In case you're not convinced Neil Peart is the best drummer in the world.

Rush is a band I rarely listen to, but every time i do, i have a hell of a time.

rush in rio is a perfect live album

Thanks for that post, Sunny.

Peart is like a master chef serving out steaming bowls of percussion. Unbelievable.

i never got rush. they have at tops 3 songs i enjoy. roll the bones, limelight and the trees

I just love how Geddy never uses a real rig on stage. One tour its dryers spinning with t-shirts inside. Or its chicken roasting ovens. Its amusing.

Greatest instrumental ever, in my opinion.

BEST CANADIAN BAND EVER... and that Bubbles vid is awesome!

This is basically all I've been listening to this week. Feels like hikes skool again.

kinda hard not to be when going up against nickleback, celine and avril

Has anyone read any of the books Neil Peart wrote? As a key-lyricist, I'm sure he has some interesting stories on paper.

i've read ghost rider and traveling music. i enjoyed both, though ghost rider is obviously kind of a dark book, since it deals with him trying to heal and find his way after losing his wife and daughter. but i like his style of writing, it's as if you're there and he's just telling his story. traveling music is more upbeat and a fun read. don't expect a lot of references to the band or their music on these, because that's not what they're about. they're very personal actually.

i haven't read it, but roadshow is probably a lot more rush oriented, since it was written while he was on the 30th anniversary tour with the band.

I love the trees. Besides being a damn fine song, it has some of the smartest lyrics ever. It works on many levels.

Seriously?
I like the song, but how is it so smart? It hits you over the head with its message without even the least bit of subtlety.

And the Maples formed a Union and demanded equal rights!!!

I think the last lines of "and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe and saw" completely changes the song and adds layer upon of layer of meaning. Is hatchet, axe and saw a metaphor for father, son and holy ghost? If so, what is the meaning of the song? Futility of fighting over monetary gain? Futility of religions fighting each other? That why I think it's very smart. One line changes everything.

eh.

I popped in the Exit Stage Left DVD last night.

Man, that Xanadu performance destroys me every time.

According to a posting on the Rush fan site RushIsABand.com, "Rush - The Documentary" — the long-awaited Rush documentary produced by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Banger Films Inc. — will receive a red-carpet premier at the Tribeca Film Festival in in New York City on Saturday, April 24. All three members of Rush — singer/bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart — will be on hand for the event.

Dunn and McFadyen were interviewed last year by Classic Rock magazine's Jerry Ewing about the first-ever feature film documentary on Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

"Geddy had been in [Dunn and McFadyen's previous documentary] 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' and we were thinking about other bands we could work with," explained McFadyen. "We felt that Rush had always been overlooked by the critics so we met them on tour and they liked what we said. We started working on it, then Iron Maiden came about so we took a break to do that and raised the financing for the Rush film. We've started on it now and done a load of interviews so now we're editing with a load of archival footage."

"We've been lucky. Not only have we had access to [Rush management] SRO's archives but also Geddy, Alex and Neil's own personal archives," enthuses director Dunn. "I was just at Geddy's house this week. Going through his personal collection of memorabilia. I dug up some gems I don't think Rush fans have ever seen so we're hoping to offer something new."

New tour dates up at Rush.com.... They are playing Moving Pictures in its entirety!