Rush... 10-23-07 Milan.... by cellphone hahhaha
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Topic: Rush... 10-23-07 Milan.... by cellphone hahhaha
Posted By: micky
Subject: Rush... 10-23-07 Milan.... by cellphone hahhaha
Date Posted: October 23 2007 at 17:23
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Not sure if this has been done before... but we are the leaders in prog. SO>>>>> a review of a concert still going on... but one who is there is spirit and heart ... but is half a world away Some random thoughts 'Anyone who thinks Rush is Prog-Related is WACKED in the head' hahhahaha Very very heavy.. incredible light show.. Geddy is playing like a BEAST.... 'The new tracks sound smashing live' 'STILL can do the shrieking elf like the good old days' Heavy on the oldies on the first half of the show... very heavy indeed' ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 23 2007 at 17:28
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If it is like it was here, the second half will start out with 5 or 6 new tracks. Can you patch me in to a conference call???? ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 23 2007 at 17:32
it has.... and oh yeah... pervert...   ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 23 2007 at 17:41
Pervert? Why? A little Main Monkey Business never hurt noone.  -------------
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: October 24 2007 at 07:32
Methought I saw this man two rows before me (for real, I'm not joking):
 IS ROCCO A RUSH FAN?????
In any case, a monster concert. I haven't got the right words to describe it yet... still lingering somewhere in a no-time/no-space zone... ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 07:28
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OK, as I promised, here's my attempt at a review... More than a real review, though, it's going to be a series of somewhat disjointed impressions of a fantastic evening with one of my all-time favourite bands. Thanks to our very own Paolo.Beenees and his friend for the company, and for putting up with my usual chattiness and ramblings! Let's start from the venue. I already knew the DatchForum, in the south-western part of Milan, because Iron Maiden had played there in December 2006. At that time, it was packed full, with probably close to 12,000 people stuffed there . This time, it wasn't sold out, as it was to be expected - though Rush do have a loyal following here in Italy, it is nowhere as big as the one bands such as Genesis, or even Jethro Tull still have. However, we spotted quite a few members of the audience who were obviously not Italian, mostly coming from Eastern European countries not included in the tour. We were sitting on the left-hand side of the stage, relatively high but not excessively so - luckily the view of the stage, with its triple screens and various other gimmicks, was near perfect, since visuals are nowadays an integral part of any Rush performance. I would even dare to say that they have become the rightful heirs to Pink Floyd, after the latter's demise. Even though in modern music the visual element has got more and more important, very few bands manage the blend of sheer power, diversity and humour that Rush seem to achieve quite effortlessly. They may not be much to look at - provided looks are of any importance in good music - but they still exude a level of energy that many much younger acts can only dream of. The selection of taped music played before, in between and after the concert was also to be commended, as someone mentioned some time ago on these forums. In particular, I spotted one of prog's absolute masterpieces, KC's ''21st Century Schizoid Man'', as well as one of my favourite modern prog tracks, TMV's explosive ''Inertiatic ESP''. I don't know if anyone has ever posted the setlist. Even if it's quite easy to find around the web, I'll do so for anyone interested, especially the other Italians who couldn't be there: Limelight Intermission
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Victory Other highlights were a superb, intricate version of ''Secret Touch'', from the hugely underrated Vapor Trails album; the classics from Signals, especially ''Digital Man'', with its lengthy, reggae-tinged coda, featuring a rather unusual bout of improvisation from the band; Neil's entertaining, creative drum solo, putting paid to the myth that drum solos have to be deadly boring. Furthermore, most of the material from their latest album, Snakes and Arrows, especially the three cracking instrumentals, sounded incredible when performed live, and proved without the shadow of a doubt that the album is one of Rush's best ever efforts. Rush sounded HEAVY on Tuesday night, and as loud as they come. Their performance clearly revealed how most of their material, even those tracks which get easily dismissed as radio hits, is of a much much more complex and progressive nature that it is usually given credit for. Alex, Geddy and Neil may all be in their mid-fifties, but the sound they produce is so sleek, powerful and intense that it makes it hard to believe there's only three of them on stage. Though they had toy dinosaurs on stage, Rush are still very far from becoming dinosaurs themselves... Long may they reign!  |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 14:31
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^Well done and said, Raff! And thank you for the good time! Just a small footnote: I understand that you're not an estimator of "Hold your Fire", but when "Mission" started I really felt something bursting in my soul. PURE MAGIC! As for the setlist, it must be considered that Rush were on tour with all their classic stuff only two years ago, and most of the people yelling on tuesday night's concert were probably present then too. So, it was a sort of "Rush Live Part 2", displaying all the hidden jems in their wonderful career; and I really appreciated that! And by the way: WHAT HAPPENED TO GEDDY'S VOICE? IT SOUNDED AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER!!!! HOW COULD HE? His high pitch during "Freewill" relly left me astonished. Men, he's 54! He could sung even better and higher than two years ago. A wonderful concert. -------------
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 18:41
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Here's some great photos from the Milano gig: http://www.stargazer.it/daniele/rushmilan2007/index.html - http://www.stargazer.it/daniele/rushmilan2007/index.html |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 21:57
| They got very mixed reviews for their UK concerts. Main criticisms being the set list and Pearts overblown and tedius solo. Most admit the musicianship was superb though! |