A new print interview with Geddy Lee from Canada's Sun Media newspapers was released today titled Lee still gets a Rush. Geddy talks about their new double live CD Snakes & Arrows Live - due out tomorrow in the US and Canada - and their current tour supporting the album. He says the following regarding the setlist:
... this current leg sees four or five changes in the set list, with some rarities played last year replaced by more signature material.
"We're playing more cities on this tour that we haven't played in quite some time," he says. "And I think those fans kind of want to hear more of the classic tracks."
The request for rarities isn't something the band ignores, but Lee says deciding which ones to dust off isn't an easy process.
"We try them out at rehearsal to see which old songs we can still stomach, and which old songs we can actually improve upon," he says. ...
So this partially explains some of the setlist decisions on the 2008 leg. He also mentions future projects:
... Rush have a few things in the planning stages, including a new studio album they see somewhere on the horizon. A possible Feedback II covers album of '50s and '60s rock songs is also something Lee doesn't close the door on.
"It would be fun," he says. "I think my manager goes to sleep having dreams that we'll do that. It was really a lot of fun to do and pretty easy. You never know, maybe when we're on the verge of our 50th anniversary."
A Rush documentary is also in the works, but Lee is a bit miffed why anyone would want to film the trio.
"A filmmaker thinks that we're interesting," he says. "We're doing our best to disappoint."
Feedback 2? That's the first I heard of that. I'm not sure how serious Geddy was about it though. It's also nice to hear yet more confirmation of their plans for another studio album. Thanks to Armeee for the heads up.
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