The National Midnight Star #604

From temples@syrinx.umd.edu Mon Jan 25 22:34:11 1993 Return-Path: <temples@syrinx.umd.edu> Received: from syrinx.umd.edu by dsys.ncsl.nist.gov (4.1/NIST-dsys) id AA29220; Mon, 25 Jan 93 22:34:07 EST Received: by syrinx.umd.edu (5.57/Ultrix2.4-C) id AA10757; Mon, 25 Jan 93 21:35:06 -0500 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 21:35:06 -0500 Message-Id: <9301260235.AA10757@syrinx.umd.edu> 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@syrinx.umd.edu Subject: 01/25/93 - The National Midnight Star #604 ** Special Edition ** Status: R
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If you received a copy of this file in email, other than as an issue of TNMS, it is probably because you asked one of these questions. This file has been expanded into 3 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 up to and including stuff on _A Show Of Hands_. Part 3 contains questions about material starting with _Presto_. If you want a copy of the current version of this file, email me and I'll send you the most recent version. This set of files is posted on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month to rec.music.info,alt.music.rush, and TNMS. The FAQ is also available via anonymous ftp from syrinx.umd.edu (128.8.2.114) in the /rush/special directory. If you have any suggestions for additions to the list or corrections, please send them to me at dan@rat.csc.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 FAQ suggestions to the moderator of the Rush fans mailing list. He doesn't have anything to do with keeping the FAQ up to date. FAQ suggestions should be sent to me at dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu and not to the mailing list moderator. If mail sent to dan@rat bounces, try dan@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu or dan@garden.csc.calpoly.edu - they should work. 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 FAQ 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'll repeat that because it's important and people don't get it. THE FAQ 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 or alt.music.rush. 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 FAQ. (Especially since I think it's a coincidence!) Remember, coincidences happen, even in Rush songs! An additional thing to consider is that many questions are answered in, of all places, the liner notes on the albums. Please look there before posting a question. 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. One more thing: If you send me mail and I don't answer right away, please be patient. I eventually read all of my mail. However, Rush FAQ-related stuff has a lower priority than my job. I'd like to thank Bruce Holtgren <70724.1622@CompuServe.COM> for lots of editing advice on the FAQ. He volunteered to proofread the entire set of FAQ files for me, and he seems to be much better at that than I am. Thanks, Bruce! Here are the questions I get asked the most, so I'll put them here at the start: What is The National Midnight Star? It's a Rush fans newsletter that is distributed via email. Submissions are all sent to one address, and the moderator goes through the submissions periodically and sends out a digest containing lots of submissions. (If you don't know where the name "The National Midnight Star" comes from, that means you don't watch enough Canadian TV.) 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! I'll repeat that. I (dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu) have absolutely nothing to do with the management of TNMS. I can't add your name to the subscription list. Latest Word on the next album: I haven't seen any official word about the rumors of a boxed set of Rush CDs. Until I see official word on the subject, I'll treat that as a rumor. The band is scheduled to go into the studio in January or February 1993. According to an interview with Alex on 97.7 FM in Hamilton, Ontario, the album is expected to come out in June. Also mentioned is that they will be taking the summer off, so we can't expect an immediate tour. This info was originally posted in alt.music.rush on Nov 4 by v281nr6a@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Mark D Uher). (According to Jeff Robertson, 97.7 FM is actually in St. Catharines.) SEIDENBERG@MARY.FORDHAM.EDU apparently has a source of information, and has posted the following: Rupert Hine will not produce the next album. The band will start working on material on Jan. 15. I wonder if that means that the band will start writing then, or that the band will go into the studio then. The target date for release is September 15. This disagrees with what Alex has said, and I don't know who is right. -------- The following questions and answers are in this file: -------- What albums has the band released? What are the catalog numbers for CD/LP/Cassette? What are some titles of some good Rush bootlegs, and how might I go about finding some? What album is <song> on? When was <album> released? How many copies did <album> sell? Are any videotapes of the band available? Are these tapes available on laserdisc? What songs has the band made videos for? 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? Does anybody know if <band> ever opened for Rush? When did Rush play in <city> last? 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 that Neil Peart was going to publish some of his writings. Has this been done? Can I buy this book? I heard something about a Rush comic book. What comic book was it? Somebody posted <item> in TNMS. I missed it - could somebody please send me a copy? Does anybody have the lyrics to <song>? What issue of TNMS is <item> in? I've been seeing <acronym> used in TNMS. 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? Do any of the band members have kids? I've heard <rumor> about <band member>. Does anybody know anything about the truth of it? What are the birthdays of the band members? But in "Thrice Told Tales," it says that Geddy's birthday is June 29! What are the real names of the band members? What equipment does <band member> use/endorse? 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? What's the story behind Alex's "Hentor Sportscaster" guitar? Where did the name "Rush" come from? Whatever happened to John Rutsey? -------- Questions and answers follow. ------- What albums has the band released? What are the catalog numbers for CD/LP/Cassette? A more complete version of this discography is available for FTP at ftp.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4). {according to datta@cs.uwp.edu, at least. I haven't looked.} LP CD Cassette 8-track R SRM-1-1011 822 541-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1011 MC-8-1-1011 Mercury [AAD] FBN SRM-1-1023 822 542-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1023 MC-8-1-1023 Mercury [AAD] COS SRM-1-1046 822 543-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1046 MC-8-1-1046 Mercury [AAD] 2112 SRM-1-1079 822 545-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1079 MC-8-1-1079 Mercury [AAD] ATWAS SRM-2-7508 822 552-2 M-1 MCT-4-2-7508 MCT8-2-7508 Mercury [AAD] AFTK SRM-1-1184 822 546-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1184 MC-8-1-1184 Mercury [AAD] H SRM-1-3743 822 547-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-3743 MC-8-1-3743 Mercury [AAD] PeW SRM 1-4001 822 548-2 M-1 MCR4 1-4001 MC8 1-4001 Mercury [AAD] MP SRM-1-4013 800 048-2 MCR41 4013 Mercury [ADD] ESL SRM-2-7001 822 551-2 M-1 MCR-4-2-7001 MC-8-2-7001 Mercury*[AAD] S SRM-1-4063 810 002-2 MCR-4-1-4063 MC-8-1-4063 Mercury [ADD] GUP 818 476-1 M-1 818 476-2 818 476-4 M-1 Mercury [AAD] PoW 826 098-1 M-1 826 098-2 M-1 826 098-4 M-1 Mercury [DDD] HYF 832 464-1 Q-1 832 464-2 Q-1 ? Mercury [DDD] ASOH 836 346-1 836 346-2 836 346-4 Mercury [ADD] P 82040-1 7 82040-2 7 82040-4 Atlantic[DDD] Chr 838 937-2 838 936-4 Mercury 838 938-2 RTB 7 82293-2 Atlantic[DDD] 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]. Some people have told me that their CD says [ADD] on the disc and [AAD] on the label. What are some titles of some good Rush bootlegs, and how might I go about finding some? The FAQ, TNMS and alt.music.rush do not encourage this illegal activity, but a list of titles is available by emailing meg@syrinx.umd.edu and asking for information. What album is <song> on? Check the complete discography, available for FTP from ftp.uwp.edu for amazingly detailed information on this subject. When was <album> released? R - August 1974 FBN - February 1975 COS - September 1975 2112 - April 1976 ATWAS - September 1976 AFTK - September 1977 Archives - April 1978 H - October 1978 PeW - January 1980 MP - February 1981 ESL - November 1981 S - September 1982 GUP - April 1984 PoW - October 1985 HYF - September 1987 ASOH - January 1989 P - November 1989 Chr - September 1990 RTB - September 1991 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 As of May 1992, _Chronicles_ has been certified platinum, while RTB is still just at gold. >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. Are any videotapes of the band available? Polygram Music Video 60285 (1981) Exit...Stage Left Running time: approx. 60 minutes 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 Running time: approx. 69 minutes 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} The video for "The Big Money" is omitted from the European release of this tape. PMV 0741 760-3 (1989) A Show Of Hands Running time: approx. 90 minutes 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) Running time: approx. 44 minutes 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) Running time: approx. 63 minutes 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 GUP 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 laserdiscs) 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'd 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, _Chronicles_ is available on laserdisc in the US. However, "Red Sector A" isn't on this laserdisc. 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 its complete form on the end of the _Grace Under Pressure Tour_ videotape. The shortened MTV version appears on the _Chronicles_ videotape. Videos with no punctuation symbol next to them are not available on any home video compilation. If you want to see these videos, you have to find somebody who taped them from TV or copied them from somebody else's tape. Videos with the "live" comment are concert videos; all others have studio soundtracks. Some of these have minor edits to the soundtrack. 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) "No Static" by Wireless (Lee produced) 1979/80? "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 (Alex on 2 tracks) 1988 (WSC-331 Chartwell Records) "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) "Whale Music" by the Rheostatics (Neil on 3 tracks) 1992 (Intrepid Records, available in Canada) Call 1-800-663-1616 for info. "Angel Rat" by VoiVod (Lee produced) 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. If you want to hear them, you have to track down a copy of the single, which is very rare, or find somebody who has the songs on tape. There is no collection for sale that contains these tracks. 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. Does anybody know if <band> ever opened for Rush? When did Rush play in <city> last? Check the Rush Tour Dates listing, available via anonymous FTP from syrinx.umd.edu for complete information. 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 Order number: 44387 (that's what my copy says, anyway) Some copies of _Visions_ have this address for Music Sales Corporation: 24 East 22nd Street New York, NY 10010 (I've been informed that mail sent to this address gets returned.) Other copies have this one: 225 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 I don't know which address is correct. If you find out, tell me. _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 Ethan Evan Prater (prater-ethan@yale.edu) wrote to the company about this book and was informed that the book is out of print, and there are no plans for a reprint. People have sent me the names of books of Rush sheet music, 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 that Neil Peart was going to publish some of his writings. Has this been done? Can I buy this book? David Goulden (david.goulden@canrem.com) sent me info about a book he read by Neil. Here's the info he sent me: Title: Raindance Over the Rockies Author: Neil Peart Date: 1988 Publisher: The Cumberland Press (Toronto) Apparently, The Cumberland Press only does the printing. Once they print the book, it is up to the author to distribute it. What this means is that Neil is the person to contact if you want to buy this book. Other than this, I've never heard of Neil publishing anything. 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 March 77 it makes sense that it would draw from _2112_ (however vaguely). The villain (Red Rajah) says, at one point, "Truth is false and logic lost, seek the Rajah at all cost." There is also a comic bio of the band from Rock & Roll Comics, issue #49. It basically tells the history of the band from its beginnings to "Roll The Bones." Somebody posted <item> in TNMS. 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 The following is the help file for this server. === HELP ========================================================== Dragon has a number of features that are available to most people - mail-based archive server, anonymous FTP, email list subscriptions, and such. Some features are reserved for Intergraph people only due to the nature of the beast. To subscribe to an email digest or list, read the following text concerning the /SUBSCRIBE command. A list of lists is in the appendix at the end of this help file. If you wish to make files available or create an email digest, please contact fordke@ingr.com or send a message via the server per the instructions provided below. For those with access, you can use anonymous FTP to fetch files from the server. Simply FTP to dragon and log in as "anonymous" or "ftp". No password is necessary. The /pub directory is where the archives are stored. The archive server will allow you to retrieve items via electronic mail, subscribe to email lists, and more. It has limited error detection, so study this help file before sending a request. The server processes requests only once per day. This is generally during the very early morning hours in the US. To make the archive server do something, you should send an electronic mail message to server@ingr.com. The body of the message should consist of one command per line. The case of the text does not matter. /SEND INDEX == /sEnD iNdEx Command keywords always have a forward slash '/' character for a prefix. Lines without this prefix are ignored. Commands are interpreted and put into action as they are encountered when parsing the message from top to bottom. We currently have the local Rush/SOL/APP archives from node bisbee, a partial mirror of the SIMTEL archive, and a mirror of the Rush archives at syrinx. === COMMANDS ====================================================== /HELP ----- Sends you this text explaining the server commands. { Rest of the help file deleted to shrink the FAQ. } 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 (though 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 its own file but doesn't fall into any of the other categories. To transfer a file to your machine, type get <filename> where <filename> is the name of the file you want. If you're on a Unix machine, do a "man ftp" for more information. If you have questions about how to decode/view/use these files, ask your local system administrators. 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" that 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 TNMS 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 TNMS 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 (December 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 TNMS 1st anniversary issue (Part 1 of 2) 98 TNMS 1st 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,GUP,PoW,ASOH,Presto) 123 12/18/83 _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_, 4/5/80 206 Rush discography 209 Discussion of scissors/paper/stone symbols 212 Geddy Lee interview: _Keyboard_ magazine, September '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_, 4/25/88 227 _Presto_ tour press release 229 _Only Music_ article 229 Presto concert review: _Kerrang_ #282: 3/24/90 234,262 Picture Disc interview with Alex: HYF era 238 PoW tour book transcription 250 Hemispheres tour book transcription 257 Signals tour book 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_ tour book crossword puzzle 302 Neil Peart interview: January '86 _Modern Drummer_ 305 Neil Peart release: Roll The Bones 311 Neil Peart interview: _Guitar_: October '86 312 Geddy Lee interview: August 19, 1991: Frank Lancaster 320 Neil interview: 10/86 _Guitar for Practicing Musician_ 325 Geddy interview: "In The Listening Room" - GFPM 6/87 325 Neil/Alex interview: February 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 November 1, 1991 Chicago Tribune article 406 "Gold Rush": _Canadian Composer_ article 408 August 19, 1991 Geddy Lee interview 408 Neil Peart Rochester Times Union article: 10/24/91 408 RTB CD launch transcription 450 November 1991 _Guitar Player_ interview: Geddy & Alex 452 ABC "In Concert" artist profile of Rush (RTB tour) 453 Results of "Favorite Rush Songs" poll 458 Lots of parodies of Rush lyrics 479 Bunch of assorted interviews: 481 "Adventures in Paradise" - Neil Peart (HYF era) "Living in a big Rush" - Rochester Times October 24, 1991 (Coincidentally this is also in #408) Orlando Sentinel Neil article Music Express article: Neil/Alex (February 1990) (Same as in #342) TNMS Neil Peart interview 486 April 1992 _Kerrang_ interview: Geddy/Alex 531 Alex Lifeson interview: _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_, May 1991 534 Alex Lifeson interview: _Guitar School_, May 1990 534 Alex/Geddy article: _Guitar World_, April 1988 540 Updated tour dates listing 542 March 1992 _RAG_ interview: Geddy 544 Andrew MacNaughtan interview: "The Spirit of Rush," Pt.1 549 Andrew MacNaughtan interview: "The Spirit of Rush," Pt.2 552 TNMS 3rd anniversary issue 556 Discussion of the origin of the "Cygnus X-1" title 567 "One on One" radio interview with Neil: RTB era 571 May 1992 _Lighting Dimensions_ article 594 February 16 1992 _Houston Chronicle_ interview with Neil 597 I've been seeing <acronym> used in TNMS. 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 Sh*t SJA: woj ;-) TAV: Take A Valium TBE: Their Best Ever TOS: Totally Orgasmic Sh*t 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 2250 E. Tropicana Ave. #228 Las Vegas, NV 89119 (I got that address from FLETCHYYZ@delphi.com) 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 US 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: UK: #6.80, Europe: #10.00, Australia/NZ: #12.00 US/Canada: $20.00 (# = Pounds Sterling. All prices include postage.) Back issues: UK: #1.50 each, Europe: #2.00, Australia/NZ: #3.00 US/Canada: $4.00 (all prices include postage) Address for back issues, and UK/Europe/Australia/NZ subscriptions: 23, Garden Close, Chinbrook Road, Grove Park, London, SE12 9TG England Address for US/Canada subscriptions: A Show of Fans c/o Steve Streeter PO Box 292 Canton, CT 06019 UK 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_ US 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. PO Box 292 Canton, CT 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. Do any of the band members have kids? Geddy has a son: Julian. Alex has 2 sons: Justin and Adrian. Neil has a daughter. 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. What are the birthdays of the band members? Geddy Lee July 29, 1953 {according to _Visions_} {No, Geddy Lee's birthday is NOT June 29!} Neil Peart September 12, 1952 Alex Lifeson August 27, 1953 But in "Thrice Told Tales," it says that Geddy's birthday is June 29! Well, every article written on the subject agrees that Neil Peart joined Rush on Geddy's birthday. In _Visions_, Alex Lifeson says that Neil came down "on the second day of auditions." It has also been documented in several places (_Visions_ and "Thrice Told Tales," to name a few) that when Neil joined the band, he had about 2 weeks to learn the show before his first gig with Rush, which took place in Pittsburgh, opening for Uriah Heep. On June 28, 1974, Rush opened for ZZ Top in Cleveland. On July 1, 1974, Rush opened for Nazareth in Toronto, Ontario. On July 20, 1974, Rush played an "MZ Bennett summer dance." On August 14, Rush opened for Uriah Heep in Pittsburgh. This was Neil's first show with Rush. Based on this information, I believe that the day that Neil joined the band, and therefore Geddy's birthday, is July 29, not June 29, and that the June 29 date is a typo. Geddy Lee said that July 29th was his birthday in an interview taped before the May 31, 1992 show in Mountain View, California. 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 What equipment does <band member> use/endorse? Geddy Lee: Rotosound Funkmaster strings Wal basses Alex Lifeson: Paul Reed Smith guitars Dean Markley strings GK amps Neil Peart: Ludwig drums Zildjian cymbals Pro-Mark sticks KAT triggers 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 TNMS, 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 saying it 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 curiosity, 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 December 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 What's the story behind Alex's "Hentor Sportscaster" guitar? "'Hentor' was the name that we had for Peter Henderson, the producer of 'Grace Under Pressure.' When he wrote his name out to leave us his number, it looked like Peter Hentor instead of Peter Henderson, so we nicknamed him Hentor The Barbarian. I got some Letraset and put it on this white Strat that I had. It has a Shark neck - these are unlabeled replacement necks - so I threw 'Hentor Sportscaster' on there. Amazing all the mail we used to get over that [laughs]: 'Where can I buy a Hentor? How much does a Hentor cost?'" - Alex Lifeson, in the April 1986 _Guitar Player_ magazine 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 FAQ file for advice on whether or not your suggestion is appropriate for the FAQ before sending me mail. You might be better off posting your idea to The National Midnight Star or alt.music.rush for feedback. dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu Dan Delany "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love." -- Charlie Brown ----------------------------------------------------------
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