[atlantaprog] Re: Rush concert reviews

I thought it was a fnatastic show, dragged to a halt every now and then
by their later catalog.  Some true favorites, unexpurgated -- La Villa,
YYZ, Red Barchetta, The Trees, Subdivisions.  Word.  Plus the
aforementioned Grace Under Pressure material was a bonus.  They looked
and sounded great.

They need to pull Roll the Bones from the set, though.  Yeesh. <shudder>

A former bandmate saw them in DC a few nights later and was similarly
rocked unto oblivion.  Joe Bob says check it out...


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From: UncleEggsy@xxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:51:26 EDT
Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: Rush concert reviews?

I've gotta tell ya.  It was a killer show.  Actually, Rush are
supporting a 
new release, an EP of mostly sixties covers called Feedback which
features 
tracks like The Yardbird's "Shapes Of Things", The Who's "The Seeker"
and "Buffalo 
Springfield's "For What It's Worth".
Anyway, it's rare to see a group of such great players who also seem to
have 
so much fun together onstage.  The camraderie in that group is a real
treat to 
watch.  Other bands pay lip service to "brotherhood" in their interviews

whilst backstabbing each other and riding in separate limos behind the
scenes, but 
watching Rush in action you get the feeling that they really are like 
brothers, on and off the stage.  I also truly appreciate the grace and
good humor 
they project.  It totally flies in the face of the conventional music
scribe 
wisdom of Rush as this uber-serious geek band that people listen to
between rounds 
of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.   

The set was different enough from the last tour and on the Rush In Rio
DVD to 
make it worthwhile.  The covers from the EP positively blossomed in live

performance and I also finally got to hear "Between The Wheels" and
"Xanadu" live. 
 I had a great time.

Chris H.
 



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