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Rush's R30 - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition DVD was on sale for $19 this week, two DVDs and two CDs. It is from the Rush concert series James and I saw last summer, complete with the cracked out introduction with three part harmony from the dragons and the medley consisting of Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, A Passage To Bangkok, Cygnus X-1, and Hemispheres. Much awesomeness.
Speaking of James, he called me on Thursday as I got out of work to see what was up. Since I haven't been on AIM ever and Jabber rarely, I don't talk online to people much. But on the flip side productivity has increased a lot. We're supposed to hang out some time this weekend too, tomorrow I think.
Last night I went to see The Dead at Jones Beach's amphitheater with James. Like the Rush concert, it rained a bit, but it stopped for most of the show. A very mixed crowd. All types of people.
Originally, I thought no one was opening for them, but when we got there, Robert Hunter was playing. He played solo for a few songs, including Soulshine, a song I haven't heard in a while. Some pretty good stuff.
Again I'm going to bring up the bassist remark that I mentioned about the Rush concert. I like it when the bassist doesn't take a back seat. Phil Lesh said that his playing style was influenced more by Bach counterpoint than any rock or soul bass player. When jamming, Lesh's bass is as much a lead instrument as anyone else's guitar. Than again, I may be biased as I play the low end brass and have an underappreciation of trumpet players.
Good show, got out a bit before midnight, earlier than I expected. At the end, Phil Lesh did his thanks for being an organ donor thing and Bob Weir mentioned that if every deadhead in the state of Florida voted, we'd live in a very different country now. An a cappella of I Bid You Goodnight (a Bahamian gospel song) and home we all went.
Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest
Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best
And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnightAnd I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest
Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best
And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest
Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the bestAnd I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Last night, Jimmy and I went to see Rush play at Jones Beach's amphitheater. It rained very lightly for about an hour, so the weather wasn't too bad at all. Though tickets were sold out within days of going on sale, I estimate there were 100 empty seats in the venue of 15,200. I guess some did not want to take a chance on the weather.
Anyhow, highlights of the show include:
I think Jimmy enjoyed it, I know he isn't much of a Rush fan, however, he said he has a renewed respect for them. We grabbed dinner afterwards and called it a night. Good thing I have today off from work. Now to keep an eye out for this show online.
I think one of the things I realized while watching was how much I like bands where the bassist is the frontman. KISS reminds me of this as well. Something about the way the harmonies are formed when the bassist has more of a presence.