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Saw the Rush concert again tonight. I say "again" because it was very similar to last time. It felt different, though. I guess because my expectations were totally different.
First I want to give a shout-out to the guy two people down on the right, who was very loud, and way too excited when they played "A Passage to Bangkok." Way too excited. And don't let's forget the guy behind us and a few seats down on the left who sang in a voice that projected really well, and liked to make up his own tune when he <airquotes>sang along</airquotes>.
The first half of the show was okay. The sound was better than the last time, but not that much better. Alex was out of tune a few times. Looking at the set list, I like most of those songs, but there were just a couple of songs that kinda broke the momentum.
It had been rainy for much of the afternoon, so we figured we'd have a wet walk there, but the clouds were clearing off, and we only had a few light sprinkles. The sky was clearing off by the time the show started, and we had the sun in our yes. Apparently, there was some lake effect rain because there was a really great rainbow out there for quite a while. I first saw it during the third song, and it lasted for four or five songs.
The second set began with a short Harry Satchel film entitled "What's That Smell". Amusing and very surreal, with a cameo by Jerry Stiller. Then they did quite a few songs from their latest album. They all sounded very good. "Far Cry" was my favorite of the night. "The Main Monkey Business", during the first half, sounded good too, and that was one that really didn't work well during the last show. They led into Neil's solo with "Malignant Narcissism." I'm glad it was a short lead-in, because it didn't sound very good at all. All muddled together. Neil's solo was great. One of the most entertaining ever.
"Tom Sawyer" is an odd one. It's not one of my favorite Rush songs, but it usually sounds great in concert. They rock it. Tonight, it didn't impress me. neither did "YYZ", though, so I'm not sure what's up with that.
Alex was acting goofy a lot, as usual, and Neil was too. Neil dropped his stick at least twice. Didn't seem like very high throws.
The show was over three hours, including intermission.
( set list )
First I want to give a shout-out to the guy two people down on the right, who was very loud, and way too excited when they played "A Passage to Bangkok." Way too excited. And don't let's forget the guy behind us and a few seats down on the left who sang in a voice that projected really well, and liked to make up his own tune when he <airquotes>sang along</airquotes>.
The first half of the show was okay. The sound was better than the last time, but not that much better. Alex was out of tune a few times. Looking at the set list, I like most of those songs, but there were just a couple of songs that kinda broke the momentum.
It had been rainy for much of the afternoon, so we figured we'd have a wet walk there, but the clouds were clearing off, and we only had a few light sprinkles. The sky was clearing off by the time the show started, and we had the sun in our yes. Apparently, there was some lake effect rain because there was a really great rainbow out there for quite a while. I first saw it during the third song, and it lasted for four or five songs.
The second set began with a short Harry Satchel film entitled "What's That Smell". Amusing and very surreal, with a cameo by Jerry Stiller. Then they did quite a few songs from their latest album. They all sounded very good. "Far Cry" was my favorite of the night. "The Main Monkey Business", during the first half, sounded good too, and that was one that really didn't work well during the last show. They led into Neil's solo with "Malignant Narcissism." I'm glad it was a short lead-in, because it didn't sound very good at all. All muddled together. Neil's solo was great. One of the most entertaining ever.
"Tom Sawyer" is an odd one. It's not one of my favorite Rush songs, but it usually sounds great in concert. They rock it. Tonight, it didn't impress me. neither did "YYZ", though, so I'm not sure what's up with that.
Alex was acting goofy a lot, as usual, and Neil was too. Neil dropped his stick at least twice. Didn't seem like very high throws.
The show was over three hours, including intermission.
( set list )
