Agreed , thanks for all the behind the scenes work.

8-10 track max

Detectorists - great stuff

Never got into any American sitcoms like Cheers.

The Office stands out as probably making me laugh the most. I remember many of the classics and Fawlty Towers would be next on the laugh list.

I would push it onto AI

They would only half fill it anyway

Quote from: Slim on July 17, 2026, 06:38:16 PMIt seems that no matter how much money you have, you always feel like you need a bit more.

There's song there as well

Rush The Sphere

Seems apt , quite fancy the experience.

https://www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/07/17/6518/Rush-in-talks-for-a-Las-Vegas-Sphere-residency

Deep Purple and many others continue to tour. Maybe cut the setlist down a bit.

Push Lauren out front and Geddy can run the keys and bass

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Quote from: The Picnic Wasp on June 28, 2026, 12:07:39 PMAnika is wonderfully talented. She was never going to be as good as Neil in his own band with parts he wrote. How could she? But her style seems very stiff and rigid compared to their original sound, which was very powerful yet fluid.

As much as I like and appreciate Neil and his talent, if there is one thing he was not it was fluid.
I hear an infinite amount of fluidity in Annika's approach of the drums.

Maybe you refer to the overall fluidity and interplay between the threesome, but there's a reason I usually refer to Neil as Ol'Clunky...

The only time I heard Neil sort of swing was on T4e. Upon his return he was to his usual power drumming style. Which suited the band great mind you.

I bow to your knowledge of the art. I think my take on it is her stance (if that's an appropriate term for the sitting down approach). Watching the fills in the famous TS section she just appears (to me) jerkier whilst slamming those things. Perhaps it's just the different appearance of the physiques. Neil was a big, long-limbed guy so would have a different delivery around the kit. Maybe when I listen to a better quality audio there will seem less harshness but I detect a definite difference which I do not prefer.

Is it maybe that I haven't adjusted to the different kits? How do they compare in voicings, Nop? She spoke to Rick Beato about tunings. I suppose that must influence things. She is amazing though.

I feel she is far more technical,fluid and nuanced than Neil, but he was an excellent composer and wordsmith on top of his gifted rock drumming skills.

Be interesting to see, if they did record together, how a female influence may add to the Rush sound/psyche. It may be too much for the MKII fanboys to take.

Arriving back from Greece tomorrow, looking forward to feeling the holiday heat as I step off the plane in Bristol.

Has the changing set list made anyone here buy an extra date?

I'm glad they are doing a band bow at the end as well.

So much warmth and interest for AN, and deservedly so, but does it distract from the honouring of Neil, it seems to me it's been so successful so far they are having a rebirth rather than looking back.

They certainly seem to have spent quite a bit on the "show".

Maybe I'm over romanticising but it's also nice to know that all 4 want to be there as well.