SchemingDemon

As a younger female, I definitely get some looks when I show up in Rush gear and rock out at a show. But this Muslim dude from the Toledo show just does not look like he fit in . At least it appears he was enjoying the show! at approximately 0:40: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9BGClR0YaI Share your stories!

QUOTE (IChoseFreeWill @ Apr 27 2012, 06:33 PM) I sang along to my favorites that I knew- such as "Limelight", "Freewill", and "Closer to the Heart". There were some new ones that were brand new to me. Curiously, it was at the Time Machine concert when I found out the true lyrics to "Tom Sawyer"!!! Previously I had misheard some lines as "Monday Morning" and "No worries". "riding out the day's events.. NO WORRIES!!" I guess it kinda fits

Could've picked a better song..

(oh the wind can carry...)

QUOTE (quickfree @ Apr 27 2012, 02:20 PM) I don't see them playing B/witch Hunt again. It seems to be showstopper due to the pyro. Obviously this goes to Headlong Flight or another Clockwork Angels song (the title track?) getting some sort of pyro treatment. Red Barchetta - a long held standard. Say its 50/50 chance it makes this time since we got it on 3 consecutive tours. Songs from Counterparts, Hold Your Fire or Power Windows. They dug deep last tour and gave us 2 from CP which was a bit of surprise. I could see some lip service towards Roll The Bones (no songs last tour) and Grace Under Pressure. GUP was completely absent last tour after having at least one song in the setlist since the 96' even though it was just Red Sector A for most of it. I'm holding out for Afterimage, The Enemy Within or Kid Gloves, though I would be very happy with any GUP song

QUOTE (BrightAntennae @ Apr 27 2012, 05:39 PM) Yes, you are correct. MusicToday is the fan presale. Where did you see that the Vegas presale is this Monday? Somebody posted a topic here not too long ago stating the Vegas presale was on the 30th, but I'm not buying it since it's not up on RIAB yet. Also, in the same thread, he said the presale for Columbus was a few days before what's stated on RIAB. So far in my experience, Ed hasn't been wrong edit: here http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=73358

I said 90%, though it'll probably be 100%. Like others stated, I'm always too busy air drumming, guitaring and bassing to really care about singing . So, unless they throw in Dog Years (lol) or something else I'm not extremely familiar with, probably 100%

I'd love to hear The Way the Wind Blows, probably my favorite from SA, plus MalNar with an extended jam session, similar to Leave That Thing Alone from TMT . I wouldn't even be upset if they played Far Cry again, but I hope they don't do more than 2 songs from SA.

QUOTE (Drummerrobin @ Apr 27 2012, 04:41 PM) Haha awesome! Here's another one - Force Ten played reeaalllyyy slowwwww. Pretty surreal actually! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNEKkiUwGos That is.. really creepy. But I love it . When Geddy's bass comes in it sounds awesome

Too bad you posted a bad link

QUOTE (Captain Avatar @ Apr 26 2012, 08:23 PM) At the Time Machine tour I was sitting beside a late teen/early twenty-something guy who leaned over and asked me where I had gotten my Rush shirt (starman). I told him about the Rush backstage club and about TRF. He then began asking me about their albums...which ones I liked the best, etc. I quickly deduced that he barely knew anything about a band he had paid good money to see in concert. I thought... Come to find out, he had only heard YYZ on Rock Band and liked it so much that he "JUST HAD" to see the awesome band that created "that song" in concert. The rest of the night I had a blast watching the look of joy on his face as he discovered, for the first time, so many Rush songs. This was a guy who had been brought up on the lame music most people listen to these days. I envied him, in that he had a whole new world of music to discover...and what a way to discover it! He was a budding guitarist, and you should've seen the look of disbelief on his face when they played La Villa, as well as Alex's solo at the end of Working Man. I thought it was awesome that, for the first time, I wasn't sitting next to another late thirties/early forties guy, but, rather, someone young who had just discovered the band. That's real cool, I bet he was just blown away I wish I had the money to discover new favorite bands like that.

CA may hook in some new fans, I think it just depends on how much radio play it gets. The classic rock station around here plays a ton of Rush from Working Man through Subdivisions, but rarely anything post-1982. Spirit of Radio is what got me hooked years ago thanks to radio, and I slowly learned to love their entire discography. But I don't recall any newer songs getting airplay, especially when SnA or Caravan or BU2B were released. I think it's typical for younger Rush fans, such as myself, to learn their music in sort of a reverse order. First, I listened to the bigger hits from the 80s played on the radio, especially MP and PeW then ventured back in the 70s with 2112 and FBN for example, then moved forward into the late 80s with GuP and PoW, then into the 90s with CP and RTB, and finally into the 2000s (and was very disappointed with VP ). Now that I've got the entire catalog under my belt, I can really appreciate their newer releases. TL;DR: CA probably won't bring in many new fans, it'll be the classics that draw their attention.

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ Apr 26 2012, 12:47 PM) QUOTE (EmotionDetector @ Apr 26 2012, 10:33 AM) QUOTE (Gilbertk @ Apr 26 2012, 10:56 AM) I'm not a fan of the song. Freewill is one of the songs that cemented my love for Rush.

QUOTE (Drumnut @ Apr 25 2012, 01:20 AM) Wow, great article, I'm currently pursuing a MMJ license here in the states to help control my Epilepsy and treat the painful headaches I still get after right temporal lobe surgery. I've already received a verbal approval from my Dr but he says his office can't help me with the paperwork and that I have to file for an application through the state of Nevada. A copy of my medical records will prove that I have an acceptable condition on the list of conditions MMJ is used to treat. Hey uhh, wanna meet up at the show in Vegas? nudge nudge, wink wink

QUOTE (OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan @ Apr 20 2012, 07:25 PM) http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u351/Discipleoflerxst/Neiljoint.jpg Look at this picture. They are baked and I firmly believe (and have always since I first saw this picture) that a joint was photoshopped out of Neils fingers. He is, or was clearly holding a joint when this picture was taken and Alex confirmed it (in my eyes) in the High Times article. Guess this answers the thread from a while ago asking if the boys ever did drugs. Photoshop has been around since the 70s?

QUOTE (presto123 @ Apr 24 2012, 11:11 PM) QUOTE (furie @ Apr 24 2012, 07:11 PM) QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ Apr 24 2012, 06:48 PM) I just got it, the sound quality is definitely wonderful! This doesn't help my anticipation of CA..... how do you mean? I think he means he wants the record even more now that the sound quality is awesome Lol yeah I may not have worded that correctly. It just makes me anticipate the album more than I already am!

I'm going to try not to. It'll be tempting, but I'll be at the fourth show of the tour, so it shouldn't be too bad.

QUOTE (vprtrls @ Apr 24 2012, 09:17 AM) woo hoo 4th row Alex Floor at the Palace I love Rush Pre-Sales!! After many years of getting shut out, the last two tours have been good to me and my friends. Lucky you I tried to wake up by noon when the presale started, but I slept through three alarms and didn't wake up until about 4pm (third shift is hell on your sleep). That being said, I was still able to get row 21 at the Palace even though I was 4 hours late. I wonder what could have happened had I actually woken up when the presale began.. See you there!

I love the song, but I think it's time to retire Red Barchetta. Geddy just cannot sing it anymore, and I really enjoyed the majority of his vocals from TMT

QUOTE (Powderfinger @ Apr 20 2012, 11:40 AM) QUOTE (gna2112 @ Apr 20 2012, 10:08 AM) Ironically, Alex is interviewed in this months issue of High Times Magazine. Seems like the boys are beginning to open up a bit about the past. FEEL THE RUSH!!!! Is it on newsstands yet? Yup, I saw it in the store I work at. My boss sure gave me a funny look for reading High Times, but it's all good since I showed him the article and he knows how big of a Rush fan i am

QUOTE (Alchemical @ Apr 24 2012, 06:50 PM) I'd give in and download it though I'd certainly buy it on release date as well. Agreed.

I just got it, the sound quality is definitely wonderful! This doesn't help my anticipation of CA.....

Definitely. I got my ticket for Detroit and I plan on going to Indianapolis, Columbus, Cleveland and Vegas too.

QUOTE (ALifeson85 @ Apr 24 2012, 03:10 PM) I JUST received an email from Nick R's step-brother's uncle, who was a roadie for Rush back in 1975, and HE said that he passed by Neil walking down the street last night, who was talking to either Geddy or Alex over the phone, and overheard Neil utter something along the lines of, "Ok, great...it's settled...we'll open with 'Red Lenses'!....CRAP...gotta go...I just walked past a fan, and I think he's now planning to stalk me..." SO THERE YOU GO!! Red Lenses is the official opener this year!! I would have no problem with this By the way, hello everybody! I finally made an account here