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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #595 on: January 16, 2011, 10:28:44 AM »
Anybody know of a good Rush biography to recommend?
The one written by the Bman is good. Just watch the movie, its all ya need.
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #596 on: January 16, 2011, 10:35:08 AM »
Anybody know of a good Rush biography to recommend?
The one written by the Bman is good. Just watch the movie, its all ya need.
Also Contents Under Pressure.  Not a biography, but it does contain in-depth interviews going album by album through the band's whole discography up to Vapor Trails.  I found it very informative.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #597 on: January 16, 2011, 12:06:17 PM »
Why do you think this?

Because Geddy told me it would.
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #598 on: January 16, 2011, 12:11:20 PM »
Anybody know of a good Rush biography to recommend?
The one written by the Bman is good. Just watch the movie, its all ya need.
Also Contents Under Pressure.  Not a biography, but it does contain in-depth interviews going album by album through the band's whole discography up to Vapor Trails.  I found it very informative.

Contents Under Pressure was a great read.  :tup

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #599 on: January 16, 2011, 12:14:05 PM »
Yeah I already have that one.
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #600 on: January 16, 2011, 12:16:02 PM »
Yeah I already have that one.

YEAH WELL READ IT AGAIN THEN

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #601 on: January 16, 2011, 12:23:48 PM »
Zydar is my new hero.  I just laughed so hard I nearly shat.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #602 on: January 16, 2011, 12:32:27 PM »
Neil's book Roadshow also has a lot of stuff regarding the band and chronicles (nuggetz) their 30th anniversary tour.  Again, not a biography, but a great read with a lot of Rush material.

https://www.amazon.com/Roadshow-Landscape-Drums-Concert-Motorcycle/dp/1579401422

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #603 on: January 16, 2011, 12:43:21 PM »
Why do you think this?

Because Geddy told me it would.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #604 on: January 16, 2011, 01:33:07 PM »
I believe it, Vox is credible.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #605 on: January 18, 2011, 06:23:06 AM »
Soooo...fan of "La Villa Strangiato" should head over to the Polls & Survivors forum on here and check out LVS as a part of my Rush Multi-Movement Songs Survivor! Just ended the "Hemispheres" Survivor and and started up with "La Villa Strangiato", then after that is "Natural Science" and then the Finals!

Anyways, I figured I'd use this as a reason to post about my Survivor AND to say just how AWESOME LVS really is! Also, "A Lerxst In Wonderland" is one of the best moments in Rush music! Definitely one of my favorite instrumentals of all time, and one of the hardest (and most fun) to play along to!

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #606 on: January 18, 2011, 11:15:00 PM »
Since they announced a Portland and Seattle show I may just go to both. :caffeine:
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« Reply #607 on: January 21, 2011, 11:23:36 PM »
Yeah I already have that one.

If you liked Contents Under Pressure and care to know more about their history, there are a few more books (most of them out of print) that you can try and track down.

Rush - By Brian Harrigan (covers to 1982)

Success Under Pressure -- By Steve Gett (covers to 1984)

Visions -- By Bill Banasiewicz (I probably butchered that....covers to 1987)

Mereley Players (Yes, it's spelled wrong, unbelieveably went to press like that) -- By Robert Telleria (Compilation of various referencial details...many of which are wrong up to 1997)

Chemistry -- By Jon Collins (Covers up to 2004; does not directly interview the band, but people who have worked with the band)

Of course all of Neil's books (The Masked Rider, Ghost Rider, Traveling Music and Roadshow), shed a little light on Rush (sometimes very little) in varying degrees of detail.


If you are looking for lyrical interpretations, two books I have are A Simple Kind of Mirror By Leonard Roberto, Jr. which covers lyrics from Permanent Waves To Test For Echo and Mystic Rhythms - A Philosophical Vision of Rush by Carol and Robert Price which covers lyrics from 2112 until Presto, but includes discussion up to Test For Echo.

There is also Rush, Rock and the Middle Class which attempts to put the Rush experience in some kind of understandable context.


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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #608 on: January 21, 2011, 11:41:25 PM »
Supposedly, Used Bin Radio said Neil is working on a new book.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #609 on: January 22, 2011, 12:45:17 AM »
ytserush: Thanks! :tup
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #610 on: January 26, 2011, 04:30:23 PM »
This book is an automatic buy for me!!


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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #611 on: January 26, 2011, 05:22:13 PM »
Got my tickets to the Portland show. :caffeine:
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« Reply #613 on: January 26, 2011, 08:37:25 PM »
This book is an automatic buy for me!!


https://www.rushisaband.com/display.php?id=2448


It will be nice to have a few months to save up for it.



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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #614 on: January 26, 2011, 08:44:33 PM »
Got my tickets to the Portland show. :caffeine:

How did you get your tickets if the site says they don't go on sale til the 31st?
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #615 on: January 30, 2011, 08:19:34 PM »
54 more days until the Greensboro concert!!! i think

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #616 on: January 30, 2011, 08:33:33 PM »
Got my tickets to the Portland show. :caffeine:

How did you get your tickets if the site says they don't go on sale til the 31st?

Because there's a fan presale? Not much point now, but it was here.
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #617 on: February 01, 2011, 10:35:13 AM »
Perhaps I missed it, but is there really not A review of S&A in the Reviews section?
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #618 on: February 01, 2011, 12:05:33 PM »
Listening to my original 1974 LP of the debut now.

YEAH!  OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #619 on: February 02, 2011, 09:29:10 PM »
Listening to my original 1974 LP of the debut now.

YEAH!  OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!

Did you still want the LP of Permanent waves, or did you find a copy of that already?


In other news, according to Alex in his interview with Planet Rock UK recently, the set is not changing at all for this leg.

I'm glad I only torched myself for the MSG show.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #620 on: February 02, 2011, 09:49:11 PM »
In other news, according to Alex in his interview with Planet Rock UK recently, the set is not changing at all for this leg.

And Alex is so reliable when it comes to set lists prior to touring, right? :P

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #621 on: February 03, 2011, 10:54:14 AM »
Yeah, I saw that interview.  Won't be too happy if its true, but it was a really REALLY awesome set, so I wouldn't mind TOO much.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #622 on: February 03, 2011, 11:04:32 AM »
The set was fucking amazing, though I'd have switched Stick it Out with another track from Counterparts

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #623 on: February 03, 2011, 12:48:29 PM »
Guys!!!!

I cant wait to check them out live
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #624 on: February 03, 2011, 02:05:20 PM »
Alex said that Vapor Trails is getting a complete remix.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #625 on: February 03, 2011, 02:09:44 PM »
Alex said that Vapor Trails is getting a complete remix.

About time! Question is... will this remix be released BEFORE or AFTER Clockwork Angels?

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #626 on: February 03, 2011, 02:11:17 PM »
I would think before, maybe in August if CA comes out in late November/early December.

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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #627 on: February 03, 2011, 04:51:46 PM »
That's all fine and good, but to do the album any proper justice it needs to be re-recorded, not re-mixed. This is simply going to polish a turd.
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Re: The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels
« Reply #628 on: February 03, 2011, 05:07:56 PM »
CA is coming out early 2012 according to AL, he told Planet Rock today.

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« Reply #629 on: February 03, 2011, 05:09:19 PM »
CA is coming out early 2012 according to AL, he told Planet Rock today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsf_-a_H9Q
Cole: "Ow I just got hit in the balls"
Me: "How?"
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