Jag2112 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 The thirteenth installment of the ongoing series Rush: A Brief History of Time, an ever-growing archive of articles, interviews, reviews, and advertisements about Rush that span every decade from the 70's onward, and collected from the world over, is now online. The thirteenth installment includes 239 "new" articles and advertisements; 54 from the 1970's, 39 from the 1980's, 110 from the 1990's, 1 from the 2000's and 35 from the current 2010 decade. Roughly half of the articles this time around focus on the releases of Presto and Roll the Bones, including some great, separate interviews with each of the band members. To read the entire thirteenth installment, please click HERE. To check out all thirteen installments of Rush: A Brief History of Time, which includes a chronological listing of all the articles (nearly 1,200 in all), please click HERE. Enjoy the look back... -John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Do the Clockwork Angels review already you lazy bugger. :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag2112 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Do the Clockwork Angels review already you lazy bugger. :P I know, I know -- I'm WAY overdue on that one... :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Thanks, John! I had great fun looking at all the ads. The Bay theater ad (Rush tonite ! Best Picture Rocky again tomorrow!) brought back a lot of memories even though I have never been there. The Stanley theater in Pittsburgh was the same type of place in the 70's and was always having concerts with art film nights in between. :) It got so run down the city eventually bought and renovated it and it is now the Benedum Center, a fantastic place for concerts. :) Edited June 23, 2016 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Wow! Nice archive!Wait a minute..."...Rush are a three-piece heavy metal band, similar to Uriah Heep and Led Zeppelin..." (Eye Magazine, 3/21/1974)"...Here Again and Working Man are extended workouts which will appeal to heavy metal fans..." (Canadian Composer, 6/1/1974)"...We have what appears to be another average contender in the heavy metal final heat... Heavy Metal trio Rush decided it was time to find out what heavy metal means" (Beetle Magazine, 12/1/1974)"...Rush play the kind of music critics loathe. Heavy metal. Radio stations play little of it, writers compare them to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep, and complain about them..." (Canadian Composer, 1/1/1975)"...From Mercury Records, the folks who brought us BTO, we get Canadian heavy metal... Classic three-man heavy metal..." (Creem Magazine, 2/1/1975)"...This band is making a lot of heavy metal noise" (Circus Raves, 2/1/1975)"...It is almost impossible to write loud metallic music using acoustic guitars" (Music Canada Quarterly Magazine, 3/1/1975)"...Blistering heavy metal... a thundering metal riff starts the opening cut, "Finding My Way" and they don't look back..." (Melody Maker Magazine, 3/15/1975)"...Their heavy metal material tends towards highly pretentious compositions..." (Statesville Record and Landmark, 3/29/1975)"...as mindlessly brutal and punishing as your average heavy metal fan would wish for..." (The Brandon Sun of Manitoba, 4/14/1975)"...Rush are BTO's heavy metal challengers...record companies were much more interested in Gordon Lightfoot than a heavy metal trio" (Circus Raves, 11/1/1975)"...Now that The Guess Who are gone, and Lighthouse split up, BTO is the only other band that can compete with Rush for the best Canadian heavy metal band... They deliver clean and tough metal..." (Hamilton Place concert program, 2/9/1976)"...Neil doesn't think Rush will be strictly heavy metal for much longer..." (Creem Magazine, 3/1/1976)"...This trio brings hard, crashing heavy metal... After the success of Aerosmith and KISS, it's difficult to count another heavy metal band out..." (Billboard, 3/27/1976)"...Rush's new album 2112 should give them a good position near the top of the heavy metal heap..." (RPM Weekly Magazine, 4/24/1976) Edited June 23, 2016 by Eel Yddeg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rush were doubtlessly Heavy Metal until about 1976. After that the definition definitely changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 It was not just until then, though!Continued:"...Canada's heavy metal answer to KISS and Led Zeppelin...rejected by every label for being too heavy...we try to come up with heavy metal on acoustic guitar" (Circus Magazine, 4/27/1976)"...2112 is Rush's chance to upgrade heavy metal..." (Scene Magazine, 6/9/1976)"...Canada's most popular and loudest heavy metal band... Warning to heavy metal fans, some parts can be enjoyed without earplugs..." (Canadian Composer, 6/30/1976)"...We're trying to make our music as good as it can be within the confines of heavy metal..." (Sound Magazine, 7/1/1976)"...Wrenching out the chords that define heavy metal music... Working Man, I Think I'm Going Bald, and By-Tor And The Snow Dog were all heavy metal gems that had the crowd on their feet... heavy is the core of the band's sound... (Record Week, 7/5/1976)"...There's more to the band than heavy metal guitar riffs..." (Billboard Magazine, 8/28/1976)"...everything from shimmering slide guitar to scorching metal... Rush is one of the few contenders to Led Zeppelin's spot as the king of heavy metal... (Cheap Thrills, 10/31/1976)"...The heavy metal trio had foresaken Canada in their quest for stardom... (Winnipeg Free Press, 11/9/1976) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Wow! Nice archive!Wait a minute..."...Rush are a three-piece heavy metal band, similar to Uriah Heep and Led Zeppelin..." (Eye Magazine, 3/21/1974)"...Here Again and Working Man are extended workouts which will appeal to heavy metal fans..." (Canadian Composer, 6/1/1974)"...We have what appears to be another average contender in the heavy metal final heat... Heavy Metal trio Rush decided it was time to find out what heavy metal means" (Beetle Magazine, 12/1/1974)"...Rush play the kind of music critics loathe. Heavy metal. Radio stations play little of it, writers compare them to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep, and complain about them..." (Canadian Composer, 1/1/1975)"...From Mercury Records, the folks who brought us BTO, we get Canadian heavy metal... Classic three-man heavy metal..." (Creem Magazine, 2/1/1975)"...This band is making a lot of heavy metal noise" (Circus Raves, 2/1/1975)"...It is almost impossible to write loud metallic music using acoustic guitars" (Music Canada Quarterly Magazine, 3/1/1975)"...Blistering heavy metal... a thundering metal riff starts the opening cut, "Finding My Way" and they don't look back..." (Melody Maker Magazine, 3/15/1975)"...Their heavy metal material tends towards highly pretentious compositions..." (Statesville Record and Landmark, 3/29/1975)"...as mindlessly brutal and punishing as your average heavy metal fan would wish for..." (The Brandon Sun of Manitoba, 4/14/1975)"...Rush are BTO's heavy metal challengers...record companies were much more interested in Gordon Lightfoot than a heavy metal trio" (Circus Raves, 11/1/1975)"...Now that The Guess Who are gone, and Lighthouse split up, BTO is the only other band that can compete with Rush for the best Canadian heavy metal band... They deliver clean and tough metal..." (Hamilton Place concert program, 2/9/1976)"...Neil doesn't think Rush will be strictly heavy metal for much longer..." (Creem Magazine, 3/1/1976)"...This trio brings hard, crashing heavy metal... After the success of Aerosmith and KISS, it's difficult to count another heavy metal band out..." (Billboard, 3/27/1976)"...Rush's new album 2112 should give them a good position near the top of the heavy metal heap..." (RPM Weekly Magazine, 4/24/1976) And to think many want to rewrite the history books and whitewash Rush out of the history books of heavy metal all because those seventies albums aren't metal like what the brought. Rubbish. Seventies Rush is metal, and great metal it is too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rush were doubtlessly Heavy Metal until about 1976. After that the definition definitely changed. I think Hemispheres is their most metal album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Wow! Nice archive!Wait a minute..."...Rush are a three-piece heavy metal band, similar to Uriah Heep and Led Zeppelin..." (Eye Magazine, 3/21/1974)"...Here Again and Working Man are extended workouts which will appeal to heavy metal fans..." (Canadian Composer, 6/1/1974)"...We have what appears to be another average contender in the heavy metal final heat... Heavy Metal trio Rush decided it was time to find out what heavy metal means" (Beetle Magazine, 12/1/1974)"...Rush play the kind of music critics loathe. Heavy metal. Radio stations play little of it, writers compare them to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep, and complain about them..." (Canadian Composer, 1/1/1975)"...From Mercury Records, the folks who brought us BTO, we get Canadian heavy metal... Classic three-man heavy metal..." (Creem Magazine, 2/1/1975)"...This band is making a lot of heavy metal noise" (Circus Raves, 2/1/1975)"...It is almost impossible to write loud metallic music using acoustic guitars" (Music Canada Quarterly Magazine, 3/1/1975)"...Blistering heavy metal... a thundering metal riff starts the opening cut, "Finding My Way" and they don't look back..." (Melody Maker Magazine, 3/15/1975)"...Their heavy metal material tends towards highly pretentious compositions..." (Statesville Record and Landmark, 3/29/1975)"...as mindlessly brutal and punishing as your average heavy metal fan would wish for..." (The Brandon Sun of Manitoba, 4/14/1975)"...Rush are BTO's heavy metal challengers...record companies were much more interested in Gordon Lightfoot than a heavy metal trio" (Circus Raves, 11/1/1975)"...Now that The Guess Who are gone, and Lighthouse split up, BTO is the only other band that can compete with Rush for the best Canadian heavy metal band... They deliver clean and tough metal..." (Hamilton Place concert program, 2/9/1976)"...Neil doesn't think Rush will be strictly heavy metal for much longer..." (Creem Magazine, 3/1/1976)"...This trio brings hard, crashing heavy metal... After the success of Aerosmith and KISS, it's difficult to count another heavy metal band out..." (Billboard, 3/27/1976)"...Rush's new album 2112 should give them a good position near the top of the heavy metal heap..." (RPM Weekly Magazine, 4/24/1976) And to think many want to rewrite the history books and whitewash Rush out of the history books of heavy metal all because those seventies albums aren't metal like what the brought. Rubbish. Seventies Rush is metal, and great metal it is too! Was Aerosmith heavy metal? Always just thought of them as classic rock. Edited June 24, 2016 by Wil1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rush is not metal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Wow! Nice archive!Wait a minute..."...Rush are a three-piece heavy metal band, similar to Uriah Heep and Led Zeppelin..." (Eye Magazine, 3/21/1974)"...Here Again and Working Man are extended workouts which will appeal to heavy metal fans..." (Canadian Composer, 6/1/1974)"...We have what appears to be another average contender in the heavy metal final heat... Heavy Metal trio Rush decided it was time to find out what heavy metal means" (Beetle Magazine, 12/1/1974)"...Rush play the kind of music critics loathe. Heavy metal. Radio stations play little of it, writers compare them to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep, and complain about them..." (Canadian Composer, 1/1/1975)"...From Mercury Records, the folks who brought us BTO, we get Canadian heavy metal... Classic three-man heavy metal..." (Creem Magazine, 2/1/1975)"...This band is making a lot of heavy metal noise" (Circus Raves, 2/1/1975)"...It is almost impossible to write loud metallic music using acoustic guitars" (Music Canada Quarterly Magazine, 3/1/1975)"...Blistering heavy metal... a thundering metal riff starts the opening cut, "Finding My Way" and they don't look back..." (Melody Maker Magazine, 3/15/1975)"...Their heavy metal material tends towards highly pretentious compositions..." (Statesville Record and Landmark, 3/29/1975)"...as mindlessly brutal and punishing as your average heavy metal fan would wish for..." (The Brandon Sun of Manitoba, 4/14/1975)"...Rush are BTO's heavy metal challengers...record companies were much more interested in Gordon Lightfoot than a heavy metal trio" (Circus Raves, 11/1/1975)"...Now that The Guess Who are gone, and Lighthouse split up, BTO is the only other band that can compete with Rush for the best Canadian heavy metal band... They deliver clean and tough metal..." (Hamilton Place concert program, 2/9/1976)"...Neil doesn't think Rush will be strictly heavy metal for much longer..." (Creem Magazine, 3/1/1976)"...This trio brings hard, crashing heavy metal... After the success of Aerosmith and KISS, it's difficult to count another heavy metal band out..." (Billboard, 3/27/1976)"...Rush's new album 2112 should give them a good position near the top of the heavy metal heap..." (RPM Weekly Magazine, 4/24/1976) And to think many want to rewrite the history books and whitewash Rush out of the history books of heavy metal all because those seventies albums aren't metal like what the brought. Rubbish. Seventies Rush is metal, and great metal it is too! Was Aerosmith heavy metal? Always just thought of them as classic rock.Heavy rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rush is not metal^^^ Who is this person and why is she not banned? ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thanks for the articles and links. I'll have good reads. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rush is not metal^^^ Who is this person and why is she not banned? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 There weren't many descriptions for rock music back in the day. Either it was hard or soft rock or metal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 There weren't many descriptions for rock music back in the day. Either it was hard or soft rock or metal.How about "acid rock"? I remember that more than the term "metal". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I guess my point was: if Aerosmith is described in that article as "heavy metal" and they are not, that leaves open the argument that Rush also are not heavy metal...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I guess my point was: if Aerosmith is described in that article as "heavy metal" and they are not, that leaves open the argument that Rush also are not heavy metal...?...which they aren't, are they? Also "heavy rock". That was a category for Columbia House/RCA, as I recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 There weren't many descriptions for rock music back in the day. Either it was hard or soft rock or metal.How about "acid rock"? I remember that more than the term "metal". That came later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Heavy metal was a term used for any music that had a lot of loud distorted guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) There weren't many descriptions for rock music back in the day. Either it was hard or soft rock or metal. And Rush themselves say they never considered themselves metal; in their mind they were a hard/heavy rock band. All I know is that as an 11 year old in 1976, on hearing ATWAS, I considered Rush to be a hard rock, or heavy rock, band. Heavy metal was those bands that looked they were in biker gangs. When AFTK came out, Rush joined Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in the Amazing Awesome Rock genre. Not metal, not mere rock, just amazing awesomeness. Edited June 25, 2016 by Rutlefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) There weren't many descriptions for rock music back in the day. Either it was hard or soft rock or metal.How about "acid rock"? I remember that more than the term "metal". That came later.The term is from the mid-60's. Were bands described as "metal" in the mid-60's? I'd say late 60's with Deep Purple, Zep, Sabbath. Both terms emerged about the same time, but if it were a horse race, it's acid rock by a nose. Edited June 25, 2016 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Roughly half of the articles this time around focus on the releases of Presto and Roll the Bones. AKA, the Dark Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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