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Righ
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Damn Dirty Ape
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New Rush! w00t! I listened to this earlier today. May 1st can't come soon enough for me. As the Japanese say, "Geddy Ree is supa bass praya numba one!"
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HaemishM
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Fuck yeah. The world needs more Rush albums.
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Nebu
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I own every Rush cd and dvd concert. I really like what I'm hearing in this sample. It's sounds like the p/g era.
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Damn Dirty Ape
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If the rumored tour dates are correct, I'll be seeing them in Charlotte in the middle of June. The first concert I attended was the Power Windows tour with Blue Oyster Cult opening. Despite being in the nose-bleeds, I had a blast.
The only weak Rush show I've seen was on the Roll The Bones tour. I thought Primus put on a better set as the warm-up band. Les Claypool obviously kicked Geddy in the ass when it came to bass playing as Geddy's delusions of being a keyboardist lost grip on the song writing afterwards.
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HaemishM
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I saw Rush on the Counterparts tour. Counterparts to me, was one of their weakest albums, which means it was still about 100x better than other albums. The show was transcendently good, they just play that well live. Candlebox opened for them, and sucked so hard I fell asleep in my chair 3 times during their set. Rush came on and I rode a contact high for days.
EDIT: That single doth kicketh my ass.
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« Last Edit: March 12, 2007, 09:38:55 AM by HaemishM »
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Righ
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Sounds great, I think that actually getting together in a studio rather than exchanging tapes paid off. Peart name-checked Gavin Harrison (of Porcupine Tree, who I keep telling you folks to listen to) in several recent interviews as one of his favorite drummers, and it sounds like he's used some of his techniques here. A lot of love between the two bands at the moment - Lerxt plays an extended solo on the 18 minute epic centerpiece of PT's forthcoming album.
Tour dates for Rush appear to be coming out from ticket agencies, so we're getting a rough idea, even though they've yet to be confirmed:
Jun. 13 - Nashville, TN @ Starwood Amphitheater (??) see here
Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater @ Florida State Fairgrounds
Jun. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater
Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jun. 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
Jun. 30 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul. 02 - Wantaugh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
Jul. 04 - Darien Lake, NY @ Six Flags
Jul. 07 - Homdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
Jul. 09 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
Sep. 01 - CONFIRMED Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Oct. 16 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy' Rotterdam
Oct. 17 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy' Rotterdam
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Johny Cee
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The only weak Rush show I've seen was on the Roll The Bones tour. I thought Primus put on a better set as the warm-up band. Les Claypool obviously kicked Geddy in the ass when it came to bass playing as Geddy's delusions of being a keyboardist lost grip on the song writing afterwards.
You got to see Rush and Primus in the same night? Bastard. |
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Tannhauser
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Heh I rushed here to make a Rush mention, thinking this thread was based on the game. Rush fans! I knew this was a cool site. :mrgreen:
I've been a fan since Power Windows, first concert was Presto in Charlotte. I was 'medicated' when I saw it and it still remains the greatest concert EVAR.
My friend and I always go to the Charlotte and Nashville shows but with them so close together this time I dunno. Both venues are great but I slightly prefer Starwood in Nashville. I think it's called something else now, who knows.
They will have a hard time beating Vapor Trails, that stuff was....intense.
Oh and maybe a couple of us can swig a brew before a show? Something to think about!
Roll the Bones!
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Trippy
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Dang that file isn't there anymore. The Grace Under Pressure tour was the very first concert I ever went to, though I had started listening to Rush with Signals. I saw them twice during their Power Windows tour but missed them on their Hold the Fire tour. Definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. |
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Damn Dirty Ape
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The tune is now available on iTunes and other legal download sites. Which is good because the one from rush.com was of teh sux quality in comparison. I had originally planned to attend the Charlotte show but it looks like a Raleigh date has been added for June 18th, which will be lots more convenient for me. Dates are unofficial at the moment, but supposedly Monday will bring concrete concert listings on rush.com. Hopefully, this tour will have a full version of "A Passage to Bangkok".  |
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Damn Dirty Ape
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I've been a fan since Power Windows, first concert was Presto in Charlotte. I was 'medicated' when I saw it and it still remains the greatest concert EVAR.
I was at that show. Mr. Big opened for them and were way too loud. A guitar played with a power drill? Fuck off. Still, Rush put on one helluva show that night. I loved the dancing inflated bunnies during "Tom Sawyer". |
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Tannhauser
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Yeah those bunnies messed my friend up somewhat, he was worried that they were real. He was a little further gone than I was.
Small world.
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Damn Dirty Ape
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lol
A friend back in the late '80s, while on LSD, shouted "THE FUCKING PIG!!!" and tried to hide under his chair during a Pink Floyd show when the inflated swine floated over the stage and out over the audience. Good times.
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HaemishM
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Peart name-checked Gavin Harrison (of Porcupine Tree, who I keep telling you folks to listen to) Ok, so I checked out Porcupine Tree. Fuck, that is a good band. Deadwing is teh awesome. |
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Righ
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Ok, so I checked out Porcupine Tree. Fuck, that is a good band. Deadwing is teh awesome.
Yep. "In Absentia" is even better, and I can hardly wait for next month's "Fear of a Blank Planet" which is going to have the 17 minute long "Anesthetize" featuring Alex Lifeson. It was incredible live last tour. No dates for you Southern folks in May/June, but they're coming back in September/October to hit the South and some other parts hey miss. The official Rush tour dates are now up: JUNE 2007
13th Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre 3/31/07
15th West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre 3/31/07
16th Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre 3/31/07
18th Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 3/31/07
20th Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre 3/31/07
22nd Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 3/31/07
23rd Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion 3/31/07
25th Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion 3/31/07
27th Boston, MA Tweeter Center 3/31/07
29th Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion 3/31/07
30th Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC 3/31/07
JULY 2007
2nd Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 3/31/07
4th Buffalo, NY Darien Lake 4/14/07
6th Camden, NJ Tweeter Center 3/31/07
8th Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 3/31/07
9th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 3/31/07
18th Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome 4/20/07
20th Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre 3/31/07
21st Portland, OR The Amphitheatre at Clark County 3/31/07
23rd Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl 4/15/07
25th Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 4/15/07
27th Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion 4/2/07
28th Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 4/14/07
30th San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre 4/14/07
AUGUST 2007
1st San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 4/1/07
3rd Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion 4/1/07
4th Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre 3/31/07
6th Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre 3/31/07
8th Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 3/31/07
11th Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre 3/31/07
12th San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 3/31/07
14th Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 3/31/07
23rd Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 4/14/07
24th St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 4/14/07
26th Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 4/14/07
28th Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 4/14/07
30th Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Centre 3/31/07
SEPTEMBER 2007
1st Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center 4/14/07
2nd Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater 4/14/07
6th Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater 4/14/07
8th Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amph 4/14/07
9th St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 4/14/07
12th London, ON John Labatt Centre 4/20/07
14th Quebec City, PQ Colisee de Quebec 4/21/07
15th Montreal, PQ Bell Centre 4/21/07
19th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 4/20/07
21st Ottawa, ON ScotiaBank Place 4/20/07
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OCTOBER 2007 - EUROPEAN DATES
3rd Glasgow, Scotland SECC 3/31/07
5th Newcastle, England Metro Radio Arena 3/31/07
6th Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena 3/31/07
9th London, England Wembley Arena 3/31/07
10th London, England Wembley Arena 3/31/07
12th Birmingham, England NEC Arena 3/31/07
14th Manchester, England MEN Arena 3/31/07
16th Rotterdam, Netherlands Ahoy 3/31/07
17th Rotterdam, Netherlands Ahoy 3/31/07
19th Oberhausen, Germany Arena 3/31/07
21st Mannheim, Germany SAP Arena 3/31/07
23rd Milan, Italy Forum Arena 3/31/07
26th Oslo, Norway Spektrum 4/14/07
27th Stockholm, Sweden Globe Arena 4/16/07
29th Helsinki, Finland Hartwell Arena 4/16/07 |
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Tannhauser
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Odd, no Nashville show. Dang I guess it's Charlotte and maybe Atlanta.
Now I'm bummed.
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Damn Dirty Ape
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ARISE! THE NECROMANCER COMMANDS YOU!
Ok, I've listened to the whole Snakes and Arrows album. A friend sent me the files he pulled off of the prog usenet group. Since I have the CD *and* DVD pre-ordered, I don't feel too terribly guilty about getting a sneak peak at what's turning out to be one awesome splenda, fuck it, it's an AWESOME album!
"Far Cry" is a bit deceptive in that it's more traditional Rush while the rest of the material breaks new ground for the boys. A bizarre mixture of acoustic, prog, blues, and a myriad of other stylings that they managed to tie together for some fantastic music. The three instrumentals are the highlights for me, particularly "Hope", a Lifeson acoustic piece. I've really missed that side of him.
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