Rush: The Musicians Musicians

I have been a Rush fan since Moving Pictures was first released. A friend in High School who was a drummer by choice threw me the cassette and said listen to this and then talk to me, in response to an argument between him and I. I went home popped the cassette into my boom box and sat down. Tom Sawyer first song first side, just blew me away. I could not believe how awesome the song was, the power of the lyrics the strength of the musicians, despite the terrible sound emanating from the terrible speakers and limitations of the cassette itself. It was truly an experience to remember. The following song Red Barchetta I came to find out later that the drummer Niel Peart is a word smith, poet etc. adapted the song from a poem called A Nice Morning Drive, written by Richard S. Foster (thanks Song Facts) The song was a story that I could close my eyes and listen too. The rest of the songs just blew me away, but I will save the details for additional postings that I have.

Needless to say, I returned the cassette the next day to my friend at school and apologized profusely for my stupidity. My first Rush piece that I owned was a cassette of Signals which I wore out. My library now contains all of Rush’s works, including some printed material and most of the video material. Needless to say the iPod holds the complete collection.

I am a die hard Rush fan forever. I love the latest Snakes and Arrows and already sport my tickets to the concert in August at Blossom near Cleveland.