Q0S-RUSH Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Lurkst said: Great wee spontaneous tribute... The lyrics in that song sum Neil up perfectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, Q0S-RUSH said: The lyrics in that song sum Neil up perfectly. I always liked these lyrics from ‘Territories’ on the ‘Power Windows’ album... what with Iran & Iraq, and the Donald. They shoot without shame In the name of a piece of dirt For a change of accent Or the color of your shirt Better the pride that resides In a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides When a colorful rag is unfurled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 All my DVD's are in storage and YouTube doesn't seem to have full gigs anymore but this was one of my recent favourites... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 This will be my last tonight as I seem to have some dust in my eye 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Liked fine food and wine, and a laugh. My kind of guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pozbaird Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 During NFL live games, the host broadcaster, Fox, NBC, ESPN, always play a snippet of background music relevant to the city the game is being played in, as they show a brief highlight prior to a commercial break. During last night’s divisional game from San Francisco, they used snippets of Journey and Train songs, as the bands hail from San Francisco. However, interspersed throughout the evening were snippets from ‘Tom Sawyer’, ‘Spirit of Radio’, and ‘Limelight’. Clearly a tribute from the production team putting the broadcast together. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Have you ever seen a grown man naked? Ever been in a Turkish men’s sauna? I feel lucky to have been an Apollo regular from 1977 to 1983(ish), and saw some of the ‘greats’ there, in their prime. Rush, Thin Lizzy with Phil Lynott, Queen with Freddie Mercury.... could go on all day. Frighteningly, here’s the list of rockers I’ve seen live that are no longer with us. FFS. John Bonham, Led Zep. John Entwhistle, The Who. Bon Scott, AC/DC. Malcolm Young, AC/DC. Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy. Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy. Michael Hutchence, Inxs. Freddie Mercury, Queen. Randy Rhodes, Ozzy Osbourne Band. Rory Gallagher. Ronnie Montrose. Lemmy, Motorhead. Phil Taylor, Motorhead. Jon Lord, Deep Purple. Steve Clarke, Def Leppard. Robert Calvert, Hawkwind. Ian Dury. Cozy Powell, Rainbow. Boz Burrell, Bad Company. Clarence Clemons, E Street Band. Danny Federici, E Street Band. Darrell Sweet, Nazareth. John Locke, Nazareth. David McComb, Triffids. Stuart Adamson, Skids. Peter Wells, Rose Tattoo. Mick Cocks, Rose Tattoo. Dallas Royal, Rose Tattoo. Paul Hester, Crowded House. Layne Staley, Alice in Chains. Jon Brookes, Charlatans. Robert Collins, Charlatans. Lux Interior, The Cramps. Trevor Bolder, Uriah Heep. Chris Squire, Yes. Glenn Frey, Eagles. Jimmy Bain, Rainbow / Dio / Wild Horses. Prince. Rick Parfitt, Status Quo. Dale Griffin, British Lions. Pete 'Overend' Watts, British Lions. John Wetton. Walter Becker, Steely Dan. Fast Eddie Clarke, Motorhead. Dave Holland, Judas Priest. Chas Hodges, Chas & Dave. Ted McKenna, Rory Gallagher Band. Bernie Torme, Gillan. Paul Raymond, UFO. Neil Peart, Rush.I hadn’t actually realised that Bernie Torme has passed away. Now there was a true great rock guitarist.RIP Neil Pearl.RIP Rush...one of the great live acts still performing over 3 hours live right to the end.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I hadn’t actually realised that Bernie Torme has passed away. Now there was a true great rock guitarist.RIP Neil Pearl.RIP Rush...one of the great live acts still performing over 3 hours live right to the end....Like Poz I've seen them every tour since 1978. Rewatched the Lighted Stage documentary on Netlix yesterday. I may have had dust in my eye at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Like Poz I've seen them every tour since 1978. Rewatched the Lighted Stage documentary on Netlix yesterday. I may have had dust in my eye at times. Saw Rush a few times and they were phenomenal live. I’ve seen a Marillion over 100 times live so I know what it’s like to feel a certain passion and feel part of a family for certain acts.I feel your pain... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Saw Rush a few times and they were phenomenal live. I’ve seen a Marillion over 100 times live so I know what it’s like to feel a certain passion and feel part of a family for certain acts.I feel your pain...Oh yes...Marilion could be another thread entirely. Saw them from the very beginning too[emoji106] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 19/01/2020 at 22:31, roman_bairn said: Saw Rush a few times and they were phenomenal live. I’ve seen a Marillion over 100 times live so I know what it’s like to feel a certain passion and feel part of a family for certain acts. I feel your pain... On 20/01/2020 at 01:21, jimmy boo said: Oh yes...Marilion could be another thread entirely. Saw them from the very beginning too Would've been worth going to the Big Apple for this... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 There’s actually a bit of a story associated with that tour, this was written back in 2003 though:As some of you may know, Marillion opened for Rush on two differenttours (once on the pre GuP tour for a five night stand at Radio CityMusic Hall in NYC in support of their "Fugazi" album, and again on thePower Windows tour in support of "Misplaced Childhood"). Here are afew excerpts taken from the book about their experiences on thesetours : "Then it was time for a second bash at those West Atlantic shores,playing five nights at New York's illustrious Radio City Hall [sic] insupport of Rush. It all sounded wonderful: 'The stage was enormous -we had to take a lift to get to it! [that's elevator for those notversed in Britspeak]' recalls Mark [Kelly, Marillion keyboardist].However, if the last tour attempt had been a crisis, this was anabject disaster. The band were restricted to ten-minute sound checksand limitless rules and regulations about what they could and couldnot do, but before the gig there would invariably be a Peter Gabrielor Genesis track playing [at the time, Marillion was trying itshardest to remove any perceived association of their music toGenesis]." "And when they actually walked out on the stage, the fans treated themlike unwashed peasants. It was awful, terrible, humbling. 'Theaudience hated us, I remember one guy standing on a seat in the frontrow with his trousers down!' remembers Mark. 'It was a nightmare!' [footnote: among the audience was Mike Portnoy, later of Dream Theaterand Transatlantic] By the end of the stint, the guys used to travelup in the lift saying, 'It's Christians and Lions time - off we go!'After the five days were up, the boys went home, despondent." [...later in the book...] "In March of the following year [1986], the band finally reached thewest coast of the USA. It had taken 'Misplaced Childhood', along withits 25,000 US album sales, to convince Capitol Records that a full UStour would be viable. Even then, 12 of the 23 dates were supportingRush's stadium crowds on its Power Windows tour. This was a bravemove considering the band's last attempts to support Rush. However,this time the band had achieved success in their own right and were nostrangers to 20,000 audiences [sic], and had received Rush'sassurances that there would be no repeat. 'This time, they asked usback', recalls Mark. 'When we arrived, they'd left a bottle ofchampagne in the dressing room!' Indeed, this time the crowds weremore receptive. Rush's legacy proved strong. 'Our audiences havealways been strongest in places where we toured with Rush," commentsMark [umm... did he forget about the previous tour?]" The last Rush reference I've come across in the book is a humoroussidebar entitled "Rush unplugged": "Marillion and Rush went out for a meal one evening. Halfway throughthe meal, Fish whispered to his own band, 'I think Alex Lifeson hashad a plug job! Hang on, I'll ask him... Excuse me Alex, have you hada plug job?" Indeed he had benefited from a hair transplant, and hevery kindly discussed it with Mark and Fish, both of whom werebecoming a little thin up top!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyalexneil Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Just to add my condolences to his wife, daughter, Alex and Geddy along with close friends family and crew. The soundtrack of my life. Followed them all over the place, stalking in the UK, trips to Europe and several road trips in the USA and Canada following them. Met so many good people along the way and many story has been made. Never saw a bad performance. 3 consummate professionals who were not only a great band but as people great friends. Neil and the band will be missed. RIP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar P Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Stumbled across this yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Stumbled across this yesterday Farewell To Kings tour I take it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Primus have announced a special North American tour that will see them cover Rush's 1977 album A Farewell to Kings from front to back. The tour will be titled “A Tribute to Kings”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It was on the Friday evening a year ago that we discovered the great man had left us. This excellent article has just appeared, a fascinating but heartbreaking account of Neil's last years https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/amp/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It was on the Friday evening a year ago that we discovered the great man had left us. This excellent article has just appeared, a fascinating but heartbreaking account of Neil's last years [emoji20] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/amp/ Thanks for this...ill read it properly at my leisure tomorrow. Can't seem to be able to forward it to my son who became as big a fan as me through growing up listening to my Rush vinyl, CD's and 70's bootleg cassettes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 22:40, jimmy boo said: On 08/01/2021 at 20:17, Lurkst said: It was on the Friday evening a year ago that we discovered the great man had left us. This excellent article has just appeared, a fascinating but heartbreaking account of Neil's last years https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/amp/ Thanks for this...ill read it properly at my leisure tomorrow. Can't seem to be able to forward it to my son who became as big a fan as me through growing up listening to my Rush vinyl, CD's and 70's bootleg cassettes. This version here doesn't ask for you to subscribe if that's a problem... https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/spirit-neil-peart-143054079.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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