Books on Rush

Permanent Change:
Rush, Musicians’ Rock, and the Progressive Post-Counterculture
A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the
requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy
in Musicology

by
Durrell Scott Bowman
2003

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ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION
Permanent Change: Rush, Musicians’ Rock, and the Progressive Post-Counterculture
by Durrell Scott Bowman

Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology
University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Professor Robert Walser, Chair

This dissertation investigates music by the Toronto-based rock band Rush. The
band features Geddy Lee’s virtuosic bass playing and countertenor singing, Alex
Lifeson’s precise-yet-tuneful guitar playing, and Neil Peart’s elaborately constructed
drumming and lyrics. Rush’s music, from the 1970s through the early 2000s, mainly
combined hard rock’s emotive riffs and solos, heavy metal’s power and intensity, and
progressive rock’s structural and metrical complexities. However, it often also employed
stylistic fragments from a wide variety of additional types of music, including the blues,
jazz-rock fusion, reggae, funk, classical, new wave, synth-pop, and alternative rock. I
argue that the band’s “musicianly” music appealed to an audience of several million
people within a broader post-countercultural context involving technique,
professionalism, technology, and entrepreneurialism. Although most rock critics
preferred reactive/revolutionary music and consistent aesthetics, musician-fans and others
from the post-industrial working and lower-middle classes often preferred
adaptive/evolutionary music and unpredictable aesthetics.

Chapter 1 synthesizes the study’s interpretive material, partly by summarizing
various changes that took place in Rush’s style over several decades. Chapter 2
establishes the context for Rush’s music within an ideology and aesthetic that conflicted
with other value systems. It also examines an early-1970s’ Rush song in order to
introduce the study’s selective use of style discussions, musical notation, and/or lyrics
within song interpretations also involving institutions, reception, genre, literature, and
various additional issues. Chapter 3 considers mid- to late-1970s’ Rush songs—
including extended/individualist works—that laid the groundwork for the band’s
progressive/hard style. Chapter 4 explores Rush songs from much of the 1980s, the
period when the band often incorporated music technology and/or secondary stylistic
attributes within consistently concise songs. Chapter 5 studies Rush songs from 1989 to
2002, during which time the band tapered off its interest in music technology and
increasingly engaged in updated variants of its earlier “power trio” style.

The dissertation contributes cultural musicology and song interpretations to a
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Rush: Chemistry
by Jon Collins

Book Description
Acclaimed Marillion biographer Jon Collins draws on hundreds of hours of new interviews to tell the full in-depth story of the enduring Canadian trio who refused to compromise their music and avoided the typical rock and roll lifestyle. From early days in Canada to platinum albums, stadium shows, and the world's stage, taking in tragedy, triumphs, and a wealth of great music, this is the meticulous and definitive study of one of rock's great enigmas. From early triumphs such as the classic concept album 2112, on to their first hit single "Spirit of Radio" and beyond to Moving Pictures, "Tom Sawyer," and more pop-oriented 1990s material, Rush have continued to make groundbreaking and original music that has sold in the millions.

About the Author
Jon Collins is the acclaimed writer of the Marillion biography 'Separated Out'.

Hardcover: 254 pages
Publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing (January 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1900924854
ISBN-13: 978-1900924856
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches

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Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away
by Martin Popoff

Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Ecw Press (June 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550226789
ISBN-13: 978-1550226782
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches

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Books by Neil Peart

Neil Peart - Anatomy of a Drum Solo
Starring: Neil Peart
Director: Matthew Wachsman

Actors: Neil Peart, See more
Directors: Matthew Wachsman
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Hudson Music / Rounder Records
DVD Release Date: December 12, 2005
Run Time: 200 minutes =>>>>>>>>>>>

Neil Peart - O Baterista (Anatomy of a Drum Solo) @ You Tube


Neil Peart @ You Tube

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Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road
by Neil Peart

Mike Fink, CNN Headline News
"Peart’s story reminded me of Theodore Roosevelt’s travel West to overcome the sorrow of losing his wife and mother..."

Book Description
In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of loss and directionlessness that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. He had needed to get away, but had not really needed a destination. His travel adventures chronicle his personal odyssey and include stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, thinking, and reminiscing as he rode until he encountered the miracle that allowed him to find peace.

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Ecw Press (September 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550225480
ISBN-13: 978-1550225488
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches

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The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa
by Neil Peart

Neil Peart cycles his way through West Africa and brings us along with him, dysentery and all. The Masked Rider details his physical and spiritual journey, through photographs, journal entries, and tales of adventure. Peart's "masks" are the masks that we wear--culture, psychology, labels, expectations--and his book reveals how traveling in a very foreign land allows us to peer behind them. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
Dysentery, drunken soldiers, and corrupt officials provide the background for Neil Peart's physical and spiritual cycling journey through West Africa. The prolific drummer for the rock band Rush travels through African villages, both large and small, and relates his story through photographs, journal entries, and tales of adventure, while simultaneously addressing issues such as differences in culture, psychology, and labels. Literary and artistic sidekicks such as Aristotle, Dante, and Van Gogh join Peart and his cycling companions, reminding the reader that this is not just another travel book—it is a story of both external and introspective discovery and adventure.

Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: ECW Press (September 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550226657
ISBN-13: 978-1550226652
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches

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Traveling Music : The Soundtrack to My Life and Times
by Neil Peart

Metro, Toronto
"Part biography, part travelogue, part music history, Peart makes you aware that a full life should be answering...'Now, what?'"

Book Description
The music of Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and many other artists provides the score to the reflections of a musician on the road in this memoir of Neil Peart's travels from Los Angeles to Big Bend National Park. The emotional associations and stories behind each album Peart plays guide his recollections of his childhood on Lake Ontario, the first bands that he performed with, and his travels with the band Rush. The evocative and resonant writing vividly captures the meanderings of a musical mind, leading rock enthusiasts to discover inside information about Rush and the musical inspirations of a rock legend.

Hardcover: 440 pages
Publisher: ECW Press (September 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550226649
ISBN-13: 978-1550226645
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches

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Bass Anthology Rush (Bass Anthology)

Book Description
Titles are: Closer to the Heart * Cold Fire * Distant Early Warning * Dreamline * Free Will * La Villa Stangiato * Limelight * New World Man * Presto * Red Barchetta * Roll the Bones * Tom Sawyer * Show Don't Tell * The Spirit of Radio * Test for Echo * The Trees * 2112: Overture/Tales of Syrinx * Working Man * YYZ * Xanadu.

Product Description
Titles are: Closer to the Heart * Cold Fire * Distant Early Warning * Dreamline * Free Will * La Villa Stangiato * Limelight * New World Man * Presto * Red Barchetta * Roll the Bones * Tom Sawyer * Show Don't Tell * The Spirit of Radio * Test for Echo * The Trees * 2112: Overture/Tales of Syrinx * Working Man * YYZ * Xanadu.

Product Details
Paperback: 142 pages
Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (July 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0769200710
ISBN-13: 978-0769200712
Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches

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Rush - Guitar Anthology Series
by Rush (Author)

Book Description
Note-for-note transcriptions of all of Alex Lifeson's licks on 20 songs from 11 albums by this superstar Toronto trio. Includes: Closer to the Heart * Cold Fire * Distant Early Warning * Dreamline * Free Will * La Villa Stangiato * New World Man * A Passage to Bangkok * Red Barchetta * Red Sector A * Roll the Bones * Show Don't Tell * The Spirit of the Radio * Stick It Out * Tom Sawyer * The Trees * Working Man * YYZ * Xanadu.

Product Description
Twenty titles from 11 albums. Includes: A Passage to Bangkok * Closer to the Heart * Cold Fire * Distant Early Warning * Dreamline * Freewill * New World Man * Red Barchetta * Red Sector A * Roll the Bones * The Spirit of the Radio * The Trees * Tom Sawyer * Working Man * YYZ * Xanadu. ?

Product Details
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns; Tablature Edition edition (November 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0897249356
ISBN-13: 978-0897249355
Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.6 inches

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