Off: Rush live (was: Sometimes_more_Amazing_then___________?=)

[Joseph Brooks]

Are you certain about this? I believed the crowd singing to "Closer to the
Heart" to be genuine, the mention of "some choir" a humorous reference to
the audience that night. I have seen similar audience "sing-a-longs" happen
at other shows, other bands.. Usually with a song that is extremely well
known by all.

Aside from that, you're right. Like a 90's Pink Floyd concert, a Rush
concert, while still enjoyable, is like listening to the worlds loudest
radio with crowd noise thrown in.

Many people actually prefer this, though I can't imagine why. They get mad
when a band does a song differently because its "not like it is on the
record".

JB

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Andrew A. Apold [mailto:mordru at FLITE.NET]
                Sent:   Tuesday, March 02, 1999 8:03 AM
                To:     Multiple recipients of list BOC-L
                Subject:        Sometimes_more_Amazing_then___________?=

                >> Can you say "Rush"?
                >
                >Theo replies:
                >Not without a gun at my head!

                Heh.  Knew that would get ya.  There is literally
                no difference between their studio and concert
                versions except crowd noise.... and they even
                went so far once as to script that (Exit Stage Left,
                it sounds like the crowd is singing along in perfect
                unison.  Checking the credits, it gives thanks to some
                choir for their "vocal accompaniment" in that song).

                I love Peart's solos, but they are non-jamming also, it
                is beat for beat the same way every time, even over
                several consecutive tours...

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                Andrew Apold