It wasn’t just the music of Rush that intrigued fans but also the album covers. What will they come up with this time? But wait, it wasn’t they as in Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart the centerpiece of … Continue reading Rush Album Covers Ranked Worst to First
Rush released their self-titled debut album in 1974 and today retains legions of fans who remain devoted to their music. The biggest cult band in the world, routinely dismissed by mainstream music critics, seemed to finally get the respect they … Continue reading Rush Albums Ranked Worst to First
Rush is dead. So it seems. But their memory lives on in the hearts and minds of fans, through terrestrial and satellite radio, and now apparently on worldwide big screen movie releases that just might come annually. The not all that hyped Cinema Strangiato aired Wednesday as a one-time deal and it packed the house pretty good. I bought tickets nearly two weeks ago and the first theater I tried in the Portland metro area was sold out. Clearly, the Rush magnet remains. The concert film was originally marketed as the “1st annual Cinema Strangiato” but looks like someone got … Continue reading Review: Rush – Cinema Strangiato
In past years, I’ve found the joy of looking through the dust bins of music history at independent record stores but especially antique malls where occasionally you find a solid record collection to browse through. I usually don’t find anything … Continue reading Album Review: Kansas – Point of No Return
You’d think a band celebrating 40 years of touring and making music might sound a bit like a band that’s been touring and making music for 40 years. Not so with the seemingly ageless Rush who is arguably more relevant now than at any time of their career. The power trio hailing from Toronto, Canada that may or may not be calling it quits at the end of their current R40 tour got off to a stellar start on Friday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK in front of a mostly sold-out crowd that watched them stroll back through … Continue reading Concert Review: Rush Rolls Back Time in Tulsa
You’d think a band renowned for its consummate professionalism would think twice before hiring an amateur videographer. The Rush Clockwork Angels Tour on video (DVD and Blu-Ray) is simply unbearable to watch. It’s not the audio, mind you, which is the saving grace of this poorly shot, directed and edited movie that miserably failed in its attempt at capturing the latest Rush tour. The movie actually starts out quite promising. Filmed in Dallas, TX in 2012 at the end of the first leg of the Clockwork Angels Tour, the video begins with a sound check as band members Alex Lifeson, … Continue reading Review: Rush Clockwork Angels Tour – DVD/Blu-Ray
Was there any doubt Rush’s Clockwork Angels tour would make it on disc? Rush’s acclaimed tour ended this summer but for the nostalgic and those who couldn’t attend one of the shows, Clockwork Angels Tour (released November 19 on CD … Continue reading Album Review: Rush Clockwork Angels Tour – Live CD
Rush brought their Clockwork Angels show to Vancouver, BC Friday night at Rogers Arena, the final stop of the tour in their home country, and put on a stellar concert for their fellow Canucks and a bunch of Americans too. … Continue reading Concert Review: Rush Caravans Through Canada
The only problem with Rush is that they are just so good. Canada’s best and brightest export began the West Coast leg of their Clockwork Angels tour on Tuesday in Seattle at KeyArena and to call the show fantastic would … Continue reading Concert Review: Thank God For Rush
Now that it’s cool to like Rush again the band returns with a concept album that is sure to send all the bandwagoners running back to their Rolling Stone pimped, one-two punching 4/4 time pop bands. Clockwork Angels is about … Continue reading Album Review: Rush Thinks Big With Clockwork Angels
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