The National Midnight Star #2019

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Sounds Attention all newbies to the Rush Federation! That preacher fellow... Pittsburgh Radio Station Played 2112 Update on the Power Windows web site A pound of obscure... Tragically Hip Review copies The Actor Who Should Play Neil In A Movie Rush in Ottawa Canada July 4th 1997 Last Show re: riverside what?? front row Hmmmm 2112 Star Re: 04/27/98 - The National Midnight Star #2018 Take Off on Chronicles Re: stooges Rush on Pop Up Videos Re: Maple Leaf Gardens Re: Maple Leaf Gardens Rush-related tattoos and a stupid Rush quote... Geddy Lee Limitid Edition Fender Jazz Can't Wait 'til 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Brett Gentzel <brett.gentzel@seer.com> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:40:46 -0400 Subject: Progressive albums--> the '80s. some dude wrote (sorry, I don't remember who it was): >I agree with the idea that Rush's real progressive albums are from the >1976-1980ish era. However, I think a lot of people over look the redefininf >progressive-rock stance Rush kept in the 1980's! Many big progressive acts >ceased to be progressive around the 1976-1980 period (except for King Crimson >rebounding with Discipline in '81)!!!! Does anyone else agree? I agree completely, thought I don't think that you can really compare the giants... >For example: Yes - they went and put out "Tormato" (yuck) and "Drama" (very >Rush-like despite)...slowly giviing in to pop....they then hit paydirt (in >terms of giving in to pop) with "90125" (yuck). Genesis had gone to "Abacab" >and "Mama" I think the main difference between Rush, and Yes and Genesis, is that the latter two bands had line-up changes, while Rush didn't. When Genesis lost Gabriel, it lost its primary creative ("progressive") force, imho. What Yes lost wasn't as significant as what it gained: Trevor Rabin. I refer to 90125 and Big Gen Yes as the Trevor Rabin Band. Not as a deragatory term (well, maybe a little bit :-), but because the band basically handed ALL creative control of the music over to him. Trevor can write hits. Hence, "Owner of a Lonely Heart." >Around "90125"'s time, Rush had "Signals" and "Grace Under Pressure" out as >new material.... These albums (MV included) are progressive in a lyrical >sense, I believe, but probably not musically real progressive....except for >maybe Tom Sawyer and The Camera Eye... > in the 70's sense of the word (lots of changes in mood and time signatures). I think what ALL the bands were experiencing was a need to change. You could argue that they changed for artistic reasons, for monetary reasons, whatever, but all the bands definitely changed their sound over these years. (even Discipline, while still prog, begins a new "era" of Crimson -- again, imho -- of that "pointialistic" type of music). >Go to 1985....1987....you have POWIND and HYF. These albums >are very much "redefined" progressive with a splash of pop thrown >in musically and lyrically. Right on... I find these records a good mix of prog, poppy yet emotional lyrics, and the experience of having written and recorded music for 10-15 years. I guess the main thing missing from PoW and HYF is song length. Great post!! brett ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Erik DePoy <depoy@com2com.ru> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:30:12 +0400 Subject: Welcome to the 1998 Syrinx Awards (long) THIS IS THE SYRINX AWARDS SHOW! (The Spirit of Radio bursts forth from the house speakers, the TNMS crowd goes wild) THANK YOU TNMS! HOW Y'ALL DOING TONIGHT? (applause) Ahem... As promised back in October, I've been gathering nominations for Syrinx Awards. These are awarded to members of TNMS who have come through for the list and its members by way of things such as extraordinary acts of Rush-kindness, super web-sites, detailed and informative posts, or supplying us with hot, late-breaking news. What makes Syrinx Awards special is the fact that they are awarded by members of the list for members of the list. In this sense they are a means by which the list recognizes a few of its shining stars and encourages others to emulate them. By doing so, they heighten the experience for the rest of us. And an experience it has been. In the two-and-a-half years I've been subscribed, I've not only had an outlet to the latest breaking news about the band, I've also made a number of e-friends, done some nice tape trades, visited some great websites, and shared my thoughts on many Rush-related topics. Thanks to everyone, I look forward to the next years of reading the TNMS and your company. This wouldn't have been possible however without the sterling efforts of our beloved Rush-mgr, who of course receives the inaugural Syrinx Award. Without her tireless work, TNMS wouldn't be sitting in our mailboxes on a regular basis. I can't imagine how much work she must put into it. Moreover, imagine running not one but *two* lists. In any event, she is a hero to us all. Thank you Rush-mgr! (long enthusiastic applause, chants of HO-LY BITCH! HO-LY BITCH! HO-LY BITCH!) The second Syrinx Award, oddly enough, goes to yours truly. I'm not sure I deserve it, but I'll take it anyway %^) Honestly, I got the idea for the Syrinx Awards from the Pink Floyd mailing list Echoes. Their award (the Pinky) is something coveted by its members as a sign of distinction and has led to a number of really super interpretive posts and research into the band and their music. I think the Syrinx Awards have given rise to similar results, although with a special TNMS flavor. I'm also glad nominations were treated with respect and didn't become the subject of goofy posts and/or flames. Thanks to all for embracing the idea of the Syrinx Awards wholeheartedly. (more applause) And now for some entertainment... (the camera focuses on stage left as the New York-based Rush tribute band Power Windows jams out to Limbo) Syrinx Award number three goes to none other than Jordan Finkelstein (aka jman2112). Jordan regaled us last July with a multi-part chronicle of his trip to Toronto to see Rush at the Molson Amphitheater. Jordan's detailed account of visiting Toronto and going to the shows was a pleasure to read. Jordan's posts reminded me of the kind of travel/tourbook writing Neil has done, and probably belong in some kind of Rush/TNMS scrapbook if one is ever put together. What I remember most about Jordan however was just how clearly his emotions came through in the posts. In particular I remember how he distributed his collection of Rush pins to TNMS members for free in honor of the shows he had just seen. Now *that* was cool Jordan, thanks a lot. (much more applause) Number four goes to....Puanani Akaka! Whoo-hoo!!! (I've always wanted to write that). Although Puanani is one of TNMS's more frequent and interesting contributors, she was nominated for her brush with royalty, i.e. her call upon the court of H.R.M King Lerxt backstage at a TFE show in San Diego. We are all bright green with envy. I mean, come on, how many TNMS members have ever met the band backstage? Probably something like 0.01%. Getting backstage to meet Rush must have been one of the coolest experiences imaginable. Not only did she also get to meet Dirk, King Lerxt bestowed upon her a symbol of his unestimable bounty, one of Pratt's drumsticks. Long live the King!! (repeated chants which eventually fade into wild applause and Whoo-hoos) Syrinx Award number five goes to Rob Miceli. Rob went to great lengths to set up TNMS members with tickets to the Toronto TFE shows and among other things, hosted a post-concert bash which by all accounts was a great success. Rob also frequents The Orbit Room and has found the nerve to strike up a couple of conversations with the King himself. His posts regarding these brushes with greatness have made for some of last year's best reading. If this weren't enough, Rob has come through with late-breaking Rush news and is our man-on-the-scene in the capital of the Rush empire. Keep up the great work! (standing ovation led by those who attended the post-concert bash) The last, but certainly not the least of the Syrinx Awards, goes to Eric Hansen (aka Hanstones). If he hadn't been nominated for his web site Power Windows, he probably should have for his recent post interpreting Beneath, Between, and Behind (nice one!). Hanstones consistently contributes provocative and thoughtful posts, and TNMS is a better place for his efforts. Everyone who has web access go visit his web page and others like it (such as the Rush Desktop Theme Park or Grand Designs) and show your appreciation by signing their guestbooks. These guys have put a lot of time and effort into making their web sites nice counterparts to the TNMS website. (Power Windows returns for an encore: "THANK YOU!! Thank you very much... Ho-Ho!" as we hear the first plaintive notes of La Villa Strangiato) I thought about giving out things to the recipients of the first six Syrinx Awards but came upon an even better idea. Quite aside from the logistical problem of finding prizes and sending them out by mail (the postal system here in the Moscow suburbs is stone-age), I came up with a neat idea. Since Rush-mgr informed us that the TNMS homepage has to move to a new server, I decided to donate $50 to help pay for the server space. That way I can give myself, the Syrinx Award recipients, and the rest of us each a gift- more issues of TNMS and access to the homepage. Come to think of it, donating money for server space and/or hardware to keep TNMS up and running is something we all might think about doing once in a while. As we all know, you don't get something for nothing, even if it seems TNMS is free (sorry, couldn't resist that one). Rush-mgr, please let me know by private email how I can get that donation to you. Hope you enjoyed this first edition of the Syrinx Awards, I've enjoyed hosting it. The next ceremony is six months from now, in October. Hopefully we'll have something in the shape of Victor II and/or a new live album to drool over by then. Take care, Erik DePoy Lyubertsy, Russia ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Julie Rudd" <RUDDJ@lib.bham.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:10:08 GMT Subject: BMG Music Club I've seen this mentioned a couple of times now and would be interested in getting the address. I take it, it's an American company? Does anyone know if they would deliver to UK addresses or if there is a UK equivalent? (Not Britannia - they're rubbish). Thank you, ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Dirk van Maanen <dvmaanen@pi.net> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:47:20 -0700 Subject: The NMS 2112 question ! > [ And give all the addresses to a spam factory? Don't think so... > not sure what I plan on doing with #2112 yet... : rush-mgr ] Why don't you try to interview the band...................................! [ Hah, I don't *think* so... : rush-mgr ] Dirk ---------------------------------------------------------- From: lerxst1@juno.com (Brian M Donlin) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 19:48:03 EDT Subject: Subject: a rush sighting of sorts Grand Designs wrote: >> but during his "bit" he motioned to someone at the side of the stage and said "Yeah, crank it up! Spirit of Radio!" (I think someone in the band played a few notes of it or someone was playing a radio nearby) He then proceeded to do a poor imitation of Geddy's voice singing the lyrics "...crackle with the energy". Then he told the same person to crank it up higher, and for the guy to play Freewill, because he "knew the words to that one"<< It was actually him remembering smoking pot over his friends house many years ago and his friends mom was getting high too. She put in a CD and started singing. Brian Lerxst1@juno.com "A spirit with a vision, is a dream with a mission." ~ N. Peart, Rush If the world as we know it ceased to exist, how would we know? ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Cosmo Kramer" <grateqx@hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:12:54 PDT Subject: Laser Rush in Seattle...and working in the lab Has anyone been to see Laser Rush in Seattle? Is it worth going to, or is it cheesy? I'm just looking for something new and interesting to do some weekend. And now for something completely different... How many of you students out there can study to Rush? How about at work how many of you can listen to Rush and concentrate on what you're doing? I find that whenever I have Rush playing, my attention usually drifts away from what I'm doing and I start humming along, or even singing along (much to the annoyance of my coworkers) and all focus on the task at hand is lost. So I don't get much done but I have a great time not doing it! :) K ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Cosmo Kramer" <grateqx@hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:19:12 PDT Subject: Disco Rush? Ok, so we've all heard Rush to Country (Cold Fire), they've done Rap (RTB). It's only a matter of time before we hear, Disco Rush. Alex starts playing a "wakka wakka" riff on the guitar while Geddy warms up the crowd in a low voice, "aawwwoooohhh, baby...get'n freaky". A giant disco ball, like the one from the last Pink Floyd tour, comes up in the middle of the crowd, and Rush breaks into their version of Disco Duck. Can you dig it? K Go Seattle SuperSonics! ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Todd Smith" <bonzo6@hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:31:11 PDT Subject: songs Hello all I've only been a Rush fan for a short period of time, but a couple of songs have stood out to me: Closer to the heart(great lyrics and music) La Ville Strangio(I love the way it comes together) Something For Nothing(It has a powerful sound, thanks to the drum work) Free will(I just like this song) Thats my two cents! --BONzo-- ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Jack Hesse <HESSEJE15@uwwvax.uww.edu> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:10:52 -0600 Subject: Prog., personal relevance, etc. Hi everybody. Someone wondered about Rush songs that we can relate too personally, or have some kind of relvance to our lives. Well, here's my quickie list: Subdivisions: Be cool or be cast out, indeed! Mystic Rhythms: So many things I think about, when I look far away. Grace Under Pressure: Most of this album seems to reflect emotions and themes that occur in my life. One of my favorites! Circumstances: These walls that still surround me still contain the same old me. Tom Sawyer: His reserve a quiet defense, riding out the day's events... Someone asked about Rush being progressive. Someone else asked what progressive means. As a new fan of progressive music, I'll try my best to give my opinion and maybe some insight on this whole mess. Progressive music, to me, means music that goes above and beyond what is popular. That can be done in any number of ways. Commonly, it refers to music that is exceptionally talented (i.e., good players), or well orchestrated or composed, or exceptionally thoughtful. Sometimes this means using different, less-common instruments. Sometimes this means playing really interesting or difficult passages. Sometimes this means writing longer songs (i.e., not constraining yourself to the pop 3-to-5-minute format). Sometimes this means writing in different time signatures. Almost by definition, progressive music is not very popular. The general public does not seem to be very interested in music that is challenging or radically different than what's popular. Hey! If you wanna know more about progressive music, check out this site: http://prog.ari.net/prog/ ... Or this one: http://prog.ari.net/prog/GEPR/gepr.html So what Rush do I think is progressive? Now that I've heard much more of the VERY broad spectrum of progressive music, I'm sorry to say that not much of their music seems very progressive to me anymore. Caress of Steel was their first attempt at art-rock and progressive music, but to me, doesn't really work. Musically, it's not much different than their contemporaries. 2112 was a much better approach. It takes the listener for a very nice hard-rockin ride. As someone mentioned, from 2112 thru Moving Pictures are good examples of progressive rock. And they're very good records too! Hemispheres is my personal favorite (it's got the long story-song, the challenging musicanship, the expressive and colorful instrumental, etc. etc.). Right around the very late 70's and early 80's there came a new wave of progressive music, which Rush followed very nicely. They used a lot of the sound of this kind of music (listen to all them synthesizers!), but the music itself seems to be more closely related to the popular music of that time (The Police come immediately to mind; the band even admits to this). But hey! This is just my opinion. :) I think Rush got really progressive with Hold Your Fire, though. They really hit the books hard and made some really fabulous, intricate songs. Since then, they've been kinda doing their own thing, but their own thing seems to be mirroring recent developments in popular rock, and not pushing those boundaries as much as in earlier years. But maybe that's just me! Oh, and by the way .. Rush roolz! - Jack ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Palo, Christopher John" <R093@ACADEMIC.TRUMAN.EDU> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:24:23 CST Subject: King Crimson and Rush Dear fellow Rushians, In response to Chris Anderson's query regarding King Crimson's influence on Rush, I have a few comments. First, there is no doubt in my mind that such influence exists. The sound which Rush developed in the 1980s with songs like YYZ, Red Lenses, Presto (the whole album) and others sound much like King Crimson to be a coincidence. If you wish to confirm my theory, please listen to KC albums like the Great Deceiver , Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair. The similarities are very striking. Second, from numerous interviews with Neil Peart which I have read, Bill Bruford is constantly cited as one of his favorite drummers. It's no coincidence that the two worked together on Burning for Buddy. And since such a relationship exists, there is probably little doubt that Bruford's techniques have made a lasting impression on Peart. However, I'm not a drummer. For those of you that are, feel free to correct me (nicely, though!). Just a few thoughts. Take care. Palo ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Patrick or Avalyn Parker" <stevensc@ipa.net> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:20:36 -0700 Subject: Defense and Covers I'm the guy who wrote a few editions back that I love Alex and believe he never should be replaced. I also wrote that (though not in these same words) if Alex got hit by a bus, it would be cool to see what Joe Satriani or Steve Vai would sound like as a replacement (though Alex could never really be replaced). I mentioned that I admire the speed and precision with which Satriani and Vai play. Somebody else then posted a message saying, "quickness and precision aren't the same as music." A guy named Curtis then came to my defense and described what great musicians Satriani and Vai are. I want to thank Curtis for that. He pointed out, rightfully, that Satriani and Vai produce music that boasts plenty IN ADDITION to quickness and precision. Their quickness and precision simply are strengths, in my opinion. What's wrong with that? Yes, quickness and precision are not music. By the same token, where would music be WITHOUT quickness and precision? Just because I remark on a musician's wonderful quickness and precision (and that's all I did) does not mean I don't appreciate other aspects of music. And it does not mean that that particularly quick and precise musician has nothing more to offer, musically. Sheesh! OK, I'm finished being huffy. On to something less contentious. I don't know if this has already been introduced as a thread, so please forgive me if it has. Here goes: What non-Rush song would everyone like to hear Rush cover? I know, I know, Rush doesn't play covers, right? I know, I know, we want to hear Rush play Rush. I know, know, we don't want eight minutes of invaluable Rush concert time taken by Rush playing another band's song. We want to hear Rush music. I'm with you on all that. So don't take this question ultra-seriously. Have fun with it. I'm just wondering, given Rush's style, soul and musicianship, what would simply be INTERESTING to hear if Rush was to play it, just for fun? Pretend you just sat (and stood) through a day-long concert at which Rush has just finished playing every single song they've ever put out. And then, Geddy yells, "Hey, we've got time for just one more! What do you want to hear?" What would you yell? (There's a good question in the above paragraph: How many hours of music has Rush put out? How long WOULD the concert be if Rush played every song they've ever recorded?) (And here's another important question: What would happen if God and Superman got in a fight?) Parker ---------------------------------------------------------- From: MrQ <mrq@mail.utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 03:29:07 -0500 Subject: AUSTIN, TX Tribute Band - May 2nd Show!!!!! Yes Austin, Texas has a Rush Tribute Band! Their name is JUICE and will be playing at the Texas Bar & Grill THIS Saturday(May 2) from 9pm-1am. Answers to Questions you may have :) - There are three of us and we play the respective instruments, keyboard and sound f/x's included! - We will be playing material from 2112 to Counterparts with a heavy emphasis on the AFTK through Signals era. - Yes we will actually be playing 3 hours of pure Rush! - And we are LOUD and try our best to play with the energy and emotion that Rush does. Questions comments: e-mail mrq@mail.utexas or J.Dubb@mail.utexas.edu Don't have a clue where Texas Bar & Grill is? email: J.Dubb@mail.utexas.edu Hope to see you there and don't hesitate to come up and chat with us...we're Rush fans just like you. - dave (MrQ) ---------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reed Family <Skids4kids@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 05:05:30 -0700 Subject: Sounds Away from normal habitat, but in one quite familiar.... I was listening to RUSH with an old friend last week. He just happens to be a recording engineer and producer and his credits include Blues Traveler, among others. Anyway, he basically stopped listening to RUSH in 1984. He says that he still likes the songs, and that the musicianship is wonderful, but that the special effects that are employed in the recording of the songs detracts from the actual sound of the songs. His case mostly was supported by all of the albums pre '84, when Terry Brown was doing the co-producing. I asked him to explain his point. He has a recording studio in his house, so he routed a CD signal into it, and started his demonstration.As it was, he illustrated the drum sound on A Farewell to Kings, and how clear and direct it is, and then the drum sound on Counterparts, with all of the reverb on the snare. His point was that it is amazing that Neil goes to all the trouble that he does to find the best sounding drum kits, and then in the studio, doctors their sound so much. After all of the changes that RUSH have gone through in the past 10 years, working back to the trio oriented music, maybe it would also be nice to hear them remove all of the special effects and rely on their musicianship for this next album. What rule has been written within the band that prevents them from working with Terry Brown again? They have used Peter Henderson on different occasions. I do agree that the sound on the earlier albums was much cleaner, and that progress has brought them to the point that they are now, where there is much more sound in the songs. Maybe he has a point.... I hope this is readable, as my son is trying to get on the keyboard and I don't have time to proofread and correct. Responses appreciated, privately and in post. Jim Reed ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Grand Designs <gdesigns@idt.net> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:09:41 -0700 Subject: Attention all newbies to the Rush Federation! We have assumed control (of the links) !!! Just thought anybody fairly new to the web would appreciate a definitive listing of links that we've put together at the Grand Designs Rush Site. Just go to http://members.xoom.com/gdesigns/links.htm We've even rated the sites and listed them in order of their ratings. Missing and outdated links have also been removed so all the links are currently active. If your not on the list (although we think we may be close to having them all) you can use the form at the bottom of the page to submit your URL. Against the run of the mill Static as it seems We break the surface tension With our wild, kinetic dreams Visit the Grand Designs Rush Site http://members.xoom.com/gdesigns/ ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Freewheel Burning" <cvournaz@erinet.com> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 14:55:03 -0400 Subject: That preacher fellow... referred to in #2017: >>On it, some preacher is telling an audience about the horrors of rock and roll. Eventually he came to Rush and the Man-in-the-Star thing, spouting the "obvious" satanic meanings, blah, blah, blah...But then, much to our suprise, he starts ragging on Hemispheres. He shows the audience a picture of the cover and tells how the naked man on the one side of the brain represents Satan, while the guy in the business suit is our innocence. He then explains that the "devil" is reaching out across our brain to entrap our innocence, blah, blah, blah.. I don't think there have been many times I've laughed that hard. The best part was that this guy was speaking with that Southern Evangelist type of voice you see in the movies.. What a riot... Anyone else hear this tape before... Wish I had a copy, just for occasional comic relief..<< >...is one Michael Warnke. At least, I think that's who it is. Warnke, known for his book "The Satan Seller", was once involved in Satanic ritual, possessed by demons, wrote on the wall backwards with feces, etc., and "turned his life around" from having a great position in the Satanic church to humbly serving God. I'm pretty sure that's who it is, anyway...of course, if I'm wrong, an unshelled member of the peanut gallery will surely salt me. ------------ Chronic Hysteria ---------------------------------------------------------- From: UberMar <UberMar@aol.com> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 16:25:12 EDT Subject: Pittsburgh Radio Station Played 2112 I was in the car on Friday and hit the preset for 88.3 (I think it's a college station) and was floored to hear the beginning of Overture! They played all the way through to Soliloquy before I had to get out of the car, so I am assuming they played the whole side. Wow. I've heard everything from death metal to techno on this station but this is the first Rush I have heard them play. Keep it up. Mar "Bearing a gift beyond price - Almost free" ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Hanstones <Hanstones@aol.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 01:17:01 EDT Subject: Update on the Power Windows web site Attention all planets of the Solar Federation.... I have finally added something substantial to my page, the Permanent Waves Desktop theme. It rocks! I have had it ready for awhile, but had a few technical difficulties getting the site ready. For those of you new to the NMS, my site celebrates the album art of Rush. The site includes high quality Rush images for use as wallpaper (every single album cover, as well as some of the liner images), as well as the largest collection of MIDI's, Rush cursors and Windows 95 Plus! Desktop Themes you will find. http://www.2112.net/powerwindows Hanstones "'Cause for strangers and arrangers Constant change is here to stay" ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Neil Bonfield <nbonfiel@ford.com> Date: 27 Apr 1998 04:40:45 -0400 Subject: A pound of obscure... I was watching Hollywood Sex last night...um...well,, not really WATCHING it. In fact, I was doing something else completely...really. Someone else was watching it...in another room. Aw heck, I was looking at the pictures, ok! Anyways, this guy on there is an adult cartoonist of sorts, and draws black & white strip cartoons for mags n rags I think. Well, in one this woman was, well, 'being seen to', and drawn on the wall behind her was a sketched Rush poster! It had 'RUSH' underneath three guys heads. I had a chuckle. So, now everyone is using Floyd sigs just to get a comment from rush-mgr! You won't find me doing anything like that! 'I'm gonna cut you into little pieces' Neil Bonfield <nbonfiel@ford.com> ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Andrew_Griffiths@vnu.co.uk Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:21:56 +0100 Subject: Tragically Hip Having been recomended to try out The Hip by someone at one of the Rush Toronto shows last year (see, there is some Rush content!) I've been pretty swept away by the Day For Night CD. However, I know sod all else about them. Anyone else, especially UK based readers, who are into this bunch, please email me privately.- I've checked out some web sites but would like more first hand info- have they toured here, etc etc. Any help gratefully appreciated Andy ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?R=D6NNQVIST,?= GREGER" <GREGER.RONNQVIST@INFODATA.SEMA.SE> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:22 +0200 Subject: Review copies Hello! I'm doing reviews in some various magazines: * The forthcoming webzine "Sonitus" (http://www.apm.se/sonitus/). * The Norwegian magazine " "Tarkus" (http://home.sol.no/~prognet/tarkus/index.html). * The Swedish fanzine Wanted (http://www.ing.umu.se/~dsc/mori/wanted/wanted_e.html). And I also have contributed some reviews to the website Prog Net (http://www.isminternet.com/prognet/index.html). I wonder if there is any progressive/symphonic e.g. groups out there who wants their records reviewed in some of the aforementioned places? Kind regards, Greger Ronnqvist Risselasvagen 66 B 833 35 Stromsund Sweden Email: greger.ronnqvist@infodata.sema.se ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "bytor" <bytor@i1.net> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 05:29:59 -0500 Subject: The Actor Who Should Play Neil In A Movie I know it's been awhile since this thread has come up, but I saw an actor last night who is the *absolute* dead ringer for Neil Peart. Alright, so I'm watching Siskel & Ebert last night when they start a review of a new movie called "Sliding Doors" (two thumbs down, by the way). They cut to one of the male lead characters in the movie and I'm telling you, I look at him and think "Man, that's Neil Peart!!" The actor's name is John Hannah. I believe he may be of Irish or Scottish descent (very strong accent) or he may have been "acting". In either case, he is the perfect candidate to play Neil in a movie. I plan to do some searching to see what other films he may been in. So now that we have Neil and Geddy cast (didn't someone recently say that a walk-on character on the X-Files resemble Geddy?), anybody know who can play Big Al? Just my random thinks... Dave ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Pierre Tessier" <PTESSI@lacitec.on.ca> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:33:44 EST Subject: Rush in Ottawa Canada July 4th 1997 Last Show Hello, We were at the Corel center on July 4th for Rush's last concert of their TFO tour. Antics.............not from the guys kind of, but a quy jumped on stage and started to dance, much to my surprise he was not removed immediately. I did not see Geddy or Alex signal security to let him dance, but they must have because no one touched him. He danced like crazy and the croud enjoyed this very much. It went on for a good 3 minutes then he was escorted off the stage. I thought (and the croud too, seing their enjoyment) that Rush was pretty cool to let this happen. Question...........They played 2112 from A to Z live for US in Ottawa, now I need to know if they played it anywhere else on their tour???? Thanks Living comes much easier once you admit your dying (Dream Theater) ---------------------------------------------------------- From: David Huart <dhuart@sinclair.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:40:21 -0400 Subject: re: riverside what?? Hello Rush fans, Ted Gudermuth writes: >If this was in reference to some other venue I sincerely apologize for my >spelling/stadium lesson, but I felt motivated to defend a stadium where I >attended not only vintage Rush and Kiss concerts, but watched Charlie Hustle >and the Big Red Machine take the 75 series from the hapless/clueless BoSox. >It is made out of concrete; you got that part right. And it sucks overall, >you got that right too. Ted, I do not mean to be a butt, but I do not remember when Rush played at Cinergy Field/Riverfront Stadium (home of the Reds/Bengals). <Not to boast!> I have seen Rush every trip into Cincy since PeW, but never at the house that Sparky, Rose, Bench, Morgan, Perez, Concepcion, Foster, Griffey, Gullett, Billingham, and Bourbon built, and pummeled their 70's opposition in. I think you are referring to Riverfront Coliseum, now "The Crown". Rush has played that venue almost every tour since MP, but Pete Rose never got one of his 4256 (??) hits there. The Crown, like it's counterpart, Cinergy Field, is a steel reinforced concrete structure and does suck as far as acoustics go, and The Crown is much to small for baseball. However, put a real sport like hockey in The Crown and now you're talking! : ) The Crown (then Riverfront Coliseum) was a stop for the "We'll step on you to see the Who" tragedy and it was after that when alot of venues and bands did away with festival seating. I did see Rush in Dayton at Hara during the HYF tour, and it was definitely festival seating, which suprised the hell out of me, because like you Ted, I assumed Rush was through with that type of seating. The stadium has housed the likes of Paul McCartney (and Linda, may she rest in peace), The Stones, and The Beach Boys, but I do not recall Rush ever playing there. Sorry to ramble Ted, Take it easy. Dave ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron Drake <AaronD@cutco.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:16:48 -0400 Subject: front row > [ One gets very VERY lucky, and knows a guy who is also very lucky who > wins front row tickets and doesn't know anyone in town to bring but you! > ;-) : rush-mgr ] or you have a photo pass....and while you are up front before the show see a fellow NMS'er who gives u his front row ticket stub so after you dispose of the camera you can go back up the the front row :) ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Weber <mdweber@ucdavis.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:39:10 -0500 Subject: Hmmmm > Wow man, You are so cool. If you are getting sick of posts, unsuscribe. I > personally am getting sick of all the people that bitch. Some folks won't > post anything but bitch lists about other posts. If you don't like it, > don't read it. You have a scroll bar in your mail program.... USE IT! Of > the many people on NMS, I am sure that you can't get everyone of them to > agree with every post. > <Enter: Sarcasm> <Enter: Irony, with a touch of hypocrisy> Sorry, couldn't resist. :) Mark ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Russell J. Thorpe" <rthorpe@tir.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:57:59 -0400 Subject: 2112 Star I can't believe how many people gave my dumb post about "the star" this much attention. In all actuality, the star really represents an opressive society. I don't know how many people remember the Soviet Union and Communism. Their symbol, was a RED STAR. Same as China, Vietnam, and just about every other communist country. The next question is this: Which author is it that Neil Peart (the lyrical genius in Rush) worships? Ayn Rand of course (also given credit of sorts in the liner notes of 2112). Now what is her politics? Severe anti-communism/socialism. It just so happens that the book ANTHEM involves that type of goverment. The story of 2112 parrallels Anthem. Now it is very clear to see what this star which the naked man (is this the same naked man who represents the creative/artistic half of the mind on Hemispheres?) is shunning away from. It is in fact a symbol of the socialistic, anti-technology goverment represented in Anthem, and 2112. Russell Thorpe ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Russell J. Thorpe" <rthorpe@tir.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:04:03 -0400 Subject: Re: 04/27/98 - The National Midnight Star #2018 >From: "Wayne Tapia" <wtap@email.msn.com> >Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 11:21:28 -0700 >Subject: Rush as a back-up band? > >You know how sometimes solo artists will use established bands as back-up >for tours or limited engagement shows (for example: Chuck Berry w/ the E >street band, Eric Clapton w/ The Robert Cray Band, that sort of thing). I >was listening to Peter Gabriel's "Secret World Live" CD the other day, and >thought that it could be kind of cool to see the boys backing someone like >Gabriel. Any other Ideas from out in Rushland? "If you ever call me Francis...." :) >"...I'll kill you..." Psycho from "Stripes" This would be cool, but I would like to see them back up Peter Gabriel in a one time production of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Taht would be the absolute coolest thing I ever saw. just a thought, Russell Thorpe ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric Hansen <Eric@americanwebinc.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:17:58 -0600 Subject: Take Off on Chronicles I was reading issue 98 from 1989, where there a post announcing the upcoming release of Chronicles. The post even had correct catalog numbers. Included in the post is a songlisting (included below), which is identical to the actual release except for one change. Apparently at the last minute, Take Off (which was supposed to fall directly after Limelight) was axed so that Show Don't Tell could be added. Does anyone know why? There is no info in the FAQ. Hanstones "It's a beauty way to go" SONG TITLES: DISC 1 - Find my Way/Working Man/Fly By Night/Anthem/Bastille Day/Lakeside Park/2112 (a) Overture, (b) Temples of Syrinx/What You're Doing/A Farewell To Kings/Closer To The Heart/The Trees/La Villa Strangiato/Freewill/The Spirit Of Radio DISC 2 - Tom Sawyer/Red Barchetta/Limelight/Take Off featuring Geddy Lee/A Passage To Bangkok (Live Version)/Subdivisions/New World Man/Distant Early Warning/Red Sector A/The Big Money/Manhattan Project/Force Ten/Time Stand Still/Mystic Rhythms (Live Version) ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Danny Robinson <dannyr@traveller.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:15:10 -0500 Subject: Re: stooges > From: cmoney2@juno.com (Chuck Flowers) > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:22:46 EDT > Subject: stooges > > By the time I saw Test For Echo for the 3rd time, I was > quite bored with it all (were you bored too, Codeman?) because I knew > exactly what I was getting. > > In addition to using the same jokes, they also use the same set list for > the entire tour (with maybe 1 or 2 substitutions along the way). > Although I will always still catch Rush shows when they are in my area, > it is not as much fun as some of the other shows that I really look > forward to. My favorite bands to see live (such as FNM, Bosstones) > always come in with the crowd wondering what they are gonna see and hear > different that night. Maybe half the set list is written in stone and > the other half is written right before the show. This makes the > anticipation many times greater for me and that is an important part of > the concert-going experience. I feel like Rush is a well planned > theatrical production and have lost much of what Rock & Roll is to me: > spontaneity and live improvisation. I think they are the greatest > recorded group ever, but the live show is somewhat lacking. > > c money *********************** So.......you say you were bored by the 3rd time you saw the T4E tour? And you fell like Rush is just a well planned theatrical production and have lost much of what Rock & Roll is to YOU?? Which by the way you said was spontaneity and live improvisation. Let me break it down for you a little so you can understand the workings of a legendary band that dictates your unruley ass. 1. Rush is NOT a hippy rock band like The Greatful Dead....so I doubt very seriously that they care if you follow them all around the country and want them to put on different antics every night just for YOU. Get a life. 2. As for your dumbass self-centered comment, "Rush is a well planned theatrical production and have lost much of what Rock & Roll is to me".....hmmm. Let's see here.......seeing as how Rush's shows are very technical and complex(more then you could ever know), where timing is everything, and it takes very precise and expertise planning just to make a single element come to life.....I would say they do pretty damned good. So don 't EVEN compare their shows to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Tiffany, etc....whoever you said. It's not so easy to change around songs or stop and do a comedy relief special JUST FOR YOU when you've got all the timing, triggers, and computer sequences in place for a "well planned" show for the evening. 3. Someday all bands will strive for this level of excellence.....and the company that will bring it to you..........AT&T. You dig? -Danny ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael <thanatos@novagate.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:42:14 -0400 Subject: Rush on Pop Up Videos Hey there! I noticed the bit about Rush appearing on VH1's Pop Up videos. The company that does the show for VH1 is Spin the Bottle, Inc. Their website is http://www.spinthebottle.com, and they have better information than VH1. Here is the listing for show #81. SHOW #81 - Canadian Invasion VIDEO ARTIST Sunglasses at Night Corey Hart Cuts like a Knife Bryan Adams Limelight Rush Keep on Rock'in Neil Young Tears are not Enough Northern Lights The current list (from 4/27/98) of show dates is through 5/10/98, and there's no show #81 listed. Perhaps we'll get it later in the month..... Michael thanatos@novagate.com ICQ Number: 7171069 >....A clean room is a sure sign of a broken computer.... ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Darren Platakis" <phuse@niagara.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:30:14 -0400 Subject: Re: Maple Leaf Gardens Sorry for the lack of Rush content. In response to all the posts regarding MLG. Although I do not know if/when Rush would play Maple Leaf Gardens when it closes, I do know that the Toronto Maple Leaf organization has purchased the Toronto Raptors (basketball team) as well as the new arena being built (The Air Canada Center) and both teams will be playing there. It just needs some minor tweeking to suit it for hockey as well. Both teams are expected to move into the new building approximately Jan/Feb 1999. If Rush played it would probably be one massive charity show for The United Way like many of their concerts in Toronto. Who knows, maybe they'll host it. Exibition stadium is useless and will be torn down. Talks between Exibition Stadium and the Leafs broke down around November of last year. The fate of MLG being torn down is still up in the air. ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Darren Platakis" <phuse@niagara.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:30:14 -0400 Sorry for the lack of Rush content. In response to all the posts regarding MLG. Although I do not know if/when Rush would play Maple Leaf Gardens when it closes, I do know that the Toronto Maple Leaf organization has purchased the Toronto Raptors (basketball team) as well as the new arena being built (The Air Canada Center) and both teams will be playing there. It just needs some minor tweeking to suit it for hockey as well. Both teams are expected to move into the new building approximately Jan/Feb 1999. If Rush played it would probably be one massive charity show for The United Way like many of their concerts in Toronto. Who knows, maybe they'll host it. Exibition stadium is useless and will be torn down. Talks between Exibition Stadium and the Leafs broke down around November of last year. The fate of MLG being torn down is still up in the air. [ Ah, Exhibition Stadium is NOT the same as MLG. I've been told by several people that MLG is a historic landmark of a sort, and cannot be demolished. It might possibly become a museum... but it will never be used for concerts again. : rush-mgr ] "Regardless, when the question arises as to what should be done with the Gardens, any answwer should include a couple thousand pounds of dynamite." There was also a rumour being thrown around that the Toronto farm team would move from St. John's Newfoundland and play at the Gardens as well as turning it into an opera house. EEK! needs massive acoustic adjustments. Darren Platakis Cornerstone Records & Productions 13 Nello St. St. Catharines, Ontario L2N 1G5 http://www.niagara.com/~wsecord phuse@niagara.com csr_records@hotmail.com Get your copy of the new PHUSE CD "Power . Funk . Pop" NOW!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Caroline in the City <ccweiss@indiana.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 98 17:59:15 -0500 Subject: Rush-related tattoos and a stupid Rush quote... Hello all! It's been a while since I last posted, so here I am... I have a Rush-related tattoo. You know the design on the Counterparts lyrics booklet? It's also on the back of the CD jewel case. I'm talking about the picture called subjective contours...it's the picture with the Pac Man-looking things - that is the easiest way to describe it. When you look at the design, you see an upside-down triangle that isn't really there. It's actually a psychology-related symbol (I'm a psychology minor at Indiana University). It demonstrates the Gestalt theory of closure...the other shapes in the picture suggest the triangle is there, and your mind closes the image for you. Anyway, enough with the textbook-sounding stuff. I have that tattoo on my right ankle. It's about 1.5 by 1.5. I also have one other tattoo, but this one has nothing to do with Rush. It's in the center of my lower back, and it's the symbol of the snake from the show Millennium. And now for the absolute dumbest Rush quote I've ever heard. This came from one of my former coworkers. He's the kind of guy who listens to Top 40 stuff (Spice Girls, Mariah Carey...blecch!), and he doesn't have ANY working knowledge of classic or progressive rock. Right before the Test For Echo tour, I was talking to this guy about music. I mentioned that Rush was still tops on my list. He shoots me this COMPLETELY snotty look and says, with all the authority in the world, "Come on, Caroline! They broke up for a reason!" When I finished laughing at him, I informed him that I was going to see them in the next month, and that they were doing a tour for their newest CD. I made fun of him until he apologized for his blasphemy! I told him he was doomed to rot in Kenny G hell... Rush on, guys! Caroline P.S. - Tell me I was dreaming, but did I actually see a post of someone defending the little Hanson rat-boy drummer? Say it ain't so... ***************************************************************** "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, and it hits a mime, does anyone care?" --THE FAR SIDE, Gary Larson ***************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "DARREN K. OVERCASH" <dkoverca@hamlet.uncg.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 19:44:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Geddy Lee Limitid Edition Fender Jazz Does anyone know if this has been released to dealers yet and how "limited" it really is? Please let me know. I have never been too much of a Fender fan but this is Geddy we are talking about. Dream Theaters' John Myung is also releasing a signature bass this summer (Yamaha). Thanks in advance, Darren Overcash \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ "How can you keep your head and not go insane, when the only light at the end of the tunnel, is another train?" (Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Ward Bond <wbond@ibm.net> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 98 19:56:47 -0400 Subject: Can't Wait 'til 2000 Sorry, but I can't wait 'til 2000 for the next new Rush material. Is there a chance they are thinking about a live album for later this year, a new studio album for release in early 1999 and then another studio album for January 2000? That would definitely be more like it. Otherwise, they might need to do something they've never done before, like put one or two new studio tracks on the live album... >From September 1996 (T4E) to January 2000 would be the longest wait ever for new studio Rush... arghhhhhh!!!! [ And last year they went through a very difficult time... : rush-mgr ] Ward Bond ----------------------------------------------------------
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