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    Posted: May 26 2011 at 11:11
OK, I know I'm biased, but you have to admit this is a well written review

Just about sums up my feelings last night - in my humble opinion, an even better show than they put on at Wembley on the Snakes & Arrows tour a couple of years ago.

Admittedly, Geddy Lee's voice did crack on a couple of occasions, but the guy's considerably older than he was when he originally recorded the vocals, so I'm prepared to forgive him the occasional waver - apart from this however, I'd say Rush put in an absolute stonker of a show last night (even Professor Peart was grinning pretty much throughout)

Guardian reviewers, take note of how a review can be when written by a person who know's what he's talking about


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2011 at 15:31
I'm guessing that reviewer is a big fan...

Great show, again, last night. Wonderful performance, stage show and visuals. A solid A in my book.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:06
Yes, that review is more like it. It sounded like a great show.
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:26
Very nice review...the writer may be a fan but he outlines the reasons Rush is so accomplished in a biased manner.
 
I see them at the end of June, for two of my kids it will be their 1st Rush concert.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2011 at 17:43
That is so much more like the concert I went to see...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 02:20
The reviewer was definitely a fan, but I think the review was well written & probably less of a fanboy (I hate that word) job than I would have done

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 02:45
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I'm guessing that reviewer is a big fan...

Great show, again, last night. Wonderful performance, stage show and visuals. A solid A in my book.


Definitely - I did keep an eye out for you but somehow a middle aged Rush fan seemed to blend in with 25,000 others

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:33
dude i saw them in florida and they were amazing it was my first rush concert and i couldnt describe the experienceThumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 09:29
I haven't read the other review, but I can't say I like this one much. I'm not that keen on the 100% positive fan type reviews. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 09:45
"Guitarist Alex Lifeson looked like he was there to sell insurance " LOL
 
A bit of a fanboy review but good nevertheless.
 
What, no front row seats this time, Jim?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 10:02
Dammit, no

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2011 at 14:29
Just seen a very enthusiastic review of the gig in The Sun - they have them 5 stars!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2011 at 07:56
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I'm guessing that reviewer is a big fan...

Great show, again, last night. Wonderful performance, stage show and visuals. A solid A in my book.

Awesome it most certainly was Cool

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2011 at 10:06
The Wall and Rush? You're having a good couple of months then Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2011 at 13:02
They were good (ok, better than just good) in Sheffield as well- agree with the point on the vocals, a bit disappointed for that, but that alone could not spoil the joy Hug
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2011 at 02:58
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

The Wall and Rush? You're having a good couple of months then Tongue


Couple of months? They were within 14 days of each other

Cropredy festival in August, then nothing on the live music front until Joe Bonamassa in October

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2011 at 03:01
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Just seen a very enthusiastic review of the gig in The Sun - they have them 5 stars!


A good review, indeed:

Quote A GLEAMING crimson Les Paul slung round his neck, Alex Lifeson saunters across the stage, his 57-year-old fingers picking out one of the most exhilarating riffs in the history of rock. The Spirit Of Radio is in full cry and a woman near me is in tears of joy. How many bands induce such emotion in the first five seconds of a gig?

There is a reason why Rush trail only the Beatles and Stones for consecutive gold or platinum albums. It's not just their astonishing musicianship. That gets only a tenth of the way there. It's a blend of power, subtlety, soaring choruses and some of the most intelligent lyrics ever written. It's cool to hate them, to refuse to see beyond their three dope-fuelled years of proggy hobbit-bothering 35 years ago. But drummer Neil Peart has since penned skilful and profound explorations of love, loss, prejudice and alienation.

Yet there is nothing po-faced about it. The comic mini-movies tying the show together display a limitless capacity for self-parody. Here are three Canadians, all nearing 60. energetically revisiting their 40-year career - yet somehow there is nothing sad about it. It is effortless. There is a not an awkward move or pose all night. Fabulous songs like Workin' Them Angels and Far Cry remind us that some of their best work has come in the last four years, that they still create tremendous material.

Few peers can say the same. Let's hope we haven't seen the last of them.



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