Transcript: "Rush Melds Showmanship, Great Music" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 8, 1991

The latest addition to the Transcript Archive is "Rush Melds Showmanship, Great Music", a concert review from the Roll The Bones tour from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 8, 1991. Includes nice comments on the show and the show opener, Eric Johnson.

Transcript: "Interview: Ray Danniels" - Hot Wax Quarterly, Spring 1980

My latest transcript addition, "Interview: Ray Danniels", is from the spring 1980 issue of the *bootleg* fanzine Hot Wax Quarterly.  Ray doesn't seem comfortable in this interview, but is very clear regarding his and the band's stand on bootleg recordings at that time. 

Transcript: "Sending New Signals, Rush On The Defense" - Boston Globe, December 6, 1982

I've just transcribed "Sending New Signals, Rush On The Defense", an interview with Neil Peart which appeared in the December 6, 1982 issue of the Boston Globe, before Rush's concert at the Boston Garden that same night. Neil talks about the ongoing misunderstanding of Rush by many so called music critics who never bother to listen to them.

'Time Rewards Rock Underdog' - Now, March 3, 1988

My latest transcript is an extensive interview with Geddy Lee in Toronto's "Now" weekly, before Rush's performance at Maple Leaf Gardens on the Hold Your Fire tour. In 'Time Rewards Rock Underdog', Geddy talks about the recording of Hold Your Fire, scaling down their tours, the band's hesitancy in the world of music videos, and their current extra-curricular activities (Alex was then producing a Toronto band named "Tabula Rasa", who later changed their name to "Clean Slate"). - Thanks to Heiko Klages for the original clipping!

Transcript: "Alex Lifeson On TSN's 'Off The Record' With Michael Landsberg", January 6, 2000

And now for something completely different...a transcript of Alex Lifeson On TSN's 'Off The Record' With Michael Landsberg, from January 6, 2000. As the transcriber Matt S. noted, "This is only barely Rush-related as it is a talk show where the panel discusses sports issues, but Alex was one of the guests. The other guests were NHL Hall of Famer (and friend of Rush) Steve Shutt and Sacramento King Scot Pollard." This aired in the middle of the dark years between the release of Different Stages and Vapor Trails.

Transcript: "Geddy Lee Talks New Rush Album" - Yahoo!Entertainment, October 20, 2000

This transcript was once a shaft of happy news, as with "Geddy Lee Talks New Rush Album", posted by Yahoo!Entertainment on October 20, 2000, just before the release of his solo album My Favorite Headache, we first learned of plans to reconvene to begin work on the album that would become Vapor Trails.

Desktop Wallpaper Update: Grace Under Pressure Japanese Tourbook Exclusives

From November 16-21, 1984, Rush toured Japan for the first and likely only time in their history.  The tourbook sold at those four shows contained unique images taken earlier in the Grace Under Pressure tour.  I have manipulated the images for use as desktop wallpaper images, which you can check out here. - Thanks to John Patuto for sharing the raw scans!

Transcript: "Rush's 'Power Windows' A Triumph At The Arena" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 30, 1986

The latest addition to the Transcript Archive is "Rush's 'Power Windows' A Triumph At The Arena" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 30, 1986, a concert review of Rush's appearance at the St. Louis Arena in April 1986 on the Power Windows tour. The reviewer also sheds some light on the visuals provided during the show.

Transcript: "Rush Open Fire" - Circus, January 31, 1988

Here is a new transcript for your enjoyment. From the January 31, 1988 issue of Circus magazine, "Rush Open Fire" is a short interview with Alex Lifeson where he discusses the less technologically-driven sound of Hold Your Fire and how revitalized the band was at this time. Ironically, Alex would later say that near the end of the Hold Your Fire tour, the band was burned out and would nearly break up.

Website Scheme Update: "Rush Through Time"

It's time for a change, and today we offer up a new website scheme based on Mercury's compilation Rush Through Time. Rush Through Time is a compilation album first released by Mercury Records outside of North America in early 1979, following the release of Hemispheres the previous October.

Although the exact release date is unknown, it was advertised as early as May 1979.  Originally released as a picture disc, the album was repressed on black vinyl in 1981, with additional pressings in the next few years in various countries around the world.  Check it out on ebay.

Tracklist: Fly By Night, Making Memories, Bastille Day, Something For Nothing, Cinderella Man, Anthem, Overture/The Temples of Syrinx, The Twilight Zone, Best I Can, Closer To The Heart, In The End

"Released entirely without our knowledge or consent (not that they need it), and certainly contains nothing of any interest - not even the cover, and certainly not that title. We wouldn't do that. Have you noticed that everyone puns with our name except us?" - Neil Peart