Ged Lent's sis

Saturday: I'm with 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 on the timing for the Clash being too little, too late, and the others don't have enough deep tracks for me. Sunday: And as much as I'd love to experience Priest's version or Green Manalishi live, or see that era of Ozzy, I've only known live VH beginning in the 80s to be a lacklustre disappointment, to put it kindly. Scorpions are tempting, but the other radio rock acts of that time are not my thing. Monday: But to get to see Terry Bozzio and Martin Chambers in their primes, those bands and what they were playing at that time is enough for me (most competent replacement of two tragically dead rockers ever). And Los Lobos, who're a lot more than a La Bamba cover band if you've ever known the pleasure is a good ticket. Bowie, U2, and Joe Walsh would have sold me at that time, and even if I wouldn't have expected so then, Stevie Nicks might have been worth sitting through. Monday it is.

Sorry if this is in the forum backpages somewhere, I never knew about the previous 4 albums, apparently nearly all the contributions are by Rush tribute bands. And Hugh Syme has been providing artwork for all of them it would seem. According to the link: https://rushfestscotland.bandcamp.com/album/tributes-songs-for-neil-vol-v I got to this topic via:

The Gear Trilogy:

Having seen them from something like 119, halfway back, from the third row floor in front of Geddy, and front row floor in front of Alex, and considering any other hypothetical options, as well as those mentioned, I gotta go with right in front of Alex. He spends more time at the front of the stage, Geddy not so much, and I had a great gap to view Neil from. Given they wouldn't play smaller venues, further back on the floor is out of the question (too many heads for my eyes to navigate) and everywhere else is too disconnected from the musician/instrument experience. And, anyway, nobody will ever convince me there's a better sonic spot in an arena than in front of the stage.

Macarena gets a pass from me because the Simpsons Go to New York episode.

I'm late to the game here and there are too many comments on the thread to quote them all. Suffice it to say I agree more than wholeheartedly about an alternate live show, more specifically, one with the previous playlist that included the drum solo in the "Red Lenses" break. But a video version of the same is probably too much to hope for, isn't it?

It's never too soon or late to revive this one.

Also, for future reference, the Firefox browser has a "reader view" feature you can use by way of a little text-document icon located at the right of the url window. Clicking on that and then hitting "refresh" works to read paywalled items from the WP and NYT, among others.

I assume you need to have the ability to make calls while away from home. If I am wrong in that assumption, and given your desire to limit tech in your life, allow me to extend the following advice: If contrary to my assumption, you merely want a mobile option you can leave behind, consider getting a tablet instead. I got an iPad mini a few years back for the sole purpose of being able to do digital presentations in the classroom and only ever use it for that. Otherwise it never leaves the apartment. If I had a phone, I'm afraid I'd know no such discipline.

Thanks for all thee, uh, feedback! Really, it's great to see the replies, as my reaction to Stills' saying that mirrors his words: It was really cool for me. On a similar note, a friend not long ago called up a video of The Yardbirds doing "Shapes of Things" live in the Page era. I didn't say so but found it underwhelming. Later, on my own, happening upon Rush's version again, I decided the next time I saw my friend I would have him call up the Feedback version. I preface the following with the fact that my friend has no Rush bias. They were never on his radar and he hasn't showed any inkling of getting into them. Anyway, he searches out the video on Rush's YT channel and gives it a play. No reaction in real time, he just sits silently listening. When the song finishes he pauses for a moment and then says that it is clearly better than the original in all aspects, adding that this cover version had managed to accomplish everything great he'd thought about the original but had been mistaken about.

You're welcome. No side eye from me. I had never thought much of Feedback and hadn't seen the point even though I'm a fan of the songs covered. Seeing Stephen Stills genuine reaction has me thinking more of the album... and seeing the point.

"It's like... that's very cool for me. We always thought that was very cool." —Stephen Stills about Rush's cover of "For What It's Worth" https://youtu.be/oNEsZYyti_U?t=1042

Yes, I assumed that was part of the plan because of the AtWaS liner notes seeming to hint at that, at least retrospectively upon ESL's release.

If side one had been produced by Terry Brown and sung by 1975 Geddy and side two produced by Peter Collins and sung by 1987 Geddy... somebody might've freaked out and quit the band.

Would that I were able. Suffice it to say — (at risk of saying the quiet part loud :oops: and derailing the thread) that while I default to "no", I'd be willing to hear it should someone make it possible.