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!

Transcript: "Real Life In A Rock And Roll Band" - Canadian Musician, February 1988

Rush were on the cover of the February 1988 issue of Canadian Musician magazine; the issue includes "Real Life In A Rock And Roll Band", an insightful interview with Geddy Lee, were he talks about growing up on the road, how his outlook on touring had changed over the past 14 years, how Rush's success had in turn impacted touring life, and how their special and unique relationship had helped with their continued success. - Thanks to John Patuto for sharing the transcript!