Some world views are spacious and some are merly spaced...Rash reuniuted my mind with the wisdom of Neil Peart, the iconic late drummer and lyrcist for Rush.
On a whim from Steve, I went to the Mystic Theater last night expecting only songs from "Permanent Waves." Rash immedialtly empressed when they started off the show with a powerful rendition of the "R30 Overture."
Extreme Rush fans might point out some musical flaws, but I love how Rash immortalized Peart's words with a Geddy Lee look and sound alike.
So much style without substance, so much stuff without style, it's hard to recognize the real thing, it comes along once in a while. Yes, Rash played 1985s "Grand Designs" A lyrical favorite of mine.
Rash marvelously married the acid rock sounds of obscure songs from "Caress of Steel," to their radio hits like "Subdivisions" and "Spirit of Radio."
The bass and guitar player more then held their own with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeon, while the drummer was constantly in the pocket.
Rash nailed "Jacob's Ladder" and "Natural Science" to say the least. Rash ins't just for Rush fans. Avid rock 'n' rollers who crave hard live music shoud be very impressed with Rash. Four and a half stars for Saturday night's music fest at the Mystic Theater.
Late into the show, I laughed, and I'm still laughing at the bass player making fun of people on their cell phones taking video and stills of the show, and I was one of those geeks snapping away.
Mark Izzy Schurr
