The most inexcusable, unforgivable, unconscionable omission from R40

[Tombstone Mountain]

The band is playing songs from the most recent albums because they pride themselves on not being a nostalgia act, even on a tour designed to induce nostalgia. They like their new music and want to play it.

 

YES. Exactly. Part of the reason I love Clockwork Angels so much is that it proves the band is not resting on its laurels. Why do half of their fans want them to?

 

I'd guess it is more like 75% of their fans.... And it is Because (for the majority of fans) CA and SnA isn't nearly as good as their classic stuff.

 

According to some maybe. To me, CA is better than anything they've done the past 30 years. A turn to their progressive roots, done in a modern style.

Yep...IMO their finest hour

[Union 5-3992]

Do any casuals actually go to see Rush?

 

Oh yes. More than you'd think.

 

Especially on this tour, since Rush is suddenly "in".

 

Stupid casuals.

 

I got 21st row floor in chicago. The guy next to me missed both opening songs on both sets. The two guys to the other side of me left before the encore.

 

Turn in your Rush fancard to the box office immediately...you don't deserve these seats.

That made me cringe a little. They paid a lot of money to get there and didn't even try to get the most of it.

Edited July 18, 2015 by Union 5-3992

[JohnRogers]

The band is playing songs from the most recent albums because they pride themselves on not being a nostalgia act, even on a tour designed to induce nostalgia. They like their new music and want to play it.

 

The band isn't playing music from PoW, HYF and Presto because those albums suck and most fans don't want to hear them. The last tour drove this point home quite clearly. The crowds were far more into most of the new material than most of the synth junk. During Territories security came around with shock sticks to wake up those people who forgot to get up and buy a beer or take a leak.

 

Good posting except for Territories...I like that song.

 

It's great that you like the song and got to hear it live. But most in the audience were about to ignore Peart's advice in "The Pass" and commit hari kari by the time that song was over. The first set was brutal, and the audiences were deader than I had ever seen them. Even the beginning of the second set in the S&A tour were more lively.

 

No I'm sorry you can't claim to not hate and not discriminate against Synth People by trashing the Synth Era then say "Look over here! I like Territories". Next you people will claim you have Synth Friends.

[MeanMeanPride]

I was surprised Limelight was left out.

[slowroll]

I think the biggest omission from this show is that they DON'T play the extended jam at the end of Closer to The Heart that they've done on other tours. I always liked that and was hoping to hear it as part of R40 when I learned that CTTH was on the set list. But alas, they just end the song!

[That One Guy]

The band is playing songs from the most recent albums because they pride themselves on not being a nostalgia act, even on a tour designed to induce nostalgia. They like their new music and want to play it.

 

The band isn't playing music from PoW, HYF and Presto because those albums suck and most fans don't want to hear them. The last tour drove this point home quite clearly. The crowds were far more into most of the new material than most of the synth junk. During Territories security came around with shock sticks to wake up those people who forgot to get up and buy a beer or take a leak.

Isn't Power Windows commonly name checked as a favorite by fans? I personally like Presto, and recognize that view isn't common. And HYF can more or less go away.

[JohnRogers]

Power Windows while having a different sound is as good an album as Signals is. Maybe even better because I believe there is more music on the album.

[MeanMeanPride]

1. No Presto, HYF, or Power Windows songs

2. Performing The Camera Eye as the B song instead of Witch Hunt

 

Other than those two things this tour is pretty much perfection.

 

Strongly agree with the first point, but strongly disagree with the second. The Camera Eye was one of the highlights of my show and I totally didn't expect it. Not to mention Geddy seems to have really improved on the vocals since Time Machine.

[zappafrank]

The band is playing songs from the most recent albums because they pride themselves on not being a nostalgia act, even on a tour designed to induce nostalgia. They like their new music and want to play it.

 

YES. Exactly. Part of the reason I love Clockwork Angels so much is that it proves the band is not resting on its laurels. Why do half of their fans want them to?

 

B/c they played damn near the entire CA album on the last tour, and Far Cry on every tour since S&A? *Three* songs off of the new album played a few years ago is too much, IMO (And I imagine many others', too) when constructing a set list reflecting on history. Luckily I got to the *the special song* at MSG, and what did they sacrfice? A CA song that wasn't missed by anyone, I'm assuming.

[JohnRogers]

I mourn for The Big Money.

[That One Guy]

I mourn the lack of Presto and TFE exposure

[driventotheedge]

La Villa

 

I know it's been played forever, but it is still La Villa.

Could not agree more Lorraine.

I also was really hoping for Driven.

Edited July 21, 2015 by driventotheedge

[grep]

Kind of wanted to hear that rumored, heavier FBN. I wish AF2K could have made an appearance too.

 

Also. we needed more Hemispheres, less CX-1.

[x1yyz]

Kind of wanted to hear that rumored, heavier FBN. I wish AF2K could have made an appearance too.

 

If they had also played AFTK I would have thought I had died and gone to heaven.

 

Also. we needed more Hemispheres, less CX-1.

 

Shush, you! :)