Rush!

Yeah. They're not stopping in Vancouver this year.. though I did see them on the Snakes and Arrows tour last time around.

face melting goodness.. :up:

and i love the two new tracks they released recently

"adamprez2003 wrote:

no one cares what u think, mister 'new york city'.. lol

Hell ya!!

I didn't get to see them last time around with Snakes and Arrows. Maybe Ill get lucky this time. 26 songs...still not enough considering their large catalog. Seems like theyre playing more of their mid-70s and newer stuff rather than than their 80s material which Im more of a fan of. Oh well, its freakin' Rush!

Pit tickets for Irvine... hey now!

"Paul 13 wrote:

Pit tickets for Irvine... hey now! Are they playing the whole 2112 overture or just the shortened version???

With only two sets and just 26 songs, I'd imagine they'll play the whole song.

"FinSane wrote:

With only two sets and just 26 songs, I'd imagine they'll play the whole song.

heh, yeah i edited my post... the full 2112 has like 7 parts.. they'll only pay the first two..

"Soundwave wrote:

no one cares what u think, mister 'new york city'.. lol

Ignore him bro...he's too "metal" for us. :tongue2:

"Pagan wrote:

Ignore him bro...he's too "metal" for us. :tongue2:

The funny thing is, alot of metal bands from the 80s on got alot of inspiration from Rush, who took part in inventing metal as we know today.

3 amazing musicians who came together to make exceptional music that will last generations to come.

"FinSane wrote:

The funny thing is, alot of metal bands from the 80s on got alot of inspiration from Rush, who took part in inventing metal as we know today.

:lol: if anyone knows the inspiration for metal it's pagan. or in flames.

"FinSane wrote:

The funny thing is, alot of metal bands from the 80s on got alot of inspiration from Rush, who took part in inventing metal as we know today.

allways thought Rush was more of the evolution of the prog rock of the early 70s. Bands like Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, etc. Like fusion bands (Dregs, Jeff Beck, etc) I think their early fanbase was made up of musicians and people that were fans of musical virtuosity. They were kind of a band's band so to speak. Especially if you were a drummer. Neal Pert had an amazing following amongst drummers. Easily top 3 at the time. As for metal, its hard to see really. Maybe amongst the prog metal bands currently in vogue or in the constant time changes but it would seem that classical music had the biggest influence on the genre

"adamprez2003 wrote:

allways thought Rush was more of the evolution of the prog rock of the early 70s. Bands like Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, etc. Like fusion bands (Dregs, Jeff Beck, etc) I think their early fanbase was made up of musicians and people that were fans of musical virtuosity. They were kind of a band's band so to speak. Especially if you were a drummer. Neal Pert had an amazing following amongst drummers. Easily top 3 at the time. As for metal, its hard to see really. Maybe amongst the prog metal bands currently in vogue or in the constant time changes but it would seem that classical music had the biggest influence on the genre

When they first came out they were metal bro. You have to remember, this was the mid-70's!

Think about how music was then, and tell me these two songs can't be considered metal.

Rush ~ Anthem (Live 1976)

Rush ~ Bastille Day (Live 1976)

"Pagan wrote:

When they first came out they were metal bro. You have to remember, this was the mid-70's!

Think about how music was then, and tell me these two songs can't be considered metal.

Rush ~ Anthem (Live 1976)

Rush ~ Bastille Day (Live 1976)

i guess it would be an interesting debate as to where heavy rock ends and metal begins. I kind of put Judas Priest as the first heavy metal band where some people have Sabbath or even Zeppelin as metal. Rush like Thin Lizzy had individual songs that were a precursor to heavy metal but their overall library would probably have to be put in the heavy rock category IMO. The earliest heavy rock band I ever heard where I could hear the early influences of metal was Sir Lord Baltimore but I would still put them in the heavy rock category. Check this out and keep in mind this is from 1968 :lol:

YouTube- Sir Lord Baltimore - Helium Head

YouTube- Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

Im seeing them next month....never seen them before and Im very looking forward to it

Just bought my tickets for the West Palm show.

I meant to post these pics earlier... this is from their Irvine show... i had second row... best concert ever for Rush for me...

I have a bunch more but these are the best... I have videos too from my iphone... sound is really bad... over modulated or whatever it is for the iphone to capture.

keep the sound down on this one lol...

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9365/rushirvine1.mp4

Geddy is God.

These guys are almost Jonas Brothers good.

check out what Alex does at the 2:48 mark...

YouTube- Rush Irvine 8.13.10 Closer to the Heart Alex tells someone

I saw Rush at the Nassau Colosseum on the 2112 tour, to this day it still blows me away!

"Pagan wrote:

Geddy is God.

Agreed. Who else can play Bass, play the keyboard, AND do vocals at the same time??

YouTube- Rush - Subdivisions 8-18-2004

"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:

I saw Rush at the Nassau Colosseum on the 2112 tour, to this day it still blows me away!

Bro that was the Hemispheres tour. They didn't play Nassau until that tour. The Good Rats opened that show. I was there too. Sorry for being picky....just being a Rush nut. :tongue2:

They didn't play the NY area at all on the 2112 tour, and closest they came to LI was the Palladium on 14th Street in Manhattan for the "All The World's A Stage" tour with Foghat and "Farewell To Kings" tour with UFO and Cheap Trick. I was at both those shows. Amazing.

They played the Palladium again on the "Hemispheres" tour with Starz, then started breaking big and came back around the area and hit Nassau.

Man those were some amazing shows.