Rush At Jones Beach

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:

• Covering The Who's The Seeker
• Sneaking in a few bars of The Beatles' Day Tripper
• And an encore of:
  • Summer Time Blues
  • Crossroads
  • Limelight

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.