My daughter, a friend, and I attended the Rush concert last night. What a show! The tickets were fairly expensive but worth it in my opinion. Plenty of high tech bells and whistles worked well to enhance, not detract from, the talent on stage. It was just a great evening all in all. One of the nice things about getting older is that your hearing does start to deteriorate a bit. The volume level was not offensive to me in the least. Maybe a slightly different mix for my precise position in the building would have been nice but all in all the sound was quite good. I prefer to have a little better articulation on the lyrics but in a live setting it's really hard to achieve. Still I could make out a good bit of the lyrics. This is a group that I had not been aware of at any meaningful level, during their early years. Only recently, at my daughters bidding, had I started listening to their music. She's quite the fan you know. I found their music to be interesting and engaging on a deeper level than most rock groups. They are constantly making subtle rhythm changes and are often using odd measures to bring an interesting twist to the song. The melodies are largely unpredictable but in a musical way. A good piece of music will build and release tension. There are several ways to accomplish this but they often used the rhythm changes to do it. Combined with the excessive talent available from the members the result is a great evening of music and entertainment. This is, as it may already appear, a recommendation to go see them if you have the chance. I think you'll enjoy them.
