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\n\tAfter passing the trial-by-inferno of her first night, Nilles \u2014\u00a0who arguably has the hardest job in all of live music right now \u2014\u00a0seemed more relaxed in the second show, settling even deeper into a groove with Lee\u2019s ever-extraordinary bass, and throwing in some of her own flourishes on top of her interpretations of Peart\u2019s parts. In the instrumental section of \u201cLimelight,\u201d which essentially features simultaneous drum and bass solos under Lifeson\u2019s always-galactic guitar excursions, Nilles felt fully onboard, somehow keeping up with her tourmates\u2019 five-decade mind-meld. She nailed \u201cTom Sawyer,\u201d with its over-the-top intricacies and legendary fills, for the second night in the row, visibly exhaling in relief at its conclusion.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhen Rush kicked into the tour debut of \u201cThe Analog Kid,\u201d from 1982\u2019s \u201cSignals,\u201d it was at the song\u2019s precise original breakneck tempo \u2014\u00a0with a 43-year-old drummer, the band\u2019s 70-something co-founders are resisting the typical aging band\u2019s resistance to slow down, even by a single BPM.\u00a0 But it was another fast song, 2012\u2019s \u201cHeadlong Flight,\u201d that fully demonstrated the new line-up\u2019s capabilities, with Nilles seeming to particularly embrace the swelling brutality of Peart\u2019s drum compositions, and Lee\u2019s restored range especially evident. Lifeson responded with an unhinged wah-laden solo that was a reminder of how strongly he influenced Metallica\u2019s Kirk Hammett. \u201cI wish I could live it all again,\u201d Lee sang, even as his band was somehow pulling off that very feat.<\/p>\n
\n\tBy the time the band kicked off their second set with all of \u201c2112,\u201d an entire album side, fans were running out of superlatives. Then they nearly topped it with a stellar version of a track from side two of the 2112 <\/em>album, \u201cA Passage to Bangkok,\u201d the band\u2019s ode to the pursuit of the world\u2019s most potent weed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tMidway through the second set, after bringing Aimee Mann onstage \u2014\u00a0for the second show in a row \u2014 to sing backup on \u201cTime Stand Still,\u201d Lee posed a question to the crowd: \u201cShould we keep going?\u201d He didn\u2019t need to wait for an answer.<\/p>\n
\n\t\tSet List:\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tSet 1:
\u201cXanadu\u201d
\u201cThe Spirit of Radio\u201d
\u201cThe Analog Kid\u201d
\u201cFreewill\u201d
\u201cSubdivisions\u201d
\u201cBravado\u201d
\u201cLeave That Thing Alone\u201d
\u201cThe Trees\u201d
\u201cHeadlong Flight\u201d
\u201cLimelight\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tSet 2:
\u201c2112 Part I: Overture\u201d
\u201c2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx\u201d
\u201c2112 Part III: Discovery\u201d
\u201c2112 Part IV: Presentation\u201d
\u201c2112 Part V: Oracle: The Dream\u201d
\u201c2112 Part VI: Soliloquy\u201d
\u201c2112 Part VII: Grand Finale\u201d
\u201cAnimate\u201d
\u201cCloser to the Heart\u201d
\u201cA Passage to Bangkok\u201d
\u201cTime Stand Still (with Aimee Mann)\u201d
\u201cYYZ\u201d
\u201cAnthem\u201d
\u201cRed Barchetta\u201d
\u201cWitch Hunt\u201d
\u201cTom Sawyer\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tEncore:
Finding My Way
Working Man<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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