Yeah. They're not stopping in Vancouver this year.. though I did see them on the Snakes and Arrows tour last time around.

face melting goodness.. :up:


and i love the two new tracks they released recently

 

no one cares what u think, mister 'new york city'.. lol

 

Hell ya!!

I didn't get to see them last time around with Snakes and Arrows. Maybe Ill get lucky this time. 26 songs...still not enough considering their large catalog. Seems like theyre playing more of their mid-70s and newer stuff rather than than their 80s material which Im more of a fan of. Oh well, its freakin' Rush!

 

With only two sets and just 26 songs, I'd imagine they'll play the whole song.

 

The funny thing is, alot of metal bands from the 80s on got alot of inspiration from Rush, who took part in inventing metal as we know today.

 

3 amazing musicians who came together to make exceptional music that will last generations to come.

 

:lol: if anyone knows the inspiration for metal it's pagan. or in flames.

 

allways thought Rush was more of the evolution of the prog rock of the early 70s. Bands like Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, etc. Like fusion bands (Dregs, Jeff Beck, etc) I think their early fanbase was made up of musicians and people that were fans of musical virtuosity. They were kind of a band's band so to speak. Especially if you were a drummer. Neal Pert had an amazing following amongst drummers. Easily top 3 at the time. As for metal, its hard to see really. Maybe amongst the prog metal bands currently in vogue or in the constant time changes but it would seem that classical music had the biggest influence on the genre

 

i guess it would be an interesting debate as to where heavy rock ends and metal begins. I kind of put Judas Priest as the first heavy metal band where some people have Sabbath or even Zeppelin as metal. Rush like Thin Lizzy had individual songs that were a precursor to heavy metal but their overall library would probably have to be put in the heavy rock category IMO. The earliest heavy rock band I ever heard where I could hear the early influences of metal was Sir Lord Baltimore but I would still put them in the heavy rock category. Check this out and keep in mind this is from 1968 :lol:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErxAbqsBnFM&feature=related"]YouTube- Sir Lord Baltimore - Helium Head[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpu8wuGMTrY&feature=related"]YouTube- Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come[/ame]

 

Im seeing them next month....never seen them before and Im very looking forward to it

 

Just bought my tickets for the West Palm show.

 

These guys are almost Jonas Brothers good.

 

I saw Rush at the Nassau Colosseum on the 2112 tour, to this day it still blows me away!

 

Agreed. Who else can play Bass, play the keyboard, AND do vocals at the same time??

YouTube- Rush - Subdivisions 8-18-2004