Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst

[ytserush]

Even though it's Geddy's birthday it still doesn't feel quite right. Difficult to think of one without the others.  So here's to Rush.......

[Anguyen92]

Loudwire commemorated his birthday by showing some pictures of him throughout the years of Rush, and his ever evolving hairstyle and fashion sense (or lack of at times).

https://loudwire.com/geddy-lee-photos-through-years/

[ProfessorPeart]

Was reading tweets today regarding Ged's birthday and noticed he got a message from LeStudio. I found that rather odd. Did some digging and discovered that someone is in the process of restoring the recording section of the building as it did not burn down during the fire there. Only the resident section burned.

From the site:

We are working at Le Studio everyday now. We installed some new windows, doors, solar panels, 16 cameras around the building, a security alarm system connected to the central, lights around the property, a new Hydro panel, major clean up not finish yet but a great start and lots more work. We are working with the owner. We are restoring LE STUDIO into a Rush museum, a recording school a souvenir shop and way more.

Videos of the some of the restoration process:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMheR-u0wj9mSoBVrx2ap9Q

Site with memorabilia from the studio:

https://www.freewebstore.org/souvenirs-of-le-studio

This is super cool. If they are able to fully realize this dream, I would absolutely try to plan a trip one day to go visit that place. It is holy land for Rush fans.

[Architeuthis]

Wow, waayyy cool!  That would be something to see when Le'studio is restored. Thanks for posting. 

[ytserush]

Was reading tweets today regarding Ged's birthday and noticed he got a message from LeStudio. I found that rather odd. Did some digging and discovered that someone is in the process of restoring the recording section of the building as it did not burn down during the fire there. Only the resident section burned.

From the site:

We are working at Le Studio everyday now. We installed some new windows, doors, solar panels, 16 cameras around the building, a security alarm system connected to the central, lights around the property, a new Hydro panel, major clean up not finish yet but a great start and lots more work. We are working with the owner. We are restoring LE STUDIO into a Rush museum, a recording school a souvenir shop and way more.

Videos of the some of the restoration process:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMheR-u0wj9mSoBVrx2ap9Q

Site with memorabilia from the studio:

https://www.freewebstore.org/souvenirs-of-le-studio

This is super cool. If they are able to fully realize this dream, I would absolutely try to plan a trip one day to go visit that place. It is holy land for Rush fans.

Seem to recall this has been debunked and possibly a scam but it's been quite a while since I've followed this closely.

[ProfessorPeart]

Well, the YouTube page is updating rather regularly with video reports of the progress. It also looks like that the LeStudio stationary in the PW Super Deluxe set has the rebuildlestudio.com URL on it. That would seem to make it look rather legit to me.

He is clearly making progress on the building so something is definitely being done.

[ytserush]

Well, the YouTube page is updating rather regularly with video reports of the progress. It also looks like that the LeStudio stationary in the PW Super Deluxe set has the rebuildlestudio.com URL on it. That would seem to make it look rather legit to me.

He is clearly making progress on the building so something is definitely being done.

I just have the regular 2CD set.  I don't doubt there are monuments outside. Haven't seen anything about the building itself. May be worth revisiting.

[RodrigoAltaf]

New details of the event to honor Neil have been announced: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/new-date-announced-for-a-night-for-neil-event-honoring-rush-late-drummer/

[Zydar]

I just realised that I haven't listened to any Rush at all since Neil's passing in January. At first I couldn't bare to listen to it, and then... it just slipped my mind.

I'll have to spin some Rush this weekend. The time is right.

[pg1067]

I just realised that I haven't listened to any Rush at all since Neil's passing in January. At first I couldn't bare to listen to it, and then... it just slipped my mind.

I'll have to spin some Rush this weekend. The time is right.

I'm on a run through the whole catalog (including live albums).  I just finished up Hemispheres this morning on the way into work.


BY THE WAY...I listened again to the covers on the AFTK bonus disc.  I had definitely listened to DT's cover of Xanadu before, but I'm not sure if I listened to the other covers.  The cover of Cinderella Man by The Trews was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!  It's such an underrated song in their catalog, IMO, and I'm bummed they never played it live after the AFTK tour.*  I feel like I'm gonna have to check out some other Trews material.

* - Setlist.fm indicates that Cinderella Man was in the set list on one random show on the Permanent Waves tour, but this seems spurious.

[The Letter M]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

[pg1067]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

Hmmm...maybe.  The problem with most Rush covers is that the vocals are lacking.  For my money, the best Rush covers are done by YYNOT.

[HOF]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

Hmmm...maybe.  The problem with most Rush covers is that the vocals are lacking.  For my money, the best Rush covers are done by YYNOT.

Jacob Moon does a great job with Rush covers, even if he has to reinterpret them a bit to suit his vocal style/range.

[ytserush]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

In on the CD.

[ytserush]

I just realised that I haven't listened to any Rush at all since Neil's passing in January. At first I couldn't bare to listen to it, and then... it just slipped my mind.

I'll have to spin some Rush this weekend. The time is right.

I'm on a run through the whole catalog (including live albums).  I just finished up Hemispheres this morning on the way into work.


BY THE WAY...I listened again to the covers on the AFTK bonus disc.  I had definitely listened to DT's cover of Xanadu before, but I'm not sure if I listened to the other covers.  The cover of Cinderella Man by The Trews was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!  It's such an underrated song in their catalog, IMO, and I'm bummed they never played it live after the AFTK tour.*  I feel like I'm gonna have to check out some other Trews material.

* - Setlist.fm indicates that Cinderella Man was in the set list on one random show on the Permanent Waves tour, but this seems spurious.

Setlistfm wrong? Shocker.

[pg1067]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

Hmmm...maybe.  The problem with most Rush covers is that the vocals are lacking.  For my money, the best Rush covers are done by YYNOT.

Jacob Moon does a great job with Rush covers, even if he has to reinterpret them a bit to suit his vocal style/range.

I think I've only ever heard his cover of Subdivisions, which I really liked.


On another note, I started listening to the bonus disc that came with the Permanent Waves 40th anniversary release.  Alex does a little classical guitar piece before The Trees that is really good.  It's probably what morphed into Broon's Bane, but it's not really all that similar.  It would have been cool if he had done a bunch of little classical guitar pieces a la Steve Howe and Rik Emmett.

[ytserush]

www.rushfestscotland.co.uk/album/

A tribute album is being released by Rushfest Scotland as a way to commemorate Neil's Birthday in September. It features "14 Rush songs covered by Rush tribute bands from around the world - including Jacob Moon (Canada), Fleesh (Brazil), Moving Pictures (Scotland) and many more." The artwork, I believe, is also done by Hugh Syme himself!

It'll be on CD, red vinyl, and digital download, with all the profits going to Cancer Support Scotland in the UK and Glioblastoma Foundation Neil Peart Research Award in the USA.

-Marc.

Hmmm...maybe.  The problem with most Rush covers is that the vocals are lacking.  For my money, the best Rush covers are done by YYNOT.

Jacob Moon does a great job with Rush covers, even if he has to reinterpret them a bit to suit his vocal style/range.

I think I've only ever heard his cover of Subdivisions, which I really liked.


On another note, I started listening to the bonus disc that came with the Permanent Waves 40th anniversary release.  Alex does a little classical guitar piece before The Trees that is really good.  It's probably what morphed into Broon's Bane, but it's not really all that similar.  It would have been cool if he had done a bunch of little classical guitar pieces a la Steve Howe and Rik Emmett.

That intro was the highlight of that bonus disc for me. Wouldn't surprise me if it was improved on every night of the European leg of that tour.

[pg1067]

On another note, I started listening to the bonus disc that came with the Permanent Waves 40th anniversary release.  Alex does a little classical guitar piece before The Trees that is really good.  It's probably what morphed into Broon's Bane, but it's not really all that similar.  It would have been cool if he had done a bunch of little classical guitar pieces a la Steve Howe and Rik Emmett.

That intro was the highlight of that bonus disc for me. Wouldn't surprise me if it was improved on every night of the European leg of that tour.

Rush has so little stuff like this that hearing something like that -- albeit very short -- really makes an impact.  I think you're probably right about that bit evolving and improving.  He was so good on the classical guitar.

[jammindude]

There are a few highlights to that show, but on the whole I was pretty disappointed. The performance of hemispheres was downright sloppy.

I’m still glad I have the box set as a collectors item. But the quality of the recordings contained there in were a disappointment.

[devieira73]

Modern drummer festival this year, featuring a Rush tribute:
 https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/modern-drummer-festival?source=ref_moderndrummer_moderndrummer&utm_campaign=event-moderndrummer&utm_source=moderndrummer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=moderndrummer
It would be even cooler if they play something unusual that Rush never or rarely played live.

[ytserush]

Modern drummer festival this year, featuring a Rush tribute:
 https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/modern-drummer-festival?source=ref_moderndrummer_moderndrummer&utm_campaign=event-moderndrummer&utm_source=moderndrummer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=moderndrummer
It would be even cooler if they play something unusual that Rush never or rarely played live.

Still considering this. Not all that enthused with the platform, however. May just wait for the DVD instead.

[IDontNotDoThings]

Modern drummer festival this year, featuring a Rush tribute:
 https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/modern-drummer-festival?source=ref_moderndrummer_moderndrummer&utm_campaign=event-moderndrummer&utm_source=moderndrummer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=moderndrummer
It would be even cooler if they play something unusual that Rush never or rarely played live.

Fountain of Lamneth please. Didacts & Narpets would be such a good tribute to Neil's skills as a drummer!

[devieira73]

I asked MP about it on FacebooK: "Is there any chance of a Rush deep cut in your tribute, Mike?"
He replied: "Tune in to find out..."
So, let's see... I think there's some real chance for The Necromancer... fingers crossed!

[ytserush]

I asked MP about it on FacebooK: "Is there any chance of a Rush deep cut in your tribute, Mike?"
He replied: "Tune in to find out..."
So, let's see... I think there's some real chance for The Necromancer... fingers crossed!

How was it? I went with the Scottish Rush Tribute album instead.

[King Postwhore]

Kyros's cover of Force Ten.  If you like it check out their new album,  Celexa Dreams.


https://youtu.be/2RWhrkYg1sk

[ytserush]

Modern drummer festival this year, featuring a Rush tribute:
 https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/modern-drummer-festival?source=ref_moderndrummer_moderndrummer&utm_campaign=event-moderndrummer&utm_source=moderndrummer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=moderndrummer
It would be even cooler if they play something unusual that Rush never or rarely played live.

Fountain of Lamneth please. Didacts & Narpets would be such a good tribute to Neil's skills as a drummer!

I think someone did that (Didacts and Narpets) once, but I can't remember who.

[Max Kuehnau]

Modern drummer festival this year, featuring a Rush tribute:
 https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/modern-drummer-festival?source=ref_moderndrummer_moderndrummer&utm_campaign=event-moderndrummer&utm_source=moderndrummer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=moderndrummer
It would be even cooler if they play something unusual that Rush never or rarely played live.

Fountain of Lamneth please. Didacts & Narpets would be such a good tribute to Neil's skills as a drummer!

I think someone did that (Didacts and Narpets) once, but I can't remember who.

I can. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbqfgRLxfE) Some man named Mike Mangini.

[Orbert]

Pretty sure I've heard of him.  The guy with the cymbals way up there.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Pretty sure I've heard of him.  The guy with the cymbals way up there.

Yeah, I believe he uses an elevator to get to them.

[Setlist Scotty]

I can. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbqfgRLxfE) Some man named Mike Mangini.

Who?

Nice cover except those vocals - talk about lame. 

[devieira73]

I asked MP about it on FacebooK: "Is there any chance of a Rush deep cut in your tribute, Mike?"
He replied: "Tune in to find out..."
So, let's see... I think there's some real chance for The Necromancer... fingers crossed!

How was it? I went with the Scottish Rush Tribute album instead.

Only now I saw your question, ytserush...

It was a nice festival, but I thought it would be something like Morsefest this year, without audience, but recorded somewhere with a band and various drummers. It wasn't the case. It was like most of streaming events in the pandemic, with every artist recording alone in his own studio.
Anyway, a lot of great drumming in the festival, during 3 hours. Every drummer had around a 5 minute spot, talking about  NP and making drums solos dedicated to him, but not playing his drums parts. Only Portnoy, Chad smith and , (I think) a third one, which I'm not remembering right now, played Neil's drums parts. Portnoy basically redid the Stage Left drum solo, adding some other songs on it (like that robotic pattern from The Body Electric , that drum breakdown of By-Tor and a few more) and Chad played the 2112 first two parts.

[Max Kuehnau]

I can. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbqfgRLxfE) Some man named Mike Mangini.

Who?

Nice cover except those vocals - talk about lame. 

Thanks so much for the laughs. Much needed.

[ytserush]

I asked MP about it on FacebooK: "Is there any chance of a Rush deep cut in your tribute, Mike?"
He replied: "Tune in to find out..."
So, let's see... I think there's some real chance for The Necromancer... fingers crossed!

How was it? I went with the Scottish Rush Tribute album instead.

Only now I saw your question, ytserush...

It was a nice festival, but I thought it would be something like Morsefest this year, without audience, but recorded somewhere with a band and various drummers. It wasn't the case. It was like most of streaming events in the pandemic, with every artist recording alone in his own studio.
Anyway, a lot of great drumming in the festival, during 3 hours. Every drummer had around a 5 minute spot, talking about  NP and making drums solos dedicated to him, but not playing his drums parts. Only Portnoy, Chad smith and , (I think) a third one, which I'm not remembering right now, played Neil's drums parts. Portnoy basically redid the Stage Left drum solo, adding some other songs on it (like that robotic pattern from The Body Electric , that drum breakdown of By-Tor and a few more) and Chad played the 2112 first two parts.

Thanks. Doesn't seem like there were too many surprises.

[ytserush]

Scottish charity tribute CD looks great. Hopefully I'll get the chance to listen to it this week. Still binging on the Flying Colors CD/DVD and the new Fish box arrived yesterday too.

[King Postwhore]

I got the new Flying Colors Blu Ray.  Just skimmed through it. I need to play it in full.