“Quick to judge, quick to anger,

[Flint]

… slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand.” --Neil Peart

Rush performs their 1980 album Moving Pictures in its entirety on their 2010 Time Machine Tour.
That is: Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, Limelight, The Camera Eye, Witch Hunt, and Vital Signs.

I saw them last night, in Dallas (had to fight State Fair traffic to get there). They were hitting on all (three) cylinders:

Neil was flawless, of course. Some highlights of his multi-part solo were a very ethereal, polyrhythmic electronic section followed by a tribute to the big band drumming of his heroes Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa (Neil studied jazz/swing under Freddie Gruber).

Lifeson’s guitar work was spot-on. His solos were dramatic and compelling; there was an "edge" to his delivery, despite decades of playing this material. Alex was seen delivering vocal support on every song, rounding out the incredible "atmosphere" produced by a mere three players.

Geddy’s voice was in fine form--he hit the high vocal parts of Freewill (each of us, a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete…) confidently and with conviction. His multi-tasking between bass, vocals, and keyboards continues to astonish.

The lyrics quote in the thread title are from With Hunt, part of Neil Peart’s Fear Series.

Originally Posted by Neil Peart

The idea for the trilogy was suggested by an older man telling that he didn't think life was ruled by love, or reason, or money, or the pursuit of happiness -- but by fear. This smart-but cynical guy's position was that most people's actions are motivated by fear of being hungry, fear of being hurt, fear of being alone, fear of being robbed, etc., and that people don't make choices based on hope that something good will happen, but in fear that something bad will happen.

I reacted to this the way all of us tend to react to generalities: "Well, I'm not like that!" But then I started thinking about it more, watching the way people around me behaved, and I soon realised that there was something to this viewpoint, So I sketched out the three "theaters of fear," as I saw them: how fear works inside us ("The Enemy Within"), how fear is used against us ("The Weapon"), and how fear feeds the mob mentality ("Witch Hunt").

As it happened, the last theme was easiest to deal with, so it was written first, and consequently appeared first on record, and the other two followed in reverse order for the same reason.

Neil Peart, the philosopher-lyricist and one of the most revered rock drummers of all time, is seen below with his Time Machine setup:

[Trilby]

Most Awesome Drum Set EVER!

I've always loved Rush. We used to freak to 2112.

[Undertoad]

This is great to hear and thank you for posting the report.

That gold hardware is amazing, do you think they custom build it so that the stands fit into the platform and never move? I imagine it would suck to be Peart's drum tech - he's so precision with everything that he must want it all just-so.

[Flint]

The hardware stands have had the tripods removed, and the bottom of the main post fitted with a threaded end that screws into the solid baseplate. Each one of the boom arms in this "steampunk" setup have angle meters incorporated into the tilter.

The cymbals are seen in detail, below. Here is an article about how they were made.

[Griff]

smart

[Gravdigr]

Füken awesome's what it is.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Flint

… slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand.” --Neil Peart

Rush performs their 1980 album Moving Pictures in its entirety on their 2010 Time Machine Tour.
That is: Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, Limelight, The Camera Eye, Witch Hunt, and Vital Signs.

I saw that original tour in the fall of 1980 at the "old spectrum" in Philly. I am currently blaming my loss of hearing on them specifically. Really. I remember the best seats were in sections G,S,H &T Great seats, Hot Tickets... Stayed in line all night to get them....
Anyway I remember sitting in section H, right in front of this HUGE ASS WALL of speakers.
RUSH was/were absolutely amazing and I was deaf for a long time afterward. Much worse than any of the other concerts I had been to.
And as one who toured with the dead for a bit and followed a few other bands... W.O.W. They were a special show to see.

Thanks for bringing back a few memories...

[skysidhe]

Thanks for sharing. I sent the link to someone who also loves Rush.

[skysidhe]

I just got a reply text. He loved the info. He's so excited about it..... cool. I think my cool meter just increased a notch. Thanks Flint!

[Rhianne]

Have I waited too long to post this here?

[Sundae]

Wonder how often her mum made her practice?

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Rhianne

Have I waited too long to post this here?

For some reason, I really dig watching these young musicians doing their thing. Awesome.