These are great Scott. Were you on assignment or just get great seats? I am taking my 10 year old to see them this Saturday night and cannot wait. How was the concert?
Thanks, I am House Photographer at Verizon Wireless in Charlotte, NC. I was vacationing in Vero Beach, FL. Drove 9 hours home, grabbed my camera and went to venue. I am TIRED and still managed to go thru all shots, posted a few. Now I am going to bed. Go to work tomorrow. I NEVER ENDS.
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Edited by Scott Legato on Jun 19, 2007 at 02:55 AM GMT
The first shot of Geddy Lee is terrific. Great lighting and conversion. I'm thinking you lead a pretty good life, Scott, given the performance photos you frequently post.
Scott these are beautiful shots. I especially love the first shot of Geddy. I've been playing bass for about 25 years and some of the first bass lines I ever learned to play were Fly By Night and Limelight. Very nice bro.
Pretty sure the chickens are amps. I saw them a few years ago and they had clothes in dryers (running) on the stage (also amps I think). When they took a break halfway through, one of the roadies came out and took the clothes out of the dryers.
These are just fantastic.Rush has been my favorite band since around 1978 I have not missed a concert since Hemispheres.Although I still dont have tickets for the show here in Michigan yet.Anyway great shots
As of 2002, Lee no longer uses traditional bass amplifiers on stage. Faced with the dilemma of what to do with the empty space left behind by the lack of large amplifier cabinets, Lee chose to fill the space in a unique way. For the 2002 Vapor Trails tour, Lee lined his side of the stage with three coin-operated Maytag dryers. Other large appliances would appear later in the same space. (Lee had earlier decorated his side of the stage with unusual items. For the 1996-1997 Test for Echo tour, Lee's side sported a fully-stocked old-fashioned household refrigerator.)
For every concert that featured the dryers, Rush's crew would load them with specially-designed Rush-themed T-shirts, different from the shirts on sale to the general public. At the close of each show, Lee and Lifeson would then toss these special T-shirts into the arms of lucky audience members.
For the band's R30 tour, one dryer was replaced with a rotating shelf-style vending machine. It too was fully stocked and operational during shows.
When asked about the purpose of the dryers in interviews, Lee was purposefully vague. The irony and non sequitur of placing such unusual items on a concert stage were Lee's way of expressing his sense of humor.[citation needed] He fed the mystery by responding to one interview question about the dryers, saying he chose to use them for their "warm, dry tone".[citation needed] The dryers can be seen on the Rush in Rio DVD and the R30 DVD. The vending machine can be seen on the R30 DVD.
To add to the humorous effect, Lee's dryers were "miked" (merely for visual effect) by the sound crew, just as they would do with an amplifier.
In interviews dated May 2007, Lee has stated that he is considering entirely new non-musical equipment, to further his established comic effect, for Rush's Snakes & Arrows tour, which commenced June 13, 2007, with a show at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia, a show which prominently featured 3 Henhouse brand rotisserie chicken ovens on stage
Fantastic shots Scott. I'd love to get that close to the band. You really captured Geddy on that second shot of him. The others are stupendous also. I may have to find some tickets up here in Milwaukee and smuggle my camera in.
yet.Anyway great shots