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Post by GlidingAbove on Mar 15, 2005 8:31:57 GMT -5
Since this is the place for musician talk, I guess I might as well share my story as well. I'll be 31 in July, played guitar since I was about 8, bass since I was 14, and a little drums and keyboards thrown in, although not as proficient as the other two. I've been in various bands since I was 15, from original metal to covers to prog stuff.
Anyway, about a month ago I saw an ad a drummer put up on one of our local musician classified web sites looking to do, of all things, a Rush tribute band. Now, as many of you know, their music isn't the easiest to play, but if you can do it, people will take notice. So I called Jeff, the drummer, and asked him what he wanted to do. As I had hoped, he wanted to do the whole range of material, not just the old stuff. We talked for about 10 minutes, and about two weeks later we got together for the first time with myself on guitar and a bass player. For a first run through with everyone, it actually wasn't too bad. After the first rehearsal, the bass player told us he liked the gig, but didn't have the time to commit to it.
As luck would have it, however, another bass player, whose current band opened up for my old band one time, called and said he was interested in checking us out. So last night he came over and we jammed. Did I mentioned this guy RIPS UP the bass, and plays keyboards and bass pedals too? Just what we needed!!! He's checking out some Van Halen tribute band tonight, but it doesn't look like they're really together, so I'd say 95% chance he's with us.
Here's our set list for now:
Anthem
The Trees
Limelight
YYZ
Red Barchetta
A Passage To Bangkok
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Animate
2112 Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx
I'm not sure how far this thing will go, but at least it'll be fun to play these songs for a while. I'll let you know what happens.
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Post by Greenman on Mar 15, 2005 11:50:13 GMT -5
GlidingAbove, Congrats on choosing such a challenging project. Rush is, in my oppinion, one of the few great musical acts of our time. Some of my favorite years were spent in a Rush tribute band. I'd love to hear a recording after you get it together. Check out my Rush website at www.designvortex.com/greenman/rush |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Mar 16, 2005 9:02:50 GMT -5
I checked out your site. Very cool! Nice job.
It'll be a little while until we're ready to record anything but when we are I'll see what I can do. I'm hoping in about two months or so we'll be ready to play somewhere. Should be an interesting ride at least.
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Post by GlidingAbove on Mar 17, 2005 12:56:56 GMT -5
And good news, Matt, the bass player, is in for sure! So we're off to a good start. We'll see what happens from here.
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 6, 2005 12:09:43 GMT -5
An update - we finally decided on a name! We picked Solar Federation, which should sound familiar to anyone that knows the 2112 album. But, now the bad news...
I just found out today that our bass player is leaving to play in the Van Halen tribute band I mentioned earlier. Turns out it actually came together in the end, and since they agreed to let his guitar player in his other band play, he's going to do that instead. So, now we have to find another Geddy Lee out there somewhere. Argh! Oh well. Hopefully it's just a little bump in the road. I'll let you know what happens.
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 7, 2005 7:52:51 GMT -5
Well, as luck would have it, a bass player that I was trying to get together with a few months ago but never did sent me an e-mail last week to see what I was doing. I had no idea if he was into Rush at all, so I asked him if he wanted to try out next week. To my surprise, he said he'd loved to do it! So we'll see what happens Monday night. Keep your fingers crossed.
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Post by Greenman on Apr 8, 2005 10:24:57 GMT -5
Cool, Gliding. Looks like you're 'Finding Your Way'. I'd really like to know how you can find all of these Rushy bass players! I've been looking for years. Good luck and keep us informed  |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 8, 2005 12:02:51 GMT -5
Cool, Gliding. Looks like you're 'Finding Your Way'. I'd really like to know how you can find all of these Rushy bass players! I've been looking for years. Good luck and keep us informed LOL well I guess I'm fortunate enough to live in a town with a number of talented musicians. Hopefully this lineup will work out, so stay tuned. |
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Post by Greenman on Apr 9, 2005 8:51:03 GMT -5
Heheh...I must beg to differ. We live in the same town, remember? I'd say either you are just extremely lucky, or I'm extremely out of touch. Could be a bit o' both. ;D |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 11, 2005 7:33:12 GMT -5
Heheh...I must beg to differ. We live in the same town, remember? I'd say either you are just extremely lucky, or I'm extremely out of touch. Could be a bit o' both. ;D Hmm, well, could be both. During the five years I've lived here, I've been to several places with open stages and answered a lot of classified ads, so I guess that's a big part of it. Unfortunately, you get some bad with the good, but those haven't been that many. |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 12, 2005 8:23:24 GMT -5
Three times a charm? Well, let's hope so! Vince, the new bass player, came out last night and practiced with us and liked what he heard. So, we're back on track. Our website is now online! Nothing there but a "coming soon" page, but it's up and running: www.solarfederation.netOnce we're almost ready to start playing out, I'll update it with a legitimate page. Stay tuned. |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Apr 19, 2005 14:26:03 GMT -5
Our site is now (somewhat) functional, with a guestbook and a few links. Check it out if you like, leave song requests, praise for the band, donations, whatever ;D
We'll probably have the full version up and running in about a month, once we're ready to play out. At least we hope!
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Post by Greenman on Apr 27, 2005 12:26:38 GMT -5
Hey, great name! Taken from my favorite Rush album as well. I took a look at the site and it looks great. Anxiously awaiting some content to check out Thanks for the update. We'll be out to see ya when you play. |
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Post by GlidingAbove on May 23, 2005 9:16:30 GMT -5
Well, after some time to work on our material, we are ready to bring the music to the masses! I updated our web page over the weekend, and you can now find out anything you could possibly want to about the band here: www.solarfederation.net/Our updated set list is as follows: Anthem The Trees Limelight YYZ Red Barchetta A Passage To Bangkok Freewill Distant Early Warning Animate 2112 Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx New World Man Driven Between The Wheels Bastille Day Natural Science Garden Road Tom Sawyer I'm hoping to play somewhere within a month or so. If you're in the central Ohio area and can help us get a show, please let me know as we'd appreciate the help. Thanks! |
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Post by GlidingAbove on Jun 30, 2005 7:10:17 GMT -5
Wow, been a while since I had an update! Well, we just finished our first demo recording. You can hear it, our version of "Distant Early Warning", in the Demos section of our website: www.solarfederation.net/Still working on shows for the rest of summer and fall, and I'll keep you updated as soon as we have anything confirmed. Thanks for your support and we'll see you at a show soon! |
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