alcaldwell
Inspired
.....and WOW! Guys, if you've never heard this band live before you totally need to go check them out on this tour. Alex Lifeson's live tones are unbelievable, Neil Peart's drumming is still top notch (2 drum solos!) and Geddy's bass/keys are phenomenal and his vocals are as distinctive as ever. They played two sets (somewhere around 1.5 hours each) with an intermission in between. They had a mix of new stuff and old stuff. I'm kinda disappointed they didn't play a couple of their familiar classics (Closer to the Heart, Red Barchetta), but when you have 4 decades of material.....
Anyway, I really like what they did with "The Anarchist" and "The Garden" off of their new album "Clockwork Angels". They had a string octet for about half of the concert, which is something they've never done live before. Guitar wise, Alex was using some amazing acoustic guitar sims for "The Garden" as well as some killer gain for the loud rockers (Tom Sawyer, YYZ, 2112 etc.)
Bottom line: Great show!
Anyway, I really like what they did with "The Anarchist" and "The Garden" off of their new album "Clockwork Angels". They had a string octet for about half of the concert, which is something they've never done live before. Guitar wise, Alex was using some amazing acoustic guitar sims for "The Garden" as well as some killer gain for the loud rockers (Tom Sawyer, YYZ, 2112 etc.)
Bottom line: Great show!