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Which opening song have you liked best?  

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  1. 1. Which opening song have you liked best?

    • Spirit of the Radio
      36
    • R30 Medley
      21
    • Limelight
      17
    • Tom Sawyer
      7
    • The Big Money
      14


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I'd say TSOR, but Force Ten is right up there as a kickass opener.
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Given the options here I went with The Spirit of Radio.

 

I liked Far Cry and One Little Victory when they opened the 2nd set with them. I think they'd work opening the show too.

 

Oh, and Bastille Day is probably the best opener ever.

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QUOTE (theguyincygnusx1 @ Apr 26 2010, 08:42 PM)
The Spirit of Radio baby 1022.gif

Agreed.

 

The Spirit of Radio is more than a Rush song. It's a Rock Anthem.

 

It was the perfect opener for the 80's shows and R30 -- defining everything that was/is RUSH--the musicianship, lyrics commenting on commercialism, the irony that the song became a rock radio favorite, the bridge section before the solo that's almost New Wave... The rock piano background running at the end...

 

I'd like to see them close out the Time Machine show with Spirit.

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Limelight 1022.gif

That R-30 thing sucked imo, they should have played the Full songs and not done the Covers

That being said, i hope they open with 2112 this time

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HAHAH! The first choice is "Spirit of the Radio" ...for some reason it always bothers me when people get that wrong.

 

Anyway, I don't like any of these choices as an opener for this particular tour but if I had to pick one I guess it would be The Spirit of Radio. I'd rather see Subdivisions or Roll the Bones though.

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R30 opening seemed like a eulogy to me. Just saying. Spirit would being me back to the days of my first Rush concert experiences.
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QUOTE (Some Half-Forgotten Stranger @ Apr 27 2010, 06:54 AM)
R30.

That was awesome!!!

Agreed! Totally awesome opener!!

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IMO, Limelight was too mid-tempo, as was Tom Saywer (although Sawyer really got the crowd pumped at the outset). Force Ten was decent, but I'd have to say the best of all their openers (that I've seen live) was Dreamline for the CP and T4E tours. It was really a driving song, and you knew the show was going to kick ass when the band kicks in on the second part of the first verse.

 

As far as openers for the upcoming tour, I'd say Far Cry is a solid bet, but they could easily go the nostalgia route that they've been taking and continue with an older song.

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QUOTE (GeddyLeeRoth @ Apr 27 2010, 12:17 AM)
2112! I gots me a feelin. wink.gif

I've been talking about 'Working Man' as an opener for weeks. No one has said anything. Is it that far of a stretch? 'Time Machine Tour'. Debut album. It is feasible isn't it? Anyone?.......Come on! That would kick some ass!

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QUOTE (CrimsonE @ Apr 27 2010, 09:49 PM)
IMO, Limelight was too mid-tempo, as was Tom Saywer (although Sawyer really got the crowd pumped at the outset). Force Ten was decent, but I'd have to say the best of all their openers (that I've seen live) was Dreamline for the CP and T4E tours. It was really a driving song, and you knew the show was going to kick ass when the band kicks in on the second part of the first verse.

As far as openers for the upcoming tour, I'd say Far Cry is a solid bet, but they could easily go the nostalgia route that they've been taking and continue with an older song.

I have to agree with you on Dreamline.

 

The only reason to keep it would be as an opening song.

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QUOTE (metaldad @ Apr 27 2010, 12:04 PM)
Limelight 1022.gif
That R-30 thing sucked imo, they should have played the Full songs and not done the Covers
That being said, i hope they open with 2112 this time

This. I couldn't agree more!! cosmo.gif

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