Album Rating: 5.0

This pricey stuff makes me dizzy

I guess I've always been a delicate man

It takes me a day to remember a day

I didn't mean to let it get so far out of hand…

Album Rating: 1.5

not music

Album Rating: 5.0

Rush

Album Rating: 4.0

don't even have the energy to look at your pie chart but it's for sure really bad

Album Rating: 4.5

four Rush albums 5'd and this guy wants to comment on MUSIC

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Album Rating: 4.0

what about four

Album Rating: 4.5

Rush (2)

Album Rating: 4.5

you have to enjoy those one word comebacks that just work all on their lonesome, literally no elaboration needed

Album Rating: 4.5

Saw these guys last night in Detroit. Was a bit worried that it'd be a bit of a stinker of a show considering it was a tour to promote their latest album. I think they played...six (?) songs from it, out of about 25 total. So the saturation really wasn't too bad, and they led off with four new ones in a row so it "got em outta the way," so to speak.



But honestly, the new songs didn't sound half bad live, and there was a surprising amount of energy from the band all night. Never seen them so vivacious and interactive before. 'Course it doesn't much change my opinion on the new album as it stands - those studio recordings are still mucho boring. BUT at least I have a some appreciation for them now, even if it's most likely very ephemeral.



Show kicked ass though, they really knocked it out. Nice encore, too, closing with a (mostly) acoustic Vanderlyle audience singalong.

Album Rating: 4.5

Setlist:

• Once Upon a Poolside

• Eucalyptus

• Tropic Morning News

• Ice Machines

• Don't Swallow the Cap

• Demons

• Bloodbuzz Ohio

• The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

• I Need My Girl

• Little Faith

• Humiliation

• Murder Me Rachel

• Alien

• Grease in Your Hair

• Space Invaders (new song?)

• Day I Die

• Pink Rabbits

• England

• Graceless

• Fake Empire

ENCORE:

• Send for Me

• Mr. November

• Terrible Love

• About Today

• Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks



Was very happy about the proportion of HV and TWFM songs played.

Album Rating: 4.0

*sigh* very thin on the boxer material, seeing them in september and i'm very much in two minds about it

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed, wouldn't have minded a few more BOXER cuts, esp. something like 'Brainy', 'Apartment Story', or 'Slow Show', but given my personal affinity for TWFM, I can't complain too much.

Album Rating: 3.5

damn that setlist kinda sucks lol

They play Humiliation tho. Also seeing them in September, what show will you attend Fogza?

Album Rating: 4.5

damn that setlist kinda sucks lol



Really?

I mean I could come up with theoretically 'preferable' setlists for just about any band/show I've ever been to, but all things considered I thought this one was pretty good. Obviously you have to expect a chunk of songs from the new album since they're promoting it. I guess one can balk at the omission of many Boxer/Alligator tracks but bands drifting away from their earliest material aside from a few 'must-plays' isn't exactly uncommon. And given the relative strength of HV/TWFM (which seems to be the heaviest concentration) that's not really an issue in this case. At least not for me. I could see being very upset if you were a hardcore Boxer/Alligator fan and hated everything from HV onward. But then why are you even at a National show to begin with then? That's like going to a Radiohead show but oh the only albums I enjoy are The Bends and OK Computer. Sus.

Album Rating: 3.5

"I could see being very upset if you were a hardcore Boxer/Alligator fan and hated everything from HV onward"



i def prefer those two, but also just the songs they played from this and twfm are mostly ones i dont rly care about (i need my girl, england, humiliation, pink rabbits).

Album Rating: 3.5

>not music

>Rush



perfect exchange earlier on this page

Album Rating: 4.5

Fair enough; I always welcome England and Pink Rabbits myself, love Humiliation, too, and hadn't seen that one live yet so it was a treat. Agreed that I Need My Girl is the weakest track and TWFM and I could do without it, but I also don't despise it enough to really be bothersome.



Of everything I think the ones that translated best to the stage were The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness and Graceless. Ravishing performances on both. The souped up second-half of About Today was also quite nice.



I am a simple man, though. Easy to please.

Album Rating: 4.5

i thought the segue from humilation to murder me rachel was one of the highlights when i caught them this tour... just kinda bleeds together in a way you wouldn't expect a band like them to attempt/pull off