Rush… is it true?

UK dates!!!!!!

I went to as many shows as I could when they came here last.
It's not the same without Neil, but I'm still gonna go and enjoy it for what it is
 
News from Alex's Big Fat Mouth:

"I’ve always included Fractal in my array of live gear ever since I first used one of their units nearly 20 years ago. We’re working closely together for the tour and I absolutely love the AXE III and FM9 systems. I’m looking to be streamlined as much as possible so I can carry all my stage gear in a shoulder bag like the good old days when I actually didn’t have much in there. Maybe just my lunch."

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Intimo said:
News from Alex's Big Fat Mouth:

"I’ve always included Fractal in my array of live gear ever since I first used one of their units nearly 20 years ago. We’re working closely together for the tour and I absolutely love the AXE III and FM9 systems. I’m looking to be streamlined as much as possible so I can carry all my stage gear in a shoulder bag like the good old days when I actually didn’t have much in there. Maybe just my lunch."

Saw that!
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I'm still undecided between Cologne and Stuttgart (I live right between), but I suspect they need all the money for the people who have to set up the chairs :grinning: This will be my first seated Rush show (out of 7). But OK, it seems as if the audience is also the same as it was
 
Not sure if this has been noticed, but I found this yesterday by chance.



"Distant Early Warning" remixed by Terry Brown.

It's different, but good. The guitar is much more prominent, synths more subdued, less 80's glassiness and warmer, as if the track is from "Signals."
 
1234 said:
Not sure if this has been noticed, but I found this yesterday by chance.



"Distant Early Warning" remixed by Terry Brown.

It's different, but good. The guitar is much more prominent, synths more subdued, less 80's glassiness and warmer, as if the track is from "Signals."
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Hadn't heard about this at all - thanks for posting!
 
1234 said:
Not sure if this has been noticed, but I found this yesterday by chance.



"Distant Early Warning" remixed by Terry Brown.

It's different, but good. The guitar is much more prominent, synths more subdued, less 80's glassiness and warmer, as if the track is from "Signals."
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I took a listen a few days ago. The original mix is more strident, which I think is appropriate considering the level of anxiety in the world at that time, and the effect it would have been having on the band members. This remix plucks the album from out of its context in time and does it a disservice, IMO.
 
Strangely, when Rush's "keyboard" period came around, I was bummed as a long time Rush Rocker, but now, after having made peace with that middle Rush period and actually having grown to like it, I find this remix lacks the synth/keyboard prominence I expect to be there.
 
1234 said:
Not sure if this has been noticed, but I found this yesterday by chance.



"Distant Early Warning" remixed by Terry Brown.

It's different, but good. The guitar is much more prominent, synths more subdued, less 80's glassiness and warmer, as if the track is from "Signals."
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It sounds horrible compared to the original.
 
This version seems more about their passion than resurrecting the band as it was. A female drummer will likely bring in a new generation of female fans.

I actually wouldn't mind them dropping tunes 1/2-1 steps for the sake of Ged's vocal range (I have found him hard to listen to in the last decades). Heck, now with a dedicated keyboardist, why not add a killer female vocalist for the early banshee vocals? Maybe come up with new harmonies or arrangements.

Rush has never been about sticking to a fixed style or sound (which can cost some fans like me with Power Windows - took me a while to appreciate that one, but I got there :)). Nonetheless, I'd be curious to see a more improvisational approach for another generation of potential fans.
 
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sprint said:
Strangely, when Rush's "keyboard" period came around, I was bummed as a long time Rush Rocker, but now, after having made peace with that middle Rush period and actually having grown to like it, I find this remix lacks the synth/keyboard prominence I expect to be there.
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I liked the keyboards (mainly Oberheim and Moog) from the get-go on Moving Pictures, but I was mad at Signals for not being Moving Pictures II when it was released. Over time I realized the Signals synth sounds were also really good (from mostly the same instruments). The synth sounds from GUP turned cold, and while it suited that one album, they lost me in all the digital keys smothering Power Windows and especially Hold Your Fire. I effectively boycotted Rush albums until Counterparts came out.
 
HerrSquid said:
I liked the keyboards (mainly Oberheim and Moog) from the get-go on Moving Pictures, but I was mad at Signals for not being Moving Pictures II when it was released. Over time I realized the Signals synth sounds were also really good (from mostly the same instruments). The synth sounds from GUP turned cold, and while it suited that one album, they lost me in all the digital keys smothering Power Windows and especially Hold Your Fire. I effectively boycotted Rush albums until Counterparts came out.
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Hear ya. How dare they disappoint my desire for more and more H+PW+MP (and earlier) creative prog tones and arrangements!
 
I know it's not the prevailing view among hardcore Rushniks, but i love Hold Your Fire, it's my favorite of theirs. I like the songs, and all the players are really really good. I've never been a fan of Lifeson'sv solos, but his parts and their tones work well.
 
I’ve been a fan since I was 11 - in 1975! My older brother is 5 years older than me and had their first 3 albums, then 2112 came out, and that was the bomb! I remember feeling confused about A Farewell to Kings - a really different sound, but I grew to like it. Each successive album was that way for me, and I just knew to expect change. I was disappointed in Signals, mostly because I wanted heavier guitars, but there are so many good songs on it. I really liked Power Windows a lot, and as I grew older, I wasn’t disappointed with new albums anymore. Always looked forward to them.
I saw them every tour since 1982, starting with the Signals tour, and twice on the Vapor Trails and Time Machine tours, about 12 months apart between shows! These used to have very long tours.
I have three sons, and each of them got to see one concert, and the middle one saw two concerts. To this day, they are glad they saw them live.
I won’t see them on this tour. My best friend with whom I went to each concert together is kind of ill and can’t make a trip out of state to see them. I’ll watch it on whatever streaming platform it comes out on someday.
 
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