Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst

[SoundscapeMN]

"I've Been Runnin" live?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP17xYfw8qE

also the same show they played a tune titled "The Loser"
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rush/1974/laura-secord-secondary-school-st-catharines-on-canada-4bcf33aa.html

[The Letter M]

"I've Been Runnin" live?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP17xYfw8qE

also the same show they played a tune titled "The Loser"
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rush/1974/laura-secord-secondary-school-st-catharines-on-canada-4bcf33aa.html

https://youtu.be/Drouhbjp_9c?si=sjslh8ipw3KTNw9a

I remember seeing this show online after it had been released in the R40 compilation of their 21st century concert videos, on a bonus disc with other fun extras:

Disc Six — R40 Bonus Disc
Laura Secord Secondary School 1974
1) Need Some Love 2) Before and After 3) Best I Can 4) I’ve Been Runnin’ 5) Bad Boy 6) The Loser 7) Working Man 8) In the Mood (partial)
Capitol Theatre 1976
1) Bastille Day 2) Anthem 3) Lakeside Park 4) 2112 5) Fly By Night/In the Mood
Lock and Key 1988
Molson Amphitheatre 1997
1) Limelight 2) Half the World 3) Limbo 4) Virtuality 5) Nobody’s Hero 6) Test for Echo 7) Leave That Thing Alone/Drum Solo 8) 2112 (all seven parts)
I Still Love You Man 2011
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2013
1) 2112 featuring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nick Raskulinecz 2) Tom Sawyer (3) The Spirit of Radio

https://www.rush.com/r40-40th-anniversary-collectors-box-set-available-in-dvd-blu-ray/

I'm glad the band were able to release this video, as it's a fascinating look into the band's earliest days.

-Marc.

[Stadler]

Is that bonus disk available separately?

[pg1067]

They can dig that stuff up but can't dig up any video from the PEW/MP tours....

[The Letter M]

They can dig that stuff up but can't dig up any video from the PEW/MP tours....

Can't dig up what is lost or never made, but I'm sure they're still holding onto stuff. I'm still waiting to see if they do a GUP 40th Anniversary box set with a full concert video and audio.

I'm still glad they gave us what they could for live tracks for the AFTK, PEW and MP box sets, especially that full Toronto show, but when there was nothing for the Signals set, I was pretty let down. Does anyone know if they could still have that whole GUP Live show or is it a case of, once they had what they needed for the original releases, everything else was cut and tossed?

-Marc.

[Kram]

Is that bonus disk available separately?

I'd be interested in this as well.

[Setlist Scotty]

Is that bonus disk available separately?

I don't believe so. It was a bonus to give people extra reason to buy the R40 video box set that probably already had most of the other stuff on Blu-ray.   
 
 

Can't dig up what is lost or never made, but I'm sure they're still holding onto stuff.

Yeah, it's hard to know if they filmed anything from the PeW tour. The thing that disappoints me is that they couldn't release a full PeW show on audio at least. I'm glad for what they did release, and along with the St. Louis radio broadcast, I think a whole PeW show can be cobbled together, but still it's a bit lame.
 
 

I'm still waiting to see if they do a GUP 40th Anniversary box set with a full concert video and audio.

Given what they did for Moving Pictures and the fact that there was *no* bonus audio for Signals at all (LAME!!!!), I'm hoping for release of a full audio show, but I doubt we'll see a video included in the package, and if so, probably what we already have, but maybe at a higher resolution. (Yes I know that one was shot on videotape instead of film, but given the software for increasing resolution today, I wouldn't be surprised if they did it)
 
 

I'm still glad they gave us what they could for live tracks for the AFTK, PEW and MP box sets, especially that full Toronto show, but when there was nothing for the Signals set, I was pretty let down. Does anyone know if they could still have that whole GUP Live show or is it a case of, once they had what they needed for the original releases, everything else was cut and tossed?

You and me both on the disappointment factor for Signals - didn't bother buying a 40th anniversary package for that reason - hope they get the message from everyone else who did the same. As for if they have the whole thing or not, it's hard to say, but given that extra scenes from movies of that era have often been destroyed and/or are only available in low quality to be released on anniversary edition movie releases, I wouldn't be surprised if the original film negatives for the ESL video are long gone. Hope I'm wrong.

[pg1067]

I stole the following from Reddit.  COMPLETELY new information to me.

"The 1936 classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town stars Gary Cooper as Longfellow Deeds, a man from Mandrake Falls, Vermont who inherits $20 million and dreams of using it to help his fellow Americans through the Depresson [sic].  Cynical newspaper reporter Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) dubs him 'the Cinderella Man.'

And here are the opening lyrics of Rush’s 'Cinderella Man':

'A modest man from Mandrake / Travelled rich to the city / He had a need to discover / A use for his newly found wealth / Because he was human, because he had goodness / [Because] he was moral they called him insane'"

I had no idea the lyrics were based on a movie, but I always wondered about the "Mandrake" reference in the song.

[The Letter M]

Yeah, it's hard to know if they filmed anything from the PeW tour. The thing that disappoints me is that they couldn't release a full PeW show on audio at least. I'm glad for what they did release, and along with the St. Louis radio broadcast, I think a whole PeW show can be cobbled together, but still it's a bit lame.

This is exactly what I did to achieve my "complete PEW Tour" show, which I dubbed the "Permanent Waves World Tour", which I discussed in my Rush Tourography thread over a year ago.

Disc 1
1. 2112 (Live In St. Louis)
2. Freewill (Live In London)
3. By-Tor And The Snow Dog (Live In London)
4. Xanadu (Live In London)
5. The Spirit Of Radio (Live In Manchester)
6. Natural Science (Live In Manchester)
7. A Passage To Bangkok (Live In Manchester) (Only on the digital version)
8. The Trees (Live In Manchester)

Disc 2
1. Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage (Live In London)
2. Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres (Live In London)
3. Closer To The Heart (Live In Manchester)
4. Beneath, Between & Behind (Live In Manchester)
5. Jacob's Ladder (Live In St. Louis)
6. Working Man Medley (Live In St. Louis)
7. La Villa Strangiato (Live In St. Louis)

-Marc.

[ReaperKK]

https://www.loudersound.com/news/alex-lifeson-playing-rush-songs-with-geddy-lee

Nice to read that they are still playing the songs.

[Orbert]

"We sound like a really bad tribute band" 

[Setlist Scotty]

https://www.loudersound.com/news/alex-lifeson-playing-rush-songs-with-geddy-lee

Nice to read that they are still playing the songs.

Here's the link to the full article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/alex-lifeson-geddy-lee-envy-of-none-rush-tour-lerxst-1235016143/

Lemme know if any of you guys can't read it (I had no problems).

[Anguyen92]

Excellent comments here from Alex in that article.

It is amazing that Paul McCartney himself tried to convince you.
Yes, it was. And I asked him to be our manager, but I said, “Would you be our caterer?” And then he said he’d be a caterer. And then I knew I made a mistake because he’s a vegan and there’s no way I’m giving up steak [laughs].