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Transcript: "All The World's A Stage Review" - Sounds, November 1976

All The World's A Stage was released 37 years ago today, and here's a new transcript to mark the occasion.  Back in '76, Sounds magazine's Geoff Barton was one of Rush's biggest UK supporters. Check out Barton's review of All The World's A Stage from November 1976.

Transcript: "Power, Pomp, Purity, Pretension, Popularity...The RUSH Problem" - New Music Express, June 24, 1978

Do you remember the infamous March 1978 Neil Peart interview with Britain's "New Musical Express" where writer Barry Miles dubbed the band fascists? If you thought this was a singular slander of the band by the NME, check out this review of the Archives compilation package, which appeared in the NME just three months later: "Power, Pomp, Purity, Pretension, Popularity...The RUSH Problem". The writer Paul Morley goes out of his way to ridicule Rush, their music, and their fans, in every manner possible, and yes, it ends with "Fascism lurking beneath the volume and noise? Sure." - Thanks to RushFanForever for the original article.

Transcript: "It's A Modern Rush: Bombast, Humor, & Excellence" - Good Times, August 17, 2010

Here's a new addition to the Transcript Archive for your Friday perusal. Rush was on the cover of the August 17th, 2010 issue of New York's "Good Times" entertainment newspaper, which included "It's A Modern Rush: Bombast, Humor, & Excellence", a concert review following their performance at Jones Beach on the Time Machine tour.

Transcript: "A Farewell To Kings (Review)" - Sounds, September 1977

A Farewell To Kings was released 36 years ago, in September 1977 (exact date unknown).  One of Rush's earliest advocates in the UK was rock journalist Geoff Barton, and before his view of Rush was soured by Hemispheres, he was positively giddy about the band. Check out his review of A Farewell To Kings which appeared in Sounds in September, 1977. Geoff writes "'A Farewell To Kings' is a triumph. A total, out-and-out, honest-to-God, five star studded, complete, utter, unmitigated triumph." I agree!

Transcript: "Canadian Musicians And Their Money" - Canadian Musician, July 1986

My latest transcript is "Canadian Musicians And Their Money", from the July 1986 issue of Canadian Musician magazine. This story features five Canadian bands: The Nylons, Saga, Platinum Blonde, Rush and Triumph, and discusses the difficulty for a Canadian band to achieve international success, and the differences which sets those bands apart. - Thanks to Heiko Klages for providing the original article.

Transcript: "On The Spot: Geddy Lee of Rush" - Guitar Shop, December 1996

For the 17th anniversary of the release of Test For Echo, I've transcribed "On The Spot: Geddy Lee of Rush" from the December 1996 issue of Guitar Shop.  This is a short but very informative interview where Geddy discusses the gear used to record Test For Echo. Geddy also gives a short yet succinct breakdown of basses he has used through the years Rush, from his first bass, the Conora he bought at the age of 14, to the '69 Fender Precision which he "ruined by cutting the horns off and painting it like a '57 Chevy in a fit of mental retardation! I hate when that happens: 'Wouldn't it be cool if I did this?' Yeah, for about 5 minutes..." - Thanks to Mark Rosenthal for the original article!

Transcript: "Prime Groover" - Kerrang!, May 21, 1988

Here is another odd story by the UK's Kerrang! magazine published immediately after the Hold Your Fire tour on May 21, 1988. "Prime Groover" is ostensibly an interview with Neil Peart, but is typically full of sneers and jibes by a UK rock journalist. Regardless it does include some great comments by Neil about the process of writing lyrics, touring as a job, the stress of professional musicians, the lionization of musicians after death, and his refusal to play down to his audience: "If we're capable of understanding it then our audience is as well. If we don't communicate with them then it's our fault for not being clear enough. It's not because our audience is stupid." - Thanks to Erwin De Lathouwer for providing the original article!

Transcript: "Sometimes Rush Is In A Hurry" - Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 1981

Here is a fresh Rush transcript for your Friday enjoyment. "Sometimes Rush Is In A Hurry" was published in the May 22, 1981 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the band performed Philly on the Moving Pictures tour.  Geddy Lee tells how the band's original plan was to release a live album following Permanent Waves, but decided to record another studio album instead. He also explains the interesting thought that once Rush became the headline band they were left with less time to write new music: "Back when we were a support band, there was always so much time just waiting around. We'd finish our set and then have to wait around for the headliner to play before going back to the hotel. So working on new material was a good way to kill time."

Transcript: "Three Is Never A Crowd" - The Music Paper, December 1991

To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the release of Roll The Bones, I've transcribed "Three Is Never A Crowd", a feature interview with Geddy Lee from the December 1991 issue of Canada's The Music Paper. Geddy talks about writing music that makes them happy first and foremost, using keyboards in a more sparse fashion, strength as a trio, and simplifying song arrangements, as in the case of "Bravado":

"'Bravado' was a tune where almost everything you did felt good about it. And then you're left with the problem where you could very easily overdo a song like that because everything sounds good on it. And for us, I think pulling things out of that song was the key, simplifying the arrangement."

- Thanks to Monica Zimmerman for the original article!