Rush
Rush's appearance on the Colbert Report reminded me of a great local band I saw by accident once: Freewill, a Rush tribute band.
I was going to Bash on Ash, expecting to go swing dancing, but there was a record release party there, and Freewill was playing a monstrous set. How monstrous? Well, it must have been at least two hours, because I stayed for a good few songs, left the Bash, walked to the relocated swing dance party at Tempe Beach Park, danced a few times, then walked back to the Bash and they were still playing. Holy fuck. I think they played most of 2112.
One thing I noticed on TV just now is that Geddy Lee talks like a human being. I don't know whether he goes into high-pitch screaming mode when he's at a concert, bantering with the audience. But I know our local Geddy Lee impersonator does.
I just spent the last 45 minutes staying up too late trying to find the night I saw them, in my Livejournal. It was a big night; I'd be surprised if I hadn't mentioned it.
I was going to Bash on Ash, expecting to go swing dancing, but there was a record release party there, and Freewill was playing a monstrous set. How monstrous? Well, it must have been at least two hours, because I stayed for a good few songs, left the Bash, walked to the relocated swing dance party at Tempe Beach Park, danced a few times, then walked back to the Bash and they were still playing. Holy fuck. I think they played most of 2112.
One thing I noticed on TV just now is that Geddy Lee talks like a human being. I don't know whether he goes into high-pitch screaming mode when he's at a concert, bantering with the audience. But I know our local Geddy Lee impersonator does.
I just spent the last 45 minutes staying up too late trying to find the night I saw them, in my Livejournal. It was a big night; I'd be surprised if I hadn't mentioned it.