LocalsBandGuy Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I know, I know, it heresy and all that, but man an Alex with backing band solo tour would kick ass!! He could do all the stuff he wants off of Victor, and all the Rush tunes he never gets to play with the band. Let's go with Les Claypool on bass, Mike Portnoy on drums (he has 500 other side bands, so why not 1 more?), and the girl with the kick ass vocals on the Victor tune (Dalbello??)....... I may have to come up with a setlist for this..........give me an hour or 2....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 No thanks I wan't whole Rush, no solo tours... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I agree with Zumbi. Alex without Geddy and Neil isn't appealing to me either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 No way, Not at this point. Maybe later on down the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 That might work. Everyone loves his stage persona. Hopefully he won't get too crazy to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 If he was going to do a solo tour I'd rather it be stand-up comedy, because damn he's hilarious. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Only if he does stand-up comedy, clown, and magic performances in between songs... Actually that should be 90% of his show. Edited November 19, 2014 by savagegrace26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 As much as I love Alex, it sounds like a bit of a snooze-fest. Mike Portnoy on drums? Claypool on bass? No thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 He could do 90 minutes of "blah blah's"... That type of novelty act could possibly sell for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Ugh, no. Victor material? It would be interesting to see an all-instrumental tribute tour with Alex (post-Rush), but if it were to focus on Victor material... bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 If he was going to do a solo tour I'd rather it be stand-up comedy, because damn he's hilarious. There's always musical comedy. He could really put on a whole new thing for an audience if he wanted to, sort of like the Anti-Tom Lehrer in style. Maybe Jack Black could give him some tips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think he would be better suited to something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 He's found the perfect marriage with Pratt and Dirk. Solo material never reached compelling heights for me. Geddy's a different story though. MFH has some magic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) If he was going to do a solo tour I'd rather it be stand-up comedy, because damn he's hilarious.Maybe Jack Black could give him some tips. I certainly hope not... unless he'd be going for obnoxious and irritating rather than entertaining... Edited November 19, 2014 by savagegrace26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 No thanks. I have no interest in seeing him with anyone else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I don't think it's too absurd to say that a great musician would still be great without geddy lee and neil peart playing with him. I don't think alex stand-up would go over too well though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I don't think it's too absurd to say that a great musician would still be great without geddy lee and neil peart playing with him. I don't think alex stand-up would go over too well though Well, there are always the hecklers. That could be a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 No thanks. Alex's solo album is terrible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I don't think it's too absurd to say that a great musician would still be great without geddy lee and neil peart playing with him. I don't think alex stand-up would go over too well thoughDo you think John Lennon, or any of the other Beatles, was just as great solo as he was with them? I don't, but that doesn't mean that he wasn't a great musician. But, what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Lorraine...I agree wholeheartedly. It's the chemistry of the band that brings out the best in many musicians. Sometimes when one of those artists tries the solo thing and has no one to oppose or challenge their ideas, things don't turn out so well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'd rather see a Geddy Lee solo tour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) I'd rather see a Geddy Lee solo tour.Geddy has more talent than any one person would ever need. I think he would do better alone, but it still wouldn't be the same. I almost hate to say it but what good is Geddy without Alex and Neil? Edited November 19, 2014 by Lorraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'd rather see a Geddy Lee solo tour.Geddy has more talent than any one person would ever need. I think he would do better alone, but it still wouldn't be the same. I almost hate to say it but what good is Geddy without Alex and Neil? If you had asked that 20 years ago I would have said "a lot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I know, I know, it heresy and all that, but man an Alex with backing band solo tour would kick ass!! He could do all the stuff he wants off of Victor, and all the Rush tunes he never gets to play with the band. Let's go with Les Claypool on bass, Mike Portnoy on drums (he has 500 other side bands, so why not 1 more?), and the girl with the kick ass vocals on the Victor tune (Dalbello??)....... I may have to come up with a setlist for this..........give me an hour or 2....... I want to see Alex tour with Steven Wilson and his band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 That might work. Everyone loves his stage persona. Hopefully he won't get too crazy to handle. Yes. Exactly. My thought reading the subject was, "Alex in a solo show? Oh. Great. Two hours of Alex channeling Andy Kaufman." Like Andy Kaufman, it would be funny for about 10 minutes... but would then get old. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate Alex' sense of humor and his LVS rants were hilarious. The one here in San Antonio during Vapor Trails was probably the favorite that I saw. He started out asking, in a lisp, if anyone felt like dancing, and then did a bizarre little dance around stage... then he chastised the crowd for not dancing and made fun of the white guy dance (by doing it)... then some other ramblings in which he finally ended up laying on the stage. It was quite funny.... but I was also thankful when Neil had enough :tsk: and got them going again. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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