I saw Rush with Primus opening on the RTB tour '92 (Reunion Arena in Dallas - a great venue for good sound). I was a big Primus fan by this point so this combo was amazing. It was obvious most Rush fans hadn't heard of Primus yet though as it was mostly total indifference - till Claypool played the Cygnus-X1 opening bass riff and suddenly everyone was paying attention (another high point of this was Claypool playing the riff from Cashmere on an electric upright with a bow).
I won tickets to see Primus play A Farewell to Kings entirely along with a couple other good bands but COVID came and it got pushed back so far to a day that I couldn't miss work for and didn't get to see the show unfortunately.
Nice. Les is not of this Earth. I've seen Primus twice- once on the same tour, at Pine Knob in Detroit (I think Candlebox was another opener... I found them very boring) and at Lollapaloser '94 (my lefty days). I've been a casual fan ever since, mixing in Sailing or Pork Soda into the shuffle. I still marvel at Les' out-worldly playing. Now Rush, on the other hand, I've seen 14 times, with the first show being in '77 during the Kings/World's a Stage tour (Wings Stadium, Commiemazoo, MI), and the final being in 2013 (Clockwork Angels, Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids MI) so my then-nine year old son could marvel over his favorite drummer live (and it was his very first concert). I saw them on every album tour since Kings, with the exception of the Vapour Trails shows (sad that I had to miss this comeback tour) and the anniversary shows (R30/40). To say that I'm a fan is understating things a bit, but I'm not like one of those guy in their documentary who followed them to very single show :)
Yeah, Candlebox was one of the majority of opening bands that made me glad when they went to the "evening with Rush" format. I saw VT at Mountain View CA - unfortunately I didn't realize how big that venue is and thought my seats would be better than they ended up being, though the view of the venue with the moon between the roof things over the stage timed very nicely for "Earthshine" was a moment. Then R30 was my last one; I lost interest with the new material - which of course they finally started playing more of (big missed opportunity with VT, they should have played much more of that)(it's still a favorite).
As for Primus, yeah I quit getting their stuff, they're good and all but it gets old. I still pull out the old stuff from time to time; the first live album actually gets more play than anything these days. Nice raw versions of things and the good kind of sound you get without a budget for production but just recording it right.
Edit: Oh and when I got the bass book signed, I told Geddy how good I think MFH is and he needs to do a second one. Surely he's getting antsy by now, right???
I'm hoping Alex and Ged do more solo stuff. Then again, they've really got nothing left to prove and maybe want to enjoy their golden years. Let's hope.
Thanks for the stories, fren. It's enjoyable to hear others' experiences, and you can really get a sense of how certain musicians move people, rather than just "I went to see <band>".
I saw Rush with Primus opening on the RTB tour '92 (Reunion Arena in Dallas - a great venue for good sound). I was a big Primus fan by this point so this combo was amazing. It was obvious most Rush fans hadn't heard of Primus yet though as it was mostly total indifference - till Claypool played the Cygnus-X1 opening bass riff and suddenly everyone was paying attention (another high point of this was Claypool playing the riff from Cashmere on an electric upright with a bow).
I won tickets to see Primus play A Farewell to Kings entirely along with a couple other good bands but COVID came and it got pushed back so far to a day that I couldn't miss work for and didn't get to see the show unfortunately.
Well the first part gets the updoot, the second part, aw MAN!
Nice. Les is not of this Earth. I've seen Primus twice- once on the same tour, at Pine Knob in Detroit (I think Candlebox was another opener... I found them very boring) and at Lollapaloser '94 (my lefty days). I've been a casual fan ever since, mixing in Sailing or Pork Soda into the shuffle. I still marvel at Les' out-worldly playing. Now Rush, on the other hand, I've seen 14 times, with the first show being in '77 during the Kings/World's a Stage tour (Wings Stadium, Commiemazoo, MI), and the final being in 2013 (Clockwork Angels, Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids MI) so my then-nine year old son could marvel over his favorite drummer live (and it was his very first concert). I saw them on every album tour since Kings, with the exception of the Vapour Trails shows (sad that I had to miss this comeback tour) and the anniversary shows (R30/40). To say that I'm a fan is understating things a bit, but I'm not like one of those guy in their documentary who followed them to very single show :)
Yeah, Candlebox was one of the majority of opening bands that made me glad when they went to the "evening with Rush" format. I saw VT at Mountain View CA - unfortunately I didn't realize how big that venue is and thought my seats would be better than they ended up being, though the view of the venue with the moon between the roof things over the stage timed very nicely for "Earthshine" was a moment. Then R30 was my last one; I lost interest with the new material - which of course they finally started playing more of (big missed opportunity with VT, they should have played much more of that)(it's still a favorite).
As for Primus, yeah I quit getting their stuff, they're good and all but it gets old. I still pull out the old stuff from time to time; the first live album actually gets more play than anything these days. Nice raw versions of things and the good kind of sound you get without a budget for production but just recording it right.
Edit: Oh and when I got the bass book signed, I told Geddy how good I think MFH is and he needs to do a second one. Surely he's getting antsy by now, right???
I'm hoping Alex and Ged do more solo stuff. Then again, they've really got nothing left to prove and maybe want to enjoy their golden years. Let's hope.
Thanks for the stories, fren. It's enjoyable to hear others' experiences, and you can really get a sense of how certain musicians move people, rather than just "I went to see <band>".