MeanMeanPride

She knew Hemispheres it seemed.

Sounded like Geddy had too much to drink because that feed was so choppy. Any others?

I can't afford it and I WILL be on a plane tomorrow! Great attitude. I really ought to just go anyway.

I'm completely in denial, so I'm going to act like tonight is just another Rush show and that there will be a bunch more later on.

Man, if I could afford it I would be on a plane to LA tomorrow.

My wife accompanied me to the Austin show, then surprised me with a trip to Vegas for my birthday so I could see them again. She went to Vegas too. She's pretty much the best.

I thought of this the other day. Give him a few months and he may find he misses the road...and working.

Group pilgrimage to Le Studio? I'll drive!

It's a good album for sure, but I prefer Clockwork Angels by a lot. I think CA is the most cohesive Rush effort in a long time song for song. I actually like Vapor Trails a little more than S&A as well, simply because it was my first tour and I knew those songs forwards and backwards.

Hurt: Witch Hunt Heal: Red Barchetta Tom Sawyer - 8 Red Barchetta - 11 YYZ - 10 Limelight - 11 The Camera Eye - 11 Witch Hunt - 9 Vital Signs - 10

Don't forget to copy and paste every time and update with your tally! Here is the updated list: Tom Sawyer - 8 Red Barchetta - 10 YYZ - 10 Limelight - 11 The Camera Eye - 11 Witch Hunt - 10 Vital Signs - 10

Rules: Each song starts out with 10 points. With every post, you are allowed to take one point away from a song, and add one point to a song. You must wait a while between postings - at least a few hours - so that everyone has an opportunity to heal and hurt equally. Also, if you could, copy and paste the text and keep up with the tally every time you post. This way I don't have to keep up with it. :) If anyone thinks of any rules that would make the game better, let me know and I can edit this original post. Let's see how things turn out! Heal: The Camera Eye Hurt: Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer - 9 Red Barchetta - 10 YYZ - 10 Limelight - 10 The Camera Eye - 11 Witch Hunt - 10 Vital Signs - 10

Rumor has it, if you play YYZ backwards... ...you still get a pretty cool tune.

What You're Doing Between the Wheels

So, out of curiosity, what happens if the two taped shows meant for the DVD/Blu-ray didn't turn out like the band wanted? I would imagine these shows are filmed every night anyway, so they could just use those? Just a thought.

Happy Birthday, Geddy! Enjoy the day off.

This thread is so immensely helpful. Thanks to all who provided info! I didn't actually send anything off for autographs this time around. Maybe next tour! ...yes, I said "next tour." :)

I'll be watching.

In Vegas I remember being in disbelief about how good Geedy sounded on Lakeside Park. Like, it was crazy.

I predict there will not be anything special in LA besides Losing It. The band has never actually said, "Yeah, this is it. LA is our last show." So I can't imagine them pulling out some deep cut for the show. I could see Rush playing a few gigs here and there on a much smaller scale, perhaps in residencies as has been discussed many times on the forums. They could even do a "tour" to support a new album this way if they wanted.

Wow, thank you! This is excellent.

I went on Amazon today and bought MP and the shirt. No preordering, no problems. I was really surprised.

Dude! I love your post. You nailed it with your "ergonomics" approach. Drummers need to build their kits to fit their body, their wingspan and their height, not build a kit to emulate their drumming heroes. I have all the buzzers and bells on my DW kit in my garage but it's arranged for me to play with more fluid motion. I'm not trying to copy Peart or Copeland or Simon Phillips for that matter but some would see similarities within my kit. Hope that makes sense. Dude! I love your post. You nailed it with your "ergonomics" approach. Drummers need to build their kits to fit their body, their wingspan and their height, not build a kit to emulate their drumming heroes. I have all the buzzers and bells on my DW kit in my garage but it's arranged for me to play with more fluid motion. I'm not trying to copy Peart or Copeland or Simon Phillips for that matter but some would see similarities within my kit. Hope that makes sense. I agree with both of you in that drummers shouldn't only consider one setup and never experiment. But I don't necessarily think it is a bad idea to make replica kits of your drum heroes. It is a lot of fun and is super enjoyable to see the kit come together piece by piece, and it forced me to learn a lot about maintenance and workarounds that I would have otherwise never known. Of course you should always move your equipment around based on your personal ease of playing, but a replica kit isn't a terrible place to start. Plus it is fun!

I don't think there will be any additional North American shows on this tour. My wishful thinking tells me they might be able to do a few shows in Europe, but I seriously doubt it. I'll just assume this is it for now and then perhaps I will be surprised someday in the future.

To me, the drums never sounded the same after the switch to DW, especially the toms. I thought the Luddys sounded really good, and of course the Tamas sound fantastic. In my opinion the drums sound best on Moving Pictures. Something about the way the drums were miced/processed really brought out the best in those Superstars.