When I heard Steve Earle was coming to the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA, I knew this was something I had to experience. I was excited to get a pair of seats for my husband and I in the front row of the orchestra, just behind the “pitâ” seats in this cozy little theatre in … Read more
In the 2010 motion picture, Paul, the aforementioned protagonists jokingly remarks, “This is the stuff that killed Dylan,” while smoking Mary Jane with his friends. To which another of the protagonists replies; “Dylan’s not dead,” and then the conversation is brought to a close by Paul when he asks rhetorically, “Isn’t he?” No he most … Read more
Over the course of four decades, Rush released 18 full length studio albums, 6 live albums, and 1 EP. Modern Rock Review has included information on all of these below. However, we did not include information on the various compilation albums that the band has released. Rush March 1, 1974 Moon Records Produced by Rush … Read more
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