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  5. Great news from two great blokes. They are obviously still close mates full of love for their music, each other, and their late comrade. More power to their collective elbows.

    I climbed aboard the Rush bus a bit late, and can take or leave their very early, bluesy stuff, but I love their prog epics and the synth years. Also, they are an absolute powerhouse of a live band who don’t take themselves entirely seriously and always put on a good show.

    Obviously it can never be the same without Neil, but I’m sure they’ll draw huge crowds. I’d like to be there, hoping to hear a track or two from Clockwork Angels, which is probably my fave from them.

  7. On BlueSky: “Rush is reuniting with a woman as the drummer and I think it’s very sweet that Rush fans will get to see a woman once before they die”

    • Lots of FB puff getting into my feed about this reunion, particularly focusing on the new drummer. I’m sure she’ll be great (else they wouldn’t have hired her). I expect her being blonde and good-looking will not be a hindrance.
      Never took to Rush in the Neil Peart days and I don’t see myself changing that opinion.

        • And here. I’m not a Rush expert – or a drummer – but there’s something in her sound and her approach to floor toms in particular that reminds me of Neil…

          …or am I wildly out of order here?

          • I’ve been watching a few on her channel, and she’s obviously a superb choice. I detect a lot of influences including Peter Erskine Jr. – which is not the easiest style. Very good. She will give them a kick, and they will probably step up.

            • A major change such as this could be either a new lease of life for the band or their end. I’m very much in favour of American rock, the most sexist of genres, incorporating good female musos.

  12. Rush seem like good blokes based on the doco that was on Netflix but I find them hard to listen to. The singing is painful and the music is a bit unimaginative – mundane if complicated. I have tried… What’s the “essential track”? Or 3?

    • You better not come to Canada and say that! I tend to agree though, I did like Spirit of Radio when that was riding high in the charts, probably not typical though

    • If you don’t like Tom Sawyer, I don’t think you’ll like the rest.

      In the early 80s, they were one of the few acts that blended hard rock and synth pop, and I think the albums they made then are still interesting and have aged well.

  13. @twang

    If I were you I’d start at Moving Pictures (see Hawkfall’s comment re Tom Sawyer.) and end at Hold your Fire, but that’s just me. I do love a bit of Rush , much prefer their imperial synth phase and have to be in the right mood for their epic progness. But they certainly scratch an itch.

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