The Best Concert I Ever Went To
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A Rush concert is undoubtedly one of the most amazing live shows anyone will ever see. A group of phenomenal musicians who are as popular today as they were in the 1970s were put on another plane. Apart from "rock", what other genre can they be pinned down with? They have been labled hard rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal, none of which are true.
Even though they have got seemingly nothing in the "hits" department and almost all of their studio albums sound completely different from most all of their other studio albums, they have one of the most loyal and loving following any band has ever gathered together.
And I guess right there you've got some of the elements that make their concerts the best concerts I've ever seen. When you got to a Rush concert there's all this extra attention being paid to the music that's not usually there at other concerts, especially not concerts of heavy rock music bands. Many concerts focus more on being showy than on the music, and most of the time that's because the music is just average. But at a Rush show, the music is TIGHT--and that's COMPLEX music that's so TIGHT. Complex, tight music that's being grooved and sung to thousands of cheering, dancing and applauding fans who know the most complex lyrics in all of rock music so well that everybody's singing with every song!
Most amazing of all is all that music that comes pouring out of just three guys. Rush doesn't use sessions musicians at all, not in the studio and not at a concert; there are no temporary musicians, only the permanent members of the band. This brings the band and the fans even closer together, and means that being at one of their amazing live shows is special, in a way no other band's show could be - regardless of the quality of that other band. The same bandmates, fitted together like a glove for over thirty years -- no bitterness, no hasty replacements, no phoniness. Just a simple trio of masterminds Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart- three musical geniuses and amazing songwriters.
At a Rush concert, there is a special charge to the atmosphere before the first laser is shone and before the first note is even played. A live show by Rush is all about the music, yet is visually dynamic also. The special effects crew went crazy with lasers, big screens, high tech cameras, real time performances, pyrotechnics insync with the music during "Far Cry" or head bagging, bunnies with watches coming out of hat during "Tom Sawyer".
And the musicians are hardly just standing or sitting there--especially Neil Peart, who may be the only front man drummer there ever was in rock music and whose massive, full-circle drum kit always takes center stage. Lifeson, who plays Guitar and Lee, who is a singer, bass player and keyboardist are a dynamic duo who have just as much zest and electricity now in their mid-50's as they did when they were younger.
The audiences at a Rush concert are filled with musicians and non-musicians alike. The non-musicians love to play air-anything - even the drums! Speaking of the drums (Rush and drums are practically synonymous)during many other rock concerts, the drum solo is a time to grab a beer, or use the restroom, but that is not the case at a Rush concert. The drum solo is an eagerly anticipated moment of a Rush gig For those six to nine minutes of action, everyone remains where they are, watching in awe. Afterwards, the clapping, yelling and cheers are ear numbing!
Rush has quite an incredible sense of humor, considering their musical and lyrical seriousness, which adds another level of enjoyment to their performances. Only two tours ago, Lee thought of changing his famed "The Temples of Syrinx" to what he thought would be better, "We are the pirates of the Temples."..Lee threw himself fully into the act by wearing a stuffed pirate on his shoulder, and the audience participated by waving pirate skull and cross bone flags I went to the tour and I was able to see them a total of four times.. As regards that zany character called Lifeson...In front of his foot switches, the barbie dolls (new for this tour and definitely blond and busty) declare his hotness and abundance of talent. Lifeson has a huge wall of Marshall stacks on his side of the stage, so Lee decided he would match that by adding three rotisserie chicken cookers- that actually cooked real chicken!
People who aren't fans of Rush call them a cult sometimes. When attending a Rush concert, you will see the reason for this, and discover that they are at least half right about it.
Attending a Rush concert is like a religious ceremoney or a historical moment. And everybody's singing for three hours!
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