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Agreed. My dd and I loved the concert in Chicago. Only (minor) dissapointment for me was not seeing that song. That song is one of my favorites.

Why am I not surprised? :sarcastic: Seriously, if the Grammys can't detect the quality in an album like Clockwork Angels, they have their heads so far up their asses their heads are probably coming out of their mouths. Of course this isn't news. The Grammys have always profoundly sucked beyond comprehension.

Rush is featured on the cover of the January 2013 issue of Classic Rock Magazine with the tag line "Band of the Year?" The accompanying article, which is an interview with Geddy and Alex, is now online and can be read at the link below: http://cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/classic-rock-01.2013.php I was a little surprised at some of the personal questions the interviewer asked - and perhaps even more surprised that Geddy and Alex answered them. Talk of R40 and the Fountain of Lamneth in an upcoming tour were also the subject of discussion. All around, an enjoyable read...

...worry about another Twilight movie now that this awful celluoid cancer saga is over!

Hopefully, they won't change it too much! IMO, I thought the two setlists on both nights were awesome!! :haz: :rush: :rush: :haz:

Well, I don't blame her a bit. She was supposed to get Married that night. Unforetunately, Hubby is a RUSH fan. LOL! IMHO that would be a GREAT way to start a marriage!

Hi, Peter; thanks for your thoughts. I think a lot of us hold Rush as being special, and thus kind of above the usual trappings of rock-stardom. Many of us are pleased that the Rush boys seem to be rather outstanding people with no blatant problems often associated with a rock-and-roll lifestyle, and this elevates our appreciation of them. Of course, one can say that well, why should anything affect our liking of their music other than the music itself? and this is a fair question. Speaking for myself, the favourable image I've formed of the Rush boys has made their music that much more special to me. If the same music was being produced by rude, mean, and yes, drug-addled men, my appreciation of their music would be lessened. Yes, that's being biased, but integrity is a big turn-on (to use a term Geddy's been fond of!) to me, and for me and for others, integrity includes the abstinence of reliance on drugs. I understand the dabbling in recreational substances, for creativity's sake or otherwise, but it's the reliance that's not my cup of tea. I have an idea of Rush being awesome enough with their musicality that they don't need drugs to be able to produce awesome music, and I respect that, though I realize that's just my idea of them, and not necessarily how it is. I like to think that the boys don't need drugs to be able to make music, don't need drugs to be able to live day-to-day. They have an image as normal guys, and doing drugs doesn't really fit in with this image.The boys seem to be on a level that they don't need artificial influences; they are comfortable with themselves and their capacity to live well, without 'enhancements', and I think this has been attractive to a lot of fans. I don't want to put Rush on a pedestal, and am uncomfortable when others do so, because if Rush fails in my own selfish expectations of them, they will fall and I'll be the only one hurting from it. No one is perfectly virtuous, and it is unreasonable to think anyone should be. I think Rush just have a particular, more 'clean-cut' image, and this has attracted a lot of people who are happy to see a band make it big without chemically cheapening themselves. To move on slightly: I'm pleased when I hear, say, about Geddy striving to be fit and healthy; this meshes with my own lifestyle beliefs, and I'm happy when a 'celebrity' I admire is interested in being well. Being biased, my respect for Geddy, and therefore Rush, increases. This makes no logical sense to increasing my enjoyment of their music, but it does. Basically, it comes down to personal beliefs. If someone believes in racial equality, he would be sad to find out his favourite band has used racial slurs. If someone doesn't like the use of any kind of drugs, that person will be sad to learn his favourite band is big on drugs. Gosh, this has taken forever to type out. I hope anyone reading it isn't bored and that I get a point or two across! :S

Nocturne Chain Lightning Cut To The Chase Vapor Trail Different Strings Alien Shore Totem Losing It Available Light The Fountain Of Lamneth

Good job, TM! By far your best one! I find your humor much more enjoyable in this one. :goodone:

For me it's Leonard Cohen's Old Idea's. For him to make an album of that Caliber at that age...is astounding. Some others Sunken Condo's by Donald Fagen Uno By Green day. Theater is Evil by Amanda Palmer. Heart Fanatic. Mick

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I'm a huge p/g guy. After a year of searching ebay and rock t-shirt online stores I finally found a p/g shirt in my size. I wore it to the TM and CA shows. I stood out as most rush shirts being worn now are black and this one is white. Allot of fans commented on it. IMO the best album graphics ever. :cheers:

This would be the only halftime show I'd watch. I didn't even watch the kidney Stones a few years back. If this happened it would be epic enough to have people talking more about it than the lame commercials. But it won't ever happen. The world is too messed up to allow for such awesomeness.

That's because they, like their sister organization the RRHOF, no longer recognize quality. They recognize mainstream popularity and sales, nothing more. As you know.

For Gods sake, this will NEVER happen so why even start the topic.

The whole first set huh? I'm game! Subdivisions Limelight Cut to the Chase Vapor Trails Jacobs Ladder Mal-Nar/ Drum Solo#1 New World Man Analog Kid Freewill Far Cry Caravan BU2B Clockwork Angels The Anarchist Carnies Alex's solo./Halo Effect Seven Citiies of Gold The Wreckers Headlong Flight / Drum Solo #2 The Garden Losing It The Percussor Drum Solo#3 Hemisphere (Prelude) Xanadu Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer 2112 O/T/F :drool: Sorry, once I got going I couldn't stop myself! :dweez: :7up: :yay:

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