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My Favorite Headache
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My Favorite Headache (4:44)
One Man Standing On The Plains Of Abraham
Watching A Damaged Sunrise
One Man Standing Near The Edge
Of A Quiet Breakdown
I Watch The Sea
It Helps To Anchor Me
I Watch The Sea
It Helps To Anchor Me
Once You Start Hiding
You Keep On Hiding
Till Your Paranoia Calms Down
Once You Start Watching
You Keep On Watching
Till You're Tied Up And You're Spellbound
Just Between The Ice Ages Anyway
I Want To Talk But I Haven't Got
Too Much To Say
I Don't Mean To Be So Nihilistic
Forgive Me If I Seem To Be Too Realistic
Once You Start Running
You Keep On Running
Till Your Muscles Start To Breakdown
Once You Start Falling
You Keep On Falling
Till You Hit The Cold. Cold Ground
I Watch T.v.
What Do You Want From Me
I Watch T.v.
What Do You Want From Me
Just Between The Ice Ages Anyway
I Want To Talk But I Haven't Got
Enough To Say
I Don't Mean To Be So Nihilistic
Forgive Me If I Seem To Be Too Realistic
Once You Start Hiding
You Keep On Hiding
Till You Feel You're Safe And Sound
Once You Start Watching
You Keep On Watching
Till You're Tied Up And You're Spellbound
I Watch The Sea
It Helps To Anchor Me
I Watch The Sea
I Saw It On T.V.
The Present Tense (3:25)
Living In The Present Tense
When You Lose The Past
And The Future Makes No Sense
You're Living In The Present Tense
Crawling Out, Secure And Confident
Imbued With Innocence
Ready For The Whirl
Suddenly The View Was More Intense
Living In A Different Kind Of World
You're Living
Living In The Present Tense
There's Nothing To Blame
No Victim Of Consequence
You're Living In The Present Tense
Something You Said
It Made Me
Step Outside ..the Moment
Eyes Pan Right And Left
Around My World
Open Yourself
Up To The Possibility
Aware Of Some Reality
Outside Your World
In A Silent Universe
The Moment Can Be So Real
You Almost Can't Stand It
In A Distant Universe
Distracted From Ourselves
You Can't Help But Wonder
In A Crowded Universe
When The Talking Turns To Noise
You Almost Start Laughing
You're Living
Living In The Present Tense
When You Lose The Past
And The Future Makes No Sense
You're Living In The Present Tense
Nothing To Blame
No Victim Of Consequence
You're Living In The Present Tense
Window To The World (3:01)
I've Gone Flying, Trying To Reach You
You've Been Hiding, Riding Me To A State Like This
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To The World
We Are Sailing, Flailing Through The Ether
You've Been Trailing, Failing Me With You're
View Of Bliss
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To The World
A Little More Than This,
A Little Less Than That,
You've Got Magic In Your Hands
A Little More Like This,
A Little Less Like That,
I've Got Magic In My Hands
You've Conspired, Inspired Me To
Find A Place Like This
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To,
Give Me That Window To The World
Working at Perfekt (4:59)
Draw A Line
Strong And Clear
Make It Bend To Your Will
All The Lines
In A Face
So Hard To Make Stand Still
'till The Flaws Disappear
'till What's Wrong Disappears
'till All That's Wrong Will
Disappear
Working At Perfect
Got Me Down On My Knees
Success To Failure
Just A Matter Of Degrees
Success To Failure
Just A Matter Of Degrees
All The Colours Of The Day
Have Somehow Disappeared
All The Colours Of The Universe
Are Closer Than They Appear
Are Not As Close As They Appear
Are Not As Close As They Appear
Not As Close As They Appear
Nothing Is Perfect
Certainly Not Me
Success To Failure
Just A Matter Of Degrees
Working At Perfect
Got Me Down On My Knees
But When It's Right
It's Right As Rain
And When It's Right
There Is No Pain
And When It's Right
You Start Again
Working At Perfect
Got You Down On Your Knees
Success To Failure
Just A Matter Of Degrees
Success To Failure
Just A Matter Of Degrees
Runaway Train (4:31)
Nothing Blooms
In A Loveless Room
You've Got To Want It
You've Got To Want It
Who's The Fool
Where Apathy Rules
You've Got To Want It
You've Got To Want It
If You Don't Want It
It Remains The Same
It's A Heart Of Darkness
That Wants To Play That Game
If There's No Defiance
It Remains Insane
If It's All Compliance
It's A Runaway Train
Nothing So Cruel
Where Malevolence Rules
You've Got To Want It
You've Got To Want It
There Is No Defence
Against Pointed Arrogance
You've Got To Want It
You've Got To Want It
If You Don't Want It
It Remains The Same
It's A Heart Of Darkness
That Wants To Play That Game
It Can Be Surprising
When You Lose The Shame
And The Sun Starts Rising
Another Day To Tame
If You're Heart Is Aching
Just Remove The Shame
You've Got To Want It
Give Your Soul A Shaking
And Refuse The Blame
You've Got To Want It
Who's The Fool
Where Apathy Rules
You've Got To Want It
You've Got To Want It
If You Don't Want It
It Remains The Same
It's A Heart Of Darkness
That Wants To Play That Game
If There's No Defiance
It Remains Insane
If It's All Compliance
It's A Runaway Train
It's A Runaway Train
The Angels' Share (4:34)
The Angels' Share
The Secrets Of The Universe
It's Seldom Fair
Partly Blessing Partly Curse
All Those Things We Cannot Know
We Dream , We Hypothesize
Maybe These Are Secrets Shared By Those
Watching From The Sky
If We Are Only Members Of The Human Race
No Supernatural Beings From A
Supranatural Place
If You Can't Solve The Problem
Come And Tell Me To My Face
The Angels' Share
All The Human Mysteries
There Is No Prayer
To The Thieves Of Celestial History
The Myth Of Perfect Reason
We've Forgotten At Birth
It's A Kind Of Clandestine Conspiracy
A Seraphin Joke Of Eternity
If We Are Only Members Of The Human Race
No Supernatural Beings From A
Supranatural Place
If You Can't Solve The Problem
Come And Tell Me To My Face
All Those Things We Cannot Know
We Dream , We Hypothesize
Maybe These Are Secrets Shared By Those
Watching From The Sky
If We Are Only Members Of The Human Race
No Supernatural Beings From A
Supranatural Place
If You Can't Solve The Problem
Come And Tell Me To My Face
Moving To Bohemia (4:25)
Where The Air's Not Clean
Where The Water's Glowing Green
Where The Dog's Are Mean
I'm Moving To Bohemia
Taking You Along
Say Goodbye To Suburbia
You Don't Have To Cut The Lawn
I Had A Dream Of A Different Place
I Had A Dream That You Had A Different Face
I Heard A Scream Of A Desperate Kind
I've Got A Feeling That You're Gonna Love What
You'll Find
Where We're On T.V.
Where The Money Grows On Trees
Where The Beer Is Free
Moving To Bohemia
Taking You Along
Say Goodbye To Utopia
We'll Wave Before We're Gone
I Had A Dream Of A Different Place
I Had A Dream That You Had A Different Face
I Hear The Beat Of An Anxious Heart
I Feel The Heat...it's Time For Us To Start
Time For Us To Start
I'm Moving To Bohemia
Where The Literature 's Obscene
Bathing In Euphoria
Where The Naked Truth Is On The Screen
I Had A Dream Of A Different Place
I Had A Dream That You Had A Different Face
I Heard A Scream Of A Desperate Kind
I've Got A Feeling That...
You're Gonna Love What You'll Find
You're Gonna Love What You'll Find
Home On The Strange (3:47)
He Sleeps With A Chain Saw
Got Eyes Like An Outlaw
He Takes A Two Smoke Walk
He Don't Like To Talk
And He Don't Like Change
And He Don't Like Change
You May Think He's Deranged
But He'd Rather Be Home,
Home.. Home On The Strange
He's A Canadian Icon
He's Sleeps With His Clothes On
He Likes To Work With His Hands
He's An Apolitical Man
And He Don't Like Change
And He Don't Like Change
You May Think He's Deranged
But He'd Rather Be Home,
Home.. Home On The Strange
One In A Lifetime
One In A World
One In A Life Time
One In A World
One In A Life Time
One In A World
He Sleeps With A Chainsaw
He Sings Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa
He Likes To Work With His Hands
He's An Apolitical Man
And He Don't Like Change
And He Don't Like Change
You May Think He's Deranged
But He'd Rather Be Home,
Home.. Home On The Strange
And He Don't Like Change
And He Don't Like Change
You May Think He's Deranged
But He'd Rather Be Home,
Home.. Home On The Strange
Slipping (5:05)
Meant To Tell You
Tell You From The Start
Meant To Show You
What's Inside This Shallow Heart
But I Could Not Find The Words
Worthy Enough To Say
I Slipped Along The Way
I Slipped Along The Way
Tried To Be There
Be There When You Fall
Tried To Make You Feel Big
When Life Makes You Feel Small
But I Could Not Find The Steps
Quickly Enough To Take
I Slipped Along The Way
I Slipped Along The Way
Want To Change Things
Want To Clear The Air
Fix The Things Around Us
So Badly In Need Of Repair
But I Might Not Have The Sense
Sense Enough To Change
I Slipped Along The Way
Still (4:29)
Trick Of The Light
Or Just
A Loss Of Perspective
Flaw In The Grand Plan
Just
The Way It Is
Looks Good From A Distance
But
The Closer I Come
It...
Becomes More Daunting
But
These Moments Will Pass
Still
Halfway Up The Hill
My Fingers May Bleed
But I've Got To Get There
Still
Standing On The Hill
My Spirit's Released
But I've Got To Get There
Lost In An Abstract Thought
Dazed And Distracted
Winded Yet Still I'm Caught
With A Fragment Of Doubt
Slowed By Reflection
But
These Moments Will Pass
Still
Halfway Up The Hill
My Fingers May Bleed
But I've Got To Get There
Still
Standing On The Hill
My Spirit's Released
But I've Got To Get There
It's Just Confusion
An Illusion
Easily Overdone
Here Comes Resolution
Absolution
It's Not An Illusion
Not A Fiction
Easily Overcome
Here Comes Revolution
Absolution
Trick Of The Light
Or Just
Too Much Perspective
Looks Good From A Distance
But
The Closer I Come
It
Becomes More Daunting
But
These Moments Will Pass
Still
Grace To Grace (4:57)
A Hundred Thousand Years
A Hundred Thousand Miles Of Track
A Hundred Thousand Tears
Hundred Thousand Souls
You Can't Give Back
When The Dark Subsides
An Eternity Goes By
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
When The Truth Hides
An Eternity Goes By
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
Grace To Grace
Immaculate Vision
Of What Should Have Been
Face To Face
Eloquent Stories
Of What Could Have Been
A Hundred Thousand Dreams
A Hundred Thousand Beams Of Light
A Hundred Thousand Schemes
Gods In The Heavens Can't Get It Right
When The Dark Subsides
An Eternity Goes By
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
When The Truth Hides
Integrity Falls Shy
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
Grace To Grace
Immaculate Vision
Of What Should Have Been
Place To Place
Elegant Story
Of What Could Have Been
When The Truth Hides
Integrity Falls Shy
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
When The Truth Hides
An Eternity Goes By
On The Fault Line
Between Then And Now
Grace To Grace
Immaculate Vision
Of What Should Have Been
Face To Face
Elegant Story
Of What Could Have Been
Grace To Grace
Immaculate Vision
Of What Should Have Been
Grace To Grace
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Musicians
Geddy Lee | Basses, voices, piano, guitar, programming, percussion, whining
Ben Mink | Electric and acoustic guitars, violins and violas, programming, wheezing
Matt Cameron | Drums
Jeremy Taggart - *Drums on "Home On The Strange"
Jeremy Taggart appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
John Friesen - Cellos on "Working at Perfekt"
Ed Wilson - Additional programming
Chris Stringer - Additional percussion
Waylon Wall - Steel guitar on "Window"
Pappy Rosen - Backward vocals on "Slipping"
Duke - Dog
Lyrics - Geddy Lee, Music - Geddy Lee and Ben Mink
String Arrangements - Ben Mink and Geddy Lee
For lyrics, check out www.myfavoriteheadache.com
Recorded during the spring and summer of 2000
Produced by Geddy Lee, Ben Mink and David Leonard
Mixed and engineered by David Leonard
Matt Cameron's drums recorded by Adam Kasper
Additional recording by Dennis Tougas, B. Mink, G. Lee.
Recorded at The Peasant's Tent - East and West, Toronto and Vancouver
Studio X / Seattle, Assistant Engineer - Sam Hofstedt
The Factory Studios - Vancouver, Assistant Engineer - Sheldon Zaharko (he sleeps with a chainsaw) / Runner - Jason Van Ewyk
Reaction Studios - Toronto, Assistant Engineers - Chris Stringer, Tom Heron, Jeff Elliot / Runner - Kirk McNally
Mixed at Metalworks - Mississauga, Ontario, Assistant Engineers - Joel Kazmi, Ian Bodzasi
Mastered by Howie Wienberg, edited by Roger Lian at Masterdisk, NYC.
Hard Disk Recording and Computer Programming Assistance - Daniel Seguin, Ed Wilson
Pre-Production Assistant - Carl Petzelt
For their Technical Contributions:
Saved by Technology, Toronto | Marc Charpentier, Roger Salvesen, Vancouver | Russel Nash, George Leger, Los Angeles
Coll Audio Toronto | Morrie Eaman, Rene Spooner, Vancouver | Russ Ryan, Toronto
Reely Unique Rentals, Vancouver | Joel Singer, Audio Technica USA
Management - Ray Danniels for SRO Management Inc., Toronto
Design - Steve Mykolyn and Fuel Design Inc., Toronto
Photography - Michael Graf, Andrew MacNaughtan
THANKS AND I MEAN THANKS:
To Nancy, Julian and Kyla
For their encouragement, patience and patience!!
To Ben and David for so many hours (you bad boys you)!
Ben would like to thank in no small way - Ingrid, Izzy and Lucie
For their time and positive energy:
Val Azzoli, Ray Danniels, Pegi Cecconi, Liam Birt, Anna LeCoche, Randy Rolfe, Sheila Posner, Shelley Nott, Cynthia Barry, Karen Jones, Warren Seyffert, Jill Berliner
For their generosity of spirit:
Matt and April, Adam and J.J, Amy, Cailey and Parker Bruce Leonard, Greg Keplinger, Jeremt Taggart, Ed Wilson, Jason Sniderman, Robbie Higgins, Daniel R. for "supra", JL, Martin Laba, The good people at Studio X, Ormond Jobim and the equally good people of Reaction Studios, Alex Andronache at Metalworks and of course (my soul brothers) Lerxst and Pratt!
Atlantic/Anthem, November 14, 2000
© 2000 Atlantic Records © 2000 Anthem Entertainment
Notes:
- Highest Billboard Chart Position: 52 (debut); Top Internet Album Sales Chart: 7 (first week)
- "Following more than a quarter-century of success with Rush - including 22 albums, all certified RIAA gold-or-better, with cumulative worldwide sales of over 35 million - My Favorite Headache finds Lee joined in the studio by guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink and drummer Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden). The album's 11 diverse new Lee compositions were co-written with Mink (best known for his collaborations with k.d. lang [webmaster note: better known to Rush fans for Mink's electric violin on Signal's "Losing It", also as a member of "FM" who toured with Rush in the early 80's]). This landmark recording sees Lee taking on a number of instruments - along with his bass and vocal duties - including piano, guitar, percussion, and various programming elements. Recorded in Seattle, Vancouver, and Toronto, the album was produced by Lee, Mink, and renowned studio whiz David Leonard (Santana, Barenaked Ladies, Prince), and also features drummer Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace) on one track." - Atlantic Records/Geddy Lee Newsletter, Sep. 19, 2000.
- "Ben's dad was telling him a story about something that happened to his mother, and he said, in his Polish accent, 'and right away, she gets the favorite headache.' Once I stopped laughing, I realized what a great phrase that is, and I became determined to use it. It represents my sort of reluctant relationship with making music: I love it passionately, but it drives me crazy, because once I get into a project I'm completely consumed by it." - Geddy Lee, Bass Player Magazine, Jan. 2001
- At the time of its release, owners of the compact disk were able to access a one hour long video via the Internet of the making of the album by placing the disk in their CD-ROM drive and visiting http://www.atlantic-records.com/geddy_lee. The abbreviated twelve minute "Electronic Pres Kit" was later available here.
- "Rush's Front Man Flies Solo" - Canadian Musician Sep./Oct. 2000
- Geddy Lee Goes Solo With Anthem's 'headache' - Billboard.com, Oct. 28, 2000
- "liveDaily Interview: Geddy Lee of Rush" - LiveDaily.com, Nov. 7, 2000
- "The Geddy Lee Interview" - Jam! Showbiz, Nov. 8, 2000
- "Geddy Lee: Yesterday and Today, The World Album Premiere of My Favorite Headache"
- "Seven questions with Geddy Lee" - Lawrence Journal World, Nov. 30, 2000
- "The Consummate Geddy Lee Interview" - Global Bass Online, Dec. 1, 2000
- WMMR Interview with Geddy Lee - Dec. 18, 2000
- "Geddy Lee chat transcript" - Jam! Showbiz, Dec. 21, 2000
- "No Rush - Geddy Lee
Flexes His Muscles In A Powerful Solo Debut" (also featured on the cover) - Bass Player Magazine, Jan. 2001
- "Guitar Center Talks with Geddy Lee" - Sep. 2001 Catalog
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