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Atavachron
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 03:30 |
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be honest," Lifeson said, "I'm not listening to music like I was when I
was in the '70s. And when I do, you know who's really great? I'd rather
listen to Radiohead. Everything else—who has the patience?"
oh the irony
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 07:18 |
Atavachron wrote:
"To
be honest," Lifeson said, "I'm not listening to music like I was when I
was in the '70s. And when I do, you know who's really great? I'd rather
listen to Radiohead. Everything else—who has the patience?"
oh the irony
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Radiohead? 
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darksideof
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 09:17 |
SoundsofSeasons wrote:
I was very happy to hear Natural Science at the concert in San Diego, my favorite song. However i was upset at the fact that i seemed to be the only person in a 20 yard radius standing up, singing, and air drumming to every song. Lots of the guys were just there cause it was a concert, and not true Rush fans. It kinda killed the mood for me for a bit, but then i realized i didn't care and I sang out even louder, it got some people near me going too! Of course, at least everyone woke up when they started playing Tom Sawyer. It was like " YAAA!!! TOM SAWYER!!!! (Everyone throws up the horns, and one guy throws his beer at the people in front of him). Uggggh! Don't these fools know any of their other songs?! Real quick though, the funniest thing of all, was the guy in front of me air drumming the songs perfectly just like me. Unfortunately, half way through the concert he was so drunk he was literally half a second off from Neil's drumming. rofl. I WIN!!!! |
I know exactly what you are saying! I am just like you dude! Since the first time I saw Rush in the 90's ( I didn't see them in earlier years because I was too young and broke  )
I had notice that at every Rush concert concert I had been I am the only one freaking enjoying going wild with most of their tune specially their prog tunes. I remember at my the concert that one dude during Hemispheres (yeah Hemispheres. but only the first 5 or 7 minutes of the masterpiece) asked me to sit down. I because I was blocking him. So I turn around and say " f**k! Man I didn't come to f**king sit down this Is f**king RUSH that is playing!" This is a Rock concert not a symphony concert or an opera" then when just like you when The started playing Limelight and Tom Sawyer every one got their sit.I was shock! of many fake Fans... 
The same happen on this tour....
Edited by darksideof - April 17 2009 at 09:34
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 09:35 |
I`ve seen Rush about six times since `78 and it`s usually a more mature well behaved crowd even back on the 2112 tour.I don`t go as crazy as I used to ( I`m 47 ) at any concert but I like to see the kids go nuts. So these days the concerts I do go to I get to watch the band and the kids go nuts. I was at the Black Sabbath Heaven & Hell concert in Montréal last year and it was roughly old geezers and kids which made it more interesting.
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 13:36 |
Alright guys, it has been almost 4 months without a post within this thread. The other band appreciation threads are teeming with activity, where as the Rush army is slacking. What is up folks? Where is the love? And i don't mean the umpteen hundred new Rush polls that have been started since the last post in this thread. Hehehe. My strange way of saying "bump".
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rdtprog
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 15:35 |
Yes let's go on this Rush talk. Do you think Rush can still be active when Neil Peart turn 60 years old? He had said himself in a interview, that he doesn't see himself playing drums at 60. Could it be the last years of Rush?
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 15:50 |
With his wife being pregnant, he is going to have to play into his late 70's or 80's to afford to send the kid through college, etc.... Hard to say though, with Bill Bruford recently announcing his retirement from touring, who knows how far behind Rush are. Rumor is that we will be getting at least one more new album, so maybe one more new tour, and if those go well, then maybe, just maybe, they will continue until they just can't no more. Buddy Rich was 70 when he passed away, and I'm pretty sure he was still playing up until the end.
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rdtprog
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:01 |
I don't see him retiring. He is too passionate and in very good shape!
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:15 |
It is really hard to say. I can't imagine spending all of those years on the road away from my home and my family. With Neil having a new lease on life with a new wife and a new child on the way, he may not want to miss out on what he missed out on with his first family. On the other hand, choosing between poopy diapers and 2 O'Clock in the morning feedings, and playing the drums in front of thousands of adoring fans every night, I'd probably choose the latter.
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rdtprog
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:18 |
Yes, it's the more probable thing that will happen. Maybe Rush will still continue without Neil. We never know!
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darksideof
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:22 |
rdtprog wrote:
Yes let's go on this Rush talk. Do you think Rush can still be active when Neil Peart turn 60 years old? He had said himself in a interview, that he doesn't see himself playing drums at 60. Could it be the last years of Rush? |
Well then he should start playing real music :
Elvis Jones was 76 's when he die... 
Edited by darksideof - August 03 2009 at 16:23
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rdtprog
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:27 |
darksideof wrote:
rdtprog wrote:
Yes let's go on this Rush talk. Do you think Rush can still be active when Neil Peart turn 60 years old? He had said himself in a interview, that he doesn't see himself playing drums at 60. Could it be the last years of Rush? |
Well then he should start playing real music :
Elvis Jones was 76 's when he die...  |
Yes, maybe he could play in some little bar in Manhattan, like Woody Allen and every one would accept to see him play for 200$!
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darksideof
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 03:24 |
$200 bucks!  Every time I saw Bruford I never ever paied more than 30 bucks! 
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Kestrel
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 04:46 |
darksideof wrote:
SoundsofSeasons wrote:
I was very happy to hear Natural Science at the concert in San Diego, my favorite song. However i was upset at the fact that i seemed to be the only person in a 20 yard radius standing up, singing, and air drumming to every song. Lots of the guys were just there cause it was a concert, and not true Rush fans. It kinda killed the mood for me for a bit, but then i realized i didn't care and I sang out even louder, it got some people near me going too! Of course, at least everyone woke up when they started playing Tom Sawyer. It was like " YAAA!!! TOM SAWYER!!!! (Everyone throws up the horns, and one guy throws his beer at the people in front of him). Uggggh! Don't these fools know any of their other songs?! Real quick though, the funniest thing of all, was the guy in front of me air drumming the songs perfectly just like me. Unfortunately, half way through the concert he was so drunk he was literally half a second off from Neil's drumming. rofl. I WIN!!!! |
I know exactly what you are saying! I am just like you dude! Since the first time I saw Rush in the 90's ( I didn't see them in earlier years because I was too young and broke  )
I had notice that at every Rush concert concert I had been I am the only one freaking enjoying going wild with most of their tune specially their prog tunes. I remember at my the concert that one dude during Hemispheres (yeah Hemispheres. but only the first 5 or 7 minutes of the masterpiece) asked me to sit down. I because I was blocking him. So I turn around and say " f**k! Man I didn't come to f**king sit down this Is f**king RUSH that is playing!" This is a Rock concert not a symphony concert or an opera" then when just like you when The started playing Limelight and Tom Sawyer every one got their sit.I was shock! of many fake Fans... 
The same happen on this tour....
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I have had the same experience at two of their concerts during the last tour in St. Paul, MN and Milwaukee. I blame Guitar Hero for including YYZ. However, it doesn't help that the band also played NINE SONGS from Snakes & Arrows. Ridiculous. I was bored with the rest of the crowd.
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darksideof
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 12:31 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
"To be honest," Lifeson said, "I'm not listening to music like I was when I was in the '70s. And when I do, you know who's really great? I'd rather listen to Radiohead. Everything else—who has the patience?"
oh the irony
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Radiohead?  |
Well I like Radiohead. 
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 09:42 |
Well then it works out quite well for you, eh! 
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Blacksword
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 10:02 |
darksideof wrote:
SoundsofSeasons wrote:
I was very happy to hear Natural Science at the concert in San Diego, my favorite song. However i was upset at the fact that i seemed to be the only person in a 20 yard radius standing up, singing, and air drumming to every song. Lots of the guys were just there cause it was a concert, and not true Rush fans. It kinda killed the mood for me for a bit, but then i realized i didn't care and I sang out even louder, it got some people near me going too! Of course, at least everyone woke up when they started playing Tom Sawyer. It was like " YAAA!!! TOM SAWYER!!!! (Everyone throws up the horns, and one guy throws his beer at the people in front of him). Uggggh! Don't these fools know any of their other songs?! Real quick though, the funniest thing of all, was the guy in front of me air drumming the songs perfectly just like me. Unfortunately, half way through the concert he was so drunk he was literally half a second off from Neil's drumming. rofl. I WIN!!!! |
I know exactly what you are saying! I am just like you dude! Since the first time I saw Rush in the 90's ( I didn't see them in earlier years because I was too young and broke  )
I had notice that at every Rush concert concert I had been I am the only one freaking enjoying going wild with most of their tune specially their prog tunes. I remember at my the concert that one dude during Hemispheres (yeah Hemispheres. but only the first 5 or 7 minutes of the masterpiece) asked me to sit down. I because I was blocking him. So I turn around and say " f**k! Man I didn't come to f**king sit down this Is f**king RUSH that is playing!" This is a Rock concert not a symphony concert or an opera" then when just like you when The started playing Limelight and Tom Sawyer every one got their sit.I was shock! of many fake Fans... 
The same happen on this tour....
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My first experience of Rush in the 80's (Hold Your Fire) was completely different to that..  As I took my seat in Wembley arena, I was trembling with excitement. I was 18, and this was a dream come true!! They opened with Big Money and everyone was on their feet, and stayed that way for the rest of the night. In fact I was surrounded by some very 'passionate' and quite rowdy fans. One guy kicked a paper plate of tortilla chips into the air when YYZ struck up, showering us with his dinner  Lord, even the ladies (the Rushettes) were out in force that night, dancing in the aisles. During Closer to the Heart I even saw one of the Wembley stewards, in his flouresent orange tunic, singing along and wiping a tear from his eye. I kid you not. It was quite a night.
Things change, I guess, and different places draw different crowds. When I saw them again, this century, the crowd were inevitably older (in most cases) and things were a little calmer, but hey I wasn't told off for standing up!! That's ridiculous. If people want to sit down, a heavy rock concert is not the place to be.
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darksideof
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 10:16 |
Blacksword wrote:
darksideof wrote:
SoundsofSeasons wrote:
I was very happy to hear Natural Science at the concert in San Diego, my favorite song. However i was upset at the fact that i seemed to be the only person in a 20 yard radius standing up, singing, and air drumming to every song. Lots of the guys were just there cause it was a concert, and not true Rush fans. It kinda killed the mood for me for a bit, but then i realized i didn't care and I sang out even louder, it got some people near me going too! Of course, at least everyone woke up when they started playing Tom Sawyer. It was like " YAAA!!! TOM SAWYER!!!! (Everyone throws up the horns, and one guy throws his beer at the people in front of him). Uggggh! Don't these fools know any of their other songs?! Real quick though, the funniest thing of all, was the guy in front of me air drumming the songs perfectly just like me. Unfortunately, half way through the concert he was so drunk he was literally half a second off from Neil's drumming. rofl. I WIN!!!! |
I know exactly what you are saying! I am just like you dude! Since the first time I saw Rush in the 90's ( I didn't see them in earlier years because I was too young and broke  )
I had notice that at every Rush concert concert I had been I am the only one freaking enjoying going wild with most of their tune specially their prog tunes. I remember at my the concert that one dude during Hemispheres (yeah Hemispheres. but only the first 5 or 7 minutes of the masterpiece) asked me to sit down. I because I was blocking him. So I turn around and say " f**k! Man I didn't come to f**king sit down this Is f**king RUSH that is playing!" This is a Rock concert not a symphony concert or an opera" then when just like you when The started playing Limelight and Tom Sawyer every one got their sit.I was shock! of many fake Fans... 
The same happen on this tour....
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My first experience of Rush in the 80's (Hold Your Fire) was completely different to that.. As I took my seat in Wembley arena, I was trembling with excitement. I was 18, and this was a dream come true!! They opened with Big Money and everyone was on their feet, and stayed that way for the rest of the night. In fact I was surrounded by some very 'passionate' and quite rowdy fans. One guy kicked a paper plate of tortilla chips into the air when YYZ struck up, showering us with his dinner Lord, even the ladies (the Rushettes) were out in force that night, dancing in the aisles. During Closer to the Heart I even saw one of the Wembley stewards, in his flouresent orange tunic, singing along and wiping a tear from his eye. I kid you not. It was quite a night.
Things change, I guess, and different places draw different crowds. When I saw them again, this century, the crowd were inevitably older (in most cases) and things were a little calmer, but hey I wasn't told off for standing up!! That's ridiculous. If people want to sit down, a heavy rock concert is not the place to be.  |
Man what a lovely story! 
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 10:30 |
Thanks. It's one my favourite concert memories.
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RENOWNED ROCK TRIO RUSH TO RELEASE " WORKING MEN" |
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First ‘best of’ live compilation available on DVD & CD in stores and online November 17th |
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Anthem Entertainment has announced the release of "WORKING MEN," the first 'best of' live performance compilation from renowned rock trio Rush. Due in stores and online November 17th, the collection will be released on DVD in partnership with Rounder and on CD via Atlantic Records outside of Canada.
Culled from Anthem Entertainment and Zö Vision's three other Rush DVD releases - Rush in Rio, R30 & Snakes & Arrows Live - "WORKING MEN" features live recordings of the band's greatest hits as well as one previously unreleased track , "One Little Victory" (see attached track listing).
Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting. Just last year, a career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature praised the band for its continuing artistic vitality, noting that "It's true that Rush doesn't mean today what it did in '76 or even '96. It may mean more." The sentiment was echoed in subsequent pieces published earlier this year in Entertainment Weekly and Spin. Rush's enduring pop culture relevance is perhaps best evidenced by a pair of high profile appearances - a rare national television performance and interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" in 2008 (the band's first TV appearance since 1975), and a pivotal role in the storyline of the hit comedy, I Love You, Man. Released this past spring, the band also made a memorable cameo in the film, which starred Paul Rudd and Jason Segal.
Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units, including such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112," 1981's "MOVING PICTURES," 1996's "TEST FOR ECHO," and 2002's "VAPOR TRAILS." The band's most recent studio collection, 2007's "SNAKES & ARROWS," made a triumphant debut on the Billboard 200 upon its initial release, entering the chart in the #3 spot. The album's success marked Rush's highest chart debut since 1993, as well as the group's eleventh top ten album in the U.S.
For more information, please visit www.rush.com.
"WORKING MEN" Track Listing:
- Limelight
- The Spirit of Radio
- 2112sp;
- Freewillsp;
- Dreamline
- Far Cry
- Subdivisions
- One Little Victory (previously unreleased)
- Closer to the Heart
- Tom Sawyer
- Working Man
- YYZ
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