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i don't believe Neil has checked out. Dude is still giving the fans what he has left in the tank.

I'm curious. How do people record these boots? What kind of equipment do they use to get good audio? Asking for a friend :eyeroll: (In case the FBI is monitoring)

I believe the arena in Dallas is bigger than St. Louis and it is essentially sold out... so yeah, a good draw tonight for sure! Well scratch that! According to Wiki AA center is 18.5k and Scottrade Center is 19.26k Still, seating for a concert should be just about the same in that case... 13.5ish for each :) Check this out: http://arenanetwork....irlines-center/ Looks like somewhere around 15K

http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/tourbooks/r40/tb-7.jpg ^these^

You can see the 12-string really well in this video:

A couple more videos from the Austin show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7TaTsM5zZw

Should be a big crowd tonight in Dallas. Maybe bigger than the St. Louis show.

I have absolutely no gripes about the setlists for this tour. The guys obviously put a lot of thought into it and came up with some gems.

Superior to Moving Pictures? Who is this guy? :) To Snakes and Arrows and Vapor Trails. Ah. Thanks for the clarification. I agree it's a vastly better effort than VT. But I'm probably in the minority in thinking SnA is a better album than CA. I loved SnA! Snakes and Arrows while it was a MAJOR improvement from the grunge/death metal attempt that was Vapor Trails, I felt it still suffered from what I like to call "Nickelback/Death Magnetic syndrome" where it's still horribly brickwalled in terms of sound, but I feel the songs were more melodic and catchy than Vapor Trails. Clockwork Angels on the other hand, while it still sounds like Death Magnetic at some points, it has FAR superior songwriting. Hell, the title track is one of Rush's best heavy metal songs. Also, this was Rush's first attempt at a full theme album/rock opera like Dream Theater's Metropolis II Scenes From A Memory and it definitley was impressive. I personally love CA, but I can see how it's polarizing. Some like it, some don't. Some people think the sound is too "cluttered" (a fair criticism). If you just want a stripped down, straight forward rock album, CA really isn't for you. S n' A would be much more along those lines. I love S n' A as well. The band's last 2 albums are a couple of their best IMO. I like them both more than RTB, Presto, HYF, TFE or VT, etc. What is amazing is that CA and S n' A are so different, but both kick ass in their own way.

Sure looked like it to me. Beautiful guitar. The Rick was cool too. Yeah, I kept drooling every time new instruments came out. I really liked the crimson AL signature LP he started the show with. Just gorgeous! But the Rick really caught my eye, just because I had never heard of him playing one at any point in the past. Red for CA. Alex was very color coordinated.

Sure looked like it to me. Beautiful guitar. The Rick was cool too.

We were down front about 5 rows behind MS so we didn't notice the side screens too much, but I definitely think there was a slight delay.

Was the black and white Alex played on Roll the Bones a Les Paul?

You'll get setlist A and like it!!! (Seriously, you're the 10th show...sorry, but it's still an awesome setlist!!!) Don't recall what list that is but I don't really care that much anymore. I just want to go and if a few songs in the first set really aren't to my liking then so be it. Gonna enjoy anyway... Scroll down the page in the link. Setlist A is there. Thanks Eagle. I miss The Wreckers and How It Is so I am good.... :cheers: I got How It Is, which I could have done without, but I also got The Camera Eye, so I feel like it balanced out. I got How It Is and The Camera Eye, two songs which I absolutely love! http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/woowoo_zpszjfvvpbl.gif Each set has a little something for everyone. I was glad we got Between the Wheels also.

You'll get setlist A and like it!!! (Seriously, you're the 10th show...sorry, but it's still an awesome setlist!!!) Don't recall what list that is but I don't really care that much anymore. I just want to go and if a few songs in the first set really aren't to my liking then so be it. Gonna enjoy anyway... Scroll down the page in the link. Setlist A is there. Thanks Eagle. I miss The Wreckers and How It Is so I am good.... :cheers: I got How It Is, which I could have done without, but I also got The Camera Eye, so I feel like it balanced out.

Great review.

A couple videos from the show.

The songs I put in bold were really awesome Saturday night. Particularly the stretch in the first set starting with Animate and finishing up with Subdivisions. They sounded great on those songs. I would have preferred another song besides How It Is. It sounded fine, I just thought it brought the energy level down some. I think I would have even preferred One Little Victory just to keep it rockin' because they were on a roll with Headlong Flight, Far Cry and TMMB. In the second set, the stretch from TSOR to the Drum Solo was great. Closer to the Heart sounded terrible. I'm not sure what happened on that song. The guys weren't in sync at all. I thought Xanadu sounded great though. What You're Doing and Working Man both kicked major ass. They definitely ended on a high note. The entire encore was good. Geddy's voice sounded pretty good most of the night. He obviously struggles some in the second set (he's not 24 anymore). But, he absolutely killed it the first set and surprised me a great deal (in a good way) on songs like Xanadu and What You're Doing.

Those are good points. I knew the chrome set was coming so it wouldn't have been a surprise to me, but it would have been to some. Of course, it was kind of cool to hear the buzz when they rolled the chrome set out. Everyone started pointing and giving high fives. So, it was different but still just as cool.

Oh crap, I can't believe I failed to mention Between the Wheels. That song sounded awesome. Soooo heavy and brooding. Loved it.

Thought I would give a little review of the show last night. I'm not a critic. Just some schmuck and an old school fan. First of all I'm just happy it didn't rain on us. The amphitheater is a great venue and our seats (row v, floor 4) were great. The first set was amazing. Geddy sounded great. The highlights of the first set for me were Headlong Flight, Far Cry, The Main Monkey Business and Roll the Bones. Man, RTB sounded awesome in concert and the video just makes it so cool. Would have never imagined RTB being a highlight, but the crowd was really buzzing after they played it. TMMB sounded really good too. Might have been the best sounding song all night. Seems like the guys really enjoy playing it too. Second set was great as well. You could feel the atmosphere change because most fans knew the old stuff was coming. Highlights of the second set to me were Jacob's Ladder, Prelude, Xanadu and the entire encore. Geddy did a really fine job on the second half of The Camera Eye after straining a bit during the first half. The only song I thought sounded really sloppy was Closer to the Heart. It seemed like the guys were out of sync on that one. But then the double necks came out and they kicked XANADU's ass all over the stage. I was most surprised with the encore though. Lakeside Park and Anthem sounded good, but What You're Doing and Workin' Man sounded even better. All 3 of the guys absolutely rocked on Workin' Man. Alex made up for any and all other mistakes he made. He absolutely killed the solo. And, WYD. Oh my God! Geddy sounded awesome. Very surprised how good he sounded on that song. Yes, Al made a few mistakes. No, Geddy can't sing 2112 like he could when he was 24. Yes, Neil's solo is shorter than it used to be. But, holy crap those three guys can still rock. Took the wife (who is just a casual fan) and the kids (20 and 13 years old). Wife and sons have never seen the holy trinity. Best part was seeing the wife's reaction during and after the show. She was blown away and could not believe how good they were. 20 year old son thought Jacob's Ladder was the highlight of the concert. 13 year old loved RTB and TSOR. Very satisfying seeing how much the family enjoyed the show. I thought the energy was really good. The light show was amazing. And the music is obviously timeless. I'm Glad I didn't miss this one.