I went to see Rush for the first time in Glasgow on saturday night and they were excellent.
I had only got into Rush at the tail end of last year which seems surprising given all the bands that I listen to that cite them as an influence. With a little encouragement from my friend John, who I went to the gig with, I have quickly come to love them.
I knew the audience would be made up of old men but there were a lot of young people as well, obviously a testament to the influence of this band. The two boys next to me were of university age and clearly knew their Rush songs, hammering out drum rhythms with their feet and accurately playing air guitar (or at least it seemed that way).
I haven’t stopped humming ‘Spirit of Radio’, ‘Limelight’, ‘Tom Sawyer’ although my favourite tracks were ‘Time Stand Still’, ‘Marathon’, ‘Witch hunt’ and the instrumental tracks or long passages in big songs.
Their command of their instruments was second to none. I was in awe of Neil Peart's drumming and his drum solo was so mesmerising I found myself being hypnotised by it. Alex Lifeson's guitar was incisive, piercing the hall with his riffs and solos, although I was a little disappointed with his ending to Witch Hunt, compared with the one on Snakes and Arrows live. Geddy played the most mind blowing bass I have ever seen and all with his fingers - not a plecturm in sight.
Who knows if I will get to see them again as they are getting old but it was one night I will not forget for along time.
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