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These guys are fantastic! My description can be summed up by saying that they are as exact in their playing and vocals as the original band was intheir early days...if you close your eyes, it sounds like the original recordings...just phenomoineal...an excellent show all around...I will see them every time they come to Showcase (which is an acoustically excellent venue)
We saw Lotus Land on October 1st at Showcase Live in Foxboro. They could not have put on a better show. There is not one thing I would change about their performance. If you are a Rush fan this is a must see band! My husband & I will be going to all shows from now on.
To be able to play Getty Lee bass lines with accuracy and precision is a feat in and of itself. To be able to sing while doing this, is even more amazing. But, to sing exactly like Getty Lee? While playing those bass lines? Throw in that he LOOKS like Getty Lee?? I wonder if these guys are some sort of alien clones of Rush, they were THAT good. Drums were right on and the guitar was perfect. The atmosphere was nice, after enjoying a good meal and the service was excellent, I highly recommend this show. No bad language and I did see a few kids there, so it was fairly family friendly as well.
First of all - in the interest of full disclosure - I am a Rush fan. There, I said it. I've seen them on every tour since 1982 at least once. I also play drums, and have off and on for many years. The whole idea of a Rush cover band seemed almost absurd to me. You'll hear or see a song or two out on the Web and think "close, but no cigar". But I happened to see these guys open a local showing of the Rush documentary with about a half-dozen songs and my immediate reaction was "wow"! Rush is no doubt a "musician's band", in that much of its audience play an instrument to some level of proficiency. With that in mind, I feel I need to add my $.02 in. When you go to the shows, you will not be hearing 3 guys trying to do a "note for note" duplication of every Rush song. Some other reviews on here might lead you to believe that is that case. It is not. But these guys have got it right. You can't replace the original. Thus the word "Tribute". And what an amazing tribute it is! What makes these guys stand above their peers is not their musical prowess and love of Rush - it's that intangible "something". Like when you watch a stand-up impressionist do his rendition of someone famous. It's never exact, but there's something about the performance that makes you think: "yeah, he IS that guy!" It might just be Chris Nelson's truly stunning vocals. He's doesn't sound just like Ged, but at times, he IS Geddy. And make no mistake - these guys can play. They have yet to do a song from Tom Sawyer to Cygnus X-1 where I've thought "oooh... so close". If they play it, they nail it. And they have a wonderful report with their audience. They come off being very down-to-earth and appreciative - not unlike Rush themselves. These guys are coming into their prime in a very interesting time in Rush's career. One thing I can assure you - I have yet to talk to a Rush fan at one of their shows who wasn't "blown away". If that isn't reason enough to go see Lotus Land, then I don't know what is.
Lotus Land is a terrific Rush tribute band. Chris Nelson's vocals are very close to Geddy of the mid-80's. Bob Chartrand and Mark Dalton do an excellent job recreating the sound of Rush. This show was truly a celebration of the music of Rush. The band members' respect and affection for the music was obvious. Showcase Live is a great venue. The food was very good and the service excellent. Imagine seeing a rock show in a place that's neither dirty or really crowded.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE....EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT AS IT WOULD BE IF YOU WERE SEEING THE REAL THING. HOWEVER THE SOUND GUY HAD IT SET WHERE ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE BALANCED ONLY IF YOU WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BAND. THIS DID NOT RU-EEN THE SHOW AT ALL...GET SHOW FOR THE MONEY. I HAVE SEEN LOTUS LAND AT OTHER VENUES AND THEIR CONSISTENCY IS UNMATCHED. ALWAYS A GREAT SHOW NO MATTER WHERE THEY PLAY.
First off I must say I consider myself to be an avid Rush fan and I was extremely skeptical of a Rush cover band. I was pleasantly surprised by Lotus Land. Right from the start they took the stage and played note for note and beat for beat some of Rush's best tunes. The vocals actually sounded better than Geddy's as his voice has changed a bit over the years. The drumming...which obviously is the highpoint of Rush music... was almost perfect. Not saying anything bad as he did a fantastic job and the guitar work was amazing. All and all Lotus Land made for a great night out listening to Rush music. I will be watching for them to return because I want to see them again.
Ok, saw Rush for the first time during the Signals Tour in Dec 82 and have been to numerous shows over the years. I can honestly say this was my first time to see Lotus Land Rush Tribute and you would be HARD pressed to find difference between these guys - seriously. Differences obviously in the stage show itself - sure, with over 30+ years of doing shows and the money behind them, Rush can pretty much do whatever they want, including rotisseries on stage, but given time and following, LLRT is certainly well on their way to greatness. The music and effort was pure, old stuff, new stuff, pretty much anything a Rush fan wants to hear, without the cost ;) See them, hear them - enjoy them - I know my wife and I did and WILL again. Thanks guys!
Great show & an AMAZING band!! Highly recommend seeing lotus Land!!
Lotus Land was fantastic. The music was fantastic and dead on. The vocalist was impressive sounding just like Geddy and performing on bass, vocals and keyboards. The drumming was of course excellent as well!! Highly recommended for any RUSH fan by a very big RUSH fan!!!
2nd time Ive seen them...Absolutely spot on and a great show! Close your eyes and its Alex, Geddy and Neil...I mean EXACT! Zanadu is a very complicated song and they did it perfectly...2112 and By-Tor...2 favorites and they were great I would highly recommend them for any Rush fan...at Showcase live for $15 it is a steal...I would pay $30 or $40 easy to see them
Unbelievable performance. As close to the real thing as I ever expect to hear.
