Author Topic: Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst (Read 497457 times)

Ruba · « **Reply #910 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:11:50 AM »

Hmm yes.

Scard · « **Reply #911 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:24:57 PM »

Quote from: black_floyd on July 01, 2013, 01:33:27 PM

It would reach critical Canadian potential if they were eating poutine out of the top of it.

I'm a Canadian, and I support this message.

ytserush · « **Reply #912 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:49:28 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 29, 2013, 06:04:54 AM

Yeah, saw this on my FB feed this morning.

One week 'til they hit the closest thing to Neil's hometown - Hamilton.

Looks like it's gonna be a Rush listening week.

I did have something to say here, but I have no idea what it was after seeing this.

Orbert · « **Reply #913 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:52:58 PM »

Did it have anything to do with two grown men kissing something that literally thousands of unwashed hands have touched?

Geddy seems to be keeping a safe distance, but Alex looks like he'd go for some tongue action if only a proper orifice were available.

Zydar · « **Reply #914 on:** July 03, 2013, 12:31:48 AM »

Or that Chicago won the Stanley Cup and not Toronto, their home town? Seems weird to me without knowing the real reason.

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #915 on:** July 05, 2013, 06:21:10 PM »

Saw Rush live last night for the first time. Goddamn good show.

Setlist Spoilers and General Thoughts to follow...

Highlights of the evening:
Headlong Flight in general... Song is awesome live and that cemented it as one of my favorite Rush songs
Where's My Thing? (plus the badass drum solo)
Alex destroying the solo on The Analog Kid
Manhattan Project!
Finally gaining some appreciation for both Clockwork Angels (the song) and Big Money
Neil's electronic drum solo. At first my friend and I both thought that Geddy was playing the keys along with the drums, turns out those were the drums. Very cool.
Opening the evening with Subdivisions, one of my favorites
Spirit of Radio!
The String Ensemble and how they were used in the music, especially on the older songs. Very cool.

Some 'criticisms' (if you can all them that):
We got so many songs from Power Windows, but no Marathon? Boo!
While I liked how the evening 'sets' were laid out, by the end of the 80's set I was getting a wee bit tired of their 80's stuff. I like a lot of their 80's stuff, but after so many songs it just starts to be a bit monotonous after so long (for me). I will say that seeing so many of those songs has made me go back and reappraise a few that I initially disregarded.

So that's it. Great, great night. Really glad I finally go off my butt to see them live.

Nick · « **Reply #916 on:** July 05, 2013, 08:40:36 PM »

We're on year 2 of the tour, you can post "spoilers" at this point.

showdonttell · « **Reply #917 on:** July 10, 2013, 01:30:27 PM »

So the Hamilton show was spectacular! Lerxst's guitar was a little quiet in the first set, but they seemed to fix that for set 2. All around, a pretty epic performance.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #918 on:** July 10, 2013, 05:52:46 PM »

Quote from: showdonttell on July 10, 2013, 01:30:27 PM

So the Hamilton show was spectacular! Lerxst's guitar was a little quiet in the first set, but they seemed to fix that for set 2. All around, a pretty epic performance.

I was there as well. Didn't notice the guitar being quiet from where I was. Excellent show... encore was a little short imo. They coulda brought out another more obscure tune, like Jacob's Ladder.

ytserush · « **Reply #919 on:** July 10, 2013, 11:08:38 PM »

Quote from: Orbert on July 02, 2013, 04:52:58 PM

Did it have anything to do with two grown men kissing something that literally thousands of unwashed hands have touched?

Geddy seems to be keeping a safe distance, but Alex looks like he'd go for some tongue action if only a proper orifice were available.

One of those hands was mine too. I didn't want to touch it (superstitious), but the handler grabbed my hand and put it there for the photo. Bastard.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #920 on:** July 11, 2013, 01:48:09 PM »

Different Strings is such a great song that gets ruined by a stupid fadeout at the epic guitar solo ending. I need to find a live version.

Ruba · « **Reply #921 on:** July 11, 2013, 01:50:21 PM »

Quote from: Ben_Jamin on July 11, 2013, 01:48:09 PM

Different Strings is such a great song that gets ruined by a stupid fadeout at the epic guitar solo ending. I need to find a live version.

Rush has never played it live, if I'm not mistaken. Possibly because they don't have a full-time keyboard player playing the piano parts. However, Dream Theater has covered it live.

? · « **Reply #922 on:** July 11, 2013, 01:51:26 PM »

Different Strings is my favorite song on Permanent Waves

The Letter M · « **Reply #923 on:** July 11, 2013, 01:56:53 PM »

Quote from: Ruba on July 11, 2013, 01:50:21 PM

Quote from: Ben_Jamin on July 11, 2013, 01:48:09 PM
Different Strings is such a great song that gets ruined by a stupid fadeout at the epic guitar solo ending. I need to find a live version.

Rush has never played it live, if I'm not mistaken. Possibly because they don't have a full-time keyboard player playing the piano parts. However, Dream Theater has covered it live.

True. "Different Strings" lands in the "album-only" piece that has never gotten played live. Oddly enough, a lot of songs in the second-to-last position in the album have never been played live: Before And After, Rivendell, Tears, Madrigal, Different Strings, Losing It, Emotion Detector, and Tai Shan.

For a couple tours, "Witch Hunt" was like that, as well, being a more involved piece musically speaking. The arrangements made it a bit tougher to perform live with the equipment they had back then. It seems all (or most) of these 2nd-to-last songs are very different and would prove to be harder to perform live, and I wonder if they did that on purpose for so many of their albums (at least up to HYF).

-Marc.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #924 on:** July 11, 2013, 02:14:24 PM »

Quote from: The Letter M on July 11, 2013, 01:56:53 PM

Quote from: Ruba on July 11, 2013, 01:50:21 PM
Quote from: Ben_Jamin on July 11, 2013, 01:48:09 PM
Different Strings is such a great song that gets ruined by a stupid fadeout at the epic guitar solo ending. I need to find a live version.

Rush has never played it live, if I'm not mistaken. Possibly because they don't have a full-time keyboard player playing the piano parts. However, Dream Theater has covered it live.

True. "Different Strings" lands in the "album-only" piece that has never gotten played live. Oddly enough, a lot of songs in the second-to-last position in the album have never been played live: Before And After, Rivendell, Tears, Madrigal, Different Strings, Losing It, Emotion Detector, and Tai Shan.

For a couple tours, "Witch Hunt" was like that, as well, being a more involved piece musically speaking. The arrangements made it a bit tougher to perform live with the equipment they had back then. It seems all (or most) of these 2nd-to-last songs are very different and would prove to be harder to perform live, and I wonder if they did that on purpose for so many of their albums (at least up to HYF).

-Marc.

I hope they decide to dust it off one of these days.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #925 on:** July 12, 2013, 05:19:26 AM »

Class act all the way. Regarding their show in Calgary.

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Due to recent flooding and water damage at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the RUSH concert originally scheduled for Wednesday July 24 had to be cancelled.

Rush has been moved by the situation in Alberta and have decided to perform their Clockwork Angels show at the closest location possible on the same date – Wednesday, July 24 in Red Deer, Alberta at the Enmax Centrium – and have ALL PROCEEDS to go Alberta Flood Relief.

Rush will be donating their fee, and paying for all their expenses. Their promoter partner Live Nation will also be donating their time and fees towards this cause. The venue, Enmax Centrium, will be donating goods and services to the event as well. It’s an all –hands-on-deck situation to donate time in order to raise as much money possible for our Alberta friends and fellow Canadians in need.

? · « **Reply #926 on:** July 12, 2013, 05:27:05 AM »

Classy move!

Zydar · « **Reply #927 on:** July 12, 2013, 05:44:17 AM »

King Postwhore · « **Reply #928 on:** July 12, 2013, 05:54:37 AM »

Fantastic!!

Orbert · « **Reply #929 on:** July 12, 2013, 07:59:35 AM »

Canadians are just that much cooler than Americans. It's true.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #930 on:** July 12, 2013, 09:31:47 AM »

Don't know how much press that flooding got outside of Canada, but it was insane. The Saddledome (which is where the NHL team plays ... So a major stadium/arena) was flooded up to row 10. It's also right in downtown Calgary. This flooding was on the scale (perhaps worse) than what NY saw with Sandy. The worst hit area (ironically a town called "High River") still has homes under water ... One month later.

Ok, carry on with Rush discussion.

Big Hath · « **Reply #931 on:** July 12, 2013, 10:40:04 AM »

so I had a dream the other night that I was in Rush as a fourth member. Playing trumpet. Yep.

We were doing a show, and the only song I can remember playing was Bravado. It was a bit weird in that I was basically sight-playing from some sheet music, but was handling it ok. I don't recall too much else, but it was fun nonetheless.

TL · « **Reply #932 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:33:38 PM »

Seeing them for the first time ever tonight! So excited!

How much do shirts usually cost at a Rush show?

The Letter M · « **Reply #933 on:** July 12, 2013, 06:50:58 PM »

Quote from: TL on July 12, 2013, 02:33:38 PM

Seeing them for the first time ever tonight! So excited!

How much do shirts usually cost at a Rush show?

Got one around 30 but it's a really nice shirt!

-Marc.

TL · « **Reply #934 on:** July 13, 2013, 10:46:49 AM »

So, Rush last night.

Holy shit that was amazing! Great setlist, great performance by the band, the string ensemble in the second set were fantastic, and DAT STAGE SHOW. Just, everything about it was absolutely incredible!

Also, as it turns out, Carnies is mind blowingly good live, especially with the effects and everything. I already really liked that song, but... just wow.

Easily one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #935 on:** July 13, 2013, 11:12:18 AM »

That is so awesome TL. I've been to 30 shows and I still get surprised seeing them. It never gets stale.

ytserush · « **Reply #936 on:** July 13, 2013, 02:26:29 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on July 12, 2013, 05:19:26 AM

Class act all the way. Regarding their show in Calgary.

Quote
Due to recent flooding and water damage at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the RUSH concert originally scheduled for Wednesday July 24 had to be cancelled.

Rush has been moved by the situation in Alberta and have decided to perform their Clockwork Angels show at the closest location possible on the same date – Wednesday, July 24 in Red Deer, Alberta at the Enmax Centrium – and have ALL PROCEEDS to go Alberta Flood Relief.

Rush will be donating their fee, and paying for all their expenses. Their promoter partner Live Nation will also be donating their time and fees towards this cause. The venue, Enmax Centrium, will be donating goods and services to the event as well. It’s an all –hands-on-deck situation to donate time in order to raise as much money possible for our Alberta friends and fellow Canadians in need.

I'm glad they embarrassed Jive Nation into doing the right thing too. That doesn't happen without the band's lead.

TL · « **Reply #937 on:** July 13, 2013, 10:23:58 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on July 13, 2013, 11:12:18 AM

That is so awesome TL. I've been to 30 shows and I still get surprised seeing them. It never gets stale.

I legitimately wish I had bought a ticket to the second Halifax show on Sunday.

Hopefully it won't be another 25 years before they come back.

(Probably won't be, since the main holdup was a terrible promotion company here that doesn't exist anymore).

Also, this really seems like the tour to see them on (of the modern ones anyway). No doubt the last couple were great, but they really seem to be going 110% with this one.

ytserush · « **Reply #938 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:15:51 PM »

I can't believe Geddy is 60 today. How is that even possible?

Zydar · « **Reply #939 on:** August 01, 2013, 12:31:35 AM »

https://news.2112.net/2013/07/vapor-trails-remix-coming-soon.html

Lolzeez · « **Reply #940 on:** August 01, 2013, 01:21:56 AM »

Quote from: Zydar on August 01, 2013, 12:31:35 AM

https://news.2112.net/2013/07/vapor-trails-remix-coming-soon.html

That could have been neat if it was 2002. Nowadays,I really don't care about Vapor Trails.

Mladen · « **Reply #941 on:** August 01, 2013, 03:09:27 AM »

That's such a fantastic album, and I even got used to the production. I'll make sure to check out the remix.

Mosh · « **Reply #942 on:** August 01, 2013, 06:20:45 AM »

Vapor Trails isn't one of my favorites, but I'll probably get this just because I don't have a physical copy of it yet.

Edit: Here's from the official site: https://www.rush.com/vapor-trails-remixed/

Orbert · « **Reply #943 on:** August 01, 2013, 07:56:35 AM »

I never listened to it enough for it for it to grow on me, because of the sound quality. This will give me a chance to dig some "new" Rush.

The Letter M · « **Reply #944 on:** August 01, 2013, 08:20:21 AM »

Aren't these same remixes/remasters that were also released digitally through HDTracks not long ago? I bought (for $18) the HD remix of Vapor Trails and I have to say, it was greatly improved, and while Geddy's bass was dropped a bit, there's a lot more clarity in the other instruments, especially the drums and wall of guitars.

I haven't even gotten around to buying the Sectors yet, but I may buy THIS box set FIRST just because of the VT Remix. Also, that cover looks gorgeous, too.

-Marc.

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Author Topic: Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst (Read 497457 times)