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It was a nice surprise when Presto (the song) was played on the Time Machine tour. It wouldn't be high on my list of songs I want to see this tour, but it wouldn't bother me. Yep, the original Vapor Trails was loud and noisy, but there was an HD version released years later that made it quite...

I suspect The Pass will be played on the tour, probably in one of the rotated spots. Geddy Lee has always called it one of his favorites.

With regards to baseball, it's the worst I've seen since the 2011 Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series. This was equally devastating.

Headlong Flight felt like an instant modern day Rush classic (whether it achieved that status is debatable). I sure hope that one gets played on the tour.

Jumping back a bit, Presto would be near the bottom for me, but I still like it. It's an album full of good songs, with a couple standouts (The Pass, Available Light), but the polite sound of it (Geddy's words, once upon a time) doesn't do it any favors. War Paint is the one song that could...

I know I'd have a much greater appreciation for the last two records if they sounded a lot better. S&A is weird in that it sounds great when the sections are laid back and/or mellow, but the mix sounds dry and lifeless when they rock; there is a severe lack of oomph. Clockwork Angels was...

I view Caress of Steel as their first attempt at digging their toes into the deep end of prog. The Fountain of Lamneth is a bit inconsistent up and down as a sidelong epic, but not bad for a first try; 2112 likely isn't as awesome as it is without them getting their feet wet with The Fountain...

Xanadu alone is a masterclass in electric guitar playing. What's funny too is that for as much Alex didn't care for the synth era in real time back then, he became a better and more well-rounded player on those albums. With all of those synth leads, he often had to find another way to make...

As a longtime Rush fan, I am comfortable in saying that it is not. The band barely touched it live for the last four decades of touring, and it has long been considered the one hiccup in that original run of albums. Diehards like it to varying degrees, and I dig most of it, but most of their...

Why is is weird, because one of your favorites is also not one of our favorites? Are we all supposed to like the same thing?

Very nice for sure! I just hope they have better sense with rotating this time around. The Clockwork Angels tour saw a rotation of Middletown Dreams and The Body Electric early on, but then Limelight was at some point worked in and those three were rotated, which was a monster WTF. Why...

If it's a money league, sorry, Charley. Like others have said, it is every owner's responsibility to make sure their lineup changes and whatnot go through, and I agree that it opens up a can of worms where anyone can pull the "oh, I meant to start this guy" after the fact. It's a tough lesson...

I'd probably go (today) with: 1 Permanent Waves 2 Power Windows 3 Moving Pictures 4 2112 5 Counterparts 6 SIgnals 7 A Farewell to Kings 8 Hemispheres 9 Grace Under Pressure 10 Clockwork Angels (this might have been a few spots higher with a good mix/better production) I hated leaving Roll the...

I have a couple friends who swear by In the End, but that one has always been one of those "it's okay" songs that I never reach for. :shrug: On more days than not, Permanent Waves is my favorite Rush record, and that one is just a shade under 36 minutes. It's wild to think of what some of...

Yep, WAR is another one of those made-up analytics "stats."