Tag: Geddy Lee
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Heavy Rock On Trial: Why Is That Man Screaming So Much?
I’m putting heavy rock on trial! Have your say! Whatever Happened To My Rock n Roll Part 7 Twenty five years on from the peak of heavy rock’s commercial popularity in 1988, this series asks why heavy rockers no longer dominate the charts and seeks to highlight the crimes that Heavy Rock is accused of,…
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What’s The Best Souvenir You Have Taken From A Gig?
Grabbing a souvenir from a gig is one of life’s rare pleasures. Oh sure – you can go to the merchandise stall at the back of the hall and pick up a Black Sabbath tea towel or Iron Maiden cutlery set or whatever they sell nowadays, but getting something for nothing is where it’s at.…
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Rush – Why Moving Pictures is one of Rock’s Greatest Albums
Moving Pictures is Rush’s finest album. With the Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary fresh in our minds and a great (it really is – their best since Hold Your Fire to my ears) new album, Chocolate Orange Clockwork Angels just released, there has never been a better time to delve into Rush’s past. There’s certainly…
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Rush: Geddy Lee, Asterix and The Geneva Convention
There are many reasons why you should listen to Rush. They’re incredible musicians. They have, over the years, been as experimental as Radiohead. Neil Peart is unquestionably the best rock drummer alive today. Better even than John Keeble. But there is just one fly in the ointment… Back in 1986, undaunted by my premature teenage…
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Rush Release New Clockwork Angels Keyring
Rush Clockwork Angels Keyring described as “return to form” and comes with free magazine and CD. Excitement was building for Rush fans today on the eve of the band’s latest Keyring release, in association with Classic Rock Magazine. Drummer Neil Peart looked enthusiastic at the press conference to launch the Keyring. “The Keyring has been a…
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