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Rush   07/22/2008

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA
Source (2) AT933 cardioid mics > (2) AT8532 Power Modules > Edirol R-09 24bit WAV Recorder
Media Flac CDR   2 discs
Notes "The Wave That Will Carry Me"
Tech Notes "Taper's notes:


Ok, first about the show itself and events leading up to said show!
This was the first show on my last Rush roadtrip of 2008, it was
actually suppose to be the last show of the tour until Indy got moved
to the last spot, but that's another story. No issues on the drive up
and no issues getting to the venue. The parking lot lady was even kind
enough to let me park in the opposite lot than I was assigned to so I
could hang out with a good friend and long time touring buddy. Well,
that was the last of the good news, at least for a little while ;)
After a little while of talking, next thing I know it's looking like
the black plague is coming in the afternoon sky and the wind is hitting
hard enough to cause spindrifts in the dirt, then here it comes....the
bigtime monsoon starts up and we each head for our cars....well, it rained,
and it rained, and it rained and hard! Next thing I know it's getting to be
7:28pm with an 8pm start time and the rain was still coming down....luckily
a few minutes later it finally subsided enough for me to head out to go
inside and after some time of nervousness if I would get in without
getting drenched, I was able to do that :)

As for the show itself, once I got inside and started to head to my seat,
I noticed walking around the walkway above the ORCH that there was literally
inches of water I was walking through and it was causing WAVES as I made
each step! Down into the ORCH it was even worse, I felt like I was sloshing
around in a flooded basement or something, but, it did make for a good
artwork theme throughout :) The show did start quite a bit after 8pm and
you could see them checking everything out, I had seen the fliers posted
that they would be filming the show for possible use and what did become
4 songs on the S&A live dvd. The show was great, very nice performance
all around and the sound at my location was just incredible! The crowd
was also pretty good around me considering how close I was. And did I mention
the sound? :) The band put on a wonderful show, Geddy mentioning the weather
and that they were having a great tour, but you could also tell they were glad
it was getting towards the last show.

Once again, a very special thanks to siriusjoe for all his work on mastering
this show! Also another thanks to Cameraeye_34 (and others) for the various
photos used in the artwork!

Please also remember that this show might NOT be able to be distributed in
some forums due to it's nature, as 4 of the songs were filmed and added as
bonus tracks on the live S&A dvd. Feel free to share it anywhere you'd like,
but please do not alter this release or remove tracks if that is a requirement
to share it. It was released as a complete show and should remain that way. MP3
for personal use is fine but please do not distribute in that format.


Enjoy!"
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Show: A    Sound: A/-
Owned by Andrew · Last Updated May 23, 2023