They are playing on my birthday, but it's Mother's Day. Guess we are taking Mom out for Brunch only.

I can't wait to see the groupies backstage from the Dominican Republic!! Talk about charisma. From what I understand Rush has invented a new drug cocktail along the lines of a speedball, it is called the
Stupor-Stiff, an exquisite elixar made from Viagra and Oxycontin. When taken together you can bone while you sleep, right up Rush's proverbial alley so to speak. :)

I stopped listening to new stuff from Rush after Vapor Trails, whose track mostly suck and which in my opinion is one of the worst engineered albums ever made. Snakes and Arrows is only slightly better, IMO. Their live sound also suck compared to the one they had in the 70's and 80's, but that could be a requirement because doing otherwise probably Geddy wouldn't be able to sing a lot of their old material.

Well, Getz, what can I say? There's a legion of fans that disagrees with you on every point you've made (other than the sound quality issues with Vapor Trails, which mar an otherwise incredible album.) I can tell you that the show I saw last year was the best I've seen from them since I first saw them on the Presto tour, but I suppose that doesn't mean much to you since you're stuck in a very small time period with the band. I'm not really sure what compelled you to leave this comment, actually. Was there a point you were trying to make?

it's the same generic comment you see about any band with longevity: "i like their old stuff...now they suck"

What happened to the 4 studio albums then 1 live album formula? It worked so well right up until different stages.....now it seems they release a live album every other year and it's 4 or 5 years between "proper" albums....rewarding long time fans? or making several quick grabs of cash? debate.

Why debate? I'm thrilled to see live albums this often. It's what fans have wanted for ages. Hello? Have you seen the bootlegs that are available? Fans LOVE getting great live recordings from tours. Why shouldn't the band put them out themselves? Look at how many songs get left off of live albums when going by the 4, then 1 strategy. Lots of great songs have been lost to time because of that (except on bootlegs, some of which are nearly official-release quality.) As the saying goes, "You don't want it, you don't buy it." Plain and simple.

There are TRUE Rush fans...and then there are "fans" who liked 1 or 2 albums 25 years ago and decide to comment on more recent or current albums that they listened to once. Go listen to your Bon Jovi albums and leave the REAL Rush fans alone. You don't "get" Rush and you never will.

I sort of slagged this new cd, S & A, when it first came out but after having it a few month it has it high points that I'm starting to enjoy. They were awsome this summer in Detroit. But I do love the Terry Brown era. I love the older, rarer stuff in concert. But I would encourage everyone to see Rush live--it's impressive.

If you have not seen Rush on the S&A tour -- you need to. It is one of their best shows yet. Geddy can easily sing (and still does) a lot of the old material. Arguably, his vocal style today is better than what it was in the 70s. Neil and Alex are at the top of their game as well.