Concert review: Rush presents rousing show at Ford Center

The Rush show’s fog, lights and seemingly seizure-inducing lasers are concert essentials. But who can forget the chickens?

Maybe 100 chickens spun in huge rotisserie cookers behind vocalist Geddy Lee’s keyboard. The only explanation was a short video clip that showed guitarist Alex Lifeson playing a policeman who shook a drumstick at a kilt-wearing Lee.

The prog-rock group played to a capacity crowd at the Ford Center on Saturday.

Lee’s high-pitched, authoritative voice grabbed the fans and took them on an epic experimental musical joyride. The Canadian trio’s vocalist got the crowd’s motors running with “Red Barchetta,” and drummer Neil Peart continued the good vibrations with the skin-pounding ear-candy “Mission.”

“Limelight” and “Workin’ Them Angels” were other crowd favorites at the concert. The Rush show was one of the best concerts ever ... you might say it was finger-lickin’ good - just like those chickens.