taurus Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I think you've done a very good job with the set list as is. Good pacing and nice tune selection As for the 2 additional songs, my suggestion would be Dreamline after TCE and DEW after Freewill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PW_Guitarist Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 don't worry about the post-Signal stuff, it never goes over as well as the classics. BLASTPHEMY HERESY (lol geddit like the song) I used to think the same thing... 20 years ago I was in a band that only wanted to do classics and I insisted on doing songs from every album, to the point where it became a major sore point. I later formed a band that agreed to do the newer stuff, but even I was eventually forced to admit that stuff we did like Open Secrets, Alien Shore or Secret Touch never went over as well as Jacob's Ladder, Camera Eye or Circumstances. Maybe it's a regional thing, or maybe times have changed... Let's face it, everything before Vapor Trails is now considered classic stuff. It is extremely difficult to predict what audiences will like. You get a feel for it by playing a lot of different shows for different crowds, and the numbers don't lie... The biggest turnout we got in the last 5 years was for a re-creation of the Moving Pictures tour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 don't worry about the post-Signal stuff, it never goes over as well as the classics. BLASTPHEMY HERESY (lol geddit like the song) I used to think the same thing... 20 years ago I was in a band that only wanted to do classics and I insisted on doing songs from every album, to the point where it became a major sore point. I later formed a band that agreed to do the newer stuff, but even I was eventually forced to admit that stuff we did like Open Secrets, Alien Shore or Secret Touch never went over as well as Jacob's Ladder, Camera Eye or Circumstances. Maybe it's a regional thing, or maybe times have changed... Let's face it, everything before Vapor Trails is now considered classic stuff. It is extremely difficult to predict what audiences will like. You get a feel for it by playing a lot of different shows for different crowds, and the numbers don't lie... The biggest turnout we got in the last 5 years was for a re-creation of the Moving Pictures tour. If I were in a Rush tribute band and chose an entire album to play I’d go with Permanent Waves. It’s almost certainly in Rush’s top 3 most popular albums among fans. I’d start the second set with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PW_Guitarist Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 If I were in a Rush tribute band and chose an entire album to play I’d go with Permanent Waves. It’s almost certainly in Rush’s top 3 most popular albums among fans. I’d start the second set with it. So far, we've done the Hemispheres and Moving Pictures albums in their entirety at shows. I have suggested Permanent Waves since we are only short "Different Strings", but so far, no dice... A trio cannot be a democracy, it has to be unanimity - that's how Rush outlasted The Police :):):). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Rush Tribute Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) For the next gig we are a little tight to learn too many new tunes so I stuck with Distant Early Warning, Dreamline, Time Stands Still and Red Sector A. If any of you live anywhere near Orlando the show will be in June. Still finalizing the date but it will be a Friday or Saturday night! Will keep you posted. Set 1Space Odyssey 2001Spirit of RadioSubdivisionsLimelightEntré Nous*The Camera Eye*DreamlineNew World ManYYZJacob’s Ladder Set2R30 MedleyTom SawyerTime Stands StillCloser to the Heart*Broon’s Bain*The Trees*Xanadu**Analog KidFreewillDistant Early WarningRed BarchettaOverature/Temples (Encore)Red Sector ALa Villa Strangiato Edited March 6, 2018 by Ultimate Rush Tribute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red3angel Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Xanadu AnarchistRed sector aSpirit of radio Marathon Bravado New world manFar cry One little victory 2112 Set 2Countdown Analog kidEntre nousFreewillLimelight Fly by nightAnthem Tom sawyer Headlong flightEarthshine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) For the next gig we are a little tight to learn too many new tunes so I stuck with Distant Early Warning, Dreamline, Time Stands Still and Red Sector A. If any of you live anywhere near Orlando the show will be in June. Still finalizing the date but it will be a Friday or Saturday night! Will keep you posted. Set 1Space Odyssey 2001Spirit of RadioSubdivisionsLimelightEntré Nous*The Camera Eye*DreamlineNew World ManYYZJacob’s Ladder Set2R30 MedleyTom SawyerTime Stands StillCloser to the Heart*Broon’s Bain*The Trees*Xanadu**Analog KidFreewillDistant Early WarningRed BarchettaOverature/Temples (Encore)Red Sector ALa Villa StrangiatoTo me, you have some 'snoozer' tunes in the middle of each set that might lose audience interest. The Camera Eye just needs to go...it's not all that interesting a live tune. Replace it with something harder from the earlier years...like a shortened version of Bytor, Bastille Day or Anthem. The second set I would start with something else that kicks it in gear like Analog Kid or Freewill. Then move the r30 Medley to the middle or back end of the set. Actually Bastille Day would kick ass starting the second set. Avoid doing Working Man...that seems like too easy of a song for tribute band to use to kill alot of time. I think you could work up an extend jam version of Headlong Flight that would replace the temptation of doing Working Man. You could also incorporate a shortened drum solo into HF. Edited March 11, 2018 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 For the next gig we are a little tight to learn too many new tunes so I stuck with Distant Early Warning, Dreamline, Time Stands Still and Red Sector A. If any of you live anywhere near Orlando the show will be in June. Still finalizing the date but it will be a Friday or Saturday night! Will keep you posted. Set 1Space Odyssey 2001Spirit of RadioSubdivisionsLimelightEntré Nous*The Camera Eye*DreamlineNew World ManYYZJacob’s Ladder Set2R30 MedleyTom SawyerTime Stands StillCloser to the Heart*Broon’s Bain*The Trees*Xanadu**Analog KidFreewillDistant Early WarningRed BarchettaOverature/Temples (Encore)Red Sector ALa Villa Strangiato Now that's a pretty decent setlist :) A little more balanced with a few more 80s tunes mixed in! However, to me, Red Sector A is a bit more of a "middle of the set" song than an ending song. It is very cool that you included it, though! You'd probably be giving the Geddy impersonator a little bit of a rest from having the bass strapped on him for the whole show. If I could be so bold as to give you some more ideas, I would rearrange this setlist in a few locations.. Spirit of RadioSubdivisionsLimelightForce Ten The Camera EyeDigital Man*DreamlineTerritories**YYZJacob’s Ladder Set2 Hemispheres PreludeTom SawyerRed BarchettaRed Sector ATime Stands StillCloser to the HeartThe TreesXanaduAnalog KidFreewillMystic RhythmsRed BarchettaThe Enemy WithinThe WeaponWitch HuntFreeze (Encore)Overture/TemplesLa Villa StrangiatoIn The Mood*** *=Sometimes replaced with Stick It Out or Show Don't Tell**=Sometimes replaced with The Big Money or Manhattan Project***=Sometimes replaced with Working Man or Fly By Night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Rush Tribute Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Changing it up a little... adding Witch Hunt and Vital Signs so we now do the entire MP album. I think that is a good marketing point. Set 1Space Odyssey 2001Spirit of RadioSubdivisionsDreamlineCloser to the Heart*Entré NousAnalog KidBroon’s BaneThe TreesXanadu Set2Tom Sawyer Red Barchetta YYZ Limelight The Camera EyeWitch Hunt Vital Signs R30 Overture----- Drum SoloFreewillDistant Early WarningOverture/Temples of SyrinxJacob’s Ladder (Encore)La Villa Strangiato * R30 Overture" (instrumental medley representing excerpts of 6 songs from the band's first 6 albums; the songs were "Finding My Way", "Anthem", "Bastille Day", "A Passage to Bangkok", "Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage", and "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres") Edited March 20, 2018 by Ultimate Rush Tribute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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