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Snowflake
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“Quick to judge, quick to anger,
… 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. Quote:
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