Welcome to my Rush Page!
I just felt that Rush deserved
it's very own page... So, here it is! 
My favorite band in the universe
needs it's own page, done my way... I hope you enjoy this page... I'm
going to put a lot of effort into it, because I feel that Rush deserves the
very best (since they've given the world THEIR very best for over 30 years
now!)... Rock n roll n RUSH on!
My favorite guys, Geddy Lee, Alex
Lifeson, and Neil Peart have been rockin' the world! Neil, the band's
lyricist, inspires me daily. I'm a writer (in my spare time, mind you),
and get most of my inspiration while listening to Rush. Their music
is the perfect package of lyrics and music. Their earlier days showed
a Zeppelin influence, but it was (IMO) short-lived. My favorite Rush
CD? Hard to pick, honestly. There are songs on every CD that I
love... Don't make me try to pick a fav
song...that just isn't possible. There are so many songs that have
made an impression on me, I couldn't possibly pick ONE song that was my #1
fav. But, some of them are below, and I have links to the lyrics for
you. Go read the lyrics to "The Pass"...feel the song...then, go listen
to it. You won't listen to Rush the same way again...
All Hail King Lerxst, Dirk, and
Pratt - The Professor!
Quick Jump To: Rush
Links ~ Rush Lyrics ~ RushCon
Rush has it's own official
Web Page! It is too cool! The
guys released their Snakes
and Arrows CD on May 1st, 2007. WOW! What a great CD! Very
different! Their most recent DVD release is Replay
X3 - a collection of previous VHS-only concerts. The set includes:
Exit: Stage Left, A Show of Hands and Grace Under Pressure. The
DVD for R30
is a 2-DVD set is from a concert on the R30 tour in Frankfurt, Germany. The CD called
Feedback is an awesome collection of cover songs. "The Seeker",
"Summertime Blues" and "Seven and Seven Is" are worth the price of the CD alone.
Very cool! This along with Rush in Rio on
DVD (also on
CD) are just awesome! The RiR DVD is excellent! The extras are
freakin' sweet! (Had to borrow a line from Family Guy...hehehehe...)
SHRIMPCOTS! 
Vapor
Trails is their previous studio CD, and
it is fab!!! Just when I think they can't, they go ahead and re-invent
themselves! My favorites are below... :) I love
the 3-CD live set,
Different Stages! The
'bonus' CD (mostly from AFTK) is awesome! It's also nice to see "Analog
Kid" on a live CD! That is such a cool song! Go Neil! Keep an
eye out here...I'll be trying to add more to this page to make it even better!
I have taken to collecting things related to Rush. My major coup
before September 28, 2002 was my autographed copy of Neil's book, "The
Masked Rider". Getting an autograph from Neil is almost impossible!
But, he signed this especially for RushCon (see below). But,
the weekend of September 27-28, 2002, our local rock station, WTUE, held a charity auction for the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society. They had several guitars and CDs autographed
by certain artists, and guess who one of the guitars was signed by? Geddy
and Alex! So, you can only guess what happened...I HAD to have that
guitar! And, I DO! :D I wasn't going ANYWHERE that night
until it was mine. Here are some pictures... Here is the guitar
and my RTB bandanna, and here is a
close-up of the autographs.
Yes, I am a Rush fanatic. :) I also have a picture of Alex (circa 1976ish)
with Terry Brown that Terry autographed. Aside from that, I have several
posters, photos, buttons, bumper stickers and other stuff! I am not allowed
on eBay any more! LOL!
Speaking of Neil, he has written
three other books: Roadshow
: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle, Traveling Music and
Ghost Rider. To get an idea of JUST how lucky we all are to have new
Rush music, read Ghost Rider. It was gut wrenching, but so well written
and as a Rush fan I felt it really gave me a better insight on Neil, the PERSON.
Amazing stuff... Traveling Music is awesome, too! So interesting to
read about some of his favorite music! And, Roadshow, the newest book, is
very fascinating! I enjoyed reading about the journey he took while
touring; very insightful!
Neil's wife,
Carrie Nuttall, put out a book of
photographs of Neil called
Rhythm & Light. Amazing photos! Just outstanding! And,
as an amateur photographer, it inspires me in a big way!
RUSH LINKS
Check out
Atlantic Records' RUSH
page...it is SO COOL! Check out the Rush Chat...pretty neat!
Neil has his own web
site, also! Very impressive!
You MUST go see this one...I spend
a LOT of time on this site. Power Windows, one of my fav
sites! It is outstanding!
Check out this site - TONS upon TONS
of awesome Rush links! - Driven
Tribute Rush Links
Check out the
Rush Backstage Club - order T-shirts
and hats, programs and all sorts of stuff!
Do you want to listen to
Rush online? Go visit Rush Radio!
RUSH LYRICS
The latest CD, "Snakes &
Arrows" is one that I fell in love with instantly. Lyrically one of
Neil's best! So many songs speak to me! My favorite on the CD is
"The Way The Wind Blows". Just a
great song overall! And, the first single and first song, "Far
Cry" is awesome, too! It is edgier than the rest of the CD, and
the lyrics are spot on! The song "Bravest
Face" is probably my 2nd fave on the CD. I can relate to that one
on a personal level... And, "Faithless"
is outstanding! I will quietly resist...
From the CD "Vapor
Trails", check
out the lyrics to "One Little
Victory", "Ghost Rider",
"Peaceable
Kingdom" and "Vapor Trail"...Neil
is just amazing...
"Resist" from
their "Test For Echo" CD is an excellent song! Especially when Ged &
Al do the acoustic version. Another great song from
TFE is "Virtuality"...just
call me Net Girl...
At first listen, I didn't think
"Counterparts"
was such a great CD (I know! GASP!). But, I listened to it a few
times and changed my mind. And "Nobody's Hero"
always gets to me...always... Other good songs are "Animate", "Stick It Out", "Cold Fire"
and "Cut To The Chase".
"What kind of difference can one person make..."
From "Roll The
Bones", here is the
song "Bravado"...cool
song and one of my favs! And, you just HAVE to love "Roll The
Bones"!
Another fav is "Dreamline"!
Here are lyrics to two of my favorite
Rush songs, "The Pass"
and "Chain Lightning"
off the album "Presto". Also, the title song, "Presto"
is a great song.
From "Hold Your
Fire", here are some
excellent songs! "Lock And Key",
"Second
Nature", "Prime Mover" and "Force Ten"
- such power...
The album "Power
Windows" is one
of my favorite Rush albums! From Power Windows, here are the lyrics
to: "Grand Designs",
"Marathon",
"Middletown
Dreams" and "Mystic Rhythms"...
From "Grace Under
Pressure", the song "Between
The Wheels" really speaks to me. And, "Red
Sector A" is a classic favorite! "Do I hope, or do I
fear..."
Here's the song I got one of my nicknames
from... "The
Analog Kid" from the album "Signals"... From
the same album, "Subdivisions" speaks
volumes... And, "The Weapon" is such a
great song!
After listening to
"Different Stages"
a few times, I have been going through some of the older CDs... "Moving Pictures"
remains a favorite CD of mine, especially with songs like "YYZ" (the midi
playing on this page), "Limelight"
and "The Camera
Eye". The lyrics say so much...
"Free Will",
from "Permanent Waves", is another awesome Rush song. Also, "Natural
Science" is awesome! It's probably my favorite Rush
song...at the moment!
Another of my favorites is "Different
Strings". I just love that song, and it is one of the few not
written by Neil! Geddy wrote that one!
"Hemispheres" is a great
album, and "The Trees" and
"Circumstances" are awesome songs!
From "A Farewell To
Kings", here is "Xanadu", "Closer
to the Heart" and "A Farewell to Kings".
"2112"
is the album that hooked me. The SONG 2112 is the
first one I ever heard. It is still one of my favorite songs. It
still gives me goose bumps...that is just 20 minutes and 34 seconds of HAPPY
right there... I also love "Something
For Nothing", "The Twilight Zone"
and a song written by Alex, "Lessons".
Sweet memories...
"Caress
of Steel" is one of
those that had to grow on me. Though, it does hold one of my very favorite
songs, "Lakeside Park". I spent
a couple days at a B&B right at Lakeside Park in 2007, and I can't begin to
tell you how awesome that was! Another great song on this one is "The
Fountain of Lamneth". Almost 20 minutes long, it is so
cool! Especially the section with Panacea...
"Fly
By Night", the second
album Rush released, is the first one with Neil Peart in the studio. There
are some great songs on this one, including "By-Tor
and the Snowdog", "Fly By Night" and
"Making Memories".
"RUSH",
the first album, is a good, solid first album! With original drummer, John
Rutsey (R.I.P. John...), there are some good songs here. Everyone can
relate to "Working Man", can't
they? And, you have to love "In The Mood",
which Geddy wrote. And, "Finding My Way"
is SUCH a cool song! Yeah, oh yeah!
Here are the lyrics to Alex
Lifeson's solo CD, "Victor"... Alex
really strayed from the 'normal' Rush sound; some of the lyrics are very
dark! Then, Big Al shows up in "Shut Up Shuttin' Up"...SUCH a
goofball!
Here are the lyrics to
Geddy Lee's solo CD, "My Favorite Headache".
Two of my favorite songs on this one are "Still" and
"Slipping"... MFH starts the CD off with some MAJORLY KILLER
bass rips! Ged shows us why he is the best bass player out there!
This page was last updated on
28SEP08.
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