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Here's a great collection of concert photos from the April 13th, 1975 show at the Aviation Field, Forest Park as part of the KSHE Kite Fly Festival -- in St. Louis, Missouri. http://cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/concert-stlouis-04.13.1975.php Check out the boys -- including Neil - signing autographs...! Enjoy-

Ive never listened to Opeth, not once, not even by accident, not one song. But i was reading how they are one of the biggest exponents of the progressive metal in the last 20 years or so. So i said, "meeeh, why not..." and looked for one of their cited songs: "Advent". It started playing and as soon as the music started i said "this is not bad at all", it continued for a moment and i said "this is actually pretty good", it kept going and i said "wow, this is really awesome"... and then the f***ing vocals started... those stupid annoying growls and shrieks and all that bullshit that i hate so much in black and death metal. My heart plummeted to my feet. i kept listening for a while, and the music just kept getting better and better, but those hideous growls just continued to get in the way. I had to stop it. I'm heartbroken right now. What a way to ruin some awesome music. If it wasn't for those stupid vocals i would be getting all their albums now.

Oh my My cat Vish paws at me as I read..and weep. Kinda left the three kitties hungry this morning to take care of Misty, and well...anyway You guys are the best. Truly the best. AND MISTY WAS MY WIFE'S DOG! I just got so attached to her. When I'd go see Diane (before we were married) I'd let myself in and Misty & Nicky (her boy Shepherd) would run up and down her apartment "Mommy the guy's here! The Guy Mommy the GUY" I'd yell as they barked and carried on. After Nicky passed Misty still acted up and I still translated her barking and carrying on. She was my football baseball afternoon nap buddy, movie buddy TV pal. If i got too upset over a bad play, she sneak out hang with Mommy for a little bit til I calmed down then we'd share chips n dip or whatever I was eating...even after I'd fed her. "You ate already i just fed you...remember?" And that look.."Yeah Dad but what's dat can i have sum? Pweeze?" Neither of us knew she was 13. I guess she'll always be our other big little kid

You gotta love it...these guys were invited to Rolling Stone and called prog giants by the biggest douches in the universe...it's a brand new world!

I can tell by your avatar. My avatar is the best avatar since sliced bread.

I hope RUSH fans will dominate the venue. Everybody cough "blowjob" at once when Don Henley takes the stage.

Seeing my other favorite sitcoms (Seinfeld, The Office) have a thread, I thought I'd add this one. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/cheers/CheersTV.jpg http://flowtv.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cheers01.png "How's it going Mr. Peterson?" "It's a dog eat dog world, Woody and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." "Can I draw you a beer, Norm ?" "No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one." "How's a beer sound, Norm?" "I dunno. I usually finish them before they get a word in." "What's shaking, Norm?" "All four cheeks and a couple of chins." "What would you say to a nice beer, Normie?" "Going Down?" "What's new, Normie?" "Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach and they're demanding beer." "What'll it be, Normie?" "Just the usual Coach. I'll have a froth of beer and a snorkel." "What would you say to a beer, Normie?" "Daddy wuvs you." "What'd you like, Normie?" "A reason to live. Give me another beer." "What'll you have, Normie?" "Well, I'm in a gambling mood Sammy. I'll take a glass of whatever comes out of that tap." "Looks like beer, Norm." "Call me Mister Lucky." "What'd you say, Norm?" "Any cheap, tawdry thing that will get me a beer." "What would you say to a beer, Norm?" "Hiya, sailor. New in town?" (Coming in from the rain) "Evening everybody." Everybody: "Norm!" "Still pouring, Norm?" "That's funny, I was about to ask you the same thing." "Whaddya say, Norm?" "Well, I never met a beer I didn't drink." "Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?" "Like a baby treats a diaper." "Would you like a beer Mr.. Peterson?" "No, I'd like a dead cat in a glass." "How's life treating you?" "It's not, Sammy, but you can." "What's the story, Mr. Peterson?" "The Bobbsey twins go to the brewery. Let's cut to the happy ending." "Hey Mr. Peterson, there's a cold one waiting for you." "I know, if she calls, I'm not here." "Beer, Norm?" "Have I gotten that predictable? Good." "What's going on, Mr. Peterson?" "A flashing sign in my gut that says, 'Insert beer here.'" "Hey Mr. Peterson, Jack Frost nipping at your nose?" "Yep, now let's get Joe Beer nipping at my liver, huh?" "What's going on, Mr. Peterson?" "Another layer for the winter, Wood." "Whatcha up to, Norm?" "My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall." "How's it going Mr. Peterson?" "Poor." "I'm sorry to hear that." "No, I mean pour." "How's life treating you, Norm?" "Like it caught me sleeping with its wife." "What's going down, Normie?" "My butt cheeks on that bar stool." "Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?" "Alright, but stop me at one....make that one-thirty." "What's the story, Norm?" "Boy meets beer. Boy drinks beer. Boy meets another beer." "How's about a beer, Norm?" "That's that amber sudsy stuff, right? I've heard good things about it!" "What's going on, Mr. Peterson?" "The question is, `what's going 'in' Mr. Peterson?" A beer, please, Woody." "Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?" "A little early isn't it, Woody?" "For a beer?" "No, for stupid questions." "Women. Can't live with 'em ... pass the beer nuts."

So , is anyone else going ? several places to meet up around The Nokia . This will be The Ultimate Rush Party !!

I'm going to my 1st Rush show this summer and I am so ridiculously excited. Does anyone else here get really anxious waiting for concert night? Could be because I've never seen them live and I can't believe I'm FINALLY going to!! I think I'll just sorta be in awe the whole time lol July better hurry it's a** up lol

Missing you guys ~ just want to let you know that. :sundog: Carry on

Burning Ring of Fire

Thomas Pridgen TamTam Drumfest 2011 Part II - DW Drums

Vehicle by the Ides of March...

Read it wrong again..! :o

Your Welcome...it's what we do here!!!

Noooo! I opened the thread ready to type "Suck you dry" by Mudhoney! :laughing guy: :laughing guy: "What goes Up" by Alan Parsons Project is the first one that comes to mind.

That's the best list on this entire posting.

Thanks Tombstone. I would have introduced myself properly had this forum had an introduction thread. So thanks and I look forward.

wow thanks! :D TBR's "Top Ten" recommendations to MusicalAbby2112... or as I will call her from here on in, "The Kid." 1. Keep practicing your ass off... 2. Never mind learning the flute, trombone, trumpet or clarinet... (just in case you're in the high school band) 3. Join up with some cool cats who are equally as able as you are... (they will surely be about 5 years older, but who gives a sh**?) 4. Start writing material influenced by Rush and Dream Theater... 5. Quit school... 6. Don't tell your parents... 7. If your parents find out, DON'T tell them that TBR told you do it... (Blame it on the devil.) 8. When you have money falling out of your pockets, give 10% of proceeds to the Canadian guy (TBR, just so you don't mix me up with some other Canadian guy) who made all these killer recommendations back in March, 2013... 9. Practice your signature... 10. Get prepared to travel... a lot... :haz:

I think some of the latter albums stand up very well in terms of epicness. Not as stellar as Seventh Son, but quite epic nonetheless. A Matter of Life & Death in particular.

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I felt the same way at first. I got Ghost Reveries, listened to it for a bit, didn't like the growls, so put it away. Then a few months later I played it again and it suddenly clicked for me, and now they're one of my favourite bands, and my two least favourite of their albums are the ones where there are no growls

To be honest, I´m one of the few Maiden fans who liked No Prayer for the Dying as well, and think they somewhat lost the magic after that. But 7th Son is the last truly epic Maiden album. Everything after that is hit and miss. To this day I´m still not certain if they actually lost the magic after 7th Son or if I grew up to like other kinds of bands - I was a full on Maiden fan from 85 to 91, and when Fear of the Dark came out I thought "oh-oh, something´s not right...".

Happy Birthday! ILG :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :ebert: :clap: I want to give you a present but I can't :( So... I'll give myself one instead... Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJiwB-9YDuM :haz: :haz: :haz: :haz: :guitar: :hi: :cheerleader:

I usually dislike growls, too, but Opeth is so awesome that I don't mind them at all with them. It took a bit of time for me to really warm up to them, and some of them are still a bit much for me at times, but I can handle them. The music and the normal voices are more than great enough to make them hackable.

Caught up through episode 8. Not sure if I'm going to stick with this show. I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things, but these cult members being everywhere, all the time? I really hate that little bitch Emma. And the idea of them dragging this thing out for God knows how long, with the cult always being 2-3 steps ahead, and all the missed opportunities for the FBI...ugh.

Just imagine if that salesman had punched Gordon dead in the face..... :laughing guy:

Saw this. Pretty funny. NASCAR will be at Kentucky Speedway near Cincinnati on Jun 29, maybe he could reprise it then. ;)

For me, it`s hard to beat the Permanent Waves tour. Loved the songs, they band played great, Geddy`s voice was near perfect... and, I really liked the drum sound on that tour. The drums sounded the way a rock drummer`s kit should sound. Plus, ALL of Neil`s percussion sounds were accoustic instruments, no electronics, no drum pads, no triggers, no midi, just the real deal. Hit something with a stick or mallet - it sounds real.

Anticipation You wait so long..then the concert is over before you realize you found your seat. Did i even sit down ? haha NO :sundog: :eyeroll:

Fully agree!!! If they´re done well and fit the song, I think they´re great. I saw Opeth live in ´06 just after Ghost Reveries was released, and man, what a show!!! Akerfeldt effortlessly changes from growling to melodic vocals on the same sentence, and it sounds freaking evil when he goes back and forth. I really like his growling vocals, but the band is so good that I didn´t mind when they left them behind for Heritage. I think Akron 162 should give them another shot, and start straight with Heritage!

You lot love the death growls and the black screamos, you're just trying to preserve your trendy image for your latest girlfriend, so she doesn't call you an old fart rocker again... :nya nya:

I would need a lot more than $1k to sell off a m&g with Rush, and I'd have to be selling off a spare.

Khan Junior bigger than that :laughing guy:

lmao LOVE that bigfoot sig hahaha ;) gangsterfurious, I'll be just like you! Needing hours to get ready because, most of the time, I'll be dancing around in absolute glee hahahaha idk how Geddy does it- dancing and moving like that for the whole show! I'd be exhausted lmao. and I'll be sure to tell my hubby there shall be no leather pants-wearing ;) I'm going to be a wreck the night before, bouncing around and being all giddy lol ...my hubby's gonna hate me that night >.<

Thanks LABT! We did have a nice weekend up in Milwaukee. :cheers:

:( I don't blame her for breaking up the Beatles. And I don't blame her for being overrated. I blame her for being shit. :P :eyeroll: Persecuted, misunderstood Yoko. No wonder the poor woman screams. :P

While I agree that Geddy's backside is a wonderful part of the show... He no longer wears leather pants or jumpsuits so tell your husband that's not the reason why! ;p I am so giddy that I get to see them again this summer, it is definitely going to be the highlight of any summer shows I go to or probably anything else I do this year vacation wise. Last time we went to go see them I needed like two hours to get ready because I was like little kid going to Disneyland for the first time excited and wanted to make sure I had enough time to keep my hand steady while I tried to put my eyeliner on. I think yeah, it's normal. Also on Facebook I am friends with a bunch of other Rush girls and we all talk about getting into better shape for Rush season. You'd think, considering that Geddy has 30 years on me, that I'd be able to keep up with him but nooooo. I was so utterly exhausted after all of the dancing and singing along that I was doing.

First show second show twentieth show, the wait is always just as bad.

** my husband keeps saying I'm only excited to see Geddy's butt in tight leather pants. He told me while we were watching A Show of Hands dvd last night. lmao

wow thanks! :D

The annual Sumo tournament has rolled into town and seeing the big bastards about is always a treat. Was on the train standing next to one of the giants... he seemed interested in my fresh smelling bakery bag of blueberry muffins and apple cinnamon pastries. I turned to him, looked up and slowly said 'Oishii' (delicious). He had a bit of a smile at that. The scene of that itself is fun....that big hulk of a fighter trying to secretly check out the baked goods and 5'2 me somewhat taunting him with those treats

I can so appreciate your burning desire to have a meet & greet experience.... I had the chance to do a meet & greet once in 2004 and it was very satisfying... If I ever got another meet & greet pass I think I would be compelled to give it to someone like you, for free, so you could experience it too... You can spend your money any way you choose, its your money, but I hope somehow you get the chance for a meet & greet from the goodness of someone's heart and not from a financial transaction... That said, if I got a pass, would you go $1500? Okay, bad attempt at humor....just kidding..... I hope you get to meet them....just remember, its only 30 seconds or so and as wonderful as Geddy & Alex are with the fans, you are going to be one of a large group that night, so its not like you are sitting down with them for drinks and a snack....

I'm attending and, like previously mentioned, having tough time deciding what to wear. Us girls have it rough, we have to choose between formal or casual dress, short or long length for either, or between dressy or casual pants or jeans. Let me know what response you get if you call the theatre. Hope to see you all there! ~ Becky

suuuuuuuuure she thought it was moisturizer. That's what I would say if my kid found it, too. No really, if you knew my mom you'd understand... It was called K-Y Facial, wasn't it??? Pretty much... Our local Wal-Mart decided to put the prophylactics right next to the cosmetic/bath product/skin care section. Well my mother, being the true blonde that she is, just kept wondering over until she saw these little boxes that said "moisturizing". Not one that had ever heard of K-Y Jelly and still thinking she was in the cosmetic/skin care section, decided to pick up a tube. Let me tell you, walking in on your mother rubbing K-Y Jelly on her face... very awkward. That is HOT! :laughing guy: :sigh: It's still not as bad as the (probably urban legend) story about the patient who complained about the hospital breakfast, saying that the "Kentucky Jelly" tasted funny.

1.YYZ 2. Where's My Thing 3. La Villa Strangiato 4. Leave That Thing Alone 5. Limbo 6. Hope 7. Malignant Narcissism 8. Broon's Bane

:P :P If he's nice to Rush, I'll be nice about it, but if he has any sour comments, he'll definately hear from me!!!! Hey Don, note to self, Don't you dare piss off the :rush: freaks!!!

That brings up a good point... I have been wondering "What do you wear to a gig like this" Dress casual or my threadbare original Permanent Waves tour shirt , tattered jeans , bandana ( dress bandana , I learned that from Axl Rose ) old high top Reeboks and jeans jacket ?? Decisions , decicions. I feel we can wear anything within reason but out of respect I will be wearing nice slacks and my 2011 jersey. The wife will look he usual hotness of course.

So much for a bad economy!!! Jealous as hell! Hey Higher Water, What's up? Trust me, the economy is still very bad! Jobs are sure hard to come by these days! I hope my new Master's in Accountancy will help me land another better paying job soon! You're Jealous?.....please don't be as I'll be eating ramen noodles for the rest of my life!! No, that's not a problem either! This event happens only once in a lifetime...this :rush: freak gotta be there! :haz: :rush: :rush: :haz:

I agree. One reason he sounds so great are the songs they chose. Personally I loved ALL the PoW stuff Geddy is no fool. The Time Machine setlist was rather ambitious vocally, and of all people, he had to be the first to notice the strain, considering he's the dude doing it every night - lol. Still, it was a valient effort and far from disasterous. It's just a shame they didn't catch a better show on DVD. Having said that, one of the most impressive things about the Clockwork setlist is the choice of songs with regards to his vocals. He really shines on this tour. Bravo, Geddy!