Convinced that their run at fame was all but over, the members of Rush decided to go out “in a blaze of glory”. They were all very satisfied with Caress of Steel and felt that the rock world just didn’t get it. Further, with sales down and exposure decreased, they resented the fact that Mercury … Read more
When Mercury Records demanded a better mix for the big label re-release of the debut album Rush, Ray Daniels scrapped together $9000 to hire engineer Terry Brown to perform the task. The band was so impressed with the finished product, that Brown would be used to produce or co-produce each of their next ten releases … Read more
Gary Lee Weinrib was born in the Willowdale neighborhood of Toronto on July 29, 1953, to immigrant parents of Jewish/Polish descent that had both survived the Nazi concentration camps in Dachau and Bergen-Belsen. Due to his mother’s thick accent, “Gary” often came out sounding like “Geddy”, and some of his friends began using that as … Read more
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly a quarter of a century since Rush composed the song “Time Stand Still”, a song filled with nostalgia for the past which came at a time when it appeared to many of us that the band’s career was winding down. In that sense, it was … Read more
Originally published in eight parts in June 2007 at BigBlueBullfrog.com, this article tells the biography of Rush while giving the play-by-play of a concert on the Snakes and Arrows tour. ~ Tonight I am with Veggie, my friend and fellow musical connoisseur, as we step out of the mundane valley of everyday life towards the … Read more
Article by Chris Nelson, originally published on the Sound Off for Vets website I think that before I start, I should warn you that I’m a hippie. No, not the kind that you see in the old pictures from the 60’s, but I believe, as the hippies did, that there is dignity in freedom … Read more
Buy Vengeance Some fires are just not extinguishable. Heavy metal band The Rods, who got their start in the late 1970s and made their mark through the early 1980s, have returned with their first studio album in a quarter century titled Vengeance. Reunited is the core trio that drove the band through those years – … Read more
NOTE: This review of Imaginary Lines 33 was originally published at BigBlueBullfrog.com on May 11, 2010. Ric Albano‘s Imaginary Lines 33 is an epic. Thirty-three songs packed on to two discs are not for the faint of heart, but if you have the courage the experience is rich and rewarding, although far from easy listening. … Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on April 20, 2011. Influenced by Delta blues man Rice Miller, Nate Myers started playing blues harp in the early nineties. Since then he has played blues, country, funk, and everything in between, always aiming to give the best performance possible. In 2002, … Read more