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Did you say spandex? Shorts?

Oh man, and I will be seeing them outside in the summer. Ya think he may wear shorts then too?

I'm glad to see Animate, Subdivisions, and Red Barchetta in the mix.

I'm disappointed that there's not more VT (Ceiling Unlimited, Peacable Kingdom), and that DEW and Manhattan Project are not there.

Overall looks like a good set. I'm still a bit suspicious of these covers (why play covers when you have an unplayed catalog like RUSH does?). But I'll keep an open mind...

EndlesslyRocking wrote: Overall looks like a good set. I'm still a bit suspicious of these covers (why play covers when you have an unplayed catalog like RUSH does?). But I'll keep an open mind...

Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with you there. So many great Rush songs that aren't being played, and haven't been played in ages.

I suspect they're doing that more as a treat for themselves. While the little band I'm in has some fun original material, there's a certain enjoyment in playing old classics too.

ElfDude wrote:
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with you there. So many great Rush songs that aren't being played, and haven't been played in ages.

I suspect they're doing that more as a treat for themselves. While the little band I'm in has some fun original material, there's a certain enjoyment in playing old classics too.

Are you meaning to say the audience will get unruly if you play too many covers?

I can tell you that the covers were very well done, esp. The Seeker and Crossroads.

At the concert, Geddy basically says that these are songs that they listened to and were inspired by during their early career.

Rest assurred, they do them as only RUSH can and would do them.

neilpeart_gal wrote:Ummm spandex shorts tho.

HAHA!
He did that just for you NPG! He wanted you to see all his best "qualities"...
LOL!



Thanks for posting the setlist...very cool. I don't think they needed to do 4 covers, tho. How did they sound?

But, what I'm really wonder is...how was the meet and greet????
(maybe it's all in another thread...I'll look around... )

Man i wish Geddy would wear Spandex!

The beginning medley was: Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, Passage to Bangkok, Cygnus X1, Prelude. It was SOOO cool to hear some of Hemispheres!

I couldn't really see Neil during the concert but I did see his spandex legs and mighty calves on the bass. NOYCE!!!

Summertime Blues ROCKED.

"Resist" was magnificent (I was going YAY for Schu!) and they seguayed into an acousti version of "Heart full of Soul" which was awesome which later became "non-acousitc" when Neil joined in.

Alex did bring back the double-neck for Xanadu. Whoo HOOOO!!!!

He was having trouble with his levels on his monitor and pedals and the tech was right in front of me. He got so pissed I thought he was going to toss the guy!!!!!

EndlesslyRocking wrote:I'm glad to see Animate, Subdivisions, and Red Barchetta in the mix.

I'm disappointed that there's not more VT (Ceiling Unlimited, Peacable Kingdom), and that DEW and Manhattan Project are not there.

Overall looks like a good set. I'm still a bit suspicious of these covers (why play covers when you have an unplayed catalog like RUSH does?). But I'll keep an open mind...

Its quite obvious to my mind - they're there to promote the album.

Yah, Slaine. It was obvious and "comfortable" they way they did it. It all made sense and they sounded WONDERFUL and were so jazzed about it.

It worked. It really did.

They even snuck in a few bars of "Day Tripper" by the Beatles before one song. I think Working Man but I'm not sure.

At the beginning of the show Geddy thanked us all for being part of their "birthday" and being that it was the first show there might be mistakes (there were but they were so endearing and you could see the professionalism behind fixing them) but we'd all get through it together. He said that since the show spanned their musical lives they were going to play some old tunes, new tunes, some tunes that inspired them when they were young. "And we WERE young. Ha ha" he said. And maybe even some songs not yet written! Yahoooo!!!

Bravado, Roll the Bones, Red Barchetta, Red Sector A, Earthshine, YYZ, Leave That Thing Alone, Mystic Rhythms, and LaVilla?? Could life be any sweeter?

Oh yes, it can. I get to see them next Wednesday!!!

Hey tinkertoy, I'm with ya!!!! My best friend and I will be over in section c, row y and in seats 3 &4!!!!We were almost in the exact same seats 2 years ago.....we were in section b, row z in in the very middle. I'm hoping to meet anybody else from this board, especially meeting Kares, NPG, Liz and Pan face to face as I frantically pace for time to go by for the NJ show and then on to Rushcon!!!!!

And so totally unfair opening up the second set with Tom Sawyer....I would of never have guessed that. Did anybody out there guess that one for the contest? Myself, my best friend, her sister, my hubby....had all enetered, but I would not have thought it would be what they had used to open up the Vapor Trails tour.....I'm so bummed!

Yeah, Tom Sawyer. I never would have guessed that either. It would have been too obvious, the most popular song. I thought the song would have been very obscure, something difficult to guess. But then again maybe Rush thought we would all think that? And then picked a very popular song as a kind of reverse psycology to fool us all?