Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst

[Grizz]

So I've been listening to Signals lately.
Just popped in to say that in The Weapon, I totally misheard "He knows of horrors worse than your Hell" as "He knows a whore is worse than your hand."

[Architeuthis]

 

[ytserush]

I used to get a new Rush live DVD and watch the crap out of it. The last few I've barely touched after the initial watches...because of the vocals.

R40 is really the only one I don't go back and watch much. But it's not just the vocals. I get the concept and it was a really good one but that second set really didn't work much for me. I know there are fans who never saw some of that stuff live (and I'll include myself in there) but there are times that you just have to let it go. I stopped wishing to hear Lakeside Park on the Hold Your Fire Tour.  At a certain point sometimes you realize that something like that is just not a good idea.  That song was perfected for the All The World's a Stage album. It even sounds pretty good when they played it on the Drive Till You Die Tour but they just aren't (or I suppose weren't is more accurate now) in the same space musically and lyrically.

[Zydar]

2112 was released this day in 1976

[ytserush]

2112 was released this day in 1976

Not really, but its become an accepted release date.

[Zydar]

Huh?

[ytserush]

Huh?

The exact date seems to be lost to the sands of time, but it was likely released in mid to late March (tour began in early March). I should really do the research and try to nail down the exact date.  The Rush camp picked April 1 (a Thursday in 1976) as an approximation.

[Zydar]

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks!

[jjrock88]

That's an interesting stat

[gazinwales]

I love listening to the late 70's album's, the music had some much room to breath and hear all the instruments.
Compare that to the later brick walled sound the last 20 years and there is a huge difference.

[contest_sanity]

Speaking of 2112, I had never watched until today the digital comic that was released last year to the song, and I have to say that it is fantastic. If you haven't peeped it yet, check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jwxrTqoEA

[Zydar]

Yeah I watched it a few days ago, it really helped me to get into the story or meaning of the song


It's really well done, I wish more bands did that. I've seen one for Supper's Ready too.

[Phoenix87x]

The digital comic was awesome. Gave me a much better sense of the story

[Zydar]

Geddy joined Yes for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjm10iXTon4 (Roundabout)

[Mladen]

Oh my God, this is so exciting to see! Truly wonderful! 

[jjrock88]

awesome!

[KevShmev]

Very nice!

Funny moment when they inducted Yes. Alex talked first and then when Geddy came up to the mic, he said, "Blah, blah, blah," harkening back to Alex's speech when Rush was inducted, drawing a loud roar from the crowd. 

[Mladen]

I liked that a lot as well.

"Yeah, like he can play Starship trooper. I don't think so." 

[KevShmev]

Haha, that was great.  But hey, to be fair to Alex, how many rock guitarists could actually play Starship Trooper and do it justice?  I would guess hardly any.  Howe has such a unique and unusual style, that a more traditional rock guitarist, like Alex or Trevor Rabin, is going to have a bitch of time doing it justice.

[Polarbear]

Has Alex lost a lot of weight, or am i imagining things?

Anyway, really good speeches by both Alex and Geddy!

[Tick]

So I've been listening to Signals lately.
Just popped in to say that in The Weapon, I totally misheard "He knows of horrors worse than your Hell" as "He knows a whore is worse than your hand."

[Orbert]

"He knows a whore is worse than your hand."

Holy Shit! I missed this the first time.

[ytserush]

I think I might have liked Rockin In The Free World better than the tepid but most enjoyable Roundabout, but then I've wanted Geddy and Alex to cover that for eons now.

[KevShmev]

The Weapon remains one of Rush's most underrated and underplayed songs ever.  I saw every Rush tour from 1991-2015, and that is near the top of my list of Rush songs I am bummed I never got to see.

The Weapon
Manhattan Project (it was rotated out the night they played here on the CA tour  )
Cut to the Chase (I cannot believe this was never played)
The Enemy Within
Prime Mover
Turn the Page

I would list Everyday Glory, but I never thought that had a prayer of getting played.

[Fritzinger]

The Weapon remains one of Rush's most underrated and underplayed songs ever.  I saw every Rush tour from 1991-2015, and that is near the top of my list of Rush songs I am bummed I never got to see.

The Weapon
Manhattan Project (it was rotated out the night they played here on the CA tour  )
Cut to the Chase (I cannot believe this was never played)
The Enemy Within
Prime Mover
Turn the Page

I would list Everyday Glory, but I never thought that had a prayer of getting played.

Poor guy you!! I never got to see Rush and now Uncle Neil is retired 

[Mladen]

I saw them in 2013. My gut feeling was telling me that it might be my only chance. I'm so happy I decided to go for it.

[King Postwhore]

Seen all but Cut To The Chase.


My bucket list song is Vapor Trail.

[Nick]

The Weapon remains one of Rush's most underrated and underplayed songs ever.  I saw every Rush tour from 1991-2015, and that is near the top of my list of Rush songs I am bummed I never got to see.

The Weapon
Manhattan Project (it was rotated out the night they played here on the CA tour  )
Cut to the Chase (I cannot believe this was never played)
The Enemy Within
Prime Mover
Turn the Page

I would list Everyday Glory, but I never thought that had a prayer of getting played.

The Weapon and The Enemy Within are two songs on my list as well. It's a shame that when they finally dusted off Witch Hunt they didn't just do the whole trilogy.

[King Postwhore]

Saw those as well.





The weapon on the GUP tour and the first show of the PW tour with Marillion.  *Needles*

[Setlist Scotty]

Seen all but Cut To The Chase.


My bucket list song is Vapor Trail.

VT is definitely the one song on that album I wanted to see live, but I would've love to have seen Nocturne and Freeze as well.

And I agree with the comment that CttC never having been played live is a real travesty.
 
 

The Weapon and The Enemy Within are two songs on my list as well. It's a shame that when they finally dusted off Witch Hunt they didn't just do the whole trilogy.

Agreed - the structure of the R40 tour was perfect for them to resurrect those two songs and play them before ending the first set with Witch Hunt (maybe with just a teaser of Freeze tacked on to the end). A missed opportunity for sure.

[KevShmev]

I saw them in 2013. My gut feeling was telling me that it might be my only chance. I'm so happy I decided to go for it.

 

Poor guy you!! I never got to see Rush and now Uncle Neil is retired 

Uncle Neil? 

Saw those as well.





The weapon on the GUP tour and the first show of the PW tour with Marillion.  *Needles*

All this does is remind us all how old you are. 

The Weapon and The Enemy Within are two songs on my list as well. It's a shame that when they finally dusted off Witch Hunt they didn't just do the whole trilogy.

True.  That said, Rush did an amazing job this century of playing so many different songs on the various tours.  Of course, that doesn't mean we still can't quibble a little over what they didn't play.

[King Postwhore]

Old and still poking the bears.

[Nick]

Riffing off of what Scotty and Kev said, I can't complain loudly about the lack of those two songs, that's for sure. And I definitely won't complain about them not being part of the R40 tour as that set was loaded with goodies. Snakes and Arrows was good on that too, but with Witch Hunt already being played and with the cuts not going quite as deep I think that would have been the perfect time, if any.

[KevShmev]

The S&A tour sure was awesome for bringing back songs few thought we'd seen again:

Entre Nous (who saw that coming)
Digital Man
Circumstances
A Passage to Bangkok

And of course the return of Mission (which was inevitable). 

[Nick]

The S&A tour sure was awesome for bringing back songs few thought we'd seen again:

Entre Nous (who saw that coming)
Digital Man
Circumstances
A Passage to Bangkok

And of course the return of Mission (which was inevitable). 

I completely agree, but I think the fanbase as a whole definitely lost their collective shit more over Jacob's Ladder, Cygnus, Hemispheres, and full glory Xanadu on the R40 tour, along with the other rare goodies that tour offered.