This is humbling to watch

[Bert]

No, I haven't heard Vapor trails. I will try to check it out.

[skorb]

Did you ever get Vapor Trails (2002)? That was the first album after all the stuff that happened to Peart and them taking a few years off. It seemed to bring some fire back into them.

I'm a longtime Rush fan but I did not like Vapor Trails.

I hope their new one has better songwriting.

[Chasbo]

How many of you guys got Feedback? That album was a shocker! Lot's of awesome guitar work there.

chuck

[AlexL]

How many of you guys got Feedback? That album was a shocker! Lot's of awesome guitar work there.

chuck

Don't have Feedback, but "Heart Full of Soul" and "The Seeker" are my two favorite cover tracks on the R30 discs.


- E.

[sl2lover]

Rush is my all time fav!! But on the topic of least favorite album, that would have to be Counterparts.

[nateb]

Rush is the reason I got into Dungeons and Dragons =) j/k They are badass and one of my favorite classic bands.

-Nate

[Blazer]

About Geddy's recent "Backline"

For the last couple of tours, Geddy has been using a mix of three lines - a Sansamp RBI, a Palmer speaker simulator & and an Avalon U5 DI (much the same as in the studio). Doing away with playing through amps entirely.

But because Alex is using a LOAD of Hughes and Kettner stacks, Geddy's part of the stage looks a little empty and so he solved it by putting a couple of huge and fully functioning Maytag dryers and a vending machine behind him where the amps would normally be. He even has the dryers and Vending machine miked as if they were real amps.

He has a good sense of humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peb_YEnA5MQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzQeTjYWfNU

[jwoods986]

Check this site out: http://www.rushpetition.com
It's pretty cool, you vote for the tunes you would want to hear. This is the third tour (starting w/Vapor Trails) that this site has been up. The band is aware of the site and supposedly takes a look at the final voting. If there's a Rush tune you haven't heard live in a while (or ever), cast your vote! For the third time, The Camera Eye will be one of my choices and if you look at the voting so far, it is has way more votes than any song from any album! Hopefully they will oblige this time........

[jim777]

I've seen them 17 times; they rule completely

Far Cry, from "Snakes and Ladders" (not the real video, but the real music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6SZZv91_w&NR

[jwoods986]

Holy crap! Listen to this tribute band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM0Ej3XceGs
From what I've read about them, they seem to be one of the top Rush tribute bands around (they play RushCon, etc.). The most impressive part for me was the singer after the guitar solo. Those are some high-ass notes and he nailed it.

[SEEGERMANY]

I fell asleep at the one Rush show I went to back in 81 or 82.

I have laughed my ass off all morning long after reading your post! Funny, but to me, RUSH's music has been elevator material ever since Caress Of Steel.

[jwoods986]

Tour dates are up on www.rush.com.

[Chasbo]

I am going to the Scranton PA Show.

chuck