Rush is such an obscure band

[NesuD]

For those interested here is The setlist from the kickoff show in Atlanta.

Set 1:

01. Limelight
02. Digital Man
03. Entre Nous
04. Mission
05. Freewill
06. The Main Monkey Business
07. The Larger Bowl
08. Secret Touch
09. Circumstances
10. Between The Wheels
11. Dreamline

Intermission

Set 2:

Video Intro

12. Far Cry
13. Workin' Them Angels
14. Armor And Sword
15. Spindrift
16. The Way The Wind Blows
17. Subdivisions
18. Natural Science
19. Witch Hunt
20. Malignant Narcissism
21. Drum Solo
22. Hope
23. Summertime Blues
24. The Spirit Of Radio
25. Tom Sawyer

Encore:

26. One Little Victory
27. A Passage to Bangkok I love this as a standalone piece. last couple time I heard it live was as part of a medley.
28. YYZ

As far as Geddy's voice goes He did sing a pretty high range in the early days but he has really gone away from that and has been singing in his natural range for many years now. Listen to the original recording of closer to the heart and then listen to a more recent recording like to one from Rio. Lifeson actually detunes for some of the older songs that Geddy originally recorded in that high range to accomadate His natural range now. Same thing with Working Man and several other older rush pieces. His natural singing range sounds very good to me.

Someone wondered why geeks seemed to make up a disproportionate part of the fan base. Well I think it is because of the Tech connection. Anyone who is a serious fan of Rush Music and is familiar with how they produce it knows that they have always been on the leading edge of technology in the music industry. They are very Technically oriented and use some absolutely cool equipment to do what they do.

For those Who follow Rush's Stage sets, Geddy's Dryers and the vending machine have been retired and replaced with 3 commercial grade rotisserie chicken roasters complete with chickens (can't say if they're real or not though). Wouldn't surprise me if they were though.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Trente
Hemispheres is a terrific album.

Indeed it is.

Too bad the production really messed up Snakes and Arrows. The sound is just awful - but then again most modern recordings are. :|

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Vic
What don't you get? Buy the album, listen to the lyrics, read the liner notes.

And here's the text to the short story the song was based off:
Text

The short story is clear, and I have Moving Pictures. However, I don't know if it came with liner notes because I don't recall ever reading them. In any case, from a surface reading of the lyrics you can interpret "the motor law" to mean the end of all cars - like I have always done. Gas guzzlers, safety standards and SUVs are all external interpretations and that's why I wrote that comment.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: Vic

Heh. Sorry.
I am:
(1) a HUGE Rush fan, and
(2) I enjoy contributing to a good ol' fashioned pwning of eits.

And on that note, I literally cannot wait until July 21st. I swear, I found out yesterday that a friend and co-worker is getting married that day, and I told her, sorry, can't make it, seeing Rush in concert, wouldn't miss it for the world.[/quote]

See you there?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Platypus
Rush isn't obscure by any means.. they're progressive rock pioneers and spawned a million other bands. They get tons of radio play around here (Chicago).

I think most people take offense to Gary's voice though.

You mean Geddy's?

Edit:

Gary is his real name.. Geddy is a nickname based on the fact that his mother's heavy accent can't produce 'Gary' and it comes out as 'Geddy'

For real?

DO NOT QUESTION PLATYPUS

lmao