Monday, June 29, 2015

Transcript: 'Rush For Cover: After 17 Albums, Canadian Rockers Record The Hits Of Their Favorite Bands' - Rocky Mountain News, June 28, 2004

Feedback was released 11 years ago today and I have just transcribed 'Rush For Cover: After 17 Albums, Canadian Rockers Record The Hits Of Their Favorite Bands', from the June 28, 2004 edition of Denver's Rocky Mountain News. You'll want to read this one for two reasons; 1) interviewed the day before Feedback was released, Geddy Lee talks about attempting and failing at recording songs by Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, and 2) published the day before Rush's first performance at Red Rocks, it includes Geddy's eager comments about playing there for the first time.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Transcript: "Rush Dedicates Newest Album To Rod Serling" - St. Catharines Standard, October 10, 1975

Rod Serling, creator of the television series The Twilight Zone, passed away on this day in 1975.  Released the following September, Rush's third album Caress of Steel was "dedicated to the memory of Mr. Rod Serling" as told in my newest transcript.  Published October 10, 1975 in Neil Peart's home town newspaper the St. Catharines Standard shortly after the release of the album, "Rush Dedicates Newest Album To Rod Serling" includes a few comments from the band which demonstrate an early dedication to their craft: "We want to make it by turning people on to us at concerts and through our albums," Geddy points out. "That's more important than a Number One hit single." - Thanks to Christopher David Irwin for the original article!

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Transcript: "The Rushians Are Coming: Rush/Marillion, Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey, March 31, 1986" - Creem Close-Up, Metal Special Issue, July 1986

Tonight Rush is playing the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.  Time travel back 29 years with my latest transcript, "The Rushians Are Coming" a review of the Rush & Marillion concert at Newark's Brendan Byrne Arena on the Power Windows tour, which appeared in the July 1986 issue of Creem Metal Close-Up. A detailed review, the writer did an excellent job capturing many details of the show.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Transcript: "Clockwork Angels (review)" - Guitarist, August 2012

Clockwork Angels was released three years ago today.  I've just transcribed Guitarist magazine's review of Clockwork Angels from their August 2012 issue where they gave it 4 out of 5 stars. "Rush channel the progressive impulse that made albums such as 2112 and Moving Pictures such masterpieces. Intelligent, heavy and accessible, Clockwork Angels is right up there with them."

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Transcript: "Rock Trio Is A Threat To Old Massey Hall" - Toronto Star, June 12, 1976

39 years ago today, Rush played the first of three nights for what would become perhaps the greatest live album ever recorded, "All The World's A Stage", but what did Rush's hometown newspaper think about the performance? Find out in "Rock Trio Is A Threat To Old Massey Hall" which appeared in the June 12, 1976 edition of the Toronto Star. - Thanks to Christopher David Irwin for providing the original article.