nicky6 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I know die hard fans will not like this, but, i dont feel it was nesscary to have a second leg to the snakes and arrows tour, and there wasnt a need for a time machine tour either. geddy just ruined his voice further, should have rested it till the actual clockwork angels tour and i bet his voice would have been in better shape.. who here agrees?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 "Not I", said the cat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I agree that this is a really dumb thing to want to talk about. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Well, if the demand was high enough, people bought tickets and the band made money, I don't really see why the band shouldn't have done these shows regardless of what it may have done to Geddy's voice, Obviously, the demand was strong enough to do two legs for both tours and Rush was smart enough to know they would lose out on a lot of money by not doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Well, if the demand was high enough, people bought tickets and the band made money, I don't really see why the band shouldn't have done these shows regardless of what it may have done to Geddy's voice, Obviously, the demand was strong enough to do two legs for both tours and Rush was smart enough to know they would lose out on a lot of money by not doing it. Precisely. It's all about business - they wouldn't do it at this stage if it wasn't profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clem Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I went to both tours and am very glad I did. Why are you specifically opposed to a second leg of S&A? Keep in mind that there are some, such as myself, that wouldn't have been able to see them on this tour had they not done a second leg due to geography (not all of us can travel all over the country to see them. We have to, you know, wait until they play somewhere close to where we live). Let's also remember that back in the 70's-80's, they played a ton more shows, so THAT probably contributed to a downhill quality of the voice box. I'm sure cigarettes don't help either. Plus, the guy ain't 30 anymore. If you REALLY want to see a band that sucks due to old age, go see The Two. I mean The Who. Clem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I went to both tours and am very glad I did. Why are you specifically opposed to a second leg of S&A? Keep in mind that there are some, such as myself, that wouldn't have been able to see them on this tour had they not done a second leg due to geography (not all of us can travel all over the country to see them. We have to, you know, wait until they play somewhere close to where we live). Exactly. Not everyone lives in or near the major markets that the band will more than likely hit when dates are first announced. So, they have to wait for a second leg when the band hits those B and C markets. Doing two legs of a tour might give a lot of fans their only chance at seeing them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I went to both tours and am very glad I did. Why are you specifically opposed to a second leg of S&A? Keep in mind that there are some, such as myself, that wouldn't have been able to see them on this tour had they not done a second leg due to geography (not all of us can travel all over the country to see them. We have to, you know, wait until they play somewhere close to where we live). Let's also remember that back in the 70's-80's, they played a ton more shows, so THAT probably contributed to a downhill quality of the voice box. I'm sure cigarettes don't help either. Plus, the guy ain't 30 anymore. If you REALLY want to see a band that sucks due to old age, go see The Two. I mean The Who. Clem Clem, are they really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 They can hit the secondary markets AND die-hard fans can see them more than once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Can't imagine it without Ent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Instead of skipping the tour dates, they could have just cut out all of the stuff from S&A and saved Geddy's voice that way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I am doubly blessed in that, A ) they always play in the part of the country I reside in, and B ) I have the financial resources to travel a bit to see them outside my "home turf". That said, on both of these tours, I was able to see them on the second leg in a nearby city, including one city that hadn't played in decades. That was quite fun. Â As for worries about Ged's voice... dude is in his 60s.... ain't nothing gonna be good for his voice at this point. Â I saw Gordon Lightfoot play a show this past February. A few people in the crowd where disappointed with his vocal quality... really... *that* Canadian is in his 70s... at some point.... time wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Facsimile Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Not sure which CA shows you're going off of (or maybe just the DVD), but he sounded amazing in Bridgeport (Oct. 10), good in Buffalo (Oct.26), and the following summer, decent at Saratoga (June 25). And as has been mentioned, Ged's 61! If anything, it's a lesson that they need to do the DVD within the first month or so of a tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 pale, funny you mention that. no ones ever done live filming of concerts within the first month, its always at the very end of the tour or last night of tour, when band is tired and worn out and wanna just go home.. Never understood that my self.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clem Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I went to both tours and am very glad I did. Why are you specifically opposed to a second leg of S&A? Keep in mind that there are some, such as myself, that wouldn't have been able to see them on this tour had they not done a second leg due to geography (not all of us can travel all over the country to see them. We have to, you know, wait until they play somewhere close to where we live). Let's also remember that back in the 70's-80's, they played a ton more shows, so THAT probably contributed to a downhill quality of the voice box. I'm sure cigarettes don't help either. Plus, the guy ain't 30 anymore. If you REALLY want to see a band that sucks due to old age, go see The Two. I mean The Who. Clem Clem, are they really that bad? I confess I haven't actually seen them live. I saw them on tv perform one of the Super Bowl halftime shows a few years ago, and it made me sick to my stomach. They were really awful. So maybe they're "ok" live (I think they're about to tour right now). Plus, not to hijack the thread, but it just isn't the same without John Entwhistle and Keith Moon. Clem Clem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I know die hard fans will not like this, but, i dont feel it was nesscary to have a second leg to the snakes and arrows tour, and there wasnt a need for a time machine tour either. geddy just ruined his voice further, should have rested it till the actual clockwork angels tour and i bet his voice would have been in better shape.. who here agrees?? Fu** that!!, The more the better. I am hoping to meet up with some others here whom I have met up with in the past. :dweez: :haz: :7up: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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