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The Best Concert I Ever Went To

By: M. Anderson

Rush are simply one of the greatest live bands ever. Their incredible level of musicianship, especially ridiculously high when they first emerged in the mid-1970s and still ridiculously high today even with their imitators and those they inspired out there, puts them on another plane. And, really, they are not that easy to place in a any specific genre, unless it is considered "rock." They've been called heavy metal, progressive rock, hard rock--and all of those labels and none of those labels are true.

They have garnered one of the most faithful and passionate groups of disciples of any band ever assembled, in spite of having very few bonafide hit records and the wide disparity of music offered on their various and divergent studio recordings.

And I guess right there you've got some of the elements that make their concerts the best concerts I've ever seen. When you got to a Rush concert there's all this extra attention being paid to the music that's not usually there at other concerts, especially not concerts of heavy rock music bands. Many concerts are more concerned with the flash than the actual music because the music isn't anything special. But at a Rush show, the music is TIGHT--and that's COMPLEX music that's so TIGHT. Despite the very complex lyrics, thousands of fans sing along, dance and cheer to finely crafted music.

It's incredibly amazing that three guys are able to put out so much music. Rush don't use any session musicians in the studio and they don't use any session musicians in their concerts. This further connects the fans with the band and creates a unique, exciting experience for the audience in a way that can't be compared with any other show. The same exact guys together for over 30 years--no split ups, no different members, no back-up singers or keyboardists forced to play behind a curtain live. Of the three chosen, there are two expert connoisseurs of songwriting: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. The other, Neil Peart, is one of the most excellent authors in the world.

Even before the first note sounds or the first laser cuts through the dark night, the atmosphere at a Rush concert has a special charge in the air. Rush concerts are about the music, but you also will enjoy a visual experience as well. It seems as if the special effects crew was given liberal license with the special effects as head-bobbing, time-keeping bunnies pop out of top hats during the signature song "Tom Sawyer" and lasers, giant videos or screen shots of the musician's real time performance is adapted to each song.

The musicians are extremely animated, especially Neail Peart whose is center stage with his impressive, full circle drum set and is arguably the only drummer who can claim to be the front man. Even in their mid-50's, Lee, (the lead singer, bass, and keyboard player) and Lifeson, the guitar player, still have as much energy and enthusiasm as they had in the early days of the band.

At a Rush concert, there are many musicians and plenty of non-musicians. Many of the non-musicians are playing air-everything--even drums! As for the drums (There's no way that you can mention Rush without mentioning the drums.)during many other rock concerts, the drum solo is a time to grab a beer, or use the restroom, but that is not the case at a Rush concert. Fans love drum solos at rush concerts. The audience is transfixed for those last six to nine minutes and they go wild with applause and cheering at the end.

Rush also, for all their musical and lyrical seriousness, have the most incredible sense of humor, adding yet another dimension of fun to their shows. Only two tours ago, Lee thought of changing his famed "The Temples of Syrinx" to what he thought would be better, "We are the pirates of the Temples.".." The audience quickly started waving pirate flags, an act that was followed by Lee when he started wearing a stuffed pirate on his shoulder During the tour I spotted them four times.. And as for zany man Lifeson...This time around, he has three hot blonde Barbie dolls on stage in front of his foot switches, waving banners saying how talented and sexy he is! Lifeson has a huge wall of Marshall stacks on his side of the stage, so Lee decided he would match that by adding three rotisserie chicken cookers- that actually cooked real chicken!

People who aren't fans of Rush call them a cult sometimes. When attending a Rush concert, you will see the reason for this, and discover that they are at least half right about it.

In short, attending a Rush show is like attending a religious festival and being a part of a living historical moment all at the same time. and everybody will be singing, for up to three hours!

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M. Anderson writes for Oak Web Works Tickets, where you can buy cheap Rush tickets and all kinds of other sports and concert tickets online. See tickets.oakwebworks.com/

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