Here's something of the breathtaking experience of being in the presence of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart and their music on a memorable live performance for the first time in our country is, hopefully, expressed in these photographs. The Brazilian Leg of this tour was comprised of 3 shows in 3 major cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. An unforgettable year then.

Unfortunately I had no digital camera at that time so, although we were very close, our fixed wide-angle camera could only do its best to capture the moment. If you'd like to see better quality shots, head for the other, fan-type websites. As you probably know by now, this is not simply a fan website. Instead it is a website dedicated to a certain type of view and work and that is why we admire Rush and present this humble tribute to them. There's also a dedicated section here, if you care to investigate a little further on what I have to say about them. So Catch the Spirit, Catch the Drift ...and enjoy!

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We were quite close though these wide angle shots don't do it justice and then someone said a light rain fell off and on throughout that memorable concert, but we didn't notice while Geddy came our way...

Here (above) Geddy and Lifeson are playing a creative and fab acoustic version of Resist

My only grievance with this show was I felt the sound was not what you would expect for a RUSH concert and the stage could have been more elaborate and refined, on par with what we are used to seeing in their other concerts around the world. A pity really. With music and content such as this, one would always expect a matching setting throughout, maybe it's only me...

No, something hasn't gone terribly wrong up there! There were flames such as these alright and Neil is at his drumkit!

Be sure to check out the new Vapor Trails DVD with the Rio de Janeiro leg of the concert.

Time didn't Stand Still and sooner than I thought, it was over, though it wound its way for more than 2 hours! A strange feeling of emptiness crept over me when everything winked out and they were gone. I know many felt that way for different reasons, but most of all because I think nobody wanted something so special and rare to end.