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GhostofCain
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A portion of all proceeds will be donated to support the Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park in Neil’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Funds raised will support the commissioning of a public work of art in Neil’s honor.
I wonder how big that portion is going to be...
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A portion of all proceeds will be donated to support the Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park in Neil’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Funds raised will support the commissioning of a public work of art in Neil’s honor.
I wonder how big that portion is going to be...
I had some sticker shock when I saw the prices, but there was another subconscious reason why I didn't grab a couple even though I could afford it.
Despite being my lifelong favorite band, I've come to realize a couple of things that made me opt out of going to Madison Square Garden for this tour:
1: Power Windows in 1985 was the last Rush album that I really genuinely enjoyed. Presto was terrible, and the albums after Roll the Bones just sucked. For the most part I liked 1-2 songs (at best) per album, but I must acknowledge the reality: I've been grading on a curve for decades. If it were any other band, I wouldn't give it a second listen. By contrast, Maiden's post-reunion albums are among my favorites in their discography.
2: Related to the item above, what is the set list going to look like? It's quite possible that they would be playing a ton of songs I just don't care for.
3: I did have the pleasure of going to see Rush live about a dozen times between the Hold Your Fire and Test For Echo tours. It's not a case where I never got the opportunity to see my favorite band.
4: I'm older now. I just don't care the way I used to. If anything, it might tarnish my lasting memory of the band as a disappointment.
It pains me to say this because for so many years of my life being a Rush fan was a part of my identity. I just read My Effin' Life last year.
So I didn't get tickets for Rush. Even though once the tour starts I'll see the concert videos on youtube and they will probably be awesome and I'll probably regret my decision and scramble to go see a show.
On the other hand, this Friday Oct. 31 Maiden tickets for the North American shows go on sale, and I love the set list. So there's that.
Despite being my lifelong favorite band, I've come to realize a couple of things that made me opt out of going to Madison Square Garden for this tour:
1: Power Windows in 1985 was the last Rush album that I really genuinely enjoyed. Presto was terrible, and the albums after Roll the Bones just sucked. For the most part I liked 1-2 songs (at best) per album, but I must acknowledge the reality: I've been grading on a curve for decades. If it were any other band, I wouldn't give it a second listen. By contrast, Maiden's post-reunion albums are among my favorites in their discography.
2: Related to the item above, what is the set list going to look like? It's quite possible that they would be playing a ton of songs I just don't care for.
3: I did have the pleasure of going to see Rush live about a dozen times between the Hold Your Fire and Test For Echo tours. It's not a case where I never got the opportunity to see my favorite band.
4: I'm older now. I just don't care the way I used to. If anything, it might tarnish my lasting memory of the band as a disappointment.
It pains me to say this because for so many years of my life being a Rush fan was a part of my identity. I just read My Effin' Life last year.
So I didn't get tickets for Rush. Even though once the tour starts I'll see the concert videos on youtube and they will probably be awesome and I'll probably regret my decision and scramble to go see a show.
On the other hand, this Friday Oct. 31 Maiden tickets for the North American shows go on sale, and I love the set list. So there's that.
MrKnickerbocker
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Congrats! Might be the cheapest tickets of the whole tour
terrell39
Ancient Mariner
Wasn't easy!
Every pair I chose was already taken quickly.
Thought I had a pair, got to payment screen and clicked the confirmation button and then said tickets were no longer available!
Had to start over but luckily didn't have to wait in line again.
Just kept trying quickly and got lucky
Every pair I chose was already taken quickly.
Thought I had a pair, got to payment screen and clicked the confirmation button and then said tickets were no longer available!
Had to start over but luckily didn't have to wait in line again.
Just kept trying quickly and got lucky
Dentura
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I missed Rush when they played last time in LA (ironically enough I was on a fishing trip in Canada then). After Neil Peart died I thought I blew it and they were gone forever. My girlfriend and I aren't gonna make that mistake again now that we've been given another chance (neither of us have seen them live before) and we're seeing them at The Forum next year which does feel somewhat karmic since this was where they had their last show until now. It's a good thing Rush added a couple more dates otherwise we would have missed it as tickets were selling out super quick and the queues were enormously long, we barely got them for the last of the four dates offered. SUPER expensive but one of the only bands I'd justify paying prices like that for and the decade-long hiatus can't have helped (tickets for Maiden next year at the BMO Stadium were MUCH cheaper and easier for us to get by comparison even with both Megadeth and Anthrax joining in).
In regards to my favorite Rush albums, it's pretty obviously the five album run from 1976 to 1981 as it is for most people I'd imagine. I'd rank those like this:
5. A Farewell To Kings
4. 2112
3. Moving Pictures
2. Permanent Waves
1. Hemispheres
In regards to my favorite Rush albums, it's pretty obviously the five album run from 1976 to 1981 as it is for most people I'd imagine. I'd rank those like this:
5. A Farewell To Kings
4. 2112
3. Moving Pictures
2. Permanent Waves
1. Hemispheres
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