Disembodied Spirit Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 So in case you missed it, at the New Orleans show, during 'Between the Wheels', Alex had not 1, but 2 different guitars that did not work to start the song. Not his fault, You hear the crowd roars once it gets fixed.And Alex nails the solo.Watching it unfold live was painful, Geddy was looking over like...come on ... In the Video; Watch Alex during the 1st 1:11. It's cringeworthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Damn, that's got to be frustrating! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Ouch! I know how infuriating it can be when technology lets you down like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 We were on Geddy's side and saw Alex struggling, I told my buddy this is not good.Been a long time since I seen a glitch that bad.I remember many tours ago, Alex broke 2 strings at the start of TSOR , took like 30 seconds to get a new guitar..but nothing like this. Now I want the New Orleans bootleg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 How frustrating when malfunctions happen. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Since the song was little known to the casual fan, a lot of people did not catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Stick Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Well... shit happens. But the guitar tech probably ended up with a sore ass later on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) I have to imagine, as he strummed on his second non-responsive guitar, Alex was thinking to himself "I bring 35 guitars on tour with me, and I can't get one that works!" Edited May 26, 2015 by Merely Space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 I have to imagine, as he strummed on his second non-responsive guitar, Alex was thinking to himself "I bring 35 guitars on tour with me, and I can't get one that works!"I think Geddy only started singing when he saw the 2nd guitar, I bet he thought, 'Al has it figured out now'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yeah, it looked like they were vamping for a short bit and then either figured it was time to go on without him, or that he had it figured out but were wrong. I did love the audience reaction when he finally came in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The same glitch happened in Altanta a couple tours ago, on the same song - pretty much just like this played out... I thought I was having a flashback - LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hey guys, remember the Far Cry incident on the S&A tour? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaressMySteel Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 On another note, Between the Wheels kicks some major ass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Stick Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 "You had ONE job..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 STILL NO GUITAR! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 So in case you missed it, at the New Orleans show, during 'Between the Wheels', Alex had not 1, but 2 different guitars that did not work to start the song. Not his fault, You hear the crowd roars once it gets fixed.And Alex nails the solo.Watching it unfold live was painful, Geddy was looking over like...come on ... In the Video; Watch Alex during the 1st 1:11. It's cringeworthy http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=171&v=vKiwnb1-4Z0 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yeah, it looked like they were vamping for a short bit and then either figured it was time to go on without him, or that he had it figured out but were wrong. I did love the audience reaction when he finally came in. they should've just continued vamping. That's one thing I never got about Rush. They want to stay as true to album as possible, yet when Alex (usually) has a tech issue, they go on without him. Like during far cry when Alex's amp blew up, they could've done some runs in the same key, did some runs until it got fixed and then jumped into the chorus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 And Alex nails the solo. Yes, he did! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yeah, it looked like they were vamping for a short bit and then either figured it was time to go on without him, or that he had it figured out but were wrong. I did love the audience reaction when he finally came in. they should've just continued vamping. That's one thing I never got about Rush. They want to stay as true to album as possible, yet when Alex (usually) has a tech issue, they go on without him. Like during far cry when Alex's amp blew up, they could've done some runs in the same key, did some runs until it got fixed and then jumped into the chorus. or just break into a polka jam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 In Brooklyn on the CA tour, during Overture, same thing happened, Al couldn't find the guitar tech, I think he had to soft toss the guitar off stage to get the tech's attention. Then he gave up for a minute, and started dancing to 2112! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 In Brooklyn on the CA tour, during Overture, same thing happened, Al couldn't find the guitar tech, I think he had to soft toss the guitar off stage to get the tech's attention. Then he gave up for a minute, and started dancing to 2112! Is there video of this somewhere?! Youtube, etc. That's hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 In Brooklyn on the CA tour, during Overture, same thing happened, Al couldn't find the guitar tech, I think he had to soft toss the guitar off stage to get the tech's attention. Then he gave up for a minute, and started dancing to 2112! Is there video of this somewhere?! Youtube, etc. That's hilarious! Here you go. :) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony2112 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I've seen the Tulsa show and the Texas shows.....and that was one lame azz crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 In Brooklyn on the CA tour, during Overture, same thing happened, Al couldn't find the guitar tech, I think he had to soft toss the guitar off stage to get the tech's attention. Then he gave up for a minute, and started dancing to 2112! Is there video of this somewhere?! Youtube, etc. That's hilarious! Here you go. :) Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchmothesnowdog Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 In Brooklyn on the CA tour, during Overture, same thing happened, Al couldn't find the guitar tech, I think he had to soft toss the guitar off stage to get the tech's attention. Then he gave up for a minute, and started dancing to 2112! Is there video of this somewhere?! Youtube, etc. That's hilarious! Here you go. :) that was f***in great :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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