The National Midnight Star #475

Errors-To: rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu Reply-To: rush@syrinx.umd.edu Sender: rush@syrinx.umd.edu Precedence: bulk From: rush@syrinx.umd.edu To: rush_mailing_list Subject: 04/27/92 - The National Midnight Star #475 ** Special Edition **
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It will be posted on or around the first of each month, or whenever too many of these questions start to pop up in the Digest. If you received a copy of this file in email, other than as a part of a Digest, it is probably because you asked one of these questions. This file has been expanded into 2 files because some mailers have problems with files that are longer than 60K. Part 1 contains general questions about the band. Part 2 contains questions inspired by specific albums and songs. If you want a copy of the current version of this file, email me and I'll send you the most recent version. (Polyslo/Blackbird/Zeus users: look in ~ddelany/Info/faql.1 and ~ddelany/Info/faql.2 - they are both world readable, although the version on Zeus is more likely to be current.) If you have any suggestions for additions to the list or corrections, please send them to me at ddelany@eros.calpoly.edu and I'll add them in if you have documentation supporting your theory. Also, don't send your suggestions to rush-mgr@syrinx. I'll repeat that because it's important. Don't send faql suggestions to the moderator of the Rush fans mailing list. He doesn't have anything to do with keeping the faql up to date. Faql suggestions should be sent to me at ddelany@eros.calpoly.edu and not to the mailing list moderator. I'd appreciate it if people who submit questions submit anything they know about possible answers, since I don't have all of the answers myself! THE FAQL IS A FILE OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSH AND THEIR ANSWERS. IT IS NOT AN "OBSCURE RUSH TRIVIA" FILE. Please consider this before sending me a suggestion for an addition. I know that it's fun to come up with pet theories for how things are related to each other. But please don't send them to me saying that "It *can't* be a coincidence!" I routinely ignore such email. Send me a reference to an interview or a quote or something from a band member that supports what you say, and I'll be happy to add it to this file. If you have a pet theory that you want feedback on, post it to TNMS. For example: Don't point out to me that 1001001 in binary is equivalent to 73 decimal, and 73 decimal is ASCII for the letter "I", and the letter "I" was significant to the plot of Ayn Rand's _Anthem_, and Neil Peart read lots of Ayn Rand, therefore "The Body Electric" is a reference to _Anthem_. Believe me, you won't be the first to point that out. But Neil Peart has never said anything on that particular subject as far as I know, so I'm not going to put that into the FAQL. DISCLAIMER: The information in this file is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I'm not perfect. If you have an answer to one of these questions that doesn't match the one given here that you can verify, let me know, and I'll put it in. But if you make a bet based on this information and you lose, don't blame me. Here's the question I get asked most often, so I'll put it right here at the start: One of my friends gave me this file. How can I subscribe to The National Midnight Star? Send email to rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu asking to have your name added to the list. Don't send email to me - I can't add you! *********** The following questions are contained in this file: ************** What albums has the band released? What are the catalog numbers for LP/Cassette? When was <album> released? Are any videotapes of the band available? Are these tapes available on laserdisc? What songs has the band made videos for? How many copies did <album> sell? Can anyone list everything else that the members of Rush have ever appeared on? What was the first single released by the band? I just bought the CD of <Exit...Stage Left | All The World's A Stage> and it's missing a track! Is a complete version of this CD available? Has <song> ever been performed live? What is Battlescar/Max Webster, who plays on it, what is the label/catalogue number for the Universal Juveniles CD? Where can I write to get it? Have any books been written about the band? I heard something about a Rush comic book. What comic book was it? Somebody posted <item> in the Digest. I missed it - could somebody please send me a copy? Does anybody have the lyrics to <song>? What issue of the Digest is <item> in? I've been seeing <acronym> used in the Digest. What does it mean? I've heard about the "Rush Backstage Club." What is it, and how do I join? What other Rush newsletters are there? What is the marital status of the band members? I've heard <rumor> about <band member>. Does anybody know anything about the truth of it? What are the birthdays of the band members? What are the real names of the band members? How is "Peart" pronounced? I heard that Neil Peart has a PhD in <field of study>. Is this true? Does anybody have an address I can use to write to the band? Who says <phrase> in <song>? What is a Lerxt? Do the other band members have nicknames? Where did the name "Rush" come from? Whatever happened to John Rutsey? =========== Questions and answers follow: ========== What albums has the band released? A more complete version of this discography is available for FTP at vacs.uwp.wisc.edu. (131.210.1.1) {according to datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu, at least. I haven't looked.} These catalog numbers are the ones I read from my CDs & videotapes. Mercury 822-541-2 (1974) [AAD] Rush Mercury 822-542-2 (1975) [AAD] Fly By Night Mercury 822-543-2 (1975) [AAD] Caress Of Steel Mercury 822-545-2 (1976) [AAD] 2112 Mercury 822-552-2 (1976) [AAD] All The World's A Stage Mercury 822-546-2 (1977) [AAD] A Farewell To Kings Mercury 822-547-2 (1978) [AAD] Hemispheres Mercury 822-548-2 (1980) [AAD] Permanent Waves Mercury 800-048-2 (1981) [ADD] Moving Pictures Mercury 822-551-2 (1981) [AAD] Exit...Stage Left* Mercury 810-002-2 (1982) [ADD] Signals Mercury 818-476-2 (1984) [AAD] Grace Under Pressure Mercury 826-098-2 (1985) [DDD] Power Windows Mercury 832-464-2 (1987) [DDD] Hold Your Fire Mercury 836-346-2 (1989) [ADD] A Show Of Hands Atlantic 7 82040-2 (1989) [DDD] Presto Mercury 838 936-2 (1990) Chronicles Atlantic 7 82293-2 (1991) [DDD] Roll The Bones Additionally, several collections are available: {sorry - no catalog numbers, as I don't have these.} Archives (includes _Rush_,_Fly By Night_, and _Caress Of Steel_) _RUSH_ Through Time _Everything Your Listeners Ever Wanted To Hear By Rush But You Were Afraid To Play_ - this collection was targeted at radio stations. It was never officially released, and is extremely rare. It's a selection taken from FBN, CoS and 2112. _Rush - Profiled!_ - This CD was released to radio stations and is rather rare. It contains recordings of quotes like "Hi, this is Alex Lifeson of Rush, and you're listening to the magic of radio." that a DJ can put on as a promo between songs. It also contains quite a few tracks of band members answering questions. The questions are printed in the liner notes, so a DJ can ask a question and play the CD of the appropriate person answering that question. The questions are mostly about _Presto_, since this CD was released shortly after _Presto_. * The Anthem release of ESL, available in Canada is [ADD], but the US CD is [AAD]. What are the catalog numbers for LP/Cassette? LP CD Cassette 8-track R SRM-1-1011 822 541-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1011 MC-8-1-1011 FBN SRM-1-1023 822 542-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1023 MC-8-1-1023 COS SRM-1-1046 822 543-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1046 MC-8-1-1046 2112 SRM-1-1079 822 545-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1079 MC-8-1-1079 ATWAS SRM-2-7508 822 552-2 M-1 MCT-4-2-7508 MCT8-2-7508 AFTK SRM-1-1184 822 546-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1184 MC-8-1-1184 H SRM-1-3743 822 547-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-3743 MC-8-1-3743 PeW SRM 1-4001 822 548-2 M-1 MCR4 1-4001 MC8 1-4001 MP SRM-1-4013 800 048-2 MCR41 4013 ESL SRM-2-7001 822 551-2 M-1 MCR-4-2-7001 MC-8-2-7001 S SRM-1-4063 810 002-2 MCR-4-1-4063 MC-8-1-4063 GUP 818 476-1 M-1 818 476-2 818 476-4 M-1 PoW 826 098-1 M-1 826 098-2 M-1 826 098-4 M-1 HYF 832 464-1 Q-1 832 464-2 Q-1 ? ASOH 836 346-1 836 346-2 836 346-4 P 82040-1 7 82040-2 7 82040-4 Chr 838 937-2 838 936-4 838 938-2 RTB 7 82293-2 When was <album> released? Rush - Aug 1974 FBN - Feb 1975 COS - Sept 1975 2112 - April 1976 ATWAS - Sept 1976 AFTK - Sept 1977 Archives - April 1978 Hemi - Oct 1978 PeW - Jan 1980 MP - Feb 1981 ESL - Nov 1981 Signals - Sept 1982 p/g - April 1984 PoW - Oct 1985 HYF - Sep 1987 ASoH - January 1989 Presto - November 1989 Chronicles - Sep 1990 Roll The Bones - September 1991 Are any videotapes of the band available? Polygram Music Video 60285 (1981) Exit...Stage Left includes: Limelight Tom Sawyer The Trees Instrumental Xanadu Red Barchetta Free Will Closer To The Heart YYZ (with voice over) By-Tor and the Snow Dog/In The End/In The Mood/2112 Finale PMV 60607 (1986) Grace Under Pressure Tour includes: The Spirit Of Radio The Enemy Within The Weapon Witch Hunt New World Man Distant Early Warning Red Sector A Closer To The Heart YYZ/2112: Temples of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer Vital Signs/Finding My Way/In The Mood The Big Money {video} PMV 0741 760-3 (1989) A Show Of Hands includes: The Big Money Marathon Turn The Page Prime Mover Manhattan Project Closer To The Heart Red Sector A Force Ten Lock And Key (laserdisc only) Mission Territories The Rhythm Method (drum solo) The Spirit Of Radio Tom Sawyer 2112/La Villa Strangiato/In The Mood PMV 60466 (1985) Through The Camera Eye (video compilation) includes: Vital Signs Tom Sawyer [live, from Exit...Stage Left] Subdivisions Countdown Distant Early Warning Afterimage The Enemy Within The Body Electric PMV 082 765-3 (1990) Chronicles (video compilation) includes: Closer To The Heart [live] The Trees [live] Limelight [studio] Tom Sawyer [live, from ESL with some minor changes] Red Barchetta [live, from ESL] Subdivisions [from _Through The Camera Eye_] Distant Early Warning [from _Through The Camera Eye_] Red Sector A [live, from the p/g tour video] The Big Money [the shortened MTV version, not the complete one from the p/g tour video] Mystic Rhythms Time Stand Still Lock And Key Are these tapes available on laserdisc? According to the Barr Digital (a Seattle based mail order dealer in laser discs) database, available for ftp from cs.yale.edu in the pub/rec.video/BarrLDDB directory, there are laserdiscs for _Through The Camera Eye_, _Exit Stage Left_, _Grace Under Pressure Tour_, _A Show of Hands_, and the video single for _The Big Money_. The database also says that _Exit Stage Left_ was "discontinued 8/91." This does not imply that Barr has them in stock; this database is not Barr's inventory. It is only a list of laserdiscs that have been made. The file that I ftp'ed from cs.yale.edu had a Feb 26 1992 time/date stamp, so I assume that this information is accurate as of that date. According to meg@syrinx.umd.edu (Hi, Meg!), Chronicles is available on laserdisc in Japan, but it's not in NTSC format. What songs has the band made videos for? Anthem Fly By Night A Farewell To Kings Closer To The Heart % Xanadu Circumstances The Trees % La Villa Strangiato Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer [live, from ESL] %# Red Barchetta [live, from ESL] % Limelight % Limelight [live, from ESL] Vital Signs # Subdivisions %# Countdown # Distant Early Warning %# Afterimage # The Enemy Within # The Body Electric # The Big Money %& Mystic Rhythms % Marathon [live, from ASoH] Time Stand Still % Lock And Key % Show Don't Tell The Pass Superconductor Roll The Bones % These videos appear on the _Chronicles_ videotape. # These videos appear on the _Through The Camera Eye_ videotape. & This video appears in it's complete form on the end of the _Grace Under Pressure Tour_ videotape. The shortened MTV version appears on the _Chronicles_ videotape. Videos with the 'live' comment are concert videos; all others have studio soundtracks. Some of these have minor edits to the soundtrack. How many copies did <album> sell? >From Billboard's Book of Gold and Platinum Records (1990): Release Date Cert. Date of Cert. Chart Peak Title 3/76 G 11/16/77 61 2112 P 2/25/81 10/76 G 11/16/77 40 All The World's A Stage P 3/4/81 8/77 G 11/16/77 33 A Farewell To Kings 10/78 G 12/14/78 47 Hemispheres 1/80 G 3/17/80 4 Permanent Waves P 11/9/87 1/81 G 4/13/81 3 Moving Pictures P 4/27/81 2P 10/12/84 10/81 G 1/5/82 10 Exit...Stage Left P 11/9/87 9/82 G 11/10/82 10 Signals P 11/10/82 4/84 G 6/26/84 10 Grace Under Pressure P 6/26/84 10/85 G 12/18/85 10 Power Windows P 1/27/86 9/87 G 11/9/87 13 Hold Your Fire 1/89 G 3/9/89 21 A Show Of Hands >From Billboard's Book of Top 40 Albums (1991): Date Peak Weeks Cert. Title 11/20/76 40 2 P All The World's A Stage 10/8/77 33 5 G A Farewell To Kings 2/9/80 4 15 P Permanent Waves 3/7/81 3 29 2P Moving Pictures 11/14/81 10 14 P Exit...Stage Left 10/2/82 10 11 P Signals 5/5/84 10 12 P Grace Under Pressure 11/2/85 10 14 P Power Windows 10/3/87 13 14 G Hold Your Fire 2/4/89 21 5 G A Show Of Hands 12/9/89 16 11 G Presto Apparently, _Roll The Bones_ reached number 10 in the uk album charts. This was in the first week it was released. It then dropped to number 18 the following week and then out of the chart altogether. Can anyone list everything else that the members of Rush have ever appeared on? This is not a complete list. Please send me your additions! "Universal Juveniles" by Max Webster (Rush in "Battlescar") 1980 (ANR-1-1027 Anthem) <Lifeson-produced for "Wireless" around 1981. Can anyone I.D.?> "Great White North" by Bob and Doug McKenzie (Geddy singing "Take Off") 1981 (ANR-1-1036 Anthem) "Vignettes" by Marie Lynn Hammond (Lee on 2 tracks) 1983 (BTR 1002 Black Tie Records) "Boys Brigade" by Boys Brigade (Lee produced) 1983 (ST 12278 Capitol) "We Are the World" by USA for Africa with Lee in Northern Lights singing "Tears are Not Enough" 1985 (40043 Columbia) "Alien Shores" by Platinum Blonde (Alex on 2 tracks) 1985 (PCC-80105 Columbia) "Champion" by Jeff Berlin (Peart on 2 tracks) 1985 (Passport Jazz PJ 88004 A) "Beyond Borders" by Canadian Guitar Summit (with Alex) July 1987 Guitar Player Magazine (flexidisc) "Pieces of Eight" (Peart percussion compilation) May 1987 Modern Drummer Magazine (flexidisc) "Serious Business" by Greenway (Alex doing solo in "In the Danger Zone") 1988 (81827-1 Atlantic) "Clean Slate" by Clean Slate (Alex produced) 1988 (ANM-1 5002 Anthem) (5 song EP) "Dream on the Horizon: A Tribute to the Olympic Spirit" by The Big Picture 1988 (WSC-331 Chartwell Records) (Alex on 2 tracks) "Smoke on the Water" (Mega-Rock Re-Mix)/Paranoid, by Rock Aid Armenia and Black Sabbath, (Alex on guitar) 1989 UK ARMENT 001, ARMENTR 002, ARMENT 002 "Lost Brotherhood" by Larry Gowan (Alex on all tracks) 1990 (80160 Anthem) CASSETTES: "Star Jam Series: Neil Peart Style" "Starlicks Guitar Lesson: Alex Lifeson Style" In the January 1986 issue of _Modern Drummer_ magazine, while discussing his appearance on the Jeff Berlin album, Neil says that he "...did a similar thing with a musician named Ken Ramm in Toronto. That record was released in Canada." VIDEO: "1991 Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert" (Neil on a few songs) DCI Music Video What was the first single released by the band? The A side was a cover of a Buddy Holly song called "Not Fade Away." The B side was a Lee/Rutsey song called "You Can't Fight It." These songs are not on any Rush albums. I just bought the CD of <Exit...Stage Left | All The World's A Stage> and it's missing a track! Is a complete version of this CD available? No. But if you absolutely have to have everything on CD, the 2 missing tracks are on _Chronicles_. Has <song> ever been performed live? The 1st anniversary issue of TNMS contains song lists for each tour Rush has done up to _Presto_. This is issue 99, available for ftp at syrinx.umd.edu. What is Battlescar/Max Webster, who plays on it, what is the label/catalogue number for the Universal Juveniles CD? Where can I write to get it? Max Webster is a Canadian band that used to open for Rush. Battlescar is a song from their _Universal Juveniles_ CD that was done as a duet of the 2 bands. Max Webster - Universal Juveniles 1980 Mercury SRM-1-3855 [6337 144] Distributed by Polygram Distribution, Inc. Polygram 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Write: Anthem Records Oak Manor P.O. 1000 Oak Ridges, Ontario Canada L0G 1P0 One more note: "Battlescar" has a subscript: "recorded live July 28th, 1980 Phase One Studios -Toronto-". Have any books been written about the band? Rush - Visions: The Official Biography (c) 1988 By Bill Banasiewicz (The B-Man) ISBN: 0-7119-1162-2 94 pages From: Omnibus Press Distributor: Music Sales Corporation 24 East 22nd Street New York, NY 10010 Success Under Pressure (c) 1984 By Steve Gett ISBN: 0-89524-230-3 48 pages From: Cherry Lane Books 110 Midland Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573 Rush (c)1982 By Brian Harrigan ISBN: 0-86001-934-9 80 pages The Putnam Publishing Group 200 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 People have sent me the names of sheet music books about Rush, but I'm not going to include those because there are too many of them and this file is getting far too large. Besides, they really aren't about the band. I heard something about a Rush comic book. What comic book was it? That was Defenders #45. It was dedicated to Geddy, Alex, and Neil of Rush on the first page. The story has an anti-collectivist theme to it. Since it was printed Mar 77 it makes sense that it would draw from 2112 (however vaguely). The villian (Red Rajah) says, at one point, "Truth is false and logic lost, seek the Rajah at all cost". Somebody posted <item> in the Digest. I missed it - could somebody please send me a copy? Does anybody have the lyrics to <song>? An archive server is running at server@ingr.com. The address of this archive file server is: UUCP'ish: ...!uunet!ingr!server ARPA'ish: server@ingr.com This archive file server currently supports the following commands: GET - request a specific file listed in the index SEND - (same as GET) HELP - request the help file (this file) INDEX - request list of requestable files MESSAGE - this is a message to server keeper (do not process) NOTE - (same as MESSAGE) Commands and file names are not case sensitive. The body of the email is _ignored_ unless the command is MESSAGE (or NOTE), then it is passed on to the keeper of the server, currently me. To make something available on the archive server, send it with the MESSAGE command so the server keeper can respond appropriately. The server is limited to sending one megabyte of text a day. If your request is processed after this limit is exceeded, you will be notified that your request failed. You will also be notified if your request contains an invalid command, unknown file name, or other problem. Use the MESSAGE command for questions. Do not contact anyone at site INGR. This might cause problems and will put the existence of the server at risk. Additionally, an FTP site has been established. There are several read-only directories containing informational files, plus a directory for uploading files into. The address to ftp to is: syrinx.umd.edu or 128.8.2.114 for those of you who don't have name resolution. Once here, you will be prompted for a name (userid) and password. Use "anonymous" for the userid and your userid for the password. Once you're logged in, 'cd' into the "rush" subdirectory. Once there, you can list the files in the directory. There is actually only one file (README) currently, the others being subdirectories. The directories available now are: "digest" - Contains back issues of the current incarnation of the digest from issue # 1 to the current issue; "lyrics" - Contains the lyrics for all the albums up through _Roll The Bones_. "names" - Contains a recent (thought not always the latest-and-greatest) version of the subscription list; and "images" - Contains GIF and Rast format pictures of album covers and photos of the band members. "sounds" - A directory containing sound files in NeXT .snd or Sun .au format. "MacSounds" - A directory containing Macintosh-format sounds. "c64-sounds" - A directory containing Commodore-64-format sounds. "tab" - A directory containing guitar and bass tabs for various songs. "incoming" - A directory that's world-writable for uploading files to Syrinx to be moved (by the digest manager) to one of the other directories. (If you upload something, PLEASE send mail to the Syrinx administrative address to let the list manager know!) "special" - Contains the longer items - interviews, articles, tour lists, etc. Any item warranting it's own file but doesn't fall into any of the other categories. Any files in the subdirectories with a suffix of ".Z" are compressed; you'll have to uncompress them on your end. There is a Unix Shell Archive (shar) format file in the main directory named "compress.shar" which contains the source for the compress/uncompress commands. If you wish to submit something for a special edition posting, send it to the 'rush-request' address; if it's of general interest, it'll be a special edition, and then placed in the "special" dir. The same effect is created by uploading something to the "incoming" directory and sending mail to the 'rush-request' address and informing the rush-mgr it's there. Remember, if you don't have ftp capabilities at your site, there is still the mail server at "server@ingr.com". What issue of the Digest is <item> in? This list isn't complete, and it probably contains errors. Let me know, so I can fix them! Item Issue ---- ----- Neil's reaction to the Digest 5 Analysis of "The Pass" 21 Neil's editorial on Satanism 22 Explanation of the map in "Signals" 26 A Nice Morning Drive 34 Grace Under Pressure tour book 42 2112 tour book 47 Permanent Waves tour book 48 1978 Article/Story on Rush 59 Alex interview: Music Express #132, 1989 62 "Kubla Khan" 64 Modern Drummer interview with Neil (Dec 89) 68 HYF tour book 69 Rockline interview 4/30/90 72 Peart Q & A 74 Definition of "peart" 80 Chronicles essay 81 "Kubla Khan" 88 Rush special from "The Source" 91 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 1 of 4) 93 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 2 of 4) 94 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 3 of 4) 96 Anniversary issue (Part 1 of 2) 98 Anniversary issue (Part 2 of 2) 99 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 4 of 4) 101 Interview with Alex 11/20/90 107 Updated Rush tour dates listing 108 "In The Studio" interviews/MP era 110 _Rolling Stone_ interviews: 5/15,80,6/26/80,5/28/81 114 Guitar World, March 1990 118 1978 _Sounds_ article 121 Rolling Stone album reviews (Hemispheres,PeW,ESL,Signals,p/g,PoW,ASoH,Presto) 123 Dec 18, 1983 _Sounds_ article 125 "The Source" interview: 2/27/83 131 Modern Drummer interview with Neil (April 84) 134 Moving Pictures tour book 136 Neil Peart drumset giveaway from _Modern Drummer_ 3/87 142 Neil Peart: "The Quest For New Drums" (5/87 MD) 145 Neil Peart: drumset giveaway results (10/87 MD) 145 Neil Peart: "Getting The Drum Part" (8/88 MD) 145 Neil Peart: "A Real Job" (2/87 MD) 151 Interview: SOUNDS, April 5, 1980 206 Rush discography 209 Discussion of scissors/paper/stone symbols 212 Geddy Lee interview: _Keyboard_ magazine, Sept '84 217 Geddy Lee interview: _Keyboard_ magazine, March 89 220 Alex Lifeson interview: _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_: July '84 220 Neil Peart interview: _Metal Hammer_, April 25 1988 227 _Presto_ tour press release 229 _Only Music_ article 229 Presto concert review: _Kerrang_ #282: March 24,1990 234,262 Picture Disc interview with Alex: HYF era 238 PoW tourbook transcription 250 Hemispheres tourbook transcription 257 Signals tourbook transcription 260 Geddy Lee interview: _Bass Player_ mag - Nov/Dec 1988 264 _Creem_ interview with Neil 274 Alex interview: 4/86 _Guitar Player_ 277 Geddy Lee interview: 4/86 _Guitar Player_ 285 Neil Peart interview: 1/27/88 Houston Post 287 Rush crossword puzzle 292 Neil Peart interview: April '86 _Canadian Composer_ 294 March 1990 _Guitar World_ article 297 _Signals_ tourbook crossword puzzle 302 Neil Peart interview: Jan '86 _Modern Drummer_ 305 Neil Peart release: Roll The Bones 311 Neil Peart interview: _Guitar_: Oct '86 312 Geddy Lee interview: Aug 19, 1991: Frank Lancaster 320 Neil interview:Oct '86 Guitar for Practicing Musician 325 Geddy interview: In The Listening Room - from GFPM 6/87 325 Neil/Alex interview: Feb 1990 Music Express 342 TNMS 2nd anniversary issue 378 "Row the boats" article by Neil Peart 390 10/91 "Canadian Musician" interview: Geddy, Neil 392 Nov 1 1991 Chicago Tribune article 406 Gold Rush: Canadian Composer article 408 Aug 19 1991 Geddy Lee interview 408 Neil Peart Rochester Times Union article: 10/24/91 408 RTB CD launch transcription 450 Nov 1991 _Guitar Player_ interview: Geddy & Alex 452 ABC In Concert Artist Profile of RUSH (RTB tour) 453 Results of "Favorite Rush Songs" poll 458 I've been seeing <acronym> used in the Digest. What does it mean? FBN Fly By Night COS Caress Of Steel ATWAS All The World's A Stage AFTK A Farewell To Kings PeW Permanent Waves {PLEASE! NOT just PW!} MP Moving Pictures ESL Exit... Stage Left GUP Grace Under Pressure p/g Grace Under Pressure PoW Power Windows {PLEASE! NOT just PW!} HYF Hold Your Fire ASoH A Show Of Hands TTCE Through The Camera Eye {rare, but it shows up} RTB Roll The Bones IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opinion WRT With Respect To ORQ Obligatory Rush Quote AHO: Anyone Heard Of... ALTP: Avoid It Like The Plague BBB: Blah, Blah, Blah BFD: Big F*ckin Deal BMA: Blew Me Away BTW: By The Way CIU: Crank It Up! DAU: Donning Asbestos Underwear EMOMC: Even More Obligatory Musical Content FIOTNC: Frisbee It Off The Nearest Cliff GAALMAYS: Go Away And Leave Me Alone You Slimeball GMAW: Gave Me A Woody GSM: Good Sex Music ICF: I Can't Find... IGAGBAYCDTI: It's Got A Good Beat And You Can Dance To It IHRI: I Highly Recommend It IMHO: In My Humble Opinion IMHTTO: In My Holier Than Thou Opinion IMO: In My Opinion ISTBO: It Sucked The Big One LTIS: Listen To It Stoned MMG: Makes Me Gag MMW: Made Me Wet (female version of GMAW) MOMC: More Obligatory Musical Content NAFW: Not Another Flame War!! NFP: No Flames Please NIDPA: No! I Don't Play Accordion NKOTB: No Kissing Or Tongue Badminton OMC: Obligatory Musical Content ONNATT: Oh, No! Not Another Top Ten PMO: Piss Me Off POS: Piece Of Sh*t RCS: Real Cool Shit SJA: woj ;-) TAV: Take A Valium TBE: Their Best Ever TOS: Totally Orgasmic Shit WOM: Waste Of Money WFM: Works For Me I've heard about the "Rush Backstage Club." What is it, and how do I join? It's an outfit that sells Rush souvenirs (t-shirts, posters, etc) and occasionally releases a newsletter. (I'm not a member, so I don't really know. Could a member send me some details?) To join the backstage club, just send $12.95 ($10 to join plus $2.95 shipping and handling) to: Rush Backstage Club 951 Toni Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89119 Membership obligation is to purchase 1 item of merchandise each year to stay on the mailing list. Also, they will answer any inquiries if you include a self addressed stamped envelope. For those international people, pay in U.S. money (NO CASH!!!) and include postage coupons with information requests. What other Rush newsletters are there? "The Spirit Of Rush" Published 4 times a year. Subscription for the next 4 issues: U.K.: #6.80, Europe: #10.00, Australia/N.Z.: #12.00 U.S.A/Canada: $20.00 (# = Pounds Sterling. All prices include postage.) Back issues: U.K.: #1.50 each, Europe: #2.00, Australia/N.Z.: #3.00 U.S.A./Canada: $4.00 (all prices include postage) Address for back issues, and U.K./Europe/Australia/N.Z. subscriptions: 23, Garden Close, Chinbrook Road, Grove Park, London, SE12 9TG England Address for U.S.A/Canada subscriptions: Ray Wawrzyniak 110 Red Oak Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 U.S.A. U.K. readers should pay by crossed cheque or postal order, NOT CASH. Overseas readers should pay by bank draft or International Money Order, in STERLING ONLY please. If these are unavailable, cash sterling or cash dollars only. Personal cheques in foreign currency cannot be accepted. Cheques/postal orders/I.M.O/B.D. payable to 'The Spirit Of Rush' U.S.A. readers should pay by personal cheque payable to Ray Wawryzniak. _A Show of Fans_ "A Rush Fanzine For and By Rush Fans" Steve Streeter: Publisher/Editor Send $3 for the most current issue. P.O. Box 292 Canton, Connecticut 06019 (203) 693-0506 What is the marital status of the band members? In _Visions_, there is a group picture of all 3 band members and their wives. I've heard <rumor> about <band member>. Does anybody know anything about the truth of it? These rumors have been popping up for quite some time now. Here are some of the ones that have been shown to be wrong over the years by the activities of the band: - Alex is dying of cancer - Neil is dying of cancer - Geddy is dying of cancer - Geddy has throat cancer; he's not dying, but can never sing again - Geddy is going blind from stage lights. - Neil is gay. What are the birthdays of the band members? Geddy Lee July 29,1953 {according to _Visions_} Neil Peart September 12, 1952 Alex Lifeson August 27, 1953 What are the real names of the band members? Geddy Lee Gary Lee Weinrib { The book "Heart of Gold", a history of Canadian rock, provides this as Geddy Lee's real name. In 1971, Gary Lee Weinrib, Alex Zivojinovich, and John Rutsey all joined CAPAC, the Canadian writers/publishers/composers guild. } Neil Peart Neil Peart Alex Lifeson Alex Zivojinovic How is "Peart" pronounced? It rhymes with "near", according to Neil on the "Rush - Profiled!" CD, so I assume that's the correct pronunciation. I don't remember the exact wording off the top of my head, but the "Profiled!" CD contains a recording of Neil saying "Hi, this is Neil Peart of Rush." That also agrees with the way Geddy pronounced "Peart" when introducing Neil's solo during RTB shows. I heard that Neil Peart has a PhD in <field of study>. Is this true? In _Visions_, Neil is quoted (on page 65) as saying that he is a high school dropout. I don't see how he would have had time to go to school and get a degree, what with being in Rush and all. Does anybody have an address I can use to write to the band? This address was posted to the Digest, but I can't vouch for the correctness of it. RUSH 41 Britan St. (#200) Toronto, ON M5C 1R7, CANADA The Backstage Club will probably forward mail as well. _Modern Drummer_ magazine will forward mail to Neil. (or other drummers, for that matter!) Modern Drummer 870 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Who says <phrase> in <song>? Geddy says "One...Two...Buckle my shoe" in "In The End" on ATWAS. Neil does the narrative during "The Necromancer". I've never seen anything definitive saying who whispers in "The Twilight Zone." Neil does the "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation - We have assumed control" bit at the end of "2112". The deep voice at the beginning of "Cygnus X-1" is none other than Terry Brown. Neil says "Subdivisions" in the song of the same name, even though Alex is shown in the video and does it live. Alex says "That's nice" at the end of "Chain Lightning". We don't know who says "I will be the judge" and "Give the jury direction." I did receive the following email on April 11, 1991 on just this very subject: { Begin quoted text } >Good day. I am a Rush fan who has access to an Amiga and a good quality >digitizer. I noticed that in the "Who says what" section of the FAQL you >wrote that you don't know who says "I will be the judge" and "Give the >jury direction." > >Out of curiousity, I digitized that section of Show Don't Tell, and then >played it back at the 'proper' speed. Although the main vocal track >(Geddy's voice) was obviously too high, I could now hear the background >vocals that were intentionally slowed. > >The task was fairly difficult because of two reasons: >1. The background vocals are very weakly mixed in comparison to the main > vocals, which makes it hard to distinguish the voice. >2. The phrases are actually whispered, sampled, and then slowed down by > some factor. > >All above statements coming to a conclusion with my submission to the >FAQL issue: Neil whispers "I will be the judge" and "Give the jury >direction" during Show Don't Tell. > >Yoav Gershon >ygershon@ucdavis.edu (or ygershon@deneb.ucdavis.edu) >UC Davis. { end quoted text } According to Neil on the Dec 2 1991 Rockline, Geddy does the RTB "chat" section. What is a Lerxt? A Lerxt is an Alex Lifeson. Do the other band members have nicknames? Ged and Neil also have nicknames, Dirk and Pratt. Hence "Lerxtwood Mall", "Old Dirk Road" and "Pratt & Co." on the map on the back cover of Signals. -- from ano@uk.ac.rdg.cs.csres Where did the name "Rush" come from? Paraphrased Background: In August of 1968 the band's formal lineup was Alex on guitar, John Rutsey on drums, and Jeff Jones on bass and vocals. They got a job to play at the "Coff-In", a coffee house in the basement of an Anglican Church [Great name, eh?] for $25/night. "The band was excited, but they had a big problem. While they had been dreaming of playing, they had neglected to come up with a name for their group. So a few days before the gig they sat around in John's basement trying to come up with an appropriate monicker. They weren't having much luck when John's older brother Bill piped up, 'Why don't you call the band Rush' and Rush it was." -- from _Visions_ Whatever happened to John Rutsey? "John's still around. I see John quite often. He gave up playing shortly after he left the band and went into bodybuilding. He competed on an amateur level for a while, doing that for a few years, and has sort of been in and out of that, but he still works out, and I work out with him a few times a week at a local gym - at a Gold's, here in Toronto." -- Alex Lifeson, in the 2/6/89 Rockline interview ############################################################################## Please send me your suggestions for additions or corrections. But please read the beginning of this faql file for advice on whether or not your suggestion is appropriate for the faql before sending me mail. You might be better off posting your idea to The National Midnight Star. -- typed by Dan Delany. (That's dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu or dan@bud.csc.calpoly.edu to you!) Delany: n. A measure of the number of shades of purple appearing in one's GUI. ----------------------------------------------------------
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