RUSH TO PERFORM ON COLBERT

Post by **aTOMiC** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:00 pm

tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx/?news=322897&GT1=28103

GOT TO RECORD THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **Mortice Root** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:03 pm

Cool! Thanks for the news!

Hopefully, Rush doesn't just play, but gets to talk some as well. I've always been a fan of their sense of humor.

Thanks for posting this!

Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:07 pm

Kick ASS! I hope they do something new, not just Tom Sawyer or Subdivisions.

Actually, I really hope they play The Way the Wind Blows off the new CD. That song rocks.

Crap. I just read the link. Tom Sawyer huh?

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:30 pm

For those of you who read the article, and know nothing else about Rush than what the article said, I'm going to spoil some things. Alex Lifeson plays guitar and Neil Peart plays drums, while the already mentioned Geddy Lee plays bass, keys, and sings.

Post by **Usivius** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:23 pm

LOL...

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:01 pm

I set the program to record tonight in the unlikely event I somehow miss it.

Post by **Zarathustra** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:06 pm

dANdeLION wrote:For those of you who read the article, and know nothing else about Rush than what the article said, I'm going to spoil some things. Alex Lifeson plays guitar and Neil Peart plays drums, while the already mentioned Geddy Lee plays bass, keys, and sings.

Like I said . . . I can take it. Keep it coming. Eventually you'll run this joke into the ground worse than Spongbob and his ripped pants.

But it can't be any worse than hearing Rush play freakin "Tom Sawyer" for the 10,000th time.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:10 pm

I didn't know Rush Limbaugh was known for doing a Tom Sawyer impression. I like Twain, but I never took to Tom & Huck much.

Interesting.

Post by **lucimay** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:07 am

Cagliostro wrote:I didn't know Rush Limbaugh was known for doing a Tom Sawyer impression. I like Twain, but I never took to Tom & Huck much.

Interesting.

Post by **Zarathustra** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:52 am

That was AWESOME!!!

Post by **Zarathustra** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:11 am

Stuff you never see from Rush (but can if you buy the enhanced audio CD, the MVI version of Snakes and Arrows, which includes a making of the album)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=895AC19m1Vc&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z450mrpt63c&feature=related

There's lots more cool stuff. The scene where the engineer convinces Niel to completely recompose the 4 verses of The Way the Wind Blows after the song is already done and he's been playing for 8 hours is incredible. This guy is a pro. I'm glad they had some young blood in the studio to kick them in the ass and tell them when they could do it better.

Who the heck tells Neil he can do it better?!? But Neil agreed and did it over . . . the result it astounding.

Post by **The Dreaming** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:45 pm

I still like Tom Sawyer a hell of a lot more than Limelight, which I inexplicably hear more.

Post by **Zarathustra** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:38 pm

The Dreaming wrote:I still like Tom Sawyer a hell of a lot more than Limelight, which I inexplicably hear more.

Yeah, as far as "pop" songs go (meaning popular, gets radio play, recognizable by millions--not the style of Britney Spears) it really does kick ass. The solo is wonderful, something that no musician would be ashamed to call their own.

There's nothing wrong with Limelight. However, there is a crispness to the studio version that is lacking from every live version I've heard. Usually their songs sound *better* live, except that one.

Post by **wayfriend** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:41 pm

aTOMiC wrote:I set the program to record tonight in the unlikely event I somehow miss it.

It'll be up on the Comedy Central website anyway.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:04 pm

It will???
Since I don't have cable, I'll need to find it...

Post by **Zarathustra** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:09 pm

www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth. ... mID=101047

Clips from the show.

I thought these were hilarious:

Stephen: "What are your fans called? Rushians? Do you guys have special names for your fans?"

Geddy: "Not really, no."

Neil: "They all have their own names."

Stephen: "You've been touring for over 30 years. Do you ever get tired of being so awesome and kicking so much ass?"

Geddy: "Well, that's very nice. But, no, we've gotten used to it."

Stephen: "Alright, who were your influences when you were starting out?"

Geddy: [Early years: The Who, Cream, etc. . . "Now it's so diverse it's hard to pin them down."]

Stephen: "Um, you're known for some sort of, long songs. Um, have you ever written a song so epic, that by the end of the song you were being actually influenced by yourself at the beginning of the song?"

". . . because it happened so much earlier in your career?"

Rush: nods, agrees, laughs.

Stephen: "You are yet to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Is there any chance your next album will be called, "That's Bullshit."??

Post by **Mortice Root** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:19 pm

Awww, crap. I completely forgot to watch the show.

Malik, thanks for the link. They're very funny guys.

Post by **Zarathustra** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:30 am

It's on again NOW!

Turn on your TV!!

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:33 am

Rush is Canadian.

Post by **wayfriend** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:15 pm

Did Colbert truly screw up or what?!?!

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