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Rush Time Machine, July 3rd Milwaukee Show

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04 Jul 2010 05:08:51
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Spoiler Alert!!

Rush's Time Machine Tour had it's third show last night in Milwaukee Wisconsin at the city's week long party Summerfest.

The band played two sets with a brief intermission between. The set list wasn't that far off from my predicted list. Instead of playing a slew of old songs they promoted recent albums like "Snakes and Arrows". Here's the set list:

  • Spirit of Radio
  • Time Stand Still
  • Presto
  • Stick It Out
  • Working Them Angels
  • Leave That Thing Alone
  • Faithless
  • BU2B
  • Freewill
  • Marathon
  • Subdivisions

Intermission

  • Tom Sawyer
  • Red Barchetta
  • YYZ
  • Limelight
  • Camera Eye
  • Witch Hunt
  • Vital Signs
  • Caravan
  • Drum Solo
  • Closer To The Heart
  • 2112/Temples of Syrinx
  • Far Cry

Encore

  • La Villa Strangiato
  • Working Man

Rush had some surprises for it's old classics like Closer to the Heart. Closer to The Heart had a nice acoustical lead in with a modified chorus after the guitar solo and no extended exit as in previous tours. I was surprised and delighted to hear "Presto" one of my favorite songs from the album of same name. Neil has reworked his drum solo and I was delighted by it.

They played a humerous short again at the beginning of the show which featured the band dressed up as other characters trying to help the band "Rash" find their sound. Rash was playing The Spirit of Radio first as a polka then as a country-western song. The skit was entertaining. Although from my seat section 5 I couldn't see the full screen for the PA speakers.

Alex had a lot of technical problems at the show. A couple of times the sound was out on his guitar. You could see him strumming but there was no sound. On vital signs, Alex switched to his telecaster as expected, but a string broke. I'm sure they'll pull it together for the next shows but this one was rough. I saw Geddy a time or to trying to get the sound board guy to do something.

Overall the show was very entertaining a lot of planning went into making the show worth while and enjoyable. I'm sure they'll work out the glitches in equipment for the next showings. Out of the 15 slots that were unknowns, I guessed 9 of them in my predictions. Not too bad.

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