The DVD was great and the Rio crowd was even better.  Those folks came for a kickass show, and their reactions fueled it.  I'm not sure the band was ready for it - but their performance fed on it.  A great concert all around.

I have not seen the latest tour but I've heard a lot of good things about it.  One of the things I really dig about the drum solos is that, unless you're at the show, it's one of those things you can kind of skip over if it's not really your thing.  Even when I'm not really grooving to them I find myself enjoying the…

You nailed it exactly.  I never liked that song, and when I heard the acoustic version, it was a revelation.

Rush is the only band for whom I am a legitimate fanboy.  Part of their appeal, I think, was that it felt like something that was cult even as they're selling out stadiums on their concert tours.  They have too much going on to mention everything, but…