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QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Mar 12 2012, 11:41 AM) Hope you have a great time. Enjoyed reading your post. That tune may not be in the set next go 'round, as they've been swapping out gems here and there, but I suspect you'll enjoy it just the same. Do post some feedback. Thanks I'm sure I will have a great time!! Here's hoping they decide to sneak Mean Street back into the set by this Saturday, I'd have to say its my all-time favourite VH tune. If not though, it looks like a solid show regardless!! I will be sure to report my feedback on the gig!

I really don't mean to change the particular subject being discussed right now, but I figured this was the most appropriate thread to say the following. I'm seeing Van Halen this Saturday at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and I'm really f**king excited!!! It will be my first time seeing them, and I'm going with my uncle who saw them back in the 80's with David Lee Roth. I figured I would surprise him with tickets for Christmas (even got other family members in on the surprise too and we split his ticket cost). Needless to say, he is pumped too!! I'm currently listening to Van Halen II, and I plan on going through all the David Lee Roth era albums to get myself ready for the show this weekend!! But back on topic here, I'd have to say my favourite song is either She's The Woman or As Is. I really can't decide between the two, both are amazing. I really enjoyed the new album and think its pretty much amazing. It rocks hard, and the band is on fire, particularly Eddie who I don't think has been this focused in years (more than likely thanks to his sobriety). EDIT: Just saw on the post above mine that VH has added Hang Em High to the setlist. Thats AWESOME news, it's always been one of my favourites off of Diver Down!!

A forgotten Genesis epic from their Wind & Wuthering album.... One For The Vine

Actually in an interview on one of their concert DVD's , you'll hear Tony Banks say that HE was the one who came up with the chords to Hold On My Heart. Phil only wrote the lyrics. I can see why they put it into the setlist in 2007. After the roller coaster ride of the In The Cage Medley, and before Home By The Sea, they needed something to give the crowd a rest (and a trip to the bathroom) and IMO that was a good song to do the job.

QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Feb 18 2012, 11:36 AM) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,Feb 18 2012, 10:34 AM) QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Feb 18 2012, 10:16 AM) Don't know if I mentioned this above, but... THE KNIFE. More metal than anything Genesis ever did - easily the best track from the first 3 albums. That would be The Musical Box Perhaps The Knife is more metal, but TMB is a better song The Knife kicks TMB's butt! Listen to The Knife from their 1973 Live album. It will knock your socks off. SO heavy!! Been a huge Genesis fan for years, ever since I was little. I used to air drum all the time along with their albums.......okay, I'll admit I still do sometimes. When I finally got to see them on their 2007 reunion tour (which was better than I initially expected to be honest) I was so ecstatic and happy. Here are some of my favourite tunes: The Knife The Musical Box Supper's Ready Firth Of Fifth The Cinema Show (that ending instrumental section is amazing, live its even better) The Lamb In The Cage Back In NYC Carpet Crawlers Dance On A Volcano (that intro, and THOSE BASS PEDALS) Squonk Los Endos One For The Vine Afterglow (my all time favourite Genesis song) Down And Out The Lady Lies Follow You Follow Me Turn It On Again Duke's Travels/Duke's End Abacab Keep It Dark Dodo Man On The Corner Mama Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea Just A Job To Do Silver Rainbow (this song along with the above tune is quite underrated) Land Of Confusion (most people dismiss this as pop shite, but I say its one of the most rocky songs they ever did, its pretty heavy and Phil has quite an aggressive vocal on it) Domino No Son Of Mine Dreaming While You Sleep Fading Lights Driving THe Last Spike The Dividing Line (yes I know its from Calling All Stations, but this track is quite good, with some powerhouse drumming from Nir Z on it. Live its a monster with a dueling guitar intro. Check it out!) An honourable mention goes out to Fountain Of Salmacis which I feel is an underrated Gabriel era song. Those swells of Mellotron throughout are beautiful, and Steve Hackett has a nice solo at the end. I love a lot more songs than that, however I would be here all day typing them so those are just a few.

Lahey: "Propane propane, time to start the game. Ricky ruined my f**kin' life Julian." (Bubbles joins in on the sing along. Lahey proceeds to piss himself.) Bubbles and Lahey: "Propane propane!" (Lahey stumbles away) Bubbles: "Julian what in the f**k was he on?!?"

QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Feb 4 2012, 04:07 PM) QUOTE (bigman208 @ Feb 4 2012, 02:55 PM) QUOTE (tel @ Feb 4 2012, 03:44 PM) Pop quiz....what was the last rush album to be released on vinyl? If we are talking studio albums, then Snakes And Arrows. If live albums are also included, then Moving Pictures Live 2011. I believe TFE was the only one never Vinyl released, right? I do believe so, however apparently Counterparts is hard to find unless you are willing to shell out for a imported copy. Was it even released on vinyl in North America?? I have seen some copies pop up on Ebay once in a while, but usually from other countries/continents.

QUOTE (tel @ Feb 4 2012, 03:44 PM) Pop quiz....what was the last rush album to be released on vinyl? If we are talking studio albums, then Snakes And Arrows. If live albums are also included, then Moving Pictures Live 2011.

Great collections everyone!! Here's mine: April Wine - Live In London AC/DC - Live At Donington AC/DC - No Bull AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip Live AC/DC - Family Jewels AC/DC - Plug Me In AC/DC - Live At River Plate The Genesis Songbook Genesis - The Video Show Genesis - When In Rome Genesis - The Movie Box 1981-2007 (contains Three Sides Live, The Mama Tour, Live At Wembley Stadium, and The Way We Walk Tour) Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live Peter Gabriel - Play Phil Collins - A Life Less Ordinary Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live In Berlin Phil Collins - Finally, The First Farewell Tour Phil Collins - Going Back (Live at Roseland Ballroom in NYC) The Police - Synchronicity Tour The Police - Certifiable Styx - Caught In The Act Styx - Live with the CYO Orchestra of Cleveland The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over The Eagles - Farewell 1 Live From Melbourne Pink Floyd - Live At Pompeii Pink Floyd - Pulse Roger Waters - In The Flesh Live David Gilmour - Remember That Night Rush - In Rio Rush - R30 Rush - Replay X3 Rush - Snakes And Arrows Live Rush - Beyond The Lighted Stage Rush - Time Machine Tour U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky U2 - Rattle And Hum U2 - Zoo TV Tour U2 - Popmart Tour U2 - Elevation Live In Boston U2 - Live at Slane Castle U2 - 360 Tour At The Rose Bowl The Guess Who - Running Back Through Canada Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same ZZ Top - Live In Texas Eric Clapton - Live At Montreux 1986 The Who - Live at Kilburn 1977 The Who - Live At The Royal Albert Hall Knebworth 1990 Festival The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Classic Albums - Phil Collins: Face Value Classic Albums - Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon Classic Albums - Queen: A Night At The Opera Classic Albums - Rush: 2112/Moving Pictures Classic Albums - U2: The Joshua Tree Classic Albums - The Who: Who's Next God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Genesis - The Musical Box

QUOTE (TheAccountant @ Jan 22 2012, 04:39 PM) Their hits are good and I have a number of their albums from the 70's and 80's. Not much in the way of good "deep cuts" however. I have seen them a number of times live and have always enjoyed them live. Yes, I would spend my hard earned cash to see them again. Styx actually have a number of very good-great "deep cuts". You should really check out the following tunes: Mother Dear Born For Adventure Man In The Wilderness Castle Walls (outside of their Wooden Nickel albums, likely the most prog they ever sounded) I'm OK Queen Of Spades Pieces Of Eight/Aku Aku (absolutely fantastic album closer) Love In The Midnight (from their Cornerstone album which was pretty hit and miss, but this Tommy Shaw tune is pretty darn good!) I'm likely missing some, but Styx are a far more musically varied band than people think, and they are so much more than the hits everyone knows them for. Great band and would love to see them again!! EDIT: Their new concert DVD/Blu-Ray is set to be released on the 31st of January, taken from the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis on their Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight show they did in 2010. I'm looking forward to picking it up, the clips I have seen from shows on You Tube have been fantastic with the band in top form. Anyone else looking forward to it?

Definitely plan on getting the documentary on the release day!!

Love Queen. I simply cannot wait for the new Days Of Our Lives documentary to be released on DVD/Blu-Ray in about a week and a half. Saw a clip online from it with the band talking about their 1981 Argentina trip and just seeing that was fantastic. It was shown on BBC in Europe I believe. Has anyone else seen it or are just as excited to pick it up when released?

I went to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto with a few good friends for what was supposed to be a free, all ages, alcohol free show. The latter alcohol free part was not to be, since there was MANY people all around drinking whatever alcohol they decided to bring, not to mention lighting up some I'm all for celebrations and enjoying yourself, but when something is promoted as being alcohol free, should you not have the decency to at least take that stuff elsewhere? There were lots of kids around and let me tell you, safety was a BIG issue especially with leaving. People pretty much decided to push and shove their way out nearly trampling me and my friends (my buddy had his 4-month old son with him) among others. It was pretty frightening, and there WERE cops everywhere, just watching from a higher vantage point. You would figure they would at least help out with directing people in an orderly manner. I loved spending time with my friends though, and all the fun of the night came from their company which is all you can really ask for. However, NEVER will I EVER go to Nathan Phillips Square, or Toronto itself, for New Years again.

QUOTE (metaldad @ Dec 11 2011, 10:39 AM) This is not unheard for a Label to do this, if it's true It would not surprise me if it was something label-related. Considering when they first released the songs they were with Atlantic, perhaps Atlantic would not have liked those two recordings being featured on a Roadrunner release. This has happened before back in 1995 when Styx ended up having to re-record Lady to use it on their greatest hits album.

QUOTE (jesse2112 @ Nov 23 2011, 04:01 PM) Max Webster - In The World of Giants and Paradise Skies Kim Mitchell is such an underrated guitarist and Max Webster is an amazing band. I recently discovered that Mitchell is from Sarnia, Ontario which isn't too far from my hometown in Michigan. Agreed!! Just saw him a few weeks ago in my hometown with April Wine, Kim is still on fire!!! Another GREAT Max solo from him is Beyond The Moon, from their Mutiny Up My Sleeve album.

QUOTE (Lerxster @ Nov 23 2011, 05:12 PM) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Nov 23 2011, 11:23 AM)I remember watching a documentary on VH1. It was pretty good. Yes, I remember seeing this, and it was good. I am still waiting for the 3 Sides Live and Mama Tour dvds :waiting: They were released 2 years ago in The Movie Box 1981-2007 box set, both with newly remixed sound. The Mama Tour DVD has a nifty little extra on it too, Phil shot some home video footage of the making of the 1983 Genesis album, and they included it. Very neat to see them working on the songs! EDIT: These are only included in the box set. They have not been released separately.

There are a few that have been released which are worthwhile. On the recent box set releases, there are interviews for each album with the members of the band going into detail about how the songs were written and the band in general at that time. Some of them are very informative and detailed, with the Gabriel years boxset containing the longest interviews. On The Lamb DVD, that interview alone is almost an hour long. Back in about 1990 or 1991, a video (yes VHS, this one has sadly not been released on DVD) called Genesis: A History was released which is very good and very detailed with a runtime of about 90 minutes. However, this only covers the history up until just before the We Can't Dance album. There is also the VH1 Behind The Music episode (which was updated and released with their last boxset containing concert DVD's called The Movie Box) which was not bad. However, its quite fast paced and does not really do their history a lot of justice I feel. It misses some points. Then, in 2001 there was a DVD released called The Genesis Songbook, which featured an hour long documentary on the band with all members involved, which I felt was much better than the Behind The Music episode. Also the extras on this disc are worth it alone, due to some extra footage and interviews, and also some acoustic performances of a few songs. The version of Afterglow on there is beautiful. After their 2007 reunion tour concluded they released When In Rome, featuring the entire concert from Rome, which was a free gig that attracted upwards 500 000 people. It is a 3 disc set, and the 3rd disc features a GREAT documentary on how the tour came about, with rehearsal footage, as well as LOTS of behind the scenes stuff which is a real treat. I'd definitely recommend The Genesis Songbook, or the When In Rome set. Songbook will give you the history of the band, while the When In Rome set documentary (titled Come Rain Or Shine) really gives you a great glimpse of that fantastic tour. The interviews on the box sets are amazing as well if you are willing to shell out for them.

I got back into working out a few years back, and I decided to change the amount of weight on bench press weights. I put it back on the rack and thought it would be a good idea to change it there. WRONG. Also, idiot me completely forgot about gravity and took all the weight off one side causing one end of the bar to fly up and SMACK me right in the mouth with force. As a result, my lip was cut open pretty good and my mouth was swollen for at least a week. Probably should have put some thought into that situation BEFORE changing the weights. Gravity - 1 bigman208 - 0

Got 2 tickets for the Toronto show!!! Section 228, row 1, seats 103-104. About $80 each after all the extra fees and what not. Not too bad.

QUOTE (bigman208 @ Nov 10 2011, 01:45 PM) QUOTE (Rush! @ Nov 7 2011, 02:23 PM) I would've enjoyed seeing The Wall live with the big spectacles & everything else attached to it but I just don't have the cash for it. Tickets are way too expensive if you ask me..... It may depend on the venue, but I know ticket prices for Toronto at the Rogers Centre are not that bad at all. They range from $50 to $100, which is pretty good for a show of this magnitude. Wow disregard my previous post!! Just had a look at Ticketmaster, and looks like they changed the prices. When I first looked a few weeks back, the range was from 50 to 100 bucks, now its from 50 to 270 bucks!!! Still I think I'll try to get a cheap-ish ticket, really don't want to miss this show. Roger has hinted that this may be his final tour.

QUOTE (Rush! @ Nov 7 2011, 02:23 PM) I would've enjoyed seeing The Wall live with the big spectacles & everything else attached to it but I just don't have the cash for it. Tickets are way too expensive if you ask me..... It may depend on the venue, but I know ticket prices for Toronto at the Rogers Centre are not that bad at all. They range from $50 to $100, which is pretty good for a show of this magnitude.

Saw Paranormal Activity 3 Saturday night and this trailer was legitimately scarier than the movie itself!!! Creepy as hell. If I were to watch this movie, I think I'd have a heart attack.

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Sep 5 2011, 11:54 PM) The lamb lies down on broadway. Give the song The Waiting Room a spin in the dark with headphones on. You may possibly soil yourself.