Talk:List of Rush instrumentals

I added (sometimes scant) information about all the remaining songs, with the exception of "R30 Overture" (which I simply don't have yet). Perhaps someone can add the info for that song (and perhaps some more details for some other songs) and then take down the request for expansion.

--Durga2112 03:33, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Ok, all set. Deckiller 19:40, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Move page to Rush instrumentals?
Naming conventions would seem to indicate that the second word should not be capitalized. Any objections to moving the page? --Lph 22:37, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * None whatsoever. As a matter of fact, I was just coming over here to move it myself (hence why I saw your LVS edit) Deckiller 22:38, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

YYZ
I always read that the opening was in 5/4 time, not 10/8 as the article indicates. What's up with that? — Phil Welch (t) (c) 18:29, 25 April 2006 (UTC)


 * It just depends on whether you're counting it in quarters or eighths. Both work. I tend to count it in eighths because the guitar and bass land on a lot of them, making it easier to count that way. Raygun 01:19, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Rush is from Canada, therefore YYZ is pronounced 'why why zed' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.140.120 (talk) 16:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

How "La Villa Strangiato" was recorded
An anonymous user recently added the following to the article: "However according to an interview with Neil Peart in Modern Drummer magazine, Peart states that after many attempts to do a single take on this very complex piece, none of them measured up and ended up using 3 takes edited together."

Does anyone have any further information about the Modern Drummer article in which Peart made this comment?

According to Bill Banasiewicz' biography of Rush (a transcript of which can be here, in Chapter 7), a quote attributed to Geddy Lee states the following: "It's recorded in one take but it took 40 takes to get it right!"

Does anyone have any further information that might help resolve these apparently conflicting statements?

Thanks, Raygun 01:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


 * As no one has added an appropriate reference for this comment, I edited the text to reflect what Geddy Lee is quoted as having said in Bill Banasiewicz' biography, as noted above. Raygun 01:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Where's My Thing?
"This instrumental is rarely played during Rush concerts."

I removed this line because it implies that Rush's setlists are dynamic within the dates of a tour, which isn't true; with the exception of the Vapor Trails tour (which had two setlists that they alternated), early tours, occasionally dropping songs for time constraints, and changing the setlist slightly for a leg of a tour, their setlist is always the same throughout a tour.

"Where's My Thing?" was only played on the Roll The Bones tour, so while it hasn't been played a lot live (compared to other songs), the word "rarely" doesn't fit well in the context of the sentence. Blue Baby Dragon 07:14, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

2112 Overture
There ought to be a mention of the influence (musically and in title) of Tchaivosky's 1812 Overture. At the end of the Rush instrumental, a key phrase from Tchaikovsky's piece can be overheard. --Parenthetical Guy 18:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

I was about to do it but, since you mentioned it first, why don't you do it yourself?--Gorpik 19:17, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Do we really need a citation to prove that there's a line from the 1812 Overture at that time index? To say that one is needed to link someone's influence to the song which was generated by that piece is one thing, but the line reads like "There's a phrase from the 1812 Overture at 4:07" "Oh yeah? Prove it." Srhuston (talk) 04:18, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You can't just take a listener's word for it - that's WP:NOR. I am going to re-add the citation needed tag. It's a challengeable notion.  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 04:57, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Fine, whatever, of course you must be right. Nevermind the fact that there's a reason for arbitration and not blindly undoing someone's edits who brings up a valid point and asks for discussion.  Might want to go add your citation needed's on a few other places where this fact is mentioned too... Oh, and why isn't a citation necessary to prove that there's a part of Powerhouse included in La Villa Strangiato?  You shouldn't just blindly undo someone's edits because they disagree with your views.  Srhuston (talk) 16:07, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Heh, I came here to ask the exact same thing (except now it stupidly says 'citation needed') - Why is a citation needed for something that's self-evident in the music itself? You could reference sheet music, but then you could demand citation that the actual audio recording matches the sheet music. You could quote conversations with Rush bandmembers themselves, but one could argue that's a less verifiable claim than the music. The claim refers to the recorded piece of music, which would be the very citation demanded in the article. It's like quoting from a text, then hanging 'citation needed' at the end.

I noticed the "citation needed" was removed from the 2112 Overture section. In case it is needed, here is a link to a web page that proves the musical phrase in question appears to be the same: http://www.whosampled.com/sample/92053/Rush-2112-Pyotr-Ilyich-Tchaikovsky-1812-Overture/.68.48.131.203 (talk) 08:53, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

← Possible Inaccuracy
I haven't heard the song in a couple of weeks, but I am fairly sure that the words are "Attention, all planets of the Solar Fedaration" three times then "We have assumed control" twice. I may be wrong though. &mdash; &mdash;Ebany Salomanderiel (Talk) [ Leave a message] 18:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * It's definitely 3 times for both; I just listened to it. User:The Fwanksta. 19:08; May 7, 2007.

Cygnus X-1 - Prologue
Why it's not an instrumental? The words are spoken, not sung. And, by the way, isn't "Didacts and Narpets" an instrumental? --212.149.209.240 08:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not an instrumental because the spoken parts in both are raps. If raps didn't count as non-instrumentals, all rap songs would be instrumentals.209.213.155.25 (talk) 22:54, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

How to pronounce "Strangiato"?
I've been wondering this for years, and since "Strangiato" is not an English word, I think this information should be in the article. 217.171.129.77 (talk) 05:45, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Its Italian, or Spanish. It would be pretty much the same in both. Strawn Gee Auto. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.201.23.10 (talk) 04:58, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

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Minor correction to drum solo section
The article had incorrectly stated that part of Scars has been played during Peart's solos since the 1989 release of Presto.

However, the song Scars was played independently of the solo during the Presto tour. It wasn't until the Roll the Bones tour in 1991 that part of Scars was incorporated into the solo (being combined with Momo's Dance Party). The Scars/Momo's Dance Party section wasn't played during the 2007 or 2008 Snakes and Arrows tours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deslock (talk • contribs) 21:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

R30 Overture
A brief excerpt (19 seconds) of "Beneath, Between & Behind" from Fly By Night appears between "Anthem" and "Bastille Day". Although not mentioned on the track listing of the CD or DVD, I think this peculiarity is worth a mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.43.189 (talk) 21:12, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but this observation is simply untrue.  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 22:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Anyone care to agree or disagree here ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.77.15 (talk) 19:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Quasi-cover of "La Villa"
In episode 31 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (minute 1:25), one can hear part of "La Villa" being played on what sounds like a clarinet. I'll let the more senior editors here be the judge of how notable and worthy of mention that is, if at all. (It only lasts about ten minutes.) It should also be noted that at the time this is being written Angry Video Game Nerd is being considered for deletion.—Biosketch (talk) 13:09, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately since this likely wouldn't be covered in any kind of meaningful way, it would just be fan interpretation (i.e. WP:OR).  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 00:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Reference 4 - 'Peart, Neil: The Game of Snakes and Arrows'
This link appears to be broken, at least on my computer. It opens http://www.rush.com/thegameofsnakesandarrows/Rush.Essay4.S&A.pdf stating the title 'Server Error', then the subheading '404 - File or directory not found.' followed by 'The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.120.176.16 (talk) 16:37, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

"Malignant Narcissism" and "Hope" shortest Rush songs ever recorded?
The article lists them as so, but I believe that BU2B2 on the new album, Clockwork Angels, is under two minutes. Could this be fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.180.216.245 (talk) 19:57, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

2112 - Overture - And the Meek...
I added the word "And" to the Overture lyric. It is very clearly sang by Geddy and the lyrics in the CD/Vinyl list the line as "And the Meek shall inherit the Earth." I also changed the capitalization to reflect how it is written in the CD and Record sleeves.68.48.131.203 (talk) 23:24, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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Monsters copyright
The article states that the copyright had run out, but the linked Raymond Scott FAQ say the piece won't enter the public domain before 2033, so there's a direct contradiction between the claim and the reference. Jules TH 16 (talk) 16:39, 31 August 2023 (UTC)