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 :)
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>".
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 :)
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>".