It has been said that the first side of the Rush album 'Moving Pictures' is the finest slab of rock music ever recorded. Comprising the incomparable selection of Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ and Limelight it is hard to disagree.
I am currently listening to the live rendition that features on the 'Live in Cleveland' recording from 2011 (30th anniversary of the studio version) and indeed it stands proud and strong still.
However, it is not my own obsession with the band and their work that compels me to write this. On May 12th, 2011 Rush did visit Dublin for the first (and realistically last) time. This tour, the Time Machine Tour, was to feature the Moving Pictures album in its entirety. For the geographically disadvantaged Irish fans this was something of a momentous occasion - the band did not disappoint and the crowd response was overwhelmingly positive. I was in the privileged position of having seen the band more than once before so the reaction of my fellow concertgoers was of particular interest. None more so than my great friend Trevor Mooney who would not have proclaimed to be a fan at all. But he was in attendance and some short time into the second set (somewhere between Red Barchetta and YYZ at a guess) he sent me a text message (that I did not see until after the show) that read 'ROCK! ROCK! ROCK!'
Here was a celebration of a great live Rush performance being experienced for the very first time: I was pleasantly envious and quietly chuffed that this connection was being made.
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