Transcript: "Rush - Heavy Metal Standard Bearer" - Record World, May 3, 1980

Rush appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1980 issue of Record World magazine. The cover story "Rush - Heavy Metal Standard Bearer" is a short article detailing the success of "Permanent Waves". - Thanks to Joe Pesch for sending the article!

Transcript: "Back To The Stack: Alex Lifeson Rediscovers The Joy Of Crankin' It Up" - Guitar Shop, Summer 1994

"Back To The Stack: Alex Lifeson Rediscovers The Joy Of Crankin' It Up" - Guitar Shop, Summer 1994, includes Alex's comments on his gear breakdown for the Counterparts album and tour, including moving back from solid state to tubes.  In addition, he shares with us the band's then plans to essentially tour and film a 20th anniversary tour in 1995: "for our next tour that's slated for early-'95, we're planning to do 'An Evening With Rush,' instead of having an opening act. We'll start the show with a set that runs chronologically from 1974 to 1984, then we'll take a short break, and run some film on the history of the band. After that, we'll finish up with another set covering the second decade." - Thanks to John Patuto for the transcript!

Transcript: "Rush Return Home After Lengthy And Rewarding 18-Week U.S. Tour" - Record Week, June 30, 1975

Here's a rare and great new transcript from Fly By Night tour! "Rush Return Home After Lengthy And Rewarding 18-Week U.S. Tour" appeared in the June 30, 1975 issue of Canada's Record Week magazine.  As stated in the article, Rush were about to embark on three week run through Canada before entering the studio in July to record their next album (Caress of Steel).  Includes some interesting notes regarding their lighting and power needs, and Geddy was already making plans for the stage setup on future tours: "We could never get into an elaborate thing on stage with make-up and all, so we'd like to surround ourselves with a show while we take care of the music. Eventually we'd like to get props, too. It could never be the main part, of course. That'll always be the music."

Transcript: "Class Portrait" - Toronto Star, February 28, 1986

My latest transcript is an article from the Power Windows tour, from the February 28, 1986 issue of the Toronto Star. "Class Portrait" is an interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, where they discuss the band's morphing from the progressive era of the late 70's to the synth-era of the mid-'80s, losing old fans but gaining female fans, the economy of Neil's lyrics, and how Power Windows finally had the right balance between guitar and synth. - Thanks to Heiko Klages for the original article!

Transcript: "RUSHing Around" - Beat Instrumental, July 1979

My latest transcript dates back to the Hemispheres tour. "RUSHing Around" is an interview primarily with Geddy Lee in the July 1979 issue of the UK's Beat Instrumental magazine. The focus of this article is a report on the instrumentation used on stage (i.e. Geddy's Oberheim/Moog "beast") and initial plans for their followup album (Permanent Waves). This article explains why "A Passage To Bangkok" was never performed until the Hemispheres tour...

Transcript: "Rush - Possibly The Most Successful Foreign Band In The UK" - Music U.K., July 1983

Alex Lifeson appeared on the July 1983 cover of Music U.K. magazine. Here is a transcript of the cover feature interview "Rush" with Alex which includes the subtitle "Possibly the most successful foreign band in the UK". - Thanks to James Adam for the original article!

Desktop Wallpaper update, includes Clockwork Angels Tour cd images, and Retro Gallery Update

I've updated the "Rush Art Gallery of Desktop Wallpaper" page to include images from the Clockwork Angels Tour CD linernotes (thanks to John Patuto for providing the raw scans).  In addition...I have also updated my "Rush Art Gallery" wallpaper image, which includes every studio and live album arranged by release date (another release, another cover on the wall; damn that wall is getting crowded!).  Check them out here.

Transcript: "Geddy Lee on Rockline for Presto" - December 4, 1989

Presto was released 24 years ago today, and to commemorate the event I've added a transcript of "Geddy Lee on Rockline for Presto" which aired December 4th, 1989. As always, Rockline interviews are a mixed bag of information but always entertaining!

Rush Iphone and Smartphone Wallpaper Update

By request, I have updated the Rush Iphone Wallpaper and Smartphone Wallpaper pages to include images for Vapor Trails Remixed and Clockwork Angels Tour.

Transcript: "MSN Chat With Geddy Lee" - MSN.com, December 20, 2000

Geddy Lee's solo album My Favorite Headache was released 13 years ago today.  Geddy appeared in a live online chat with MSN.com on December 20th, 2000, to discuss the album, and the transcript of the chat has been lost, until now.

Transcript: "Are Rush Still A Rock 'N' Roll Band?" - Classic Rock, January 1999

"Are Rush Still A Rock 'N' Roll Band?", Classic Rock, January 1999, is a Q&A with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson promoting the release of Different Stages Live, released 15 years ago yesterday.  The duo field some off the wall questions, and Alex drops the shocking statement regarding "Tai Shan": "It was one of the worst things we ever did, not that I listen to that song. But should I listen to that song I almost get violently ill." (Gasp!). Also included is a review of the album by Classic Rock's Nick Shilton; memorable for the fact that it is a rare Different Stages review that pans the Hammersmith Odeon bonus disk.

Transcript: "Rush 'Time Machine' (DVD Review)" - Guitar Techniques, April 2012

Rush's "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland" was released two years ago today.  Still don't own it?  Here's a new transcript to check out a review of the 'Time Machine' DVD from the April 2012 issue of the UK's "Guitar Techniques" magazine.

Transcript: "Rush: Deadly Serious About Their Music" - Eye, March 21, 1974

This next transcript is now the OLDEST article to be added to the Transcript Archive. From the March 21, 1974 issue of Eye magazine, "Rush: Deadly Serious About Their Music" is one for the historians. It includes details of when the debut album was originally recorded, when parts of it were re-recorded with Terry Brown, and why its December '73 release date was pushed back until spring '74.

Transcript: "Rush Throws Open Power Windows" - Video Rock Stars, March 1986

This past Tuesday marked the 28th anniversary of the release of Power Windows.  To celebrate the occasion I have transcribed "Rush Throws Open Power Windows", an extensive interview with Geddy Lee from the March 1986 issue of Video Rock Stars magazine. Geddy states the band didn't feel they had accomplished all they wanted with Grace Under Pressure, and tells how they had a very positive experience after bringing in Peter Collins to produce Power Windows.

Transcript: "Exit Stage Left: A Rush Update By Rush Drummer Neil Peart" - Kerrang!, January 1982

Exit Stage Left was released 32 years ago today. To mark the occasion I have transcribed "Exit Stage Left: A Rush Update By Rush Drummer Neil Peart" from the UK's Kerrang! magazine, issue No. 7, January 1982. This is one of the first articles Neil penned for the press, and in it he talks about such things as which shows were recorded, the Glaswegian "choir" on Closer To The Heart, the added pressure of performing when you know you're recording a live album (and the subsequent need for overdubs), and the filming of the then as of yet unreleased Montreal concert (the Exit Stage Left video). He closes with the mention that during mixing of the live album the band had written and recorded a new song, "Subdivisions", and were apparently considering releasing it as a single!

Transcript: "Rock Hotline: Rush" - Hit Parader, February 1981

The next addition to the Transcript Archive is "Rock Hotline: Rush", Hit Parader, February 1981, a brief article announcing the completion of the short tour Rush performed before entering the studio to record Moving Pictures.  It also reports on Rush's co-recording of "Battle Scar" with Max Webster, and announces the birth of Geddy's son "Julian Michael Woody Lee. The Woody is for Woody Allen, of whom the Lees are great fans".

Transcript: "Vapor Trails Over Rio" - BW&BK, December 2003

The latest transcript addition commemorates the release of Rush in Rio ten years ago today! "Vapor Trails Over Rio" is a cover feature story from the December 2003 issue of BW&BK magazine. The story chronicles Rush's visit to Brazil on the Vapor Trails tour, the recording of Rush In Rio, and the trials and tribulations they endured while there. - Thanks to John Patuto for the original transcript!

Transcript: "Rush: Closer To The Heart" - The New Review Of Records, December/January 1994

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of Counterparts, and to celebrate I've got a new transcript for your Friday reading. "Rush: Closer To The Heart" - The New Review Of Records, December/January 1994, is an interview with Alex Lifeson for Counterparts where he talks of the album's themes and how... "Some of the lyrics were very difficult to work with in musical terms...with this particular record Geddy and I both had a really hard time, and there were many rewrites, more so than ever in the past. And there were five or six songs that just went back into Neil's file." - Thanks to Mark Rosenthal for the original article!

Transcript: "Rush's Geddy Lee Talks About Solo Album" - Launch.com, October 15, 2000

Today's Transcript Archive addition is a short news teaser posted online one month in advance of the release of My Favorite Headache. In "Rush's Geddy Lee Talks About Solo Album", Launch.com, October 15, 2000, Geddy briefly talks about the album, and working with Ben Mink, Matt Cameron and Jeremy Taggart.

Transcript: "Rush Rock & Roll In The Classroom" - Circus, August 4, 1977

This is pretty humorous. In this new transcript from the August 4th, 1977 issue of Circus magazine, "Rush Rock & Roll In The Classroom", the author tells of a visit by all three members of Rush to a Chicago high school to discuss Rock & Roll and its significance in western civilization.  If the author of the story is to be believed, what sounds like a good plan turns out to be a waste of time as the high school's Rush fans asked less than engaging questions.  However, it looks like Alex Lifeson saved the day with his typical Lerxstian responses! - Thanks to Joe Pesch for the article!