone in the world didn’t have the same reaction to Rush. Every song on that album let my imagination run wild. Once in a lifetime band. Just glad it was in my lifetime.

[@marsdrums6298]

Yeah, I had just turned 15 and was a Freshman in High School when this album came out. It was the first cassette tape I played in my first car when I turned 16 that year in 1981. Lots of great memories listening to this album. I must have listened to the record for 8 hours the day it came out. Side one was/is EPIC and side 2 was/is a great companion to side one. Just a well thought out assembled album.

[@stevencharles9273]

We’re the same age. Cheers 🥂

[@teslaedison6236]

I'm 37 and grew up hearing Rush almost daily through my dad's Realistic stereo system. When I got older we saw Rush live and it blew my mind. One of a kind. There will never be another Rush. I feel lucky to have seen them the few times I did. Blessed

[@haylacorazon9167]

Greatest band ever!

[@pop9095]

Certainly one of the greatest 3 man bands of all time.

[@soopahsoopah]

Certainly one of the greatest ̶3̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶ bands of all time.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Could you recommend 2 albums from them you think they are essential? I usually like the most experimental or *awkward* stuff from bands the most :) thank you. Would appreciate your tips.

[@r4v3n690]

@@nichttuntun33642112, A farewell to king, and Hemispheres

[@medievaltimes6473]

Danger Danger was way better...

[@rogersanderscustoms8121]

I love analysis of my favorite music because it points out things I had not considered or sometimes even heard. There will never be another Rush.

[@evankeal]

Signals and Moving Pictures have such a natural sound, I consider them above all else in my memories.

[@awookieandagerman]

And Permanent Waves.

[@Jelsick]

Well said. I agree totally. My early teen years.

[@emilsunter3596]

The 3 Albums, ‘Permanent Waves’, ‘Signals’, and specifically, ‘Moving Pictures’ have such an Organic sound. The recording of ‘Moving Pictures’, and the “Performances”, of RUSH themselves, it’s as close as perfect as a recording could be. Quite simply one of, if not THE greatest record ever made! RIP and enjoy all the answers of the cosmos Mr.Neil Peart!

[@dennisgraham9444]

2112

[@ignskeletons]

I got to see RUSH perform this song live on their Time Machine tour in 2012 and Red Barchetta has always been one of my favorites. The way I've interpreted the song and the way I believe Neil intended was to almost 'simulate' the feeling of driving fast and shifting the gears of a car. The way it goes at 8:41 DUN *pause* DUN DUN *pause* DUN DUN DUN DUN *pause* feels the way changing gears in a car does as you accelerate. It was written in an incredibly intelligent way. RIP Neil.

[@OBGynKenobi]

Possibly the best produced album of all time. Still feels fresh today, not dated. Some records you hear and you can ascribe an era to it, not this one, it sounds modern. I'm only talking about the sonics.

[@Green-Lyon]

Got to pour one out for "Le Studio"

[@Green-Lyon]

@Raccoon So true.

[@normclemis1221]

@Raccoon Still there! Only newer section gone. New owner are renovating.

[@lukedabassman7001]

Norm Clemis No one owns Le Studio

[@bxb45678]

@@lukedabassman7001 Look up "LE STUDIO Morin-Heights". They are working on rebuilding it

[@bradleyard4195]

@@hugolafhugolaf facebook.com/LeStudiomorinheights74/

[@adam872]

A couple of times you can see Dennis just rock back in his chair and just enjoy the greatness of it. Loved that.

[@russthompson7994]

Agreed! It made me smile too.

[@snapascrew]

To answer your first comment about the kick: During mixing they played the kick drum track through a speaker and put the speaker against another kick drum and mic'd that. They mixed that signal in with the original Neil kick drum track. How do I know this? my good friends father had a band (Teaze) and they were the next band scheduled to record at Le Studio and my friends' father witnessed the rush engineers doing this OUTSIDE of a smaller studio on the property and went and talked to them about it. Every kick drum I hear on moving pictures I think about that story.

[@seanm.9942]

So they recorded the kick drum once and then recorded it again with the prior recording playing on a speaker?

[@snapascrew]

Sean M. That’s at least what I’m told, but yes. Perhaps it was just an early version of a “Yamaha subkick microphone” and my friends dad was confused. Idk if they had those subkick style mics in 1980/81 tho

[@classicaljames]

@@snapascrew They used to use speakers as sub kick mics. Usually a woofer from an NS10 monitor speaker. It's basically a very insensitive huge diaphragm mic when used like that. Big studios would often have spare woofers and tweeters (especially tweeters) for NS10s so it was quite easy to wire it up to a mic cable. The current sub kick mics are the same idea but put in a small drum shell for convenience (and because Yamaha make drums as well so they have a big stock of them!).

[@kevinsturges6957]

That was an old trick that used to be used a lot. A drummer from a band I know fixed a live concert recording where the snare wasn’t recorded properly, and didn’t sit well in the album mix. Fortunately the snare was recorded on it’s own track. The engineer took the multitrack back to a studio, fed the snare track out to a speaker that was placed on on top another snare drum, and it was miked up again, back to tape. I always found that story amazing. The end readily came out sounding great. You wouldn’ even know anything was done to change it. I bet that trick saved a lot of records.

[@iburiedpaul7833]

Tease! Heartless World! Cool band

[@roberthoffhines5419]

My favorite rock song. period. so good it wells me up sometimes. vs 3(?...12:42-"suddenly ahead of me") is so totally RUSH to me. Peart on the bell of the cymbal, his cymbal crescendo at "as another joins the chase" sets off the emotion in the text so well, end the paragraph to a more-intense telling of the dramatic high point story. The drum fill at "two lanes wide" holy shit, what text painting! The way he pick up Geddy on the pick-up 8th "I...spin around with shrieking tires''. Ahhhh. The ensemble it so bound together in that groove, there is such beauty there. Yeah, the only rock song to tear me up.

[@EvonZundel]

This song makes my heart soar! Favorite Rush song!

[@theguitarelectric5218]

Hearing this brought a huge smile to my face. The best times of my life. My friends and I were all musicians and we were Rush fanatics. Never missed a show within a 100 mile radius from our hometown. Good times....Thank you.

[@Bawookles]

Red Barchetta was recorded on Geddy's Rickenbacker 4001 bass. Most of the album was on recorded on his Fender Jazz however.

[@funkster007]

Yep, you can't mistake that percussive Rick punch. Perfect choice for this song.

[@EssensOrAccidens]

The 'official' videos for several songs from Moving Pictures show the recording process; the Ricky was used for Tom Sawyer, at least in several sections. (I doubt Geddy used two basses, but can't assert that the Rickenbacker alone was used.)

[@kkchristy]

Jeff Wiebe Ged used his Jazz on Tom Sawyer. Has said so a few times that I’ve seen-even though he played his Rick in the video!

[@Sreven199]

@@EssensOrAccidens From what I read, Both the Rickenbacker and his Fender Jazz were used on Moving pictures. The Rick was used on Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, and the solo runs in the 1st half of YYZ.

[@Whirlybird88]

@@Sreven199 As I've understood it after much reading as well, is that he definitely used the Jazz for Tom Sawyer, Limelight, and Witch Hunt, whereas the Ric was used pretty much everywhere else, and that the official videos don't show what he actually recorded with since he's clearly playing the Ric for the Tom Sawyer video. But this is just going off of what I've read. Who knows really.

[@awookieandagerman]

Greatest sounding album I've ever heard. Nothing newer has ever topped it for me.

[@ford-oz3vs]

And then came Signals

[@ajlburke1]

I’ve been listening to this song for decades and this video uncovered whole extra layers I had never heard before - thank you!

[@tomasb7645]

THANK YOU for filling my KZbin RUSH void in 2020 - this new content is so appreciated. Your sound engineering perspective allows me to indulge in the artistry of Geddy, Neil and Alex even more. ...very nice job.

[@johnsanzone3965]

I'm 64 and saw this tour twice and watching you smiling as you listen, takes me back. We got it the day it came out and played it on my buddy's pioneer system. On a surround couch and every one of us were smiling. It's like it was yesterday. Thats perfect music. It touches the soul, and our emotions are no longer controlled.

[@skildude]

I had a friend that needed to write a story for a college English course about something they saw the first time. They couldn't get it in the first person. I played Red Barchetta and said do you hear him say anything about we or us. It's his vision, what he saw, what he did, what he smelled and how he felt. The lights came on. A complete rewrite and a pretty good story was written.

[@cymbalism1]

this album is perfection in every conceivable way!!! #desertalbumrecord

[@rhugh02]

The beauty of it for some of us is how you are transported back in time when you we young... Can be a tearful feeling.

[@tracyblair3064]

I suspect the "standing flanger" is the filter matrix mode on Alex's EHX Electric Mistress flanger.

[@jsullivan2112]

Yup. I've got a Deluxe Mistress and it pretty much nails it.

[@holden6104]

For a band this technical, you really need to appreciate every note. I always noticed how alive their production always sounded, and now I know why. Great video.

[@johnanderson3475]

My favorite part of these videos is the examples and showing us some techniques. They are helpful for bedroom producers like myself.

[@russthompson7994]

Thank you for reviewing this song and for the comments on the whole album. I haven't been able to listen to many Rush songs lately so, this was a nice return and perspective. Excellently done.

[@deanrobert9953]

My love of music led me here. I'm no audio engineer but I can sure tell when I'm hearing something special. My love for Rush has come and gone over the years, but there is no denying the brilliance of their sound. This song paints and wraps the lyric / story in beautiful gorgeous sound.

[@mikemYYZ]

I very much enjoyed watching your reactions, comments, and ideas on how this great band recorded this track. And I did catch you mentioning Signals as well, my favorite album from my favorite musicians. Thank you so much.

[@pmull6784]

Great analysis! You pointed out a lot of things I hadn't considered. Even with some studio tricks in the recording, they still had to do these songs live and they were anexceptional live band!

[@richarddoyle3420]

Love your delivery. Honesty is hard to come by. Keep it up!

[@andrewmiller4573]

ALL of the drums! One of the best drum mixes I've ever heard! One of the best ALL AROUND mixes I've ever heard!

[@tkalbfeld1]

Letting the entire solo finish says you are a scholar and a gentleman. This song is so relevant and fresh 42 years later

[@shannonharris2816]

So cool to hear your exposition of one of my favourite tracks, from one of my favourite albums, and from one of my favourite bands. Rush are so cool.

[@mjm5081]

How could something be so heavy and so joyous at the same time!...Thank you boys

[@67NewEngland]

Definitely my favorite RUSH song. Great dynamics, bass lines, lyrical story.

[@toddashton9696]

Dennis, thanks so much for the analysis. This has always been one of my favorite tracks on Moving Pictures. I really enjoyed the viewpoint of an Engineer. In some ways helping me put into words what I like about this track.

[@robertbeermanjr.2158]

I Absolutely Love the way that this song gets started and justs Flows. As if nothing can stop the song nor him in that car.

[@KH6775]

One of my favorite Rush songs. Neil wrote this song after reading an article about Ferrari. He takes you on a trip with this song. You can hear the engine and feel the wind. Awesome song!

[@donovanemery597]

Richard Forster's short story "A Nice Morning's Drive" is mentioned as being the inspiration on the original album sleeve

[@MrBeblis]

Every instrument sounds amazing, I love what they have done with the cymbals, they are in and out, just perfect.

[@JeffCreek100]

I always loved the way that their songs were mixed in regards to the position of the listener. It always sounded to me like I was the only person at one of their concerts. I especially liked the way the drums were panned like you were standing in front of them. The high toms are on the left, middle toms in the middle and low toms on the left.

[@bsbungie]

You mean high toms on the right. 🤘🏾

[@hubbsllc]

8:50 You correctly count out 14 beats before the repeat but that section is notated as three bars of 4/4 and one bar of 2/4.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Just found this channel and it is so amazing to be able to hear the breakdown from an expert. I honestly have always been fascinated how the engineer has so much opportunity to take an album to a whole other level. Thank you for this!!

[@RCAvhstape]

Months later and still can't believe Peart is gone. Rush was a fixture in culture pretty much my whole life.

[@SMenkveld]

The wide flange on the solo, when coupled with the few bars before it, sounds like driving out of a narrow, twisty canyon into a wide open valley, on wide open throttle, at the top of third gear, and then dropping it into fourth and pinning the pedal into the carpet. Best driving song ever written.

[@zachary963]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for analyzing this song!! I love this!! And as a guitarist, thank you so much for breaking down that iconic solo tone.

[@1EYEDGTRGUY]

Hi Dennis. I just felt really compelled to comment; I really enjoy, simply, just watching your expressions as you listen to, especially Rush, and others. I'm sure my own closely resemble yours whenever I'm deeply paying attention to any particular music. Though I may not, yet very much wish I do, have your years of training and hard work developing your professional acuteness to sound, I feel safe to say I DO have just as high an appreciation of great musical production, of which I'm sure everyone does, whether they're aware of it or not. Rush to me has always been such a perfect example of that. I was struck with a very surprising feeling when I first heard Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves as a young teenager. It was obvious to me the quality of the sound entering my ears was what struck me so. That intro to Spirit Of The Radio is one, that to this day hits me in the same way as the first time I ever heard it. Man, what a legacy for one song by three geeky guys from Canada, eh? Beautiful stuff. Anyway thanks for reading, and thanks for your channel. I very much enjoy your content.

[@iangillon6981]

Thank you for this :)

[@edgarpacifico3421]

I watch this video everyday!!

[@bigboxes]

The album where there is not a wasted note. Perfection!

[@Darrylizer1]

The first side yes.

[@ford-oz3vs]

@@Darrylizer1 I vote for both sides.

[@judowrestlerka]

Also Geddy Lee's pronunciation and vocal diction are IMPECCABLE. With his centerpiece vocals......PERFECT.

[@AbnerChamate]

Back in the days when I replaced my basic audio system I noticed drummer in this recording and every RUSH song and forgot about the other two guys. Other bands had great drummers like POLICE and TOTO, but Neil Peart is my favorite . God bless him in heaven

[@le_th_]

Reading the title of this video, for just a moment I thought, "No sound engineer worth their salt has NOT heard Red Barchetta, much less one that has engineered platinum records". lol I mean hello? This isn't a "reaction" video. This is more of a "platinum winning engineer shares opinions of some of the more interesting points of Red Barchetta". The overall "sound" of this song is supposed to be reminiscent of the engine of a sports car engine....and if you listen with that in mind, you can imagine it. Awesome song. Amazing album. Extraordinary musicians.

[@christopherg9806]

Neil's rosewood Tama Superstar kit was by far his best sounding kit (also used on Permanent Waves). While the Police were an influence, Neil's double 24" bass drums had a bigger sound than Stewart Copeland's 22". Similar to Copeland, Neil liked to crank his tom tension up really high, so his 12" double headed tom sounds like where most people tune their 8 inch tom. I also like the natural sound of the recording... no excessive reverb on the snare or toms... it sounds like you're right there with him. And of course, the sound of his 6", 8", 10" and 12" concert toms was a Peart signature. I always looked forward to hearing them, and when he changed to DW drums, I was disappointed that the 6" tom was no longer part of his setup. It just didn't have the same excitement to me. Big letdown.

[@erikkroll2154]

The superstar was made of birch.

[@timothylarson4587]

Thank you so much for these videos,, I love seeing the passion you have, I share your passion, and its emotional to see. Thank you again, looking forward to more.

[@ronstewart6362]

Also this was my All Time Fav of Rush!!! Such a Great song 👍

[@stevencharles9273]

I really enjoyed listening to this gentleman talking about a song I love. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@pazz6708]

This band truly influenced my childhood and has been a staple in my life ever since. They are unique in almost every aspect of their music. To have longevity in music is priceless. They did it their way which is even more amazing. In my opinion best three piece progressive rock band ever I still get goose bumps. After all being a RUSH fan makes me smile " In the End".

[@pazz6708]

@@corinnewebb6424 Thanks...

[@benredmond6636]

Thank you, Dennis! This was an excellent breakdown and very educational... I enjoyed it very much

[@alexandereisen3486]

When Geddy kicks in on that opening bass note...that’s literally the best recording of a bass I’ve ever heard. If you play on a good system you’ll feel it in your chest.

[@rodneylee4026]

Summer of '82 going to the lake in the afternoon listening to this.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Love this series. I'm not into those kind of rock records too much. But this series brings me much closer to them and I'm very interested now to listen to the complete albums. Thank you very much for sharing those most interesting videos. I also recognize things knowing from The Police. Interesting.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Did anyone else hear that dropout at 4:59 as Geddy is singing the word 'ground'? Is that on the master as well? Edit: It must be the version he's listening to. It wasn't on a version I just listened to.

[@Earthandweather]

The bass tone actually makes me weep...Seriously. Its a beautiful thing.

[@KingXanadu]

Exaggerating ? Or you’ve literally shed tears over the sound of the bass

[@MrRoundwound]

Real music does this to me too. Rush

[@rodneylee4026]

I'm pretty sure it was the song.

[@dquaidman]

I've heard so many bands that had no notable bass sound, it's a wonder they even paid a bassist to be in the band.

[@michbarkc]

I know nothing of music production but I'm always blown away by how each instrument has a clearly defined space in the recording.

[@1Philmingo]

Love the annalists! Keep it up!

[@jayzill5348]

More of these pls, this is why I subscribbled :) Fantastic analysis

[@bradleyard4195]

I know exactly how Alex got his tone on the solo. On the original Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress flanger, there's a switch where you can switch it from flanger to "filter", which is basically the "standing flanger" you're talking about. They put that through a stereo chorus, something that was fairly new but Alex was using a ton at the time. They split that into a couple Marshall Club and Country 2x12s, mic'd them both, split them left and right on the board, hit record, and went for it. Not much sonic trickery at all, unlike the Limelight solo, where they put speaker cabinets and microphones outside of LeStudio and caught the echoes off the Laurentian mountains instead of using a reverb or delay. For distortion/overdrive at the time, he was usually either cranking the Marshalls within an inch of their lives, or he was using a ProCo RAT stompbox. For echo and chorus, he was using the Roland Space Echo (which, incidentally, according to a 1981 Guitar World article, he quite disliked for echo, preferring the Maestro EchoPlex, but the built-in chorus of the Space Echo made it work for him). Of course, he always had a wah, phaser, and volume pedal on his board, as well, but those didn't get much use (if any) on this album. For the guitar parts on this song, he was using a Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion, which he used pretty extensively on this album.

[@peachmelba1000]

To have been a fly on the wall at le Studio while this album went down.

[@bennetts466]

Glad to see you back with another vid!

[@ryban1001]

This song takes me right back to 1980, I’m 16 and me and my friends earnestly working to learn every beat and lick in this song. I, with my Harmony Bobcat and my friend on his Hondo Strat copy learning the harmonics, licks, and the all important bass parts. Good times!

[@uberbearwi2]

If you look at some of the videos from the album, Neil has a Pzm microphone taped to his chest to get drum sound.

[@Jasper_Drummer]

I’m pretty sure the PZM was only used on side two of the album.

[@edwardchier3154]

Always been one of my favorite albums! PLEASE DO MORE! I saw the queensryche also and wondered with no musical knowledge how some of these amazing songs were done. To a novice, I NEVER thought rush did anything but play...now, I see the magic is Alex's heart piercing guitar sound. It's always been magical to me. Obviously, what can be said about the drums of Neil that everyone hasnt said...God rest his soul! The greatest DRUMMER ever!

[@JimGeigerMusic]

Ged had long retired his Ampeg, by then. He was using aa combination of DI with occasional effects added at the desk, plus his stereo rig. Two Ashley preamps and two BGW power amps into 2x15 cabs. Run in stereo with a TRS to two 1/4" plugs seperating the bridge and neck pickups.

[@billhughes8237]

Denny, what a proper pleasure to hear your comments and to experience your respect for good music. Much love to you brother and major props! Take care, stay well and wash them piggies.

[@Nephilim-81]

Beautiful studio!! My goodness. 🤩

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

One of the best bands of al time. Kne reason I love playing with a 3 piece is because you have so much room for frequencies for each instrument. I saw them live 4 or 4 times. First time in 77 on the 2112 tour which is still my fav a d as a sophomore in high school if really made me learn guitar! This is great stuff. Thanks so much.

[@tedharvick9010]

At 15:55, were those chords that Geddy played on the bass?

[@andrewzenn1719]

Love this guy, learn so much....

[@markmahoney5255]

Fantastic content as always! Love it when you do analysis, I always learn something.

[@Sams911]

When I drive my new Porsche 992 fast, this song plays in my head every time!

[@Tasarran]

I love how at the beginning of this song, Alex starts out with lead, Geddy joins in as traditional bass, then he takes over the melodic part while Alex steps back to rhythm

[@wavular]

Awesome studio,the way you have it set up looks very functional but also aesthetically pleasant as well. It's all right at arms length , It Looks like a comfortable place to work!

[@VoIcanoman]

I just LOVE the punchy transients on the bass (especially-noticeable in the intro when Lee's doing some aggressive plucking...it almost sounds picked, although I know it isn't), it just cuts right through the mix. This song was MASTERFULLY-recorded and produced (along with almost every other song in their catalogue).

[@Nephilim-81]

The Album, from a fidelity standpoint, has more slam, punch and muscular dynamics then 99% of the music that comes out today. Fidelity in general has taken a hit in the 21st Century all together. You have too many morons out there that think they’re audio engineers and think a crushed waveform that looks like a bloody pencil crayon will sound better. Ugh 😩

[@lesterandrews1894]

Very cool rush has Always been my fav

[@edwarddavis3655]

saw Rush first time on the Kings tour in Baltimore Civic center with Rush Ufo and Cheap Trick when the lights went out after UFO left that stage and the opening for 2112 sounded over the pa awe struck doesnt even come close to defining how i felt because i knew as a young aspiring drummer i was about to be not taken to school but taken to collge ! lol such a lovely memory i shant ever forget !

[@Gorbyrev]

Love this album, great insights. Would love to hear you do something from the King's X album "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska".

[@MattKrogmeier]

Oh, God, yes...some in-depth analysis of Ty Tabor's guitar tone, please!

[@ladeseddy5994]

Whoa! Now there's a great album.

[@quadparents]

Yes!!!!! This is your supreme operative. The most delicious guitar tone on tape is Mr Tabor's. Anything from Faith Hope, Love would also create a perma grin...

[@RH-xs8gz]

Mark Nicholas hell, yeah! Amazing album. Summerland is a killer track.

[@dquaidman]

The 77s are worth a listen. Michael Roe is an excellent guitar player.

[@rdesmond2883]

Love it! Thanks Dennis.

[@santiagoimbachi6381]

I would love to hear an analysis of "La Villa Strangiato". Alex's best tone.

[@david10006]

It's close but personally I would go with "Limelight" great, great stuff!

[@jcoriha]

Strangiato is my favorite Lifeson solo!

[@hermanhelmich]

Best tone he had on Permanent Waves imo... the solowork on Jacob’s ladder, Freewill and Natural science..... WOWWW

[@santiagoimbachi6381]

@@hermanhelmich yess, that solo on Jacob's Ladder is dirty af

[@samsrg3025]

Just to be different, the solo of Marathon on Power Windows

[@Wayzor_]

The car pictured in the thumb is not a barchetta which are open-top two-seat sports cars. What's pictured on the 1994 single cover is a Ferrari Dino 246 GT, which is a berlinetta. I've been bitching about this since 1994 btw.

[@tracytaylor7135]

Love the description of "the nosy bass."

[@doctorfutou]

Well.....that was a cool vid. Good job my man✌️

[@erpece]

Thanks for the video. From a sonical point of view, my favorite productions are from the 1975-1982 era. Full sound and yet with plenty of headroom/dynamics.... I have to admit I have been disappointed many times starting in the mid 90s, when I played a cd of a contemporary album I liked. Loved the music but hated the compressed sound and lack of 'air'. Makes it difficult for me to enjoy...

[@dirkfierce2525]

The bass for this song was the Ricky through an Ashley SC-40 preamp, as well as The Camera Eye.

[@Smurfman256]

Hey, just to chime in about the guitar sound. In the "Classic Albums" documentary on Moving Pictures, Alex Lifeson said that there were apparently three guitar tracks. One was dry distortion, one was the same level of distortion with a modulation effect (IMUO, I'd say it's either a Boss CS-1 or EHX Electric Mistress), and one lower distortion also with modulation.

[@robertbarrass7519]

Thos solo is through an electro harmonix flanger in the filter matrix setting,no sweep but that tunnel sound?Deluxe electric mistress i think they called it.I had one in 1980

[@CasbahD]

Dennis, you made several comments about The Police's influence on Peart on this recording, I'd love to hear you review one of their songs. They're my favorite 80's band!

[@dwanpyrtle3134]

But I know what I like. Thanks for the breakdown and all the analysis. I never thoght to compare with the Police before. Now I see as well as hear it. Thanks again.

[@markehm941]

The police recorded at Le Studio.... perhaps that accounts for some of the familiarity and influence.

[@ChasD]

Check out the Power Windows demos (can be found on KZbin). Some of them are VERY Police sounding indeed (Rush were big fans of The Police), almost too much so. Perhaps because of this, they ended up being mixed vastly differently for release on the album.

[@sherrigaskin5656]

I started playing in 85 after being blown away by Over The Mountain by Ozzy. Always played that kind of big guitar music and all classic rock and did it by ear so I hear things that non-musicians don't but it's super cool to hear this all broken down and stuff I didn't notice pointed out. Supersonic ear on this guy. Steve

[@strafeson]

Great video, excellent insight. I've long said that Red Barchetta is probably one of the most "Rush" songs by Rush, imo. The bridge to the pre-solo isn't 7/8 throughout. The first phrase of it is one measure of 7/8 (2-2-3), two measures of 4/4, and one measure of 2/4. Then it falls into repeating phrases of three measures 4/4, one 2/4 until the last phrase ends with one measure of 9/8 (2-2-2-3) in place of the 2/4.