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RIP Eddie. It's cool seeing people everywhere showing love. Even on Sportscenter, Neil Everett was dropping all kinds of VH references. This guy called George Springer's home run a "sinner's swing." LeBron had an "atomic dunk!"

This looks like a good idea for a movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53pF7o3Ncas

Hibernation. One of the greatest guitar jams of all time.

One and a two and a buckle my shoe

I'm heading up to Vancouver from Seattle today for the show and I was wondering about the security at the show. I was just in Victoria on Monday with my girlfriend to see Journey and I was super surprised to find out that they wouldn't even let people bring in their smokes into the venue. Luckily I was staying at an air bnb less than a block away from the arena and just went and dropped off our smokes. Went back to the gate and then they wouldn't even let me bring my lighter in! What? So for the sake of not wasting smokes, I was wondering if that's how security is at all arena shows in Canada, or if that was just a weird venue. I had never even thought about that kind of thing before. Also they cut off beer sales as soon as Journey took the stage. Wondering if they're gonna cut off beer sales super early at this show too.

I hate sitting at concerts regardless of the type of music, or how long the concert/festival is. If the musicians who are at least twice my age can stand on stage and play music for hours then I feel like I owe it to them to stand and pay my respect by rocking out as hard as them. That being said, I know now to plan my seating accordingly. I got floor row 10 and 9 for the Vancouver and Portland shows respectively, and took my time choosing my Seattle seats because they sold quicker and I have a lot of people who want to go with. I finally realized that the show is pretty much sold out so I went on the resale and got the very last row of the 100 section so that my crew can stand all night. I'd rather get the back row and stand than get closer seats and risk people behind me bitching.

Awesome!

All of the Terry Brown albums sound amazing, but for my money, I go with Permanent Waves. It's just a flawless record all the way through. Well... except that Different Strings fades out too early.

Take a Friend has the dumbest lyrics, but I still love the song. I gotta say that Clockwork Angles as a whole has some of Neil's worst lyrical content... Maybe I'm still just biased because before it was released Neil stated in an interview that it was to be his greatest lyrical achievement... and it definitely wasn't.

I kind of want to hear New World Man. One, because I've never seen them play that one before, and two, because it would add some variety to the set list, three because I want to see Alex playing a Tele. Hate on it if you want, but that is a damn fine example of quality pop songwriting. Anyways, speaking of mainstays, what about Force 10? That one gets played a bunch... 50/50 chance of getting played on this tour though, I think.

Iron Maiden is THE band to see if Rush isn't around anymore. Other "must-see" bands that I can think of include Gov't Mule, Megadeth, PUSA, Michael Schenker Group, Priest, Bob Mould. Just saw Uli Jon Roth the other day and he was effing phenominal. I also see Electric Six every time they come around. Dinosaur Jr. too. Haven't seen 'em yet, but I hear The Darkness put on an amazing live show. No one can replace Rush though, for me.

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I still think it's a little stubborn of Geddy to try and sing every song as it is on the recording, and 86ing it from a live set just cause he can't hit a couple high notes. He's a creative vocal melody writer, and I think he could find new ways to sing old songs and still keep the spirit of the song intact. Drop a couple parts down an octave or whatever. There's some songs from the mid 70's that they could pull off, and all that Geddy has to do is change the way he sings a few syllables. I know that the boys are perfectionists, but I'd rather just hear them play the songs, it doesn't matter if they are identical to how they sound on a record that came out 40 years ago. As for the actual topic of the thread.... seriously? New singer? Good lord, thats rediculous.

Without DDY there is no Styx. Saw the recent version of Styx with no DeYoung, and I was disappointed. I paid like 40 bucks for cheap seats and these jokers played a 65 minute set, and there wasn't an opening band. JY and Tommy rocked it, but that Gowan guy was horrible. No one can sing or play keys like Dennis. And don't get me started on that stupid rotating keyboard that pretender has. I'd rather see DeYoung live than lame Styx. Most of their best songs are Dennis songs, Suite Madame Blue, Castle Walls, Grand Illusion, Lady, Queen of Spades, Borrowed Time, Born for Adventure.... the list goes on and on. Oh, and before I'm done with my Styx rant I've gotta say that Tommy Shaw comes off as way more of a d-bag in interviews than Dennis. Sure, Dennis DeYoung is an arrogant prick, but he's honest and speaks his mind. His no-bullshit personality is kind of refreshing for a rock star. On the other hand Tommy acts all high and mighty about keeping Styx a true rock band that stays away from sappy ballads like DDY wrote. He talks alot of shit every chance he gets. Get your head out of your ass Tommy, some of your songs are drenched in serious cheese too. Styx peaked with Equinox. I think I forgot what this thread was about, so that is all.

Saw this movie in one of those fancy Imax thingys the other day. Alls I know is it didn't do anything to help my hangover. My brain hurt. I thought it was funny that McConaughey's character was like the opposite of him in Dazed and Confused, he was all, "Alright alright, they get older, I stay the same age, alright alright."

Wait, so is the kid listening to Rush albums, or Dr. Dre?

I would be all about this if it was anything like Heavy Metal Parking Lot.

The Pass, One Little Victory, Headlong Flight, Driven, Working Man.

Kansas rules. I dunno if I would call them poor mans prog, but whatever you call it, they still made some fantastic music. Excellent musicianship and great songwriting. Steve Walsh and Robby Steinhardt were two of the best vocalists of the 70's, as well as tallented instrumentalists. As far as I'm concerned, The Pinnacle is a prog rock masterpiece, right up there with anything Yes or Genesis ever did.

I would love to hear Show Don't Tell. That guitar riff kicks my ass every time I hear it. Killer song. :haz:

I would love it if they opened with Fernando. Oh wait, isn't this the Abba forum? Oops.... well if we're talkin' Rush, I would go with BU2B2 for a good opening song.

Lessons, Losing It, Different Strings, Open Secrets, Cut to the Chase, Available Light, Making Memories, Red Tide, Sweet Miracle.

I'm assuming that there can't be too many TRFers who are into Electric Six, but I just read this post on the bands facebook from a couple of days ago and thought that y'all would find it pretty neat. https://www.facebook...-6/154062438761 Hamilton, Ontario has birthed some giants in the arts and entertainment sphere. Comedy legends Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas of Second City and SCTV are Hamiltonians. Famed Hollywood director Ivan Reitman also hails from Hamilton, as does contemporary dance/pop act Junior Boys. The focus of Electric Six's discussion today is not on any of these figures, giant as they are. Instead, we choose to discuss Neil Peart, drummer for Canada's most successful rock band ever, Rush. Peart didn't have an easy climb to the top of Rock Drummer Mountain, Crazies. Before joining Rush, he lived in London where work was so scarce for him that he was reduced to selling souvenirs to tourists just to survive. Despite his awesome skin work, Neil wasn't finding things easy, but he didn't pity himself. While in London, he discovered the works of Objectivist writer and libertarian pin up girl Ayn Rand. Rand's boostrap ethos inspired Peart to not give up and to not look to the government for any drumming related handouts. He returned to Canada to work for his father and played in an Ontario band called Hush (rhymes with "Rush," doesn't it, Crazies?). After he toiled that way for awhile, he got tipped to an opportunity to audition for Rush (not Hush) and after making a strange impression, got the gig. The rest was history, as his manic drumming style and lyrical content proved inspirational to millions of nerds worldwide. Neil Peart is a classic example of what happens when you refuse to quit and apply hard money principles to one's life. On Wednesday, July 16, Electric Six will purposefully stride upon a stage at The Casbah in Hamilton, Ontario and will do so with zero assistance from the government. Like Neil Peart, Electric Six is a firm believer in the gold standard and the primacy of the individual above all else. Electric Six worries about rampant inflation and the eroding value of its money. Yet, it doesn't worry nearly as much about having to roll in a wheelbarrow full of dollars to buy a loaf of bread as it does giving the Crazies a good time each and every night. For approximately 70 minutes, inclusive of encore, Electric Six is gonna bust a musical cap in the ass of Hamiltonian Crazies. Percussion World is not Neil Peart and he doesn't have anywhere close to the same sized kit that man uses, but he's gonna lay down a non-stop beat a Crazy won't be able to resist. Percussion World is going to apply Austrian Economics principles to the drums on Wednesday night and you'll see where that gets you, Crazy. It gets you where you want to go. 2 days ago

Hey Run of the Mill is awesome. Also, if I was making a dream Priest setlist, I would definitely have Heroes End in there. :haz:

Metallica has officially released so many cover songs for some reason. I don't think any of them are really that special, or add much to the song. I get pissed every time I have to hear the Turn the Page cover because why would anyone want to hear any Bob Seger song done by anyone else. I give 'em credit for trying, but 'Tallica take all of the soul out of that song. I don't even particularly like that song as much as other Seger stuff, but the one thing it has going for it is Bob's soulful, emotive delivery. Hetfield can't even come close. I listened to their cover of BOC's Astronomy once.... I'd rather not talk about it. They did a cover of Thin Lizzy's Whiskey in the Jar, and it wasn't much to write home about, but I will give props for doing the guitar solo pretty much note for note like Eric Bell on the original. One song that has been killing my soul lately is the Joan Baez cover of The Band's The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down. That song plays over the speakers at my work on a regular basis and it hurts so bad to listen to. Talk about taking all the emotion out of a song. She doesn't even get the words right. She took a dump all over a masterpiece and that is absolutely unforgivable. At least Metallica never did anything that heinous.