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QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 19 2012, 09:07 AM) they didn't play Jacob's Ladder Man, they've ruined every single show since 1981!!!!

QUOTE (mk2112 @ Sep 19 2012, 12:11 AM) just out of interest how do you know which songs have been taken down a semitone? Has it been mentioned in interviews? Nothing except 2112, and it's tuned down a full step, not a half step.

http://www.rush.com/picturetime

QUOTE (Tip of the Iceberg @ Sep 18 2012, 07:50 AM) I did the meet & greet in Indianapolis. It was quick. No autographs, small talk or anything. Just enough time to shake hands, say hello and get a photo. The photo was taken by a band photographer and was supposed to be posted to a link from Rush.com. They told us it would be up within 24 hours. It has been 5 days and still no photos. Kinda disappointing. They're probably a little behind. All the photos from the shows before yours are up now!

Nope they're traveling with the band! They're credited in the program and there was an article about one of the cello players in her local paper last week.

QUOTE (canadianice @ Sep 14 2012, 08:58 AM) QUOTE (rayrushray @ Sep 14 2012, 06:57 AM) For all the 10,000.00 fans on TRF that are elated with the bands set list decisions, there will be hundreds of thousand of fans not on TRF that are disappointed. Make no mistake hard core fans, the casual fans sitting next to you that you deem unworthy, are the ones that allow Rush to still play in arenas rather than theaters. 5,500 to 6,000 fans in Pittsburgh may soon become the norm on this tour rather than the exception. Like my opinion or not, the financial realities will soon set in. Get over it, already Yeah, "hardcore" fans bought tickets well in advance and are going to go regardless. "casual fans" who will buy tickets closer to the show, or day of, probably won't even think to look on the internet to find out what the setlist is.

QUOTE (Thunder Bay Rush @ Sep 14 2012, 08:54 AM) I was planning on going to both Minneapolis AND Winnipeg shows, but I just found out that I HAVE to go out of town for work - from Sept 22 - Sept 28!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! SOB!!!!! So, if anyone has any "pick me up" home brew rememdies, I would sure appreciate it. I think I'll start off with 6 ounces of whiskey, a dozen Mydol, 4 T3s, a six pack of strong Canadian beer and two large pizzas! DAMN! So, I guess I'll have to drive 16 hours to either Saskatoon or Toronto... SO an EXTRA B! Buy a really large projector and watch youtubes of the concert, it'll be just like you're there!

This IS the "make it up to the fans tour" in my opinion!

QUOTE (L36TOS10 @ Sep 13 2012, 01:09 PM) Is there room in the world for another sad obsessive? Nope! Sorry, but http://img2.moonbuggy.org/imgstore/the-internet-is-full-go-away.jpg

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Just an FYI - I just tried "buying" another ticket for Philly, and even searching for a single seat, the only thing I'm finding is 2nd level wayyyyyy off to the side of the stage. So it looks like that one is selling pretty well.

I do have to say this, Limelight, and Tom Sawyer are the 3 "staples" that I don't think I'll ever get tired of. So I'm bummed to see it go, but I have seen them play it 4 times and it's not like there's a shortage of live recordings of it.

QUOTE (tullfan @ Sep 12 2012, 05:35 PM) QUOTE (Thunder Bay Rush @ Sep 12 2012, 12:11 PM) Sure, there are some songs that I really like to see done live, but... and THAT is the reason you will never see Rush play the songs you would like to hear. What's the reason? That Rush specifically sat down and was like "What songs does that Thunder Bay guy like? Yeah let's skip them." I'm sure that's what happened.

Because Geddy can't sing them anymore and this set is awesome so who cares?

My hunch is they'll record the live album at their back to back shows in Toronto and pick the best performance of each song... so if that's the case I guess it would depend on if they play the same setlist both nights. They might do something like the Rush in Rio cds where they stuck the alternate tracks on the end of disc 3 as bonus tracks.

It's possible to like individual songs off of albums that aren't your absolute favorite albums of all time, you know. And also, having a favorite album by a band doesn't mean that you automatically hate the rest of their albums.

peeking at the hidden camera he set up in the ladies restroom

It would be absolutely perfect if Seven Cities replaced Wish Them Well both nights, but I'm not going to complain over 1 song.

Adjusting the tempo on the metronome he tells everybody he doesn't use

... and every on this tour except for Far Cry & the new album are ALL from before '93. And the abundance of those songs are not staples. So it sounds like you're complaining that they did exactly what you think they should do with the setlist?

I agree! Wish Them Well is the only song I'm not happy about in either setlist. I hope this change sticks. They're probably gauging crowd response and swapping out songs that the crowd doesn't seem to be that into.

Keep this in mind too - at least in Philly, in 2010 they played an outdoor venue with 7,000 seats (plus lawn). I think sales were in the 11,000 range? This year they are playing a venue with 20,000 seats. I'm guessing about 1/3rd will be blocked off due to being behind the stage, but another couple thousand will set up for the floor seating. So there probably will be empty seats. When I saw Neil Young at the same venue there were a ton of empty seats. We actually got lost on the way back from the bathroom, and ended up in a front and center 2nd level section that we had almost entirely to ourselves! And I know Neil Young has more fans than Neil Peart.

Rush presents the 2012 Obvious Spoilers tour!

Here's one way to respond: everybody stop attacking everybody else for their sexuality and go back to whining about the setlist.