Rush: Classic or Dud?

R40 Tour.

already eyeing the May 16 show in Austin, should be awesome

For me the choice is Prudential Center (saw 'em there in 2013), MSG (saw 'em there in 2011), or...both?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7tsXHkLf9w

http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/rush-reveals-drummer-neal-peart-has-chronic-tendonitis-next-tour-is-the-last-tour

yeah, that sucks, but I guess not surprising seeing how much he has to push his body night after night.

Seeing them on Saturday, not quite reconciled with the fact that this is probably the last time.

Not surprised, tbh. His movements were incredibly stiff until the mid-90s, when he started studying with Freddie Gruber. And even lately, he sits hunched over, and though he plays with much less rigidity, he still positions many of the components of his kit almost comically out-of-reach. You shouldn't have to almost stand up to hit a cymbal.

an old friend who i was rush dorks w/in junior high hit me up on facebook, has free tickets through his job for tonight, gonna be fun to see them

very weird to think this will be the last time

aw man

i will cherish their show at the great minnesota get together a few years ago

he should get into programming-heavy film score writing now like stewart copeland did

Sad news. May never tour UK again? Really glad I got to see them on the Clockwork Angels tour now.

yeah sounds like the big touring days are done and anything from now on will be special one-offs, or like they mention something like a 5 night stand at madison square garden or things of that nature

amazing show last night, really cool selection of songs and a sweet retrospective concept to go along with them.

they make me laugh now as my co worker listens to all RUSH all the time -and even HE admits Lee's voice sux

amazing show last night, really cool selection of songs and a sweet retrospective concept to go along with them.

― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, May 17, 2015 2:07 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah was cool the reverse chronological order

without spoiling too much, the way the stage changed during the show was really neat

yeah very clever and the very last set up was very cute and nostalgic

crushed that I can't see them on this tour. closest show is on a day where I have something else at the same time.

guh. maybe I can sneak to the Atlanta one

That set list is astonishing. Lots of stuff I thought they'd never play again.

yeah they did Jacob's Ladder at my show!

Rush is such a weird band in terms of being sort of pretentious at the same time not taking themselves seriously at all

fuck it. after you all raved I looked at setlist.fm and....yeah. I bought a ticket to the Alpharetta show and am just gonna go up on Memorial Day and work one day from a hotel.

Yay!

Wow.

Jacobs Ladder, Cygnus, Xanaduuuuu

yeah think I'll bite the bullet and buy an overpriced ticket for san jose. I've never seen Rush somehow.

you won't regret it

also we got "Red Barchetta" tonight instead of "YYZ". which is no biggie to the hardcore Rush fan who has seen them six times but to me, who had already heard "YYZ" live, it was a nice surprise.

(i've only seen them twice)

I'm hoping like mad Calgary gets "The Camera Eye" instead of "Barchetta" (they rotate those and YYZ), only because I've never seen that played live before. But I won't complain whatever they play!

I like that they played literally the one damn song I knew from Counterparts.

wait, I know "Nobody's Hero" too.

"Jacob's Ladder" with that snaking guitar lead though, wow. I broke my 'no video, just watch' rule so I could get a snippet of it.

Hm, you guys are starting to sell me on this. They're playing Montreal the day before Liturgy. I'm half-considering going up for that whole weekend.

do it!

Yeah, absolutely go. I'm not going to this tour, but I saw the two before this one. Before seeing them in 2011, I was someone who liked the songs I heard on the radio, but didn't feel the need to go deeper than that. After that show, I became obsessed. And the 2013 tour, on which they were accompanied by a nine-piece string section for half the set, was amazing.

going to the Columbus show cos I hafta check them out one more time before they fade into the sunset.

En route!

I can't figure out what the rationale is yet on the nights they play Natural Science. On those nights they play 27 songs instead of 26 and on first glance it appeared that the time diff on the other substituted songs is fairly small.

I don't think I'm getting that set anyway tho. They played it at their last show.

I've seen them five or six times, but may not be in the cards to go this week. Sadface.

Five songs in and I already have chills. Subdivisions might make me weep tonight

They played 'Losing It' for the first time ever in Toronto last night, with Ben Mink on violin. I believe the show was filmed.

They'd been soundchecking it for weeks, reportedly. I wonder if that's the only Rush song the band had never played?

Oh, whoops, wow. Here's the never played list:

Take A Friend
Before And After
Making Memories
Rivendell
The Fountain Of Lamneth
Lessons
Tears
Madrigal
Different Strings
Losing It
Emotion Detector
Open Secrets
Second Nature
Tai Shan
High Water
Chain Lighting
Anagram
Red Tide
Hand Over Fist
Available Light
Face Up
The Big Wheel
Heresy
Neurotica
You Bet Your Life
Cut To The Chase
Alien Shore
Speed Of Love
Everyday Glory
The Color Of Right
Totem
Dog Years
Carve Away The Stone
Peaceable Kingdom
The Stars Look Down
How It Is
Vapor Trail
Sweet Miracle
Nocturne
Freeze
Out Of The Cradle
Bravest Face
Good News First
We Hold On

Awesome deep cut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsjeQdEXOD4

So I guess Peart has officially retired now, eh?

From Drumhead Magazine...

... Lately Olivia has been introducing me to new friends at school as "My dad-- He's a retired drummer." True to say--funny to hear. And it does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to... take yourself out of the game. I would rather set it aside then face the predicament described in our song "Losing It" ("Sadder still to watch it die, than never to have known it") ...

wow, I had come to terms with the idea that there would be no more major tours, but I'll be very sad if Rush just stops making music all together. I definitely had my hopes up for more studio work.

Well, if this is the end, then I'm happy with the band's honesty. They were never less than consistent that the last tour could be the last tour, because they're all dealing with varying health ailments (Peart and Lifeson) and would prefer (again, probably mostly Peart and Lifeson) to spend more time with their families. I'd put my money on Geddy staying the most active. Also, on Geddy forming some shitty supergroup with, like, Mike Portnoy and Les Claypool. They could call it Basses Loaded, which is perfect, because it's both a baseball and fish pun.

at least they'd be going out on top, clockwork angels is a monstrously good record. might even be my favorite of all of theirs at this point

True Rush low points are honestly few and far between. They never released a bad album, imo, just a couple I never want to listen to.

They could call it Basses Loaded

yesssss please