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I'm in the same boat. Heard the news and immediately thought of this community. My condolences to his family and all of you, some of the best music fans in the world.

1977. My neighbor bought A Farewell to Kings. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1? I was hooked immediately.

S&A was high on my list when it first came out, but it hasn't fared as well over time. The Larger Bowl, Good News First and Bravest Face suck the life out of any listen. The second half of Armor and Sword is fantastic. The first half is good. I'm with those that think Spindrift is underrated.

Before anyone panics, just remember that present Neil can't stop future Neil from doing anything. That said, I've been a fan since 1978, first saw them on the Signals tour as a teenager and was at the final LA Show. I am at complete peace with the idea that it is over.

Well, they could have been picking out random bed tracks for the ad, that's hardly a for sure spoiler. You can disbelieve it if you want. Great show last night. The song KLOS was playing in its promo was Hemispheres, which is why I assumed it must be in the setlist. I didn't mind the reverse order setlist and had no idea it was coming. I thought they would start the second set from the beginning and work their way to the middle. The movers constantly changing the set to be more retro was typical wacky Rush. When they got to the Roll The Bones album, I thought to myself "They better not play Roll the Bones." Five seconds later, I thought "Goddammit." But it was fine with the new celebrity video. When they then skipped Presto back thru Power Windows, I was pretty pleased about that. Got all of that era that I needed in the CA tour. They ended with the only two songs off the first album that I like so can't complain about that. I was glad I was there and glad I didn't know what was coming other than Losing It, Hemispheres and Lakeside Park. For whatever reason it wasn't an emotional goodbye for me. This was my 9th show dating back to Signals. Can't feel like they haven't given me all I could possibly have asked for. So I left feeling satisfied, not sad.

Well, listening to KLOS today in LA, they had a promo for winning Rush tickets. In the background for the promo they were playing an old Rush song that they never ever play, so I'm guessing that must be in the set list. So now I'm aware of 3 songs that will be played. Dammit. August 1 can't come soon enough.

I have to wait the longest seeing I'm going to the final LA show. I've avoided this website for the most part and don't look behind the folds on RIAB. I'm aware of only two things: (1) the so-called "special song" and one other song being played as RIAB mistakenly referred to it in a post when quoting an article. The song title was later changed to "

I know I've done this before. Permanent Waves Moving Pictures AFTK Hemispheres Clockwork Angels Signals Grace Under Pressure Vapor Trails 2112 Counterparts

Wish I had thought of that one. That's very good. And true. Vapor Trails is great. For at least six reasons. I love the remixed Vapor Trails, but it is too long a journey. I think it would have been better listen without The Stars Look Down and Nocturne, not that I hate them, but it's too much of the same vibe for 13 tracks.

I'm thinking about it. We need a new frisbee.

I love CA and still listen to it. The top 2 Rush albums for me are Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures. After that, I really can't rank the next group. But AFTK, Hemispheres, Signals, Grace Under Pressure and CA are the other ones that deserve mentioning when trying to complete my Top 5. Alex is great on CA and Geddy's bass is really lively. I get the problems with the production, but beginning to end it's a strong effort. That's not even grading it on a type of age scale. When you consider they were pushing 60 when they made it, it's an incredible accomplishment.

My introduction to Rush was my neighbor who had AFTK when it came out. Rush didn't become a big deal to me until Moving Pictures and then I got AFTK too and started exploring the earlier stuff. I don't care for the first three albums or side two of 2112. I couldn't stand and still can't stand Geddy's early shrieking squirrel vocals. Each of the first 3 albums have a couple of songs I like, but man those vocals are painful to listen to. At least on the 2112 suite the vocals fit in thematically. But Rush as it was introduced to me included the keyboards, pedals, temple blocks and chimes on AFTK.

I agree Curly. Plus to those complaining about brokers offering tickets for thousands of dollars, for the most part that's just to make buyers think they're getting a steal later down the road when they end up buying them for $750.

I could have gotten floor, 25th row, left of center at the Forum but passed, waiting for the public sale. Time will tell if I made the right choice. The other somewhat interesting choice was 3rd row floor, but all the way to the right, next to the lower bowl. From the seating chart, this is well right of the stage. I didn't think I'd enjoy the viewing angle. I've grown accustomed to seeing them close to center stage at the Nokia and Gibson.

Alex definitely implied that more shows could be added to the tour. Alex admitted that he and Neil had some reservations about touring. Said Geddy is ready to go.