fraroc

Geddy all the way. Not only is he really talented, but he's a complete sweetheart. Geddy Lee, Hugh Jackman, and Eric Carr from KISS (RIP) should set the precedent for how all celebs should treat their fans.

 

Alex is a little more in tune with my personality though...quirky sense of humor, but my humor is ten times more raunchy and vulgar.

 

 

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to censor myself here. I really feel horrible for what happened to Neil in the late 90s. No one should ever have to feel the pain of losing two loved ones almost at once, but I'm sorry, Since then, Neil has become a bitter, lonely old man who cares only of himself. And it's a shame, because he really is one of the best drummers in the world.

Gene is a goof!!!! This has to be the dumbest question ever asked!!!!! Dummy up

 

He's Gene Simmons...FROM KISS. He thinks that monogamy and polygamous relationships are just big words like gymnasium.

As a die-hard KISS fan, I can say that one Gene Simmons is enough for any world.

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.

Happy Birthday Geddy :)

Ok then....stick an intermission between Far Cry and Dreamline then. That would be a good song to open a second set with...

1. Intro/The Spirit of Radio

2. Subdivisions

3. Limelight (sometimes replaced with Freewill)

4. Distant Early Warning

5. Time Stand Still (sometimes replaced with One Little Victory)

6. Cold Fire

7. Carve Away The Stone

8. Xanadu (full version)

9. Instrumental jam (featuring portions of YYZ, La Villa Strangiato, Leave That Thing Alone)

10. Clockwork Angels

11. Far Cry

12. Dreamline/ Drum Solo

13. Territories

14. The Body Electric (sometimes replaced with Red Sector A)

15. Finding My Way

16. Fly By Night

17. Circumstances

18. 2112 Part 1: Overture

19. 2112 Part 2: The Temples of Syrinx

20. 2112 Part 7: The Grand Finale

21. Mystic Rhythms

22. Closer To The Heart

 

Encore

 

23. The Enemy Within (Part 1 of Fear)

24. The Weapon (Part 2 of Fear)

25. Witch Hunt (Part 3 of Fear)

26. Tom Sawyer

Tough call, but the Grace Under Pressure version is so sweet.

 

 

I was in the building for the A Show of Hands version and maybe it would have made a difference if they didn't lop off the first 34 seconds to keep the recording to a single disc, but I doubt it.

 

The later versions are cool too, especially for the pyro but I really have a soft spot for the version on Grace Under Pressure. It's just so menacing and while it may not groove like the versions from this century, it's been a part of my life for almost 30 years along with the rest of that recording. I think they really nailed it at that moment.

 

To be honest, I never thought that Witch Hunt, aside from the intro, was ominous or creepy. Maybe the two verses could be construed as creepy, but the pre-chorus to chorus transition is just freakin....ORGASMIC.

Tough call, but the Grace Under Pressure version is so sweet.

 

 

I was in the building for the A Show of Hands version and maybe it would have made a difference if they didn't lop off the first 34 seconds to keep the recording to a single disc, but I doubt it.

 

The later versions are cool too, especially for the pyro but I really have a soft spot for the version on Grace Under Pressure. It's just so menacing and while it may not groove like the versions from this century, it's been a part of my life for almost 30 years along with the rest of that recording. I think they really nailed it at that moment.

I was never a big fan of Freeze. Most of the melody of that song just sounds like constantly hitting wrong notes on Guitar Hero.

Undoubtedly Witch Hunt.

 

 

I love The Enemy Within though.

I will admit, I thought this setlist was real....

 

But in all seriousness, if this was real, I'd probably replace I Think I'm Going Bald with Mystic Rhythms and I'd drop New World Man, Limbo, and Red Lenses and replace it with The Enemy Within, The Weapon, Witch Hunt, and Freeze....And I'd like to see The Body Electric somewhere inside that list.

There might not be actual witch hunts that hunt witches anymore, but there are endless amounts of figurative "witch hunts" going on today, an example would be the anti-gay bill that passed in Russia before the Sochi Olympics. And whenever I see someone that is racist, anti-semetic, or homophobic, I always think of the last lyrics of Witch Hunt.

 

"Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand."

Hey guys. I'm new here! I would like to make my first topic on The Rush Forum be about my absolute favorite Rush song of all time, Witch Hunt (Part III of Fear). I've always had a love for that one song despite the fact that Rush has so many other amazing songs. I guess I was completely bewitched (no pun intended) by the way the pre-chorus riff just explodes into those big, heavenly 80s synths and my personal connection to the poignant lyrics.

 

Now we all know that Witch Hunt has been performed live on four tours and that all versions have been released on some format, which one is your favorite? The album cut or the live versions? This is how I'd rank them.

 

 

No.1: Grace Under Pressure Live. I absolutely love this version of Witch Hunt. Geddy sounds absolutely fantastic, the band was super tight on this show, and I love the choral-sounding synths used. Also, I love Neil's usage of the Simmons drum pads (I've always liked the famous fake drum noise that they made, the "DZSH, DZSH, DZSH" sound.)

 

No.2: Snakes and Arrows Live. This version is definitely the heaviest version of Witch Hunt. Definitely more ballsy and guitar-driven than the GUP/Power Windows tour where it was more synth based. Alex and Neil sound great, but I feel that the mix kind of drowns out the synths. The transition from the pre-chorus to the chorus is like a punch in the face, though.

 

No.3: Time Machine/ Moving Pictures Live 2011. Like the Snakes and Arrows version, this one is also pretty punchy and guitar based. However, I noticed that the synths are a little more noticeable.

 

No.4: The Studio Version. What can you say, the version on Moving Pictures. It's pretty cool, but I definitely like the song preformed live more. Gives it more of an "epicness".

 

No.5: A Show of Hands. Compared to the other versions, this one really falls flat. Partially due to the production. Compared to the Snakes and Arrows and Grace Under Pressure versions, this version of Witch Hunt sounds kind of limp and lifeless.