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.

Transcript: "Rush Contribute To Canadian Museum For Human Rights" - Winnipeg First, May 29, 2008

How awesome are Rush? Not only are they fantastic musicians, but they also are fantastic humanitarians.  Seven years ago today, Rush played the MTS Center in Winnipeg on the Snakes & Arrows tour, and donated $100,000 of their concert ticket sales to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Check out "Rush Contribute To Canadian Museum For Human Rights" from the May 29, 2008 issue of Winnipeg First.

Transcript: "Rush At Wembley!" - Toronto Star, May 22, 1983

"Rush started it all years ago. They proved England was another market for North Americans." 32 years ago today, Rush played the first of four nights at London's Wembley Arena on the Signals tour.  My latest transcript is "Rush At Wembley!", a hometown review published the day after the four night stand concluded, from the May 22, 1983 issue of the Toronto Star. The reviewer focuses on the increase of Canadian rock bands' touring success in the UK.

Transcript: 'Fate's Warning' - BW&BK, September 2007

Snakes And Arrows was released 8 years ago today, and to commemorate the event I've added a new transcript featuring an interview of Alex Lifeson with Martin Popoff from the September 2007 issue of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine. Titled 'Fate's Warning', Alex talks in depth about writing and recording Snakes & Arrows.  Also included is the magazine's review of the album where it received a 9 out of 10.

Transcript: 'Rush Video Victim Of Own High-Tech Pomp, Gadgetry' - Toronto Star, March 19, 1989

Last week saw the 27th anniversary of the filming of the A Show of Hands concert video, and my latest transcript, 'Rush Video Victim Of Own High-Tech Pomp, Gadgetry', is a critical review of the eventual release from the March 19, 1989 edition of the Toronto Star. Writer Greg Quill has shown he is a Rush fan in other press reviews, but in this one, he is very down on the overall direction, production and editing of the concert film, which he sums up with "the pity is that in the hands of a director with some understanding of the depth and breadth of Rush, this video could have been so much more."

Site Update: revised discography, videography, books and tour pages

Average screen sizes are getting larger, including the one used by yours truly, and after some consideration I took some time over the weekend to reformat my primary portal pages for the album Discography, Videography, Books, and Tour Archive pages.  With larger screens, you'll see more data choices with better cover placement.  At the same time, I kept the design compatible for those with smaller screen sizes, to avoid any conflicts.  Enjoy!

Transcript: "A Canadian Chart Rush" - Record Review, April 1980

My latest transcript is from the April 1980 issue of the UK's "Record Review" magazine. "A Canadian Chart Rush" is an interview with Geddy Lee where he discusses in detail recording Permanent Waves. He also mentions the band's then current plans of recording a live album after Permanent Waves, and a tour of Japan in late 1980....

Transcript: "Innerview With Neil Peart" - Innerview, 1986

Here is a new transcript which I for one found very informative. From 1986, check out Neil Peart with Jim Ladd on Innerview. Neil goes into detail regarding the meaning of some of the songs on Power Windows, and I found his explanation of what he was trying to convey, especially with Territories and Emotion Detector, to be very illuminating. 

Transcript: 'Rush Rolls With More Organic Sound; Latest Set A 'Reaction Against Technology'' - Billboard, November 23, 1991

My latest transcript is 'Rush Rolls With More Organic Sound; Latest Set A 'Reaction Against Technology'', an interview with Geddy Lee from November 23, 1991 issue of Billboard magazine. Geddy talks about the maturing process that followed Hold Your Fire, the conscious decision to move away from the synthesizers and computers when recording Roll The Bones, and working with producer Rupert Hine.

Transcript: "The Rush Dilemma!" - RockLine! July 1984

This week sees the 31st anniversary of the release of Grace Under Pressure, and to mark the event I've transcribed "The Rush Dilemma!" from the July 1984 issue of RockLine! magazine.  It asks a question which long time fans already know the answer to, and that is if Rush's "sound" circa-Grace Under Pressure was crafted for commercial success, or if they were "just going wherever the music takes them?" The article also reminds us of the fact that Rush was an early pioneer of the "Laserium" shows.

Transcript: 'Rush's Signals Change, Maybe' - Stanford Daily, October 14, 1982

My latest transcript is 'Rush's Signals Change, Maybe', a review of Signals from the October 14, 1982 edition of the Stanford University Daily newspaper. A knowledgeable review, the writer justly places the album in the annals of Rush: "...a combination of their new instrumental order and smooth, edgeless production makes the album Rush's most accessible and salable, a somewhat saddening departure for older loyalists and a point of entry for new converts yet to discover their earlier work." - Thanks to John Harrison for sending the original article!

Transcript: "Rush Brushed Up - 'Moving Pictures: Deluxe Edition' Review" - Record Collector, June 2011

The Moving Pictures: Deluxe Edition was released on this day in 2011.  My latest transcript is a review of the reissue from the June 2011 issue of the UK's "Record Collector". In "Rush Brushed Up", the reviewer hits the nail on the head with "it's scary, because we can clearly remember it coming out first time round, and can recall with equal clarity how contemporary we thought Rush sounded on it."

Transcript: "Rush Rocks On By Following An Old Formula" - Detroit Free Press, March 28, 1986

29 years ago tonight, Rush's played Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on the Power Windows tour.  On that same day my latest transcript, "Rush Rocks On By Following An Old Formula", appeared in the Detroit Free Press.  A long lost interview with Geddy Lee, he talks about what new offerings the band included on Power Windows, and also discusses the band's longevity, a topic I always find ironic in interviews published nearly 30 years ago! - Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the original article!

Transcript: 'Roll The Grammy' - Toronto Star, January 10, 1992

Here's a new transcript, which is short and kind of sad... 'Roll The Grammy' is a very rare press announcement of a Rush song ("Where's My Thing?"), being nominated for a Grammy, from the January 10, 1992 issue of the Toronto Star.  [The Grammy winner was "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson, from Ah Via Musicom.]

Transcript: 'The Road Less Traveled: A Conversation With Neil Peart Of Rush' - Metro Weekend, October 17, 1996

Over the weekend I transcribed 'The Road Less Traveled: A Conversation With Neil Peart Of Rush' from the October 17, 1996 issue of Buffalo NY's "Metro Weekend" newspaper.  Featuring Rush on the cover (they played Buffalo's Marine Midland Arena that weekend), Neil deconstructs the meaning behind many songs on Test For Echo and elsewhere in the Rush catalog. - Thanks to Joe Pesch for sending the original article!

Transcript: "Grace Under Pressure Proves Canadian Trio Remain Masters Of Eclectic Metal" - Hit Parader, October 1984

My latest transcript is from the October 1984 issue of Hit Parader magazine. In "Grace Under Pressure Proves Canadian Trio Remain Masters Of Eclectic Metal", Alex, Geddy and Neil are interviewed backstage on the Grace Under Pressure tour. Topics include achieving success on their own terms and their continued growth.

Transcript: 'Rush Returns To Guitar Roots For Aggressive New Album' - Network, November 1996

Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the killer cover of the November 1996 issue of Sam The Record Man's Network magazine featuring RUSH! The feature story 'Rush Returns To Guitar Roots For Aggressive New Album' includes an interview with Geddy Lee were he discusses their newest work, Test for Echo.

Transcript: "It's Back To The Future For Rush On Their 20th Album" - Classic Rock, January 2012

From the January 2012 issue of Classic Rock magazine, I've transcribed "It's Back To The Future For Rush On Their 20th Album: That Means Mad Concepts, Epic Songs And Talk Of Time Machines". This is an interview with Geddy Lee given after the Time Machine Tour, just before the band were about to enter the studio to the final five tracks for Clockwork Angels!

Transcript: 'Rush Happily Dwarfed By Its Own Technology' - Toronto Star, March 8, 1988

27 years ago today, Rush performed the first of two nights at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens on the Hold Your Fire tour.  My latest transcript is a less than positive hometown concert review from the March 8, 1988 edition of the Toronto Star; in 'Rush Happily Dwarfed By Its Own Technology', critic Craig MacInnis obviously doesn't get it, and makes no bones that he is not a fan of Rush who he says is "full of itself". - Thanks to Heiko Klages for providing the original news clipping.

Transcript: "Rush Fact Sheet" - Mercury Records, January 8, 1980

Today's transcript edition is a short one; from the Permanent Waves Press Kit, here is the "Rush Fact Sheet", the 1980 edition. This is a basic timeline of the history of the band and includes milestones from 1974 through 1980.