Timbale Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On the Counterparts tour (if my math is correct), Rush performed the Hemispheres' Prelude for the first time in 13 years. (I remember being totally shocked/blown away that they pulled that out...) Do you think that ANY part of that decision had to do with the thematic connection between Hemispheres and the concept of the counterpart? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 It's an interesting question - it does seem to fit with the theme! I'm not sure I've come across anything about that being a consideration when choosing the sets for that tour, but maybe other members have better memories than I do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 According to the Wandering the Face of the Earth book, it was Primus that encouraged Rush to bring back the Hemispheres stuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 It certainly fits the theme, yes. Even if it wasn't fully intentional, the boys are pretty sharp -Neil certainly - in that respect. So I'm pretty sure the inclusion of Hemi aligning well with the Counterparts theme wasn't lost on them at the time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Xanadu was extra heavy on this tour as well. Unfortunately I saw them at Veterans Memorial and it sounded just awful. Worst sounding Rush show ever. Like a giant echoey canyon. Candlebox opened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I'd like to think that part of the equation was that the early fans online were asking for Hemispheres. I can't say for sure that Geddy knew about the requests, but do I know that the band was aware of the online communities at the time. (AOL, Compuserve) Side note: This tour featured the first Alex La Villa Rants. Well, more like jokes, for example, introducing Geddy as Fabio. I don't remember the list of names...I'm sure someone has it documented somewhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Xanadu was extra heavy on this tour as well. Unfortunately I saw them at Veterans Memorial and it sounded just awful. Worst sounding Rush show ever. Like a giant echoey canyon. Candlebox opened.I saw them in Maryland on that same tour, and it was exactly my experience. Bad, bad sound. I kinda liked Candlebox at that time, though, so seeing them was cool. Speaking of 90s rock, I saw Gin Blossoms play recently. Their music hasn't really aged well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) The last tour Rush did with an opening act. Always wondered why they couldn't have had a support band on stage a little earlier in the evening on the later tours. They had previously talked up bringing other groups on the road with them to return the favour they were given extensively in the 70s. Edited September 8, 2021 by Lurkst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Xanadu was extra heavy on this tour as well. Unfortunately I saw them at Veterans Memorial and it sounded just awful. Worst sounding Rush show ever. Like a giant echoey canyon. Candlebox opened.I saw them in Maryland on that same tour, and it was exactly my experience. Bad, bad sound. I kinda liked Candlebox at that time, though, so seeing them was cool. Speaking of 90s rock, I saw Gin Blossoms play recently. Their music hasn't really aged well. I had a chance to see them when I was in North Carolina not long ago. Perhaps it was good I missed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 It's an interesting question - it does seem to fit with the theme! I'm not sure I've come across anything about that being a consideration when choosing the sets for that tour, but maybe other members have better memories than I do! Hadn't considered that, but it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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