Rush - Clockwork Angels DVD trailer

[wateroftyne]

Might be old news, but just in case... [url="http://youtu.be/2YuBjzhrxHg"]here it is[/url].

The string section still makes my skin crawl...

[paul_5]

Everybody looks like they were having fun though. That's good.

[miles'tone]

Strings work for me. Nice to see everybody on stage well into it.

I wasn't aware of this dvd so cheers for that!

[dave_bass5]

Is that Clarky on violin at 1min 44 sec? :-)

[Oopsdabassist]

Ooh goosebumps, going to look for that now!

[mildmanofrock]

Old Geddy's voice seems a bit weird these days. Almost like a squawk before he hits notes proper.

[iceonaboy]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1376651871' post='2177327']
Old Geddy's voice seems a bit weird these days. Almost like a squawk before he hits notes proper.
[/quote]

Give him a break, hes getting on a bit. I think he does pretty good

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1376652780' post='2177352']
Give him a break, hes getting on a bit. I think he does pretty good
[/quote]

Yeah, fair play to him, he does alright, does Ged.

[Urban Bassman]

I love their stage sets - makes a welcome change too a wall of (empty) Marshall Cabs - IMHO of course.

[paul_5]

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1376652780' post='2177352']
Give him a break, hes getting on a bit. I think he does pretty good
[/quote]

yeah! How good is [i]your[/i] grandad's singing voice? Hmm?

[mildmanofrock]

He does a mean George Formby.

[leroydiamond]

love Rush, but how many DVD's are these guys going to release?. I have them all so buying another one is just overkill for me

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1376660806' post='2177559']
love Rush, but how many DVD's are these guys going to release?. I have them all so buying another one is just overkill for me
[/quote]

There's an obvious reply to this, but I'm not going to say it.

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1376661295' post='2177573']
There's an obvious reply to this, but I'm not going to say it.
[/quote]

No, i wont say it either ;-)

[leroydiamond]

Feel free to reply if you know how many more DVD's Rush are likely to release. as that's the only question I am asking. For me its overkill now, for others out there its bring it on

[tonybassplayer]

To be fair to Rush every tour typically has a much changed set list to previous ones and they have a huge worldwide audience who are passionate about the band and the music and the DVD will be much awaited by thousands of fans.

Yes they will make money out of it but who can blame them. I may even put it on my xmas list ( although I much preferred the Time Machine set list )

[leroydiamond]

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1376663330' post='2177629']
To be fair to Rush every tour typically has a much changed set list to previous ones and they have a huge worldwide audience who are passionate about the band and the music and the DVD will be much awaited by thousands of fans.

Yes they will make money out of it but who can blame them. I may even put it on my xmas list ( although I much preferred the Time Machine set list )
[/quote]

Fair enough and I have no problems with them making money. Fabulous hard working band, the deserve every penny IMO

[dave_bass5]

I do feel that Rush have been very "samey" for the past decade. As much as i like them they seem to have stuck with a formula that, to me, is wearing a bit thin.

Great musicians though, but i wouldn't pay to go and see them any more.

[spongebob]

Great news - I loved the O2 gig, so it'll be good to see the CA show close up (even it's not the same venue!)

[Dingus]

Just had a look . No doubt ardent Rush fans will snap this latest offering up , just like everything else they do , but to my sensibilities this business with adding a string section smacks of desperation to try and inject some novelty into procedings to try and sell a few more DVDs . The simple fact is that if you've seen them play Spirit Of Radio , you've seen them play Spirit Of Radio . The something really important missing from most of Rush's music for the last couple of decades , namely enough decent songs to make an album , and if I were them I would go away and have a serious think about whether it was really a fitting end to such a monumental band's career to become a prog rock cabaret show that does the circuit between sub-standard recordings . This is , after all , Rush . Could and should do better .

Edited August 16, 2013 by Dingus

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1376671706' post='2177848']The something really important missing from most of Rush's music for the last couple of decades , namely enough decent songs to make an album
[/quote]

Absobloodylutely.

And lose all those VTs, too. We want to watch the band.

[iceonaboy]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1376671706' post='2177848']
Just had a look . No doubt ardent Rush fans will snap this latest offering up , just like everything else they do , but to my sensibilities this business with adding a string section smacks of desperation to try and inject some novelty into procedings to try and sell a few more DVDs . The simple fact is that if you've seen them play Spirit Of Radio , you've seen them play Spirit Of Radio . The something really important missing from most of Rush's music for the last couple of decades , namely enough decent songs to make an album , and if I were them I would go away and have a serious think about whether it was really a fitting end to such a monumental band's career to become a prog rock cabaret show that does the circuit between sub-standard recordings . This is , after all , Rush . Could and should do better .
[/quote]

I couldnt agree less. Clockwork Angels is a great album, but then its all down to individual taste innit?

[Dingus]

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1376672238' post='2177859']
I couldnt agree less. Clockwork Angels is a great album, but then its all down to individual taste innit?
[/quote]

I suspect a lot depends on how old you are , as much as anything else . I remember when each album that Rush brought out was a eagerly -anticipated event , and the L.P's they delivered - Farewell To Kings , Hemispheres , Permanent Waves , Moving Pictures , Signals - lived up to the anticipation , and exceeded expectations . For me, that set the benchmark for what these three truly gifted musicians are capable of . If you enjoy their more recent work then that is great , but to my tastes they have been in decline as a band for the last thirty years . They've still got it in them to make a great album before they call it a day , though , of that I am sure . I just hope they realise it before it's too late .

Edited August 16, 2013 by Dingus

[The Dark Lord]

It says at the start of the trailer that "In 40 years, rush has only ever performed as a trio".

I don't think that's true! Did they not used to have that Hugh Syme guy - or somebody similar - on stage playing some keyboards in the 80s?

Rush experts, please shoot me down if necessary - but I at least thought that was the case.

I will be deffo getting the DVD mind you. Yet another bass player who is definitely NOT playing as a backing musician to a guitarist. Win!

[wateroftyne]

They need to get back to writing songs, rather than stitching riffs together in ProTools and slapping a melody over the top.

CA is a very small step in the right direction.