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Rush explored its past, present and future at the New Orleans Arena

At the New Orleans Arena on June 10, Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart demonstrated that their Time Machine tour is not a time warp. I have made no secret of my ardent Rush fandom , even if I don’t necessarily embrace all of Peart’s lyrical philosophies. That said, by any objective measure, Rush succeeded in drawing on their storied past while presenting it in an invigorated, still-vital present.

To wit, they were generous, playing for two-and-a-half hours, not counting a 20 minute intermission. They went to the trouble to conceive a smartly designed stage set, with a steam-punk motif augmented by an onstage sausage maker (a tie-in to a video gag) and a large video screen. They did not take themselves too seriously, i.e. the sausage maker and the opening video in which the costumed musicians spoofed themselves and their legacy.

Most importantly, bear down, play hard, enjoy yourself, and look like you are.

Check, check, check and check.

Around 10,000 people turned out, roughly the same as when Rush headlined the New Orleans Arena in 2008. A sampling of the varied Rush demographic: Imagination Mover Rich Collins, in the company of his 11-year-old son; Tracey Freeman, producer of multiple albums by Harry Connick Jr. and Kermit Ruffins; pastry chef Tariq Hanna, whose Sucre shop features a delicacy dubbed the “Red Barchetta,” in honor of a Rush anthem; and the Galatoire’s waiter who took care of Lee the night before the concert.

The Time Machine tour coincides with the 30th anniversary of Rush’s classic “Moving Pictures” album. A catalog containing 18 studio albums -- with another, “Clockwork Angels,” likely coming early next year -- presents logistical challenges when choosing a set list.

My only quibble with the Time Machine show is that the first set wandered perhaps too far on the back roads of the band’s late-‘80s and early-‘90s output. The classic “The Spirit of Radio,” with its thrilling opening guitar riff and subsequent lift-off, is still an effective opener . After that – pardon the expression – rush, Lee, Lifeson and Peart fast-forwarded to “Time Stand Still,” from 1987, the rarely performed “Presto,” from 1989, and the bracing “Stick It Out,” from 1993. Only the first of those three, among the pop-iest entries in the canon, is notable.

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