Transcript: "It's Those Wacky Guys In Rush" - Creem Close-Up, Metal Special Issue, September 1986

Happy Friday Rushians!  My latest transcript is "It's Those Wacky Guys In Rush", from the September 1986 issue of "Creem Close-Up, Metal". This is a great interview with Neil Peart where he talks about reaching a desired cohesiveness on Power Windows, how it was partially influenced by the music of their peers, and how Rush's FANS are intolerant of those influences. He also talks about the influence of Peter Collins and keyboardist Andy Richards.

Transcript: "Counter Attack" - Guitar Magazine, November 1993

My latest transcript is "Counter Attack", an in-depth interview with Geddy Lee from the November 1993 issue of the UK's The Guitar Magazine. Ged talks about the progression of Rush's sound, the writing and recording of Counterparts, that his favorite bass parts are on "Hemispheres Prelude", and looks back on the recording of "Xanadu". - Thanks to RushFanForever for providing the article!

Transcript: "Polygram Records And Lifetime Learning Systems Spark 'Rush To Creativity'" - Polygram Press Release, January 7, 1986

Imagine showing up to your High School English class, and learning the day's lesson was to study Rush! Back in 1986, Rush's "Power Windows" was the prototype for a new educational program brought to you by PolyGram Records and Lifetime Learning Centers, to use popular music to stimulate writing and classroom discussion. Check out the press release, and notice this was also a nice marketing ploy by PolyGram, as "students are encouraged to purchase the album and bring it to class."(!)  Also included are pictures of the original classroom handout.

Transcript: "Rushing Forever" - Metro, May 8, 1997

"Rushing Forever: Alex Lifeson on air guitar, longevity and the grand old game", Silicon Valley's Metro newspaper, May 8, 1997, appeared in advance of Rush's Shoreline Amphitheater performance on the Test For Echo tour.  Alex talks about his current influences and favorites (Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Tool, Eric Johnson) of how he watches the fingers of air guitarists in the crowd to see if they can indeed play, and some typical comments on how they write, record and tour.

Transcript: "RUSH - A Biography" - Mercury Records Press Release, July 17, 1974

As we anticipate the upcoming 40th anniversary release of RUSH, check out the Mercury Records press release which was inserted into promo copies of Rush's debut album before its August '74 premiere. Check out the timing: the press release was written on July 17th, 1974, less then two weeks before Lee and Lifeson first met Peart; accordingly, the bio features Lee, Lifeson, and Rutsey! Also included are comments from Geddy regarding their June 28, 1974 Cleveland show opening for ZZ Top: "We opened for ZZ Top and were scheduled to play about 40 minutes. Well, we played for one hour and the kids were standing on the chairs and screaming. We earned an encore, but ZZ wouldn't let us go back on."

Transcript: "Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee on Rockline for A Show Of Hands" - February 6, 1989

It's hard to believe A Show of Hands was released 25 years ago today!  Here is something I remember recording onto cassette as it aired live just after its release: from February 6, 1989, here is a new transcript of Geddy and Alex on Rockline to support A Show of Hands. Another epic interview, this transcript appeared in The Spirit of Rush, I just cleaned up the punctuation and removed vocal stammers ("ya know").

Transcript: "Late Bloomer" - Guitar School, February 1996

Here's a very brief article I've just transcribed for your review.  From the February 1996 issue of Guitar School magazine, "Late Bloomer" is a review of Victor including a few brief comments with Alex Lifeson shortly after the release of the album. - Thanks to Mark Rosenthal for the original article!

Transcript: "Innerview With Neil Peart" - Innerview, March 1980

Celebrating the 34th anniversary of the release of Permanent Waves, here is an all new transcript of Neil Peart on Innerview With Jim Ladd, from March 1980. Neil and Jim run through Permanent Waves track by track, and Neil comfortably gets into details not often discussed before, such as his explanation of how Jacob's Ladder was written.