26 Feb
2002
26 Feb
'02
4:20 a.m.
From: Doc
2112 was the only album of theirs I really cared for, taken as a
whole, but I'd break hell _and_ the bank to get to one of their shows.
Anytime, amywhere.
The last time I saw them was in Lubbock in '92?, the tour with the 30'
bunny-rabbits on stage. The 5'2" teenybopper next to me, a total
stranger, spent the entire show standing tippy-toe on my motorcycle
helmet. One of the best rock shows I've seen since Black Oak Arkansas
broke up.
Doc
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Ahh, you should've made it to their last show, the Test For Echo
tour, "An Evening With Rush". They played all 20 minutes of 2112, the first
time in about 20 years. And a lot of other classic Rush tunes as well.
For those who don't know, 2112 is a Sci-Fi type story song, well,
more of a composition I think. Normally, in concert, they play only about 5
minutes of it, since the opening act takes up some time in the night. This
last tour, however, there was no opening act... Freeing up another 1 1/2
hours for Rush...
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26 Feb
26 Feb
4:55 a.m.
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
Ahh, you should've made it to their last show,
the Test For Echo
tour, "An Evening With Rush". They played all 20 minutes of 2112, the first
time in about 20 years. And a lot of other classic Rush tunes as well.
For those who don't know, 2112 is a Sci-Fi type story song, well,
more of a composition I think. Normally, in concert, they play only about 5
minutes of it, since the opening act takes up some time in the night. This
last tour, however, there was no opening act... Freeing up another 1 1/2
hours for Rush...
Ohhh, wowww, man. Geddy Lee, yeahhhh....
Doc
5:18 a.m.
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
Ahh, you should've made it to their last show, the
Test For Echo tour,
"An Evening With Rush". They played all 20 minutes of 2112, the first
time in about 20 years. And a lot of other classic Rush tunes as well.
Well, first let me apologize for the off-topic post, but I simply *must*
respond. Please forgive me.
Rush is tied with Dream Theater (a Rush-influenced group) as my favorite
band. I'm young enough to never have been at a Rush show, but I *will* be
at at least one show on this upcoming tour, since it may be their last.
Since it seems that there are some other Rush fans here, let me throw out
this link:
http://www.rushpetition.com/
That's an online petition to communicate fans' desire to hear some
rarities in the set list. They have a list of songs that have not beel
played live for at least a decade, and you get to vote for 5 of them.
The final results will be submitted to Rush's record company when the new
album is released. If you are a Rush fan, it is your _duty_ to go sign
the petition now!
For those who don't know, 2112 is a Sci-Fi type
story song
Yes. They got the idea for it from an Ayn Rand book.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
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