Rush producer Nick Raskulinecz was a recent guest on Rick Beato's popular YouTube show, where he talks extensively about his experience producing Rush's final two studio albums - Snakes & Arrows and Clockwork Angels.

... I know exactly what I wanted as a Rush fan. I know what kind of record I wanted to hear Rush make, and I had a pretty good idea of what the other Rush fans wanted, too. I think as the producer, I wasn't like freaking out because I was in the studio with Rush. I was freaking out because I was in the studio with Rush and had an opportunity to try to make one of the best records they had ever made because they had the material for it. They had the songs and I knew that. And I could tell that they really, really wanted to be with somebody who would answer their questions. "What do you think of this? I don't like it. Okay. What about this? Ooh, I like that." Not, "I like this. I like that. It's all great." They really wanted somebody who was just going to be brutally honest with them about the songs, the parts, and the performances ...

The Rush discussion begins around the 1:09:00 mark and runs for about 20 mintues, but the interview interview is worth watchin. You can listen to the entire thing below or on YouTube. Thanks to Carlos T for the heads up.