DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy Attends RUSH Gig In New Jersey, Issues Comment
July 9, 2007, 17 years ago
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended RUSH's July 6th gig at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey, and has issued the following comment:
"I was indeed at the Camden show. (In fact, I was there for most of the afternoon as Neil Peart was gracious enough to invite me down for soundcheck to say hello and check out his new kit.)The show was really great. I really loved the setlist... when I initially saw it on paper, I wasn't that impressed - but then hearing all of the songs live, it really clicked how great the song selection was.
Of course being partial to the older stuff, I was most excited to hear 'Entre Nous', 'Circumstances', 'Bangkok' and 'Digital Man'... but even some of my other favorites that I have seen so many times before like 'Witch Hunt', 'Subdivisions' and 'Natural Science' sounded better than ever! And I really thought all of the new material really came alive on stage and gave me a whole new level of appreciation for them...
They still put on one hell of a show!! 2 thumbs way up!"
As previously reported, Rush's North American tour will run through September 21st in Ottawa, Ontario followed by a European tour which kicks off October 3rd in Glasgow, Scotland, finishing October 29th in Helsinki Finland. Click here for the complete list of tour dates.
