savagegrace26

Reviews by Rush fans are extremely indulgent and boring. I rate this review * out of ****

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QUOTE (Pause Rewind Replay @ Jul 2 2010, 02:48 PM) QUOTE (red sector animal @ Jul 1 2010, 09:31 PM) I hope next they come out with the "Rush punks you and you'll take it" tour.. Setlist1: Rivendell High water Dog Years All of COS Tai Shan Hour break for soup and salads Then Warpaint Faithless Red Tide Nobodys Hero Virtuality Ceiling unlimited Tears The color of right. Oncore: Roll the Bones -the song- complete Cold Fire Good news First. Then they take a bow, give the crowd the finger, and take off... Actually, that second set rocks! Rivendell - wouldn't mind hearing it High water - never played live, great Dog Years - never played live, it would kick ass live All of COS - that would be incredible Tai Shan - would be mesmerizing Hour break for soup and salads Then Warpaint - great live song Faithless - ok, but wouldnt mind Red Tide - this song is awesome would kill to hear it live Nobodys Hero - always good Virtuality - played before, but it rocks Ceiling unlimited - same as above Tears - another unplayed gem The color of right. - never played live, would be great Oncore: Roll the Bones -the song- complete - meh Cold Fire - great song Good news First - again, would be great live Aside from two songs - this is a KILLER setlist and much better than what they are currently playing. Any point you were trying to make failed.

Listening to Presto from the boot. It sounds magical. Glad they're playing it.

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QUOTE (quickfree @ Jun 30 2010, 06:22 PM) Would you like Nobody's Hero instead? Yes. Very emotional song.

Has this been posted yet? Much better video.

Actually, Tai Shan was one song I was really hoping they'd play when I first went to see them live. It has this nice atmospheric vibe to it that would probably sound great live. Add some beautiful video of China and a nice soothing warm light show and it could potentially have the audience in tears.

There's already about 6 live dvd versions of Freewill. It never changes.

QUOTE (bigalfan @ Jun 30 2010, 02:46 PM) QUOTE (savagegrace26 @ Jun 30 2010, 02:42 PM) I'd take Tai Shan over Freewill at this point. Good. I'm happy for you! Something new is always better.

And why choose Show Don't Tell, something that has already been played and is available on a live recording over a song that has never been played live before? I don't get that at all. I'd take Tai Shan over Freewill at this point.

QUOTE (bigalfan @ Jun 30 2010, 02:37 PM) QUOTE (savagegrace26 @ Jun 30 2010, 02:13 PM) QUOTE (bigalfan @ Jun 30 2010, 10:42 AM) Yes, Presto is a WHAT? Don't know why so many people are having this type of reaction to Presto being played. Even if you're not crazy about the (underrated and excellent) album, the title track is one of the best songs from the album and should definitely have been played 20 years ago. Glad it's back although I wish it were being played in the second set when it's dark out. Would give it a more mystical vibe and they could have had some cool imagery for it - starry nights, constellations, winter gardens, cold, frosty, cool. It's easily my favorite song from the 1989 to 1996 period. That's what I think when people say they aren't fond of Stick it Out. I can't figure that one out... but we're all different and Rush has such a variety to their music, that's why they have so many fans. I can think of worse than Presto, but would've like to have heard maybe something like Show Don't Tell instead. Stick It Out has been played before. Presto hasn't. If Stick It Out had never been played I doubt people would be complaining about it. It was last played in 1997, which is pretty recent in the Rush tour world.

Is it just me, or does BU2B and Caravan seem to be played slightly slower than the studio versions?

QUOTE (bigalfan @ Jun 30 2010, 10:42 AM) Yes, Presto is a WHAT? Don't know why so many people are having this type of reaction to Presto being played. Even if you're not crazy about the (underrated and excellent) album, the title track is one of the best songs from the album and should definitely have been played 20 years ago. Glad it's back although I wish it were being played in the second set when it's dark out. Would give it a more mystical vibe and they could have had some cool imagery for it - starry nights, constellations, winter gardens, cold, frosty, cool. It's easily my favorite song from the 1989 to 1996 period.

I've never seen him look at Geddy that much.

QUOTE (theworkingman @ Jun 30 2010, 02:25 AM) PRESTO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBQ0rO_4ddE Alex looks as if he really has to concentrate very hard playing that song with all the changes. I wonder if it's going to stay in the set very long.

Well, since they brought out The Camera Eye this year, maybe they figured they'd wait for the next tour to play Jacob's Ladder. What else that's "big" do they have left to play (that Geddy can still sing). Maybe they want to save that one for next year.

ASL?

4. Stick It Out >>> CUT TO THE CHASE 5. Leave That Thing Alone >>> WHERE'S MY THING? 6. Workin' Them Angels >>> OPEN SECRETS or THE WEAPON or AFTERIMAGE or THE ENEMY WITHIN or MIDDLETOWN DREAMS or TERRITORIES or THE ANALOG KID or NOCTURNE or ARMOR & SWORD or CIRCUMSTANCES or ENTRE NOUS or PRIME MOVER or CHAIN LIGHTNING or DIGITAL MAN or TOTEM...(I can keep going) 11. Subdivisions >>> JACOB'S LADDER 22. Closer to the Heart >>> A FAREWELL TO KINGS

QUOTE (Joshua @ Jun 29 2010, 05:16 PM) Temples Of Syrinx??? I wonder if Grand Finale is part of the 2112 performance. The ending to Temples is anti-climactic for a set ending. Kind of leaves you hanging. I wonder if our spy operatives in NM failed to report accurately. I guess we'll know for sure soon enough. Gives us something to gab about meanwhile. I do hope Grand Finale is a part of it. Such a blazing ending! I've never seen it live. Missed R30. The ending to the first set is allegedly Fary Cry, not 2112. There was a screw up in the initial post.

The real problem with the setlist is why the hell are they playing Presto so early in the set? With it's magical dreamy feel and all of the references to the night (constellations, midnight, tonight, etc) it should be played under a canopy of stars. There could be a nice glowing starry magical light show (with some silver and blue) to go with it. Really, this is the one song I've always wanted them to play live, and they are just brushing it off so early. dam.

Amount of Pre-1990 songs played per last few tours. It's actually pretty consistent. VAPOR TRAILS TOUR (17) Tom Sawyer Distant Early Warning New World Man YYZ The Pass The Big Money The Trees Vital Signs/Freewill Natural Science Red Sector A 2112: Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx Limelight La Villa Strangiato The Spirit Of Radio By-Tor And The Snow Dog Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage Working Man R30 TOUR (16) The Spirit Of Radio Force Ten Subdivisions Red Barchetta YYZ The Trees Tom Sawyer Between The Wheels Mystic Rhythms Red Sector A 2112 Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx/Grand Finale La Villa Strangiato By-Tor & The Snow Dog Xanadu Working Man Limelight S&A TOUR (16-17) Limelight Digital Man Entre Nous Mission Freewill Red Barchetta Circumstances/The Trees Between The Wheels Subdivisions Natural Science Witch Hunt Distant Early Warnings The Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer A Passage to Bangkok YYZ ALLEGED TIME MACHINE TOUR (17) The Spirit of Radio Time Stand Still Presto Freewill Marathon Subdivisions Tom Sawyer Red Barchetta YYZ Limelight The Camera Eye Witch Hunt Vital Signs Closer to the Heart 2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx La villa Strangiato Working Man

What I don't get is why they are calling this the 'Time Machine' tour. On the S&A tour they played 6 songs that either have never been played or haven't been played in a long while: - Mission - Entre Nous - Circumstances - Bangkok - Digital Man - Witch Hunt This tour we are only getting 4: - Presto - Marathon - Time Stand Still - The Camera Eye And aside from The Camera Eye, none of them are as old or as "coveted" some of the songs they brought out for the S&A tour. I really don't get it. I don't see this 'Time Machine'.

So where's this time machine??