NICE! On the way out, we were in the remote parking lot, so had to cross that pedestrian bridge over the parking lot to the stadium. It was slow going. Some dude started singing "You Got What I Need" by Biz Markie. Everyone joined in. The whole tunnel. Pretty funny.

Ticketron was the bomb. I might need a Ticketron shirt.

Hoping Borg repurposed the cabinet LED strips like used in Zep. Really liked how that lighting integrated into the game.

When is the announcement? January?

Wow! Would have loved to see some of those shows from the 80's! I first saw them on the Presto tour - having missed Hold your Fire. If only I could have seen Hold your Fire or Power Windows (isn't Mystic Rhythms one of the best songs ever?)

I might have missed it - but any word on who is doing the art?

I think that was a one off SR thing and they shouldn’t over do a good thing.

I have my stub from this show, too!

My dealer told me the announcement is next Tuesday.

It's going to be a long weekend.

Would agree if it was a bash toy or specific ramp but it’s simple lighting. As a music pin I feel it would compliment well personally

Just went for a walk and listened to some of the greats from Signals with my AirPods (I think we all know listening to Rush with a headset on takes it to another level); The Analog Kid, Digital Man and the Weapon; each song just so good and so intense in their own way. I come inside singing loudly (terribly) to the Weapon and my Wife is giggling and trying to tell me she wants to show me something that she just saw:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-faq-about-your-new-birth-control-the-music-of-rush

I'd be really surprised if they didn't - there had to be a good amount of R&D putting the expression lights system together and it would seem like a waste to not re-use it on other music games. I sure hope they do, it's an awesome feature on LZ!

was thinking today if they had used Force Ten (not that Hold Your Fire is my favorite album by any means) they could have incorporated a whirlwind like effect

AGHHHHH- My brother and I also sat through Mr. Big in Baltimore on the same tour.

Damn right Mr. Big was a great band!

Sorry if I gave the impression of throwing shade; we only heckled Paul during the ballad stuff, and he definitely took it in the good-natured way we intended. I am certain he could see from our reactions to other stuff he played that we were major fans of his, and when they got to the part where he was getting ready to cut loose with that drill/guitar pick contraption, he faced us, made eye contact and grimaced into the most ridiculously exaggerated "guitar face" I think I've ever seen, then proceeded to blow the roof off the arena - so f'in cool!

Billy was great as well. I loved the bands he was involved in, and of course had the Talas album, but his amazing talent didn't fully "click" with me until I later discovered Naicin, a Fusion outfit consisting of Sheehan, Dennis Chambers (d), and John Novello (B-3). If you are a fan of 70s Prog and/or Fusion and haven't heard the band, you really owe it to yourself as it's some of the most sophisticated music I've ever heard out of a trio, with some drumming and Hammond work that would give Billy Cobham and Keith Emerson a run for their money! (Start with "Organik" or "Live! Blood, Sweat, and Beers", and prepare to sit slack-jawed.)

Billy joined DLR solo along with Steve Vai and Greg Bissonette .That was a great short run .Eat Em and Smile was a gem IMO.

The two-album run was way too short, as was the "Eat Em' and Smile" album length (barely 30min if I remember correctly, but at least there's no "filler" tracks)!

Oh well, I guess quality>quantity.

As good as any Van Halen album IMO (which is saying a lot!)

Winery Dogs is another great Billy band. Richie Kotzen is an insanely great guitarist/vocalist...saw in @ The Baked Potato in LA (a religious experience

Not disputing whether or not it would work well but it’s the simple analogy that too much a good thing makes it no longer special or good. If JJP put the GNR light rails on every pin going forward I personally think that wouldn’t be good. Jmho though.

It is always impossible to fit every song that every fan wants into a game but 17 is a good number, for me I wish they included "The Analog Kid". Looking forward to playing this but as with most rock band themed pins I probably won't own it unless it really blows me away with gameplay.

I think that had more to do with Stern's absurd pricing scheme and Gold/Platinum/Diamond scam, plus the fact that it was a very low-effort reskin of an old (though well regarded) solid state Stern pin. Oh, and they didn't even have full songs or videos. Just a lot of negatives with Beatles, so no comparison.

Rush is at least a full, new pin and not a reskin with (apparently) complete songs, so it's starting from a better place right out of the gate.

And where are the Beatles sales currently? Pretty sure they're not close to the 1964 stated limit yet because they're stuck with Golds only to sell, so they haven't made many more.

I agree 100% and am praying it’s incorporated in Rush .Expression lighting .LZ’s light show is second to one IMO.

Would Stern have the patent on expression lighting ? Meaning if someone works for Stern and comes up with the idea at work ,is it Sterns or the persons ? Just wondering .

Yeah, I bought the Gold and felt the pricing was fair (all things considered).

I think all your points are valid for us pinheads even if I don't agree with all of them. That said, there are millions of Beatles fans that aren't pinball collectors/critics and I'm surprised Stern wasn't able to sell the game more effectively to them. In fact, I could argue the retro simplicity of the game was targeted more at that crowd. GNR for example, with it's arcane rule set, would be harder for a non-pinhead to grok.

No.......I am a HUGE Dave era Halen nut but IMO every Halen album blows doors off of Eat 'em and Smile, except Diver Down. With that being said, Eat 'em was Dave's ONLY good solo album. I actually saw that tour and 5150 Tour at the Cow Palace and liked the Dave show way more simply because he was still kind of trying and they played more than half the show was Halen. 5150 is an awesome album, but it is Sammy.....who I like, but it is not really real Van Halen. Singing songs like When It's Love and other keyboardy cheese soft songs is not Van Halen.

I was curious about this as well

Here’s a totally alternate playlist; even with leaving out each of the 17 songs, I struggled to limit this to 17 so I went over. I picked alternative songs I thought would be a good pinball fit;

Finding My Way
Anthem
Beneath Between and Behind
Fountain of Lamneth; Didacts and Narpets/No One at the Bridge
Something for Nothing
Cinderella Man
Natural Science
YYZ
Vital Signs
The Analog Kid
Digital Man
Between The Wheels
Grand Designs
Force Ten
Presto
Cut to the Chase
Secret Touch
Malignant Narcissism
The Anarchist
The Garden : Final Wizard Mode (with delayed Ball Saver On - when down to one ball)

Another sign... Lol

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I just hope that doesn’t mean prems are 12k

So a Podcaster said that LE is confirmed at 10.5. What does that mean for Prem prices?

9k

Just to test my memory of opening bands for RUSH that I've seen, besides Mr. Big... Tommy Shaw, Candlebox, Primus, maybe James (not sure about this one), McCauley-Schenker (sp?) Group, Steve Morse, Eric Johnson... I know I'm forgetting an 80's band in this trip down memory lane.

Oddly enough... he is a scientologist.

I met him once and he is pretty out there, like the lights are on but no one is home.

Not crazy by any stretch!

Vai could mop the floor with EVH (sorry it’s true - I’ve seen both several times, no comparison), and Alex and Michael play like amateurs compared with Bissonette and Sheehan. VH did have some sweet vocal harmonizing the DLR band couldn’t match though.

I challenge you to cite anything by VH that features musicianship at the level of “Elephant Gun”, “Shyboy”, or “Damn Good”!

Marillion and Fastway also opened for them in the 80s

Link? Too many pinball podcasts lol.

I’m one of the few that loved my LZprem .I can honestly say it was one of the best shooting games I’ve ever played .That being said my kids even told me they were bored because there was “nothing to do “. Basically the lack of mechs .Now compare with GZ .How can you charge the same for each title ? Did the license cost that much more for LZ that SR was handcuffed ? I’m just not understanding how each title costs the same .I would think prices would need to be adjusted for what you get .I just hope Rush is the complete package .I can see them wanting nothing less than what they put out in they’re careers .I really don’t think they’re money grabbers in that they offered as much as they could to put out a product worthy of the RUSH tag .

Should've kept the machine and sold the kids to science.

17 songs crammed into a pinball machine. Obviously you can't do full cuts of Cygnus or 2112. There is no set list that would please any one of us because the band spans many eras and has so many awesome songs. But really, whom of us should complain if we are Rush fans. Did any of us actually think this game would ever come to fruition . I started a post on Pinside 9 years ago that I would love to see a Rush pinball machine. Never, ever thinking that that would really occur. I think we are all blessed. Just my two cents.

LMFAO ! Actually traded plus cash for this so was the right move .I will have one back sooner than later

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Max Webster
Also believe it or not Toto in 1979.

There's a site out there somewhere that tells all the opening acts for every concert, but I just can't find it now.

Your right .RUSH always have been looked over in mainstream universe .I really think this pin will be more a story than a concert .That’s who they are and that’s what we’ll get

Here’s a totally alternate playlist; even with leaving out each of the 17 songs, I struggled to limit this to 17 so I went over. I picked alternative songs I thought would be a good pinball fit;
Finding My Way
Anthem
Beneath Between and Behind
Fountain of Lamneth; Didacts and Narpets/No One at the Bridge
Something for Nothing
Cinderella Man
Natural Science
YYZ
Vital Signs
The Analog Kid
Digital Man
Between The Wheels
Grand Designs
Force Ten
Presto
Cut to the Chase
Secret Touch
Malignant Narcissism
The Anarchist
The Garden : Final Wizard Mode (with delayed Ball Saver On - when down to one

Any chance Dirty Donny could be back for Rush artwork? Canada connection there..

Drdq,There are so many great Rush songs even with your massive list there are still great tunes missing The trees,lakeside park,necromancer