RUSH IS A BAND

#1 - Posted 6/19/10 @12:15PM by Kelly D [contact]

Looks like the denizens of Club Xanadu will have another thing to watch poolside at RatCon!!!

#3 - Posted 6/19/10 @12:16PM by chuteski [contact]

I don't get that channel

#5 - Posted 6/19/10 @12:30PM by ancpratt2112 [contact]

I have DirecTV and they'll be airing the Classic Albums and then Beyond the Lighted Stage on the exact same date and times as Dish Network. Saturday 6/26 at 8PM and 9PM respectively. I'm so excited!!! I'll see you all on the tour!

#7 - Posted 6/19/10 @12:34PM by ancpratt2112 [contact]

Awesome chuteski. Enjoy.

#9 - Posted 6/19/10 @1:02PM by LanceTheShred [contact]

SubXanMan and Kelly D! An unexpected surprise pellet for the rats at RatCon on Saturday night eh??? Woo Hoo!

Saturday Inclusive:
-Crab Cakes
-Filet Mignon
-Assorted Veggies
-Salad Bar
-Fine Wines
-Rat Juice
-Macallan
-Maker's Mark
-Classic Album Special
-Documentary
-Grand Marnier filled Strawberries

This BONUS just in! I am throwing in an air guitar and an air drum set with every goodie bag to attendees. Rush peeps are gen-AIR-ous folk damn it!!

BTW-Deadline for RatCon 2010 registration is this Wednesday.

link

Any questions, drop me an e-mail.

STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Father's Day weekend to all the Rush dads out there!

#11 - Posted 6/19/10 @2:11PM by dssnhopper [contact]

Diggin' it, Lance! Good friends, Rush, "Filay minyon" (that's that fancy food), AND air guitar/air drum set!!! Hells ya!

#13 - Posted 6/19/10 @3:15PM by Rob [contact]

#9 You forgot the Cheetos!

#15 - Posted 6/19/10 @4:19PM by rushrulez [contact]

Does anyone know if VH! will show this stuff on their web site?

#17 - Posted 6/19/10 @4:30PM by How f---ing cool is Geddy Lee. [contact]

Love this news ... but am disappointed that each album will get only a half hour treatment. Was looking for an hour each. Bummer. (Still glad it was made and that we'll be seeing it before Sept, but I'm still let down somewhat.)

HFC

#19 - Posted 6/19/10 @5:01PM by How f---ing cool is Geddy Lee. [contact]

If that's the case, then I am ecstatic!

Thanks!

HFC

#21 - Posted 6/19/10 @5:26PM by mrdriven [contact]

i can almost feel the planets glowing!!!

the pellet avalanche just continues!!!

i am gonna need plastic surgery to get the smile off my face...

Happy Fathers Day to all the Rush dads!!!

thanks for the menu update Shred! i stopped eating this morning...

#23 - Posted 6/19/10 @6:40PM by katskahnne [contact]

#8 - I know, we're going to have a sort of "RatCon West" going on Hollywood & McCadden, aren't we? :-D I plan on soaking in every bit of that experience, and the next day enjoying the heck outa TV when I'm flat on my back with my feet up! LOL...and yeah, waiting until August is gonna be rough!! Oh, man, oh man, what a year!

(BTW I wish each album could get an hour too - would have been easy! Just the backstory of 2112 alone! A lot of these CA specials get "techy" so it'll be interesting to see what angle they take.)

#25 - Posted 6/19/10 @7:12PM by Sub-Xanadu Man [contact]

I'll take anything but an hour for both albums isn't good. If that's the case I guess we'll just have to see how they handle it. You figure there will be commercial breaks so it might be more like 45 minutes or so.

#27 - Posted 6/19/10 @8:10PM by snowdog2113 [contact]

I assumed all along that it would be the normal length program covering both albums instead of each getting the full hour. All of the later Classic Albums Series dvds have bonus sections that effectively extend the shows to about twice what they show on VH1 however. So I hope they do that with this one too.

#29 - Posted 6/19/10 @10:14PM by snowdog2113 [contact]

Well, it may seem odd but it's also the first time they've covered 2 albums in one package. As much as we love Rush and as big as those albums are to us they still aren't exactly at the level of popularity of most of the others that series has covered. I think this was the sacrifice necessary to even do this project. I would be shocked if they did the full length treatment on each. As I said though, most of the others on dvd (of which I have several) have the ~48 minute program as seen on TV and then another 30-50 minutes of bonus footage so if that's the case here we'll still get a lot more in September. But even then you're still talking 90 or so minutes for them combined, not each like the others have been. I'll be really happy to be wrong but I seriously doubt I will be.

#31 - Posted 6/20/10 @12:32AM by snowdog2113 [contact]

You're right, sorry I missed that one.

#33 - Posted 6/20/10 @1:13AM by LanceTheShred [contact]

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HEE FREAKIN HA ALERT
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Even though I haven't seen the doc yet, I scored a Rush Documentary movie poster this evening! Some swift talking and some major weaselage closed the deal. The best part: FREE


#21 driven-"i am gonna need plastic surgery to get the smile off my face..." This is definitely the year of the smile bro!

#35 - Posted 6/20/10 @1:58AM by TMMB [contact]

#34

Yes, they have been using them for awhile. Not that Geddy will forget the lyrics, but it's just nice to have it there as a backup and also remind them of the next song.

**** POSSIBLE SPOILER *****







BTW...did anyone notice the number next to TSOR on the rehearsal pics page? Hmmmmm

#37 - Posted 6/20/10 @9:54AM by LanceTheShred [contact]

Pulled up VH1 Classic on Verizon for next Sat PM and it is definitely 2112 and MP at 8:00. Ed got it goin on......

#39 - Posted 6/20/10 @11:57AM by LanceTheShred [contact]

#38 prestopd! Are you kidding me?? I am assuming that you possibly lost your arms in a bad accident. How many Rush concerts have you been to dude? There are more air drummers per capita at a Rush concert than any other group in the world. Google it sometime!

Man, you don't want to sit next to me at a venue. My air drum kit includes wind chimes, crotales, temple blocks, Timbale, glockenspiel, cowbells and a freakin gong. You need to live a little bro. AIR is damn good for you!

#41 - Posted 6/20/10 @1:39PM by Deadwing2112 [contact]

# 40 - You can count on Spirit of Radio. At this point in their careers you won't see a tour without it. They've only dropped it for part of one single tour since it came out - and that was in 1990! :)

#43 - Posted 6/20/10 @1:59PM by killernj13 [contact]

Both 2112 & Moving Pictures are listed in my Tivo description of the show.
Looks like it is both.

#45 - Posted 6/20/10 @7:13PM by snowdog2113 [contact]

Whether you love or hate their music Rush represents the epitome of artistic integrity in an industry which has far too little of it.

#47 - Posted 6/20/10 @7:51PM by katskahnne [contact]

#38 - Dude! First Rush show I ever went to, Moving Pictures tour, my oldest nephew, his best buddy and I had started a mini air drumline up in the nosebleeds!! If you're allergic to air-playing and you're gonna go see Rush, take your Claritin, this has been a public service announceMENT.

#44 - One sentence? Yeesh, my 50% Irish gift of gab DNA is cramping (wanna know why I never use Twitter? LOL)...wellllllllll.....OK here:

After 42 years as a band, Rush's music continues to be "progressive" in the truest sense of the word, always looking forward instead of back, and in 2010 they continue to be as relevant as ever both musically and lyrically, if not more so.

Whew...there. Looking forward to seeing you there Friday! :-D Any idea how soon we should show up? I'm mentally prepared for an all-night campout with a passle of my new best friends...:-D

#49 - Posted 6/20/10 @8:27PM by donnahalper [contact]

I don't know what time you should be there-- Anthem told me security is very tight, which is understandable. Wish I could advise you, and I do hope I see you there. (I hope I make you-all proud of me. I am NOT a TV/YouTube person. I feel much more comfortable on radio or in print. But this is a major honor for me, and I am grateful that Rush want me to do this. So I wanna make sure I do a good job.)

#51 - Posted 6/20/10 @8:44PM by rushrulez [contact]

Donna heres a quote:

RUSH have been creating music that is special to their fans for over 40 years. The music of RUSH has been there for the fans to enjoy the good times, and for many, as a way to get through the hard times.

#53 - Posted 6/20/10 @9:10PM by LanceTheShred [contact]

Donna! You will be greatly missed at RatCon and the folks at RushCon are in for a real treat. They have had many a special guest but never the QUEEN of all rats!! BTW-I have been exposed to you and your wonderful stories regarding our favorite band. There is no way I could come up with something in one sentence that you couldn't blow away with your genuine words. Much love and you rock!

#52 Distant Echoes-Nice FD presents there man!

#55 - Posted 6/20/10 @9:46PM by TMMB [contact]

#48

Not so much that they are playing that song, but the position in which it appears in the setlist.

That would be the spoiler.

#57 - Posted 6/20/10 @10:28PM by GRgreg [contact]

#39 Lance. Looks like you're missing some ply-wood on that air drum set of yours.

I'll send you some this week (Air Mail of course. Groan.) so that your kit will be complete.

Enjoy RatCon everyone.

#59 - Posted 6/21/10 @7:18AM by mattybro [contact]

Sometimes i don't know why i look at this website...every time i read about a show on VH1, or another city being added to the tour, i die a little inside knowing that they're not coming to Australia. Even the bluray disc is region 1, it's like we don't exist to them.
but after all that panty waisted cry baby complaining, i will never stop listening to, and loving this band with all my heart and soul.

#61 - Posted 6/21/10 @10:17AM by Lol [contact]

Okay, so I've just been looking for a good deal on the Rush doc on Bluray and I came across this:

link

Live in New York - 2004!!! I don't know how I missed this?

Any info folks? Thanks.

#63 - Posted 6/21/10 @10:23AM by Lol [contact]

Ah, surely it must be the Radio City bootleg? Nothing about that in the blurb though.

#65 - Posted 6/21/10 @10:25AM by Sub-Xanadu Man [contact]

Yeah, it's a 3-camera bootleg from the R30 Tour.

#67 - Posted 6/21/10 @10:43AM by Sub-Xanadu Man [contact]

Honest Man has that right. I can't count the number of Rush bootlegs I have but I didn't pay a thing for them and they were completely distributed through a 100% trading system.

I'd never pay for anything like that and put money in someone else's pocket.

#69 - Posted 6/21/10 @12:41PM by donnahalper [contact]

Regarding #66 and 67, I really have to disagree. I know you guys wanna hear new Rush songs, and you both think bootlegs are okay, but I disagree. On behalf of musicians who are my friends (not just Rush), I say that bootlegs are unethical. See, there is no "free" distribution. It's theft. It's depriving the guys of the right -- through their record company -- to market and be paid for their work. You may think you are just striking back at the often-unjust cost of CD music, but in reality, you are taking money out of the musician's pocket. Rush don't decide what their record companies will charge for a CD. But are you really saying they don't deserve to be paid for their hard work? Please don't be angry with me for saying this, but I had to mention it. I teach Ethics, and my students and I debate this all the time. But I repeat: illegal downloads and bootlegs (while understandable to the fan who wants to share music) really do have a negative side to them, and they really do hurt musicians.

#71 - Posted 6/21/10 @3:02PM by Hardnecker [contact]

Obviously, #70, you have not heard some of the soundboards/ audience recordings of Rush that are out there. They sound great and the performances are very good as well. Yes, there are recordings that sound like crap out there and I understand your point regarding those. I have a large collection that I enjoy and a lot of the shows have live versions of songs that the band did not release on their live releases. I never paid a dime for them yet have bought everything the band has released including vinyl albums that were replaced with cd's that were replaced with remastered cd's. All video's were replaced with dvd's. I also have been to 15 shows and own 20+ t-shirts. Who wants a bootleg.......me! If the band decides to release any show I have I'll be glad to buy it as I have everything else they have put out there. I understand Donna's point, to an extent, if the music has been officially released by the band. In closing, I feel no guilt regarding my "other" Rush collection. I have supported the band for well over 30 years and will continue to do so. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a Hemispheres show to listen to.

#73 - Posted 6/21/10 @3:15PM by TheHonestMan [contact]

#69 - Donna, I completely see your side and where you're coming from. I should have clarified my statement a little bit. Geddy made a good point in an interview years ago that he didn't care about bootlegs because a fan isn't going to get those unless they already have all other available "official" music.

I have legally purchased every DVD, studio album, and live album from RUSH (in addition to calenders, posters, playing cards...). I only use bootlegs for live performances that have not been released through record companies. Were the band to officially release some of the bootlegs I have, I would go out and purchase them the first day. If these live recordings have not been released and I have purchased all "official" recordings from the band, I can say that I see nothing ethically wrong with that.

Now if someone planned on illegally downloading commercially available songs and getting bootlegs to avoid paying for the music, then there's an issue.


#70 - Sure some bootlegs don't sound the best, but that doesn't discount the respect and appreciation of RUSH. I just enjoy hearing as many performances as I can. The first bootleg I obtained was from the Hemispheres tour. I desperately wanted to hear a live version of Hemispheres, but there were none that were commercially available. Plus I was born in 1988 so I really had no chance besides a bootleg.

#75 - Posted 6/21/10 @3:43PM by DawgTrappedInIndy [contact]

Here is why Rush deserves a star:

Because sometimes we all need to see that the good guys can win in real life.

#77 - Posted 6/21/10 @4:26PM by GRgreg [contact]

You kids play nice or I'll turn this CAR AROUND RIGHT NOW!!!!!

#79 - Posted 6/21/10 @5:32PM by Sub-Xanadu Man [contact]

Good point Honest Man and you are pretty much on the money about what Geddy said about it, however he makes good points on both sides of the coin. Here it is from Rockline:

Bill (Caller): I've got a series of live Rush bootlegs from Signals tour, Grace Under Pressure, I was wondering, first question, how do you feel about these Rush bootlegs that are out there, because I really like a lot of them.

Bob Coburn (Rockline Host): OK, first question.

Geddy Lee - OK, that's a tough question because I can't blame a fan for wanting a bootleg. At the same time, I spend a year and a half trying to make a live record as perfect and sonically as I could, just to find out that all those songs are already out there on some bootleg that was recorded with one microphone with the guy standing in the middle of the venue, so I have mixed feelings about it. You know, I was a fan and can't say I had a big bootleg collection but I did have one or two of them so I would say I'm kind of torn about the whole idea.

Bob Coburn: And people will bootleg anything, we found out that last week's Rockline with Boston is now available on CD as a bootleg, so there you go. And your second question Bill...

Bill: Don't get me wrong, I own the rest of your stuff that you recorded in the studio...

Geddy Lee Actually, you know, that's a very good point. A lot of people say 'It takes away from record sales' but I think you made the best point because the fact is that any fan who buys a bootleg is still going to buy your record. So, who is it harming? That's the other side of the coin.

The one thing that Geddy says there that jumped out at me in that last comment was "any fan who buys a bootleg". I, for one, have never BOUGHT a bootleg and like so many of us I have bought everything else under the sun.

The one group I got all of my bootlegs from was very adamant about no one selling these bootlegs for profit. They even would report anyone they caught trying to sell them on Ebay or the like. To me it's just purely about the enjoyment of the music and hearing things you never got a chance to hear before.

All that being said, I totally understand where you are coming from Donna and I completely respect that point of view. Maybe that's why they have recorded and produced material for the last 3 tours now. :-)

#81 - Posted 6/21/10 @6:39PM by Sub-Xanadu Man [contact]

Fine with me. I hope they record the Time Machine Tour but I'm worried they might not since it's a relatively short tour so they might wait till next year when they tour in support of Clockwork Angels.

I'm thinking the Time Machine set list will be incredible though so I have my fingers crossed.

#83 - Posted 6/21/10 @7:35PM by rushrulez [contact]

I personally have legally Downloaded The Entire Studio Album discography of Rush, ESL CD,and Part of RIR CD. I own the R30 Deluxe edition DVD, and used to own ESL DVD, as well as the RIR DVD, Unfortunately I lost the last two DVD's (I think I lent them to a friend who moved), but made back ups of both concerts to my computer/ Ipod. RIR turned out blurry, and ESL Turned out Great, I also backed up both R30 discs and will never lend anything RUSH again.

#85 - Posted 6/21/10 @8:29PM by limelighter [contact]

i had 2 shops in toronto that were closed down because of selling bootlegs illegaly. both stores were successful and very busy. they had tons of rush bootlegs in which i purchased. the bootlegs were not bad, from counterparts to moving pictures at maple leaf gardens. tons of cds too in which i found the sound 2b excellent. the best one i have in terms of sound quality and clearness was the opening of the roll the bones tour in october of 91 in hamilton ontario on vhs.