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What makes this drum solo so great is that he is playing it on a real rock drum configuration, not his "JAZZ" drum set configuration. It's too bad Neil forgot where he came from.

Bring on Simon Phillips. Simon is a drummer who never forgot where he came from (unlike Neil).

HAHA, ya, that's exactly what I said FK NUTZ. Glad to see you could make a few shows over the years.

I am a die hard (35 year) RUSH fan and have seen them 62 times since 1982. Having said that, the second set stage setup (Neils Drums, Doublenecks) along with the songs they played in the second set sold me on going to see this tour. I contemplated not going to see them for the first time ever IF they went out there for a whole show with the same stage prop crap they've been using for the last 20 years (along with Neils boring single bass DW drum setup).

Honestly, I don't see how RUSH could think about coming back in any form from here. I get the "love for music" thing but they played to a full house every night this tour and this (to me) would be the classic "going out on top" scenario.

Second set. This set brought back the feel of a real RUSH concert. They couldn't get rid of those corny first half stage props fast enough for me.

R40 by Neil going back to a real rock and roll drum set configuration for the second half. I waited decades to see Neil play rock instead of Jazz.

Seeing Neil finally go back to a real Rock and Roll drum set configuration (second set). This just adds so much more to RUSH's drum sound that's been lacking for the last 20+ years.

The second set saves this tour. The first set is basically more of the same for the last 10+ years. I would have loved to see Neil play Chromey for the whole show using concert toms, double bass etc.... That kit adds so much more to RUSH's drum sound. I do agree about the stage props and the guy's out there messing with them. distracting. They boy's played great last night in Boston.

I understand the theme of this last concert tour but why did RUSH have to go with this stage prop crap that they've been doing for the last 20 years? I mean seriously? Washing machines, popcorn makers??? Why couldn't RUSH just go out there for there last tour and go old school and have the stacks of amps LIVE? Have a direct cord from the guitars to the amps along with the onstage monitors up in front of the stage?

Well Alex, these Gibson guitars and Rickenbacker's among Neil's double bass drums are what made RUSH cool and the music sound great. It's when you guy's started switching to those "twangy", thin sounding guitars of the late '80's and '90's which killed the classic sounds of RUSH. Between Alex and then Geddy going to the Steinberger then to the Wal basses, and i might as well toss in Neil going for the Jazz drum setup, this was a tough period for me to be as hard core RUSH fan but I stuck with them!

First concert, December 6th, 1982 - Boston Garden. Signals Tour. This coming Boston show will be my 61st RUSH concert since 1982 (it started in old Boston Garden and ends in new Boston Garden). Highlights for me were any concert between 1982 and 1988. I can tell that the second set of this tour will be a total flashback to a tour (MP) and previous that I did not attend. Can't wait!

Ya, There's nothing like a real Taurus pedal. Geddy's been sampling them since the early '90's. Sample this, Sample that. Sampled instruments kill the quality of the music.

MP '81 any day! Seeing RUSH at their peak. When they played every concert like it was there last! The days when they played all REAL instruments, none of this sampled crap nowadays.

He's got a single kick pedal for each bass drum. C'mon people, he's Neil F'n Peart!