Rush - Los Angeles, CA 19.11.2012

Rush

"Clockwork Angeles"

Gibson Amphitheatre,
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2012

Lineage: CA-14 (cardioids) > CA-9200 > GAKables mini starquad > Edirol R-09HR (@ 24bit/96kHz) > Audacity (fades, track splits, amplify, eq, export as 16bit/44.1kHz) > TLH (flac level 8) > MP3
Taper: klingklang
Location: Mezzanine 24, Row A

Set One:
01. intro film "Gearing Up"
02. Subdivisions
03. The Big Money
04. Force Ten
05. Grand Designs
06. The Body Electric
07. Territories
08. The Analog Kid
09. Bravado
10. Where's My Thing?
11. Far Cry

Set Two:
12. intro film "The Appointment"
13. Caravan
14. Clockwork Angels
15. The Anarchist
16. Carnies
17. The Wreckers
18. Headlong Flight
19. Halo Effect
20. Seven Cities Of Gold
21. The Garden
22. Manhattan Project
23. The Percussor
24. Red Sector A
25. YYZ
26. The Spirit Of Radio
encore
27. Tom Sawyer
28. 2112: Overture/Temples Of Syrinx/Grand Finale
29. outro film "Office Of The Watchmaker"
30. Tom Sawyer (polka PA exit music)


Notes:

Clockwork Angels tour.

This was my 17th Rush show and it was absolutely mindblowing. To me, this one was all about Alex. By his solo in "Force Ten," you could tell he was just having a blast and all of his solos were exceptional (particularly on "The Analog Kid" and "Bravado"). Neil is always outstanding and I liked how he had three separate solos, with the main solo, "The Percussor," offering something different than what he has done in the past (makes me wish Rush would write a song in that style). As for Geddy...well, his voice was probably the weakest I'd heard by him. On the other hand, his playing was top notch, especially on "Where's My Thing?" which is always such a great song to witness live. Speaking of songs, I'd done my best to avoid spoilers of this year's setlist (which was difficult, considering this show was near the end of the North American tour), so I was suprised by the '80s-centric selection of the first set. That era doesn't annoy me like it does a lot of people (this was the second year in a row I had someone behind me make disparaging, pre-show remarks about the GUP, PW and HYF years). But I have always thought those albums contain some excellent songs and I found it nice to hear things like "The Body Electric," "Territories" and "Manhattan Project" at this show. It was also fantastic to hear "The Analog Kid," which made me so happy because I love that song so much. I also loved how CA was showcased on its own during the second set, rather than breaking it up throughout the show. And the addition of the string section was a classy touch, but sadly, one could barely hear them. They came through a little louder by "The Garden" (which I feel is one of the greatest Rush songs ever written) on through "YYZ," but after that, they were gone. As a side note, this was Rush's third tour in a row performing at the Gibson Amphitheatre, which I am extremely thankful for, and I hope they will be able to play here one last time before the venue is demolished.

As to the crowd noise, the man to my left you might hear yawn and clear his throat a couple times in the show. His is also the loudest clapping you will hear (it's at its loudest during "The Spirit Of Radio"). The man to my right was a little louder since he preferred to woop than applaud. Fortunately, he kept most of his wooping to between songs, but he did woop in "Subdivisions," "The Analog Kid," "Caravan," "The Anarchist," "YYZ" and in "2112." The wooper also talks to his friend during the first half of "Caravan" and a teensy bit in "Seven Cities." There were also some talkers two to three seats to my left and they can be heard the most in "The Big Money," "Force Ten," "The Body Electric," "Clockwork Angels," "The Wreckers" and "2112." One of them also likes to sing along, but I found it to be only lightly noticeable in "Grand Designs," "Headlong Flight," "Halo Effect" and "The Spirit Of Radio." There is also phasing in "Subdivisions," "Caravan" and the polka version of "Tom Sawyer" as people passed by me in the row.

I applied eq to the loud explosion points in the show and amplified this recording. Even though I feel this needs some bottom end, I didn't want to mess with it, so please adjust your eq to your liking. And if burning to cd, I would suggest that the first disc be the first set, and that the second and third disc be split between "The Garden" and "Manhattan Project."

I took a lot of photos and have included a selection for your viewing pleasure. If you'd like to see more pics from the evening, please refer to my photo set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kling_klang/

Thank you to G3 for the ticket and to mixter_ for the poster.

This is for my brother.

Do not sell or buy this recording. Trade freely.

Thank you to all the Rush tapers, traders and seeders in the world.

Please support the band by buying their official releases and merch, and seeing them live if you can. And be sure to pick up this year's most excellent studio album, Clockwork Angels.

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Geddy Lee - bass, vocals, synthesizers
Alex Lifeson - guitar, backing vocals, keyboard
Neil Peart - drums, percussion

The Clockwork Angels String Ensemble:
David Campbell - conductor
Joel Derouin - violin
Gerry Hilera - violin
Jonathan Dinklage - violin
Entcho Tudorov - violin
Mario De Leon - violin
Audrey Solomon - violin
Jacob Szekely - cello
Adele Stein - cello

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