Transcript: 'Veteran Rock Group Rush Tones Down Touring Style' - Daily Oklahoman, May 22, 1992

My latest transcript addition is 'Veteran Rock Group Rush Tones Down Touring Style', an interview with Alex Lifeson during the Roll The Bones tour, from the May 22, 1992 issue of the Daily Oklahoman. Lifeson discusses how the band keeps busy during down time on the road, including golf, tennis, cycling, etc., and their food drive which gave fans a chance at front row seats and meeting the band.

Transcript: 'Gold Albums To Rush To Launch Major Tour' - RPM Weekly, January 15, 1977

39 years ago today, Rush received Canadian Gold album awards for "All The World's a Stage".  Today's transcript is a brief Rush news item from the January 15, 1977 issue of Canada's RPM Weekly.  'Gold Albums To Rush To Launch Major Tour' includes photos of the band receiving their awards and news of their current tour. - Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the original article.

Transcript: "Closer To The Heart: A Rush Discography" - Kerrang!, November 1981

Today's transcript addition is "Closer To The Heart: A Rush Discography", an extensive history of Rush's album releases published as the Exit Stage Left tour hit the UK. From the November 1981 issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine, it was written by journalist John Gill, who eagerly took over as Rush's main supporter at Sounds magazine when Geoff Barton jumped ship after Hemispheres (hence labeled "Deaf" Barton in this article). To say that Gill is a fan of the band is an understatement; check out this bold statement, a rarity for the UK press: "Rush didn't simply acknowledge a debt to Zep, they improved on the influence."

Transcript: 'Rush Gains Fans In Hard Times' - Milwaukee Sentinel, February 27, 1981

My latest transcript is 'Rush Gains Fans In Hard Times', an extensive interview with Geddy Lee which appeared in the February 27, 1981 issue of the Milwaukee Sentinel.  As summed up by the title, while other bands were losing fans due to economic choices in the early 80's, Rush were selling more tickets than ever before.  Geddy also discusses mastering the album digitally, and pressing it to virgin vinyl when possible.  Also included in the transcript is the album review "Moving Pictures Keeps Rush Moving".

Rush R40 Live Desktop Wallpaper and Desktop Theme/Wallpaper Pack

Rush's R40 Live was released this past Friday, November 20th, and I've added all 14 images to the "The Rush Art Gallery" page. These are all high quality images, taken from the high resolution PDF booklet, or from previously published sources with a larger crop.  Enjoy!

In addition, I've put together a Desktop Theme/Wallpaper Pack for Windows users which contains all 14 of the R40 Live desktop wallpaper images.  Click here to get it.

Transcript: "Rush's Performance Well-Balanced, Precise" - OSU's The Lantern, February 5, 1979

Today's transcript addition was sent in by John Harrison, and is a concert review and short interview with Alex Lifeson that appeared in the Ohio State University newspaper following their performance there on February 1, 1979.  In "Rush's Performance Well-Balanced, Precise" the reviewer comments on Geddy's tasteful use of keyboards which at that time were gradually being introduced into the live show, and remarks "Rush has always presented a fascinating musical contradiction to me - the mystical lyrics seem more appropriate to folk singers, but when set to driving rock and roll beat, the songs emerge as ferocious, yet fun."

Transcript: 'Fly By Night, A Farewell To Kings & Signals - High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray' - Sound&Vision, December 2015

Part of UME's reissue campaign, over the past few months we have been treated with three 5.1 surround sound mixes on Blu Ray High Fidelity Pure Audio for Fly By Night, A Farewell to Kings and Signals. Sound & Vision's Mike Mettler reviews these mixes in the December issue, and makes the key observation "These mixes were originally done for DVD-Audio by Richard Chycki and were included one each in 2011's trio of Sector box sets. In direct track-by-track A/B comparison, it's quite apparent the Blu-ray versions have much more impact and presence overall." - Thanks to RushFanForever for providing the original article.

Transcript: 'Closer To The Heart' - HOSS, November/December 2015

Geddy Lee is on the cover of the November/December Holiday issue of Canada's HOSS magazine, and the magazine is hosting a "Closer to the Heart with Rush" contest, where they are giving away a custom Fender Squire vintage modified jazz bass guitar. The cover feature, 'Closer To The Heart: At home with Rush singer Geddy Lee talking baseball, wine and the art of enduring" is now available for your reading pleasure. - Thanks to RushFanForever for providing the original article, and to John Patuto for providing the transcript

Transcript: 'The Magic Circle' - Sounds, December 9, 1989

Rush's Presto was released 26 years ago today! (http://tinyurl.com/osl2lrv). From the December 9th, 1989 issue of Sounds magazine, I've just transcribed "The Magic Circle", an interview with Alex Lifeson given when the album was newly released, where he explains some of the lyrical themes of the album such as those in the songs Superconductor, Anagram, Red Tide, and more.

R40 Live Now Available, Read the Linernotes here

R40 Live hits store shelves today, and is available in five different packaging options.  I've transcribed the linernotes, you can check them out here, including the essay written by Philip Wilding.

Transcript: 'Clockwork Angels Tour Video Review' - Classic Rock, February 2014

The Clockwork Angels Tour video and cd were released two years ago today.  I've just transcribed Classic Rock magazine's 'Clockwork Angels Tour Video Review' from the February 2014 issue where they gave it a 9 out of 10 stars, and wrote "unlike followers of other veteran bands, Rush fans aren't just there to hear the old favourites, and the newer songs are the highlights from where we're sitting."

Transcript: 'Geddy Lee Defines Himself: Arena Rocker Was In No Rush To Go Solo' - Calgary Herald, November 11, 2000

Geddy Lee's My Favorite Headache was released 15 years ago today.  I've just transcribed 'Geddy Lee Defines Himself: Arena Rocker Was In No Rush To Go Solo', published in the Calgary Herald just days before the release of the album. Geddy talks about the differences between his solo album and Rush, and adds how he wanted to tour small venues with the album.

Transcript: "Alex Lifeson Interview At The Artist Of The Decade Awards" - Toronto's CILQ, November 20, 1990

Rush were named Artist of the Decade by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on November 13, 1990. My latest transcript addition is a followup interview with Alex Lifeson which aired a week later on Toronto's CILQ radio.

Transcript: 'Magnetic Memories: Four Decades in the Studio with Rush' - DRUM!, December 2015

The December issue of DRUM! magazine includes an extensive 7 page feature story written by Neil Peart titled "Magnetic Memories: Four Decades In The Studio With Rush". It is a retrospective history of Neil's memories of being in the studio and Rush's recording history. - Thanks to John Patuto for sharing his transcript!

Transcript: 'Rushing At Their Own Pace' - Buffalo News, November 13, 1987

Today's transcript addition is 'Rushing At Their Own Pace', an interview with Neil Peart from the Buffalo News, published the day before their November 13, 1987 show there on the Hold Your Fire tour.   The interview was given two weeks before, the day before the tour kicked off in St. John's, Newfoundland.  Neil recalls the days of endless touring, and his thoughts that the performance suffered because of it. He also discusses Aimee Mann's contribution to the live show. - Thanks to Heiko Klages for the original clipping!

Transcript: "Power Windows (Review)" - Rock Scene, October 1986

Rush's Power Windows was released 30 years ago today! (http://tinyurl.com/8nr2yz6). It peaked at #10 on the Billboard charts, and was certified Gold on December 18, 1985, and Platinum on January 27, 1986. Here's a newly transcribed "Power Windows (review)" from the October 1986 issue of Rock Scene scene magazine. A raving review, the writer ends with the odd comment that his only complaint is that the lyrics at time get too serious for the average Joe.

Transcript: "Rush Drummer: Causeless Rock Rebels Duping Young Fans" - Cincinnati Enquirer, June 10, 1990

"If your new material isn't the focus of what you're doing and you don't consider it to be the best thing you've ever done, you better just become an oldies act and send yourself to Vegas. The dream is dead."  That comment from Neil Peart, from the June 10, 1990 issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is especially apt now that Rush has possibly retired from touring, where there has been hope that Rush might consider performing a residency at Massey Hall, Radio City or elsewhere.   In my latest transcript, "Rush Drummer: Causeless Rock Rebels Duping Young Fans", Neil also remarks on how musicians like Bon Jovi and George Michael pretend to be rebels to sell music, and "That's why there's that line in the song about packaging the image of the rebel".  He also says how his then 12-year old daughter Selena was a big fan of New Kids on the Block, but that their form of pop-music was at least "honest". - Thanks to Heiko Klages for providing the original article!

Transcript: 'Geddy Lee Discusses Feedback, The 30th Anniversary Tour And More!' - FYE.com, July 9, 2004

My next transcript addition, 'Geddy Lee Discusses Feedback, The 30th Anniversary Tour And More!', was first published on FYE.com on July 9, 2004, a week after the release of Feedback. This is an extensive interview with Geddy given by journalist and Rush fan Brad Parmerter, who spoke to Geddy Lee before soundcheck in Mountain View, CA in early July '04 to discuss the EP, the tour, the future, and the importance of good footwear.  Some interesting thoughts are included in this interview, such as the fact that "Second Nature" was considered for the acoustic medley on the R30 tour... - Thanks BP for sending the original article!

Transcript: 'Rich Field Honors Buddy' - Plain Dealer, January 20, 1995

Burning For Buddy Vol. I. was released 21 years ago today.  I've just transcribed 'Rich Field Honors Buddy', an interview with Neil Peart regarding the Buddy Rich tribute album project published in the January 20, 1995 issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Transcript: 'Older, Wiser And Still Rockin' Rush' - Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 1991

From the Roll The Bones tour, my latest transcript contains a long lost interview with Neil Peart. In 'Older, Wiser And Still Rockin' Rush', from the November 21, 1991 issue of the Ottawa Citizen, Neil states that he likens Rush's early work to "your fridge paintings from Grade 2 that your mom used to hang on the fridge. You grow out of them and you're either embarrassed or a bit nostalgic about them."