• Re: Rush June 7, 2026 Los

    From Matthew Munson@VERT/IUTOPIA to GREASE on Sun Jun 14 18:38:00 2026
    On Sun Jun 14 16:33:00 2026, GREASE wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

    It's so ingrained in my mind that it hurts to hear him trying to hit the
    same notes on the older stuff. I'd like to hear them on the 2026 tour playing some of the newer stuff when he dropped the range a bit

    There were couple of times I cringed, but they can still play. Same as you, I wish I could have heard them live back in the 80s and 90s.
    I saw them in 1996/1997. I have nearly 4 months until the show I am attending happens.
    The seats are the cheap seats, but I hope it goes well.



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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Matthew Munson on Tue Jun 16 09:06:59 2026
    Re: Re: Rush June 7, 2026 Los
    By: Matthew Munson to GREASE on Sun Jun 14 2026 06:38 pm

    I wish I could have heard them live back in the 80s and 90s. I saw them in 1996/1997.

    I considered going to that show in 1996/97 but I didn't go.. Their Different Stages live album represents that tour, and I think they played a good set.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Mortar on Tue Jun 16 07:42:48 2026
    Mortar wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    They're there. I watched about the first 45 min. on one. I was rather disappointed. Granted, I liked the stage production and the playing
    was there (though the drummer's playing was a bit weak), but I could've done without the cheesy intro video, and Geddy's voice isn't what it
    used to be, which is understandable given his age. It's possible too
    that the audio was at fault as it was coming from someone's cell phone, though the images was excellent.

    Is there a version with a pro-audio setup?

    Not that I am aware of but, if I were looking for one, I might check their official YT channel.



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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to Dumas Walker on Tue Jun 16 13:36:35 2026
    Re: Re: Rush June 7, 2026 Los
    By: Dumas Walker to Mortar on Tue Jun 16 2026 07:42:48

    Not that I am aware of but, if I were looking for one, I might check their official YT channel.

    Doh! Should've thought of that. :p

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  • From Grease@VERT/DARKMATT to Matthew Munson on Tue Jun 16 20:02:13 2026
    Re: Re: Rush June 7, 2026 Los
    By: Matthew Munson to GREASE on Sun Jun 14 2026 06:38 pm

    I wish I could have heard them live back in the 80s and 90s. I saw them in 1996/1997. I have nearly 4 months until the show I am attending happens. The seats are the cheap seats, but I hope it goes well.

    Cool. At least you got the chance to see them twice. I just never got the chance to see them live.
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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Gamgee on Wed Jun 17 11:23:07 2026
    Gamgee wrote to Grease <=-

    Honestly, I grew up in the 70's/80's when they were in their prime.
    Never did like them, even then. It's the voice, I guess. He sounds
    like an adolescent boy going through puberty when your voice is
    changing. The rest of it is fine, but... can't get past that voice.
    I've always been amazed at the cult-like following of Rush fans, and I just don't understand the attraction.

    Give me Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Stones, Aerosmith, Jimmy, Doors, etc...
    but not this band.

    To each his own, but interesting you list Aerosmith here. Tyler's voice
    over the years could certainly taken a beating. They've put out good music over the years, but his voice from the late 1980's onward was nothing like
    it was when he sang "Dream On."



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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Gamgee on Wed Jun 17 11:23:07 2026
    Gamgee wrote to Denn <=-

    Some people don't like Pink Floyd. <BOGGLE>

    Weirdos is what they are called. ;)


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Dumas Walker on Wed Jun 17 13:18:11 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to Grease <=-

    Honestly, I grew up in the 70's/80's when they were in their prime.
    Never did like them, even then. It's the voice, I guess. He sounds
    like an adolescent boy going through puberty when your voice is
    changing. The rest of it is fine, but... can't get past that voice.
    I've always been amazed at the cult-like following of Rush fans, and I just don't understand the attraction.

    Give me Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Stones, Aerosmith, Jimmy, Doors, etc...
    but not this band.

    To each his own, but interesting you list Aerosmith here. Tyler's
    voice over the years could certainly taken a beating. They've put out good music over the years, but his voice from the late 1980's onward
    was nothing like it was when he sang "Dream On."

    No argument on that. I think the difference is that *BEFORE* that his
    voice was good, whereas ... for me at least, Geddy's voice was always
    NOT good. Even in his prime I didn't like it.



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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Dumas Walker on Wed Jun 17 13:18:11 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to Denn <=-

    Some people don't like Pink Floyd. <BOGGLE>

    Weirdos is what they are called. ;)

    Among other things... :-) You got that right!



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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Dumas Walker on Thu Jun 18 02:23:46 2026
    Re: Re: Rush June 7, 2026 Los
    By: Dumas Walker to Gamgee on Wed Jun 17 2026 11:23 am

    Gamgee wrote to Grease <=-

    Honestly, I grew up in the 70's/80's when they were in their prime. Never did like them, even then. It's the voice, I guess. He sounds like an adolescent boy going through puberty when your voice is changing. The rest of it is fine, but... can't get past that voice. I've always been amazed at the cult-like following of Rush fans,
    and I just don't understand the attraction.

    Give me Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Stones, Aerosmith, Jimmy, Doors, etc... but not this band.

    To each his own, but interesting you list Aerosmith here. Tyler's
    voice over the years could certainly taken a beating. They've
    put out good music over the years, but his voice from the late
    1980's onward was nothing like it was when he sang "Dream On."

    He had a fractured larynx and damaged vocal cords. they canceled the farewell tour in 2023. they say he can't make a full recovery.


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Thu Jun 18 08:42:34 2026
    To each his own, but interesting you list Aerosmith here. Tyler's
    voice over the years could certainly taken a beating. They've
    put out good music over the years, but his voice from the late
    1980's onward was nothing like it was when he sang "Dream On."

    He had a fractured larynx and damaged vocal cords. they canceled the farewell tour in 2023. they say he can't make a full recovery.

    I was not aware of the fracture. I had just figured over the years that
    trying to hit all those high notes during concerts had taken its toll. I
    had heard that he now has a permanent issue but I didn't know what. That
    is a shame.


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to NIGHTFOX on Thu Jun 18 08:42:34 2026
    That's OK though, as music is quite a variable thing with people. Some people don't like Pink Floyd. <BOGGLE>

    Yeah.. I think some people don't really understand Pink Floyd - I recall seeing some people say they don't like the image that their "The Wall" album projects - but I'm pretty sure that album is satire (and it's one of my favorite albums).

    The Wall was the big album when I was at the age to just get into Floyd. I still like it but, once compared to their earlier works, it has fallen down
    the list of my Floyd favorites.

    If that, or The Final Cut, was the first Floyd album that the dislikers
    were exposed to, they need to try some other ones. I no longer remember
    the first time I listened to "The Wall" all the way through, but I do
    remember the impressions that the openings of "Dark Side of the Moon" and
    "Wish You Were Here" made on me the first time I listened to those... with proper headphones, no less. ;) "Meddle," too!


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to PHIGAN on Thu Jun 18 08:42:34 2026
    Yeah.. I think some people don't really understand Pink Floyd - I recall

    Have you ever heard Pink Floyd played bluegrass style? Not sure if I've posted
    about this before, and I wish I could remember where exactly I was... but I wa
    in some park and there was a bluegrass band playing a bunch of Pink Floyd tunes.. it blew my mind! It's like those song were MEANT to be bluegrass. So good!

    My sister is in a bluegrass band, and "Wish You Were Here" is one of their staples. So is the Talking Heads "Psycho Killer." :D


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Dumas Walker on Thu Jun 18 20:04:51 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-

    That's OK though, as music is quite a variable thing with people. Some people don't like Pink Floyd. <BOGGLE>

    Yeah.. I think some people don't really understand Pink Floyd - I recall seeing some people say they don't like the image that their "The Wall" album projects - but I'm pretty sure that album is satire (and it's one of my favorite albums).

    The Wall was the big album when I was at the age to just get into
    Floyd. I still like it but, once compared to their earlier works, it
    has fallen down the list of my Floyd favorites.

    If that, or The Final Cut, was the first Floyd album that the dislikers were exposed to, they need to try some other ones. I no longer
    remember the first time I listened to "The Wall" all the way through,
    but I do remember the impressions that the openings of "Dark Side of
    the Moon" and "Wish You Were Here" made on me the first time I listened
    to those... with proper headphones, no less. ;) "Meddle," too!

    It's also quite nice if you're "Comfortably Numb" while listening! ;-)



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