Alsgalpal Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jan 18 2005, 07:12 PM) I always go absolutely batshit when they segue into Temples of Syrinx. Fist pumping, head banging, foot stomping, screaming the lyrics at the to of my lungs. OK, maybe that's not a "zombie" state but it does turn me into a "Rush lunatic" Well, going batshit is a new one... I may have to try that. Or should I say batrice??? Each of my favorite songs have a special moment to me, and I meditate, I take a short mental vacation... sometimes I forget to come back!!! Just kidding, but I know what you mean about zoning, and forgetting where you are for a while. I think its good for a person to do that, you come back refreshed, and recharged for sure!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushengal Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Whenever 'Cygnus: The Bringer of Balance' comes on my CD player at school, a friend of mine has to throw cards at my head to get me out of a daze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 QUOTE (Moonraker @ Jan 19 2005, 01:11 AM) I remember during the VT tour, my first show seeing them, I was so excited through the whole thing that every single song mezmerized me. There literally wasnt a single song that I had the opportunity to come down from, each one was like a wrecking ball to the face. I have to say, a lot of that credit is due to not reading a setlist before hand too. Good point there Moon. I don't like to know what they are playing before hand. It ruins the show for me. When you are not expecting a song and all of the sudden they start playing it, it's an amazing feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 QUOTE (NeilPeartFan2112 @ Jan 19 2005, 03:52 PM) QUOTE (Moonraker @ Jan 19 2005, 01:11 AM) I remember during the VT tour, my first show seeing them, I was so excited through the whole thing that every single song mezmerized me. There literally wasnt a single song that I had the opportunity to come down from, each one was like a wrecking ball to the face. I have to say, a lot of that credit is due to not reading a setlist before hand too. Good point there Moon. I don't like to know what they are playing before hand. It ruins the show for me. When you are not expecting a song and all of the sudden they start playing it, it's an amazing feeling. That feeling definatly swept me over for nearly EVERY song on the VT tour, and the one that really got me on R30 was Between the Wheels. Never in a million years would I have expected to hear that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 QUOTE (Moonraker @ Jan 19 2005, 08:02 PM) QUOTE (NeilPeartFan2112 @ Jan 19 2005, 03:52 PM) QUOTE (Moonraker @ Jan 19 2005, 01:11 AM) I remember during the VT tour, my first show seeing them, I was so excited through the whole thing that every single song mezmerized me. There literally wasnt a single song that I had the opportunity to come down from, each one was like a wrecking ball to the face. I have to say, a lot of that credit is due to not reading a setlist before hand too. Good point there Moon. I don't like to know what they are playing before hand. It ruins the show for me. When you are not expecting a song and all of the sudden they start playing it, it's an amazing feeling. That feeling definatly swept me over for nearly EVERY song on the VT tour, and the one that really got me on R30 was Between the Wheels. Never in a million years would I have expected to hear that one. Same for me. What a mindblowing experience that was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Two one one two really was something. I was just another voice in the crowd, powerless and mesmerized as the gods played on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto45 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 When they played erevy song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 The event that clearly sticks out to me was when the guy next to me literally collapsed because he was so drunk during the drum solo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 One moment that got me was hearing the keyboard solo in "Subdivisions" echo through the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas! It seemed like a moment frozen in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit of radio Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 During the Vapour Trails tour at the ACC in Toronto me,T4VS and a few buddies launched into a few fat ones just before Bravado broke out and i've thought of that song as a classic ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 QUOTE (spirit of radio @ Jan 20 2005, 12:19 AM) During the Vapour Trails tour at the ACC in Toronto me,T4VS and a few buddies launched into a few fat ones just before Bravado broke out and i've thought of that song as a classic ever since. YES GUY!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanadu66 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 At the R30 show in Toronto...I can recall a few fat ones being launched during XANADU (and one of em was by ME) Ahhhhh...just the feeling your Body, Mind and Soul (and a few other places as well) have when you see Rush perform.. its a Great Experience from the minute you walk into the venue, til weeks, even months after it is over. RULES 4 EVER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfuentes Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Oh yes, not to mention, Animate is one of those songs that gets me emotional, as with The Pass, for what those songs mean to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war2112 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 When I first heard Vital Signs live. I did not know whether to applaud, laugh at my most incredible fortune, or cry. In short, I was zombified and so happy that I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 QUOTE (Schro @ Jan 18 2005, 06:00 PM) I was browsing through the Best Instrumental thread (great thread btw!), and felt comfort that so many talked about how La Villa affected them so much. I feel the same way. It got me to thinking about some concert moments. I've been to about 9 concerts over the years, which I admit is not many by some standards. But there's always one moment that stands out to me. It's when they play La Villa (and thank god they usually do, even if shortened). There's a moment when the song gets quiet and Alex comes in with his guitar solo (you know the one). I don't know what it is, but it's that solo that sticks in my head and sums up my experience when I remember the concerts I've been to. It moves me so much, it's hard to describe. It's like time slows down. Alex, Geddy, and Neil are in slow motion. I forget who I came with. I forget about my current station in life. The noise of the crowd disappears. Whereas just a moment ago I was screaming, now I can't speak. Every ounce of my being is feeling the notes being played. I go into a sort of Rush-like coma for the rest of the song and am only snapped out of it at the end of the song when the crowd starts cheering again. Does anyone else have songs or moments in concert(s) like this that seem to transcend time and put you into a Rush Zombie state? Do Tell!! I kind of felt the same about the guys playing Resist on the R30 tour (I was at NEC Birmingham 2nd Gig). I liked the way Alex and Geddy was projected onto the big screen - very much like a hologram. The song blows me away (the Acoustic version is so much more meaningful than the Studio version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCREAM Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Alot of younger RUSH fans didn't get to experience this, since they don't do it anymore, but way back years ago in the late 70's, the moment that would get me was when I'd hear the synth intro to Xanadu begin. The entire stage would fill up with dry ice coming up to their knees and through the dim lights and smoke you could faintly see Alex and Geddy with their doublenecks. It was the long intro as heard on ESL. The arena would light up with fan's lighters. Amazing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 It was the HEllO,HELLO,HELLO- HELLO lauching the show on the Hold Your Fire tour Into The Big Money. I was hooked I was seated Geddy Side right at eye level it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 The closing of "Mission" on the HYF tour (as can be seen on Show of Hands) with that phenomenal guitar playing by Alex and watching the three spheres ignite and then forming the image of the album cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleAgent420 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Firstly, it's Earthshine. Whenever they move into the part where Geddy sings "Its circle shows in a ghostly glow of earthly luminescense..." During that time, Neil moves from 16ths on the hi-hat to half-open quarter notes, and it makes the music SWELL and I can just see that rare earthshine blazing forth in shimmering glory. The music soars like a falcon and that part just lifts me up so high, and Geddy sings it and especially when Alex backs it up on the last verse, that just is so captivating to me, I can't even describe it. Secondly, the first time I ever saw One Little Victory on Rush In Rio. The whole dragon video was so cool, and then he rears back and roars that fire which is when the pyro bursts out on the stage and Neil pounds away on the intro. Seeing that for the first time ever, hearing it through high quality speakers, the effect and by golly the message was enough to make me scream. All through my head... the first words were "Welcome back Neil, welcome back." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshine21122 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 2112 baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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