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  1. ] Exactly from which tour would you want the three Clockwork Angels songs to come from? It was the Clockwork Angels Tour! Thats like saying that you didn't want 5 Moving Pictures songs from the LAST DAMN TOUR at the Signals Tour. :P I think he's presuming that this tour will be the band's final live effort, at least of this magnitude. So we're pretty much just off the CA tour--during which they played most the album--and now they're on an anniversary tour which may well be their last major set of this length and breadth (and the poster is seemingly taking that as a given), and yet we use up three slots on CA material. I can understand how many would find this less than ideal. To each his own. Who really cares? People feel the need to prop up that album to the ad nauseum point that I start to wonder if you guys are trying to convince yourselves! Let it be! (I like it...but I just don't think that the songs by and large instantiate the slick composition--while allowing all those musical lines and nuances enough discernible separation and room to breath--that draws me to their many better works).
  2. QUOTE (Rush-O-Matic @ Sep 26 2012, 07:53 AM) QUOTE (Don'tMeetInBars @ Sep 26 2012, 05:26 AM) This guy has some excellent footage from Columbus: http://www.youtube.com/user/RTMorasonMD2 Those are great! Thanks! Manhattan Project sounded beautiful with the strings repeating at the end and everything. Awesome.
  3. QUOTE (Snaked @ Sep 21 2012, 12:59 AM) Posting from my tablet... hope this works. 2112 - Columbus The Big Money - CBus Nice! And LOL -- check out Neil on the screen at the end of The Big Money. Had me laughing pretty good.
  4. I prefer a firm list, unless they find that something they brought "out of the vaults" is hitting a snag or Geddy's having trouble singing something (in which case, with so many great songs to choose from they might as well substitute). But I'm not really big on the swapping from night-to-night deal. I could see maybe if they swap the staples they often play (besides those which they HAVE to play, like Tom Sawyer and... well, maybe that's it at this point if they're dropping TSoR). I think it sucks when they bring stuff like Manhattan Project and Body Electric out of the vaults and then you end up missing out depending on the show. Especially when they're swapping a rareity for something like Dreamline. At least, when they've been touring as often as they have been... Otherwise I probably wouldn't care much at all and would just be happy to hear anything. But I tend to really prefer the deeper cuts in the present context (and I do really love most the '80s stuff, so...)
  5. A little annoying that two of the songs being swapped out haven't been played in like forever. And they even have the strings for Manhattan Project. Seems like Subdivisions and Working Man would have been the ideal tracks to alternate.
  6. From everything I've read that makes reference to PW, it sounds like they consider it one of their best works. Geddy and Neil especially. I would think even Alex, whose frustrations with the synth period are well-documented, has to take at least some pride in the work (I think the way he wrote guitar parts during that period is pretty awesome, that he found "a place" just fine and serves the songs beautifully). At the end of the day it seems kind of silly to complain about the set too much. I mean, they've toured pretty often over the last 10 years, especially considering that they ain't spring chickens anymore. We just got MP, their most popular album, in its entirety, two new albums, an anniversary tour, multi-leg tours in support of new albums... And look at the bright side -- there's really nothing about this set to me that says "final tour." They're definitely projecting at least another tour or two, I'd say. The main reason for this tour afterall, is to play the new stuff. Why not throw in some deeper cuts from the mid-80s that we're likely to never hear live again. Maybe save Ged's voice for future tours (or at least in order to perform the new stuff as well as can be). Now was the perfect time for some of these tracks. And over the last few tours there's only been like one song from PW featured. Given that they're very fond of it, I'm more than happy to pay them this indulgence. I also just really love the album.
  7. I was so excited to see this back only to have it taken away from me! (that is, if they do an A/B straight alternating pattern).
  8. Looks like I'd get probably get "B" and I'd actually prefer "A" slightly except for maybe the encore. I do like Middletown better than Mahattan, but I was kind of looking forward to hearing it live and with strings deeper in the set. And no Body Electric either... Oh well, so it goes.
  9. So-so. I like Xanadu a lot in terms of getting just one "long proggy song" in there. That'd be my pick as well. I agree that TBM is the better opener. However, I think I would replace Subdivisions with New World Man or maybe throw Digital Man back in there since that and Analog always stick out as two sides of a coin in my mind. Between the Wheels is pretty much played out for me at this point and The Body Electric is one of my favorite songs (also not played since original tour). From the videos so far, I wish maybe they'd tear into the thing a bit more aggresively, but it's always so hard to tell with cell phone recordings and whatnot. I'd probably keep Bravado and Far Cry as well. Come to think of though, if you're gonna sub Far Cry I'd really go for Armor and Sword. I think it's a better song, still fits the "theme", although FC has kind of become the banner song of that album (teased lead-off 'single', featured in the Rock-Doc, etc.).
  10. QUOTE (Natch @ Sep 9 2012, 10:28 AM) You know what I love about this setlist? It's the fact that it's RUSH on stage playing it. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Sometimes we forget that Rush was nearly done as a band. And aside from Neil's tragedies, the longevity of this band is extremely rare. We should be thankful that this band is still making music and giving us a different look every time they come out. You never know what to expect from this band. It's always fresh. The naysayers and negative Nellies have every right to complain. But, just keep in mind that you're complaining about the icing on the cake being whipped cream instead of butter cream. Just enjoy the damn cake! This is probably as enlightened and mature an attack on the naysayers as could be given and I pretty much agree. But I still want to stress that this is what message forums are for -- for people to discuss and share their opinions. It's totally fine with me even if though I'm really excited about the set. Now if someone sitting behind me at the concert complains through all the '80s or PWs material, they're pretty much being an a-hole in my book. That's not the place for it.
  11. I love the setlist but I don't mind people who aren't stoked about it sharing their opinions. Wish they'd swap out Working Man, but I guess that's become the token '70s song they like jamming to. And it does kind of fit the "theme" more than ever. If they tour again it would be cool if they let the fans choose maybe 3 encore songs. Like on their website they could offer maybe as many as 5 or 6 choices for each slot and let everyone vote once. That would be perfect for R40 if they venture forth again.
  12. QUOTE (Shredder2 @ Sep 8 2012, 10:44 AM) I give this setlist HUGE props! Power Windows finally gets some love! I'm psyched to see "The Body Electric" on there, especially "Territories"! I'm sad to see no Presto songs on there. I'm glad the P/g songs made up for it, though! DECEMBER 2ND, Y U NO HURRY ALREADY?! Yes! Body Electric is such a wild surprise. One of my favorites from the period. And Power Windows really has to be one of their best of any period.
  13. Only thing I can really complain about here is Working Man. Just so over-played for me at this point. Of course I'd prefer older stuff to some of the newest stuff, but I always enjoy the enthusiasm they have for pulling off their latest works. And it always shows.
  14. Looks like a good setlist. Most of my favorite 80s stuff being represented and all! Some real surprises there. Hope everyone had fun last night. Why anyone would have believed the Internet lock stock and barrel pre-show is beyond me though!
  15. QUOTE (Scottishdood @ Aug 18 2012, 07:26 PM) If any of the naysayers have tickets for the front two rows at any of the venues....actually if any of the naysayers have tickets anywhere in any of the venues for any of the up and coming shows I'll buy them off of you as you obviously won't be attending the show then.....or will you??? I'm thinking that they will be among the pre show crowds having a beer, excited to see Rush playing live once more. Will they try and force their negative feelings about Clockwork Angels on their pre show companions...doubt it! Yes we are all entitled to our opinions and if they are that strong live by them, boycott the shows and let us who actually like this new suite of music enjoy it in the seats you really don't want at the show as this is such a let down for you in he history of Rush! So by this you mean to imply that the naysayers are somehow being insincere? They don't really dislike any of the new stuff but are just messing with the folks who do? And the key to "outing" this insincerity/hyprocrisy is this conceit of yours that they'll still damn well be attending the tour? In other words, they won't be living true to their ideals (of not liking the album)? Is that it? Or ... they are sincere, but having some negative views about CA should disqualify them from wanting to see a band they really like live? I'm not sure .... but Christ, either way some of you fanboys take this stuff waaaaaay too seriously! Why shouldn't someone who doesn't think CA is the bees-knees still not want to catch the tour (where classic stuff will also be played)? I wasn't too hot on a lot of the Snakes and Arrows stuff they played but I still wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to see my favorite band! And hell, in the end I thought the S&A stuff was some of the best-performed material off the tour (maybe half of it wasn't my favorite compositionally, but I still appreciated the chance to see it live). And no, I imagine the people who don't rank CA among their favorite works but still nevertheless wish to see it live will NOT be sharing their negative views in that context! Because that's not really the place for doing that! That's what message boards are for! THIS is where it is perfectly appropriate. Or should be... By the way, I haven't had much to say against the new album. I'm mainly just flabbergasted by the crass ego-boosting kind of posts that treat people as if nothing they say is worth a damn just because some people don't want to hear it. And again, why exactly that is the case is what's truly interesting here. And the reasons for it, well they ain't pretty...
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