The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels

[The Letter M]

They said that some of the VT songs fell into the "studio only" camp because of the way they were recorded and whatnot, Peaceable Kingdom being one of them.  I suspect they worry about some of the songs losing their power by having only one guitar live, as opposed to the wall of guitars that comes at you on the studio versions.

I figured the over-dubs would be what killed some of the songs' chances for being included in the live set. I wouldn't mind hearing "Ceiling Unlimited" brought back, especially since we didn't get it as a bonus track on RIR. I'm sure they could figure something out with some of the other songs, though. There are 7 that have yet to be played, and I'm sure they could try one or two of them.

-Marc.

[Tick]

They said that some of the VT songs fell into the "studio only" camp because of the way they were recorded and whatnot, Peaceable Kingdom being one of them.  I suspect they worry about some of the songs losing their power by having only one guitar live, as opposed to the wall of guitars that comes at you on the studio versions.

HEAVY STRINGS!!!!


 

[The Letter M]

I'd also like to add that "Good News First" might sound great with a string ensemble on it.

-Marc.

[Big Hath]

And how much will the fanbase flip out if Roll the Bones comes back?

Jack, relax.

[Nick]

And how much will the fanbase flip out if Roll the Bones comes back?

Jack, relax.

Get busy with the....

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE.

Yeah, RtB needs to stay retired.

[Tick]

I'd also like to add that "Good News First" might sound great with a string ensemble on it.

-Marc.

NO MORE SNAKES AND ARROWS!!!!

[Tick]

And how much will the fanbase flip out if Roll the Bones comes back?

Jack, relax.

Well, you have to pee at some point.

[Big Hath]

And how much will the fanbase flip out if Roll the Bones comes back?

Jack, relax.

Well, you have to pee at some point.

exactly - saw both the Vapor Trails and R30 tours and each time they played this song, streams of people headed toward the merch stand/bathroom/snack bar.

[snowdog]

Yeah, RtB needs to stay retired.

Yeah I agree.  I wasn't shocked to see it still in rotation on the Counterparts tour.  But I figured that surely they wouldn't play it on the TFE tour.  And I was further shocked it was still being played for Vapor Trails.  I thought for sure that they would have grown tired of it.

[Zydar]

GONNA KICK SOME GLUTEUS MAX



Sorry, continue. 

[Mladen]

What's wrong with Roll the bones?

[King Postwhore]

What's wrong with Roll the bones?

Nothing.  It's just been played on too many tours in a row.  Need to give it some rest for other songs.

[Phoenix87x]

What's wrong with Roll the bones?

Nothing.  It's just been played on too many tours in a row.  Need to give it some rest for other songs.

Totally agree.

[TL]

So it looks like Clockwork Angels will debut at #2 in the US, with about 104,707 copies sold there.
https://www.rushisaband.com/blog/2012/06/20/3171/Rushs-Clockwork-Angels-debuts-at-2-on-the-Billboard-200

For comparison, Snakes & Arrows debuted at #3 with 93,000 sales. It ties with Counterparts for their highest chart position.

The breakdown is;
72,007 CD
30,339 digital
2,361 vinyl

This doesn't include fanpack copies, which count as UK sales, but those probably wouldn't have bumped them up to #1 anyway (128,000).

Congratulations Rush!

Edit: It looks like they debuted at #1 here in Canada, with 20,000 copies sold.
https://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/20/rushs-angels-fly-up-the-charts
Awesome!

[chrisbDTM]

cool to see CD's with a large fraction of the sales. last tuesday me and my dad went to best buy after to work and there were quite a few dudes just getting out of work with their suits on picking it up as well

[King Postwhore]

cool to see CD's with a large fraction of the sales. last tuesday me and my dad went to best buy after to work and there were quite a few dudes just getting out of work with their suits on picking it up as well

Rush fan base.

[KevShmev]

Nice finish for the first week!

And Roll the Bones is a cool song, and every time I have seen it live, the crowd has enjoyed the hell out of it.

[Scorpion]

Well, I just listened to CA again, and I think that I'm starting to appreciate it. Definitely better than the first listen. I think that this just might grow on me.

[TAC]

And how much will the fanbase flip out if Roll the Bones comes back?

Jack, relax.

Well, you have to pee at some point.

Exactly! 

[King Postwhore]

Yeah but my wife always picks the song I really want to hear for the pee break.   

[Nick]

Hooray young bladder!

[Phoenix87x]

Hooray young bladder!

   I 2nd that.

[Tick]

Hooray young bladder!

I've been pissin up a storm at concerts since I was young.

[Nick]

Hooray young bladder!

I've been pissin up a storm at concerts since I was young.

Hooray for being poor any never buying beer/soda while at shows!

[Implode]

cool to see CD's with a large fraction of the sales. last tuesday me and my dad went to best buy after to work and there were quite a few dudes just getting out of work with their suits on picking it up as well

Rush fan base.

I'm only 20 and that was me, too. 

[Nick]

cool to see CD's with a large fraction of the sales. last tuesday me and my dad went to best buy after to work and there were quite a few dudes just getting out of work with their suits on picking it up as well

Rush fan base.

I'm only 20 and that was me, too. 

Had I needed to get the album on release day I assure you I would have found a reason to get out of the office (we have running around stuff to do most days), and hit Best Buy with my suit and picked it up.

[Tick]

Hooray young bladder!

I've been pissin up a storm at concerts since I was young.

Hooray for being poor any never buying beer/soda while at shows!

I was poor. I just was never good with my bladded when I went out. Even in my early 20's my friends called me, "Pissman"

[PlaysLikeMyung]

What's wrong with Roll the bones?

Nothing.  It's just been played on too many tours in a row.  Need to give it some rest for other songs.

I need to see it. I love that song.

[Mladen]

Me too.

Also, sorry if this interview was posted before, but apparently, Tai Shan is Alex' and Geddy's least favorite Rush song. Surprising? I don't think so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qzaEhezDM8&feature=g-vrec

[King Postwhore]

Well for a nut like me who see's every tour I like to give RTB a rest but I do get it for others.

[TL]

Ugh. Reading the paper this morning, they had, as they do every Thursday in the A&E section, this week's Canadian album chart. Surprisingly, Clockwork Angels was at #3.
Then I noticed that in the fine print, they note that they're only using iTunes sales. So basically, they're penalizing any band, such as Rush, that has strong physical media sales.

I know it doesn't really matter, but it's a bit irritating.

[Implode]

And anyone can look up album sales on iTunes. So really they are just being extremely lazy.

[Orbert]

So we've come full circle.  Or half circle... 180... whatever.  Album sales used to only count physical sales because that's all there was.  Now they only count iTunes sales.  "They" of course is your paper, and "they" suck.  iTunes isn't even all legitimate online sales, is it?  Is the album available as an Amazon download or anywhere else?

[TL]

Well the Canadian Amazon site doesn't have MP3s, but I'm assuming we have something besides iTunes.

Edit:
On another note, apparently the fanpack was ineligible for charting. They sold 40,000. If they had counted, Clockwork Angels would have debuted at #1 in the UK. Instead, they debuted at #76.
https://canon.broadcastnewsroom.com/article/Rush-Match-Highest-Charting-of-Their-Career-With-CLOCKWORK-ANGELS--2082335

That's messed up.

[DarkEternalNight]

That makes me so angry, because I bought one, and my contribution doesn't count