Just got back from seeing RUSH

heiney9

All I can say is WOW. What a fantastic show. The light show was worth the price of admission alone. The sound was the best I've ever heard at a live venue and they had 3 screens behind the drum riser with the panel in the middle being largest at apporx. 50 ft. and the 2 flanking it being atleast 30 ft. These screens had the clearest Hi-Def picture I have ever seen. So real and lifelike it was incredible.

They haven't lost a step and even though they were short on real early songs the show was the single most enjoyable concert experience I've had in quite awhile. It helped being in a outdoor amphitheater but even the crowd was a respectful decent looking crowd, not all motley and rowdy.

I have always been a Rush fan although I don't care for too much after Signals. The DVD's really aren't recorded all that well so I wasn;t expecting to be completely blown away. They were most excellent and well worth the $100 price tag.

H9

GaryZ06

Rush rocks....no doubt about that...3 highly talented musicians.When I think of Rush I remember a phrase from their 1st live album...."...and now the Professor on the drum kit" I'm a drummer and Mr.Peart is an animal:D

candyliquor35m

Major envy.

Their 96 cd Test for echo was decent.

heiney9

GaryZ06 wrote: »

Rush rocks....no doubt about that...3 highly talented musicians.When I think of Rush I remember a phrase from their 1st live album...."...and now the Professor on the drum kit" I'm a drummer and Mr.Peart is an animal:D

I've heard and seen many of the "professor's" solo's and last night's was pretty incredible. He had a brass horn section set-up to trigger with one part of his kit and he really wailed away. Another portion had old Jazz standards playing with photo's on the big screens and he played drums along with some Jazz standards which I thought was very entertaining and well integreated with the photo's and instrumental music.

shadowofnight

Had the pleasure 3 times.....always an awesome show. Only band I have seen in concert more times then I have seen Rush is AC/DC...seen them 6 times Twice with Bon Scott and the rest with Johnson.....but Rush live is an experience.

janmike

That must have been a blast for sure. I remember seeing Rush several times in Toronto back in the 70's. Always liked that band. How was Geddy Lee's voice.

beardog03

I have always been a huge fan of Rush

Neil Peart is one of my favorite drummers...

I saw them many times in the late 70`s-80`sdo you know of any other prog rock bands that are similar to Rush ?

daboyz

Awesome,H9!! I've seen them about 5 times and have never been disappointed. A truly great live band.

janmike

Keiko wrote: »

'Triumph'....From back in the early 80's. Too bad they were so short lived.

WOW! I forgot about this one. Being in university in Toronto in the 70's had us getting these bands at concerts before their big claim to fame.

nadams

heiney9 wrote: »

I've heard and seen many of the "professor's" solo's and last night's was pretty incredible. He had a brass horn section set-up to trigger with one part of his kit and he really wailed away. Another portion had old Jazz standards playing with photo's on the big screens and he played drums along with some Jazz standards which I thought was very entertaining and well integreated with the photo's and instrumental music.

Sounds like he used the solo from the "Live in Rio" concert.

heiney9

nadams wrote: »

Sounds like he used the solo from the "Live in Rio" concert.

No it was quite different in some parts and shorter too. Certainly similar as in the rotating kit, etc. I have Rush in RIO and I was more impressed with the drum solo last night.......perhaps because I was there.

We had pretty decent seats considering this is an amphitheatre and there was gen. admission lawn seats and a sell out. We weren't on the main floor but we were 3rd row in the second section (next level behind main floor) just off the center stage slightly right.

Systems

yup, good ol Neal hits 5 drums in between the usual drummers one.

heiney9

Silverti wrote: »

yup, good ol Neal hits 5 drums in between the usual drummers one.

He has always been in my top 5 as a drummer. I still give the slight edge overall to John Henry Bonham and Mitch Mitchell. However, all 3 have very different styles so it's not really fair to compare. All 3 certainly take rock drumming to a completely different level.

Other than playing the new stuff, which sounds even better live, my only disappointment was they didn't play a lot of older (pre Signals) stuff. Like I said, as whole, it's probably the most enjoyable concert I've seen in a long time.

H9

ND13

heiney9 wrote: »

He has always been in my top 5 as a drummer. I still give the slight edge overall to John Henry Bonham and Mitch Mitchell. However, all 3 have very different styles so it's not really fair to compare. All 3 certainly take rock drumming to a completely different level.

Other than playing the new stuff, which sounds even better live, my only disappointment was they didn't play a lot of older (pre Signals) stuff. Like I said, as whole, it's probably the most enjoyable concert I've seen in a long time.

H9

Peart is THE percussionist...Bonham is THE drummer.

And I have to agree with RUSH being one of the top 2 or 3 concerts I have ever seen. They really just don't miss a beat.