Saw Rush tonight at the Bell center and it KICKED ASS!<\/p>\n
A three-and-a-half hour concert!!!! 31 songs!<\/p>\n
You have to give it to Rush. They're the granddaddy of the show band. Pyrotechnics, light shows, AV to the max. It was EXCELLENT!<\/p>\n
They played all the oldies and goodies, with tons of stuff I'd never heard before. They started with the electrifying riffs of Spirit of the Radio, and it didn't let up for an hour and a half. After a few songs, Geddy Lee introduced the band and said “all of you are responsible for us being on our 30th anniversary tour. We need to punish you by playing way too much music”. Subdivisions and Roll the bones had the whole Bell Center dancing in their seats. YYZ's solos were… spectacular. Neal Pearth is a drumming legend. He's poetry in motion to watch. Seeing Lee sing, play bass and play keyboard AT THE SAME TIME is something to behold. <\/p>\n
The second set of the show had more new material, but they still had oldies like Tom Sawyer, 2112 (complete!), working man and La Villa Strangiato – with a really fucked up guitar solo by Alex Lifeson, where he was grunting and screaming about his poolboy. It was completely outlandish. Geddy Lee was laughing his ass off. Another hour-and-a-half set and then the first ovation. They played for another 30 minutes, including limelight and Crossroads :D They played a few covers, like Summertime Blues and The Who's Seeker. <\/p>\n
All in all, well worth the price of admission :D<\/p>\n
I'm all hyper now :D<\/p>\n
YAY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saw Rush tonight at the Bell center and it KICKED ASS! A three-and-a-half hour concert!!!! 31 songs! You have to give it to Rush. They're the granddaddy of the show band. Pyrotechnics, light shows, AV to the max. It was EXCELLENT! They played all the oldies and goodies, with tons of stuff I'd never heard…<\/p>\n