Rush...

catfishblues said:
...is one of the best live bands ever. Ever.
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Agreed.

I got into Rush b/c back in.. lets see... '91?... I bought a ticket b/c Primus was opening for them. Les Claypool put on an awesome show... I thought, Holy Crap ok just blew my wad... well I'll just sit through the rest now... then of course Rush blew me away (Peart specifically since I was a drummer). Hooked immediately.

Watching them play guitar and a keyboard simultaneously blew my mind.

However, I have to say that every time I've seen them, I've also left thinking, wow, they played that just like the albums. On one hand, that emphasized the level of their skill... on the other... I could have saved $30 and just cranked up my stereo.

It also seems there's something different about Rush fans. Every one I know is very, very dedicated... knows all licks, lyrics, drumlines. Why is that? Is that b/c of their consistency mentionend above?
 
I disagree, Dave. When I've seen or heard a Rush live show, they always mix it up a little. They're no jam band, that's for sure. Their changes are well-rehearsed, but different from the album version. And if you've noticed, they're one of the few bands I've ever heard that sounds richer, thicker, and MORE complex live than in the studio. That's especially unusual for a three-piece.
 
Hm, let me clarify, it was pretty late ;-)
I didn't mean they seem to simply re-play the music lick-for-lick, but rather that it comes across as fully refined, rehearsed, and sounds essentially studio-quality. E.g. does not really have so much of the "live feel", w/ meandering notes, (seemeingly) spontaneous solos, unusual sounds due to acoustics and such. I *think* this is similar to what you just said... they actually sound better live.
most 3-man bands sound kind of, er, empty live b/c they rely on orversampling portions and such in studio. These guys somehow seem to pull off like 5-6 parts between the 3 of them.

Did they play much of their older stuff? I'm a big fan, but not so much into the new albums as much as the classic roots, pre Test for Echo.
The problem is when you have a repetoirre and following like that, in order to pay "homage" to all your classics live, you need a 6 hr show time.
 
When I saw them live they did play some older stuff...

They played Xanadu, Subdivisions, La Villa Strangiato, Roll the Bones complete with talking skull on the screen.

They mixed things up to. Resist was done acoustically, Peart had a drum solo that I am pretty sure was changed up every show.
 
I never could dig Roll the Bones. Seemed like shite guys trying to incorporate some sort of hip-hop influence, and it just didn't work. I didn't really keep up with them for a long time after that, but I got to see them tour on Vapor Trails. What I heard reminded me of the good ol' days. I haven't heard anything off their last album, but I need to check it out. I like it best when Getty relies less on the synth.

Dave, I don't think they improvise much during their live set. I think it's more giving the audience a perspective they don't get from the album. Playing with the arrangements a little.
 
catfishblues said:
I never could dig Roll the Bones. Seemed like shite guys trying to incorporate some sort of hip-hop influence, and it just didn't work. I didn't really keep up with them for a long time after that, but I got to see them tour on Vapor Trails. What I heard reminded me of the good ol' days. I haven't heard anything off their last album, but I need to check it out. I like it best when Getty relies less on the synth.
Dave, I don't think they improvise much during their live set. I think it's more giving the audience a perspective they don't get from the album. Playing with the arrangements a little.
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Agreed, Roll the Bones is def kinda odd.
No shit - where did you see Vapor Trails? Raleigh? I was prob at the same show.
 
Been a huge fan since 96 or so when I was old enough to go to concerts. Meet them at a concert in Atlanta in 04 I think. Cant wait until they tour again.

Dave
 
Reading this tread pops the mental image of Catfishblues and Ratlabguy tailgating in a late 70's transam rocking out there Rush shirts...kinda like the scene from Billy Madison!
 
snappy said:
Reading this tread pops the mental image of Catfishblues and Ratlabguy tailgating in a late 70's transam rocking out there Rush shirts...kinda like the scene from Billy Madison!
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hm, lets see... last year's 4x4Cross? yep, that was about it ;-)
 
...it only takes one concert to witness that much music come out of 3 guys, and you're hooked. I haven't seen them in a long time (the first time was in 75 when they opened for an Aerosmith show) but they're still one of my favorite bands.
 
I feel really old now. I've been listening to Rush since my tour in Germany with the USAF back in 1980. And even that was "late" since there first album came out in 1974.
CD's were around yet when I bought Rush Archives.
 
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camera is dead now, but my tag on the CJ is 'Barcheta', the jeep that its on is green, but I have a red CJ3A that - and get this- that I keep at my farm homestead (waaaay out in the country) in a barn that my uncle and I share, and its 50+ years old. get it?
when I get the chance to sneak away from life, I take the weekend off, ride out to Castalia NC to my farm, crank up that 600cfm chevy (by the grace of God) V8, let the windshield down and hit the farm trails at WFO, I know EXACTLY what it means to be AMERICAN. too bad RUSH isnt... but they got damn close.
yes, they and the Willys rock. :beer:
 
man I saw Rush live in like '91 or so...I wasnt impressed. I remember thinking, like said above, they might as well just been playing a CD. The music was awesome, but didnt seem any different than the studio albums. We had really crappy rafter seats up behind the stage, maybe that was part of it.
 
Im a metal fan slayer,slipnknot,pantera and so on and im a huge fan of rush. If it werent for bands like rush I wouldnt have what I listen to now.
 
Saw them once. Many years ago... I was bored out of my mind! I like some of their songs but an entire evening was more than I could stand.
 
I saw them 4 tours in a row in the late 80s/early 90s...including the tour w/Primus (at the Dean Dome)...As mentioned, they put on an awesome show, they and Pink Floyd are very similar in my book - top notch precision music, great light/sound/video/visuals/inflatable weird things on stage/etc...
They are definitely some of my favorite shows, and I still listen to them a lot, although granted I generally prefer the early stuff. I've got a live show from 1980 or so that is awesome, with a great By-Tor=>Xanadu, and a Natural Science later...one of my favorite cds...
for your listening pleasure:
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/By_Tor_and_the_Snow_Dog/8576095
 
I guess we all saw them at the Dean Dome in the early 90s.We sat 90 degrees to their left and up in nose bleed. I had a set of speakers between me and the middle of the stage. Couldn't see the light show nor Geddy Lee but my view of Neil Pert was out ragious. I think he kept a bag full of sticks in front of him. He dropped a bunch but I couldn't hear any deflection from what he was doing.
 
I also saw them 4 tours in a row in the early 90's. The last time it was a Rush only show. Over 4 hours and they played almost all the classics and alot of the newer songs at the time. We sat 3rd row dead center. I like the way they sound live because I can't stand it when a band gets on stage and stumbles through their own songs. It makes it all the more worth the money when you can understand what is being said. Rush is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
jamming out to 2112 right now while studying for some Ecology crap.

My favorite songs from them are La Villa Strangiato, and Xanadu.
 
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