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.

Transcript: "Rush Wins Crotchety Old Critic's Respect" - Toronto Sun, February 28, 1986

Here's a new transcript, from the February 28, 1986 issue of the Toronto Star. Written by one of their hometown newspaper critics, the title "Rush Wins Crotchety Old Critic's Respect" is self explanatory. - Thanks to Heiko Klages for the original article.

Transcript: "We Have Always Wanted To Be A Mini-Orchestra" - Sym Info, October 1988

Geddy Lee appeared on the cover of the Netherland's "Sym Info" magazine in October 1988. The accompanying interview, "We Have Always Wanted To Be A Mini-Orchestra", was given the previous May near the end of the Hold Your Fire tour. Topics include the planned live album, "A Show of Hands", fans in Europe versus America, their MIDI sounds, their best and worst concerts ever, and more. Thanks to Alex van Loon for translating the article into English for us!

Desktop Wallpaper Update: Clockwork Angels Tour Deluxe Edition Images

The Rush Backstage Club has released a Clockwork Angels Tour - Limited Edition Deluxe Package featuring additional artwork not found in the basic CD and Video editions. I've just updated the Desktop Wallpaper page adding over 30 new wallpaper images from this release, with thanks to John at Cygnus-X1.net for providing the raw scans.  Check them out here.

Transcript: "Rush: Up Close" - Media America Radio, January/February 1994

The latest addition to the Transcript Archive is "Rush: Up Close" a transcript of a 3-hour radio program from Media America Radio that aired in January/February 1994.  Thanks to Ken McWatters, who transcribed the radio program 20 years ago and shared it on the National Midnight Star digest later that spring!

Transcript: "2112 Deluxe Edition (Review)" - Classic Rock, February 2013

The 2112 Deluxe Edition was released one year ago today, and in case you still are unsure whether you want to pick it up, here is a "2112 Deluxe Edition (Review)" from last February's issue of Classic Rock magazine.

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.