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Rush: A Brief History of Time The Early Days: From 'Rush' to '2112' & Beyond |
Presented here is a collection of old Rush articles and interviews which I've dubbed
Rush: A Brief History of Time. The items reflected below were provided by long-time reader and site contributor
Heiko Klages of Germany, reader
RushFanForever, Eric Hansen from
Power Windows, Ed Stenger from
RushIsABand, Joe Pesch, Greg Nosek, Patrick Vella, and many others. They were all gracious enough to share some of these rare glimpses into the beginnings of Rush, and I'm certain you'll enjoy them as well.
Table of Contents
Part I -
(Published on April 16th, 2009)
Part II -
(Published on May 25th, 2009)
Part III -
(Published on September 25th, 2009)
Part IV -
(Published on February 28th, 2010)
Part V -
(Published on August 5th, 2010)
Part VI -
(Published on September 23rd, 2010)
Part VII -
(Published on April 14th, 2011)
Part VIII -
(Published on January 19th, 2012)
Part IX -
(Published on July 12th, 2012)
Part X -
(Published on January 27th, 2013)
Part XI -
(Published on October 23rd, 2013)
Part XII -
(Published on March 5th, 2015)
Part XIII -
(Published on June 23rd, 2016)
Part XIV -
(Published on March 17th, 2018)
Part XV -
(Published on July 19th, 2018)
Chronological Listing of All Articles
Part I - Originally published on April 16th, 2009
An article titled
Rush: Deadly Serious About Their Music, by John Ayearst, was originally published back on March 21, 1974. This early article is one of the few that discusses the band with late, original drummer John Rutsey. The article is in two parts and can be read here:
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Next up is a very early review of Rush's debut album called
Rush Rock Sound Crisp and Strong by Bill Provick which originally appeared in the May 30th, 1974 edition of
The (Ottawa) Citizen.---
Later in 1974, Rush made what was probably their first appearance in
Billboard Magazine with this articled titled
Rush Hot On Circuit. This uncredited short article appeared in the October 19th, 1974 edition of Billboard and includes a rare picture of the band with Neil Peart. Alongside the band are Joe McHugh and Greg McCutcheon of "ATI"; the organization who booked Rush for their early, New York gigs. Also included in the picture is Rush's first "American" manager Ira Blacker. All three are mentioned in the liner notes from Rush's
debut album.
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In March of 1975, the
Music Canada Quarterly Magazine published a two-page spread on the band titled
A Rush of Sound by Cliff Lorimer. There are a lot of interesting tidbits in this article including how, early on, the band was confused with other bar bands/trios who were also called Rush. Also of interest is the mention that, even back in 1975, Rush was thinking about recording a live album at Toronto's Massey Hall. About 15 months after this article was published, Rush did end up recording their first live album at Massey. We, of course, all know it as
All The World's A Stage.
A Rush of Sound can be read here:
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Next up is a short article/review simply titled
Rush written by Geoff Barton. Mr. Barton is also well known for having penned the "words" behind both the
2112 Tour Book as well as the first volume of
Rush: The Words and the Pictures.
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The March 1976 edition of
Creem (America's Only Rock 'n' Roll) Magazine included a two-page article called
Rush: Pebbles & Bam-Bam in Alphaville by Rick Johnson. Yep, you read that title correctly. Of course, any article that begins with...
"The first thing you notice about Rush, according to one observer, is that they're not as gross-looking as Bachman-Turner Overdrive and they have a somewhat lower thud weight than most other Canadian bands.
...has to be, well, interesting. Check out the entire, interesting read here:
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Here's an early
advertisement for Rush's breakthrough concept album '2112'.
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Next comes an article titled
How To Click Without Airplay. Published in the December 22nd, 1976 edition of
Variety, this article, sub-titled
Canadian Rock Trio, Rush, Brushed Off By Radio Station, But Sells Records is an interesting look back at how Rush, against all odds, did succeed. Apologies for the poor quality of the scanned article.
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Part II - Originally published on May 25th, 2009
Here's a fantastic 7-page article which appeared in the January 1975 edition of
The Canadian Composer - a bilingual monthly music magazine. The article, titled
Rush: Living the Rock and Roll Lifestyle was written by Richard Flohil and is presented below in both English and French-Canadian.
Rush: Living the Rock and Roll Lifestyle can be read here:
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Up next is a short, uncredited article which appeared in the April 17th, 1976 edition of the UK music periodical
Sounds. The article briefly discusses the similarities of Rush and Led Zeppelin from a Tolkien perspective. The article can be read
HERE.
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The next article appeared in the April 27th, 1976 edition of
Circus Magazine, a monthly American magazine devoted to rock music. The 2-page article, titled
Behind Their Space Odyssey `2112` was written by Dan Nooger and, obviously, focuses on the band's quintessential concept album
2112.
Note the caption under the image of the band on the first page of the article. Apparently, ZZ Top refused to let the band play an encore after the "stole the show" in Cleveland. Love it!
Behind Their Space Odyssey `2112` can be read here:
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The next article, titled
Rush`s Concept is Rock and Roll originally appeared in the June 3rd-9th, 1976 edition of
Scene magazine. Written by Nick Shofar, this article discusses
2112 and how the band attempted to "get away from the stigma of Led Zeppelin".
This article can be read via the following two links:
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Article.
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Finally we have an early Billboard Article on the band called
Rush Rushes Into U.S. Prominence which originally appeared in the August 28th, 1976 edition of the magazine. Written by Starr Arning, this short article briefly discusses Rush's early years, their upcoming appearance on the Don Kirshner's Rock Concert television show and how they expect to put "...a lighter part in the middle of [their] show..." after they begin headlining concerts. Definitely an interesting read.
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Part III - Originally published on September 25th, 2009
Georgia Straight, Vancouver's Weekly News Magazine, did a cover feature on Rush back in September of 1977. Titled
Rush: Canada's Most Successful (and least recognized) Rock Band and written by Tom Harrison, the article discusses Rush's fifth studio album
A Farewell to Kings as well the fact that the band, even within Canada, isn't as well known as it should be. There's also a full page advertisement for all of Rush's albums at that point.
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The February 14th-20th, 1980 edition of Scene Entertainment Weekly (of Northeast Ohio), included a two-page, front cover article on Rush called
Rush: Something Special for Everyone. You can read this article via the following two links:
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This next multi-page article/review comes from the January 1976 edition of the Ontario Entertainment Magazine
Cheap Thrills. The article, titled
A Solid Gold Rush discusses the bands first four studio albums along with their first live offering. The reviewer seems to enjoy Rush's music but had no appreciation for
2112 at all.
"I hate this one. Non-Rush fans have told me how much they like 2112, so maybe that's the point. Me? I think it's wretched..." Nice.
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The June 11th, 1977 edition of
New Musical Express from the UK contained a dual/dueling article on the band called
The Rush Phenomenon by Paul Morley and Paul Rambali. This one's an interesting take on the rise of popularity of Rush during the late seventies.
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This next article focuses more on the creation of Anthem Records than it does Rush, but it's an interesting read nonetheless. Titled
Anthem Records - Success Spawns New Label, it originally appeared in the June 4th, 1977 edition of RPM Magazine.
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Up next is an interesting advertisement for 2112. Anyone else tired of seeing this particular image of the band? :-) Check it out
HERE.
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This next one is for our French (and French-Canadian audience). The article, called
Heavy Metal En Serie B - RUSH La Surprise is written in French by Alain Pons and originally appeared in the September 1977 edition of
Best - #110. If anyone cares to translate the text I'm sure many of us would be appreciative.
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This next article, which appeared in the July 23rd, 1977 edition of
Melody Maker, a UK publication, focuses on Neil Peart. It's titled
Drums & Percussion - Rush Hour and was penned by Chris Welch.
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Up next is a great article by famed Rush fan/author Geoff Barton which originally appeared in the February 5th, 1977 edition of
Sounds, another UK publication. Titled
Caress Of Steel - Poor Man's Zeppelin? - Or underrated scions of sword and sorcery rock?, Barton "states the case for Rush" in this in-depth look at Rush's career through that point in time. And yes, we're treated once again to that 'image' of the band that always seems to pop up :-)
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Continuing along the Geoff Barton line, this next article, which also appeared in
Sounds in July of 1977 is called
Rush Judgement - Neil Peart Talks to Geoff Barton. This article, which is sub-titled
Tired of the Stress of the city, the Canadian power trio take to the wilds of Wales was written as Rush were in the writing and recording process for their fifth studio album
A Farewell to Kings. Of interest is the fact that, according to this article, the album was originally thought to be called
Closer to the Heart.
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This next article appeared in the September 17th, 1977 edition of RPM Weekly; a Canadian publication. Called
Rush - an International Happening, it discusses, rather briefly, the history of the band from their
debut album through
All The World's a Stage.
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Up next is a short but very positive review of
Caress of Steel which originally appeared in the February 12th, 1977 edition of the Record Mirror; a UK publication. The review, which is simply titled
Rush: 'Caress Of Steel' was written by David Brown.
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Finally, we're left with a nice multi-page article from the December 1977 edition of
Stagelife. Called
Rush: Are They Afraid of Heavy Metal? and sub-titled
Rush Reiteration, this article was written by Jymn Parrett who discusses his initial impressions of the band dating back to 'Rush' and continuing through 'A Farewell to Kings'. A
very interesting read with a nice picture of Geddy & Alex in action.
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Part IV - Originally published on February 28th, 2010
Let's travel back to March of 1977 for the first article to start off the fourth segment. Titled
Rush & Foghat, by Richard Hogan, this Circus Magazine article discusses the touring duties of both bands as they travel across the United States. A rare, color reproduction with some great shots of the bands.
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Up next is an interesting article/review of Rush's 2112. Titled
Rush to Judgement, this Creem Magazine article from June 1977 was written by Darcy Diamond who, along with his/her sister, take in a Rush concert that neither seem to enjoy all that much. A nonetheless interesting and humorous read along with some nice color shots of the boys.
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Up next is a triple-treat from a January 5th, 1978 edition of
Circus Magazine. Though the magazine was scanned in black & white, it contains a brief review of 'A Farewell to Kings' by Michael Bloom, a nice article called 'Recognition is Only Half the Fun' by Max Thaler and a two-page Rush Tour Poster. There are also a few upcoming Rush tour dates listed. Of course, I included the cover of the magazine just to remind you all of the hairstyles that were mainstream back in the late 70's :-)
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This next lengthy article appeared in the January 28th, 1978 edition of the French-Quebec magazine called 'Pop Rock'. The article, titled
Rush A Chicago was written by Marie-France Remillard and includes an interesting painting of the band. The article is written in French so I'm not entirely sure of the content.
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Continuing through 1978, the next article originally appeared in February 11th, 1978 edition of the UK music magazine 'Melody Maker'. Titled
Heavy Side of Rush and written by Simon Kinnersley, this well written article has Simon slowly learning to appreciate Rush, to a degree. The article also touches upon Rush touring duties and the early history of the band.
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Next we have a short but positive article from the March 4th, 1978 edition of the UK music magazine 'Music Week'. Titled
Is The Canadian Rush On?, this article discusses the success of 'A Farewell to Kings' in the United Kingdom and the growing popularity of the band and Canadian music in general.
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More from the UK, we have
Power Pop?, a brief article written by Robin Smith who 'gets in amongst the faded denims and greatcoats to see Rush'. I particularly enjoyed the description of the band as 'an all Canadian earthquake band'. Apparently the boys played a song called 'Kanadu' though I can't imagine what that might have been :)
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This next Netherlands article from the March 22, 1978 edition of 'Muziekkrant OOR' is called
Rush Met Voetversnelling and features an interesting picture of Geddy that no doubt got him in hot water with his wife :) Written by Kees Baars with photos by Anton Corbijn, this lengthy article appears to discuss the early days of Rush and their touring prowess. If anyone can translate the text, please do let us know what else this article may reflect.
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Up next is a nice tribute to the then fifth anniversary of SRO/Anthem; Rush's production and management company. Click
HERE to view the entire publication which includes some nice write ups about Rush and Max Webster, a hand-written and signed congratulatory note from the band as well as a brief biography of the band.
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Sticking to 1978, this next article, titled
Rush'n Around, written by Peter Douglas, takes an in-depth look at the band's touring gear. This article originally appeared in the April 1978 edition of the UK magazine 'Beat Instrumental', hence the deep dive into the band's instruments.
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Moving back to the states, this next color article came from the May 11th, 1978 edition of Circus Magazine. The article, titled
Rush Relive Their Early Years was published in connection with the band's release of
Archives. Also included are some nice candid and concert shots of the boys along with some upcoming tour dates.
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Continuing along the 'Archives' theme, this next article also reviews the 3-album release. Titled
Rush's Valuable Triple Echo, this short and fairly positive review was written by Michael Oldfield and originally appeared in the May 13th, 1978 edition of the UK's Melody Maker. Unfortunately, this next review of Archives, titled
The Rush Problem was obviously less than positive. Written by Paul Morley, the author does seem to recognize the power (both musically and lyrically) of Rush.
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Up next is a somewhat famous (or should that be infamous) article/review written by long-time Rush fan Geoff Barton. Up until the release of 'Hemispheres', Mr. Barton was a tremendous supporter of the band. But as this article, titled
It Could Be A Meisterwerk (but it's more like a terrible mistake) reveals, Barton's appreciation for the band is fading. Barton seems torn in this review; both praising and condemning the band for their musical direction. He also seems to be confused about the order of the tracks, placing Cygnus X-1 Book II as the b-side to the album. To each his own I guess. The article originally appeared in the October 20th, 1978 edition of the UK 'Sound' magazine.
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This next article, from the December 1978 edition of the Canadian magazine 'The New Music', is a feature and interview with Geddy Lee. The color article, titled
Rush: Canadian Rock 'n' Roll Success Story was written by Kirk LaPointe and contains a nice color photo of Geddy and his cat. It's also a nice, albeit somewhat short, look into Rush from Geddy's personal perspective.
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Up next is one of my favorite early articles about Rush. Coming from the December 5th, 1978 edition of 'Circus Weekly' and titled
Rush's Music of the Spheres, this article/interview with Geddy lee, which written by David Fricke, discusses Geddy's growing frustration with the critics view of the band. 'If an album is good", Geddy says, "people will find out about it on their own." An enjoyable read with some nice color and black & white images of the band.
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Still holding to 1978, we have a brief, meandering and largely positive review of 'Hemispheres'. The
review, which appeared in the December 9th, 1978 edition of the UK's 'New Musical Express' periodical, was written by Ian Penman who attempts to decipher the meaning behind the lyrics from the album. You be the judge if Ian was on point or not.
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Continuing with another review of 'Hemispheres' is the article/review titled
Rush: Into the Global Village which was written by J.J. Linden and appeared in the December 9th, 1978 edition of 'RPM Weekly', a Canadian Music magazine. More than just a review of 'Hemispheres', this article takes a look back and the progression of Rush and their music. A nice read indeed.
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Closing out 1978 is one final, largely unfavorable
review of Hemispheres which appeared in the December 12th, 1978 edition of 'Circus Magazine'. Written by Bart Testa, this review does point out some positive aspects of the album, its message and the band in general, but then again Testa also believes there may be some internal turmoil with the band due to the sub-title of La Villa Strangiato (an exercise in self-indulgence). I disagree with that assertion , but it is an interesting observation nonetheless.
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Moving on to 1979, this January 27th, 1979 'RPM Weekly' article titled
Anthem's Rush Receive Gold, Platinum, Plaque talks about Rush's 'Hemispheres' going Gold in the U.S. In addition, Rush was awarded a plaque from the Canadian Consulate in Chicago in recognition of their contribution to music on an international basis. Some grainy but nice images of Rush (and the awarded plaque) are included.
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Up next is a nice, lengthy article titled
Rushing Around by the late Maurice Rotheroe. I'm not certain where this article originally appeared, but it seems to have been written after Rush completed touring in support of 'Hemispheres'. Maurice talks to the band about their gear and their musical direction in this well-written four-page article. Make sure you read the last few closing paragraphs of the article which are rather enlightening.
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Let's time-warp to the 1980's with this next article/interview, simply titled
Alex Lifeson. This originally appeared in the June 1984 edition of 'Free Music' magazine and was penned by long-time Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan. The discussion centers around the release of 'Grace Under Pressure' and the upcoming tour in support of the band's album.
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It's unclear where this next item originated, but it appears to be a legitimate list of '
20 Questions with Geddy Lee' and was put together back in June 3rd, 1996.
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Shooting into the 21st century, this next article came from the now-defunct
www.themusician.ca. The article/interview with Alex Lifeson, titled
Rush: R30 and Beyond was written by Ken Kucharic back in mid-2004 after Rush completed their R30 tour and began work on releasing the concert on DVD.
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Moving closer to the era of 'Snakes and Arrows' is this next short
interview with Geddy Lee from 'More Sugar' and written by Christopher Alo.
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In a bit of a change of pace, this next article take from the June 2006 edition of 'Ontario Golf' magazine focuses on Alex Lifeson's love of the game as well as his hand in developing a new golf course called Coppinwood in Uxbridge located in Toronto. The article, titled
What A Rush was written by Robert Thompson with photos by Chris Gallow.
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Continuing on the Alex Lifeson theme is this next article/interview which originally appeared in the July 2006 edition of 'Guitar World'. Click
HERE to read about what songs had the most impact on Alex's life, both in the past and today.
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Finally, we end this lengthy entry with a 'Dear Superstar' segment out of the April 2009 edition of 'Blender Magazine'. Titled simply
Geddy Lee and written by Rob Tannenbaum, this humorous and often interesting question session with Geddy is actually quite revealing.
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Part V - Originally published on August 5th, 2010
We'll start off the fifth segment of this archive by transporting back to 1974 for a review of Rush's debut album. Titled
'Rush' Makes Name, this favorable review was published in the Las Cruces Sun Times back on December 20th, 1974.
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Up next is a three-page article from Circus Magazine titled
Rush Release: Canada's Power Trio Is Switched On Live. Published back in 1976, this article by Anastasia Pantsios focuses on Rush's up-to-them short history and their success as a traditional power trio:
Rush's ability to emulate the musical approach of the keyboard-dominated English cosmic groups without duplicating their sound is one of the advantages Rush finds in remaining a guitar/bass/drums trio, a format that has fallen out of favor in the 70s.
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Moving overseas, this next one-page Dutch article is titled
Slaap Je Niet, Dan Rush Je Toch! which roughly translates to 'You Do not Sleep, Then You Still Rush'. This article was published back on September 7th, 1977. Check out the interesting portrait of "De Crew" ...
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Holding on to the 1977 era, we have two separate articles that came from the Winnipeg Free Press; both written by Jim Millican. Up first is the October 28th article
Rush scores gold albums without Top 40 radio play which, as the title indicates, focuses on Rush's growing success through 'A Farewell to Kings' without the benefit of any significant air play. Next is the December 7th article titled
Toronto's Rush top rock export which is somewhat of a quick review of Rush's history with some emphasis on A Farewell to Kings.
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Up next is a great five-page spread that was published on January 23rd, 1978 in Macleans Magazine. Titled, oddly enough,
To Hell With Bob Dylan: Meet Rush. They're in it for the money and written by Roy MacGregor, this is actually a very interesting read that focuses, in part, on Rush Manager Ray Danniels and his commitment, financial and otherwise, to the band.
Why they survived and became so successful has little to do with instantly-obvious talent and a lot to do with hard, hard work. "It's like when I phone up an electrician and he comes and gives me good service," says Neil Peart. "I'll call him back again and maybe recommend him to someone else." The road show is superb in visual terms and two hours in length, and their vast audience is ample evidence that there are many who love their music. Nobody can ignore them anymore.
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Closing out 1978 is an article that was published in Sounds Magazine back on February 25th, 1978. Titled
Black Holes: Close Encounters with Rush and written by Geoff Barton, this four-page article intertwines a discussion about space, the history of Rush and a deep look into Cygnus X-1: Book I.
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Moving on to 1979, up first is a quick band-review simply titled
Rush which was published, uncredited, in the HM Special Issue -- UK back in the Spring of '79.
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Up next is a rare, early -- and favorable -- review of Hemispheres which appeared in none other than Rolling Stone Magazine. The
article was published in the March 22nd, 1979 edition of the magazine and was written by Michael Bloom. I found this line particularly interesting:
"I affirm this band's ability to rock out, but I really want to give Rush a hard shove in the direction it's already heading."
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Up next is a nice full-page German
concert advertisement from May 3rd, 1979 which also includes a smaller inset ad on the European 'Rush Through Time' live album release.
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The May 5th, 1979 edition of the Record Mirror [UK] magazine included an interesting article called
The Brain Drain ... Barry Cain finds Rush acts faster than Anadin. Like I said...interesting. :-)
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Next comes a nice one page article from the May 12th, 1979 edition of Melody Maker [UK] magazine. Titled
The Maple Leaf Stomp and written by Steve Gett, this article is a nice Rush and Max Webster concert review.
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We'll head into the eighties with, appropriately enough, a review of Permanent Waves which, as we all know, was released on January 1st, 1980. The review, titled
Logical Positivism for Astral Minds was written by John Gill and was published in the January 26th, 1980 edition of Sounds [UK] Magazine.
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Up next is something really special. The June 1980 edition of Guitar Player Magazine included two in-depth articles on both Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee. These were among the first really detailed articles on Geddy and Alex in a major publication. The first article, titled
Alex Lifeson: Rush's Kinetic Lead Guitarist was written by Jim Schwartz and spans 14 pages. The second article is titled
Geddy Lee: Hi-Tech Bassist and Synthesist with Rush was written by Tom Mulhern and spans 12 pages.
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Many people are aware of the July 2008 article on Rush in Rolling Stone Magazine called
Rush Never Sleeps however this wasn't the first time RS did a feature on the band. The May 28th, 1981 edition of the magazine included an article called
Rush: Power From the People which was written by David Fricke. The piece was sub-titled
Ignored by critics and radio this hard-rock trio went straight to the fans which accurately captures the tone of the article:
"We know we're doing well when we can sit back and say, 'That's a good record; the audience applauds for it, they like it,'" concludes Lee as he heads for the arena's dressing room. "To make records people enjoy and that we enjoy playing - that's our measure of success."
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Up next is a huge 48-page multi-article/interview collection that appeared in Sounds Magazine back in 1983. Written largely by Steve Gett, this offering includes numerous color and black-and-white images of the band. Click
HERE to view it however be warned: The PDF file is about 30MB in size.
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This next article offers up a nice view into the song writing process that Geddy and Alex employ. Titled
Rush: The Saga Continues and sub-titled
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Divulge Some of Their Trade Secrets, this four-page piece written by John Swenson was originally published in the May 1984 edition of Guitar World Magazine.
Using keyboards in their arranging makes the guitar parts better, believes Lifeson: "When you play keyboard progressions on guitar. you end up playing chords on combinations you never really think to play."
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Holding on to 1984, this next piece titled
Rush Release was published in May in the UK Magazine Melody Maker. Written by Derek Oliver, this well-written and favorable piece looks at the success of the band leading into their classic
Grace Under Pressure album.
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In July of 1987, Guitar Player Magazine published a special Canadian edition called the
Canadian Guitar Summit which included a secondary piece called
Beyond Borders. This 17 page article, by Jim Ferguson, focuses on Canadian Guitar greats Alex Lifeson, Rik Emmett (Triumph) Liona Boyd and Ed Bickert. Definitely an interesting read!
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Our final entry for the 80's is an impressive 12 page piece from the April 3rd, 1989 edition of Metal Magazine called
Rush: History, Portraits, Discography by Goetz Kuehnemund. It gives a nice retrospective review of Rush's career through the
Hold Your Fire period. This offering comes with numerous color photos of the band, many not seen before anywhere else.
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As we enter the 90's, we return back to Macleans Magazine where, back on September 30th, 1991, an article titled
Rush - Rock 'n' Roll Royalty was penned by Nicholas Jennings. The link brings you directly to Mr. Jenning's website where he has reproduced the original article.
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Up next is a piece from a 1992 copy of Spin Magazine called
Confessions of a Rush Fan by Bob Mack. The title says it all for this short 2-page piece.
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Around the time when Alex Lifeson released his solo effort
Victor, he was interviewed for a feature in the February 1996 edition of Guitar Shop magazine. The piece, titled
Solo Signals and written by Mike Mettler, dives into the creative process that led to Alex's solo effort. Also check out the side article called
Power Windows: Alex Lifeson's Hot Wheels which talks about his customized Black Mercedes 380SEC.
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A few months later in 1996, another interview/Q&A session with Alex appeared in the September 1996 edition of Guitar One Magazine. This entry, titled
Alex Lifeson: The Making of a Guitar Legend was written by Wolf Marshall and spans ten pages in all.
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Our final entry this time around for the 1990's also features Alex Lifeson in a Guitar Shop Magazine article. Titled
The Different Stages of Rush: Guitarist Alex Lifeson Reveals the Secrets Behind a 25-Year Legacy and written by Jeffrey L. Perlah, this six-page article is another in-depth Q&A session with the Rush guitarist which took place shortly after the band released their fourth live offering
Different Stages.
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We'll enter the 21st century with a very in-depth look at the creative process behind the formation of Rush's 2002 offering
Vapor Trails. The article, simple titled
Alex Lifeson on the Making of Vapor Trails originally appeared in the May 7th, 2002 edition JAM! Showbiz Magazine (Online).
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And finally, closing out this fifth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time is another Alex Lifeson-centric article. This one, titled
Iron Man follows Alex while he works on his second-favorite past-time: Golf. This article was published in the December 2009 edition of Guitar Aficionado Magazine and was written by Gary Graff with photos by K.C. Armstrong.
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Part VI - Originally published on September 23rd, 2010
Welcome to the sixth - and largest - installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time. This time around, we have
50 different entries spanning the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. As always, we'll trace through each entry in chronological order.
Up first are two articles from
Billboard Magazine that appeared back in 1974. The first article, titled
Rush, Mercury U.S. Deal talks about the signing of Rush by Mercury records and includes some record sales of their debut album. The second
Billboard article from 1974 is called
SRO Expands to Promo, Productions, Publishing. This one focuses on the growing success of SRO which was coupled with the growing success of Rush at the time.
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The next article appeared in the November 1975 edition of
Circus Raves magazine. Titled
Rush - BTO's Heavy Metal Challengers and written by Michael Gross, this piece touches upon an early tour date Rush had in support of their then-recently released second album
Fly by Night.
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Moving on to 1976, this next piece is a real treat. Rush performed an early date in support of 2112 at the Hamilton Place Great Hall in Hamilton Ontario. A unique
concert program was handed out to the crowd which contained a write up on Rush called
Rush - Knocking Down the Walls.
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Up next is one of several entries coming out of the
Sounds Magazine publications. This entry, titled
We Have Assumed Control was written by Geoff Barton and discusses, in detail, a Rush concert in support of
A Farewell to Kings that took place in Sheffield, UK.
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Moving forward to 1978, this next article came from the March 4th, 1978 edition of
New Musical Express. Titled
Is Everybody Feelin' all RIGHT? (Geddit...?) and written by Barry Miles, this controversial piece essentially accuses Rush of being Fascists which, not surprisingly, really upset the band at the time. There's a follow-up piece to this article coming up in the '1979' section.
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And here we are -- in 1979. Up first is a piece that appeared in the January 2nd edition of
Circus Magazine. The piece, called
Guitar Heroes contained a nice write up on Alex Lifeson.
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Moving into February, this next
double-piece appeared in
Sounds Magazine and includes an article called
Rush, Nugent, Aerosmith Blitzkrieg as well as some information on
Rush Ticket Details.
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We've now reached the responses to the earlier article that accused Rush of being Fascists. This piece, called
Rock Against Right-Wing Rock Being Called Facist appeared in the May 5th, 1979 edition of
New Musical Express was penned by John Hamblett who talked to Rush about the earlier article/accusations.
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Up next is an interesting, lengthy piece that was published in the June 1979 edition of
Canadian Musician Magazine. This one is simply called
RUSH and focuses on the band's history and evolution from concept pieces to tighter arrangements that they were working on in preparation for
Permanent Waves.
---Time to strap on your translator gear with this next piece. Published in August of '79 in the Netherland's edition of
Music Maker Magazine, this one is called
De Rampen Van Rush which loosely translates to
From the Disasters Rush. There are some nice pics of Geddy with his double-neck in this one.
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We'll exit the 70's with another entry from
Sounds Magazine. This one, called
Rush: Bingley Hall Stafford is a review of Rush in concert and was written by John Gill.
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On to the 1980's where we'll start with, appropriately enough, an
advertisement for
Permanent Waves which, as all good Rush fans should know, was released on January 1st, 1980.
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Up next, Rush graces the cover of the April 1980 edition of
Circus Magazine where they are also featured in an article called
Battered By Old & New Waves, Rush Keeps Their Boat Afloat By Rocking It which was written by David Fricke. This piece includes several color and black-and-white photos of the band.
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Next is a full-page advertisement that appeared in the June 16th, 1980 edition of
Sounds Magazine. The ad, titled
The Rush Collection contains several album covers and a footer that reads "18 Date Tour Sold Out".
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Moving to 1981, this next short piece appeared in the February 1981 edition of
Hit Parader Magazine. Titled
Rock Hotline: Rush and written by Charley Crespo, this entry, among other things, mentions the band's guest appearance on
Battle Score (Battle Scar) by Max Webster.
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Moving into 1982, Alex Lifeson appeared on the cover of the October 7th edition of
Kerrang! Magazine which had a nice article on the band called
New World Men. The piece was written by Steve Gett who also penned the Rush biography
Success Under Pressure.
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Here's an interesting
advertisement that appeared in the October 23rd, 1982 edition of
Sounds Magazine. The ad is for the single release of
Subdivisions which included
Red Barchetta (Live) on the B-side of the album. Also note the Rush Laser Light Concert notice at the bottom of the page.
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The November 1982 edition of
Sounds Guitar Heroes, which included a six-page spread on Jimmy Page, also included a two-page piece on Alex Lifeson which, of course, was titled simply
Alex Lifeson. In it, Alex discusses, among other things "Why (he) swopped this Fender for a Gibson".
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Opening up 1983 is an entry from the book called
Heart of Gold: Thirty Years of Canadian Pop Music which included a decent five-page segment on Rush called
All The World's A Stage.
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The April 1983 edition of
Circus Magazine had a segment on Rush called
Rush Takes Songs, Lights and a Video Vampire on the Road which was written by Andy Secher. This piece looks at Rush during the Signals tour and includes a "Backstage Encounter" with Alex Lifeson.
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Up next is a piece that appeared in the May 21st, 1983 edition of
Sounds Magazine. Titled
The Rush Sanctuary Breached and penned by prolific Rush scribe Geoff Barton, this two page spread has Geoff talking with the band about their history, Signals Tour and more.
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Ending 1983, we have a three page article simply titled
Rush. This originally appeared in the July 1983 edition of
Music UK Magazine and was written by Max Kay. This one includes a couple of nice color shots of Geddy and Alex in action.
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We'll open up 1984 with an advertisement for
Grace Under Pressure that appeared in the April 21st edition of
Sounds Magazine. Following that up is a nice four-page article that appeared in the July 1984 edition of
Guitar for the Practicing Musician Magazine called
Alex Lifeson of Rush: Still in School by John Stix. This is a great Q&A session with Alex that also contains some decent color photos of Lerxst.
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Also in July of 1984, Geddy Lee made the cover of
International Musician and Recording World Magazine which also included a lengthy piece on Rush called
Rush's 'Grace Under Pressure': Sometimes The Best Step Forward Is A Step Backward written by Dan Hedges. Some nice color shots of the boys grace this piece as well.
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We'll enter and exit 1985 with a full page
advertisement for Power Windows (available on Chrome Cassette or Album) :) and head into 1986 with a great piece that appeared in the January 1986 edition of
Modern Drummer Magazine. Titled simply
Neil Peart and written by Scott K. Fish, this lengthy Q&A session with Neil is actually quite revealing. Definitely one to check out.
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Let's time warp to 1988 for a piece that appeared in the May 7th edition of
Sounds Magazine. This piece is called
Another Round of Rush 'n' Roulette and was written by Mr. Spencer. The three page piece looks back at the then 20-year career of Rush and the oddity of how the band was simultaneously popular - and unknown.
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Check out the cover artwork in this next piece which appeared in a 1989 copy of
Music Express Magazine. The accompanying piece, called
The Weigh-In was written by Keith Sharp with the illustration credits going to David Flett. It deals with a bet Alex made with a friend regarding the loss of some weight -- but mostly focuses on the release of
A Show of Hands.
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We'll exit the 1980's with a great retrospective piece on Rush called
Aging Gracefully. The piece appeared in the January/February 1989 edition of
Network (Canada's Entertainment Magazine) which also included Geddy Lee on the cover. The four page interview/article was written by Wilder Penfield III and includes some nice photos of the band.
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Moving into the 1990's, we'll start with an article that appeared in the January 3rd edition of the
Winnipeg Free Press. The article, titled
Rush Remains Canada's Top Pop Export was penned by Bill Anderson of the Canadian Press. It looks at the popularity of Rush, record sales figures in comparison to other Canadian artists, and also touches upon
Presto.
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Also in 1990, Rush (well, Geddy and Alex) made the cover of the July 14th edition of
Kerrang! Magazine which also had an accompanying four-page article called
Excuse Me, Do You Happen To Know Where Rush Are Playing Tonight? written by Paul Henderson. Of real interest in this article is the discussion of adding a fourth member to Rush during the Presto tour which, thankfully, never came to be.
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Up next is an article called
Rush 'Contends' With Tour Crisis which appeared in the December 1991 edition of
The Lethbridge Herald. This uncredited article touches upon some tour issues with Rush and their entourage, the successful release of
Roll The Bones and their (then) recent Grammy Loss to Eric Johnson for Best Instrumental.
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Moving to 1992, Alex Lifeson appeared on the March '92 cover of
M.E.A.T. Magazine which also ran a two-page spread on Rush called
Canada's #1 Rock Act! Rush written by Drew Masters. Mr. Master looks back at the career of Rush and the impact - and inspiration - they provided for upcoming musicians. It's an interesting and well-written piece.
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Up next are two articles that came out of
The Winnipeg Free Press. The first, which appeared on March 6th, 1992 was called
Rush Discovers It Has A Future In Music Trade and was written by Jim Abbott of the
Orlando Sentinel. The article looks at the longevity of Rush leading up to the release of
Roll The Bones. The second article, which appeared on October 21, 1993 of TWFP was titled
Complexity Lurks in Rush Album and was picked up from the
Canadian Press. The piece is a short interview with Neil Peart and review of
Counterparts.
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Holding in 1993, Geddy Lee once again graces the cover of
Network (Canada's Entertainment Magazine) in their November 1993 edition. The magazine also includes a lengthy piece on Rush called
Rush: The Godfathers of Cyber-Tech Go Organic written by Perry Stern. This is essentially an interview with the band and review of
Counterparts where we learn that
"A sense of humor has kept the three of us together more than anything..."
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Alex Lifeson once again appears on the cover of
M.E.A.T. Magazine in their December 1993 edition. Additionally, the magazine included a three-page article called
Alex Lifeson Reveals 'Counterparts' written by Drew Masters. This is another great Q&A session with Alex.
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Finally we'll exit 1993 with an article that appeared in the December 12th edition of
The Daily Herald. Titled
After 20 Years, Rush Gets a Rush Performing and written by Kira L. Billik, this piece focuses on
Counterparts and Neil's lyrical approach to the album.
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Next up is an article that appeared in the August 3rd, 1996 edition of
Billboard Magazine. The article, titled
Rush Aims For New Generation was written by Paul Verna and discusses the release of
Test For Echo and how the band's sound was continuing to evolve over the years.
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Another piece that focused on
Test For Echo appeared in the October 31st, 1996 edition of
The Altoona Mirror. The piece, called
Rush's 'Test For Echo' Challenges The Justice System and written by Kira L. Billik, analyzes the meaning behind the album and the title track.
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In 1997, Rush were honored as Officers of the Order of Canada; the first such honors ever bestowed on a musical group. The February 26th, 1997 edition of the
Winnipeg Free Press had an article on the event. The piece is called
Rush First Rock Band in Order of Canada and was written by Betsy Powell.
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Exiting the 90's and the 20th century, we'll move ahead to 2007 where Geddy Lee was the focus in the July 2007 edition of
Bass Guitar Magazine. The article, titled
Back to Basics was written by J.D. Considine and included photos by Dale May. It was essentially a look at the writing and recording process behind
Snakes & Arrows.
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Later in 2007, Alex Lifeson was interviewed for the October 2007 edition of
Total Guitar Magazine. The
interview was conducted by Charlie Griffiths and covers Alex's inspiration over the years, his playing style and more.
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We'll end 2007 with a great piece.
Rush: Guitar Legends is a huge 46-page collection of old and new articles, photos, interviews, music and more. This is one not to be missed, but be warned: the file size is 27mb.
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The September 2009 edition of
American Motorcyclist Magazine contained a lengthy piece on Neil Peart. The article was titled
Rocker & Roller and was written by Richard J. Atkins with photos by Holly Carlyle. It focuses on Neil's love of motorcycles but is also a revealing look into the man behind the lyrics of Rush.
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Back to the present, we'll (almost) end this sixth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time with a three page article that recently appeared in the August 2010 edition of
Classic Rock Magazine. The piece, called
Rush: The Next Stage was written by Gary Graff and talks about the documentary
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as well as the band's work on the upcoming
Clockwork Angels album.
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And now we will end this installment with a collection of
album advertisements from the 70's and 80's.
Part VII - Originally published on April 14th, 2011
As Rush are currently progressing back in time on their
Time Machine Tour, it's time once again for Cygnus-X1.Net to go back in time as well with another installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time. In this edition, we have 35 new articles and advertisements from years past, including seven entries from the 1970's and twenty-one entries from the 1980's which are primarily focused around the release of
Permanent Waves. A single entry from the 1990's along with four from the 2000's and two from the current decade round out this edition.
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We'll start off the seventh installment with the earliest article of the entire seven-part collection. Titled
Artist Profile: Rush, this December 29th, 19
73 entry came from
RPM Weekly Magazine and portrays a very positive early look at the then budding band:
"...When Rush strike up their amps no words are necessary, for they create a total involvement situation where the music is everything..."
Exactly :-)
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This next piece, which came from an unknown source back in May of 1974, is called a
Broadcaster Playlist: Rush. It's a short introduction / review of the band's debut album and contains a nice, albeit grainy, photo of Geddy, Alex and John.
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Sticking to 1974, we have a fairly lengthy
review of the debut album which came out of the June 1974 edition of
The Canadian Composer.
"...This music is about as subtle as a hit over the head with a sledgehammer - loud, proud, and take-it-or-leave-it, played with shrieking energy and some musical skill..."
Some musical skill -- critics :-)
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The next entry is one of the earliest appearances of Rush in
Billboard Magazine. Titled
First Time Around: Rush, this is a quick review of the band and their debut album, citing
Finding A Way, Need Some Love, In the Mood and
Before and After as the best cuts.
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In December of 1974, Rush was featured in an edition of
Beetle Magazine which was one of the first major articles done on the band with Neil Peart. However a few months earlier in September of '74, Beetle Magazine posted an
interview of the band and their debut album, calling them - and it -
"...viable rock'n'roll...".
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We'll close out the 70's with two more reviews of the debut album. The first, and somewhat unflattering, one comes from
Circus Magazine, published in January of 1975. The second comes from
Melody Maker UK Magazine which was published in March of the same year and ends with the statement
"...A more than promising debut album..."
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We'll now enter the meat of this installment with a look back at 1980 and the release of Rush's
Permanent Waves. Up first is another entry from
Billboard Magazine called
Billboard Special Survey: Permanent Waves; a short review of the album that came out on January 26th, 1980 and names
Different Strings, The Spirit of Radio and
Natural Sciences as the best cuts.
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Also published on January 26th, and coming from
Cashbox USA Magazine, was another short yet positive
review of Permanent Waves.
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A positive reflection of the early success of PeW and the new musical direction Rush was heading in appeared in the February 9th, 1980 edition of
RPM Weekly in a piece called
Intense Early Reaction to Rush's Permanent Waves.
"...While it maintains the group's solid rock sounds, along with the usual Rush elements of progressive music and science fiction lyrics, the album shows elements of further musical and lyrical maturity from the group..."
"...Science Fiction lyrics..."? Permanent Waves? A planet of playthings indeed...
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Also in February were two reviews of Permanent Waves; the first from
New Musical Express Magazine and written by Paul Du Noyer who, though not a fan of Rush, recognizes the brilliance of PeW, and the second from
Melody Maker UK written by long-time Rush scribe Steve Gett.
"...Terry Brown's production is typically commendable, and he manages to capture the sound of each individual instrument with tremendous feeling. Rush can content themselves in the knowledge that they've once again scored a winner..."
Indeed they did.
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In March of 1980, the French periodical
Rock & Folk Magazine published a
review of PeW which, I'm translating this correctly, appears to be very positive. The French obviously have good taste :-)
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Also in March comes a double entry from
Sounds Magazine titled
Sounds Readers Poll / Rush Hour. The Readers Poll selected Rush as the Band of the Year beating out the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Police and AC/DC. Readers also selected Geddy as the 7th best lead singer and 2nd best bassist (behind only Lemmy of Motorhead), and Alex as the 4th best guitarist. Neil, not surprisingly, was named the best drummer yet shockingly, none of the members were in the top 10 of favorite Sex Object (male category). The injustice of it all!
The piece titled
Rush Hour catches up with the band while they're on tour in support of PeW. It's a nice look back at the growing cult status of Rush and the impact of the immediate success of PeW.
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The March 1980 edition of
Billboard Magazine had another entry on Rush titled
Rush Won't Rush Into Style Fads of Moment; a somewhat introspective look into Permanent Waves and Rush's evolution.
"...Songwriter-drummer Neil Peart takes pride in the fact that his hard rock band doesn't change with every trend that comes along.
'Influence is one thing.' starts Peart, 'but to apply artificial limits on music is dishonest. We try not to be influenced by external limitations. One of our songs may be five minutes or 12 minutes. It's all relative to the piece.'..."
Well said, Neil.
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In April of 1980, two separate entries from
Record Review USA Magazine focused on Rush. The first, titled
Tight Rush is a great review of PeW written by Jon Sutherland, stating that
"...Permanent Waves is well worth the time investment to memorize the licks, time changes, and evolving music that is Rush..."The second piece called
A Canadian Chart Rush, also penned by Jon Sutherland, is a nice in-depth review with Geddy Lee about the band, touring, song writing, and, of course, Permanent Waves.
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Remaining in April, this next piece titled
The Moustache That Conquered the World was published on April 5th from
Sounds Magazine. In it, Neil Peart
"...grapples with the paradox..." of Rush having a hit single and landing on top of the pop (charts).
"...No record company would touch us...yet we became the biggest band Canada has produced. It makes you a bit cynical..."
This is a great, lengthy read -- one of the best of the collection.
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In May of 1980, the
Toronto Star Magazine published a piece called
Rush: Millionaire Stars of High-Tech Rock that focused primarily on the touring success of the band and what it takes to keep the tour moving.
Every travelling circus has it's crew, and this one has 25 people to set up the show every day, tear it down afterward and move it to the next town. These are the roadies: tough, rowdy and thoroughly competent. They know their jobs inside out; they know that without them - the riggers, the stagehands, the sound technicians, the lighting men, the drivers - Rush has no show at all.
No question of it at all. Another real gem.
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June of 1980 had two reviews of Permanent Waves appear. The first one was published in the
Gallery USA Magazine which realized that the melodies perhaps lacking in early Rush albums were more prevalent in PeW. The second review, titled
Rush's Heavy-Metal Message Hits the Radio appeared in the June 26th, 1980 edition of everyone's favorite magazine
Rolling Stone (sarcasm implied) and includes interview segments with Geddy and Neil.
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On June 28th, 1980, Brian Harrigan through
New Music News UK asked
The Rush Question; a nice retrospective look at the progress of the band up through that point in time.
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Moving into October of 1980,
Circus Magazine published a piece in their October 28th edition called
Rush & Foghat: Tag Team Match of '76; an interesting look back at when both bands toured together in 1976 and how their musical stylings changed as they moved into the 80's.
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The last article/entry from 1980 came from the November 8th edition of
RPM Weekly Magazine. The piece, titled
Rush Identifies with International Markets takes another look at the growing popularity of the band and the explosive success and critical acceptance of Permanent Waves.
"...They just won't let up. They're always on, tour. They only get about a month of free time to themselves, and they take such pride when they're recording an album. The band is slowly but surely progressing onto superstar status..."
Super. Stars. No question about it.
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Finally, we'll close out 1980 with three advertisements...
Advertisement I -- Advertisement II -- Advertisement III
...all related to Permanent Waves of course.
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We'll close out the 80's with a great, in-depth piece on both Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. This double-article appeared in the April 1986 edition of
Guitar Player Magazine. The articles, titled
Geddy Lee of Rush: Rock's Leading Bassist -and- Alex Lifeson of Rush: The Evolving Art of Rock Guitar span eighteen pages and present a deep look into Geddy and Alex's guitar genius. Another one not to be missed!
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Our singular entry from the 90's also came from
Guitar Player Magazine. The article, titled
Rush: Redefined is a thirteen page interview with Geddy and Alex that has some great accompanying color photos.
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The next three entries all came out in 2002 and, accordingly, are all in connection with the release of
Vapor Trails. Up first is a
review of VT that appeared in the May 10th edition of the
Orange County Register.
"...Indeed, Rush devotees may scratch their heads, but by the third listen the fire will be brighter than ever. Grade: A- ..."
The next entry, titled
Rush Rolls Again, was an interview with both Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson which was conducted by
Jon Wiederhorn.
Later, on September 25th of 2002, another article from the
Orange County Register was published. Titled
Joy and Pain, All In a Rush, this entry was a review of a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Shifting forward to 2009, the April edition of
World Magazine [UK] featured an article entitled
After The Gold Rush which was a fairly positive review of the band's compilation album
Retrospective III.
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The final two entries in this seventh installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time come from the near past; 2010 to be exact. The first entry is dubbed
Grokking Rush and was published in the
The Believer: The 2010 Music Issue. It's certainly an interesting read.
And last but certainly not least is
Rush's Hour, a review of the band's critically acclaimed documentary
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage.
Part VIII - Originally published on January 19th, 2012
We'll start off this edition with an article from the May 12th, 1977 issue of Circus Magazine. Titled
The Rush Conquest, this article discusses Rush's then-forthcoming 6th studio album which, at that time, was tentatively titled
Closer to the Heart. :-) There's also a nice two-page poster of the boys in a pose not seen anywhere else (to my knowledge).
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Next, we'll move into the first of 28 articles from
1981. This first one is short review of
Moving Pictures which came from the February 28th issue of
Cashbox USA. Up next is a lengthy review of
Moving Pictures from the February 11th issue of
Muziekkrant OOR from the Netherlands. Sticking to February of 1981, this next review of
Moving Pictures, which appeared in the February 28th issue of
New Musical Express, is as unfavorable as they get. The reviewer, a Ms. Lynn Hanna, clearly made use of her "Word of the Day" calendar when penning this piece:
"...their tendency to pontificate on contemporary themes has already branded them as particularly pompous reactionaries..."
Say, or better yet TYPE that ten times fast!
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Opening up March of '81 is a short retrospective bio on the band that appeared in the March 21st issue of
Cashbox USA followed by a great article titled
Permanent Raves from the March 14th issue of the UK
Sounds magazine. Check out the great candid pics of the boys that accompany this article!
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March closes out with a Mail Bag letter that appeared in the March 21st issue of
Melody Maker Magazine. The letter, written by
Steve Morris, was in response to a rather unfavorable review of
Moving Pictures written by Steve Gett; the author of the Rush biography
Success Under Pressure.
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April of '81 opens up with another review of
Moving Pictures; this time from
Audio Magazine of West Germany followed by a nice feature story that appeared in the April issue of
Hit Parader Magazine. The article, titled
Rush To Glory: Pleasing Most of the People All of the Time and written by Andy Secher, touches upon the disconnect between fan appreciation of Rush and the critics who just don't get it. A really good read.
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April ends with two more foreign reviews of
Moving Pictures. Up first from West Germany is a piece from
Musik Express Magazine followed by a French entry from
Rock and Folk Magazine.
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Moving into May, we have three more foreign entries. The first, from
Der-Musikmarkt of West Germany is titled
Balance Von Intellektund Gefuhl: Rush, Rock Trio aus Kanada which roughly translates to "Balance of Intellectual Feeling: Rush, Rock Trio from Canada". Up next is another review of
Moving Pictures from the Swiss magazine
Music Scene followed by a lengthy article from the Netherland's music magazine known as
Musiek Expres. In it, the article is titled
Rush: We Hebben het liefst dat ons publiek rustig op zijn stoel blijft zitten which translates to 'Rush: We Prefer Our Audience To Remain Quietly in Their Seats'. Yeah, right :-)
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Moving into June, we'll open with short article about Rush's platinum selling albums which appeared in the June 6th issue of
Cashbox USA followed by a nice color article focusing on Alex's tour gear that appeared in the June 30th issue of
Circus Magazine. No comment on Geddy's red leather pants, please :)
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We'll end June with another lengthy article, this time from
Creem Magazine. The article, titled
RUSH: But Why Are They in Such a Hurry? was written by J. Kordosh who attended a Rush concert and then interviewed Neil and Alex afterwards. Put your 'thick skin' on for this one; it's not a pleasant or favorable read.
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Leaping ahead to August comes an article that appeared in
Circus Magazine that month. Titled
Rush wrap up five-month tour by Steve Weitzman, this favorable turned unfavorable review of Rush's
Moving Pictures tour is a bit of a head-scratcher:
"...each identical performance on this five-month extravaganza (during which Rush have played to 905,000 people on 79 dates and grossed over $4 million) holds all the excitement of a Howard Johnson's omelet..."
I wonder which concert Steve was
really at...
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Moving into September, this piece titled
Rush: La Ultima Esperanza (The Last Hope) appeared in an issue of
Popular 1 Magazine from Spain which starts off with:
There are few quality groups like Rush in the world. Perfectionists, yet so powerful, they work with traces of jazz and symphonic rock producing the hardest, purest rock metal you will ever hear.
Now that's more like it :)
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We return to
Hit Parader Magazine where a short article titled
Rush: Caught in the Act appeared in the October '81 issue of the magazine. The article, a review of a concert that took place at New York's Madison Square Garden was fairly positive, though the reviewer, Patty Romanowski, clearly wasn't a fan of the band or their music:
"...The only part of the show that was both well intentioned and well executed was the band's performance. Tight, precise, faithful, but still very much alive, the songs maintained their recorded versions' clarity and perfection - pleasant if loud reminders that concerts are for listening to..."
Moving into November of '81, here are two more foreign articles; both from West Germany. The first comes from
Der Musikmarkt Magazine in a piece titled
Mitschnitt von Rush - Konzerten als Vorbote zur Deutschland - Tournee which roughly translates into "Recording of Rush - Concerts as a harbinger of Germany - Tour". The second appears to be a review of
Exit...Stage Left from the
Govi Katalog.
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Continuing in November, a nice two-page Rush discography review appeared in
Kerrang! in an article titled
Closer to the Heart by John Gill (known for penning several Rush-related articles during the 70's and 80's). Next comes a decent review of
Exit...Stage Left which appeared in the November 21st edition of
New Musical Express titled
Product Posing as Revelation which is followed by a couple of letters sent to the UK
Sounds Magazine regarding Alex's guitars on
Exit...Stage Left:
"...Rush are, without doubt, the best musicians in their field at the moment and long may they stay that way!"
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Heading into December we have three more foreign articles, all from West Germany. The first, coming from
Blitz! is a review of
Exit...Stage Left. The second, which appeared in
Musiker Music News is an interview with the band. And finally the third, from
Musik Express is another review of
Exit...Stage Left.
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Finally, closing out 1981 is an article titled
Vital Signs from Rush which appeared in the December 31st issue of
Circus Magazine. Written by Richard Hogan, this article looks at the growing popularity of the band after the release and touring support behind
Moving Pictures:
"...They may have become a household name in 1980, but 1981 was the year their music became a household sound. Until last winter Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, a trio known as Rush, got more recognition for their bombastic live shows (and sometimes, more infamy) than for their well-crafted but seldom-aired Mercury albums. Moving Pictures, the Canadian band's 10th release, was the record that changed all that. It appeared in February, and before March was out such surprisingly catchy songs as "Limelight" and "Vital Signs" were blasting from thousands of radio speakers to which Rush had always been strangers..."
Exiting 1981 and moving into 1983, here's an interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the March issue of
Circus Magazine. The article/interview titled
Face to face with Rush's Geddy Lee was conducted by Philip Bashe where the discussion centers around Rush's evolving sound on
Signals:
"...the music we're making now is still complicated, but in a much more subtle way..."
On May 22nd of '83, the
Toronto Star ran a two-page feature on Rush called
Rush at Wembley; referencing Rush's recent concert at the Wembley Arena in London, England.
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The final entry from the 80's comes from the October 3rd, 1987 issue of
Billboard Magazine where two separate Rush-related articles appeared. The first article, titled
Prolific Rush Surprises Lee was penned by Steve Gett; the aforementioned author of the Rush biography
Success Under Pressure. The second article discusses Rush's album charting, noting that
Hold Your Fire had reached #19 on Billboard's list.
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The 90's are represented by three articles in this edition of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. The first is a favorable review of
Counterparts that appeared in the March 4th, 1994 issue of
Goldmine USA. Up next is a cover-story that appeared in the November 1996 issue of
The Island Ear which is an in-depth interview with Geddy Lee. Check it out
HERE.
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The last entry from the 90's comes from (gasp!)
Rolling Stone Magazine. The December 12th, 1996 issue contained a full-page
Q&A with Geddy Lee.
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We'll enter the 21st century with another piece on Geddy Lee that appeared in the January 2004 issue of
Guitar World Magazine where Rush's frontman
"...pays homage to the music that keeps him warm on cold Canadian nights...".
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Moving to 2005, and sticking with the
Geddy Lee theme, comes a nice two-page article on Geddy and his love of wine. Titled
A wine cellar that Rocks!, this article appeared in the April issue of
City Bites: Toronto's Guide to Great Food & Drink. The piece on Geddy begins on page 16.
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Transporting to 2011, we'll start with a short review of the Deluxe Edition of
Moving Pictures that appeared in the June issue of
Record Collector [UK]. It garnered 4 stars :)
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Up next is a five-star review of MP5.1 which appeared in the August issue of
Guitar Technique Magazine.
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In September,
Total Guitar Magazine included a feature on Alex Lifeson titled
Back to the Future: Rush Legend Alex Lifeson gives TG a personal tour of his Time Machine rig in Birmingham while the November issue of
Rhythm Magazine discussed Neil Peart's latest instructional video release
Taking Center Stage.
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Continuing in 2011,
Billboard Magazine posted a
6 Questions with Geddy Lee segment in their December 10th issue while the Winter issue of
Guitar Aficionado posted a nice wine-inspired article on Geddy and Alex titled
GRAPES Under PRESSURE.
---We'll close out the article portion of this edition of
Rush: A Brief History of Time with a quick interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the January 2012 issue of
Classic Rock Magazine. In it, Geddy discusses the steampunk concept influences on their upcoming
Clockwork Angels album.
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Finally, we'll officially end this edition with two advertisements; both surrounding
Moving Pictures. This first advertisement comes from the April 1981 issue of
Music Life Magazine from Japan. The second comes from the April 1981 issue of
StereoPlay from West Germany.
Part IX - Originally published on July 12th, 2012
The ninth segment of Rush: A Brief History of Time contains 118 separate articles and advertisements spanning from 1982 all the way through to 2012. Once again, huge thanks go out to long-time reader and site contributor
Heiko Klages of Germany for providing the bulk of the articles that appear in this installment. Additional thanks go out to
Eric Hansen from
Power Windows,
Ed Stenger from
RushIsABand, Rush Fan/Collector extraordinaire
Joe Pesch, and readers
Joe Sterle,
Monica Zimmerman and
Jun'ya of the Japanese Rush Fan site
The Sphere.
We'll start this segment off with a short article that appeared in the January 1982 issue of
Sounds Magazine from the UK. Titled
Rush To Headline Next Donington?, this piece speculates that Rush would be performing at the
Castle Donington Festival in 1983. For what it's worth, they didn't. :-)
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This next piece was an update from Neil Peart that appeared in the January 1982 issue of
Kerrang! Magazine. From the piece:
Playing live and playing in the studio are as different as talking and writing. Both are very satisfying, and certainly equally difficult to do well, but one is spontaneous and irreversible, while the other is controlled and infinitely correctable. Like talking, it can also be a case of "the wrong think at the wrong time", and one ends up with a mouthful of feet (or drumsticks!). In the studio, however, it is more like writing something down; you just keep going over it until you get it right. And if you can't just throw it away. No problem.
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Up next is a two-part piece that originally appeared in the February 4th, 1982 issue of
Rolling Stone Magazine. The first part is a short 2 1/2 star review of
Exit...Stage Left while the second piece features all three members of Rush in an article called
Faceless Bands.
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Continuing in 1982, we come to another review of
Exit...Stage Left that appeared in the February 28th issue of
Circus Magazine. The magazine also include a reader's poll section which named Neil Peart as the second-best songwriter, Rush as the third-best live show, and Neil as the best drummer.
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Up next is the first of numerous entries from foreign countries. This favorable
review of Exit...Stage Left came from the February 1982 issue of the German
Stereoplay magazine.
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We're back in the U.S.A. with this next entry; a dual piece from the March 31st, 1982 issue of
Circus Magazine. Titled
Lifeson Arrives Stage Center with Rush, this piece reflects on how Alex has 'grown' with Rush. From the piece:
When critics blasted Rush for their stylistic similarity to Zeppelin on their early albums, Lifeson's guitar playing absorbed much of the blame. But Alex worked hard to perfect his playing, and now that he's become one of rock's premier axemen, he freely admits that the critics who insulted his playing were not entirely off the mark.
The issue also contained a small piece on Neil Peart titled
Private Rush:
Neil admits that the members of the band aren't public people, "so it's a constant battle trying to adjust to public life. None of us is the type to smile and say, 'Hey, you're beautiful,' and unfortunately, people expect an unreal facade. They expect you to play a role for them because it's their fantasy. You're their hero; therefore you should do what they want you to.
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In the April 3rd, 1982 issue of
Sounds Magazine from the UK comes a reader's response to an early piece called
Everywhere is Nowhere. The response gets the title
Rush vs. Anti-Nowhere League and features some interesting rebuttals including why Rush covers are not pornographic and how Rush did
not record Olivia Newton-John's version of Xanadu. I only wish I had the original article to reference back to :)
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The April 30th, 1982 issue of
RAM; an Australian newspaper, had an article featuring several hard rock, metal and progressive acts. The author, Tim McGee, did not shine a favorable light on Rush, calling them "evil" and "debilitating". Whatever. (It's actually a pretty humorous read overall...)
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In May of 1982, Modern Drummer and Neil Peart held a contest where one lucky winner would receive Neil's custom Tama Rosewood Superstar Drumkit. All they had to do was write a 100-word (or less) essay entitled
Why I Would Like To Win Neil Peart's Drums. This
double piece includes the original announcement and rules of the contest along with Neil's response and winning announcement later that year from the October 1982 issue. In all, 4,625 people entered the contest and Neil read every entry. What a guy :)
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The next piece is a moderately harsh review of
Signals. Titled
Semi Flawed Signal, this review was written by Mike Putterford and appeared in the September 11th, 1982 issue of Sounds Magazine from the UK. Putterford did have praise for 'The Analog Kid' and 'Losing It' but felt the rest of the album failed to match their earlier efforts.
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In stark contrast to that reviews comes another one for
Signals from the September 23rd, 1928 issue of
Kerrang! Magazine. This one is called
A Rush of Old Age and ends with the statement
"...Approach this album with an open mind and you'll appreciate the beauty of Rush's acceptance of the mantle of middle-age..." Middle Age? In 1982? I wonder how they would be classified today then :) There's also a humorous reader letter that insists that "New World Man" was recorded by The Police or Duran Duran, but certainly not Rush!
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Up next is a short semi-biographical piece on Rush that appeared in the October 2nd, 1982 issue of the
Record Mirror from the UK titled
Rushing About... followed by a short German review of
Signals from the October 7th, 1982 edition of the
Bravo Newspaper.
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Continuing in October of 1982, we move to an article that appeared in the October 21st, 1982 issue of Kerrang! magazine. The article, titled
Geddy: "Touring Britain a Real Grind..." has Geddy discussing
Signals and, as the title suggests, touring both in the US and UK. This piece was written by Steve Gett who is no stranger to writing about Rush.
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The October 31st, 1982 issue of
Circus Magazine contained a lengthy article on Rush titled
Rush Keep the Boat Afloat by David Fricke; a look back to an article that was originally released in 1980 during the height of the success of
Permanent Waves:
Permanent Waves overflows with that kind of self-confidence. A near-perfect marriage of heavy-metal rage and arty Brit-rock maneuvers directly descended from Yes and Genesis, the album not only finds guitarist Lifeson finally stepping out confidently from Jimmy Page's shadow and Lee sanding off some of the more intensively rough edges of his high rooster's crow, but it is Rush's most accessible offering to date without revealing the slightest hint of compromise. Unfazed by charges that they're holding the old line while the new wave rolls over rock, the band found a suitable irony in the album title Permanent Waves. "As far as I can see," offers Lee, "new wave, old wave, yellow wave-it's all the same. The water doesn't come and go, waves do."
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This next short review of
Signals comes from the November 7th, 1982 issue of the Belgium newspaper
Joepie. The article is titled
Vreemde signalen uit een andere wereld which translate to
Strange signals from another world which is followed by a short German article from the November 10th, 1982 issue of
Pop Rocky Magazine called
Viele fans möchten sie sehen aber: Rush kneifen - or
Many fans want to see it but: Rush pinch.
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Next up is a favorable review of
Signals from the November 21st, 1982 edition of the
Pittsburgh Press. The piece is simply titled
'Signals' from Rush.
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The next four pieces are all foreign reviews of
Signals; two from Germany, one from France and one from Spain. Of the German pieces, the first comes from the November '82 issue of
Musik Express and the second comes from the November '82 issue of
Musik Szene. The France piece comes from the November '82 issue of
Rock & Folk while the Spain piece comes from the December '82 issue of
Popular 1 Rock & Roll Magazine.
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Continuing with
Signals-themes pieces, the December 6th, 1982 edition of
The Boston Globe posted this article titled
Sending New Signals, Rush on the Defense which includes a brief interview with Neil Peart.
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Up next is an interesting, possibly fan-produced 9-page document featuring some photos of Rush and some box office results. Titled simply
Rush Document Special, the candid photos alone make this one a worth-while addition.
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Finally, we'll end the articles from 1982 with a piece that appeared in the University of Texas campus paper. Neil Peart penned a response to some earlier criticism of Rush. You can check this well-written rebuttal titled
Rock Groups Hardly Satanic HERE.
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We'll open 1983 with a short article and poster that originally appeared in the January 31st issue of
Circus Magazine followed by a reader's poll that appeared in the February 19th, 1983 issue of
Sounds Magazine from the UK where Rush was named the #1 band,
Signals the #1 album, Geddy Lee the sixth-best Male Singer, Neil Peart the second-best drummer behind
Cozy Powell, Alex Lifeson the third-best guitarist, Subdivisions the fourth-best single and Geddy Lee as the fifth-best keyboardist. Not a bad showing at all. :-)
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In the February '83 issue of
Circus Magazine another article on Rush titled
Rush Into Space appeared with a picture of the boys in front of the Space Shuttle launch pad at Cape Canaveral while a jaded review of
Signals appeared in the March '83 issue of
Creem Magazine called
Toque off, eh?.
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The March 1983 issue of
Hit Parader magazine contained a lengthy article/interview with Alex Lifeson titled
Leaps & Bounds: Canadians Flying High Onto Radio's Airwaves that discussed the making of
Signals and Rush's growing popularity at the time:
While they have often been dumped on by those who've viewed their intricate melodies and imaginative lyrics as little more than sophomoric sludge, albums like 2112, Permanent Waves and last year's Exit... Stage Left prove that Rush's studio craftsmanship remains unmatched in the hardrock field. Currently, with the platinum-selling success of Signals, the band finds its popularity reaching an all-time high.
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The April 3rd, 1983 issue of the
Toronto Star featured a write-up on Rush and the expectation that, behind the popularity of
Signals, the band would 'clean up' at the year's Juno Awards.
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Returning to Germany, a color-piece from the May 1983 issue of
Popcorn includes a short biographical piece on the boys coupled with a nice color concert picture. Over in France, the June '83 issue of
Enfer Magazine included a nice article/interview with Alex Lifeson and also included a nice color concert picture.
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Continuing with 1983, the
June 17th and
July 1st issues of
Kerrang! magazine included a "major" two-part interview with Neil Peart titled
Spirit of Peart. Among the topics discussed, the issue of fandom was front-and-center:
Do you think you can still say that, as big as Rush are now, you still have that communication with the fans?
"As much as you ever do with a stranger. As much as our fans think they know all about us, know who we are and everything, they don't and never have."
Well, do you know who your fans are?
"No, of course not! How can you know two million people?! We have two million fans, two million individual people with individual lives who have grown up in different places in the world in different ways ... No, I certainly don't. I have a sense of our ideal fan, the person that I think we have in mind when we do things, and certainly we have a conscientious attitude towards that, but I don't think the majority of our fans, or if in fact any human being, could fit into our concept of the ideal person who understands everything that we do and why.
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In July of 1983, the premiere issue of
Feedback! Rock Interviews from Dublin, Ireland was released. For a small publication, they were able to conduct an interview with Neil Peart. Once again the question of fandom comes up:
FEEDBACK: Do you find a difference between your British and American fans?
N.P: Oh God, I hate to generalize. People always want us to generalize about our fans, but our fans number two million people right now, so it's kinda hard to generalize about that. There are subtle sociological differences, some are positive and some are negative, so..., in the light of that they're better not spoken about.
You can check out the entire issue, ripe with typos,
HERE. The magazine also received a write-up in the September 10th, 1983 issue of
Sounds Magazine from the UK.
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Up next is a review of the
Exit...Stage Left concert video that appeared in the July '83 issue of
High Fidelity Magazine. The reviewer, Ira Mayer, takes issue with the video reproduction of the concert, but doesn't seem overly thrilled with the music of Rush in any case.
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Crossing the Atlantic to the Netherlands, the July '83 issue of
Music Maker Magazine contained a very lengthy interview with Neil Peart (one worthy of being translated -- hint, hint) while the August 27th issue of
Muziekkrant OOR Magazine, also from the Netherlands, also included a lengthy article/interview with the Rush drummer.
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Not to be outdone, yet another lengthy interview/article appeared in the October 1983 German Magazine
Fachblatt Music Magazin while a great color article simply titled
Rush appeared in the December 1983 issue of the Italian magazine
Mucchio Selvaggio.
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We'll close out 1983 with an article that appeared in the December '83 issue of
Modern Drummer Magazine. The article, titled
Neil Peart: The Art of Soloing has Neil reflecting on the nature of the drum solo:
I may as well admit the obvious: I am, indeed, a practitioner and partisan of that much maligned and oft-persecuted musical form, that thudding, plodding, torment of tedium, that dazzling display of passion and virtuosity-the drum solo. Much contempt has been rained down upon that time-honored institution by bitter critics and by many drummers. Why? I'm not sure I know, but I've been giving it a bit of thought.
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We'll enter 1984 with a piece that originally appeared in the January 1st, 1984 issue of
Kerrang! Magazine. Titled
Shout It Out Loud, it reports Geddy Lee as the winner of a reader's poll where Kerrang! faithfuls were asked to pick the "Weediest Man in Rock". Geddy won by a landslide, but I'm still not sure that's necessarily a
good thing.
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The January '84 issue of the Spanish magazine
Heavy Rock contained a great seven-page article on the band titled
No Sabeis Lo Que Os Sstais Perdiendo: Rush which translates to: Rush: You Don't Know What You're Missing while the February 1984 issue of
Hit Parader Magazine included an interview/article with Geddy Lee titled
Rush: The Three Musketeers:
Looking back, Lee admitted to mixed feelings about Signals, an album that did indeed signal a changing Rush sound, even producing a once unthinkable byproduct, a hit single, New World Man. "I was very positive about the direction of Signals, but I wasn't sure if we hit the mark because it was new, and we were putting ourselves into a different area. Now, with this much time gone by, I think there are moments when we got what we wanted, and others where we obviously were in a transitory state."
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Another interview, rather extensive at that, appeared in the March '84 issue of
Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. The interview, titled
Singing Bass has the tag-line:
GEDDY LEE Is One Of The
Reasons Everything Is Coming Up Sevens These Days For Rush.
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Up next are five reviews of
Grace Under Pressure. The first appeared in this April 28th, 1984 clipping from
Cashbox Magazine which had some kind words for the album. Unfortunately, a review from the April 28th issue of
New Musical Express Magazine was unkind and things didn't get any better in the review from the May 2nd, 1984 edition of the
Daily Nebraskan Newspaper in a piece titled
Rush Singer's Voice Fades Under Pressure. Fortunately, things take a more positive spin in this very short review from the May 4th, 1984 edition of the
Buffalo News before heading south again in this short piece from the May 17th, 1984 issue of
The Pioneer Press of St. Paul in a piece called
Suffering Under Pressure: There's No Rush To Hear More. Critics...
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The reviews of
Grace Under Pressure continue abroad with pieces from the May 5th, 1984 issue of the Netherland's
OOR Newspaper as well as the May 17th, 1984 issue of the German magazine
Bravo and the May 1984 issue of France's
Enfer Magazine.
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A feature article/interview with Alex Lifeson was included in the May 1984 issue of Spain's
Heavy Rock magazine. The article discussed the making of
Grace Under Pressure and was titled
"NUESTRO NUEVO LP ES MUCHO MAS DENSO Y AGRESIVO QUE LOS ANTERIORES" - ALEX LIFESON which roughly translates to
Alex Lifeson: Our New LP Is Much Denser and Aggressive Than Our Previous Efforts.
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Around the same time, Geddy Lee was interviewed in the May '84 issue of Britain's
Soundcheck Magazine. The article, titled
Under Pressure and sub-titled
Rush's Geddy Lee jets into London for a video: CHRIS WATTS grabs a word or three, also discusses the making of
Grace Under Pressure and the issues the band went through in putting together the album:
Geddy Lee, bassist and vocalist, is painfully quiet in conversation, and equally intense. Very much the archetypal artist of some by-gone era, he's polite and gradually warms to the conversation. Sitting in the band's plush hotel suite, he admits that the title of the album reflects the troubles that the band underwent to triumph in the production department...
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Four more reviews (all positive) of
Grace Under Pressure came about during June of 1984. They came from the
Illinois Entertainment Newspaper, Germany's
Der Musikmarkt Magazine, Germany's
Melody Maker Magazine and Germany's
Musik Szene Magazine.
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Also in June of 1984, France's
Metal Attack Magazine included a five page article/interview with Geddy Lee titles
Precision Power along with their own review of
Grace Under Pressure.
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The August 1984 issue of
Hit Parader Magazine included a nice feature article titled
One Step Ahead. The article was written by none other than Bill Banasiewicz - better known as B-Man - who later went on to pen the Rush Biography
Visions in 1987.
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We'll finish up 1984 with a cover-feature that appeared in the November issue of
Song Hits Magazine. In an article titled
Rush: On The Edge of the Limelight, Alex Lifeson is interviewed about
Grace Under Pressure and the new-direction of Rush's music:
Does Grace Under Pressure take Rush, excuse the expression, away from the crunch and more toward the crackle?
I think we always have been. I don't think we ever considered ourselves as a heavy metal band. We always considered ourselves more of a rock band. I think that it's important that you are aware of what's going on around you. We look at these things, and there's a certain crispness to music right now and I think we're definitely moving toward that.
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The February 1985 issue of
International Musician and Recording World Magazine included the results of a reader's poll where Geddy Lee was named Best Bassist and Neil Peart was named Best Drummer. Alex lost out to Eddie Van Halen who graced the cover of the issue. Both Geddy and Neil have separate 2-page articles written up for each that appear in the issue, each which also include quotes from other musicians.
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Later in 1985, Alex Lifeson was interviewed for the November '85 issue of
Kerrang! Magazine. The article/interview is titled
Pane and Pleasure which focuses on the making of
Power Windows.
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Moving on to 1986, and back to France, a nice four-page biographical review of the band appeared in the April '86 issue of
Enfer Magazine. The article is titled
Rush: Genies Conceptuels which translates to Rush: Conceptual Geniuses.
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The next three articles all came from Kerrang! Magazine; one from each of the next three years. The first article, which appeared in the October 17th, 1987 issue is titled
1Lifeson Times and also features Alex on the cover:
ALEX LIFESON, the pleasant and unaffected guitarist of mega-band Rush, slowly unfolds a copy of his itinerary for the day with the barest hint of a sigh. Interviews, photo sessions, meetings...there's hardly time for a cup of tea in between the appointments that have to be packed into these short promotional visits, as PRs dash around desperately trying to keep everything to schedule and cars rev quietly outside hotels and studios, waiting to whisk Alex away to his next engagement. Time is of the essence.
The second of three Kerrang! articles was originally published in the May 7th, 1988 issue. Titled
King Canucks / Rush: Growing Old With Grace, this one discusses a recent concert the band performed at -- and a glowing overview of the band's integrity.
Finally, in the February 4th, 1989 issue appeared an article titled
You Need Hands... appeared. In it, Neil Peart is interviewed about the recent release of their live effort
A Show of Hands which was released on "LP, Cassette, CD, Video, Video-Disc, Old Cotton-Reels, Empty Washing Up Liquid Bottles, etc. etc."
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Continuing in 1989, Neil Peart was featured on the cover of the February 21st issue of
RAW Magazine. An accompanying article titled
Closer to the Peart had Neil "reflecting on the band's art and plotting their journey into the future..." A very insightful read...
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Also in 1989, then Rush-label Mercury Records released a
Chronology of the band up to that point in time. It also includes a write-up on
A Show of Hands by Neil Peart.
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The final article from the 80's was another cover-story feature the appeared in the March 8th, 1989 issue of the
East Coast Rocker. The article, titled simply
Geddy Lee of Rush features a three-page interview with Rush's frontman. In it, Geddy names his (then) 10 favorite "desert island" albums and also names
2112 as his favorite Rush album.
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Before exiting the 80's, here are eight different advertisements that appeared in various publications throughout the decade:
Exit...Stage Left Advertisement - Music Life Magazine (January 1982) [Japan]
Signals Advertisement - Musik Express (October 1982) [Germany]
Signals Advertisement - Best Magazine (November 1982) [France]
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement - Kerrang! Magazine (April 1984) [UK]
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement - OOR Magazine (April 1984) [The Netherlands]
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement - Der Musikmarkt Magazine (May 1984) [Germany]
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement - Metal Hammer Magazine (May 1984) [Germany]
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement - Music Life Magazine (June 1984) [Japan]
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In March of 1990, the
Rush Backstage Club Newsletter contained a letter from Neil Peart about the impending
Presto tour and, perhaps more interesting, responses by Neil to reader questions. Neil's responses were, well -- you be the judge... :-)
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Up next is the June 1990 issue Japan's
Bass Magazine which features Geddy on the cover and includes a two-page article as well.
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The December 1990 issue of
Record Collector Magazine, from the UK, included a nice five-page article on Rush titled
Rush: Canada's Premiere Hard Rockers Remain a Cult in Britain. The article is somewhat of a chronology of the band's history up to that point and includes a 'Complete UK Discography'.
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A short letter of thanks from Alex Lifeson appeared in the September 1991 issue of
Guitar For The Practicing Musician Magazine. Alex had recently been named to the magazine's Hall of Fame, hence the letter of thanks to the magazine - and its readers.
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Also in 1991, an interview with Geddy Lee appeared in the October issue of
US Rocker Magazine. The band was also featured on the cover. The interview, titled
Roll the Bones With Rush: An Interview with Geddy Lee discusses the new album, Geddy's favorite Rush LP's and the thrill and grind of touring.
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The March 6th, 1992 issue of
The Herald Sun Preview also featured Rush on the cover. The included article titled
Thinking Fan's Band Plays Chapel Hill is a short biographical piece ahead of the band's tour in support of
Roll the Bones.
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Continuing with cover features, both Geddy and Alex appeared on the cover of the May 1992 issue of
Guitarist Magazine. An extensive ten-page article titled
Rush Hour appears in the issue which have both Geddy and Alex talking about numerous topics centering around
Roll the Bones.
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Later in 1992, the June issue of
Guitar World Magazine included an article titled
First Bass Men; an article featuring both Geddy Lee and Primus' Les Claypool in a dual-interview role.
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Closing out 1992 is another cover-feature story that appeared in the July '92 issue of
Powerkick: The Rock Drummer's Quarterly Magazine. In it, there is an extensive
four-page interview with the Rush drummer about the close of Rush's then-recent
Roll the Bones tour, the band in general and Neil's thoughts on the music industry at that point in time.
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Up next is an article that originally appeared in the July 20th, 1994 issue of the
Austin American Statements Newspaper. Titled
Rush In No Hurry To Go Slow, this piece is overview of
Counterparts ahead of the band playing a date at the Erwin Center in Austin in support of the album.
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Shortly thereafter, as Rush was preparing to play in El Paso, another newspaper article, this time from the January 30th, 1994 issue of
The El Paso Times was published. This one, titled
Rush - A Lesson in Rock focuses primarily on Neil Peart.
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Continuing with pieces related to the
Counterparts tour comes this arena pamphlet titled
Applause: The Entertainment Monthly of the Frank Erwin Center - January 1994. The short biographical article included within is called
Resurge with Rush.
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The April 27th - May 11th, 1994 issue of
Freetime Magazine: Western New York's Arts and Entertainment Guide contained another interview with Neil Peart ahead of their May 4th concert date with Candlebox at the War Memorial in Rochester, New York. The
interview touches upon how Neil perceives the band's place in Rock history, what truly drives happiness, and what he hopes listeners take away from Rush's music.
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Moving on to 1996, this next piece originally appeared in the September 10th issue of
Guitar One Magazine. The article, titled
Alex Lifeson: The Making of a Guitar Legend is a great nine-page interview with the Rush guitarist that also includes some tab samples from various Rush classics.
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Later in '96, Rush were featured on the cover of the October issue of
Scene Magazine. The accompanying article, titled
Testing for Echo: Rush Return After Two Years in Hiding is a nice interview with Alex Lifeson about the band's then-latest album
Test for Echo. Check out the opening remarks from Alex and an earlier interview he had to submit to. Priceless.
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We'll close out 1996 with another cover feature; this time from the October '96 issue of
Extreme Magazine. The
article is largely just a reprint of the text that appears in the
Test for Echo Tourbook.
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Finally we come to the last article from the 90's. Another cover-feature, this time of Alex Lifeson, appeared in the February 1999 issue of
Hard Roxx Magazine. The article within, which is called
Rock of Ages, is somewhat of a biographical piece in connection with the release of
Different Stages.
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Moving into the 21st century, we'll start with another cover feature - this time of Geddy Lee - who graced the cover of the January 2003 issue of
Bass Guitar Magazine. The accompanying article, titled
Vapor Trail After Glow is an in-depth six-page interview with Geddy about touring, Geddy's gear,
Vapor Trails and more.
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Up next is a two-page piece that appeared in the September 2004 issue of
What's On Birmingham from the UK. The article, titled
Rush Hour is a dual biographical / Alex Lifeson interview piece ahead of Rush's R30 tour.
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Later, in the July 2005 issue of
Q Classic Magazine came a great eight-page, multi-article piece called
All The World's a Stage. Somewhat of a retrospective article of the band's history to that point, this is a highly recommended read.
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Most fans know that Geddy is a huge baseball fan. A half-page article called
Sports Talk with Geddy Lee appeared in the April 30th, 2007 issue of
Sporting News Magazine. The piece discusses Geddy's baseball fantasy team as well as the baseball fashion of the 70's :-)
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Also in 2007, Rush were cover-feature in the September '07 issue of the trade magazine
Lighting and Sound America. The included article, titled
A Far Cry From Yesterday discusses Howard Ungerleider's long-term collaboration with Rush and their primary lighting director.
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The March 20th, 2009 issue of
Entertainment Weekly had a one-page article titled
Three Rounds With...Geddy Lee where Rush's frontman discusses his love of wine, Rush's appearance in the bro-mantic comedy
I Love You, Man and the release of
Retrospective 3.
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The June 2009 issue of
Prog Magazine featured Rush in two different segments. First, the
issue listed the Top 50 Prog Albums of All Time where four Rush albums made the cut. Later in the
issue, Nicky Wire (of Manic Street Preachers> discusses Rush's album artwork with long-time Rush scribe Philip Wilding.
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We've arrived at the current decade of the 2010's. Up first is a cover feature of Neil Peart that was published in the February 2010 issue of
At: Guitar Center. The article, titled simply
Neil Peart is an extensive five-page interview with the Rush drummer with topics ranging from Rush's history to how Neil writes the drum parts for Rush's songs - and how Geddy's vocals influence those parts.
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The May 2010 issue of
Prog features a nice two-page article/interview with Geddy Lee titled
All The World's Their Stage; a discussion about Rush's then-released documentary
Beyond the Lighted Stage and their 2010
Time Machine Tour.
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A great, multi-page article titled
10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Alex Lifeson appeared in the January 2011 issue of
Guitar Player Magazine:
Aside from his stringed accomplishments, Lifeson is also lauded for his sense of humor, amicable nature towards fans and journalists, and willingness to lay back while his virtuosic bandmates flaunt their world-class skills, A lesson in Lerxst (as Peart and Lee affectionately call him) certainly has something to offer 6-stringers of all ilks, So, get ready to..."
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Later in 2011, the June issue of
Classic Rock Magazine included a one-page article on Rush called
Rush: Canadian Prog Giants Play Moving Pictures in full, with much more on-stage madness. In it, the magazine asks Geddy Lee a few questions about the tour,
Moving Pictures and more.
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The September 2009 issue of the German version of
Classic Rock Magazine featured Neil Peart in a five-page spread titled
Neil Peart: Ewiger Reisender which translates to
Neil Peart: Perpetual Traveler.
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The December 2011 issue of
Classic Rock: Prog Magazine included a half-page
review of the
Time Machine CD/DVD,
Rush ABC 1974 Live and the
Sectors Box Sets while the February 3rd, 2012 issue of
Sound and Vision Magazine also had a nice
write-up on the
Sectors box set.
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Geddy Lee's love of wine is once again discussed in the March 2012 issue of
Decanter Magazine while Neil Peart's love of riding motorcycles was featured in a multiple articles from the April 2012 issue of
Motor Cyclist Magazine.
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The April 2012 issue of
Prog Magazine included a one-page spread titled
Angels Are Go!; a quick over-view of
Clockwork Angels and the fan-pack edition that was to be launched in the UK.
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The May 2012 issue of
Spin Magazine included a rather odd
infographic chart that compares guitarists across five different criteria. Alex is included of course.
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Rolling Stone Magazine makes an appearance on this segment with an article titled
Inside Rush's New Sci-Fi Rock Opera. The piece, originally published in the July 5-19th 2012 issue of RS:
RUSH ENTERED THE prog-rock pantheon with 1976's 2112, a rock opera about a man fighting a dystopian regime that has banned individual thought. Now, 36 years later, the band has released another concept album set many years from now - but Clockwork Angels is no sequel. "This is a much different future than 2112," says drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. "It's much more nuanced in what it has to say."
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We'll end the ninth installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time with a
review of
Clockwork Angels that appeared in the July 2012 issue of
Prog Magazine:
Marvel at Clockwork Angels for one or all of its many levels: its literary depth and steampunk cool; its creators' unity of purpose and preternatural musical sense; its lip-curling rock grooves and girthy production. Whatever Raskulinescz is doing, it's working. In the blue sky of this creative Indian summer and with that cultural tailwind behind them, Rush channel the impulse that made them so special all along on a modern progressive album right up there in their canon. After 40 years in a world lit only by lighters, there's no sign they're headed for that garden any time soon.
Part X - Originally published on January 27th, 2013
The tenth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time contains 113 new articles and advertisements spanning from 1975 all the way through to 2012. Once again, huge thanks go out to long-time reader and site contributor Heiko Klages of Germany for providing the bulk of the articles that appear in this installment. Additional thanks also go out to Eric Hansen from
Power Windows, Ed Stenger from
RushIsABand, Hanns Peter Ebert and
RushFanForever.
We'll start of this installment with a short, and none to flattering review of Rush's debut album which appeared in the
February 22nd, 1975 issue of Melody Maker Magazine which comes from the U.K. At least the reviewer indicated that he was "...wary about dismissing them." :-)
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Moving on to 1977, the October 13th issue of
Circus Magazine contained the first of a three-part story on Rush called
The Rush Tapes (Pt. 1) and sub-titled
Neil Peart Sizes Up 'Farewell to Kings,' the Latest Canadian Rock Opus. This was basically an in-depth interview with Neil about everything from writing and recording an album, where he draws his inspiration from and whether or not he sings in the shower:
"...I do, but I have a terrible voice..."
Part 3 of this series appeared in the November 10th, 1977 issue of
Circus which, this time, had the sub-title of
Alex Lifeson, The Walking, Talking King of Canadian Guitars. And while I don't have the article scan of Part 2 of the series, it is available for viewing
HERE courtesy of Eric Hansen's
Power Windows fan site.
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Rush are no strangers to scathing reviews over the course of their history. But this next piece might still ruffle some feathers. Coming from the October 6th, 1979 issue of
New Musical Express Magazine, this review of the Rush concert is called
And What The Mystic Said to the Wallies. The reviewer, Lynn Hanna, attempted to come off sounding intellectual and sarcastic but just came off sounding like a whining b--ch. Well, that's how I read it, anyway...
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Before we exit the 70's, here is a rare advertisement for
Caress of Steel which appeared in the January 1976 issue of the Netherland's
Muziekkrant OOR magazine. The translations of the tagline in the advertisement reads
"No bullshit, just hardcore Rock, that is Rush". I couldn't have said it any better myself :-)
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Heading into the 80's, which contains the bulk of the entries this time around, we'll start at the beginning: May of 1980 and a short but positive
review of
Permanent Waves. This one was originally published in
Goldmine from the U.S.
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Skipping along to May of 1981, an article titled
Sometimes Rush Is In A Hurry was published in the
Philadelphia Inquirer. Written by Jack Lloyd, this focuses on the release of
Moving Pictures in place of the band's original plans to produce their second live effort after ending their
Permanent Waves tour.
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And speaking of
Moving Pictures, there was a two-part article published by
Modern Drummer Magazine on the making of Rush's classic album. Titled
Notes on the Making of Moving Pictures, and written by none other than Neil Peart himself, these articles originally appeared in the December 1982 and January 1983 issues of the famed drumming magazine. There's also a two-question 'fan mail' segment that's rather interesting.
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Rush appeared, in cartoon/comic fashion, on the cover of the January 1984 issue of
Music Express Magazine alongside other "cartoonized" Canadian musicians. A short article within, titled
Good Gracious! Another Rush LP! also appeared announcing the release of
Grace Under Pressure.
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Also in January of 1984, the Spanish magazine
Popular Poster published an issue which also featured Rush on the cover and included an article titled
No. 1 En Progresion. This article is written in Spanish but also includes some great pictures of the band (include a few rare ones).
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Still holding on to January of 1984, the weekly periodical
The History of Rock posted a two-part article on Rush. The first dealt specifically with Neil Peart in a piece titled
The Great Musicians: Neil Peart and the second was called
Master Plans for Tomorrow's World:
RUSH HAVE BEEN described as a poor imitation of groups as diverse as Black Sabbath, King Crimson, Grand Funk Railroad and Yes. They have been branded as crypto-fascists and, in one memorable turn of phrase, Paul Du Noyer of New Musical Express described their lyrics and philosophy as 'an ill-argued dog's dinner of Plato, Milton Friedman and Patience Strong'. At the same time, Rush have been lauded as 'awe-inspiring', 'the very best in their genre', 'expert, awesome, energetic and aware', 'members of an elite circle at the pinnacle of international rock' and 'one of the foremost musical forces and performing ensembles in the world'.
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In April of 1984, a
Rush Fact Sheet was released, presumably by Mercury Records and/or Anthem Entertainment, which reads as a bullet-point retrospective of the band. And interesting, if not dated read (but then again, all of these articles are dated!)
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Up next are two separate reviews of
Grace Under Pressure; both coming from German publications and published in July of 1984. The first appeared in
Musik Express and the second in
Stereoplay. A quick translations reveals both reviews to be very positive of Rush's tenth studio offering.
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The July/August 1984 issue of
Rockline! Magazine included an article on Rush titled
The Rush Dilemma!; a quasi-retrospective look at the band and introduction of
Grace Under Pressure. Geddy reflected back on
Signals in the article:
"I was very positive about the direction of Signals," recalls Geddy. "But I wasn't sure if we hit the mark because it was new and we were putting ourselves into a different area. Now, with this much time gone by, I think there are moments when we got what we wanted, and others where we obviously were in a transitory state."
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The August 1984 issue of
Creem Magazine included a humorous look into the release of
Grace Under Pressure and its link to the 1984 Olympic Games. Yep. This one is called
The Hoser Conspiracy and should be read with tongue firmly in cheek.
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Also in August of 1984,
Musician Magazine published an article titled
Book Ends: Rush's Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. This dual-interview piece focused on "The Role of the Rhythm Section of Rush":
"Peart: A rhythm section is an indefinable thing. I don't put it down to the bassist and the drummer alone being the rhythm section, really, nowadays, it's the whole band, even the vocalist."
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Continuing in August, there was a nice piece written by Marc Shapiro and published in
Rock Magazine on the band titled
A Reluctant Rush To Success. With the headings
When They're Up They're Down and
Canada's Best-Selling Group
Talks of Quitting Just At The Peak Of Their Success, you know this is going to be a different kind of article:
"...what does lead singer Geddy Lee have to say about their brighter-than-ever future? 'It's hard to say how long we'll stay together at this,' says Lee, 31. 'There's a lot of things we'd like to do in the future, but if the three of us aren't happy and excited by what we're doing, I don't see us hanging around..."
Well, I'm certainly glad Rush remained 'excited' about what they've been doing all these years... :-)
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Guitar for the Practicing Musician's September 1984 issue contained this
favorable review on
Grace Under Pressure while the October 18th, 1984 issue of
Kerrang! included this
plea for Polygram/Mercury records to release a compilation of Rush videos.
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The October 1984 issue of
Hit Parader Magazine included a nice two-page article on Rush and the release of
Grace Under Pressure. Titled
Grace Under Pressure Proves Canadian Trio Remain Masters Of Eclectic Metal. Written by Don Mueller, this article focuses on Rush's fascination with, among other things, sports:
Geddy Lee sat quietly in Rush's backstage dressing room transfixed by the tiny images on the screen before him. "Hey, it's almost time to go on stage:' guitarist Alex Lifeson said, trying to rouse Geddy from his TV obsession. "Not now, not now," Lee shot back in annoyance. "It's the bottom of the ninth, and the Expos are down by one - do you really expect me to leave at a time like this?"
Classic Geddy :-)
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Rush have appeared numerous times in
Canadian Musician magazine over the years, including a number of cover appearances. The November 1984, while not a cover story, did include an interesting piece titled
On The Road with Rush; a lengthy piece on what goes into producing a Rush concert tour and show. There's a lot of focus on the road crew as well as the stage set-up. Even though it's nearly 30 years old, the article is still pertinent to Rush's current tour requirements. Definitely an interesting read.
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In December of '84,
Hit Parader magazine published two separate issues; their main magazine and then a special
Guitar Gods issue. Rush appeared in both that year. Beginning with the main magazine, an article titled
Rush: Behind the Lines was published and dealt with the release of
Grace Under Pressure as well as the general changes in Rush's sound since
Signals:
"Do what you think is right and hope that you'll gain people's respect and appreciation for it," Rush's drummer Neil Peart states sagely as he, bassist/ vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson cool their heels in Toronto a few days before resuming their Grace Under Pressure tour. Peart summarizes Rush 's basic philosophy, musing on why Canada's most famous ex-bar band failed to set radio playlists on fire with Signals back in 1982."
In the
Guitar Gods issue, Alex Lifeson was featured in an article titled
ALEX LIFESON rushing ahead; a enjoyable interview with the Rush guitarist:
HP: Is Rush still exciting for you, or has the success made you at all complacent?
AL: It's more exciting than ever. We're creating music that's challenging and adventurous - both to listen to and play. I've never enjoyed myself more.
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We'll end 1984 with a collection of articles and reviews from Germany. First is
Rush: The Story of the Canadian Rock-Group followed by a lengthy collection of other articles and reviews that can be viewed
HERE; all from various German Music Newspapers and magazines.
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We'll open up 1985 with an interesting collection from the Japanese magazine
Music Life. The article is titled
Special Interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson/Rush, is written (obviously) in Japanese and includes several personalized and autograph pictures of the band. An interesting find, though a little difficult to translate :-)
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The May 1985 issue of
Canadian Musician Magazine included an
article focusing on the release of Rush's
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video:
"The program was shot over two nights in September '84 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The production, which included the use of 12 cameras, 40 vari-lites and 300 pars audience lights, was on par with our co-production of
Bowie's Serious Moonlight show, and the same director, David Mallett, was used .
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1985 saw the release of Rush's first video collection;
Through the Camera Eye. A review of the collection appeared in the July 13th, 1985 issue of
Melody Maker. The review, titled
Rush Release wasn't necessarily positive, implying that it was just "essential viewing for Rush fans" and little else. Whatever.
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Neil Peart sent in a "thank you" note to the editors of the
International Musician and Recording World magazine back in July of 1985. The note, which can be read
HERE was in response to Neil (Best Drummer) and Geddy (Best Bassist) appearing at the top of the magazine's Music Awards poll. The results of the poll can be seen
HERE. Alex, unfortunately, lost out to Eddie Van Halen.
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Neil appeared in another reader's poll, this time from the July 1985 issue of
Modern Drummer Magazine. In the multi-category
poll, Neil took the top spot in the categories of
Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion and
Recorded Performance for
Grace Under Pressure. Neil also was named the second-best
All-Around drummer, behind Steve Gadd.
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Another review of
Through the Camera Eye appeared in the August 17th, 1985 issue of
Sounds Magazine out of the U.K. And this
review, by Mary Ann Hobbs, wasn't any more positive that the earlier one that appeared in
Melody Maker. Feel the (lack of) love.
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The "Boozin' In" feature in the September 5th, 1985 issue of
Kerrang! magazine included a
photo and write-up of Geddy and Alex alongside Def Leppard/Metallica manager Peter Mensch. The vodka was apparently flowing freely at the time...
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With the release of
Power Windows in 1985,
Sounds Magazine from the UK published this short, yet positive
review of the first single from the album;
The Big Money in their October 12th issue while
Kerrang! Magazine published this lengthy
article/review of the entire album in their October 17th issue:
"...brings us to the album's killer (quite literally) track and Rush's most cogent slice of invective yet released, 'Manhattan Project'. This album would be worth buying for this track alone. The 'Manhattan Project' refers to America's pooling of Europe's finest scientific minds, ' the brightest boys', to create the world's first atomic bomb, 'to play with the biggest toys' . The result, as Peart wryly observes, was 'more than they bargained for'. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were laid to waste and the world 'would be changed for evermore'..."
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The October 25th, 1985 issue of
The Buffalo (NY) State Record also included a lengthy and positive review on
Power Windows titled
Lyrics Enhance Rush LP:
Peart's major strength is his ability to conjure up vivid descriptions of inner emotions and feelings, usually so allusive and difficult to convey with mere words. "Emotion Detector" is a stellar example of his knack for this type of writing: "Illusions are painfully shattered / right where discovery starts / In the secret wells of emotion / buried deep in our hearts."
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A little late to the game, the October 1985 issue of
Rock Scene published this favorable
review of
Grace Under Pressure while another Buffalo publication,
The Griffin published a less-than-favorable review of
Power Windows entitled
Rush Follows Canadian Trend. Unfortunately, the unfavorable reviews of
Power Windows continued in this
piece from the November 9th, 1985 issue of
Melody Maker.
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But they're not all unfavorable. The December 13th, 1985 issue of
The Buffalo State Record posted this short but sweet
review of the album, calling it "a great album" while the December 17th issue of
Good Times Magazine published this lengthy, positive
review of the album:
The pulse of Rush remains strong and steady, and Power Windows is another nice addition to their legacy. Another shining example to the theory of "expected". No surprises, no disappointments."
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Up next is this interesting article that appeared in the December 21st, 1985 issue of
Sounds Magazine from the UK. It's titled
Rush Hour: Rush's mysterious missing catalogue numbers and it discusses the then-to released Rush singles and the possibility of some "missing" songs.
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Also in December of 1985,
Bass Magazine published an article titled
Jeff Berlin Beats the Solo LP Jinx. The article discusses Neil Peart's work on the solo effort where the Rush drummer reveals the following about Berlin:
"One of
Jeff's hobbies is boxing," says Peart, "and he brings that muscularity to his playing. So it was actually very easy for us to develop a rapport, because we're both such physical players."
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Also in December of '85,
Hit Parader published a retrospective look at Rush titled
Mind Over Metal. The article is actually a preview of the release of
Power Windows - which is simply referred to as Rush's "Latest Album". Still, not a bad historical review of the band through 1985.
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Up next is a series of foreign-language reviews of
Power Windows that were published during 1985:
Mit "Power Windows" Eroffnet Rush neue Dimensionen des gepriesenen Fantasy-Rock from Der Musikmarkt of Germany. Published: November 11th, 1985
Rush: Power Windows (Review) from Crash Magazine of Germany. Published: November 1985
Ein Hauch von Perfektion from Metal Hammer Magazine of Germany. Published: November 1985
Pick-Ups: Rush from Musik Szene Magazine of Germany. Published: November 1985
Power Windows (Review) from RockPower Magazine of Germany. Published: November 1985
Power Windows (Review) from Neue Zeit Magazine of Germany. Published: December 28th, 1985
Power Windows (Review) from Metal Attack Magazine of France. Published: December 1985
Rush from Metal Hammer Magazine of Germany. Published: December 1985
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And we'll close out 1985 with a series of various advertisements from around the world:
Grace Under Pressure Advertisement from Rockin on Japan Magazine of Japan. Published: July 1984
Rush: Through the Camera Eye Advertisement from Kerrang! Magazine of the U.K. Published: July 25th, 1985
The Big Money/Territories Double-Single Advertisement from Melody Maker Magazine of the U.K. Published: October 12th, 1985
The Big Money/Territories Double-Single Advertisement from The Hit Magazine of the U.K. Published: October 12th, 1985
The Big Money Single Advertisement from Vertigo Magazine of the U.K. Published October 1985
Power Windows Advertisement from Metallion Magazine of Canada. Published: November 1985
Power Windows Advertisement from Circus Magazine of the U.S. Published: December 31st, 1985
Power Windows Picture Disc Advertisement from Kerrang! Magazine of the U.K. Published: December 1985
Power Windows Advertisement from Musik Express Magazine of Germany. Published: December 1985
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Shooting ahead to 1989, the November 25th issue of
Kerrang! Magazine included an interesting interview with Alex Lifeson titled
The Meaning Of Lifeson. Alex talks about Rush's then-latest album
Presto, the cover images of all those bunnies and the thematic elements behind the album as a whole. For fans of
Presto and/or Alex, this is a really great read.
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We'll close out the 80's with a foreign review of Rush's third live offering,
A Show of Hands. This
review was published in the April 1989 edition of France's
Guitare & Claviers Magazine.
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We'll start off the 90's with a lengthy article that originally appeared in the December 1991 issue of
Guitar World Magazine. Titled
Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee: Flesh and Bones, this interview focuses on the making of
Roll the Bones and features some photographs by late-Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan.
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The February 1992 issue of
Tunes Magazine featured Geddy on the cover and included an article titled
Rush 'Rolls the Bones' As They Enter the 1990's. The article/interview with Geddy Lee part review of the making of
Roll the Bones and part retrospective look at the history of Rush.
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Continuing in 1992, Rush once again appeared on the pages of the UK's
Kerrang! Magazine. The March 7th issue included a number of 'Touring Pictures' of the band from their
Roll the Bones tour, taken by famed photographer Ross Halfin. You can check them out
HERE.
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Also in March of '92,
Hit Parader Magazine published
Rush: Bad to the Bones; an interview with Geddy Lee about "The Secrets Behind Roll the Bones." while
Network Magazine published
Rush: Why This Band is Still Around; an interview with Neil Peart also related to the release of
Roll the Bones.
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In 1994,
Rolling Stone Magazine published a book called
The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia which included
this entry on Rush. Not surprisingly,
Rolling Stone condensed Rush's then 20-year storied career into a four mediocre paragraphs. Typical.
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The June 1995 issue of
Canadian Musician Magazine included a lengthy feature titled
Return of the Six-String Beast; an article which contained "...reflections, insights and advice from the guitar community's pre-eminent practitioners." Alex Lifeson is prominently featured in the article where he discusses his writing techniques and gear, among other things.
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The November 1996 issue of
Guitar World Magazine included a sixteen page interview/article with all three members of Rush titled
Living in the Limelight and sub-titled:
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart Look Back at Rush's Long, Illustrious Career. The article discusses the making of
Test for Echo but it also dives deeply into the working relationship of the band members, provides a historical look at the band and more. Without question, one article not to be missed.
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Also in 1996, the December 12th issue of
Rolling Stone Magazine featured Geddy Lee in their
Q&A segment. It includes some atypical questions, to be sure:
RS: Do any bands carry the Rush torch?
GL: Perhaps Primus. There's a weirdness there that I detect was maybe partly inspired by the weirdness of our music.
RS: What's a misconception about Rush?
GL: That we're deadly serious folk, floating around on some self-righteous cloud.
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The
Winter 1996 edition of the Rush fan-club magazine
A Show of Fans included a well-written and very lengthy interview with Alex Lifeson. The interview focuses on Alex's solo effort
Victor but also discusses Rush's history. A fun read to be sure, but any interview with Alex is a fun read!
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Similar to the entry in the
The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia back in 1994, the
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, published in 1997, also contained a
segment on Rush in their publication. Once again, it's little more than a quick retrospective look back at the band and their successes.
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In 1999, Geddy Lee was featured in two issues of
Canadian Musician magazine. The first, published in September, was titled
The Secrets of Playing Bass While Singing:
CM: Playing live, since that's when you do the vocals and bass together the most, what's going through your mind?
GL: When I'm singing, I'm really thinking about ...
CM: Like are you looking at the crowd, or ...
GL: No, I'm thinking about singing in tune. (laughs)
CM: So lyrics, again, become second nature?
GL: Absolutely. Lyrics are second nature. Sometimes I forget them, and sometimes I need to have little taped reminders for lyrics. As I age, my memory for lyrics becomes more faulty.
Then in November,
CM published
Working with a Drummer: How to Sound Your Best; another interview with Geddy Lee:
CM: For a young bass player who's just picking up the instrument, what's the best advice could you share? What are the most important things?
GL: For me, it's finding bass players that just blow you away, and imitating them, mimicking them, and playing around with what they do. You just take a phrase, or something that you think is impossible to play by a bass player that you love, and keep playing it until it's not impossible, and that makes you realize the potential that you have. Really, most bass players - most musicians, I think, start out like that.
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We'll enter the 21st century with this article that appeared in the December 28th, 2001 issue of
Newsday. Titled
Winning the Popularity Vote, it discusses the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee's continual dismissal of Rush and other progressive acts.
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The September 2004 issue of France's
Rock & Folk Magazine posted this
4-star review of Rush's
Feedback album where the reviewer felt that Rush's tribute to these songs "...demonstrate that these songs have kept all their strength over time..."
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Up next is a great, 5-page piece on Rush that appeared in the January 2006 issue of
Guitarist Magazine. Titled
Making Memories, this interview with both Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson looks back at the career of Rush while also looking ahead.
"Ageing is not fun! There's always that negative thing of looking back at your life's work and seeing the bad glasses and bad haircuts..." -Geddy Lee.
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Later, in April of 2009,
MOJO Magazine published a short interview with Geddy Lee where the Rush front-man discussed listening to Led Zeppelin's debut album for the first time, and the impact it had on Rush. This piece is called
Last Night a Record Changed My Life:
"...we sat down together and listened to it track by track. Our jaws dropped. As you go through that record, it's just incredible..."
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We'll enter the current decade with a one-page spread on Alex Lifeson that appeared in the January 2012 issue of
Total Guitar Magazine. The article, titled
Rush: Still on a Journey of Discovery, 20 Albums On was a preview of the release of
Clockwork Angels.
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Later, in April of 2012,
Guitar Techniques Magazine published this
favorable review of Rush's
Time Machine Tour concert film while the July 2012 issue of
Total Guitar Magazine from the UK published this
four-star review of
Clockwork Angels.
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Also in July of 2012,
Classic Rock Magazine included a segment that had various artists look back to 1977. Alex Lifeson was
featured in the piece where, in his usual rapier wit, had this to say:
"...I was an old fart at 24. And I still am."
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Continuing in July of 2012,
Guitarist Magazine, Alex Lifeson was featured once again in this one-page
10 Questions We Ask Everyone segment:
IS THERE A MYTH ABOUT YOU, YOUR BAND OR YOUR GUITAR PLAYING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SET STRAIGHT?
"Yes. That we're not as extremely handsome as everyone thinks [laughs]."
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Rush graced the pages of
Guitarist Magazine again in their August issue where
Clockwork Angels received this glowing
four-star review:
"This is Rush in pared-down power trio mode and they've rarely been tighter. It's a towering, modern rock record."
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Also in August,
Q Magazines published this
news story / review which discussed the closing of Roadrunner's UK office and the release of
Clockwork Angels.
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Up next is a great in-depth piece that was published in the August 2012 issue of
Total Guitar Magazine. Titled
Rush: Clockwork Angels - Alex Lifeson and Producer Nick Raskulinecz talk us through the inner workings of Rush's latest triumph, the article takes a track-by-track approach at revealing the "behind-the-scenes" facts about
Clockwork Angels.
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The favorable reviews of
Clockwork Angels continue in this
five-star review that was originally published in the September 2012 issue of
Guitar Techniques Magazine from the UK.
Clockwork Angels was named album of the month in the issue.
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We'll end 2012 - and this 10th installment - with a series of foreign articles from around the world; most of which focus on the various releases by Rush in the current decade including, of course,
Clockwork Angels:
Rush: Working Man (Review) from Rock & Folk Magazine of France. Published: March 2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Review) from This is Rock Magazine of Spain. Published: August 2010
Rush: Classic Albums - 2112 & Moving Pictures (Review) from Rock & Folk Magazine of France. Published: December 2012
Rush: The Moving Pictures (13-page extensive article) from This is Rock Magazine of Spain. Published: January 2011
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Break Out Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Rush: Vergangenheit hat Zukunft (Past Has a Future) and Clockwork Angels Review from Classic Rock Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Empire Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Rush: Vier Saiten sind besser als sechs! (Four strings are better than six) from Guitar Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Rush: Die Grosse Prog-Konstante (The Big Prog-Constant) from Metal Hammer Magazine. Published: July 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Oxmox Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Das Gefurchtete Wort (The Dreaded Word) and Clockwork Angels Review from Rocks Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Visions Magazine of Germany. Published: July 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Good Times Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Metal Hammer Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Musik Express Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Musix Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Rush: No Real Sentido da Palavra (Rush: The Real Meaning of the Word) from Roadie Crew Magazine of Brazil. Published: August 2012
Ein Kuckucksei im Nest (A cuckoo in the nest) and Clockwork Angels Review from Rolling Stone Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Ticketmaster Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Drums & Percussions Magazine of Germany. Published: August 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Rock It! Magazine of Germany. Published: September 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Slam Magazine of Germany. Published: September 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Empire Magazine of Germany. Published: December 2012
Clockwork Angels (Review) from Progressive Newletter Magazine of Germany. Published: December 2012
And so we close out this tenth installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. Thanks for reading, and to all the contributors!
Part XI - Originally published on October 23rd, 2013
In this eleventh installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time, a total of 98 new articles and advertisements have been added. The additions span all five decades of Rush's legacy including some of the earliest mentions of the band in Billboard Magazine -- from 1973! Once again, tremendous thanks go out to long-time reader and site contributor Heiko Klages of Germany and Eric Hansen from
Power Windows whom both providing the bulk of the articles in this installment. Additional thanks also go out to reader
RushFanForever.
Let's start off this installment with the aforementioned Billboard articles from 1973. Rush was briefly mentioned in both this article from the
September 1st, 1973 and this article from the
September 15th, 1973 editions of the magazine. While there is very little content to the articles, these could represent the first time Rush were mentioned in Billboard.
Continuing on the Billboard trend, here are links to additional Rush appearances in the magazine during the 1970's:
February 15th, 1975
Rush: All the World's a Stage Charting Info - Billboard, 10/16/1976
Canadian Artists Get Heavy Polydor Push - Billboard, 11/13/1976
New On the Charts: Rush Fly By Night / In the Mood - Billboard, 01/15/1977
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Continuing with the early to mid 70's, we have two very positive reviews of the band's debut album. The first comes from the
February 1975 issue of
Circus Raves magazine and the
February 1975 issue of
Creem Magazine, which made this interesting observation:
"...Classic three man heavy metal that distorts no matter how low you play it. Lead singer sounds close enough to Robert Plant to get called an imitator, but has enough of his own style to get away with it. Down to earth lyrics: none of this progressive shit..."
Just wait, Creem. Just wait. :-)
We also have a lengthy review of
2112 that was published in the Dutch magazine
Muziekkrant OOR titled
Rush de Zware Zone or "Rush Heavy Zone".
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Later, in 1977, the
Daily Herald of Wisconsin published this
article ahead of Rush's May 9th, 1977 performance at the Wausau Newman High School in Wausau, Wisconsin. Also included are some Polaroid pictures of the band as well as a concert advertisement. You can also view enhanced version of the pictures
HERE.
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Later in 1977, Rush was featured in
Circus Magazine in a full-page article titled
Rush Rock & Roll in the Classroom. Yes, just as the title suggests, all three members of Rush did visit a classroom for a Q&A session from some students. The questions included some deep, thought-provoking topics including "Do you smoke dope?", "What kind of cars do you own?" and "How old are you?". Still, a very fun read.
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We'll close out the 70's with this very interesting
Biography/Press Kit about the band that was published by Phonogram USA and released in September of 1978.
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On to the 80's which we'll open with another press kit/biography/Rush Facts sheet that was published in connection with the release of
Permanent Waves. This
kit also includes a story by Neil Peart that would later appear in the
Permanent Waves tour book.
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Continuing on the theme of press kits comes this
offering that was published in March of 1980 by
The Source; NBC Radio's Young Adult Network.
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Rush appeared in
Billboard Magazine dozens of times throughout the 80's. Here's a listing of nine new articles that featured the band:
Le Rush Job - Billboard, 07/10/1982
New World Man (Single/Review) - Billboard, 09/04/1982
Out of the Box / Spotlight on Rush - Billboard, 09/18/1982
Signals Singles Charting Info - Billboard, 09/25/1982
Loverboy, Rush are Top Juno Nominees - Billboard, 03/19/1983
Geddy Lee Photograph with Jeanne Beker - Billboard, 10/20/1984
Rush "Big Money" Video Mention - Billboard, 10/12/1985
Power Windows Review / Production Opens 'Windows' for Rush - Billboard, 11/02/1985
Rush Opens Learning Tie-Ins - Billboard, 01/18/1986
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A March 1980 issue of the
Chicago Tribune published an interview with Neil Peart titled
Bucking the trends, Rush rides the crest of 'Permanent Waves'. Unfortunately only the first part of the interview is available in this document however the entire transcription of the interview is available
HERE.
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The March 6th, 1983 edition of the
Houston Chronicle published this
lengthy pre-concert interview with the band. In it, Alex comments at the possibility of recording a solo album:
"Are those solo albums on the back burner? Are they going to be realized?"
"I'm sure they'll be realized. It's just a matter of when. I mean, when you tour for four to five months, and you get six weeks off, the last thing you want to do is lock yourself up in the studio working. I think we need to take a good chunk of time off to get really serious about something like that. However, if we work at it piecemeal, I can see a project like that taking a year, two years."
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One of my favorite additions to this installment is this great June 1983
Creem Magazine interview with Hugh Syme about all of this work on Rush's album covers. Hugh provides some interesting insights into the covers for
Permanent Wages, Moving Pictures and
Signals among others:
Well, I guess that just leaves the dog and the fire hydrant.
Well, I was given the word "Signals." It was such a broad concept that it was baffling for all of us. We really had trouble with that one, and I decided that, with such a phenomenally important word with the kind of potency it potentially had, to go with something really dumb, really inane. But something which would still tie in with songs such as "Chemistry," and the subdivision aspect of the fire hydrants, lawns, and neighborhood dogs.
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As we head into the mid-80's, and the release of
Power Windows, numerous reviews of Rush's eleventh studio album began to pop up across the globe. Here's a listing of this installment's
Power Windows reviews:
A Touch of Glass - Sounds Magazine, 10/19/1985
Rush Hour - StereoPlay Magazine [Germany], 01/01/1986
Power Windows (Review) - People Magazine, 01/13/1986
Rush Confronts the Big Money - Circus Magazine, 01/31/1986
Power Windows (Review) - Rock Scene Magazine, 10/01/1986
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Continuing with the
Power Windows theme, the February 28th, 1986 issue of
Circus Magazine included a nice, multi-page article on the band titled
Rush: A Power Rock Tradition while the
Toronto Star published a duel-article on the band on the same day. Those articles were titled
Search for the Perfect Feel Led Rush to New Worlds and
Rush Wins Crotchety Old Critic's Respect:
"...But critics must recognize what goes on behind the art as much as the art itself and seeing the honesty and honour behind what Rush has done is easy to do.
It's easy for a crotchety and snooty old critic..."
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In the following month,
Kerrang! Magazine published this one-page feature on the band titled
Pressure Points while
Creem Magazine published this article/review of a Rush concert in New Jersey titled
The Rushians Are Coming.
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Also in March of 1986,
Video Rock Stars magazine published a lengthy, and rather insightful, interview with Geddy Lee titled
Rush: Throws Open Power Windows:
"We don't mind doing interviews," says Geddy Lee, confronting one of the many myths that has grown up around Rush during the band's over a decade-long history. "What we're not comfortable with is all the hype, blitzing this radio show and that, doing those ... " He appears to be searching for a better word but allows a tone of disdain to suffice," rock star kind of things."
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Later, in May of '86, Rush and Ray Danniels are mentioned in an article from
Canadian Musician magazine titled
You Too Can Conquer the U.S.A. while Geddy Lee was interviewed for
Faces Magazine in this article titled
Geddy Lee on "The world's most popular underground band":
Before and After-image:
"Rush doesn't have an obvious image. I think we're surprisingly unknown to a lot of people. They don't really associate our names with our faces. I look at us as the world's largest underground band, the world's most popular underground band. "I'm always surprised though. I'll go to some town and someone will come up to me and say, 'Aren't you ...' and I always feel like they shouldn't know who I am. So maybe I'm wrong. Maybe we're better known than I think."
No question about it, Geddy... :-)
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Also in May of '86 comes this fantastic five-page interview with Geddy Lee from
Guitar World magazine. The interview, titled
Geddy Lee: More Bass, More Space in the Modern World was conducted by John Swenson while New York's
The Music Paper also sat down with Geddy in this
Conversation with Geddy Lee piece.
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The June 1986 issue of
Circus Magazine included another lengthy article on Rush titled
Rush's Mystic Rhythms Pulse in Canada, a reflective piece on Rush's career through that point:
One explanation of Rush's long career - comprising 13 gold albums, six of which are platinum - may lie in its members' ability to draw the line; not to go over the edge. In a business littered with the detritus of smashed careers, car wrecks and overdose cases, Rush seems like a folk group booked on studs-and-leather night at L'Amour. Any mild-mannered rock & roller
could drink all three of them under the table and possibly go home with the first available sweetie as well. (Rush are perfectly happy with their wives.)
I have to wonder how the band reacted to this description of them. :-) Also in June, this
'excellent' review of
Mystic Rhythms appeared in
Hard Rock Magazine.
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July of '86 saw Rush featured in numerous articles, beginning with this brief
'review' of the
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video that appeared in
Kerrang! Magazine. Up next was a mention in a
Canadian Musician magazine article titled
Canadian Musicians and their Money where Rush's manager Ray Danniels talks about Rush's earning power over the years and how much of a struggle it was in the early days. Up next from the July '86 batch of articles, is a one-page interview with Geddy Lee about
Power Windows which was published in
Faces magazine. The article is titled
Rush: Carrying the Prog-Rock Torch:
Geddy is clearly happy with Power Windows. In fact, the LP is the first he's been totally enthusiastic about since the release of Moving Pictures nearly five years back. The two studio albums released between that LP and Power Windows (Signals and Grace Under Pressure) didn't quite do it for Geddy. The recording sessions were tough and the results they yielded weren't, according to the singer, up to scratch.
Closing out the July '86 articles is a piece published in
Guitar For The Practicing Musician Magazine titled
Open Ears: On the Road with Rush.
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September of '86 is represented with two interview/articles centering on Power Windows and the album's world tour. First comes
Canadian Trio Continue Power Windows World Tour from
Hit Parader Magazine. This interview with Geddy Lee discusses "...his beginnings and the changes Rush has seen over the years..." Up next is a nice, multi-page article titled
It's Those Wacky Guys in Rush from
Creem Magazine. This article/interview piece touches upon the notion of Rush bringing on a fourth member:
"Adding a fourth man to the band is a spectre we've had to face for 10 years," says Peart. "As soon as we began running up against the limitations of three instruments, we began talking about it. This album got the debate going all over again."
But the bottom line, Peart concludes, is that "we like being a trio."
"There's a very good chemistry here," he says. "And we don't want to do anything that might upset what has been a very good balance professionally and personally. If there was a way three of us could pull it off, we decided we were going to find it."
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Closing out the 80's are two in-depth interviews with Neil Peart. The first appeared in the October 1986 issue of
Guitar For The Practicing Musician Magazine. Titled
The Songwriting Interview, Neil and interviewer Bruce Pollack discuss the development of Rush's songs from a lyrical and musical perspective. I found this question/answer particularly interesting:
Do you feel that your best lyrics have become your best songs?
No, not always. It's weird how it goes. There's so much chemistry involved and there's so many intangible things that happen. There are ones where the music has been better than the lyrics or the lyrics better than the music. I think Middletown Dreams is a good marriage of lyrics and music. Mystic Rhythms is another one.
The second Neil Peart interview was originally published in the May 21st, 1988 issue of
Kerrang! Magazine. This piece, titled
Prime Groover, has Neil philosophizing about fame, fortunes and the myths of being a glamorized rock star. Definitely an interesting read.
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Before we head into the 90's, here are eleven more foreign articles from the 1980's - published in various magazines from Germany, France and Spain:
Rush aus Kanada - Ein Treues Trio - Musik-Magazin [Germany], 01/01/1986
Alex Lifeson, Gitarrist von Rush - Fachblatt Magazine [Germany], 01/01/1986
Rush Die Grenzendes Trio Gesprengt - SoundCheck Magazine [Germany], 01/01/1986
Power Windows (Review) - Audio Magazine [Germany], 02/01/1986
Power Windows (Review) - Hard Rock Magazine [France], 02/01/1986
Rush Y Las Ventanas Del Poder - Heavy Rock Magazine [Spain], 02/01/1986
Rush: El Ultimo Ciclo - Rock DeLux Magazine [Spain], 02/01/1986
Rush: The Story of a Canadian Rock Group - Rock Power Magazine [Germany], 04/01/1986
Rush: Through the Camera Eye (Review) - Enfer Magazine [France], 06/01/1986
Rush: Grace Under Pressure Tour Video (Review) - Crash Magazine [Germany], 08/01/1986
Rush: Grace Under Pressure Tour Video (Review) - Metal Hammer Magazine [Germany], 09/01/1986
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Opening the 90's are a trio of interviews with Geddy Lee from 1991 that center on the release of
Roll The Bones. The first interview with Geddy appeared in the October 1991 issue of
Metal Hammer magazine. Titled
Rush & Roulette, one of the topics of discussion is how
Roll the Bones differs from a melodic point of view:
"...What really excites me about this album is that I think we have a stronger sense of melody in the vocals than ever before. I think that with each album we do there tends to be one area that we concentrate on more than any other and with 'Roll the Bones' it was definitely the vocal department..."
Later, in November, Geddy was interviewed by
Music Express Magazine in this piece titled
Twist of Fate; where he discusses the challenges of setting up a world tour.
Finally, in December, Geddy took time to sit down with
The Music Paper for this interview titled
Three Is Never a Crowd.
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In January of 1994, Alex Lifeson was interviewed for
The New Review of Records in a piece titled
Rush: Closer to the Heart. In it, Alex discusses
Counterparts and whether or not Neil was "in love" when writing some of the lyrics for the album:
"It's certainly mentioned a lot more," Lifeson says, "but it's the camera balance of different types of love and how it applies in different kinds of relationships." So he wasn't skipping around the room? "Ah, no."
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Also in early 1994, Alex was interviewed not for his prowess as a guitarist, but for the sound system he had installed in his car. The interview appeared in the February 1994 issue of
Car Stereo Review in an article titled
Smart Alex.
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In March of 1994, an interesting dual interview/article between Geddy Lee and Primus' Les Claypool appeared in
Creem Magazine. The piece is titled
Crash Course in Bass Surgery and is definitely an eye-opening read:
Their guitarists have sheepish smiles, their singers have big noses, but Rush and Primus have more in common than good looks. Both trios mix complex rhythmic structures, streaming guitars, and literate lyrics, and all six members are big Three Stooges fans as immortalized both in the new Primus tune, "Poetry and Prose," recorded for The Beavis & Butt-head Experience (Geffen) and the liner notes of Rush's new album Counterparts (Anthem/Atlantic). But beyond that, beyond the mutual respect, friendship, and the endless jams we'll never hear, are the completely opposite misconceptions they both suffer.
Primus are thought of as a bunch of cartoonish meatballs, while Rush is considered to be a group of mind-blowing instrumental perfectionists, when both could be said of either band. Similarly, Primus' Les Claypool is one of the most unusual and original bassists ever - he could eventually be as influential a bassist as Rush's percussion master Neil Peart is a drummer - yet Rush's recent shows have included giant dancing rabbits.
So what happens when you get Les Claypool and his Rush counterpart Geddy Lee together? You don't want to know.
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We'll close out 1994 with a Neil Peart interview from the November issue of
Hit Parader Magazine. This piece, titled
Gearing Up: Tech Talk touches upon Neil's struggles with fame, his songwriting methodologies and, of course, drumming.
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Our next piece opens up a series of articles from 1996. Originally appearing in the February '96 issue of
Canadian Musician Magazine, this interview with Alex Lifeson titled
Rush's Guitarist Explores His Own Inner Voices on His First Solo Project focuses, obviously, on Lifeson's
Victor solo album as does a brief write-up that appeared in the February issue of
Guitar School Magazine titled
Late Bloomer.
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In October of 1996, Rush was once again featured in an issue of
Guitar School Magazine; this time in a lengthy 8-page piece titled
Grace Under Pressure. The article "...examine[s] many of the highlights of Rush's incredibly rich history and take[s] a close look at Alex Lifeson's wide-ranging guitar work and Geddy Lee's inimitable bass stylings..."
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In December of '96, Geddy Lee was featured in
Guitar Shop Magazine in a one-page interview/featured titled
On The Spot: Geddy Lee of Rush where the topic of conversation centered around Geddy's bass playing on
Test for Echo and his current gear line-up.
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At the tail-end of 1996, Geddy Lee and Living Colour's guitarist Vernon Reid were featured in a 3-page piece appearing in the December issue of
Request Magazine. The article, titled
Passion Players is a three-way interview of sorts between Reid, Geddy and Greg Kot (of
Request Magazine):
Reid: Have you ever thought about doing a record where it's just you playing keyboards and bass, a kind of instrumental thing?
Lee: I'm so torn between the amount of energy it takes to continue this band in the way I want it to continue and being a real family guy. I like to spend so much of my time nurturing that side of my family that gets ignored when I'm doing the band. So to say I'm taking this other period of time away from both of those things to do this other project.... It's not a lack of willingness to experiment, it's a lack of desire to be selfish enough to say I need to do this for myself.
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We'll close out the 90's with three separate articles that all appeared in the Rush Fanzine
A Show of Fans:
Ask Big Al (Q&A) - A Show of Fans, Summer 1996
ASOF Speaks with Geddy Lee / Ask Big Al Pt. 2 - A Show of Fans, Fall 1996
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain - an Interview with Howard Ungerlieder - A Show of Fans, Winter 1997
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Opening up the articles for the 21st century is an excellent interview with Geddy Lee conducted by none other than Eddie Trunk for the May 2001 issue of
Metal Edge Magazine. The piece, titled
Addicted to the Rush, focuses on Geddy's solo album
My Favorite Headache.
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In 2002, a pair of articles written about Rush's triumphant return with
Vapor Trails were published:
A Comeback Some Thought Wouldn't Happen - The Record Journal, 06/27/2002
Rush: A Relic Refreshed - The Hartford Courant, 06/28/2002
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Moving ahead to 2007 and the release of
Snakes & Arrows, Rush were featured in a 3-page spread in the April issue of
Metal Edge Magazine in a piece titled, simply
Rush:
"So many years later and with these aching bodies, we can still do it, and we can still find it within ourselves to be so excited about working with each other!"
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Also related to the release of S&A comes this
favorable review of the album that appeared in the June 2007 issue of the Spanish magazine
This is Rock.
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October of 2008 saw the release of a book titled
The Top 100 Canadian Albums. Not surprisingly, Rush was featured within the book. You can read all of the Rush-related entries
HERE.
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Heading into the current decade, the articles focus largely around
Clockwork Angels. Starting off the batch is this one-page feature from
Prog Magazine titled
Back to the Future. Also in February, Alex Lifeson was the subject of attention in an issue of
Total Guitar magazine in a piece called
String 'Em Up: Alex Lifeson where the Rush guitarist talks about "...Doublenecks, Tribute Bands, mid-gig chundering and his least-favourite Rush song..."
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Later in August of 2012, Geddy Lee was interviewed for an extensive piece that appeared in an issue of
Guitar & Bass Magazine. The article, titled
Geddy Up discusses Geddy's approach to the development of
Clockwork Angels:
"I wanted it to be a collection of songs united by a story. Much in the way that you look at a record like [the Who's] Tommy, there are a few musical pieces that repeat throughout but generally these songs are unrelated to each other except by the story they tell. That's what I held up in my mind as an example, each of these songs is quite unique and so melodically we only had to be true to that individual piece: the story is what united them."
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In the foreign articles department, the Spanish magazine
This is Rock featured Rush in two of its magazines. The first appeared in the
November 2010 issue which included a review of the Classic Albums 2112/Moving Pictures documentary as well as a run-down of the Top 10 Rush studio albums. Later, in June of 2011,
This is Rock published this
review of the 5.1 release of
Moving Pictures. Also in 2012, the German publication
Eclipsed released this
review of
Clockwork Angels followed by a lengthy interview with Geddy Lee.
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The tail-end of 2012 highlighted the announcement that Rush were to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The December 12th issue of the
Los Angeles Times published an article titled
Rush Right In while the edition of USA Today on the same day ran an article titled
Rock Hall Voting is a Rush, With Heart.
The band also appeared in the March 2013 issue of
Rolling Stone in a piece titled
Rush's School of Rock.
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With the release of the Deluxe Edition of
2112 in 2013, positive reviews of the classic Rush albums appeared in several publications:
When Rush Rocked Out in Space - Rolling Stone Magazine, 01/17/2013
Prog-Rock Epic Stands the Test of Time... - Classic Rock Magazine, 02/01/2013
2112 Deluxe Edition Review - Q Magazine, 02/01/2013
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Up next is a preview article written ahead of Rush's concert appearance at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland on May 30th. The article, titled
High-Energy Rock with No Signs of Slowing Up appeared in the May 2013 edition of
The Scottish Metro.
Finally we'll close out this installment with three new advertisements:
Rush Debut Album - Source Unknown, June 1974
Three Gold Albums in One Day - Source Unknown, November 16th, 1977
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video - Billboard Magazine, March 15th, 1986
Thus ends this eleventh installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. I hope you enjoyed the look back...
Part XII - Originally published on March 5th, 2015
It's been quite a while since our last installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. In this twelfth installment, the largest yet, over 200 new articles and advertisements are being added to the ever-growing archive. The majority of the entries this time around come from the late 1980's, but there's the usual smattering of results for the 70's, 90's and more recent years. Special thanks go out to Heiko Klages who provided the bulk of the updates (as usual), as well as Joe Pesch, Eric Hansen, and Brian Siddall. Thanks all!
We'll start off this installment with the earliest article available to this archive - one from 1970. Admittedly it's not exactly Rush-related, but one worthy on inclusion. Check out this review of one of Neil Peart's original bands -
J.R. Flood which was published in the November 28th, 1970 edition of the Niagara Falls review.
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The other entries from the 1970's span the entire decade from the early days of the band during the time of the release of their debut album through to their receipt of their first Gold and Platinum records. Here's a run-down of the new additions from the 70's:
Rush Artist Listing - RPM Magazine, December 15th, 1973
Artist Profile: Rush - RPM Magazine, December 29th, 1973
New Rock Music Trio Coming on Strong - The Lexington KY Dispatch, December 18th, 1974
Signs of the Times - Observer Reporter of Washington, PA, May 15th, 1975
Sounds of the Times - The Milwaukee Journal, October 8th, 1975
Dine with Rush - RPM Magazine, May 6th, 1976
2112 (Review) - The Calgary Herald, April 23rd, 1976
2112 (Review) - The Kingsport, TN Daily News, June 9th, 1976
Canadian Rock Band Wins U.S. Following - Winnipeg Free Press, November 9th, 1976
Gold Albums to Rush to Launch Major Tour - RPM Magazine, January 15th, 1977
Formation of Anthem Records - RPM Magazine, May 4th, 1977
Rush Chooses Brain Over Wallet - Beaver County (PA) Times, June 8th, 1977
Rush: 'Think Rock' - The Star News of Wilmington, NC, June 12th, 1977
Rush Completes First U.K. Tour - RPM Magazine, July 9th, 1977
Rush Rock & Roll in the Classroom - Circus Magazine, August 4th, 1977
Canadians, from Quebec to Tokyo - The Leader-Post (Regina, SK), September 30th, 1977
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - Rome (GA) News Tribune, October 14th, 1977
'Kings' Imaginative - The Michigan Daily, November 12th, 1977
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - The Village Voice, November 28th, 1977
Rush Predicted Its Own Succes - The Citizen (Ottawa), December 7th, 1977
Toronto Group is in a 'Rush' to the Top - The Montreal Gazzette, March 30th, 1978
SRO / Anthem: Five Years Old and Still Growing - RPM Magazine, April 1st, 1978
Rush Big Juno Winners - RPM Magazine, April 15th, 1978
Rush Rates First Merc Picture LP - Billboard, October 28th, 1978
Hemispheres (Review) - Billboard, November 4th, 1978
Rush Concludes Cygnus Cycle - Circus Magazine, December 12th, 1978
Anthem's Rush Receive Gold, Platinum, Plaque - RPM Magazine, January 27th, 1979
Rush Guests of NASA at Kennedy Space Center - RPM Magazine, March 3rd, 1979
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As indicated above, the bulk of this installemnt's articles come from the 1980s, with the vast majority coming from the final three years of the decade. Before we dive into the details of those final three years, here's a run-down of the new articles from the early part of the 80's which focus largely on the releases of Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Signals:
Permanent Waves (Review) - The Citizen (Ottawa), February 1st, 1980
Intense Early Reaction to Rush's Permanent Waves - RPM Magazine, February 9th, 1980
Permanent Waves (Review) - The Leader-Post (Regina, SK), March 15th, 1980
Rush is Rocking and Changing - The Tuscaloosa News, June 6th, 1980
'Rush' Music Comes Out of the Fog - The Toledo Blade, June 8th, 1980
Hard Rockers 'Rush' Sing 'Epic' Tunes - The Kingman (AZ) Daily Miner, June 13th, 1980
Canadian Trio 'Rush' Thinks Big, Reaches High in Heavy Metal Epics - The Ledger of Lakeland, FL, June 13th, 1980
Canadian Singing Stars Preserve Wealth - The Citizen (Ottawa), August 21st, 1980
Rush Gains Fans in Hard Times - The Milwaukee Sentinel, February 27th, 1981
Moving Pictures (Review) - The Michigan Daily, March 31st, 1981
Moving Pictures: Tight and Tough - Beaver County (PA) Times, May 6th, 1981
Rush Enjoys Fruits of Seven Years' Labor - The Tuscaloosa News, June 5th, 1981
Success Fits into Radio Bands - The Palm Beach FL Post, January 3rd, 1982
Signals (Review) - The Calgary Herald, September 17th, 1982
Rush: The Canadian Alternative from Day One to Their Latest - The Lewiston Maine Journal, October 29th, 1982
Rush Achieves Critical Acclaim - The Post and Evening Times of Palm Beach, FL, May 11th, 1984
Grace Under Pressure (Review) - Minnesota Daily, May 25th, 1984
During 1987, as Rush was preparing to tour in support of their latest offering
Hold Your Fire,
Modern Drummer magazine featured Neil Peart in not one but
three separate issues during the year. The first appearance was in their February issue in an article titled
A Real Job. This article, which was penned by Neil, focuses on the his then-drum tech Larry Allen. It's a great inside-look into what it takes to support Neil's and Rush's drumming neads. Later, in their May issue, Neil penned another article titled
The Quest for New Drums where the Rush percussionist discusses his approach to getting a new set of drums; a process he began in early 1986. Finally, in December, another article written by Neil was published. This time, it focused on his approach to tuning his toms. The article was appropriately titled
Thoughts on Tom Tuning.
Continuing with 1987, the bulk of the articles understandably focused on the release of both
Hold Your Fire and
Time Stand Still as a single. Most of the reviews and album mentions were exceptionally positive. Below is a list of all of the reviews and mentions of Rush's twelfth studio offering:
Hold Your Fire Review - The Buffalo News, September 18th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Ad and Review - Billboard, September 19th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Metal Hammer, October 1st, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Kerrang!, October 3rd, 1987
Hold Your Fire Charting News - Billboard, October 3rd, 1987
Time Stand Still Mention - Billboard, October 10th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Sounds, October 17th, 1987
Bum Rush (Artist Profile) - Melody Maker, October 24th, 1987
Time Stand Still Review - Sounds, October 24th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Sounds, October 31st, 1987
Hold Your Fire Release News - Phonogram UK New Releases, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - New Musical Express, November 7th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Guitar Player, November, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review - Circus, December 31st, 1987
1987 wasn't only filled with reviews of
Hold Your Fire. There were plenty of interviews with all three members of Rush during the year. They included the following:
Hold Your Fire Tour Primer - Rock Express, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire, It's Rush (Interview with Alex Lifeson) - Metal Hammer, October 29th, 1987
Pop Talk with Geddy Lee - Copley News Service, November 4th, 1987
The Firing Squad (Two interviews with Alex Lifeson) - Sounds, November 21st, 1987
Artist Profile: Alex Lifeson - New Hi-Fi Sound, December, 1987
The Premiere Progressive Rock Trio - Only Music, December, 1987
Adventures in Paradise (Interview with Neil Peart) - Rock Express, December, 1987
Rush: Still Burning (Interview with Geddy Lee) - The Music Paper, December, 1987
It wasn't all talk about
Hold Your Fire in 1987. Even though it was released in 1985,
Kerrang! did a little piece on
Through the Camera Eye in their
December 5th issue.
As we move into 1988, many articles continue to focus on the release of
Hold Your Fire as well as the release of
Prime Mover as the new single. Several more reviews of
Hold Your Fire include:
Rush Open Fire - Circus, January 31st, 1988
Hold Your Fire Review - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, January, 1988
Hold Your Fire Review - Creem, February 1988
...while five UK-based articles all focused on the release of
Prime Mover:
Prime Mover Review - Melody Maker, April 9th, 1988
Well Primed - Kerrang!, April 16th, 1988
Prime Mover Review - Melody Maker, April 16th, 1988
Prime Mover Release Announcement - Kerrang!, April 23rd, 1988
Prime Mover Review - Sounds, April 23rd, 1988
Around the same time,
Kerrang! magazine also
reviewed the 'official' biography of Rush called
Visions.
1988 also featured a number of other articles and interviews with the band members. They included the following:
Geddy Lee: The Paradox of Rush - Faces, February 1988
Winners of the Neil Peart Contest - Modern Drummer, February, 1988
Holding On To The Fire - RIP USA, February, 1988
Interview with Geddy Lee - Faces, March, 1988
Rush Open Fire (HYF Tour Book Essay) - Hit Parader, March, 1988
Mayhem: Don't All Rush - Kerrang!, April, 1988
Rush: Keeping the Fire Lit - Rock Scene, April 1988
The final articles from 1988 in this installment sets the tone for the next set of articles featured during 1989. It's a review of
A Show of Hands titled
Rush: Live Handiwork that appeared in the September 14th, 1988 issue of
RAW.
1989 is well represented in this installment with forty-five total articles in total covering topics from the reissue of several classic Rush albums to the release of the band's third live album
A Show of Hands to their latest studio album, and first under the Atlantic Records label,
Presto.
Regarding the album reissues,
Kerrang! magazine touched upon three of the re-issues throughout the month of January:
Debut Album - January 7th, 1989
Moving Pictures - January 21st, 1989
2112 -January 28th, 1989
A Show of Hands was very well received across the globe as witnessed by these largely favorable reviews:
Hand Job - Kerrang!, January 14th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Billboard, January 21st, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Metal Hammer, January 21st, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Sounds, January 21st, 1989
A Show of Hands Gives Band a Rush - The Toronto Star, January 23rd, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - RAW, January 24th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Melody Maker, January 28th, 1989
The Appliance of Science - Sounds, January 28th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - The Spectrum of Buffalo, February 10th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Kerrang!, February 25th, 1989
Investigate These Bands: Rush - Rockbeat, February, 1989
Giving Rush a Big Hand - New Straits Times, March 16th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Sounds, March 18th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Q Magazine, March, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - The Street, March, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Rolling Stone, April 20th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - People Magazine, April 24th, 1989
Old Style May Be History, but Rush Still Rocks with Best - National College Newspaper, April, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Night Light Buffalo, June 26th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, June, 1989
Later in the year, after
Presto was released, numerous reviews began to pop for the band's first album under their new Atlantic Recording label. They included:
Presto Announcement - Kerrang!, October 28th, 1989
Announcement of the band's move to atlantic Records - Music Express, October, 1989
Presto (Review) - Metal Hammer, November 13th, 1989
Magical Mystery - RAW, November 15th, 1989
Supermaket Music - Kerrang!, November 18th, 1989
Presto - A Rush of Melody and Pop Hooks - The Boston Globe, November 23rd, 1989
Presto (Review) - Billboard, November 25th, 1989
Abracadabra - The Cornell Daily Sun, November 27th, 1989
Presto (Review) - Sounds, December 2rd, 1989
Presto (Review) - The Prodigal Sun, December 8th, 1989
Presto (Review) - Good Times, December 19th, 1989
Presto (Review) - Metal Forces, December, 1989
Presto (Review) - Music Week, December, 1989
In between all of the reviews of
A Show of Hands and
Presto, numerous interviews/articles on Rush in general were also released during 1989. The include:
Rush Show Their Hand (Interview with Neil Peart) - Metal Hammer, February 6th, 1989
Geddy Lee Talks A Show of Hands - Circus, March 31st, 1989
Geddy Lee: Rush to Perfection on A Show of Hands - Keyboard, March, 1989
Rush: The Fine Art of Metal - RIP, June, 1989
Interview with Geddy Lee - Rock Magazine, July, 1989
Rush's Geddy Lee: A Word with the Man - Rock Scene, August, 1989
Rush: The Next Chapter - Metal Hammer, November 27th, 1989
Makin' Magic (Alex Lifeson Interview) - RAW, November 29th, 1989
The Magic Circle (Alex Lifeson Interview) - Sounds, December 9th, 1989
Before we close out of the 1980's, here's a listing of forty-seven foreign-language articles from across the world:
A Farewell to Kings Review [Germany] - Stereoplay, May, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Austria] - Neue Zeit Graz, October 9th, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Audio Magazine, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Break Out, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Fachblatt, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Italy] - HM, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Metal Hammer, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [The Netherlands] - Aardschok, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Musik Szene, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Der Musikmarkt, November 1st, 1987
Rush Hour [Germany] - Audio Magazine, November, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Italy] - HM Magazine, November, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - ME Sounds, November, 1987
Kanadas Holzfaller Greifen Wieder zur Axt! [Germany] - Metal Hammer, November, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Germany] - Musik Szene, November, 1987
Rush Stand Still [France] - Hard Force, December, 1987
Druck und Grazie Rush [Switzerland] - Music Scene, December, 1987
Interview with Alex Lifeson [Switzerland] - Pop Rocky, December, 1987
Hold Your Fire Review [Spain] - Heavy Rock, February, 1988
Rush: Le Feu Sacre [France] - Hard Rock Magazine, March, 1988
Yuppie Rock [Italy] - Metal Shock, March, 1988
El Tiempo Pasa Despacio [Spain] - Heavy Rock, April, 1988
Je Suis Plus Heureux Maintenant qu'a 18 Ans[French Canadian] - Live!, April, 1988
Rush Puppies [Germany] - HiFi Vision, May, 1988
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Shark, January 19th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Break Out, January, 1989
Rush: New World Men [Germany] - Break Out, February, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Switzerland] - Hollywood, February, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Metal Hammer, February, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Italy] - Metal Shock, February, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Metal Star, February, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Musik Express Sounds, February, 1989
Rush: Unicos E Irrepetibles [Spain] - Popular 1, February, 1989
Rush: Wollen Sich Trennen (Rush Break Up News) [Germany] - Bravo, March 2nd, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [The Netherlands] - Muziekkrant OOR, March 11th, 1989
Rush: Ein Seltener Gast [Germany] - Break Out, March, 1989
Rush: Ohne Rausch [Germany] - Shark, April 6th, 1989
A Show of Hands Review [Germany] - Break Out, April, 1989
Rush: Legends of Rock & Roll [Germany] - Shark, October 15th, 1989
Presto (Review) [Germany] - Der Musikmarkt, December 15th, 1989
Presto (Review) [The Netherlands] - Hitkrant, December 16th, 1989
Presto (Review) [Germany] - Bravo, December 28th, 1989
Presto (Review) [Germany] - Break Out, December, 1989
Presto (Review) [The Netherlands] - Metal Hammer, December, 1989
Presto (Review) [Italy] - Metal Shock, December, 1989
Presto (Review) [Germany] - Metal Star, December, 1989
Presto (Review) [Germany] - Rock Hard, December, 1989
For the 1990s, we only have two article in this installment, both coming from
Canadian Musician Magazine. In the first, an interview with Alex Lifeson appears in a segment titled
Guitarmania. In the segment, which was published in the June 1995 issue of the magazine, Alex discusses such topics as songwriting, working in the studio, playing live and working on his solo album.
The second article from the 1990s, which was published in the February 1996 issue of
Canadian Musician is another piece on Alex and his solo album titled
Rush's Guitarist Explores His Own Inner Voices on His First Solo Project.
As we head into the 21st century, we'll start with a great interview with Geddy Lee regarding his solo album
My Favorite Headache. The article, titled
Addicted to that Rush appeared in the May, 2001 issue of
Metal Edge.
Jumping ahead a decade, Neil Peart was featured in the September 2009 issue of
Rhythm under the feature
100 Drum Heroes . Later, towards the end of 2013, Alex Lifeson was featured in the December 21st issue of
Total Guitar in a piece called
The A-Z of Prog Guitar.
Heading into 2014, we have two articles from
Classic Rock magazine. The first was published in the February issue and reflects an extremely positive review of
The Clockwork Angels Concert DVD. Later, in the October issue of the magazine, the
SACD version of Presto was reviewed, getting 8 out of 10 starts.
Finally, we have another handful of German articles from the 2010's to share:
Clockwork Angels Review [Germany] - Hardline, November, 2013
Clockwork Angels Tour Review [Germany] - Eclipsed, December, 2013
Clockwork Angels Tour Review [Germany] - Empire, December, 2013
Rush: Tom Sawyer Play-Along [Germay] - Gitarre & Bass, December, 2013
Clockwork Angels Tour Review [Germany] - Metal Hammer, January, 2014
Vapor Trails Remix Review [Germany] - Break Out, January, 2014
Presto SACD Review [Germany] - Good Times, October, 2014
We'll close out this installment as we always do; with a collection of advertisements from the 1980's:
Hold Your Fire Full Page Advertisement - Q Magazine, October, 1987
Hold Your Fire Full Page Advertisement - Kerrang!, November 7th, 1987
Through the Camera Eye - Kerrang!, December 5th, 1987
A Show of Hands - Unknown Publication, February, 1989
Presto [Germany] - Der Musikmarkt, November 1st, 1989
Presto [Germany] - Metal Hammer, November 13th, 1989
Counterparts Limited Edition Packaging - Sounds, December 1993
So ends the twelfth installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. Once again I'd like to thank Heiko Klages, Joe Pesch, Eric Hansen, and Brian Siddall for their contributions. Thanks, guys!
Until next time...
Part XIII - Originally published on June 23rd, 2016
It's been over a year since our last installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time, but that time has been well-spent in the collection of plenty of new articles and advertisements that span all of the decades of Rush's history. In fact, this thirteenth installment is the largest yet - with a total of 239 new entries to sift through.
Once again, my sincerest thanks go out to Heiko Klages for providing the majority of the articles and advertisements that make up this installment. Additionally, I would like to thank Rush historian and mega-collector Joe Pesch for also providing dozens of articles this time around. Other contributions came from Bob Wegner, Eric Hansen, Greg Nosek, and Kelly Moretta. Thank you, all!
So let's get to it, shall we?
As most fans know, Rush received more than their fair share of poor reviews during their early years. Articles for this installment from the 1970's are littered with numerous examples of these less-than-favorable views of the band, be it a concert review or an album review. Two such 'gems' came from 1974 issues of Northeastern Ohio's
Scene Magazine. The first example, titled
Live in Concert: Rush, Reign, the reviewer opened up his review with:
"I really don't see what all the excitement over Rush is about. They're just another "high energy" rock band who prides itself on its ability to "boogie."
Rush? Boogie? You have to love the '70s.
The second poor-review example from
Scene Magazine came from the December 19th, 1974 issue in a piece titled
Rush, Downchild Blues Band. You know a review isn't going to go well when the reviewer starts off with:
"...Rush provided some of the most nauseating clatter this city has ever suffered through..."
Critics.
They were also taking pot-shots at Neil Peart's lyric-writing abilities, as witnessed in
Rush Could Use Worthless Lyrics which appeared in the November 4th, 1975 edition of
The State News. But it's not all bad. Fans actually came to the band's rescue from time to time, and this fan's
reaction to a poor review of
Fly By Night was definitely nice to read.
Some other notable entries from the 70's include a great
concert review from
Record Week, and an article related to the band's recording of their first live album
All The World's a Stage. That appeared in a piece titled
Rock Trio is a Threat to Old Massey Hall from the
Toronto Star.
Below is a listing of all of this installment's articles from the 1970's:
Live in Concert: Rush, Reign - Scene Magazine, August 29, 1974
'Rush' Making It As a Power Trio - The Raleigh Register, December 18, 1974
Rush, Downchild Blues Band - Scene Magazine, December 19, 1974
Fly By Night (Review) - Statesville Record and Landmark, March 29, 1975
Fly By Night (Review) - The Brandon Sun of Manitoba, April 14, 1975
At Odds About Rush - Scene Magazine, April 24, 1975
Rush Could Use Worthless Lyrics - The State News, November 4, 1975
Concert Review - Lansing Michigan State Review, November 12, 1975
Live in Concert: Rush, Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger - Scene Magazine, November 13, 1975
2112 (Review) - Billboard Magazine, March 27, 1976
Drummers Highlight Voltage-Laden Rock Concert - Green Bay Press Gazette, May 28, 1976
2112 (Review) - Valparaiso Indiana Vidette Messenger, May 29, 1976
Rock Trio is a Threat to Old Massey Hall - Toronto Star, June 12, 1976
2112 (Review) - Canadian Composer, June 30, 1976
Rush - Toronto (Concert Review) - Record Week, July 5, 1976
Canadian Group 'Rush' to Appear - The Traverse City Record, August 10, 1976
All the World's a Stage (Review) - Record Week, October 11, 1976
Rush: Basically a Shrieker - Ottawa Journal, October 12, 1976
Rush Failed to Inspire Crowd - Brandon Sun, October 20, 1976
All the World's a Stage (Review) - Cheap Thrills, October 31, 1976
Rush, A Dynamic Live Act but Bland Musically - Record Week, November 22, 1976
Rush - The Copley News, December 5, 1976
Rush - Blazing a Trail Like Never Before - Record Week, December 6, 1976
Winter Pop - Nightout Magazine, December 27, 1976
Holiday Message from Neil Peart / All the World's a Stage (Review) - Canadian Composer, December 31, 1976
Rock Triple Bill Features Rush, Lofgren, Webster - The State News, March 2, 1977
Rush Concert; Why Bring Them? - The State News, March 4, 1977
Rush, Runaways, Max Webster - Record Week, March 7, 1977
Rush to Tour Europe - Record Week, April 25, 1977
Blast of Hot Rock Rushes In - Green Bay Press Gazette, May 13, 1977
Auditorium to be 'Rushed' - La Crosse Tribune, May 14, 1977
Geddy Lee - The Des Plaines Herald, May 21, 1977
Priests of Temple of Syrinx Create Barely Controlled Hysteria: Maple Rockers Thunder in U.K. - Record Week, July 4, 1977
Rush: Toronto's Big Success Story Strikes Out for Heavy-Metal Stardom - Toronto Star, August 20, 1977
Rush Makes Noise but Without Style - Toronto Star, August 24, 1977
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - The Ottawa Journal, September 2, 1977
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - Coe Cosmos, September 16, 1977
Rush, UFO Went Right for the Ears - Sun Telegram, September 27, 1977
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - Daily News Miner (Alaska), October 1, 1977
Heavy Metal is Back - Corpus Christi Times, October 25, 1977
Toronto Group is in a 'Rush' to the Top - The Montreal Gazzette, March 30, 1978
Kids 'Rush' To Have Their Senses Beaten Silly - The Montreal Gazzette, March 31, 1978
Rush on the Level with Hemispheres - Toronto Star, October 14, 1978
Great Rush Mystery Solved - Rock On!, November 30, 1978
Youth Scales Arena Beams at Concert - Press Gazette, December 9, 1978
Rush Plays at Peak Intensity - Press Gazette, December 10, 1978
Rush Rouses Aud to Rock 'n Roll Rapture - Buffalo Times, January 29, 1979
Moving on to the decade of the 80's, reviews certainly became far more favorable thanks to Rush's growing success. A prime example is this
review of Signals that came from
The Lewiston Journal of Maine. In it, the reviewer called Rush's then-latest album a 'Masterpiece'. Continuing with the
Signals thread, a very interesting interview with Neil Peart appeared in the January 22nd, 1983 issue of
The Hour of Norwalk CT in a piece titled
Canadian Group Preaches Individualism:
"...Peart, who joined Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson for the band's second album, said his writing also began to mature from the simple science fiction themes that dominated early tunes. 'I was into the concept of big ideas, using fantasy and science fiction themes as a vehicle to convey broad concepts of life,' he said. 'Now, I want to portray the real world and how it affects real people...'"
Moving on to the
Grace Under Pressure era, concert reviews were largely positive, including this
write-up from the
NJ Star Ledger of a show that yours truly attended. The
Toronto Sun posted a moderately favorable review of a show that was recorded and filmed for the
Grace Under Pressure Concert film. In the piece, titled
Rush Serves Up Its Usual Fare, the reviewer finds Rush's music suffering from "...stagnant sameness...". Fortunately he does highlight the fact that the crowd certainly didn't think so:
"...But the crowd, as usual, loved it. As one banner at the end of the stadium noted: 'T.O. Welcomes Home Most Ultimate Rock Band Rush.' And the final response (predictably enough) suggested that for those on hand, Rush is still the Most Ultimate..."
Below is a listing of all of this installment's articles from the 1980's:
'Rushed' Fans Stampede Cobo Hall - The Detroit News, January 13, 1980
Rock Fans Gets a Fine 'Rush' - The Gazette, January 21, 1980
Rock's Rush to Invade Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino County Sun, March 7, 1980
Concert Treasured Event - Sequin Texas Gazette, March 13, 1980
Rush Electrifying at Arena Concert - The Tribune, April 2, 1980
Rush Concert Loud, Wild, and Appreciated - Press Gazette, April 23, 1980
Rush: Pomp-Rock Trio Hot on Tedium - The Gazette, March 27, 1981
Heavy-Metal Band Rush Draws Heavy Teen Crowd to Met Center - Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 3, 1981
Rush: Pop Star of the Month - Song Hits, August 31, 1981
Exit...Stage Left (Review) - The Brandon Sun, November 23, 1981
Rush (Bio) - HM A - Z, June 30, 1982
A Rock Show is Born Here - Green Bay Press Gazette, September 3, 1982
Signals: Rush Calling Earth! - Toronto Sun, September 10, 1982
Electric Music - Schenectady Gazette, October 16, 1982
Signals (Review) - The Windsor Star of Ontatio, October 16, 1982
Rush Master of Gardens - Toronto Sun, November 16, 1982
'Signals' by Rush: Masterpiece - The Lewiston Journal of Maine, January 21, 1983
Canadian Group Preaches Individualism - The Hour of Norwalk CT, January 22, 1983
Rush Aims to Portray Real World - The Desert News of Salt Lake City, January 26, 1983
Rush is Simply Reflecting the Old Hard-Work Ethic - The Argus Press, January 28, 1983
Music Express Poll: Rush - The Montreal Gazette, February 26, 1983
Rush Continues its Evolution - Milwaukee Sentinel, May 4, 1984
Rush Serves Up Its Usual Fare - Toronto Sun, September 22, 1984
Rush Takes Pressure in Stride - NJ Star Ledger, September 28, 1984
Rush Release - Sounds [UK], October 5, 1985
The Big Money (Review) - Sounds [UK], October 12, 1985
Top Managers' Opposition Blow to Can-Aid Concert - The Citizen (Ottawa), November 4, 1985
Power Windows (Review) - The Windsor Star, November 16, 1985
Rush Concert Shows Band a Step Ahead of the Rest in Talent - The Daily Tar Heel, April 4, 1986
Powerful Formula Key to Rush's New Album - The Cavalier Daily Spectator, January 23, 1986
Rush Rocks On by Following an Old Formula - Detroit Free Press, March 28, 1986
They're Rushing to Success the North Way - Toronto Sun, March 8, 1988
Presto (Review) - Music Week, December 2, 1989
Presto (Review) - Metal Forces [UK], December 31, 1989
Moving into the 90's, our thirteenth installment includes over 100 articles and advertisements which are largely focused around the releases of
Presto and
Roll the Bones. Numerous, (largely) positive reviews of both albums are included, as well as some insightful interviews with each member of Rush.
The first such interview was with Alex Lifeson in a piece titled
Alex Lifeson: Rush's Class Act. The interview, which appeared in the January, 1992 issue of
Industrial Metal Magazine touches upon a lot of the struggles Rush, and Alex in particular, had over the years, starting primarily with
Signals and running through the release of the band's third live album
A Show of Hands:
"...After the Hold Your Fire tour, everybody was burnt out. There was a lot of sickness, it was very stressful and very long. When we finished the European leg of the tour, we came home and had about six days off. We then went right into the studio to mix A Show Of Hands. When we finished that, we couldn't even talk about touring again. We decided to take about seven months off; everybody got a chance to separate themselves from the band and everything that it stood for. When we went in to record Presto, everybody was really fired up. We still didn't talk about touring until the last days of mixing. We decided to tour for Presto but it was to be done very carefully. We didn't do a really long tour; we came back feeling like we could have stayed out longer, which was just the right time to stop. With this record something happened. We've got a new found enthusiasm and excitement about what we do: touring, recording, everything. We're looking at a very long distance future now. This won't be our last tour, that's for sure..."
Geddy Lee echoed those same sentiments in an interview that appeared in the February 1992 issue of
RIP Magazine:
"...I think that's a question we probably asked ourselves a lot on the last couple of tours. 'How long can I keep doing this? I've been doing this with the same guys for 15 years. Is it time to call it quits?' There were some varying opinions on the values of touring floating around, whether we wanted to bother. I think by taking by taking enough time between records and just being of a particular age, we were able to clear a lot of that stuff up. When we went to do this record, we were more focused and happier about the band..."
The interview featuring Neil Peart came from, not surprisingly,
Modern Drummer magazine. In the
Update: Neil Peart piece, the Rush drummer talks about the making of
Roll The Bones and how easily - and quickly - the drum pieces came together:
"...'I was amazed. We spent an hour or so setting up drums and getting sounds, and then I just banged out the tunes, one after another. It's the quickest I've been.' After listening to the disc, one finds that hard to believe. 'That just shows the importance of proper preparation,' comments Neil. 'This was the first time we spent more time preparing for the album than we did making it, and the results, we think, speak for themselves.'..."
Below is a listing of all of this installment's articles from the 1990's:
Presto (Review) - People Magazine, January 22, 1990
Presto (Review) - Circus Magazine, January 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - Record Exchange Music Monitor, January 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - The Rocket of Seattle, February 1, 1990
Presto (Review) - Drums & Drumming, February 28, 1990
'Presto!" They're Back with an Album They Call a 'Treat' - Idahonian/The Daily News, March 1, 1990
Presto! Here's...Rush - The Music Paper, March 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - Traffic Magazine, April 9, 1990
Interview with Neil Peart - Traffic Magazine, April 23, 1990
Presto (Review) - SPIN Magazine, April 30, 1990
Word War II - Canadian Musician, May 31, 1990
Presto! A Whole New Rush - Faces Rock Magazine, May 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - RIP Magazine, May 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, June 30, 1990
Rush: Presto Chango - Hit Parader, June 30, 1990
Presto (Review) - Metal Magazine, June 30, 1990
Presto (Review) - Bass Player Magazine, July 31, 1990
Rush Like Magic - Metal Magazine, July 31, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Entertainment Weekly, September 14, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Kerrang!, September 15, 1990
Rush: Presto Change-O! - RIP Magazine, September 30, 1990
Ask the Experts: Geddy Lee - Bass Player Magazine, October 31, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Metal Hammer [UK], October 31, 1990
Presto; Chango! It's Geddy Lee! - Rock Scene Magazine, October 31, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Goldmine Magazine, November 16, 1990
2112 (Review) - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, November 30, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Kerrang!, November 30, 1990
Rush - Metal Muscle Magazine, November 30, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Q Magazine [UK], November 30, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Select Magazine [UK], November 30, 1990
Rush - Metal Hammer Encyclopedia [UK], December 3, 1990
A Rich Pool of Talent - The Buffalo News, April 10, 1991
Week in Metal: Neil Peart - Kerrang!, June 15, 1991
Pillars for Peart - Network Magazine, June 30, 1991
Dreamline (Review) - The Hard Report, August 23, 1991
Show Don't Tell (Review) - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, August 31, 1991
Skeleton Crew - Kerrang!, August 31, 1991
Roll the Bones Sampler News - EastWest Records [UK], September 2, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - The Gavin Report, September 6, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - The Record, September 9, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - The Spectrum, September 13, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Billboard Magazine, September 14, 1991
Rush to Copps Coliseum for First Canadian Date - RPM Magazine, September 21, 1991
The 1991 Bassist of the Year: Geddy Lee - Bass Player, September 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Music Express, September 30, 1991
Geddy Lee Quote - Network Magazine, September 30, 1991
Rush'n Revolution - Unknown Source, September 30, 1991
Superstar British Producer Rupert Hine - Keyboard Magazine, October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - M.E.A.T Magazine, October 31, 1991
Rush and Revolution - Making Music, October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Metal Forces, October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Unknown Source, October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Q Magazine, November 30, 1991
Members of Popular Rock Group Rush Like to Keep Low Profile - San Bernardino Sun, November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Select Magazine, November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Vox Magazine, November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Goldmine Magazine, December 27, 1991
Rear-Screened Rush - Circus Magazine, December 31, 1991
Rush Rolling Along - Loud Magazine, December 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Bass Magazine, January 31, 1992
Roll The Bones (Review) - Circus Magazine, January 31, 1992
Alex Lifeson: Rush's Class Act - Industrial Metal Magazine, January 31, 1992
Update: Neil Peart - Modern Drummer Magazine, January 31, 1992
Roll The Bones (Review) - Guitar for the Practicing Musician, February 29, 1992
Rush Trip Out! - RIP Magazine, February 29, 1992
Rush Celebrates 20 Years in the Music Biz - The Tennessean, February 20, 1994
Rush is in No Hurry to Leave '70s - In Either Its Music or Stagecraft - Indianapolis Star, March 27, 1994
Bombs Away: Rush Trapped in '70s Warp - Chicago Tribune, March 30, 1994
Rich Field Honor Buddy - Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 20, 1995
Alex Lifeson: Closer to the Heart - Access Magazine, January 31, 1996
Lifeson Times - Guitarist Magazine, March 31, 1999
As we move into the 21st century, we have a few reviews related to the
2112 Deluxe Edition, Rush ReDISCovered 40th Anniversary Debut Album Reissue, and the
Rush R40 video box set. There was also a very interesting interview with Neil Peart that appeared in the April 2011 issue of
Rhythm Magazine titled
I Love Phil (Collins):
"...Although Phil and I have never met properly, some years ago he and I corresponded about my invitation for him to play at a Buddy Rich memorial concert. His reply was regretful, pleading a lack of time that year (although he took part in one of the shows later on), and his letterhead featured a charming cartoon of himself as a Cabbage Patch Kid..."
Below is a listing of all of this installment's articles from the 2000's and 2010's:
Rush Drummer Combines Music and Travel in New Book - Applaud Magazine, January 31, 2005
I Love Phil (Neil Peart) - Rhythm Magazine, April 30, 2011
2112 Deluxe Edition (Review) - Prog Magazine, December 31, 2012
Heavy Load: Alex Lifeson - Classic Rock, November 30, 2013
A Farewell to Kings (Review) - New Musical Express Magazine, April 19, 2014
Rush ReDISCovered 40th Anniversary Debut Album Reissue (Review) - Classic Rock, June 30, 2014
Rush ReDISCovered 40th Anniversary Debut Album Reissue (Review) - Record Collector, June 30, 2014
Rush R40 (Review) - Classic Rock, March 31, 2015
New PRS Guitars Unveiled - Guitar Techniques, May 31, 2015
A Farewell to Kings/Hemispheres Vinyl (Review) - Prog Magazine, June 30, 2015
Rush Vinyl Reissues Series (Review) - Classic Rock, July 31, 2015
Heavy Questions for Heavy Rockers: Geddy Lee - Classic Rock Magazine, February 29, 2016
As is always the case with the installments of
Rush: A Brief History of Time, we have numerous entries from around the world in non-English formats. This time around, the entries come from the 1990's and 2010's. Below is the complete listing of those entries:
Presto (Review) - Fachblatt Musik Magazine [Germany], January 31, 1990
Rush - Metal Star [Germany], January 31, 1990
Presto (Review) - Musik Express Sounds [Germany], January 31, 1990
Superconductors - Rock Hard [Germany], January 31, 1990
Alex Lifeson - Fachblatt Musik Magazine [Germany], February 28, 1990
Presto (Review) - Popular 1 [Spain], March 31, 1990
Rush: Veranderung ist die Essenz (Alteration is the Essence) - Break Out Magazine [Germany], April 30, 1990
Presto (Review) / Interview with Neil Peart - Hard Rock Magazine [France], April 30, 1990
Rush: La Perfeccion Existe (Perfection Exists) - Full Metal [Spain], July 31, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Musik Markt [Germany], October 15, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Break Out [Germany], October 31, 1990
Chronicles (Review) - Metal Hammer [Germany], October 31, 1990
Roll The Bones (Review) - Bravo [Germany], September 19, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Pop Rocky [Germany], September 25, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Hitkrant [The Netherlands], September 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Break Out [Germany], October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Metal Hammer [Germany], October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Metal Star [Germany], October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Rock Hard [Germany], October 31, 1991
Rush: The Bonesman - Rock Power [Spain], October 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Audio Magazine [Germany], November 30, 1991
Rush - Still Rolling - Break Out [Germany], November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Full Metal Magazine Magazine [Spain], November 30, 1991
Fortune Tellers - HM Magazine [Italy], November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Horror Infernal [Germany], November 30, 1991
La Forza del Tempo (The Force of Time) - Metal Shock [Italy], November 30, 1991
Morsche Knochen? (Rotten Bones?) - Rock Hard [Germany], November 30, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Hard Rock Magazine [France], December 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - SI Magazine [Germany], December 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Stereo Magazine [Germany], December 31, 1991
Roll The Bones (Review) - Gitarre & Bass Magazine [Germany], January 31, 1992
The Story of Rush - Sophisticated Rock Magazine [Germany], January 31, 1992
Get Out There and Rock - Horror Infernal [Germany], March 31, 1992
Rush ReDISCovered 40th Anniversary Debut Album Reissue (Review) - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], May 31, 2014
Fly By Night/Caress of Steel/2112 Vinyl (Review) - Classic Rock [Germany], March 31, 2015
Interview with Steven Wilson - Rocks [Germany], March 31, 2015
Caress of Steel Vinyl (Review) - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], May 31, 2015
2112 Vinyl (Review) - Classic Rock [Germany], June 30, 2015
Permanent Waves Vinyl (Review) / Rush in Rio Blu-Ray (Review) - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], July 31, 2015
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Review) - Visions Magazine [Germany], July 31, 2015
Rush in Rio Blu-Ray (Review) - DVD Special [Germany], August 31, 2015
Rush in Rio Blu-Ray (Review) - Good Times [Germany], August 31, 2015
Rush in Rio Blu-Ray (Review) - Break Out [Germany], September 30, 2015
Rush in Rio Blu-Ray (Review) - Blu-ray Magazine [Germany], October 31, 2015
Rush Vinyl Reissue (Review) - Just For Kicksmusic Magazine [Germany], December 31, 2015
The Lady Gone Electric (Review) - Oldie Markt [Germany], December 31, 2015
Power Windows Vinyl (Review) - Rock Hard [Germany], December 31, 2015
Mike Portnoy / Rush: Hemispheres - Rocks Magazine [Germany], January 31, 2016
Rush: R40 Live (Review) - Good Times [Germany], February 29, 2016
Rush: R40 Live (Review) - Rock Hard [Germany], February 29, 2016
Rush: R40 Live (Review) - Rocks Magazine [Germany], March 31, 2016
Rush: R40 Live (Review) - Rock It [Germany], March 31, 2016
Finally, as we always do, we'll end this installment with a collection of advertisements from every decade, including an incredibly old concert advert from 1972!
Concert Advertisement - Abbey Road - The Toronto Sun, December 21, 1972
Concert Advertisement - Cobo Arena - Unknown Source, December 29, 1975
Concert Advertisement: Wilfrid Laurier University Theatre - Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 4, 1976
Album Advertisement: All the World's a Stage - Muziekkrant OOR [The Netherlands], December 1, 1976
Album Advertisement: All the World's a Stage - Unknown Source [Belgium], January 31, 1977
Concert Advertisement - Cobo Arena - Unknown Source, February 10, 1977
Concert Advertisement - Bay Theatre - Green Bay Press Gazette, May 12, 1977
Concert Advertisement - The Montreal Forum - Unknown Source, January 21, 1980
Concert Advertisement - Brown County Arena - Unknown Source, April 22, 1980
Album Advertisement: Multiple Albums - Music Life [Japan], May 31, 1981
Alex Lifeson & Gallien-Krueger - Guitar Player Magazine, August 31, 1988
Album Advertisement: Presto - Fachblatt Musik Magazin Magazine [Germany], December 31, 1989
Album Advertisement: Chronicles - Musik Express [Germany], October 31, 1990
Single Advertisement: Dreamline - RPM Magazine, September 14, 1991
Album Advertisement: Roll The Bones - Metal Hammer [Germany], September 30, 1991
Album Advertisement: Roll The Bones - Spin Magazine, December 31, 1991
Album Advertisement: Roll The Bones - Raw Magazine, February 22, 1992
Alex Lifeson & Gallien-Krueger - Fachblatt Musik Magazin Magazine [Germany], March 31, 1992
Album Advertisement: 2112 Deluxe Edition - Classic Rock Magazine, January 31, 2013
Album Advertisement: 2112 Deluxe Edition - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], January 31, 2013
Album Advertisement: Clockwork Angels Tour - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], November 30, 2013
Video Advertisement: R40 - Classic Rock Magazine, December 31, 2014
Video Advertisement: R40 - Eclipsed Magazine [Germany], December 31, 2014
Thus ends the thirteenth installment of
Rush: A Brief History of Time. Thank you, again, to all of the contributors that continue to make this section of Cygnus-X1.Net a possibility. Until next time...
Part XIV - Originally published on March 17th, 2018
Welcome to the fourteenth installment of Rush: A Brief History in Time. Though it has been quite some time since I’ve posted a significant update to this section of the site, the quest to locate old (and new) articles has continued. For this installment, one of the largest ever, I’ve uploaded
235 new articles and advertisements spanning every decade of Rush’s existence. Breaking it down by decade, this installment includes 49 articles from the 1970s, 10 articles from the ‘80s, 112 articles from the ‘90s, and 32 articles each from the first two decades of the 21st century.
Not surprisingly, given the distribution by decade, a large percentage of the articles focus on the
Roll the Bones and
Counterparts eras, including numerous album reviews and interviews with the band. The articles from the 1970s contain an eclectic collection of early mentions of the band to reviews of
2112, A Farewell to Kings and more.
Once again, my sincerest thanks go out to everyone who contributed their articles to this installment, including Heiko Klages who contributed the vast majority of the articles. Thanks also go out to Bob Wegner, Thomas Moore, and Joe Pesch for their contributions.
Beginning with the articles from the 1970’s comes a review of a concert that had Rush opening for Kiss and Blue Oyster Cult. The concert took place on September 15, 1974 at the Thomas Fieldhouse in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania. The review, titled
Trio of groups rock audience, was published in the
Eagle Eye Press. Of note is the fact that Rush performed their classic song “In the Nude” :-) The band’s set ended after a Neil Peart solo, but they were brought back on stage for an encore where they performed “Fancy Dancer”.
Other articles from the 70s include a positive
review of the band’s debut album from
Good Times Magazine where the reviewer cited Rush’s music as
”…good hard rock for dancing, bone-crunching, hip-shaking rock ‘n’ roll…” but also noted how Geddy Lee has
”…a Robert Plant complex.”
Favorable concert reviews of the band continued after a festival performance on January 15, 1975 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The review, which was published in
The Winnipeg Tribune and titled
Toronto band lively but loud highlighted the fact that the band opened up the five-day festival by headlining in front of an audience of 6,000. But, as the title of the article suggests, the reviewer felt the music was simply too loud:
”…The trio executed a selection of old and new material with enthusiasm, but the music was too loud to make the lyrics audible. Were it not for the fact that Lee announced each song, a listened who was not a die-hard fan would have considerably difficulty distinguishing each tune…”
What’s that old saying?
If it’s too loud, you’re too old? :-)
The articles weren’t all positive during the 70s, as witnessed by this
review of
Caress of Steel published in New York’s
The Spectrum Prodigal Sun:
”…The music is so disjointed and irregular that it doesn’t really matter. Croonings of a horny white whale would fit in just as well…”
Ouch.
But
Caress… did receive some love from this
review which appeared in New York’s
The Stylus of Brockport:
”…In all, the album is musically very satisfying and can even have a hard core rock reviewer mesmerized by its beauty and ideas. The album was dedicated to the memory of Rod Serling. Now I think I know why…”
The most … interesting… entry from the collection of articles from the 70s comes from perhaps the most unlikeliest of sources;
Teen Magazine. Yes, you read that right.
Teen Magazine. The article, titled
Rush: All the World's Their Stage, appears in the magazine’s
Entertainment section, and is actually a fairly decent – and favorable – review of the band up until that point in their history. I’m pretty sure my sister had this issue back in the day… :-)
Below is a listing of all of this installment's articles from the 1970's:
Rush debut album mention - The Winnipeg Tribune, September 14, 1974
Trio of groups rock audience - Eagle Eye Press of Lock Haven State College PA, September 17, 1974
Rush Album Review - Good Times, October 23, 1974
Rush debut album mention - The Winnipeg Tribune, November 02, 1974
Rush debut album mention - Adirondack Daily Enterprise, December 18, 1974
Rock Power Trio Has Pros and Cons - Valley Morning of Star Harlingen TX, December 22, 1974
Toronto band lively but loud - The Winnipeg Tribune, January 16, 1975
Canadian Invasion - The Stylus Brockport of NY, March 06, 1975
Fly By Night album mention - The Winnipeg Tribune, March 29, 1975
Caress of Steel Album Review - The Spectrum Prodigal Sun, October 03, 1975
Rush rocks on and on - The Stylus of Brockport NY, February 12, 1976
Caress of Steel album mention - The Winnipeg Tribune, March 27, 1976
Groups offer 'nearly dazzling' albums - The University Daily of Lubbock TX, April 02, 1976
2112 album mention - The Winnipeg Tribune, April 10, 1976
2112 Album Review - The Kamloops BC News, May 28, 1976
All hail the heirs apparent! - MacLeans Magazine, July 01, 1976
Rush's newest release features old material - Michigan State News, October 18, 1976
Canadian rock band finally comes home - The Winnipeg Tribune, November 10, 1976
Rush…underpublicized, underrated and misunderstood - The Racquette Diversions of NY, December 09, 1976
Canadian groups come to the fore in year of star-studded change - The Barrie Examiner Ontario, December 24, 1976
Hard running for Rush - The Kamloops BC News, January 07, 1977
Rush, Rex, Max Webster In Rock Music Concert - St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 14, 1977
Rush concert mention - The Citizen Auburn, March 09, 1977
Albums: little bit of everything - The University Daily of Lubbock TX, March 09, 1977
Rush concert mention - The Post Standard Syracuse, March 10, 1977
Hard rock - the sun sets on the British empire - The Racquette Diversions of NY, April 21, 1977
Rock band has more than Rhythm - Daily Times of Niles OH, June 08, 1977
Rush makes noise but without style - The Toronto Star, August 23, 1977
A Farewell to Kings Album Review - The Racquette Diversions of NY, September 22, 1977
A Farewell to Kings Album Review - The Rice Thresher of Houston TX, October 06, 1977
Latest Rush release displays recent musical maturity - The Daily Collegian of PA State, October 12, 1977
Stylish Yes Imitation Hurts Rush's 'Kings' - Signal Press - GA State Univ, October 24, 1977
A Farewell to Kings Album Review - The Racquette Diversions of NY, December 08, 1977
Toronto's 'power' trio Rush Canada's No. 1 rock export - The Examiner of Barrie ON, December 09, 1977
Rush predicted fame but no one was listening - The Winnipeg Tribune, December 09, 1977
Rush: Willowdale spawns an international rock sensation - Toronto Star's The City, January 15, 1978
Rush Rock: A sound to call their own - The Winnipeg Tribune, January 21, 1978
Rock group attracts big crowd - Muskegon Chronicle, January 23, 1978
Rush: Canada's 'Group of the Year' 1978 Juno Awards - Bone-O-Gram, May 10, 1978
Rush guitarist is a resident of Richmond Hill - The Liberal of Richmond Hill Ontario, June 28, 1978
Rush: All the World's Their Stage - Teen Magazine, September 01, 1978
Holy metal lives - The Peak of Simon Fraser Univ BC, November 07, 1978
Rush: Conquering the world with 'Hemispheres' - The Racquette Diversions of NY, December 07, 1978
Originality highlights new records - Woodside World of CA, December 15, 1978
The small list of articles from the 1980s largely focus on the releases of
Permanent Waves and
Moving Pictures including this
great review of Moving Pictures from
The Ohio State Lantern, as well as this
review of
Permanent Waves published in
The Ohio State Lantern.
Below is a listing of this installment's articles from the 1980's:
Permanent Waves' disc is a sure success for Rush - The Ohio State Lantern, February 20, 1980
Rush albums turn to gold as their popularity grows - The Winnipeg Tribune, March 13, 1980
Deviation elevates metal warriors - The Meliorist of Lethbridges Alberta, February 20, 1981
Moving Pictures: a Rush of fantasy - The Ohio State Lantern, February 27, 1981
In a Rush to get the tickets - Detroit Free Press, December 31, 1981
Pomp and circumstance - Rush: Grace Under Pressure - Record Mirror, April 21, 1984
Albums By Acts Old & New Ring In '89 - Billboard, January 07, 1989
As mentioned above, the largest collection of articles in this installment comes from the 1990s (112 articles in all). There are numerous, largely favorable reviews of
Roll the Bones like
this one from
Goldmine Magazine. There are also quite a few insightful interviews with the band including one that appeared in the December 1991 issue of
Loud magazine titled
Rush: Rolling Along ; an interview with Geddy Lee. There was also a fantastic, lengthy interview with Alex Lifeson that took place moments before the band were to perform a gig in Dallas, Texas. The interview, titled
Rush: Bones Idols was originally published in the April issue of
Metal Hammer magazine from the United Kingdom.
Another revealing article coming out of the 90s was from the
Ask a Pro section of the February 1993 issue of
Modern Drummer. In it, a fan asks Neil about his matched drumstick grip when performing with Rush vs. his use of the traditional grip when he performed in the 1991 Buddy Rich Memorial concert. Not surprisingly, Neil had a
very lengthy and insightful response to the question, which you can read
HERE.
Articles from the 90s also contain a large quantity of reviews of
Counterparts, virtually all favorable, as well as another great interview with Geddy Lee, which originally appeared in the July 12th, 1994 issue of
Good Times magazine. The article, titled
Geddy Lee of Rush: Twenty Years of Pushing the Envelope, is a revealing look into how Rush has changed over the course of two decades, including how Neil approaches his lyrics and the band, as a whole, approach the process of putting an album together:
”…There’s too much negativism…it wouldn’t be our way to write, anyhow. We’re writing what is in our hearts. Neil has become very good at cutting to the chase and expressing himself and it’s almost always the way we all feel. It that’s influenced people in a positive way…well, that’s what it’s all about…”
Well said, Mr. Lee. Well said.
There’s also a unique article/interview with Neil that discusses the story behind the band’s song
Nobody’s Hero. Published in the August 1994 issue of
Hit Parader magazine, you can read the article at this
LINK.
Closing out the lengthy list of 1990 articles is this great, dual interview with Geddy Lee and Les Claypool which appeared in the May 1995 issue of
Guitar World magazine. Titled simply
Les Claypool + Geddy Lee, the two bassist discuss fame, fortune, and their mutual respect for one another.
Here’s the complete listing of this installment's articles from the 1990's:
Chronicles Combines the best of Rush - Signal Press - GA State Univ, November 06, 1990
Superstar British Producer Rupert Hine - Keyboard, October 01, 1991
Latest Rush album is DJ's new favorite - Eagle Eye Press of Lock Haven State College PA, October 11, 1991
Roll the Bones Album Review - Select, November 01, 1991
Roll the Bones Album Review - Vox, November 01, 1991
Rush: The Rolling Bones - Costa Mesa Press, January 01, 1992
Here in the real world. - First Hearing, April 01, 1992
Rush: Bones Idols - Metal Hammer, April 01, 1992
Roll the Bones Album Review - Metal Maniacs, April 01, 1992
On to the next green? - Riff Raff, May 01, 1992
Rush: 'Uneven? For Sure…' - Raw, May 13, 1992
In a Rush - Guitar, June 01, 1992
Pop of the Rocks! - Metal Hammer, September 01, 1992
Signals Album Review - Vox, October 01, 1992
Ask A Pro: Neil Peart - Modern Drummer, February 01, 1993
Moving Pictures Mobile Fidelity Album Review - Goldmine, June 25, 1993
Rush count it down… - Raw, September 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Release Note - Kerrang!, September 25, 1993
Lee Hints at Rift in Rush - Raw, September 29, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Kerrang!, October 16, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - The Hard Report, October 22, 1993
Rush: Working Men - The Island Ear, October 25, 1993
Rushing Back To The Limelight: Power Trio Returns With 'Counterparts' - Billboard, October 30, 1993
Power Surge - Guitar World, November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Metal Hammer, November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Q Magazine, November 01, 1993
The Bum's Rush! - Raw UK, November 10, 1993
The Bum's Rush! - Kerrang!, November 27, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - The Prince George Citizen Plus!, November 27, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Guitar World, December 01, 1993
Rush: A Natural Complement - Impact, January 01, 1994
Rush's Geddy Lee - Hit Parader, February 01, 1994
Counterparts Album Review - Break Magazine, February 23, 1994
Musical Milestones - Canadian Musician, March 01, 1994
Rush: What's the Hurry? - Hit Parader, May 01, 1994
Rush has no need for spotlight - Times Union Albany, May 01, 1994
Drum Beat: Rush's Octopus, Neil Peart - Circus, June 30, 1994
Geddy Lee of Rush: Twenty Years of Pushing the Envelope - Good Times, July 12, 1994
The Story Behind the Song: Rush's 'Nobody's Hero' - Hit Parader, August 01, 1994
Rush: Caught in the Act - Hit Parader, October 01, 1994
Spotlight on Lighting Design - Canadian Musician, November 01, 1994
Rush's Neal [sic] Peart: A Different Drummer - The Island Ear, November 14, 1994
Monsters of the '70s - Music Review Live!, February 01, 1995
Manager Ray Danniels: From Rush to Van Halen - Music Connection, March 06, 1995
Attention All Planets of the Solar Federaton: Alex Lifeson has assumed control! - Guitarist, May 01, 1995
Claypool & Lee - Guitar World, May 01, 1995
As we move into the 21st century, and the return of Rush, several of the articles in this installment reflect initial impressions of
Vapor Trails, like
this one from Billboard Magazine and
this one from The Ohio State Lantern.
In 2007,
Drum! magazine held their annual
Drummies! (Reader Poll Awards) where Neil and Rush came out as big winners. Neil took home the coveted ‘prize’ of
Drummer of the Year as well as the
Progressive Rock Drummer of the Year and the
Live Performer of the Year. Neil’s
Anatomy of a Drum Solo DVD won the
DVD of the Year award while Rush’s
Snakes & Arrows won the
Drumming Album of the Year award. The issue also included an article on Neil and Max Webster drummer Gary McCracken. Check out the issue via this
LINK.
Finally for the first decade of the new century comes
this interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from the November 2007 issue of
Guitar and Bass magazine. In it, Geddy and Alex touch upon numerous topics surrounding their decades-long career, including the notion of doing a
Rush Unplugged event:
”…Oh, I don’t know,” sighs Lifeson, “You know what? I kind of like it the way it is! I don’t really feel the need to break it down to basics. It works because of its size. Rush’s music seems to play better when it’s bigger. It fits well into large spaces. It’s got something to do with the power of Neal’s [sic] drums and the bottom end of the guitar and Geddy’s bass sound … it just works better in a bigger hall…”
Here’s the complete listing of this installment's English-language articles from the 2000's:
Atlantic's Rush Blazes a 'Vapor Trail' - Billboard, May 04, 2002
Rush out to buy 'Vapor Trails' - The Ohio State Lantern, May 28, 2002
The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits Album Review - Blender, March 01, 2003
Drummer of the Year: Neil Peart - Drum!, November 01, 2007
Good to be Three - Guitar & Bass, November 01, 2007
Rush: Alex Lifeson Interview - Total Guitar, April 01, 2009
Out of Tom: Rush Turn Back the Clock for Retrospective III (1989 - 2008) - Guitar World, May 01, 2009
The vast majority of this installment’s articles from the current decade are comprised of foreign language articles, which we’ll get to in a moment. Outside of that collection comes two reviews of the band’s documentary
Time Stand Still; one from the February 2017 issue of
Record Collector Magazine of the UK and the other from the May 2017 issue of
Modern Drummer magazine.
Here’s the complete listing of this installment's English-language articles from the 2010's:
Rush R40 DVD Review - Guitar&Bass, February 01, 2016
Rush: Time Stand Still Documentary Review - Record Collector, February 01, 2017
A Farewell to Kings - Modern Drummer, May 01, 2017
Up next is a collection of 14 various advertisements that span nearly every decade:
Concert Advertisement - Toronto Sun Concert, December 31, 1972
Concert Advertisement - The Ohio State Lantern, November 14, 1974
Fly By Night Advertisement - Musik Express [Germany], May 01, 1975
Rush Concert Cancelled Notice - The Winnipeg Tribune, June 18, 1975
Roll the Bones Advertisement - Muziekkrant OOR [Netherlands], August 24, 1991
Roll the Bones Advertisement - Spin, December 01, 1991
Neil Peart / Ludwig Advertisement - Modern Drummer, April 01, 1992
Counterparts Advertisement - Kerrang!, October 23, 1993
Test for Echo Advertisement - Tylko Rock [Poland], October 01, 1996
Rush in Rio Advertisement - ice, November 01, 2003
Rush in Rio Advertisement - Musik Express [Germany], November 01, 2003
Time Machine Live 2011: Live in Cleveland Advertisement - Rock First [France], November 01, 2011
Rush R40 Live Advertisement - Soundz [Netherlands], November 30, 2015
2112 40th Anniversary Box Set Advertisement - Record Collector, December 01, 2016
We’ll close out this installment with a lengthy list of Foreign Language articles (114 of them in all) that span every decade since and include the 1970’s:
Fly By Night Album Review - Pop [Germany], May 07, 1975
Rush on the Road - Muziekkrant oor [Netherlands], November 04, 1981
Exit…Stage Left Album Notice - Music Life [Japan], February 01, 1982
Rush Biography - Rock Musiklexikon Amerika [Germany], January 01, 1989
Rush: Morsche Knochen? - Rock Hard [Germany], November 01, 1991
Rush: Live in Europe - Hard Rock Mag [France], January 01, 1992
Rola Los Huesos Hasta Morir - Rock America MEX, March 01, 1992
Roll the Bones Album Review - Heavy Oder Was [Germany], April 01, 1992
Rush - HM [Italy], April 01, 1992
Rockmusik ohne Scheuklappen - Rock Power [Germany], April 01, 1992
Portrait: Rush: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson - Gitarre&Bass [Germany], June 01, 1992
Rush: Interview with Neil Peart - Hard Force Magazine [France], June 01, 1992
Rush Puppies - Metal Hammer [Germany], June 01, 1992
Interview with Alex Lifeson - Metal Star [Germany], June 01, 1992
Rush: Interview with Geddy Lee - Visions [Germany], June 01, 1992
Rush: Gotterdammerung?! - Heavy [Germany], July 01, 1992
Rock 'n' Roll the Bones - Music Scene [Switzerland], July 01, 1992
General Lee - Solo Magazine [Germany], July 01, 1992
Rasch, Rasch! (Interview with Neil Peart) - Sound Check [Germany], July 01, 1992
Rush: Musiker des Jahrtausends - Rock Hard [Germany], July 01, 1993
Counterparts: Don't Hurry. Rush! - Horror Infernal [Germany], October 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - SI Magazine [Netherlands], October 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Musikwoche [Germany], October 11, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Metal Shock [Italy], October 16, 1993
Rush leek de formule gevonde te hebben om oud mee te worden - OOR [Netherlands], October 30, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Aardschok [Netherlands], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Break Out [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Fachblatt Musik [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Hard Force Magazine [France], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Heavy [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Metal Hammer [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Rock Hard [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Rock Power [Germany], November 01, 1993
Rush: Wo Der Groove Rauscht - Rock World [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Sophisticated Rock Magazin [Germany], November 01, 1993
Rush Trio Rock - Sound Check [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Visions [Germany], November 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Bravo [Germany], November 04, 1993
Counterparts Album Release Note - Musikmarkt [Germany], November 15, 1993
Rush: Das Schlussel-Schlob-Prinzip - Break Out [Germany], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Empire [Germany], December 01, 1993
Hard His Brothers and Rush - Flash [Italy], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Gitarre&Bass [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush…And All That Jazz - Hard Rock Magazine [France], December 01, 1993
In the Rush Hour - Headbangers Ball [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush: Ubung Macht Den Meister - Metal Hammer [Germany], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Metal Hammer [Spain], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Musik Express [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush: Gnadenlos Perfekt - Rock Hard [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush: Intelligenz-Bestien - Rock Power [Germany], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Sound Check [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush: Superseller - ohne Single-Hit! - Stereo [Germany], December 01, 1993
Rush: Gestaalade Perfectie - Watt [Netherlands], December 01, 1993
Counterparts Album Review - Audio [Germany], January 01, 1994
Counterparts Album Review - Free Rock Magazine [Spain], January 01, 1994
Rush Biography - Hard Rock Kollektor [France], January 01, 1994
Rush: Gegensatze - Heavy Oder Was! [Germany], January 01, 1994
Rush: 20 Anos de excelencias - Heavy Rock [Spain], February 01, 1994
Counterparts Album Review - Metal Star [Germany], February 01, 1994
Counterparts Album Review - RA RO! [Italy], February 01, 1994
Alex Lifeson: Rush - Young Guitar [Japan], May 01, 1994
Neil Peart wallsfahrt zum jazz - Drums&Percussion [Germany], March 01, 1995
Victor voor de verandering - Music Maker [Netherlands], April 01, 1996
Different Stages: Live Album Review - Heavy [Germany], November 01, 1998
Different Stages: Live Album Review - Tylko Rock [Poland], May 01, 1999
Rush Deel 1: Canadese Powersymfo - iO Pages [Netherlands], June 01, 2002
Rush: Das Obligate Update - Rolling Stone [Germany], July 01, 2002
Rush Deel 2: Mix Van Stijlen - iO Pages [Netherlands], August 01, 2002
Arrow Symfo Top 40 - Aloha [Netherlands], November 01, 2003
Rush in Rio Album Review - Aloha [Netherlands], December 01, 2003
Rush in Rio Album Review - Metal Heart [Germany], December 01, 2003
Feedback Album Review - Rock Hard [Germany], August 01, 2004
Feedback Album Review - Metal Heart [Germany], September 01, 2004
Chronicles Album Review - Rock Hard [Germany], September 01, 2004
Rush: Das Konzert des Jahres - Rock Hard [Germany], November 01, 2004
Rush Topcarriere - Gitarist [Netherlands], February 01, 2006
R30 Album Review - Heavy [Germany], February 01, 2006
R30 Album Review - Metal Heart [Germany], February 01, 2006
Snakes & Arrows Album Review - EMP Magazine [Germany], June 01, 2007
Snakes & Arrows Album Review - Rolling Stone [Germany], June 01, 2007
Snakes & Arrows Album Review - Gitarist [Netherlands], July 01, 2007
Snakes & Arrows Album Review - Slam [Austria], July 01, 2007
Concert Announcement - Uit Agenda Rotterdam [Netherlands], October 01, 2007
Neil Peart Interview - Slagwerkkrant [Netherlands], November 01, 2007
Geddy Lee Interview - Bass Quarterly [Germany], January 01, 2009
Snakes & Arrows Album Review - Gitarist [Netherlands], January 01, 2009
Snakes & Arrows Live Album Review - Slagwerkkrant [Netherlands], January 01, 2009
Retrospective III Album Review - Rolling Stone [Germany], March 01, 2009
Rush als sympathieke muzieknerds - Gitarist [Netherlands], July 01, 2010
Rush Doku mit Musik & Muttis - Good Times [Germany], August 01, 2010
Beyond the Lighted Stage Documentary Review - Ready2Rock [Germany], August 01, 2010
Beyond the Lighted Stage Documentary Review - Rolling Stone [Germany], August 01, 2010
Beyond the Lighted Stage Documentary Review - Visions [Germany], August 01, 2010
Clockwork Angels Album Review - Rock First [France], July 01, 2012
Clockwork Angels Album Review - Gitarist [Netherlands], August 01, 2012
Rock History: Prog Wird Harter - Rock History Progressive Rock [Germany], December 01, 2014
Alle Lieben Rush - Classic Rock [Germany], January 01, 2016
Rush Ohio 1975 Album Review - Oldie Markt [Germany], May 01, 2016
Time Stand Still Documentary Review - Break Out [Germany], December 01, 2016
Interview with Neil Peart - Drumheads! [Germany], December 01, 2016
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Classic Rock [Germany], January 01, 2017
Time Stand Still Documentary Review - Guitar [Germany], January 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Lust For Life [Netherlands], January 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Piranha [Germany], January 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Break Out [Germany], February 01, 2017
Time Stand Still Documentary Review - Eclipsed [Germany], February 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Guitar [Germany], February 01, 2017
Rush Hour - Mint [Germany], February 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Rock Hard [Germany], February 01, 2017
Time Stand Still Documentary Review - Rolling Stone [Germany], February 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Deaf Forever [Germany], March 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Eclipsed [Germany], March 01, 2017
2112 40th Anniversary Album Review - Rocks [Germany], March 01, 2017
Rush Special: Der Griff Nach Den Sternen - Rock Hard [Germany], April 01, 2017
Thus ends the fourteenth installment of Rush: A Brief History in Time. Thank you again to all of the contributors!
Enjoy –
-John
Part XV - Originally published on July 19th, 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Rush: A Brief History of Time. This fifteenth installment, dubbed
The Ohio Files, is unique in that the entire collection of articles and advertisements came from newspapers situated in the Ohio Valley of the United States. As most fans know, Rush's early rise to fame in the United States began in the Cleveland, Ohio area where then-DJ Donna Halper first starting spinning the band's debut album on Cleveland's WMMS radio station. Since that time, and throughout their career, the Ohio area remained an important part of Rush's history. So much so that the band recorded their 2010-11
Time Machine Live Album in Cleveland, Ohio.
Not only does this installment focus on articles from the Ohio area, but nearly half of the 69 totals entries come from the 1970's, with 18 alone coming from the band's 'debut' year of 1974. Before we get into the details of this installment, I would like to extend my thanks and deep appreciation to
Pete Beshuk who provided all of the contents of this installment. Around ten years ago, Pete spent a lot of time in the Columbus, Ohio library where he researched and printed Rush-related newspaper articles from microfiche. He graciously offered to send me his collection, which I carefully scanned and catalogued into this latest installment.
Thank you again, Pete!
As mentioned earlier, there are a total of
69 articles and advertisements in this installment, with 28 coming from the 1970's, 17 coming from the 1980's, 16 coming from the 1990's, and the remaining 8 coming from the 2000's.
Beginning with articles from the 1970's comes this
Letter to the Editor from the August 9th, 1974 edition of the
Cleveland Plains Dealer where a young Rush fan predicted their rise to fame:
"...I'm so glad that a newspaper gets to these shows. But you were off base. Rush was really the top at that show. Just wait and see how they grow in popularity! - J. Schaeffer, 19 ..."
Something tells me that J. Schaeffer is still a fan today.
Also coming from August of 1974 is this article titled
New to States, Rush is off to a flying start, which was published in the August 31st, 1974 edition of the
Cincinnati Enquirer:
"...Rush is the name and you may have seen them two weeks ago at the Gardens with Uriah Heep. If you didn't, well, just try it next time out. Because the band is a fine show..."
The article also includes a very brief interview with Geddy Lee, which may be one of the earliest ever published.
Continuing through the 70's comes an article from the January 27th, 1977 edition of the
Columbus Dispatch titled
Hot Rush heats up a cold night. The article is a very favorable review of the band's tour stops in the area, yet it was a fashion comment that really caught my attention:
"...Semi-garbed in a loosely-flowing, knee-length kimono and jeans, Lee exposed his high-pitched vocals as well as his bare chest..." :-)
The final article from the 70's comes from the February 2nd, 1979 edition of the
Columbus Dispatch. The title of the article,
Fans jam floor of Rush concert, says it all. According to the journalist Jeannine Lauber, the show was either awful or great, depending on where you were seated.
We also have a large collection of advertisements, concert announcements, and Rush mentions from the 70's, including this
great concert add for ZZ Top with special guests 'Rush'. This is a rare one, given Rush and ZZ Top only paired up for a small handful of shows at that time.
Also of interest is this
concert announcement which includes what may be one of the earliest pictures of Alex Lifeson to appear in a newspaper. Gotta love those 70's shades!
Finally, here's a
rare advertisement for Rush's debut album which appeared in the
Cleveland Plains Dealer on August 23rd, 1974.
Below is a listing of all 28 articles, advertisements, and mentions from the 1970's:
Tops of the Week: Z.Z. Top and Imports (Rush Mention) - Cleveland Plains Dealer, July 05, 1974
Letter to the Editor - Rush Performance - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 09, 1974
Twenty Heavy Hitters at Ohio Fair (Rush Mention) - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 16, 1974
High Notes - WMMS Top Albums - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 30, 1974
New to States, Rush is off to a flying start - Cincinnati Enquirer, August 31, 1974
Concert in the Country - Cleveland Plains Dealer, September 06, 1974
WMMS Top Albums - Cleveland Plains Dealer, September 07, 1974
Guitarist Gallagher Sets Rugged Pace (Rush Mention) - Columbus Dispatch, November 15, 1974
The Happening (Rush Mention) - Cleveland Plains Dealer, March 21, 1975
Hot Rush heats up a cold night - Columbus Dispatch, January 27, 1977
Rush wears crown, but it's old hat - Columbus Dispatch, January 04, 1978
Rush's rock gets bogged down in band's own aural quagmire - Cincinnati Enquirer, May 15, 1978
Fans jam floor of Rush concert - Columbus Dispatch, February 02, 1979
Rush Concert Ad with Z.Z. Top - Cleveland Plains Dealer, June 24, 1974
Rush Concert Ad with Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann - Cincinnati Post, August 15, 1974
Rush Concert Ad with Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann - Cincinnati Enquirer, August 16, 1974
Rush Concert Ad Sounds '74 - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 23, 1974
Rush debut album Advertisement - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 23, 1974
Rush Concert Mention ($3 tickets) - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 23, 1974
Rush debut album Advertisement - Cleveland Plains Dealer, August 30, 1974
Rush Concert Ad with Rory Gallagher - Columbus Dispatch, November 12, 1974
Alex Lifeson Picture - Columbus Dispatch, November 13, 1974
Rush Concert Ad with Rory Gallagher - Columbus Citizens Journal, November 14, 1974
Rush Concert Ad (Promo Shot of Band) - Columbus Dispatch, January 23, 1977
Rush Concert Ad with Derringer and Introducing Max Webster - Cleveland Plains Dealer, April 10, 1977
Rush Concert Ad with Edgar Winter's White Trash and Introducing The Motors - Cleveland Plains Dealer, December 11, 1977
Rush Concert Ad - Columbus Dispatch, February 01, 1979
Rush Concert Ad with Saxon - Cincinnati Enquirer, September 21, 1979
Moving on to the 1980's, we'll start with an interview with Neil Peart that was published in the Chicago Tribune on March 30th, 1980. The article, titled
Bucking the trends, Rush rides the crest of 'Permanent Waves', Neil ponders the growing success of the band, as well as the perception that Rush largely only received negative press back in the day:
"...'It's true, most people have the impression that we get only bad press...We do get bad reviews, but we get good ones, too..."
Echoing that sentiment is the article
Rush popular with the fans, if not the critics from the April 4th, 1980 edition of the
Chicago Tribune. This less-than-favorable review calls the band
"...nothing all that special..." yet
"...appealing enough in their own way...". Critics.
Later in the decade, during the band's tour in support of
Grace Under Pressure, the Detroit Free Press published an article that touched upon the growing fame, and shrinking privacy in the face of fans, that the band had to endure. The piece, titled
The Rush trio enjoys offstage workouts, too also discussed how Neil enjoyed cycling on his down-time, while Alex and Geddy took to the tennis courts.
The collection of advertisements from the 80's are all concert announcements. My personal favorite is
this one from 1988 from the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Below is a listing of all 17 articles and advertisements from the 1980's:
Bucking the trends, Rush rides the crest of 'Permanent Waves' - Chicago Tribune, March 30, 1980
Rush popular with the fans, if not the critics - Chicago Tribune, April 04, 1980
Technical aspects dominate Rush rock show as OSU - Columbus Dispatch, April 30, 1980
Crowd small but loyal as Rush rocks Coliseum - Cincinnati Post, September 24, 1980
Rush got first break on college radio - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 01, 1982
No bums, Rush; they wow Coliseum audience - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 04, 1982
Rush wows Coliseum crowd - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 05, 1982
Rush is worth thinking about - Cincinnati Post, March 31, 1983
Rush evolves into superstardom - Cleveland Plains Dealer, July 06, 1984
Rush refines its hard rock sophistication - Cleveland Plains Dealer, July 07, 1984
The Rush trio enjoys offstage workouts, too - Detroit Free Press, July 09, 1984
Rush rocks with grace, maturity - Columbus Dispatch, October 08, 1984
Rush Concert Ad with .38 Special - Columbus Dispatch, April 20, 1980
Rush Concert Ad - Cleveland Plains Dealer, October 29, 1982
Rush Concert Ad with Jon Butcher Axis - Cincinnati Enquirer, March 27, 1983
Rush Concert Ad with Marillion - Cincinnati Enquirer, March 23, 1986
Rush Concert Ad with Tommy Shaw - Cincinnati Enquirer, February 21, 1988
As we move to the 1990's, several articles discuss the longevity of Rush by this point in their career. For example, this article from the March 24th, 1994 edition of the
Cincinnati Post titled
Rush proves to be more than fly by night has Geddy pondering why he's still doing what he's doing as Rush celebrated their 20th anniversary:
"...Twenty years - it's a weird thing being in a band that long...Sometimes I think, 'Did the bell ring, and I didn't answer it?' I almost feel guilty being around this long. Shouldn't we be doing something different by now?..."
Fortunately, as the article continues, Geddy laughed at the thought before dismissing it.
Published on the same day in the
Cincinnati Post comes
Rush: '70s survivors a '90s success story where Geddy discusses what has driven the band professionally over the years:
"...'Whenever we look in the mirror, we see something wrong with this or that. It always seems there's something we could do in our music that could be done a little better. That's what drives us professionally...In terms of our psychology, our sense of humor keeps us going, and, with the decent people we surround ourselves with, it all keeps us rollin' along..."
Several years later, as the band toured in support of
Test for Echo, journalists were still amazed by the band's longevity and success. Case in point is
Rush still a rockin' force two decades after '2112', which appeared in the
Cincinnati Post on May 29th, 1997. This article looked back at the band's successful turning point in the making of
2112, which led to where they are today (well, today back in 1997):
"...'If ('2112') hadn't worked, we probably wouldn't be here today,' guitarist and founder Alex Lifeson said...'We were pretty angry when we made that record...'"
Advertisements from the 90's are made up of concert announcements, including this
fairly large one that appeared in the June 1st, 1997 edition of the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Below is a listing of all 16 articles and advertisements from the 1990's:
Rush rockers 'going through a renaissance' - Cincinnati Post, March 05, 1990
Rush delivers without gimmicks - Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 1990
Rush on lucky roll, band's lyricist says - Cincinnati Enquirer, October 27, 1991
Rush proves to be more than fly by night - Cincinnati Post, March 24, 1994
Rush: '70s survivors a '90s success story - Cincinnati Post, March 24, 1994
Age hasn't slowed intensity of Rush - Cincinnati Enquirer, March 26, 1994
Rush bucks trends to deliver for fans - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 04, 1996
Canadian trio proves it was built to last - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 06, 1996
Rush still a rockin' force two decades after '2112' - Cincinnati Post, May 29, 1997
Rush puts on merely standard act - Cincinnati Enquirer, June 06, 1997
Rush plays songbook at Polaris - Columbus Dispatch, June 17, 1997
Rush Concert Ad with Eric Johnson - Cincinnati Enquirer, October 27, 1991
Rush Concert Ad with Primus - Cincinnati Enquirer, March 25, 1994
Rush Concert Ad - Cincinnati Enquirer, March 25, 1994
Rush Concert Ad - Cleveland Plains Dealer, October 25, 1996
Rush Concert Ad - Cincinnati Enquirer, June 01, 1997
Several of this installment's articles from the 21st century focus on Rush's return in 2002, including
Welcome back, Rush; an interview with Geddy Lee which was published in the
Cincinnati Enquirer on August 2nd of that year. In the interview, one of the topics that Geddy discusses is how Rush's sound and direction on
Vapor Trails included moving away from keyboard-driven melodies:
"...'We've been evolving in that direction [over] the last couple of records, where we've been stripping the sound down and using keyboards in a less intrusive way..."
Other articles include extremely favorable reviews of the
Vapor Trails tour, including
this one from the
Columbus Dispatch:
"...The 'thinking man's rock group' drew 9,050 mostly male, brewski-swilling air guitar and drum players. It was fascinating to see tipsy dudes swaying and boogieing as Lee shrieked, 'We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx!'..."
Below is a listing of the 8 articles and advertisements from the 2000's:
Welcome back, Rush - Cincinnati Enquirer, August 02, 2002
Rush's brand of rock refreshingly familiar - Cincinnati Enquirer, August 06, 2002
Fully fueled rock band Rush riding 'Vapor Trails' - Columbus Dispatch, August 08, 2002
Group rocks with expansive set - Columbus Dispatch, August 10, 2002
In a Rush - Cleveland Plains Dealer, November 01, 2002
Rush working to keep its fans satisfied - Columbus Dispatch, June 02, 2004
Power trio takes plunge into the mystic - Columbus Dispatch, June 05, 2004
Rush Concert Ad - Cleveland Plains Dealer, October 25, 2002
This completes our fifteenth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time. I hope you enjoyed the look back...
-John
Chronological Listing of All Articles
Articles and Interviews
The 1970's
J.R. Flood Review | Niagara Falls Review | 11.28.1970 |
Rush Mention | Billboard Magazine | 09.01.1973 |
Rush "Not Fade Away" | Billboard Magazine | 09.15.1973 |
Rush Artist Listing | RPM Magazine | 12.15.1973 |
Artist Profile: Rush | RPM Magazine | 12.29.1973 |
Rush: Deadly Serious About Their Music | Eye Magazine | 03.21.1974 |
Broadcaster Playlist: Rush | Unknown Source | 05.01.1974 |
Rush Rock Sound Crisp and Strong | The Ottawa Citizen | 05.30.1974 |
Rush (Review) | The Canadian Composer | 06.01.1974 |
Tops of the Week: Z.Z. Top and Imports (Rush Mention) | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 07.05.1974 |
Letter to the Editor - Rush Performance | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 08.09.1974 |
Rush, Mercury U.S. Deal | Billboard Magazine | 08.10.1974 |
Twenty Heavy Hitters at Ohio Fair (Rush Mention) | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 08.16.1974 |
First Time Around: Rush | Billboard Magazine | 08.24.1974 |
Live in Concert: Rush, Reign | Scene Magazine | 08.29.1974 |
High Notes - WMMS Top Albums | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 08.30.1974 |
New to States, Rush is off to a flying start | Cincinnati Enquirer | 08.31.1974 |
Rush | Beetle Magazine | 09.01.1974 |
Concert in the Country | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 09.06.1974 |
WMMS Top Albums | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 09.07.1974 |
Rush debut album mention | The Winnipeg Tribune | 09.14.1974 |
Trio of groups rock audience | Eagle Eye Press of Lock Haven State College PA | 09.17.1974 |
Rush Hot on Circuit | Billboard Magazine | 10.19.1974 |
Rush Album Review | Good Times | 10.23.1974 |
Rush debut album mention | The Winnipeg Tribune | 11.02.1974 |
SRO Expands to Promo, Production, Publishing | Billboard Magazine | 11.09.1974 |
Guitarist Gallagher Sets Rugged Pace (Rush Mention) | Columbus Dispatch | 11.15.1974 |
Rush | Beetle Magazine | 12.01.1974 |
Rush debut album mention | Adirondack Daily Enterprise | 12.18.1974 |
New Rock Music Trio Coming on Strong | The Lexington KY Dispatch | 12.18.1974 |
'Rush' Making It As a Power Trio | The Raleigh Register | 12.18.1974 |
Rush, Downchild Blues Band | Scene Magazine | 12.19.1974 |
Rush Makes Names | Las Cruces Sun | 12.20.1974 |
Rock Power Trio Has Pros and Cons | Valley Morning of Star Harlingen TX | 12.22.1974 |
Rush (Review) | Circus Magazine | 01.01.1975 |
Rush: Living the Rock and Roll Lifestyle | The Canadian Composer | 01.01.1975 |
Toronto band lively but loud | The Winnipeg Tribune | 01.16.1975 |
Rush (Review) | Creem Magazine | 02.01.1975 |
Rush (Review) | Circus Raves | 02.01.1975 |
Rush Mention | Billboard Magazine | 02.15.1975 |
Rush (Review) | Melody Maker Magazine [UK] | 02.22.1975 |
A Rush of Sound! | Music Canada Quarterly Magazine | 03.01.1975 |
Canadian Invasion | The Stylus Brockport of NY | 03.06.1975 |
The Happening (Rush Mention) | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 03.21.1975 |
Fly By Night album mention | The Winnipeg Tribune | 03.29.1975 |
Rush (Review) | Melody Maker Magazine | 03.15.1975 |
Fly By Night (Review) | Statesville Record and Landmark | 03.29.1975 |
Fly By Night (Review) | The Brandon Sun of Manitoba | 04.14.1975 |
At Odds About Rush | Scene Magazine | 04.24.1975 |
Fly By Night Album Review | Pop [Germany] | 05.07.1975 |
Signs of the Times | Observer Reporter of Washington | 05.15.1975 |
Canada's Rock 'n Roll Rush | RPM Magazine | 07.19.1975 |
Caress of Steel Album Review | The Spectrum Prodigal Sun | 10.03.1975 |
Sounds of the Times | The Milwaukee Journal | 10.08.1975 |
Rush -- BTO's Heavy Metal Challengers | Circus Raves Magazine | 11.01.1975 |
Rush Could Use Worthless Lyrics | The State News | 11.04.1975 |
Concert Review | Lansing Michigan State Review | 11.12.1975 |
Live in Concert: Rush, Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger | Scene Magazine | 11.13.1975 |
Rush (Caress of Steel Review) | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 01.03.1976 |
Rush: Knocking Down the Walls | Hamilton Place Concert Program | 02.09.1976 |
Rush rocks on and on | The Stylus of Brockport NY | 02.12.1976 |
Rush: Pebbles & Bam-Bam in Alphaville | Creem Magazine | 03.01.1976 |
Dine with Rush | RPM Magazine | 03.06.1976 |
2112 (Review) | Billboard Magazine | 03.27.1976 |
Caress of Steel album mention | The Winnipeg Tribune | 03.27.1976 |
Groups offer 'nearly dazzling' albums | The University Daily of Lubbock TX | 04.02.1976 |
2112 album mention | The Winnipeg Tribune | 04.10.1976 |
Rush | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 04.17.1976 |
2112 (Review) | The Calgary Herald | 04.23.1976 |
Rush: Speeding Ahead | RPM Weekly Magazine | 04.24.1976 |
Rush Goes Into Future Shock: Music Will Not Exist in 2112 | Circus Magazine | 04.27.1976 |
Drummers Highlight Voltage-Laden Rock Concert | Green Bay Press Gazette | 05.28.1976 |
2112 Album Review | The Kamloops BC News | 05.28.1976 |
2112 (Review) | Valparaiso Indiana Vidette Messenger | 05.29.1976 |
Rush's "Concept" is Rock & Roll | Scene Magazine | 06.09.1976 |
2112 (Review) | The Kingsport | 06.09.1976 |
Rock Trio is a Threat to Old Massey Hall | Toronto Star | 06.12.1976 |
2112 (Review) | Canadian Composer | 06.30.1976 |
A Headlong Rush to Stardom | SOUND Magazine | 07.01.1976 |
All hail the heirs apparent! | MacLeans Magazine | 07.01.1976 |
Rush - Toronto (Concert Review) | Record Week | 07.05.1976 |
Canadian Group 'Rush' to Appear | The Traverse City Record | 08.10.1976 |
Rush Rushes Into U.S. Prominence | Billboard Magazine | 08.28.1976 |
All the World's a Stage (Review) | Record Week | 10.11.1976 |
Rush: Basically a Shrieker | Ottawa Journal | 10.12.1976 |
Rush ATWAS Charting Info | Billboard Magazine | 10.16.1976 |
Rush's newest release features old material | Michigan State News | 10.18.1976 |
Rush Failed to Inspire Crowd | Brandon Sun | 10.20.1976 |
Rush Tour Hit By Nationalist Backlash | Record Week Magazine | 10.25.1976 |
All the World's a Stage (Review) | Cheap Thrills | 10.31.1976 |
Canadian Rock Band Wins U.S. Following | Winnipeg Free Press | 11.09.1976 |
Canadian rock band finally comes home | The Winnipeg Tribune | 11.10.1976 |
Canadian Artists Get Heavy Polydor Push | Billboard Magazine | 11.16.1976 |
Rush, A Dynamic Live Act but Bland Musically | Record Week | 11.22.1976 |
Rush Release: Canada's Power Trio is Switched On Live | Circus Magazine | 11.25.1976 |
Rush | The Copley News | 12.05.1976 |
Rush - Blazing a Trail Like Never Before | Record Week | 12.06.1976 |
Rush…underpublicized, underrated and misunderstood | The Racquette Diversions of NY | 12.09.1976 |
Rush de Zware Zone | Muziekkrant [Netherlands] | 12.15.1976 |
How To Click Without Airplay | Variety | 12.22.1976 |
Canadian groups come to the fore in year of star-studded change | The Barrie Examiner Ontario | 12.24.1976 |
Winter Pop | Nightout Magazine | 12.27.1976 |
Holiday Message from Neil Peart / All the World's a Stage (Review) | Canadian Composer | 12.31.1976 |
A Solid Gold Rush | Cheap Thrills Magazine | 01.01.1977 |
Hard running for Rush | The Kamloops BC News | 01.07.1977 |
New On the Charts: Rush | Billboard Magazine | 01.15.1977 |
Gold Albums to Rush to Launch Major Tour | RPM Magazine | 01.15.1977 |
Hot Rush heats up a cold night | Columbus Dispatch | 01.27.1977 |
Caress of Steel: Poor Man's Zeppelin? | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 02.05.1977 |
Rush: Caress of Steel | Record Mirror UK | 02.12.1977 |
Rush, Rex, Max Webster In Rock Music Concert | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 02.14.1977 |
Rock Triple Bill Features Rush, Lofgren, Webster | The State News | 03.02.1977 |
Rush Concert; Why Bring Them? | The State News | 03.04.1977 |
Rush, Runaways, Max Webster | Record Week | 03.07.1977 |
Rush concert mention | The Citizen Auburn | 03.09.1977 |
Albums: little bit of everything | The University Daily of Lubbock TX | 03.09.1977 |
Rush concert mention | The Post Standard Syracuse | 03.10.1977 |
Rush & Foghat: Two Top Live Acts Team Up For One Night of Electrified Pleasure | Circus Magazine | 03.17.1977 |
Hard rock - the sun sets on the British empire | The Racquette Diversions of NY | 04.21.1977 |
Rush to Tour Europe | Record Week | 04.25.1977 |
Rush Sets Concert | The Daily Herald of Wisconsin | 05.04.1977 |
The Rush Conquest | Circus Magazine | 05.12.1977 |
Blast of Hot Rock Rushes In | Green Bay Press Gazette | 05.13.1977 |
Auditorium to be 'Rushed' | La Crosse Tribune | 05.14.1977 |
Formation of Anthem Records | RPM Magazine | 05.14.1977 |
Geddy Lee | The Des Plaines Herald | 05.21.1977 |
Success Spawns New Label | RPM Magazine [Canada] | 06.01.1977 |
Rush to Judgement | Creem Magazine | 06.01.1977 |
Rock band has more than Rhythm | Daily Times of Niles OH | 06.08.1977 |
Rush Chooses Brain Over Wallet | Beaver County (PA) Times | 06.08.1977 |
Rush Completes First U.K. Tour | RPM Magazine | 06.09.1977 |
We Have Assumed Control | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 06.11.1977 |
Rush: 'Think Rock' | The Star News of Wilmington, NC | 06.12.1977 |
Priests of Temple of Syrinx Create Barely Controlled Hysteria: Maple Rockers Thunder in U.K. | Record Week | 07.04.1977 |
Rush Judgement | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 07.16.1977 |
Drums & Percussion: Rush Hour | Melody Maker Magazine | 07.23.1977 |
Rush Rock & Roll in the Classroom | Circus Magazine | 08.04.1977 |
Rush: Toronto's Big Success Story Strikes Out for Heavy-Metal Stardom | Toronto Star | 08.20.1977 |
Rush Makes Noise but Without Style | Toronto Star | 08.24.1977 |
Rush: La Surprise | Best 110 Magazine [France] | 09.01.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings (Review) | The Ottawa Journal | 09.02.1977 |
Slaap Je Niet, Dan Rush Je Toch! | Muziekkrant OOR Magazine | 09.07.1977 |
Rush: Canada's Most Successful (And Least Recognized) Rock Band | Georgia Straight Magazine | 09.15.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings (Review) | Coe Cosmos | 09.16.1977 |
Rush: An International Happening | RPM Magazine [Canada] | 09.17.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings Album Review | The Racquette Diversions of NY | 09.22.1977 |
Rush, UFO Went Right for the Ears | Sun Telegram | 09.27.1977 |
Canadians, from Quebec to Tokyo | The Leader-Post (Regina, SK) | 09.30.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings (Review) | Daily News Miner (Alaska) | 10.01.1977 |
Rush | Performance Newspaper | 10.01.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings Album Review | The Rice Thresher of Houston TX | 10.06.1977 |
Latest Rush release displays recent musical maturity | The Daily Collegian of PA State | 10.12.1977 |
The Rush Tapes, Part 1 | Circus Magazine | 10.13.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings (Review) | Rome (GA) News Tribune | 10.14.1977 |
Stylish Yes Imitation Hurts Rush's 'Kings' | Signal Press - GA State Univ | 10.24.1977 |
Heavy Metal is Back | Corpus Christi Times | 10.25.1977 |
The Rush Tapes, Part 2 | Circus Magazine | 10.27.1977 |
Rush Scores Gold Albums Without Top 40 Radio Play | Winnipeg Free Press | 10.28.1977 |
The Rush Phenomenon | New Music Express | 11.06.1977 |
The Rush Tapes, Part 3 | Circus Magazine | 11.10.1977 |
'Kings' Imaginative | The Michigan Daily | 11.12.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings (Review) | The Village Voice | 11.28.1977 |
Rush Reiteration | Stagelife Magazine [Canada] | 12.01.1977 |
Toronto's Rush Top Rock Export | Winnipeg Free Press | 12.07.1977 |
Rush Predicted Its Own Succes | The Citizen (Ottawa) | 12.07.1977 |
A Farewell to Kings Album Review | The Racquette Diversions of NY | 12.08.1977 |
Toronto's 'power' trio Rush Canada's No. 1 rock export | The Examiner of Barrie ON | 12.09.1977 |
Rush predicted fame but no one was listening | The Winnipeg Tribune | 12.09.1977 |
Rush wears crown, but it's old hat | Columbus Dispatch | 01.04.1978 |
Recognition is Only Half the Fun | Circus Magazine | 01.05.1978 |
Rush: Willowdale spawns an international rock sensation | Toronto Star's The City | 01.15.1978 |
Rush Rock: A sound to call their own | The Winnipeg Tribune | 01.21.1978 |
Rock group attracts big crowd | Muskegon Chronicle | 01.23.1978 |
To Hell With Bob Dylan. Meet Rush. They're in it for the Money | Macleans's Magazine | 01.23.1978 |
Rush A Chicago | Pop Rock Jeunesse (Quebec) | 01.28.1978 |
Heavy Side of Rush | Melody Maker Magazine | 02.11.1978 |
Black Holes: Close Encounters with Rush | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 02.25.1978 |
Is The Canadian Rush On? | Music Week Magazine | 03.04.1978 |
Power Pop? 'What's That' Say the Rush Fans | Record Mirror [UK] | 03.04.1978 |
Is Everybody Feelin' all RIGHT? (Geddit...?) | New Musical Express | 03.04.1978 |
Rush Met Voetversnelling | Muziekkrant OOR | 03.22.1978 |
Toronto Group is in a 'Rush' to the Top | The Montreal Gazzette | 03.30.1978 |
Kids 'Rush' To Have Their Senses Beaten Silly | The Montreal Gazzette | 03.31.1978 |
SRO/Anthem: Five Years Old and Still Growing | RPM Magazine [Canada] | 04.01.1978 |
Rush'n Around | Beat Instrumental UK | 04.01.1978 |
SRO / Anthem: Five Years Old and Still Growing | RPM Magazine | 04.01.1978 |
Rush Big Juno Winners | RPM Magazine | 04.15.1978 |
Rush: Canada's 'Group of the Year' 1978 Juno Awards | Bone-O-Gram | 05.10.1978 |
Rush Relive Their Early Years | Circus Magazine | 05.11.1978 |
Rush's Valuable Triple Echo | Melody Maker Magazine | 05.13.1978 |
Rush's rock gets bogged down in band's own aural quagmire | Cincinnati Enquirer | 05.15.1978 |
The Rush Problem | New Musical Express | 06.24.1978 |
Rush guitarist is a resident of Richmond Hill | The Liberal of Richmond Hill Ontario | 06.28.1978 |
Rush: All the World's Their Stage | Teen Magazine | 09.01.1978 |
Rush Hemispheres: A Biography | Phonogram | 09.15.1978 |
Rush on the Level with Hemispheres | Toronto Star | 10.14.1978 |
It Could Be A Meisterwek (But It's More Like A Terrible Mistake) | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 10.20.1978 |
Rush Rates First Merc Picture LP | Billboard | 10.28.1978 |
Hemispheres (Review) | Billboard | 11.04.1978 |
Holy metal lives | The Peak of Simon Fraser Univ BC | 11.07.1978 |
Great Rush Mystery Solved | Rock On! | 11.30.1978 |
Rush: Canadian Rock & Roll Success Story | The New Music Magazine [Canada] | 12.01.1978 |
Rush's Music of the Spheres | Circus Weekly Magazine | 12.05.1978 |
Rush: Conquering the world with 'Hemispheres' | The Racquette Diversions of NY | 12.07.1978 |
Systems of Resonance | New Musical Express | 12.09.1978 |
Rush: Into the Global Village | RPM Weekly Magazine | 12.09.1978 |
Youth Scales Arena Beams at Concert | Press Gazette | 12.09.1978 |
Rush Plays at Peak Intensity | Press Gazette | 12.10.1978 |
Hemispheres (Review) | Circus Magazine | 12.12.1978 |
Rush Concludes Cygnus Cycle | Circus Magazine | 12.12.1978 |
Originality highlights new records | Woodside World of CA | 12.15.1978 |
Guitar Heroes: Alex Lifeson | Circus Weekly Magazine | 01.02.1979 |
Anthem's Rush Receive Gold, Platinum, Plaque | RPM Magazine | 01.27.1979 |
Rush Rouses Aud to Rock 'n Roll Rapture | Buffalo Times | 01.29.1979 |
Fans jam floor of Rush concert | Columbus Dispatch | 02.02.1979 |
Rush, Nugent, Aerosmith Blitzkrieg | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 02.10.1979 |
Rush | HM Special Issue | 03.01.1979 |
Rush Guests of NASA at Kennedy Space Center | RPM Magazine | 03.03.1979 |
The Brain Drain | Record Mirror UK | 05.05.1979 |
Rock Against Right-Wing Rock Being Called Facist | New Musical Express | 05.05.1979 |
The Rush 'Uns Are Coming | Sounds Magazine | 05.05.1979 |
The Maple Leaf Stomp | Melody Maker UK | 05.12.1979 |
Rush Rush Rush | Canadian Musician Magazine | 06.01.1979 |
Rushing Around... | Beat Instrumental | 07.01.1979 |
De Rampen Van Rush | Music Maker Magazine [Netherlands] | 08.01.1979 |
Rush: Bingley Hall Stafford | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 09.29.1979 |
And What The Mystic Said to the Wallies | New Musical Express Magazine [UK] | 10.06.1979 |
The 1980's
Rush Fact Sheet / Personal Waves: The Story of An Album | Phonogram | 01.08.1980 |
'Rushed' Fans Stampede Cobo Hall | The Detroit News | 01.13.1980 |
Rock Fans Gets a Fine 'Rush' | The Gazette | 01.21.1980 |
Billboard Special Survey: Permanent Waves | Billboard Magazine | 01.26.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | Cashbox Magazine | 01.26.1980 |
Logical Positivism for Astral Minds | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 01.26.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | The Citizen (Ottawa) | 02.01.1980 |
F.M. Radio Earns Plaudits from Rush | Music Express | 02.01.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | Melody Maker Magazine | 02.01.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | New Musical Express | 02.09.1980 |
Intense Early Reaction to Rush's Permanent Waves | RPM Magazine | 02.09.1980 |
Rush: Something Special for Everyone | Scene Entertainment Weekly | 02.14.1980 |
Permanent Waves' disc is a sure success for Rush | The Ohio State Lantern | 02.20.1980 |
An Interview with Neil Peart | Innerview | 03.01.1980 |
Rush Won't Rush Into Style Fads of Moment | Billboard Magazine | 03.01.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review/French) | Rock & Folk Magazine France | 03.01.1980 |
Sounds Readers Poll / Rush Hour | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 03.01.1980 |
Rock's Rush to Invade Swing Auditorium | San Bernardino County Sun | 03.07.1980 |
Rush albums turn to gold as their popularity grows | The Winnipeg Tribune | 03.13.1980 |
Concert Treasured Event | Sequin Texas Gazette | 03.13.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | The Leader-Post (Regina, SK) | 03.15.1980 |
Turn On With Rush | NBC: The Source | 03.28.1980 |
Bucking the trends, Rush rides the crest of 'Permanent Waves' | Chicago Tribune | 03.30.1980 |
Battered by Old & New Waves, Rush Keeps Their Boat Afloat by Rocking It | Circus Magazine | 04.01.1980 |
The First Modern Drummer Interview with Neil Peart | Modern Drummer Magazine | 04.01.1980 |
Tight Rush | Record Review USA | 04.01.1980 |
Rush Electrifying at Arena Concert | The Tribune | 04.02.1980 |
Rush popular with the fans, if not the critics | Chicago Tribune | 04.04.1980 |
The Moustache That Conquered the World | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 04.05.1980 |
Rush Concert Loud, Wild, and Appreciated | Press Gazette | 04.23.1980 |
Technical aspects dominate Rush rock show as OSU | Columbus Dispatch | 04.30.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | Goldmine Magazine | 05.01.1980 |
Rush: Millionaire Stars of High-Tech Rock | The Toronto Star Magazine | 05.03.1980 |
Rush: Heavy Metal Standard Bearer | Record World Newspaper | 05.03.1980 |
A Canadian Chart Rush | Record Review USA | 06.01.1980 |
Alex Lifeson: Rush's Kinetic Lead Guitarist | Guitar Player Magazine | 06.01.1980 |
Geddy Lee: Hi-Tech Bassist and Synthesist with Rush | Guitar Player Magazine | 06.01.1980 |
Permanent Waves (Review) | Gallery USA Magazine | 06.01.1980 |
Rush is Rocking and Changing | The Tuscaloosa News | 06.06.1980 |
'Rush' Music Comes Out of the Fog | The Toledo Blade | 06.08.1980 |
Hard Rockers 'Rush' Sing 'Epic' Tunes | The Kingman (AZ) Daily Miner | 06.13.1980 |
Canadian Trio 'Rush' Thinks Big, Reaches High in Heavy Metal Epics | The Ledger of Lakeland, FL | 06.13.1980 |
Rush's Heavy-Metal Message Hits the Radio | Rolling Stone Magazine | 06.26.1980 |
The Rush Question | New Music News UK | 06.28.1980 |
Canadian Singing Stars Preserve Wealth | The Citizen (Ottawa) | 08.21.1980 |
Crowd small but loyal as Rush rocks Coliseum | Cincinnati Post | 09.24.1980 |
Rush & Foghat: Tag Team Match of '76 | Circus Magazine | 10.28.1980 |
Rush Identifies with International Markets | RPM Weekly Magazine | 11.08.1980 |
Inside Rush's Moving Pictures | Music Express Magazine | 01.01.1981 |
Rockline Hotline: Rush | Hit Parader Magazine | 02.01.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Muziekkrant OOR | 02.11.1981 |
Deviation elevates metal warriors | The Meliorist of Lethbridges Alberta | 02.20.1981 |
Moving Pictures: a Rush of fantasy | The Ohio State Lantern | 02.27.1981 |
Rush Gains Fans in Hard Times | The Milwaukee Sentinel | 02.27.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Cashbox USA | 02.28.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | New Musical Express | 02.28.1981 |
Neil Peart & Rush go public on 'Moving Pictures' | Circus Magazine | 03.01.1981 |
Permanent Raves | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 03.14.1981 |
Rush Biography | Cashbox USA | 03.21.1981 |
Rush Job | Melody Maker | 03.21.1981 |
Rush: Pomp-Rock Trio Hot on Tedium | The Gazette | 03.27.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | The Michigan Daily | 03.31.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Audio [West Germany] | 04.01.1981 |
Rush to Glory | Hit Parader | 04.01.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Musik Express [West Germany] | 04.01.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Rock & Folk [France] | 04.01.1981 |
Balance Von Intellektund Gefuhl: Rush, Rock Trio aus Kanada | Der Musikmarkt [West Germany] | 05.01.1981 |
Moving Pictures (Review) | Music Scene [Switzerland] | 05.01.1981 |
Rush: We Hebben het liefst dat ons publiek rustig op zijn stoel blijft zitten | Muziek Expres [Netherlands] | 05.01.1981 |
Moving Pictures: Tight and Tough | Beaver County (PA) Times | 05.06.1981 |
Sometimes Rush Is in A Hurry | The Philadelphia Inquirer | 05.22.1981 |
Rush: Power From The People | Rolling Stone Magazine | 05.28.1981 |
Guitars of Rush's Alex Lifeson | Circus Magazine | 06.01.1981 |
RUSH: But Why Are They in Such a Hurry? | Creem Magazine | 06.01.1981 |
Rush Enjoys Fruits of Seven Years' Labor | The Tuscaloosa News | 06.05.1981 |
There's a Rush on Platinum | Cashbox USA | 06.06.1981 |
Heavy-Metal Band Rush Draws Heavy Teen Crowd to Met Center | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 07.03.1981 |
Rush Wrap Up Five-Month Tour | Circus Magazine | 08.01.1981 |
Rock Groups Hardly Satanic | University of Texas Newspaper | 08.01.1981 |
Rush: The How And Why Of Their Long Climb To The Top | Record Review Magazine | 08.01.1981 |
Rush: Pop Star of the Month | Song Hits | 08.31.1981 |
Rush: La Ultima Esperanza (The Last Hope) | Popular 1 [Spain] | 09.01.1981 |
Caught in the Act: Rush | Hit Parader | 10.01.1981 |
Neil Peart Interview with Martin Deller of FM | Canadian Musician Magazine | 10.01.1981 |
Closer to the Heart | Kerrang! | 11.01.1981 |
Alex Lifeson: The Making of a Killer Sound | Guitar World | 11.01.1981 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | Govi Katalog [West Germany] | 11.01.1981 |
Rush on the Road | Muziekkrant oor [Netherlands] | 11.04.1981 |
Mitschnitt von Rush - Konzerten als Vorbote zur Deutschland - Tournee | Der Musikmarkt [West Germany] | 11.15.1981 |
Product Posing as New Revelation | New Musical Express | 11.21.1981 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | The Brandon Sun | 11.23.1981 |
Alex's Axe Lacks on Wax | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 11.28.1981 |
Rush | Canadian Musician Magazine | 12.01.1981 |
Vital Signs from Rush | Circus Magazine | 12.01.1981 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | Blitz [West Germany] | 12.01.1981 |
Rush Interview | Musiker Music News [West Germany] | 12.01.1981 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | Musik Express [West Germany] | 12.01.1981 |
In a Rush to get the tickets | Detroit Free Press | 12.31.1981 |
Exit...Stage Left: A Rush Update by Rush Drummer Neil Peart | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 01.01.1982 |
Rush To Headline Next Donington? | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 01.02.1982 |
Success Fits into Radio Bands | The Palm Beach FL Post | 01.03.1982 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | Stereoplay Magazine [Germany] | 02.01.1982 |
Exit…Stage Left Album Notice | Music Life [Japan] | 02.01.1982 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) | Rolling Stone Magazine | 02.04.1982 |
Exit...Stage Left (Review) Plus Reader's Poll | Circus Magazine | 02.28.1982 |
Lifeson Arrives Stage Center With Rush | Circus Magazine | 03.31.1982 |
Rush vs. Anti-Nowhere League | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 04.03.1982 |
Young Progressive Meets The Hardened Heavies | RAM Magazine [Australia] | 04.30.1982 |
Neil Peart Drum Contest w/Results | Modern Drummer Magazine | 05.01.1982 |
Rush (Bio) | HM A - Z | 06.30.1982 |
Le Rush Job | Billboard Magazine | 07.10.1982 |
Neil Peart: New World Man | Music Express | 09.01.1982 |
Semi Flawed Signals | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 09.01.1982 |
A Rock Show is Born Here | Green Bay Press Gazette | 09.03.1982 |
Rush: New World Man (Single/Review) | Billboard Magazine | 09.04.1982 |
Signals: Rush Calling Earth! | Toronto Sun | 09.10.1982 |
Signals (Review) | The Calgary Herald | 09.17.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Billboard Magazine | 09.18.1982 |
A Rush of Old Age | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 09.23.1982 |
Signals Charting Information | Billboard Magazine | 09.25.1982 |
Rushing About | Record Mirror Magazine [UK] | 10.02.1982 |
New World Men: On The Road With Rush | Kerrang Magazine | 10.07.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Bravo Magazine [Germany] | 10.07.1982 |
Stories from Signals / Adrenalin Rush / Signals Review and Response | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 10.16.1982 |
Electric Music | Schenectady Gazette | 10.16.1982 |
Signals (Review) | The Windsor Star of Ontatio | 10.16.1982 |
Touring Britain is a Real Grind | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 10.21.1982 |
Rush Takes Off: The Geddy Lee Interview | Scene Entertainment Weekly Magazine | 10.28.1982 |
Rush: The Canadian Alternative from Day One to Their Latest | The Lewiston Maine Journal | 10.29.1982 |
Rush Keep The Boat Afloat | Circus Magazine | 10.31.1982 |
Rush's Simpler 'Signals' | Circus Magazine | 11.01.1982 |
Alex Lifeson: Rush | Sounds: Guitar Heroes | 11.01.1982 |
Rush got first break on college radio | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 11.01.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Musik Express Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Musik Szene Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Rock & Folk Magazine [France] | 11.01.1982 |
No bums, Rush; they wow Coliseum audience | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 11.04.1982 |
Rush wows Coliseum crowd | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 11.05.1982 |
Vreemde Signalen Uit Een Andere Wereld | Joepie Magazine [Belgium] | 11.07.1982 |
Rush Kneifen! | Pop Rocky Magazine [Germany] | 11.10.1982 |
Rush Master of Gardens | Toronto Sun | 11.16.1982 |
Signals (Review) | The Pittsburgh Press | 11.21.1982 |
Signals (Review) | Popular 1 Magazine [Spain] | 12.01.1982 |
Rush Document Special | Fan Produced | 12.01.1982 |
Sending New Signals, Rush on the Defense | The Boston Globe | 12.06.1982 |
Notes on the Making of Moving Pictures Part I and II | Modern Drummer Magazine | 12.31.1982 / 01.31.1983 |
Rush: In the Beginning | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 01.01.1983 |
Rush 'N' Roll | International Musician and Recording World Magazine | 01.01.1983 |
All The World's a Stage: Rush | Heart of Gold: Thirty Years of Canadian Pop Music | 01.01.1983 |
'Signals' by Rush: Masterpiece | The Lewiston Journal of Maine | 01.21.1983 |
Canadian Group Preaches Individualism | The Hour of Norwalk CT | 01.22.1983 |
Rush Aims to Portray Real World | The Desert News of Salt Lake City | 01.26.1983 |
Rush is Simply Reflecting the Old Hard-Work Ethic | The Argus Press | 01.28.1983 |
Rush Forecast Calendar 1983 | Circus Magazine | 01.31.1983 |
Rush: New World Men | Record Review Magazine | 02.01.1983 |
Reader's Poll Results | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 02.19.1983 |
Music Express Poll: Rush | The Montreal Gazette | 02.26.1983 |
Rush Into Space | Circus Magazine | 02.28.1983 |
Toque Off, Eh? | Creem Magazine | 03.01.1983 |
Rush: Leaps and Bounds | Hit Parader Magazine | 03.01.1983 |
Face to Face With Rush's Geddy Lee | Circus Magazine | 03.01.1983 |
Concert Preview | Houston Chronicle | 03.06.1983 |
Loverboy, Rush Are Top Juno Nominees | Billboard Magazine | 03.19.1983 |
Rush is worth thinking about | Cincinnati Post | 03.31.1983 |
Junos '83: Canada's Recording Industry Puts On Its Best... | Toronto Star | 04.03.1983 |
Rush Takes Songs, Lights and a Video Vampire on the Road | Circus Magazine | 04.30.1983 |
Rush Biography | Popcorn Magazine [Germany] | 05.01.1983 |
Rush: New World Men or BOFs? | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 05.19.1983 |
The Rush Sanctuary Breached | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 05.21.1983 |
Rush at Wembley | The Toronto Star | 05.22.1983 |
Brainwaves to Tidal Waves: The Story Behind Rush's Album Covers | Creem Magazine | 06.01.1983 |
Alex Lifeson Interview | Enfer Magazine [France] | 06.01.1983 |
Spirit of Peart Part One | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 06.17.1983 |
Spirit of Peart Part Two | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 07.01.1983 |
Rush: Possibly The Most Successful Foreign Band In The UK | Music U.K. Magazine | 07.01.1983 |
Neil Peart Interview | Feedback! Rock Interviews [Ireland] | 07.01.1983 |
Exit...Stage Left (Video/Review) | High Fidelity Magazine | 07.01.1983 |
Neil Peart Interview | Music Maker Magazine [Netherlands] | 07.01.1983 |
Rush | Music UK Magazine | 07.01.1983 |
Mr. Rush: Neil Peart Interview | Muziekkrant OOR Magazine [Netherlands] | 08.27.1983 |
Article on Feedback! Rock Interviews | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 09.10.1983 |
Neil Peart Interview | Fachblatt Music Magazine [Germany] | 10.01.1983 |
Neil Peart: The Art of Soloing | Modern Drummer Magazine | 12.01.1983 |
Rush | Mucchio Selvaggio Magazine [Italy] | 12.01.1983 |
Alex Lifeson: Rushing Ahead | Hit Parader Guitar Gods Special [UK] | 12.01.1983 |
Shout it out Loud | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 01.01.1984 |
No Sabeis Lo Que Os Sstais Perdiendo: Rush | Heavy Rock Magazine [Spain] | 01.01.1984 |
Good Gracious! Another Rush LP | Music Express Magazine | 01.01.1984 |
No. 1 En Progresion | Popular Poster Magazine [Spain] | 01.01.1984 |
The Great Musicians: Neil Peart | The History of Rock | 01.01.1984 |
Rush: Master Plans for Tomorrow's World | The History of Rock | 01.01.1984 |
Rush: The Three Musketeers | Hit Parader Magazine | 02.01.1984 |
Singing Bass | Guitar for the Practicing Musician Magazine | 03.01.1984 |
Interview: Neil Peart | Modern Drummer Magazine | 04.01.1984 |
Rush Fact Sheet | Mercury Records Magazine | 04.01.1984 |
Pomp and circumstance - Rush: Grace Under Pressure | Record Mirror | 04.21.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Cash Box Magazine | 04.28.1984 |
Bum Rush - Grace Under Pressure (Review) | New Musical Express Magazine | 04.28.1984 |
Rush: The Saga Continues | Guitar World Magazine | 05.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Enfer Magazine [France] | 05.01.1984 |
Nuestro Nuevo LP Es Mucho Mas Denso Y Agresivo Que Los Anteriores - Alex Lifeson | Heavy Rock Magazine [Spain] | 05.01.1984 |
Under Pressure | Sound Check Magazine [UK] | 05.01.1984 |
Rush Singer's Voice Fades Under Pressure | The Daily Nebraskan | 05.02.1984 |
The Pressure Principle | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 05.03.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | The Buffalo News | 05.04.1984 |
Rush Continues its Evolution | Milwaukee Sentinel | 05.04.1984 |
Simpel Rush? - Grace Under Pressure (Review) | OOR [The Netherlands] | 05.05.1984 |
Rush Release | Melody Maker UK | 05.05.1984 |
Rush Achieves Critical Acclaim | The Post and Evening Times of Palm Beach, FL | 05.11.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Bravo Magazine [Germany] | 05.17.1984 |
Suffering Under 'Pressure' There's No Rush To Hear More | St. Paul MN Pioneer Press | 05.17.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Minnesota Daily | 05.25.1984 |
Alex Lifeson Interview | Free Music Magazine | 06.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Der Musikmarkt Magazine [Germany] | 06.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Illinois Entertainment Newspaper | 06.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Meolody Maker Magazine [Germany] | 06.01.1984 |
Rush: Precision Sous Tension | Metal Attack Magazine [France] | 06.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Musik Szene Magazine [Germany] | 06.01.1984 |
Grace Under Fire | Music Express Magazine | 06.01.1984 |
Rush: They Are What They Are | Northeast Ohio Scene Magazine | 06.28.1984 |
Alex Lifeson of Rush: Still in School | Guitar for the Practicing Musician Magazine | 07.01.1984 |
Rush's 'Grace Under Pressure': Sometimes the Best Step Forward is a Step Backward | International Musician and Recording World | 07.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Musik Express Magazine [Germany] | 07.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Stereoplay Magazine [Germany] | 07.01.1984 |
The Rush Dilemma | Rock Line! Magazine | 07.01.1984 |
Rush evolves into superstardom | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 07.06.1984 |
Rush refines its hard rock sophistication | Cleveland Plains Dealer | 07.07.1984 |
The Rush trio enjoys offstage workouts, too | Detroit Free Press | 07.09.1984 |
Rush: One Step Ahead | Hit Parader Magazine | 08.01.1984 |
The Hoser Conspiracy | Creem Magazine | 08.01.1984 |
Book Ends: Rush's Neil Peart and Geddy Lee | Musician Magazine | 08.01.1984 |
A Reluctant Rush to Success | Rock Magazine | 08.01.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Rock Magazine | 09.01.1984 |
Geddy Lee of Rush: The Interview | Keyboard Magazine | 09.01.1984 |
Rush Serves Up Its Usual Fare | Toronto Sun | 09.22.1984 |
Rush Takes Pressure in Stride | NJ Star Ledger | 09.28.1984 |
Grace Under Pressure Proves Canadian Trio Remain Masters Of Eclectic Metal. | Hit Parader Magazine | 10.01.1984 |
Rush rocks with grace, maturity | Columbus Dispatch | 10.08.1984 |
Rush: Handsome Hunks, Eh Girls?! | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 10.18.1984 |
Geddy Lee Photo with Jeanne Beker | Billboard Magazine | 10.20.1984 |
On the Road With Rush | Canadian Musician Magazine | 11.01.1984 |
Rush: On The Edge of the Limelight | Song Hits Magazine | 11.01.1984 |
Rush: Behind the Lines | Hit Parader Magazine | 12.01.1984 |
Various German Articles | German Publication | 12.01.1984 |
Rush: The Story of the Canadian Rock Group | Various German Publications | 12.01.1984 |
Special Interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Rush | Music Life Magazine [Japan] | 01.01.1985 |
Best Bassist: Geddy Lee / Best Drummer: Neil Peart | International Musician and Recording World | 02.01.1985 |
CPI Video Division (Grace Under Pressure Tour Video) | Canadian Musician Magazine | 05.01.1985 |
Neil Peart "Thank you" Letter | International Musician and Recording World | 07.01.1985 |
Reader's Poll | Modern Drummer Magazine | 07.01.1985 |
Through the Camera Eye (Review) | Melody Maker Magazine [UK] | 07.13.1985 |
Through the Camera Eye (Review) | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 08.17.1985 |
Boozin' It | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 09.05.1985 |
Grace Under Pressure (Review) | Rock Scene Magazine | 10.01.1985 |
Rush Release | Sounds [UK] | 10.05.1985 |
The Big Money (Review) | Sounds [UK] | 10.12.1985 |
The Big Money (Review) | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 10.12.1985 |
Rush 'Big Money' Video Mention | Billboard Magazine | 10.12.1985 |
Stained Glass (Review of Power Windows) | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 10.17.1985 |
A Touch of Glass | Sounds Magazine | 10.19.1985 |
Lyrics Enhance Latest Rush LP (Review of Power Windows) | The Buffalo State Record | 10.25.1985 |
Pane and Pleasure | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 11.01.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Crash Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1985 |
Ein Hauch von Perfektion (Review of Power Windows) | Metal Hammer Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Musik Szene Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Rock Power Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1985 |
Production Opens 'Windows' for Rush | Billboard Magazine | 11.02.1985 |
Top Managers' Opposition Blow to Can-Aid Concert | The Citizen (Ottawa) | 11.04.1985 |
Rush Follows Canadian Trend (Review of Power Windows) | The Griffin (Buffalo NY) | 11.08.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Melody Maker Magazine [UK] | 11.09.1985 |
Mit "Power Window" Eroffnet Rush Neue Dimensionen des Gepriesenen Fantasy-Rock | Der Musikmarkt Magazine [Germany] | 11.15.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | The Windsor Star | 11.16.1985 |
Baroque Cosmologies In Their Past, The Boys Focus On "The Perfect Song" | Canadian Musician Magazine [UK] | 12.01.1985 |
A Parallax View | Music Express Magazine | 12.01.1985 |
Grand Designs For The Future | International Musician And Recording World | 12.01.1985 |
Jeff Berlin Beats the Solo Jinx | Bass Magazine | 12.01.1985 |
Rush: Mind Over Metal | Hit Parader Magazine | 12.01.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Metal Attack Magazine [France] | 12.01.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Metal Hammer Magazine [Germany] | 12.01.1985 |
Rush: A Band with Power Windows | Scene Magazine | 12.12.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | The Buffalo State Record | 12.13.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Good Times Magazine | 12.17.1985 |
Rush Hour | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 12.21.1985 |
Power Windows (Review) | Neue Zeit Magazine [Germany] | 12.28.1985 |
Interview with Neil Peart | Modern Drummer Magazine | 01.01.1986 |
Rush Hour | Stereoplay [Germany] | 01.01.1986 |
Rush aus Kanada: Ein Treues Trio | Musik Magazin [Germany] | 01.01.1986 |
Alex Lifeson: Gitarrist von RUSH | Fachblatt Magazine [Germany] | 01.01.1986 |
Rush: Die Grenzendes Trio Gesprengt | Sound Check Magazine [Germany] | 01.01.1986 |
Grand Designs: Alex Lifeson with Geoff Twigg | Guitarist Magazine | 01.01.1986 |
Power Windows (Review) | People Magazine | 01.13.1986 |
Rush Opens Learning Tie-Ins | Billboard Magazine | 01.18.1986 |
Powerful Formula Key to Rush's New Album | The Cavalier Daily Spectator | 01.23.1986 |
Rush Confronts the Big Money | Circus Magazine | 01.31.1986 |
Power Windows (Review) | Audio Magazine [Germany] | 02.01.1986 |
Power Windows (Review) | Hard Rock Magazine [France] | 02.01.1986 |
Rush: Y Las Ventanas Del Poder | Heavy Rock Magazine [Spain] | 02.01.1986 |
Rush: El Ultimo Ciclo | Rock DeLux [Spain] | 02.01.1986 |
Rush: A Power Rock Tradition | Circus Magazine | 02.28.1986 |
Search for Perfect Feel led Rush to New Worlds | Toronto Star | 02.28.1986 |
Pressure Points | Kerrang! | 03.01.1986 |
The Rushians are Coming | Creem Magazine | 03.01.1986 |
Rush: Throws Open Power Windows | Video Rock Stars Magazine | 03.01.1986 |
Rush Rocks On by Following an Old Formula | Detroit Free Press | 03.28.1986 |
Rush: The Story of a Canadian Rock-Group | Rock Power [Germany] | 04.01.1986 |
Geddy Lee of Rush: Rock's Leading Bassist | Guitar Player Magazine | 04.01.1986 |
Alex Lifeson of Rush: The Evolving Art of Rock Guitar | Guitar Player Magazine | 04.01.1986 |
Rush: Genies Conceptuels | Enfer Magazine [France] | 04.01.1986 |
Rush Concert Shows Band a Step Ahead of the Rest in Talent | The Daily Tar Heel | 04.04.1986 |
Geddy Lee on "The World's Most Popular Underground Band" | Faces Magazine | 05.01.1986 |
Geddy Lee: More Bass, More Space in the Modern World | Guitar World Magazine | 05.01.1986 |
Rush: A Conversation with Geddy Lee | The Music Paper of NY | 05.01.1986 |
You Too Can Conquer the U.S.A. | Canadian Musician Magazine | 06.01.1986 |
Through the Camera Eye (Review) | Enfer [France] | 06.01.1986 |
Mystic Rhythms (Review) | Hard Rock Magazine | 06.01.1986 |
Rush's Mystic Rhythms Pulse in Canada | Circus Magazine | 06.30.1986 |
Canadian Musicians and Their Money | Canadian Musician Magazine | 07.01.1986 |
Rush: Carrying the Prog-Rock Torch | Faces Magazine | 07.01.1986 |
Open Ears: On the Road with Rush | Guitar for the Practicing Musician | 07.01.1986 |
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video (Review) | Kerrang! Magazine | 07.10.1986 |
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video (Review) | Crash [Germany] | 08.01.1986 |
Rush Glory Bound: Canadian Trio Continue Power Windows World Tour | Hit Parader Magazine | 09.01.1986 |
It's Those Wacky Guys in Rush | Metal Creem Magazine | 09.01.1986 |
Grace Under Pressure Tour Video (Review) | Metal Hammer [Germany] | 09.01.1986 |
Power Windows (Review) | Rock Scene Magazine | 10.01.1986 |
Neil Peart: The Songwriting Interview | Guitar for the Practicing Musician | 10.01.1986 |
A Real Job | Modern Drummer | 02.01.1987 |
Neil Peart: Rush Release | Rhythm Magazine | 03.01.1987 |
The Quest for New Drums | Modern Drummer | 05.01.1987 |
A Farewell to Kings Review | Stereoplay [Germany] | 05.01.1987 |
Canadian Guitar Summit: Alex Lifeson | Guitar Player Magazine | 07.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | The Buffalo News | 09.18.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Ad and Review | Billboard | 09.19.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Metal Hammer | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Release News | Phonogram UK New Releases | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Tour Primer | Rock Express | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Audio Magazine [Germany] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Break Out [Germany] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Fachblatt [Germany] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | HM [Italy] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Metal Hammer [Germany] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Aardschok [The Netherlands] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Musik Szene [Germany] | 10.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Kerrang! | 10.03.1987 |
Prolific Rush Surprises Lee | Billboard | 10.03.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Charting News | Billboard | 10.03.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Neue Zeit Graz [Austria] | 10.09.1987 |
Time Stand Still Mention | Billboard | 10.10.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Sounds | 10.17.1987 |
Lifeson Times | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 10.17.1987 |
Bum Rush (Artist Profile) | Melody Maker | 10.24.1987 |
Time Stand Still Review | Sounds | 10.24.1987 |
Hold Your Fire, It's Rush | Metal Hammer | 10.29.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Sounds | 10.31.1987 |
An Interview with Alex Lifeson | Sym Info | 11.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Guitar Player | 11.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Der Musikmarkt [Germany] | 11.01.1987 |
Rush Hour | Audio Magazine [Germany] | 11.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | HM Magazine [Italy] | 11.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | ME Sounds [Germany] | 11.01.1987 |
Kanadas Holzfaller Greifen Wieder zur Axt! | Metal Hammer [Germany] | 11.01.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Musik Szene [Germany] | 11.01.1987 |
Pop Talk with Geddy Lee | Copley News Service | 11.04.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | New Musical Express | 11.07.1987 |
The Firing Squad (Two interviews with Alex Lifeson) | Sounds | 11.21.1987 |
Rush: Holding On To What They've Got | Scene Entertainment Weekly Magazine | 12.01.1987 |
Thoughts on Tom Tuning | Modern Drummer | 12.01.1987 |
Artist Profile: Alex Lifeson | New Hi-Fi Sound | 12.01.1987 |
The Premiere Progressive Rock Trio | Only Music | 12.01.1987 |
Adventures in Paradise | Rock Express | 12.01.1987 |
Rush: Still Burning | The Music Paper | 12.01.1987 |
Rush Stand Still | Hard Force [France] | 12.01.1987 |
Druck und Grazie Rush | Music Scene [Switzerland] | 12.01.1987 |
Interview with Alex Lifeson | Pop Rocky [Switzerland] | 12.01.1987 |
Through the Camera Eye | Kerrang! | 12.05.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Circus | 12.31.1987 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Guitar for the Practicing Musician | 01.01.1988 |
Rush Open Fire | Circus | 01.31.1988 |
Fire in the Hold | Music Technology Magazine | 02.01.1988 |
Rush: Real Life in a Rock and Roll Band | Canadian Musician Magazine | 02.01.1988 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Creem | 02.01.1988 |
Geddy Lee: The Paradox of Rush | Faces | 02.01.1988 |
Winners of the Neil Peart Contest | Modern Drummer | 02.01.1988 |
Holding On To The Fire | RIP USA | 02.01.1988 |
Hold Your Fire Review | Heavy Rock [Spain] | 02.01.1988 |
Interview with Geddy Lee | Faces | 03.01.1988 |
Rush Open Fire | Hit Parader | 03.01.1988 |
Rush: Le Feu Sacre | Hard Rock Magazine [France] | 03.01.1988 |
Yuppie Rock | Metal Shock [Italy] | 03.01.1988 |
They're Rushing to Success the North Way | Toronto Sun | 03.08.1988 |
Alex Lifeson / Geddy Lee: Together Again in Rush | Guitar World Magazine | 04.01.1988 |
Visions Biography (Review) | Kerrang! | 04.01.1988 |
Rush: Keeping the Fire Lit | Rock Scene | 04.01.1988 |
El Tiempo Pasa Despacio | Heavy Rock [Spain] | 04.01.1988 |
Je Suis Plus Heureux Maintenant qu'a 18 Ans | Live! [French Canadian] | 04.01.1988 |
Prime Mover Review | Melody Maker | 04.09.1988 |
Well Primed | Kerrang | 04.16.1988 |
Prime Mover Review | Melody Maker | 04.16.1988 |
Prime Mover Release Announcement | Kerrang! | 04.23.1988 |
Prime Mover Review | Sounds | 04.23.1988 |
All Fired Up: An Exclusive Interview with Neil Peart | Metal Hammer Magazine | 04.25.1988 |
Mayhem: Don't All Rush | Kerrang! | 04.30.1988 |
Rush Puppies | HiFi Vision [Germany] | 05.01.1988 |
Another Round of Rush 'N' Roulette | Sounds Magazine [UK] | 05.07.1988 |
King Canucks | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 05.07.1988 |
Prime Groover | Kerrang! Magazine | 05.21.1988 |
Neil Peart: Mystic Rhythms | Rhythm Magazine | 08.01.1988 |
Rush: Live Handiwork | RAW Magazine | 09.14.1988 |
'We Have Always Wanted To Be A Mini-Orchestra': An Interview with Geddy Lee | Sym Info | 10.01.1988 |
Geddy Lee: Bass Is Still The Key | Bass Player Magazine | 11.01.1988 |
The Weigh-In | Music Express Magazine | 01.01.1989 |
Aging Gracefully | Network: Canada's Entertainment Magazine | 01.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Break Out [Germany] | 01.01.1989 |
Rush Biography | Rock Musiklexikon Amerika [Germany] | 01.01.1989 |
Albums By Acts Old & New Ring In '89 | Billboard | 01.07.1989 |
Debut Album Review | Kerrang! | 01.07.1989 |
Hand Job | Kerrang! | 01.14.1989 |
Hand Job: A Show of Hands (Review) | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 01.14.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Shark [Germany] | 01.19.1989 |
Moving Pictures Review | Kerrang! | 01.21.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Billboard | 01.21.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Metal Hammer | 01.21.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Sounds | 01.21.1989 |
A Show of Hands Gives Band a Rush | The Toronto Star | 01.23.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | RAW | 01.24.1989 |
2112 Review | Kerrang! | 01.28.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Melody Maker | 01.28.1989 |
The Appliance of Science | Sounds | 01.28.1989 |
Rush: A Show of Hands | Canadian Musician | 02.01.1989 |
Rush Chronology / Neil Peart Letter | Mercury Records | 02.01.1989 |
Investigate These Bands: Rush | Rockbeat | 02.01.1989 |
Rush: New World Men | Break Out [Germany] | 02.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Hollywood [Switzerland] | 02.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Metal Hammer [Germany] | 02.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Metal Shock [Italy] | 02.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Metal Star [Germany] | 02.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Musik Express Sounds [Germany] | 02.01.1989 |
Rush: Unicos E Irrepetibles | Popular 1 [Spain] | 02.01.1989 |
You Need Hands | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 02.04.1989 |
Rush Show Their Hand | Metal Hammer | 02.06.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | The Spectrum of Buffalo | 02.10.1989 |
Closer to the Peart | RAW Magazine [UK] | 02.21.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Kerrang! | 02.25.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Q Magazine | 03.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | The Street | 03.01.1989 |
Geddy Lee: Rush to Perfection on A Show of Hands | Keyboard | 03.01.1989 |
Rush: Ein Seltener Gast | Break Out [Germany] | 03.01.1989 |
Rush: Wollen Sich Trennen (Rush Break Up News) | Bravo [Germany] | 03.02.1989 |
Self Conviction: Geddy Lee of Rush | East Coast Rocker Magazine | 03.08.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Muziekkrant OOR [The Netherlands] | 03.11.1989 |
Giving Rush a Big Hand | New Straits Times | 03.16.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Sounds | 03.18.1989 |
Geddy Lee Talks A Show of Hands | Circus | 03.31.1989 |
A Show of Hands (Review) | Guitare & Claviers Magazine [France] | 04.01.1989 |
Old Style May Be History, but Rush Still Rocks with Best | National College Newspaper | 04.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Break Out [Germany] | 04.01.1989 |
Getting Into The Spirit Of Rush / "Rush Fan Mag" | Metal Hammer Magazine | 04.03.1989 |
Rush: Ohne Rausch | Shark [Germany] | 04.06.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Rolling Stone | 04.20.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | People Magazine | 04.24.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Guitar for the Practicing Musician | 06.01.1989 |
Rush: The Fine Art of Metal | RIP | 06.01.1989 |
A Show of Hands Review | Night Light Buffalo | 06.26.1989 |
Interview with Geddy Lee | Rock Magazine | 07.01.1989 |
Rush's Geddy Lee: A Word with the Man | Rock Scene | 08.01.1989 |
Announcement of the band's move to atlantic Records | Music Express | 10.01.1989 |
Rush: Legends of Rock & Roll | Shark [Germany] | 10.15.1989 |
Presto Announcement | Kerrang! | 10.28.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Hammer | 11.13.1989 |
Magical Mystery | RAW | 11.15.1989 |
Supermaket Music | Kerrang! | 11.18.1989 |
Presto - A Rush of Melody and Pop Hooks | The Boston Globe | 11.23.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Billboard | 11.25.1989 |
The Meaning of Lifeson | Kerrang! Magazine [UK] | 11.25.1989 |
Abracadabra | The Cornell Daily Sun | 11.27.1989 |
Rush: The Next Chapter | Metal Hammer | 11.27.1989 |
Makin' Magic (Alex Lifeson Interview) | RAW | 11.29.1989 |
Interview with Neil Peart of Rush | Modern Drummer Magazine | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Forces | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Music Week | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Break Out [Germany] | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Hammer [The Netherlands] | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Shock [Italy] | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Star [Germany] | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Rock Hard [Germany] | 12.01.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Sounds | 12.02.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Music Week | 12.02.1989 |
Presto (Review) | The Prodigal Sun | 12.08.1989 |
The Magic Circle (Alex Lifeson Interview) | Sounds | 12.09.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Der Musikmarkt [Germany] | 12.15.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Hitkrant [The Netherlands] | 12.16.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Good Times | 12.19.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Bravo [Germany] | 12.28.1989 |
Presto (Review) | Metal Forces [UK] | 12.31.1989 |
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