Going to see Rush tonight!

gdpeck
gdpeck Posts: 840
edited June 2011 in Music & Movies
At US Airways Center in Phoenix. One of my favorite bands of all time, and always a fun (and long) live show. Anybody seen them on this tour? Anyone seeing them tonight?

George
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    You will love this show dude. I've seen them a whole lot of times, for almost 30 years now. I have to say, they literally sound as good or better as they ever have. I have walked out of every show thinking they sound great, but I can definitely say that they have not lost a bit. Geddy can still hit the highs like he's got a vice grip around the cahones. Neil still plays the drums like nobody else can, and Alex just wails. Get there on time, there's some great video stuff that they do before each of the sets.

    I'm sure you're aware that you're seeing Moving Pictures from start to finish, I'm not divulging any state secrets there. It is fantastic. To see Moving Pictures start to finish was great for me, that was the "current" album at the time I got into them, showing my age a bit... I especially enjoyed the (in vinyl terms) second side of the album. The first four songs have always been concert staples, but I've never heard the last three songs live before. They did a great job with them, with some amazing videography to go along. I saw them in Madison Square Garden in NYC - you'll see during the videos for The Camera Eye why that was a great place to see the show.

    Have fun, hope you have good seats!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • gdpeck
    gdpeck Posts: 840
    edited June 2011
    nspindel wrote: »
    You will love this show dude. I've seen them a whole lot of times, for almost 30 years now. I have to say, they literally sound as good or better as they ever have. I have walked out of every show thinking they sound great, but I can definitely say that they have not lost a bit. Geddy can still hit the highs like he's got a vice grip around the cahones. Neil still plays the drums like nobody else can, and Alex just wails. Get there on time, there's some great video stuff that they do before each of the sets.

    I'm sure you're aware that you're seeing Moving Pictures from start to finish, I'm not divulging any state secrets there. It is fantastic. To see Moving Pictures start to finish was great for me, that was the "current" album at the time I got into them, showing my age a bit... I especially enjoyed the (in vinyl terms) second side of the album. The first four songs have always been concert staples, but I've never heard the last three songs live before. They did a great job with them, with some amazing videography to go along. I saw them in Madison Square Garden in NYC - you'll see during the videos for The Camera Eye why that was a great place to see the show.

    Have fun, hope you have good seats!

    I'm totally looking forward to it as well. I'll age myself a bit too. I think Moving Pictures was when I first became aware of Rush, but I didn't really get into them, until a couple of years later when a friend played 2112 for me on the newly installed cassette deck in his 1976 Chevy Impala. This will be my 4th time seeing them. Unfortunately I don't have great seats, because I cheaped out so a friend who was supposed to go with me could afford them.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    You're a good friend...
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • IRLRaceFan
    IRLRaceFan Posts: 172
    edited June 2011
    I saw them this past April, for the first time, in Detroit (Auburn Hills) - AWESOME show!!!!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2011
    have fun and enjoy.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    I'm sooooo jealous, finances kept me from getting tix, I was really looking forward to this show, especially after seeing Neil on Letterman last Friday night, have a blast, tell us all about it tomorrow!! :cool: :smile: :cool:
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited June 2011
    gdpeck wrote: »
    ...but I didn't really get into them, until a couple of years later when a friend played 2112 for me on the newly installed cassette deck in his 1976 Chevy Impala.

    What else we're you guys doing at this time??? :biggrin:

    I'm completly jealous, I know you'll have a great time, congrats!
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited June 2011
    Saw them last week in Greenville SC and last October in Tampa on the current tour. Your in for one hell of a show.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    So was it as good as we told you it would be?
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,646
    edited June 2011
    I caught this tour in Louisville back in April and last summer in Columbus. It is one killer show.
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  • gdpeck
    gdpeck Posts: 840
    edited June 2011
    nspindel wrote: »
    So was it as good as we told you it would be?

    Yes and then some! I wish I had paid for better seats, but still really glad I went. I thought the stage design, lighting, videos, and pyrotechnics were great. The show didn't start off so great. I did really enjoy the video intros, but the sound was muddy and distorted at first, and it seemed to me that Geddy Lee used opener (Spirit of Radio) to warm up his voice instead of warming up before the show. He missed a bunch of notes and seemed to be singing in a completely different key than they were playing in. The crew seemed to be struggling with getting the sound right throughout the first set. I did enjoy the song selection in the first set. I especially liked the song Marathon.

    Second set was like a different show. It was so cool to see them play Moving Pictures from start to finish. Hearing those songs in that sequence brought back a lot of great memories and really set a nice mood for the rest of the show. They really seemed to enjoy playing it as well. Neil Peart is usually pretty deadpan, but he was all smiles when they were playing Tom Sawyer. For me, the video clips of the band during Tom Sawyer were among the funniest things I have ever seen. Also, the sound was totally dialed in for the second set. I also really liked the new song Caravan, that they played in the second set. The whole second set of the concert was so good. The encores were fantastic too, with great arrangements of La Villa Strangiato and Working Man. Working Man is not one of my favorite Rush songs, but the arrangement was so cool. They basically transformed the song, and I loved it.

    Best part of the show, was I got to take my 12 yr old son to his first real Rock concert and first Rush show. He really liked it too.

    Go see them this tour if at all possible.
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