Neil Peart mentioned in article about drummers who made a difference July 18, 2006
The beat goes on — thanks to these guys
Neil Peart and Rush are mentioned in this article from the Vancover Sun on drummers who made a significant impact on their respective bands. Here’s what they have to say:
The beat goes on — thanks to these guys
… To fully understand his value in Rush, one needs only to listen to the Toronto band’s pre-Peart output, a plodding self-titled debut from 1974. After he replaced John Rutsey that same year, Peart immediately assumed the role of primary lyricist, which, in addition to his legendary drumming skills, helped make Rush a famous prog-rock power trio. …
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Dream Theater’s 2005 Rush tribute show in Chicago soon available on CD/DVD July 17, 2006
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy recently issued the following update via his official web site:
I am just wrapping up work on the DVD of my Rush tribute show from last year… so in the coming weeks ‘Cygnus & The Sea Monsters - One Night In Chicago’ will be available on CD and DVD exclusively from the online store here at MikePortnoy.com.
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Alex’s La Villa rants
YouTube user tst4eko just uploaded a bunch of bootleg vids of Alex Lifeson’s rants during La Villa Strangiato from the last 2 tours. I haven’t had time to get them up on my Live Videos page yet, but you can check them all out here.
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Back from RushCon
I’m back from Rushcon and I’m tired … so forgive me if I ramble or am slightly incoherent. I finished my last report just before we all headed off to the Orbit Room for a private party before the Tribute band show. We all gathered outside the hotel at 6:30 and they hauled us all down the street to Little Italy in an old yellow school bus - which caused me to have flashbacks to my school days. As we all got off the bus in front of the Orbit Room we received many confused looks from people dining on outside patios nearby. The Orbit Room, like Anthem Records, is hard to spot if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s tucked in the heart of Toronto’s Little Italy cleverly hidden above a dentist’s office. There’s a sign out front but it’s easily missed. For the next 2 hours, everyone drank, ate and conversed - and wondered whether Lerxst would show up (he didn’t). The club is quite small and has a tiny little stage where live bands play. There’s also a nice patio out back where the smokers can congregate.
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RushCon Update July 15, 2006
My brother and I arrived in Toronto yesterday afternoon around 4 - then we drove around the hotel for a while in search of the parking garage. We finally found the entrance after calling the front desk, unpacked our stuff and checked into the Days Inn Toronto. The only Friday night activity was the “In the Mood” mixer which started around 8 - so we had plenty of time to grab a bite to eat and have a couple beers. We found a nice pub nearby the hotel, had a meal and some beers. It was a hot day in Toronto (close to 90) so it was nice to unwind in an air-conditioned bar with a cold beer.
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Live from RushCon6
I made it. The good news is that I had no problem accessing the hotel’s wireless network. The bad news is that I’ve hardly had any time to post anything. This post will have to be quick too. The short of it is - I’m having a great time. I’ve met a lot of great people and I took a lot of pictures which I will post asap. I’m off to tour Anthem Records right now. After that I’ll have a longer break before the evening’s festivities and I’ll write a more detailed post.
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Happy Bastille Day! I’m off to RushCon! July 14, 2006
First off, it’s Bastille Day. So pop in the Caress of Steel CD, crank up the volume and sing along with Geddy:
There’s no bread, let them eat cake
There’s no end to what they’ll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth
But they’re marching to Bastille Day
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize
Free the dungeons of the innocent
The king will kneel, and let his kingdom rise…
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandWilly Wonka 2112 July 13, 2006
Willy Wonka 2112
If you, like me, grew up in the 70s no doubt you are familiar with the 1971 cult classic movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And, since you’re reading this website you should also be very familiar with Rush’s breakthrough 1976 album 2112. But what you may not be familiar with is the Willy Wonka 2112 phenomenon. What the hell is that you ask? Well - in the same spirit that discovered Dark Side of the Rainbow (playing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” while watching “The Wizard Of Oz”), someone discovered back in 1999 that if you play 2112 while watching Willy Wonka beginning at a point near the entrance into the factory wonderful things happen. Personally, I’m not all that impressed. There are a few parts where things synch up really well (especially at the end), but otherwise I just don’t see it. Anyways, someone posted the portion of Willy Wonka synched up with 2112 on YouTube. You can watch it here. If nothing else you get to watch part of a really cool movie while listening to 2112 - not a bad way to spend 20 minutes in my opinion. Enjoy.…
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandNew live video: New World Man from the Grace Under Pressure Video July 12, 2006
New World Man live from the Grace Under Pressure video
New World Man off of the Grace Under Pressure Video was recently uploaded to YouTube. You can watch it here. Enjoy.
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandNew Music Videos: In the Mood/Finding My Way, Xanadu
I just located a couple of vintage Rush music videos on YouTube, courtesy fredhoffman1968. The first is an early performance from 1975 on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert TV show where the band performs In the Mood and Finding My Way. You can watch it here. They also performed Best I Can during that performance, which can be seen here.
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