GabesCavesOfIce Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) As great as they all are and as much as I loved hearing the obscure songs they played, I got really excited for Distant Early Warning. It's weird, because I love the song, and I have never seen it live while actually knowing the song. I saw it on S&A Tour, but I didn't really know 3/4 of the songs, because I wasn't a big fan of the band yet. So even though I hadn't seen it live as a fan of the song, I still wasn't too excited to hear it live. But I saw it on 3 of the 4 shows I saw, and I sang my ass off to the chorus all 3 times and the crowd just really enjoyed it. Even my co worker who came with me to the Montreal show who isn't a fan of anything post Moving Pictures loved it live. It just has a certain energy about it. Seeing it at MSG in New York was phenomenal. I was singing at the top of my lungs, but yet I could hear the entire crowd singing over me, and even over Geddy. I stopped singing for a moment, closed my eyes and just listened to the crowd singing that chorus with the brilliant musical mastery. It was an amazing outer body experience. I kinda forgot about that. That's an excellent point about MSG. I have been to over 30 Rush shows, watched all of their concert videos, many periscopes (even the legendary LA show), and hours upon hours on you tube... I can not recall ever hearing a crowd singing an entire song so loud, OVER GEDDY, the entire song, as DEW at MSG R40. It was beyond strange. And fun. To consider how loud Rush was this tour, that was no small accomplishment. Sure, we have the clapping in SoR, and the horses hay on 2112, but that stuff is expected at Rush shows. DEW at MSG was weird. And fun. Why THAT song? Edit... I did not see Presentation mentioned yet. It should be. It was unplayed almost 20 years. Killer solo. It deserves mention. Presentation. . Edited August 11, 2015 by Gabrielgil513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Saw them front row in Columbus. But when I was periscoping the Toronto 2nd night show and Geddy said, "We are gonna change things up a bit...welcome Mr Ben Mink to the stage..." I truly felt the urge to scream like a lil' girl. That was Epic to me. Best two moments were that and Jacob's Ladder in Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Seeing Natural Science, the Hemispheres Prelude, and Xanadu was a dream come true for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonycake Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Seeing Natural Science, the Hemispheres Prelude, and Xanadu was a dream come true for me. Top 3 tunes right there! the holy trinity of Rush songs IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm torn between Xanadu, TMMB, Closer To The Heart, and Jacob's Ladder. I guess Xanadu because it's my favorite Rush song and they had the double necks :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Seeing Natural Science, the Hemispheres Prelude, and Xanadu was a dream come true for me. Top 3 tunes right there! the holy trinity of Rush songs IMO Yes! I totally agree! You really do have amazing taste in Rush :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonycake Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Seeing Natural Science, the Hemispheres Prelude, and Xanadu was a dream come true for me. Top 3 tunes right there! the holy trinity of Rush songs IMO Yes! I totally agree! You really do have amazing taste in Rush :D Why thank you :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edm2112 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Xanadu took the cake for me. Wish I could have seen the sets with Losing It and Nat Sci...Although I probably would have wept during Losing It, I will say, Lakeside Park was quite a treat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) CYGNUS BOOK 1 Edited August 17, 2015 by greg2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Best moment for me was when they went back into Cygnus X1 after the drum solo.I didn't expect that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arshlock Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 So many great songs they played. If I had to pick I'd say Jacob's Ladder since I'd never seen it played live before (first tour I saw was Grace). Hemispheres prelude would be second for the same reason. They didn't play Losing It in San Jose. Would have loved to have seen that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadbrother Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Xanadu. Although Roll The Bones was a hoot, and Losing It was a darned closed second. But Xanadu, which I view as the highest achievement of Rush's prog era and still one of the greatest songs they ever wrote and recorded. When that deep synth base note rattled Rogers Arena, it was like the venue became a Prog Cathedral, and in that moment I thought "I can now die happy." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Cygnus X-1 (especially the last 1.5 min.)That was amazing, for sure. ETA: Still bummed Alex and Geddy didn't change into kimonos during the drum solo. Edited August 19, 2015 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cygnus X-1 (especially the last 1.5 min.)That was amazing, for sure. ETA: Still bummed Alex and Geddy didn't change into kimonos during the drum solo. On occasion Alex will wear his to the Blue Jays game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cygnus X-1 (especially the last 1.5 min.)That was amazing, for sure. ETA: Still bummed Alex and Geddy didn't change into kimonos during the drum solo. On occasion Alex will wear his to the Blue Jays game What would be really funny is if they do a skit with the kimonos on for an extra on the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Jacob's Ladder for "never before" reasons, or Hemispheres Prelude for "Wow, better 21 years later" reasons. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrushian Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Cgynus X1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Xanadu. Although Roll The Bones was a hoot, and Losing It was a darned closed second. But Xanadu, which I view as the highest achievement of Rush's prog era and still one of the greatest songs they ever wrote and recorded. When that deep synth base note rattled Rogers Arena, it was like the venue became a Prog Cathedral, and in that moment I thought "I can now die happy." Yes! No one gives the Taurus Pedals enough credit on that song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Xanadu. Although Roll The Bones was a hoot, and Losing It was a darned closed second. But Xanadu, which I view as the highest achievement of Rush's prog era and still one of the greatest songs they ever wrote and recorded. When that deep synth base note rattled Rogers Arena, it was like the venue became a Prog Cathedral, and in that moment I thought "I can now die happy." Yes, yes, yes! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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