Rush - 2112 Overture Temples of Syrinx and Grand Finale - 50 Something tour - LA opening night

[CarlF]

Calm down, Carl. Perhaps when they visit your enclave, and they allow you an outing..you can document their tones live and report back to us your knowed findings.

I’m very calm. I just stated an opinion, you think what the hell I said.
This fucking dump is no different than the Gear Page. If you have a differing opinion, people start insulting you right away.

 

[4406cuda]

I think Alex had much better tones in the past.

 

[Kelly]

Whoever is mixing their sound is putting the drums way too forward. Alex sounds neutered. Long way from Hiwatts or Marshalls. Even the H&K sounded better.

He was buried in the mix when I saw them in 2008. Ticket prices are bad for the show here, but not nearly as bad as Iron Maiden is going to be.

 

[harddriver]

I still think Mike Portnoy would have been a better selection for the drumming gig. That guy idolized Neal and would have obsessed over every little detail and drummed his ass off to have the honor of drumming in memory of Neal.

Overall I think they sounded good for the finale Tour, Geddy and Alex ain't spring chickens any longer and you CANNOT phone in the performances with their songs being as complex as they are: ie: timing changes, breakdowns, intensities. So they get major Kudos from me touring in 2026 as a 3 piece and pulling it off.

 

[thegame]

Well, those vocals were certainly....uhm....what's the word I'm looking for? Live?

 

[harddriver]

Well, those vocals were certainly....uhm....what's the word I'm looking for? Live?

There's just no way anyone can expect Geddy to sing like he did in his prime. I sure would not, but with the ticket prices I can see why some would but it's just not possible IMHO....the dude's 72 Mr Game, as it is... it's impressive they can put on over a 2 hour show and still make it sound good, maybe not great as they were in 1980 but still good.

I'm more impressed that Geddy can still hammer out those bass lines and fills like that.

 

[CarlF]

Good clip. Closer and guitar more audible

 

[Kelly]

I still think Mike Portnoy would have been a better selection for the drumming gig. That guy idolized Neal and would have obsessed over every little detail and drummed his ass off to have the honor of drumming in memory of Neal.

Overall I think they sounded good for the finale Tour, Geddy and Alex ain't spring chickens any longer and you CANNOT phone in the performances with their songs being as complex as they are: ie: timing changes, breakdowns, intensities. So they get major Kudos from me touring in 2026 as a 3 piece and pulling it off.

Portnoy's ego wouldn't fit on that stage.