Tuesday night, 2nd row seats, Hollywood Bowl....RUSH live on their 30th anniversary show.
I think their are some fellow Canadians on this board so there's gotta be some RUSH fans right?!
oh, BTW, Neil Peart is the greatest drummer who has ever lived......
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Genius is the fire that lights itself
-Neil Peart
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HCC (Hartman-Cosgrove Certified)
Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning
College of the Canyons, CA http://www.canyons.edu/departments/pe/strength
"NO CHAMPION HAS EVER ACHIEVED HIS OR HER GOAL WITHOUT SHOWING MORE DEDICATION THAN THE NEXT PERSON; MAKING MORE SACRIFICES THAN THE NEXT PERSON; WORKING HARDER, TRAINING, AND CONDITIONING HIM / HERSELF MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON; ENJOYING HIS / HER FINAL GOAL MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON"
I LOVE Rush! Neil Peart is without a doubt the greatest drummer on the planet. Some of my favorite songs of theirs are their more obscure songs, like "I See Red" on Grace Under Pressure. Wish I could see them. I missed them in concert last time they came close to LR.
The new EP is getting a lot of air play up here. Their version of 'Summertime Blues' is excellent----vintage Rush sound in that it's very heavy (Fits in with tunes like 'Working Man').
These guys kick ass...I saw them twice on their 2002 vapor Trails tour...check out the set list, for this tour....the concert is 3 1/2 hours long!
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Setlist:
Overture/Medley of songs
The Spirit Of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll The Bones
Bravado
YYZ
The Trees
The Seeker
One Little Victory
Set II
Funny film: "Darn that Dragon" show, starring Dirk, Lerxst and Pratt (the
bobbleheads)
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
Secret Touch
Between The Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Red Sector A
Drum Solo
Resist (Acoustic)
Heart of Soul (Acoustic)
2112 (partial) >
La Villa Strangiato >
By-Tor & the Snow Dog >
Xanadu >
Working Man
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Encore:
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight
BTW, if you're a Rush fan you NEED to get the 'Rush in Rio' DVD....seeing 60,000+ Brazilians jumping up and down during YYZ will freak you out! Oh, and like any Rush concert, Neil Peart's solo is worth the admission alone!
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Robert dos Remedios, MA, CSCS,
HCC (Hartman-Cosgrove Certified)
Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning
College of the Canyons, CA http://www.canyons.edu/departments/pe/strength
"NO CHAMPION HAS EVER ACHIEVED HIS OR HER GOAL WITHOUT SHOWING MORE DEDICATION THAN THE NEXT PERSON; MAKING MORE SACRIFICES THAN THE NEXT PERSON; WORKING HARDER, TRAINING, AND CONDITIONING HIM / HERSELF MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON; ENJOYING HIS / HER FINAL GOAL MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON"
Yes Rush is a great band I saw them twice over the years. As a drummer I have always been impressed with Neil Pert and love some of the Buddy Rich tributes he did but I must say, as far as stretching the limits of percussion and rhythum he has nothing on Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson fame. Check out the song "The Drum also Waltzes" on the album "Music for Drum and Piano" that he did with Patrick Moraz.
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Well. if you don't think much of Neil peart (which is kind of silly as a drummer) what do you think of stewart copeland of the police? The bottom line is that when Neal does a solo, he actually teaches lessons on many different drumming styles.
I am an amateuar drummer and have found that these two drummers have set the stage for others. I have yet to meet an accomplished drummmer, however, who has said that Neil Peart is less than perfect as a drummer.
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Robert dos Remedios, MA, CSCS,
HCC (Hartman-Cosgrove Certified)
Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning
College of the Canyons, CA http://www.canyons.edu/departments/pe/strength
"NO CHAMPION HAS EVER ACHIEVED HIS OR HER GOAL WITHOUT SHOWING MORE DEDICATION THAN THE NEXT PERSON; MAKING MORE SACRIFICES THAN THE NEXT PERSON; WORKING HARDER, TRAINING, AND CONDITIONING HIM / HERSELF MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON; ENJOYING HIS / HER FINAL GOAL MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON"
Speaking of Rush in Rio, did you know that a band from Brasilia won a recent Rush cover band competition, judged by Rush themselves?
Theres a large prog-rock scene in Brazil, probably larger than in the States.
Dos- have you kept up on Copeland's post-Police projects? He's done some cool stuff. In fact he was playing at a jazz club in LA last month I believe.
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Originally posted by dos: Well. if you don't think much of Neil peart (which is kind of silly as a drummer) what do you think of stewart copeland of the police? The bottom line is that when Neal does a solo, he actually teaches lessons on many different drumming styles.
I am an amateuar drummer and have found that these two drummers have set the stage for others. I have yet to meet an accomplished drummmer, however, who has said that Neil Peart is less than perfect as a drummer.
Sorry, I didn't mean to upset anyone. I think Peart is a great drummer and in my years of drumming I have tried to immulate his style on many occasions. The thing is that when I have done the same with Bill Bruford and I practicly gave myself a double hernia!
Also if you go back to people like Lenny White of Return to Forever or Billy Cobham of Mahavishnu Orchestra you will hear the influences that directed Peart. I highly recommend getting your hands on any Cobham you can.
I'm a huge progressive rock fan but as a drummer I understand that jazz is the basis for exploring new ground in percussion. Stuart Copeland was also heavily influenced by jazz through his father.
Still, this thread got me wanting to put some Rush in my truck for a change of pace.
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I must agree with both of you! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Peart is amazing, and has, as dos put it, set the stage for many others (especially Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, who in my opinion is just as good, though his style is taken from Peart).
But Bruford was one of the guys that my older cousin made me listen to when I was first picking up my sticks. (He also showed me Pastorius and Stanley Clarke when I learned bass).. and I have to say Bruford's range is unparalleled.
I've been a Rush fan as long as I can remember. Niel was the reason I started playing drums.
Saw them 3 times on the VT tour....incredible stuff.
To comment on the debate here...Although Niel is without a doubt one of the most influential drummers ever, he is also very one dimensional. Unbelievable rock drummer? Of course. Unbelievable jazz drummer? No way. That's the simple truth.
All this said, he has still been my idol since I was 10 years old. Every drumkit, every snare, every cymbal I've ever bought has been influenced by him.
By the way, I just went back and listened to the original version of "New World Man" the other day (it happened to be sitting in my car). Man, that song still blows me away 22 years after it was recorded!
semi-rush fan here. I saw them on the counterparts tour a while ago, and it was cool. Candlebox opened, right before their huge hit, Far Behind. I dig a lot of rush's stuff, love the rush in rio dvd, but I'm definitely no diehard fan.
Y'all Peart fans would probably like a friend of mine, Paul Roraback. He used to drum in a band called Grammatrain, and now he's in a band called Gideon's Press. Paul was heavily influenced by Peart. Paul's a very technical and cerebral drummer, like Peart. In fact, this thursday, GP has a show with a local rush tribute band, and Paul is filling in on drum duties. I have a feeling the tribute band will be spoiled by playing with Paul. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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