HowItIs Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Since the set is already steampunk, I doubt they will change it. Maybe they'll add a few things..... I love the skits! They are funny, creative guys. Sometimes they need to branch out. Why not? If they're having fun, then I'M having fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilb1972 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Far Cry Limelight New World Man Vapor Trail YYZ Presto Digital Man BU2B Freewill The Analog Kid Clockwork Angels The Trees Subdivisions Caravan Carnies The Wreckers Headlong Flight Wish Them Well The Garden Losing It Leave That Thing Alone drum solo 2112 (overture/temples of syrinx/grand finale) The Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer La Villa Strangiato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobtrusive Companion Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I can see them going down the route of having a intro film based on the album theme (only maybe a bit more lighthearted!), then opening with Caravan. It's got that opening song feel in my opinion, an eerie, quietish beginning, before breaking into a powerful, hard-hitting riff. They could do amazing things with the light show there as well. I'm thinking complete darkness, then flashes of light on each of the "dung-dung"s, and then blast the stage with light on the first note of the riff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Omega Concern Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 So here is my crack at a CW setlist, the show would be a bit over 3 hours with plenty of time for Ged to rest his vocals, all of CW, a lot of stuff we have not heard in a while (but on a lot of wishlists) without overdoing any one album (other than CA) and retiring overworked songs that I am sure you would not even miss and a whole lot of jamming! Only two albums are omitted and by most posts they are often seen as the weakest of the lot. Set 1 Video: The sketches for this tour are set in a steampunk world controlled by the Clockmaker with Geddy playing a deranged alchemist, Neil as a Carnie, Alex as an Anarchist and Nick R. as the Clockmaker. Plenty of Rush references could be built into these scenes. The first begins with the three meeting in Geddy's alchemy lab and Al the Anarchist shows them something strange he found - an electric guitar! They do not know what to make of it and they try to learn what it does. Neil and Geddy try convince Al to take the guitar to the Clockmaker. Far Cry 5:18 Vapor Trail 4:58 Lock and Key 5:10 Cold Fire 4:26 Workin' Them Angels 4:46 Cut To The Chase 4:49 Time and Motion 5:01 The Body Electric 5:02 Marathon 6:09 Driven 4:27 One Little Victory 5:09 Set 2 Video: This scene is a steampunk version of when the heroes encounter the wizard in "A Wizard of Oz" and present the guitar to the Clockmaker. The Clockmaker rudely says "Don't annoy me further! I have clocks to make, forget about that silly thing, go away for goodness sake!". And banishes them. Caravan 5:40 BU2B 5:10 Clockwork Angels 7:31 The Anarchist 6:52 Carnies 4:52 Halo Effect 3:14 Seven Cities of Gold 6:32 The Wreckers 5:01 Headlong Flight 7:20 BU2B2 1:28 Wish Them Well 5:25 The Garden 6:59 Set 3 Video: Al the Anarchist shows improvement on his new instrument but it is not LOUD enough. The boys start looking for some inventive steampunk ways to power the guitar. First Four Jam 15:00+/- (instrumental, maybe some Geddy "hey, hey, hey's) i. Anthem ii. Bastille Day iii. Something For Nothing iv. What Your'e Doing v. Necromancer vi. By-Tor and the Snow Dog vii. Beneath, Between and Behind viii. Finding My Way Next Four Jam 15:00+/- (instrumental thru YYZ) i. Closer To The Heart ii. Freewill iii Circumstances iv. YYZ (w/ drum solo) v. Different Strings (acoustic) (w/ vocals) vi. A Farewell to Kings (w/ vocal beginning and instrumental jam end) Jacob's Ladder 7:29 2112 9:00 i. Overture ii. Temples of Syrinx vii. Grand Finale Encore Set Video: The Clockmaker hears of Al's work on the guitar and is interested in recording him but does not have the technology. The guys propose to just play a show and give the people what they want. Hemispheres Prelude 3:55 Xanadu (complete!!!) 11.08 Mystic Rhythms 5:54 Video: We see the guys working on powering the guitar with steam (to the sound of Neil's cymbals) and all of a sudden Al shouts out "I know what we need, ELECTRICITY!", to Neil's reply of "BIOLOGY", to Geddy's very sarcastic Alchemist saying "Seems to me it's CHEMISTRY!" Chemistry 4:57 (w/ cool jammy end) Video: Geddy saying "SEE, I told you it was Chemistry!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesaracer Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (wilb1972 @ May 18 2012, 12:21 PM) Far Cry Limelight New World Man Vapor Trail YYZ Presto Digital Man BU2B Freewill The Analog Kid Clockwork Angels The Trees Subdivisions Caravan Carnies The Wreckers Headlong Flight Wish Them Well The Garden Losing It Leave That Thing Alone drum solo 2112 (overture/temples of syrinx/grand finale) The Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer La Villa Strangiato I would see that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (The Omega Concern @ May 18 2012, 03:03 PM) So here is my crack at a CW setlist, the show would be a bit over 3 hours with plenty of time for Ged to rest his vocals, all of CW, a lot of stuff we have not heard in a while (but on a lot of wishlists) without overdoing any one album (other than CA) and retiring overworked songs that I am sure you would not even miss and a whole lot of jamming! Only two albums are omitted and by most posts they are often seen as the weakest of the lot. Set 1 Video: The sketches for this tour are set in a steampunk world controlled by the Clockmaker with Geddy playing a deranged alchemist, Neil as a Carnie, Alex as an Anarchist and Nick R. as the Clockmaker. Plenty of Rush references could be built into these scenes. The first begins with the three meeting in Geddy's alchemy lab and Al the Anarchist shows them something strange he found - an electric guitar! They do not know what to make of it and they try to learn what it does. Neil and Geddy try convince Al to take the guitar to the Clockmaker. Far Cry 5:18 Vapor Trail 4:58 Lock and Key 5:10 Cold Fire 4:26 Workin' Them Angels 4:46 Cut To The Chase 4:49 Time and Motion 5:01 The Body Electric 5:02 Marathon 6:09 Driven 4:27 One Little Victory 5:09 Set 2 Video: This scene is a steampunk version of when the heroes encounter the wizard in "A Wizard of Oz" and present the guitar to the Clockmaker. The Clockmaker rudely says "Don't annoy me further! I have clocks to make, forget about that silly thing, go away for goodness sake!". And banishes them. Caravan 5:40 BU2B 5:10 Clockwork Angels 7:31 The Anarchist 6:52 Carnies 4:52 Halo Effect 3:14 Seven Cities of Gold 6:32 The Wreckers 5:01 Headlong Flight 7:20 BU2B2 1:28 Wish Them Well 5:25 The Garden 6:59 Set 3 Video: Al the Anarchist shows improvement on his new instrument but it is not LOUD enough. The boys start looking for some inventive steampunk ways to power the guitar. First Four Jam 15:00+/- (instrumental, maybe some Geddy "hey, hey, hey's) i. Anthem ii. Bastille Day iii. Something For Nothing iv. What Your'e Doing v. Necromancer vi. By-Tor and the Snow Dog vii. Beneath, Between and Behind viii. Finding My Way Next Four Jam 15:00+/- (instrumental thru YYZ) i. Closer To The Heart ii. Freewill iii Circumstances iv. YYZ (w/ drum solo) v. Different Strings (acoustic) (w/ vocals) vi. A Farewell to Kings (w/ vocal beginning and instrumental jam end) Jacob's Ladder 7:29 2112 9:00 i. Overture ii. Temples of Syrinx vii. Grand Finale Encore Set Video: The Clockmaker hears of Al's work on the guitar and is interested in recording him but does not have the technology. The guys propose to just play a show and give the people what they want. Hemispheres Prelude 3:55 Xanadu (complete!!!) 11.08 Mystic Rhythms 5:54 Video: We see the guys working on powering the guitar with steam (to the sound of Neil's cymbals) and all of a sudden Al shouts out "I know what we need, ELECTRICITY!", to Neil's reply of "BIOLOGY", to Geddy's very sarcastic Alchemist saying "Seems to me it's CHEMISTRY!" Chemistry 4:57 (w/ cool jammy end) Video: Geddy saying "SEE, I told you it was Chemistry!" Crack, being the key word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) I don't know what they'll be playing except the staples. If they do all of CA and tour with a string section it might look like this: set 1: Far Cry Clockwork Angels (Entire) ***(With String Section) Set 2: Analog Kid Limelight Digital Man Jacobs Ladder *** Madrigal *** Tears *** Losing It *** Manhattan Project*** The Weapon New World Man YYZ/ Drum Solo Alex Solo/ Different Strings *** Freewill Xanadu (Entire) 2112 )Overture/ Temples/ Fianle) Encore: Subdivisions Tom Sawyer The Spirit of Radio If they don't do Ca in its Entirety and they have no string section touring, this is what I'm wishing for: Set 1: Far Cry Caravan BU2B Clockwork Angels Where's My Thing? Show Don't Tell Test For Echo Digital Man The Weapon Cut to the Chase The Anarchist Carnies Dreamline Freewill YYZ Set 2: Analog Kid Limelight Halo Effect Seven Cities of Gold Lock and Key Middletown Dreams The Wreckers New World Man Mal Nar/ Drum Solo Alex Solo( BU2B2)/ Headlong Flight The Garden 2112 Overture/ Temples Hemispheres (Prelude) Xanadu (Entire) Encore: Subdivisions Tom Sawyer The Spirit of Radio Edited May 18, 2012 by losingit2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Well, from the recent interview in Classic Rock magazine (Rush: The Rise and Rise of the World's Biggest Cult Band), it sounds like those of you who don't want the skits will be disappointed: "Nobody takes the piss out of themselves to the extremes that we do: says Geddy. It's early evening and conversation has turned to the film shorts that are regular highlights of the band's live show. Lifeson, who has something of a minor acting sideline going on - watch out for him soon as Dr Figg opposite Billy Boyd in the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy is, everyone agrees, very keen to get in front of the camera. "I don't care what else he acts in," says Geddy, "he always acts best in our films. I always think of the most ridiculous get-ups for him. 'Al, how about you be a real fat guy?' He really takes to it. Those three characters that appeared in the films from the Time Machine tour are the three essential character aspects of us. "When we designed those characters, I wanted them to represent the inner us: inside Big Al is this big, fat, crazy inventor, who loves to eat - that's Al. And Neil's got the furrowed-brow Irishman with the Waspy background and I'm this crazy sausage maker! The wigs are very good too. "I think it's fun, and sometimes it's funny to watch the audience, especially somewhere like Helsinki - some things don't cross the language barrier. You look out and it's this sea of perplexed faces, an audience of bewilderment. We're going to continue to make them. I hope people like them! The first time I saw Jethro Tull was on the Thick As A Brick tour and they were so good playing-wise, but their production was so much fun - they had a sense of humour that kept occurring and it really stayed with me as what a lovely bonus to give an audience that's sitting there for three hours listening to this intense music - and our music is a little on the bombastic side, so I think it's nice to give some candy. It's nice to see them smiling." Aww, I like to see the guys smile, and I'm glad they feel the same way about us. I for one like the skits, so I'll be smiling for sure Edited May 20, 2012 by 1 of the 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 QUOTE (losingit2k @ May 15 2012, 08:51 PM) I'm expecting more of the same from the TTMT, (Steampunk & Pyros), but I'm hoping they include some lasers this time around! Lasers means Dreamline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 QUOTE (default236 @ May 21 2012, 08:38 AM) QUOTE (losingit2k @ May 15 2012, 08:51 PM) I'm expecting more of the same from the TTMT, (Steampunk & Pyros), but I'm hoping they include some lasers this time around! Lasers means Dreamline. That would be awesome, the only thing missing from the TTMT. Anyway they guys claim this: Geddy Lee (vocals/bass), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums) tell us that the stage production will be one of the greatest in Rush's entire history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilb1972 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 QUOTE QUOTE (wilb1972 @ May 18 2012, 12:21 PM) Far Cry Limelight New World Man Vapor Trail YYZ Presto Digital Man BU2B Freewill The Analog Kid Clockwork Angels The Trees Subdivisions Caravan Carnies The Wreckers Headlong Flight Wish Them Well The Garden Losing It Leave That Thing Alone drum solo 2112 (overture/temples of syrinx/grand finale) The Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer La Villa Strangiato I would see that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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