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StyLaZyn

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 19:17

Melomaniac wrote:

erik neuteboom wrote:

Melomaniac, I have seen almost every Rush tour until Presto Every gig was great but during the latest tour in 2006 I missed my ear plugs

That means you probably saw the Rush/Marillion tour ?

Ahem...

I saw Fish-era Marillion open for Rush in Rochester! Wink

It was a most excellent night start to finish. I believe it was the PoW tour.

willy

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 18:30

i remember hearing Genesis, KC, Zeppelin, Hendrix, and a few others from the list. However its kind of a shame i didnt get to hear the string ensemble version of 2112

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:54

No Melomaniac but when was that because after Presto I left Rush and after Clutching At Straws I left Marillion

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:50

erik neuteboom wrote:

Melomaniac, I have seen almost every Rush tour until Presto Every gig was great but during the latest tour in 2006 I missed my ear plugs

That means you probably saw the Rush/Marillion tour ?

"One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:48

Melomaniac, I have seen almost every Rush tour until Presto Every gig was great but during the latest tour in 2006 I missed my ear plugs

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:46

Rabid Rush fan here. Seen every tour ever since Presto and saw them twice during the Vapor Trails tour (Montreal, Toronto).

The best opening act I've seen for Rush was Voivod (Presto, Nothingface). My first Rush concert and I was also a Voivod fan.

So why not use this space to mention what albums are our favorites and least favorites ? For me, Test for Echo is my least favorite ; even though it had a few good songs (Title track, Driven, Time and Motion and Half the World to a certain extent), I think it was their least inspired album, followed closely by Roll the Bones.

I will think about which is my favorite, I think it will be easier if I do it by period... and even then...

First period : Caress of Steel or 2112

Second Period :

they are all great (AFTK, Hemispheres, PW, MP... I think MP is that period's crowning achievement

Third Period : Power Windows (followed by Grace Under Pressure)

Fourth Period : Counterparts (followed closely by Presto)

Fifth Period : Snakes and Arrows (Vapor Trails was an amazing album despite the horrible production values).

What say you ?

"One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:45

Next month a very good friend will give me his scan so I can posts my Rush photos from the late Seventies and early Eighties here in this Rush fan thread, I think Tony R30 will sell his wife to get these pictures

Edited by erik neuteboom - August 16 2007 at 17:45

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 17:41

That's a hell of a list... Can't wait to see them again in October! Clap

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 14:30

Let's let the thread run here meanwhile, and see if it is a Prog music discussion.

Philéas

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 14:27

I like Neil's taste.

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 13:59

I noticed that as well - a lot of great music played before the concert and during the break. Nice to know Neal made the picks.

StyLaZyn

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Posted: August 16 2007 at 13:33

OK, admins, I don't know your take on this thread, but thought I'd give it a go. It is what it says it is. A thread for Rush fans. It would be a nice idea for a sub-forum perhaps to have threads devoted to bands, similar to the appreciation threads we see.

And with that, I'd like to relay some info pertaining to the House Music played during the current Rush tour, if any of you didn't catch it. This list was chosen by The Professor. Quite a few Prog tunes, eh?

Tommy Overture - The Who
Mojo Pin - Jeff Buckley
Trains - Porcupine Tree
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
Welcome to the Machine - Pink Floyd
Eria Tarka - The Mars Volta
Roundabout - Yes
Looking for a Place to Happen - The Tragically Hip
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
2112 Overture - String Ensemble
The Temples of Syrinx - String Ensemble
I Know What I Like - Genesis
The Prophet - Yes
Hallelujuah - Jeff Buckley
18 People Live in Harmony - Dredg
Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
Bobcaygeon - The Tragically Hip
21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
Inertiatic E. S. P. - The Mars Volta
The Sound of Muzak - Porcupine Tree
Echo - Vertical Horizon
Fifty Mission Cap - The Tragically Hip
So Real - Jeff Buckley
Time - Pink Floyd
Good Days, Bad Days - Richard Butler
No Opportunity Necessary - Yes
Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree
Say Hello 2 Heaven - Temple of the Dog
Babe I'm Gonna Leave you - Led Zeppelin
Open Car - Porcupine Tree
Evenflow - Pearl Jam
Hells Bells - AC/DC
Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
Us and Them - Pink Floyd