Rush show yesterday night, the guys still have it

Glad you enjoyed the show overall . . . but your post seems to refute your post title.

 

Sorry . . . I was being a little bit of a smart aleck. You had mentioned in the post title that "the guys still have it," yet you went on to say that "Geddy's voice isn't what it used to be and it showed" and that their new material wasn't very good.

Just having a little fun. I know they are still superb musicians and tighter than a rubber glove.

 

I will be seeing them in Denver on August 2.

I have not seen Rush since the early 80s. Count me in that group that got a little disallusioned when they went keyboard/New Wave. The Signals release was pretty much the end for me.

But I saw them dozens of times during their classic 70's period, when they used to do the entire 2112 Overture and Geddy flat frickin' nailed it (along with the other two). They would come to Columbus, Ohio and sell out the same auditorium two nights in a row (Veteran's Memorial...is it still there?).

Realizing that they may hang it up for good any day now, I look forward to my one last nostalgic show.

 

going to see them on July 28th here in Portland (Clark county, WA)

My 32nd RUSH show - seen them on every tour since Presto (I was 13)

 

I'm seeing them tomorrow I, for one, loved Clockwork Angels.

 

I will always love these guys. I have never seen them in concert, sad to say. As for "Clockwork Angels"...it took several listenings, but I love it.

 

Went to the Glasgow, Scotland show a few weeks ago. Was mighty glad I'd checked the setlist when I bought the tickets a year before, as I too had drifted away from them after about Grace Under Pressure. However, a renewed interest after the excellent Time Machine tour (and having a brief selfgasm as Geddy in a Rush tribute!) had me getting blown away by Clockwork Angels, and forcing myself to listen to Power Windows, Presto, etc. I had to start thinking of them as a completely new band. That helped. Once over that hurdle, it was like getting a brand new Rush album every week!
I do miss the weird stuff though, sigh....

 

Yeah the show Friday was awesome. They did mix a LOT of kick into the PA though, which kind of drowned out Geddy's bass, but otherwise all the musical stuff was spot on, the crowd was really engaged too. (I remarked that I must have looked like an idiot wailing along to Spirit of Radio, but I guess I redeemed myself when the whole stadium sang along to Tom Sawyer! LOL). Luckily it was indoors so no weather problems would hound us, although it was really nice out anyway. I quite enjoyed it.

Plus the red-headed cellist in the string ensemble is hot. Did anyone else notice that?
of course I'm assuming the personnel didn't change between shows...

 

I saw them a couple months ago in Raleigh, and they were f**king spot on. They kicked ass all night long.

Geddy was running around, jumping, alternating between bass and synth, AND hitting another MIDI footswitch to trigger pads/ loops. Though CA isn't as great an album as 2112 or Moving Pictures, like you said, they're old guys... thus, they can play whatever the f**k you want.

The show made me really dig some of the middle-period synth heavy stuff that I had previously kind of overlooked.

 

Have seen them a few times; first was in '92. They were better then than they are now, but they're still very, very good.

Going to that August 2 show. I like Clockwork Angels so I think I'll enjoy it. I also don't dislike the synth period all that much.... a few people I know who saw them in Milwaukee said "I hope you like Power Windows".

The only thing I question is why the Pepsi Center this time? I've seen them at Red Rocks twice, and nothing beats it. Only thing I can think of is the orchestra, but they were outdoors in Quebec City, so.... I don't know.

 

Thing about Ged's voice . . . I actually think he still has most of the range. It's just that he pronounces his vowels in a very open, wide way now. So his voice sounds somehow deeper, but the notes are still there, though maybe not as strong and consistent. Back in the 70's/80's his voice was in his head and nose a bit more, now it's in his chest/throat since Vapor Trails. He still had the sharp vowels in Test For Echo.

(can you tell I'm a Rush fanboy?)

 

I saw them in Ottawa on July 8th and Geddy was straining for some of the higher notes but the music was spot on.
Clockwork Angels is their best cd in a long time (I'd say since Counterparts). The last song on the cd has a great melody. It's too bad they didn't use a similar songwriting technique throughout the cd, would have been great. Really like the first two tracks of the cd which were pre-'released' during the Time Machine Tour (Caravan & BU2B(?)).
Their set list was comprised of mostly 80's Rush. Saying that, I don't recall Hold Your Fire, Presto or Roll The Bones material. I would have loved to have heard Territories at our show but I don't recall it being played. The only 70's I recall was 2112, no Farewell to Kings or Hemispheres material.

 

Dang, only 24 for me :-\

 

Your show must have been pretty different because they played Force Ten, The Pass, Bravado and Territories on the 12th/14th up here. They also didn't play BU2B, the only CA song they avoided confused Indeed no 70s except 2112; I would kind of have liked to see them play Circumstances.