My girlfriend saw them on the Time Machine tour (before I did!!) when they played Quebec City in 2010. I was hoping to go to one of the Toronto shows in 2010 but I had to work. Luckily they did another leg in 2011 and stopped in Hamilton, so I caught that show. She loves Snakes and Arrows and a smattering of songs from their older albums as well. She isn't a huge fan of Ged's early vocals, but she appreciates the musicianship and the songwriting of the band.
On an unrelated note: I decided to compile a "Best of Rush" 5 CD set, stemming from my putting Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres on one CD and Permanent Waves/Moving Pictures on another. My hope is to have one disc from the selftitled through 2112, one from Signals to Presto, and one from Roll the Bones through to Snakes and Arrows.
Anyone have any recommendations for songs? My lists aren't set in stone, but I'm hoping to have 2-4 songs per album (except 2112, where the title track will suffice)
Here's where I am at the moment:
s/t: no idea (but probably Working Man)
Fly: Anthem, Fly By Night, By-Tor, maybe Beneath, Between & Behind
Caress: Bastille Day, Lakeside Park
2112: 2112
Signals: Subdivisions, Analog Kid, The Weapon, New World Man
Grace: Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A, Between the Wheels
Windows: Marathon, Manhattan Project, Territories
Fire: Force Ten, Time Stand Still, Mission
Presto: Show Don't Tell, The Pass
Roll the Bones: Dreamline, Roll the Bones, Ghost of a Chance
Counterparts: Nobody's Hero, not sure about the rest
Test for Echo: Resist, not sure about the rest
Vapor Trails: One Little Victory, not sure about the rest
Snakes: Far Cry, Workin' Them Angels, Larger Bowl, Main Monkey Business
I'm not super well-versed with their stuff from Grace onward - my main area of expertise is the late 70s/early 80s. Any recommendations would be appreciated!