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Updates and other random Rush stuff

Fri, Oct 12, 2007@10:06AM | comments removed/disabled

The Snakes & Arrows tour rolls on; this weekend Rush will finish off the UK leg playing shows in Birmingham and Manchester before heading off to mainland Europe. Rush EuCon will take place this Sunday prior to the Manchester gig. Special guests will include Terry Brown and Andrew MacNaughtan along with a special surprise guest.

Rush was supposed to appear on Bruce Dickinson's Friday Rock Show on BBC 6 this evening but for unknown reasons the appearance has been delayed. They are now tentatively penciled in for a November 9th appearance according to a posting on the site's message board. Thanks to The Clansman 2112 for the heads up.

Wednesday's USA Today newspaper had an article about the top tours of the summer in the Life section. They included a list of the top 10, and for each had a little blurb about the tour's success (What they did and Why it worked), plus some stats. Rush's tour came in at #6. From the article:

What they did: "The Canadian progressive-rock trio continues to attract new adherents after more than 30 years. Having their first new album in five years, Snakes & Arrows, surely helped."

Why it worked: "Rush is a thrilling band live," Waddell [Ray Waddell, Billboard touring editor] says. "Their fans know this, and their reputation keeps spreading to new generations."

Total Gross: $21M
Shows: 38
Attendance: 399,000
Seats Filled: 67% (the lowest in the top 10)

Top 10 list:
1. The Police
2. Kenny Chesney
3. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
4. Celine Dion
5. Dave Matthews Band
6. Rush
7. John Mayer
8. Beyonce
9. Roger Waters
10. Tool

Thanks to The Mighty Dudad for the info.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab will be releasing Permanent Waves on both Gold Ultradisc and 180 Gram Vinyl next month. The Ultradisc will be released November 6th and the 180 Gram Vinyl on November 15th. Speaking of MoFi labs, Rush is mentioned in this review of a home theater receiver. They used MoFi's version of 2112 to test the sound.

In my new poll I'm asking you what you think should be the next MoFi Ultradisc Rush release. Take the poll and let us know. The results of the last poll are in and Signals was the winner with A Farewell to Kings a close second. Here are the complete results.

Earlier this week we learned that Neil Peart made Blender magazine's list of worst lyricists coming in at #2. Not surprisingly this generated a lot of heated comments from readers and Rush fans everywhere. Here's Andy O's take on it all which I wholeheartedly agree with. Andy also brought this other take on Neil as a lyricist to my attention; a counterpoint if you will. It's a petition to encourage the study of the works of Neil Peart in English literature courses in the UK. If you're a UK citizen you can sign the petition.

Liverpool.78 noticed that the background image used in the Snakes & Arrows artwork for The Larger Bowl was taken from a previous Hugh Syme image for Alice Cooper's A Fistful of Al ice album. Interesting. Hugh seems to do that a lot.

UltimoGuitarist noticed that the entire Exit Stage Left and Grace Under Pressure DVDs have been posted to YouTube. Exit Stage Left is here and Grace Under Pressure here.

Reader Jeaux J pointed me to a Rush reference in online cartoon series Meth Minute 39. In episode 3, Nite Fite, Penalty and Lloyd debate whether Rush is heavy metal or not.

That's it for this week. Have a great weekend!

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