If you’ve had a chance to look at our blog roll, you’ll see a couple of Rush sites. In particular, I’d like to point out RUSHISABAND and POWERWINDOWS. Let me just be blunt–I think the world of these sites. I love the spirit they bring to the internet, and I deeply admire the men (Ed Stenger and Eric Hansen, respectively) who run each.
When we–Carl, Chris, and Kevin–founded progarchy back in 2012, I (Brad) really had three sites in mind to emulate: the Dutch Progressive Rock Page, Rush is a Band, and Power Windows.
Frankly, I wanted to do for Big Big Train what the latter two have done for Rush.
I also have to note that when I wrote my biographical essay on Neil Peart for Kevin J. Anderson’s majestic WordFire Press, I relied significantly on the work of Stenger and Hansen.
Even if you’re not a fan of Rush, how can you not admire what these guys do? They keep things alive and fresh, now six years after Rush released its last studio album.
Anyway, before I get too sappy and un-Peart-like, let me just say a huge thank you to Ed and Eric for being inspirations.
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If you’d like a more in-depth progarchy look at Rush, here’s a handy guide:
Rush – ABC 1974 – Live – 1974 (released 2015) – Review by Craig Breaden
Rush – A Farewell to Kings – 1977 – Review by Kevin McCormick
Rush – Clockwork Angels Tour (Live) – 2013 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – Grace Under Pressure – 1984 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – Power Windows – 1985 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – R40 “Completist” live concerts box set – 2014 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – R40 Live – 2015 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – Rush – 1974 – Reviewed by Craig Breaden
Rush – Test For Echo – 1996 – Review by Brad Birzer
Rush – Vapor Trails Remixed – 2013 – Review by Brad Birzer
Clockwork Angels – Concert review by Brad Birzer (2012)
Kevin J. Anderson – Clockwork Angels – The Comic Scripts – 2014 – Review by Brad Birzer
The Art of Rush – Hugh Syme, written by Stephen Humphries – 2015 – Book Review by Brad Birzer
Neil Peart: The Most Endangered Species – Essay by Brad Birzer (discussion of “Natural Science”)
The Saving Grace of Neil Peart – Essay by Brad Birzer
EXCELLENT Post Sir-Brad!!! Simply EXCELLENT!!! I’m STILL trying to heal from RUSH coming to an end in 2015!!! BUT……….we all need to move on,but I VERY regularly watch/listen to Rush Videos VERY VERY OFTEN on YouTube!!! Lol. (Yup,I admit it………RUSH has become an ADDICTION for me!!!) But Thank-You to everyone who keeps the AWESOMENESS of RUSH Alive!!! 😉
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