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Points: 259 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:09
Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

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

 
That means you probably saw the Rush/Marillion tour ?
My uncle was telling me how he went to that, but he didn't know Marillion at the time so he was just waiting for Rush to come on instead of relishing in Marillion's music.  He told me he wishes he could go back and appreciate it more.
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Hi Repner.  Welcome to PA.  I hope that you enjoy their concert.  I saw it about a month ago and thought that it was very good.  I have seen them almost 10 times.  I felt that their show was focused towards fans of their newer music with a call out to their frequent attendees by playing 3 or 4 of their more obscure older songs that hadn't been played live too often in the past.  The problem with this setlist is that even though they played for 2 1/2 hours they omitted many of their more familiar and classic songs which they have played quite often over the years.  Hopefully, that doesn't cause too much disappointment since it will be your first Rush concert.
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Im gonna see them on Wednesday.  This is the first time i've seen them live
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Answered my own question on Wikipeida:
 
YYZ is the IATA airport identification code for Toronto Pearson International Airport, of Rush's native area of Toronto. At the time the song was written, it was common practice (and still is) for air navigation aids to broadcast their 3-letter identifier code in Morse Code using VHF omnidirectional range (VOR). A plane using VOR equipment would then always know its location relative to a the VOR navaid within range. A plane landing at Toronto would, for example, rely on the radio emanation of the letters YYZ (in Morse Code) as a homing beacon to locate and arrive at the Toronto airport. (Source: Wikipedia's article on VOR.) The song's introduction, played in a time signature of 10/8 (with some argument of 5/4), repeatedly renders the letters "Y-Y-Z" in Morse Code using various musical arrangements
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Points: 66256 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2007 at 12:48
YYZ - I read somewhere a long time ago that YYZ was influenced by the morse code signal sent out at the Toronto airport to incoming airplanes that indicates that they are approaching the Toronto airport.  Fact or Fiction?
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Points: 259 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2007 at 21:29
Originally posted by Pezmerga Pezmerga wrote:

 
I'm going to their toronto show this Saturday! Driving up from Cincinnati , Ohio!
 
I can't wait.


Heh, we might see each other there but not know who each other are.
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I'm going to their toronto show this Saturday! Driving up from Cincinnati , Ohio!
 
I can't wait.


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Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

Nice job keeping us posted. Big thanks. Big%20smile Thumbs%20Up
 
I heard a ROIO of the Altanta show. It sounded amazing. I really am bummed I didn't catch them this tour. From all I have read, they really seem to be outdoing themselves on tour this time.
 
Ehm, what is a ROIO ??? Confused
 
Um...one name for it is "Record of Indeterminate Origin".
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2007 at 11:58
Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Only one month to go before I see them againSmile... Sounds like a heck of a gig! People can say what they want about them, but the Canuck boys will always deliver the goods on stage!Thumbs%20Up
 
I'm pretty sure you'll have a blast !
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Only one month to go before I see them againSmile... Sounds like a heck of a gig! People can say what they want about them, but the Canuck boys will always deliver the goods on stage!Thumbs%20Up
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Thanks Melo!!!  It looks like the same playlist that we had in Detroit, except that we did have Distant Early Warning instead of Summertime Blues.  I heard Summertime Blues on the previous tour, and it is a fun song to hear and for them to play, but since Rush has so much of their own material to play it is a shame that they play a cover song.
 
Of course, I remember when they played Wipeout at one of the shows and that was quite the riot.  It was proceeded by Geddy commenting that "this is for all the critics who complain that all we do is stand in one place and play".  Alex then proceeded to "surf" while playing Wipe Out.
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Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

Nice job keeping us posted. Big thanks. Big%20smile Thumbs%20Up
 
I heard a ROIO of the Altanta show. It sounded amazing. I really am bummed I didn't catch them this tour. From all I have read, they really seem to be outdoing themselves on tour this time.
 
Ehm, what is a ROIO ??? Confused
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Nice job keeping us posted. Big thanks. Big%20smile Thumbs%20Up
 
I heard a ROIO of the Altanta show. It sounded amazing. I really am bummed I didn't catch them this tour. From all I have read, they really seem to be outdoing themselves on tour this time.
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2007 at 10:35
Okay, Rush Fans, here is Montreal's set list :
 
Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
MIssion
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between the Wheels
Dreamline
 
BREAK
 
Far Cry
Working Them Angels
Armor and Sword
Spindrift
The Way the Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
Summertime Blues
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
 
ENCORE
One LIttle Victory
A Passage to Bangkok (with Geddy's old Rickenbacker)
Y.Y.Z.
 
First of all, the video introduction to each set were hilarious.  Alex waking up after having a nightmare about snakes, prompts his wife to wake up and reassure him, only to find Neil waking up beside him, both screaming in horror.  Geddy was being forced onto the stage by a Scottish version of himself.
 
As you can see, they took out a few obscure numbers, and these were definitely the concert's highlights (along with S&A songs).  Digital Man was a pleasure to hear live, Entre Nous was such a surprise but fits in so well in the Snakes and Arrows context they had to play it (to my delight),  Mission was poignant and wonderful as always, Circumstances is a song I ALWAYS wanted to hear live, and it rocked like hell, Between the Wheels is probably better live than on G.U.P., and Witch Hunt was so, so great.
 
They also played a lot of stuff from S&A, and let me tell you, that stuff is amazing in a live environment.  I would have prefered Good News First instead of The Larger Bowl though.  The crowd reacted really well to songs from S&A.  I would also have prefered ANY song instead of Summertime Blues (I read they alternate between this one and Distant Early Warning).
 
And 4 instrumentals... could we ask for more ?  I don't think so.  It was as expected, an amazing concert.  Rush ALWAYS deliver, period.
 
As for Rush's future, I sincerely hope they come out with a new album before 2010, and I can only dream Steven Wilson will produce it.
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 15:52
Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Well, if you want the truth, a few days before I saw Rush I had been told that my mother was probably going to die soon... As she was the only person who really loved me at the time, I was devastated, though I clung to hope for the next two or so months. Nevertheless, I managed to enjoy the concert immensely. The power of music!
Must've been hard, but indeed, to quote another famous canadian power trio :
 
You've got the magic power of the music in you ...
 
I take it she died later on ?
 
I'm sorry.Hug
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Well, if you want the truth, a few days before I saw Rush I had been told that my mother was probably going to die soon... As she was the only person who really loved me at the time, I was devastated, though I clung to hope for the next two or so months. Nevertheless, I managed to enjoy the concert immensely. The power of music!
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 15:45
Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

I still intend to go and see them in Milan on Oct 23, unless something else comes up. It seems the show is really worth seeing, and I really loved their latest album. Then, I have very fond memories of the first time I saw them, in 2004 - even though it was a very difficult time in my life.
 
Imagine, I have to go see both Genesis AND Rush with the ex-girlfriend (we bought our tickets when we were together...Confused), but I won't let it get to me !
 
 Shocked OUCH!
 
Two great bands...you'll soon forget you are with her.  Wink
 
 
Yeah, probably, since I'll also be taking notes for you guys !
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Points: 4079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 15:40
Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

I still intend to go and see them in Milan on Oct 23, unless something else comes up. It seems the show is really worth seeing, and I really loved their latest album. Then, I have very fond memories of the first time I saw them, in 2004 - even though it was a very difficult time in my life.
 
Imagine, I have to go see both Genesis AND Rush with the ex-girlfriend (we bought our tickets when we were together...Confused), but I won't let it get to me !
 
 Shocked OUCH!
 
Two great bands...you'll soon forget you are with her.  Wink
 
 
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

I still intend to go and see them in Milan on Oct 23, unless something else comes up. It seems the show is really worth seeing, and I really loved their latest album. Then, I have very fond memories of the first time I saw them, in 2004 - even though it was a very difficult time in my life.
 
Imagine, I have to go see both Genesis AND Rush with the ex-girlfriend (we bought our tickets when we were together...Confused), but I won't let it get to me !
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I still intend to go and see them in Milan on Oct 23, unless something else comes up. It seems the show is really worth seeing, and I really loved their latest album. Then, I have very fond memories of the first time I saw them, in 2004 - even though it was a very difficult time in my life.
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