Rush at the Palace of Auburn Hills (Detroit), Michigan - Tuesday September 18, 2012.
Guest review by Pete Salvato
My
thanks to my good friend Pete Salvato, for heading out to the Rush show this
past week and sharing his experience that evening and how just how much of a Rush
fan he is, fourteen Rush gigs Pete? No contest man!
I’ve only seen them four times!
I
am a huge Rush fan, but I was a bit under the weather when I went to the Palace
of Auburn Hills on Tuesday Night. Despite a touch of the flu, I made it to see
the Canadian power trio in support of the Clockwork Angels Tour 2012.
Rush
is one of the few bands, that plays a show without an opening act.
It
all started on the Test For Echo Tour in 1996-1997.
Rush have basically been doing this in the US at least, without any
support act, on all subsequent tours.
The lights went down and a video screen when up before the start of the first song.
There
was a video clip of the three members of Rush one by one getting lubed oiled
whatever they do in a cartoon style form to get ready for the show.
The video
ran about a minute which then they dropped the spotlight on Geddy Lee at the
keyboards with his bass strapped on him.
They
then opened the show up with Subdivisions, which personally is one of my
favorite Rush tunes.
The
crowd as you would image, erupted out of their seats and cheered.
Subdivisions
(First track of the 1982 record Signals), has been a song that they have put in
their sets and has been getting great responses from fans, especially diehards.
In fact, the entire first half of the show, was predominantly 80's style Rush
tunes.
Big
Money was next off of Power Windows, then Force Ten from Hold Your Fire, Geddy
Lee then spoke by saying, "Good evening Detroit, Michigan! Good evening
fellow Canadians as well!”
He
then introduced the next song, it was a huge surprise to me … “Right, now were
going to play a song, this is called Grand Designs.” I thought what? Grand
Designs?
This is the second track off of Power Windows!
The
reason for my surprise was that they have never played this song live, in the
times that I have seen them.
What
really shocked and surprised me was that they played two more off of Power
Windows, with Middletown Dreams, and then Territories.
Power
Windows has some good songs on there, but in my opinion it is my least favorite
Rush album.
Ed's note: Obviously in Pete's opinion folks ... It's not my fav either Pete!
Proceeding
to the rest of the first half of the show, when they did The Pass (from the
album Presto), I had an emotional moment.
The lyrics are very deep regarding
troubled teens, and the hardships of being a teenager.
The
second half of the show, they did nine of the thirteen tracks – Ed’s note: Wow!
Brave move indeed! - from Clockwork Angels. They opened up with a video of a so
called Watchmaker who would go to the house where dwarfs - incidentally played by the members
of Rush ... - who were staying there in the video. Then proceeded with the background
of string players and the lead track from Clockwork Angels: Caravan.
The
new record got a great response throughout the night.
One
of the new songs, Headlong Flight had a great response, I called it Son of
Bastille Day, since it has the similar sound to it.
The
band then encored with Tom Sawyer, 2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand
Finale.
Geddy
Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart were fantastic together as usual.
Three
incredible musicians, who continue to amaze and reach way beyond their potential,
how does Geddy do it: Play bass and keyboards at the same time. In the song The
Garden, a ballad and the last track from the new record, 3/4 into the song,
Alex Lifeson is playing the piano and did very well with Geddy singing lead.
Once
again, of course …, Neil Peart proved it, all too clearly, as the world's
greatest drummer!
Overall
I thoroughly enjoyed the show, since I am a huge fan of Rush, what I thought
was they over did it with Power Windows.
My favorite live Rush tunes have
always been Natural Science and Spirit of Radio. They did not play those tracks
and to be honest, the same goes for Limelight, Freewill, Mission and One Little
Victory.
One
thought came to mind is that they are saving something big for Rush’s 40th
Anniversary which will be 2014!
Ed's note: I hope to be there!
Setlist:
1st
Half
Subdivisions
The
Big Money
Force
Ten
Grand
Designs
Middletown
Dreams
Territories
Analog
Kid
The
Pass
Where's
My Thing (Drum Solo)
Far
Cry
2nd
Half
Caravan
Clockwork
Angels
The
Anarchist
Carnies
The
Wreckers
Headlong
Flight (Drum Solo)
Halo
Effect
Wish
Them Well
The
Garden
Dreamline
Red
Sector A
YYZ
(Drum Solo)
Working
Man (Drum Solo)
Encores:
Tom
Sawyer
2112
Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale
Official Rush website:
Ed's note in summary:
My sincere thanks go out to Pete for this.
Great stuff!
Three drums solos too ... Really???! Wow!
Thanks for sharing Pete!
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