The National Midnight Star #442

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First time Posting & other happy ho-hos ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Editor, The National Midnight Star <rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu> Subject: Administrivia In case anyone cares, I've fixed the problem with the funky double ending of the last few digests. I don't know how/why, but the file that contains the last bit of each digest (the 'tail') which normally doesn't have the last three lines in it got them added somehow. This meant that when the software put together the NMS and added those lines as it always does, they got added to the end of the file that already had something like that at the end, hence the duplication. (If you're not lost by the above description, you are in worse shape than I am!) Anyway, the thing should be fixed now. I shall be off work next week Mon-Wed due to the University being closed for spring break. I shall attempt to log on and put out a few NMSs over that time, although there will probably not be one for Tuesday, as I'm attending the Richmond show. I will also try to get the FAQL out this weekend or early next week. rush-mgr ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 20:36:39 EST From: jalhart@skidmore.EDU (Lerxst) Subject: Rush and the radio Well I'm following up my post from last week regarding GOAC and Top 40 radio with some specific information. I think it is really interesting to note that according to the March 6 edition of Radio and Records GOAC is now on 13 Top 40 radio stations across the country. The stations range from the east coast to the west coast. I have heard that more should be adding next week. Although it is still a bit early to tell, GOAC is making a strong showing onTop 40 radio. As far as rock stations go, GOAC is doing great! In fact believe it or not (as Lisa from Suny Buffalo notes) Bravado has just been released from Atlantic to stations officially. So now stations will start playing Bravado. And guess what, according to my friend at the record company soon Bravado will be released to Top 40 radio. Double Yikes!! So Rush now has the spirit of radio. >From the rumour mill regarding outdoor shows this summer, I have heard two rumours: A) Mr. Big will again be supporting and B) Rush will be doing two nights at Jones Beach here in the New York area!!!! More rumours and hopefully some confirmations to follow. Later. Ken F. ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 20:49:22 -0500 From: Greg WARD <narpet@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca> Subject: Other musical lists; Canadian opening acts Someone asked recently about a Yes mailing list -- yep, it exists, and it's called Notes from the Edge. The address to subscribe is... (quick shell here) borella@snowball.cs.ucdavis.edu. I have a suggestion for the FAQ -- although it's supposed to be a *Rush* FAQL, it seems like THE most frequently asked question is "Does anyone know the address for the --- mailing list", where --- is usually Yes, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Genesis or King Crimson. (Obviously *excellent* taste hereabouts, eh?) What I suggest is that at least SOME mention of the Musical List of Lists go in the FAQL -- such as that it's available via anan FTP at cs.uwp.edu in the directory pub/music/something. (Can't remember the exact directory, but it's not too tough to find.) Reasonable idea, no? Next, someone asked if Voivod opened in Toronto -- I believe that was on the Presto tour. I remember hearing about that and wishing fervently that I could have been there... Voivod's a most excellent group, and their latest CD is really top notch. Think I may go to see them later this month here in Montreal; probably be better acoustics than at Maple Leaf Gardens anyway. On the RTB tour, some *extremely* crappy metal band from Toronto opened in TO, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec. It was incredibly boring. I was quite disappointed at not getting to see Eric Johnson. (And yes, all I've heard of his was `Cliffs of Dover'. Bodacious song, and while I generally profess to not giving a flying you-know-what to such obviously contrived and artificial crap as the Grammies, I would have been quite glad to see either EJ or Rush get it. Or Steve Howe, too bad *he* wasn't nominated for `Masquerade' instead of all of Yes. Or better yet for something off Turbulence!) Oh, one more thing -- gee, I had no idea Caress of Steel was supposed to be a "bad" album! Personally, I like it much more than *2112* as an album... CoS seems to be much more coherent and together as a 35-minute unit than does 2112. (Same reason I prefer AFTK and PeW to Hemispheres, even though the actual Book II Hemispheres and Strangiato make me go quite ga-ga. So, for that matter, do The Trees and Circumstances... it just seems like the whole album is dominated too much by `Hemispheres', and that there just aren't enough different songs on it.) 'Nuff rambling. Greg Ward (narpet@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 20:48:37 -0500 From: Terry Gardner <thdhub!tjg01@uunet.UU.NET> The `Greek God' description of the 2d side of `Caress Of Steel' was a pretty good description. It is the overall sound of that album that I liked, and like. The differences between CoS and FBN are so tremendous, it is apparent that the trio did an enormous amount of growing during the time between the albums. There is a certain solidity in the `sound' of CoS that they did not approach again, IMHO, until `Hemispheres'. Probably due to filtering some highs. How many readers of this have been or are in a band that plays music of RUSH? I used to be in one (bass, Geddy Lee has the most difficult bass parts with the single exception of Stanley Clarke that I've ever tried to copy), and we chose to play the ones that you NEVER hear, such as `Tears', `Hemispheres' in it's entirety, `Beneath, Between, and Behind', `Bastille Day', `Anthem', etc. The clarity of Rush, and the single mindedness of the best stuff are what makes the band's music so classical, so intellectual. I hope trhat they never stray from that. New musical styles, sure, just retain the approach that makes the music so enjoyable, the straight-forward musical interpretation of a thought, without all the cheap garbage that doomed bands like Guns'n'Roses, which I simply will not listen to, and Van Halen, which makes me want to vomit (with the exception of `Dance the Night Away', which conjures up memories of a particularly good sexual outing on a Florida beach in the moonlight! Terry Gardner Senior Network Systems Programmer, The Home Depot, Inc. terry@thdhub ---------------------------------------------------------- From: jewright@mtu.edu (JASON WRIGHT) Subject: CoS 'til ya puke... Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 21:25:43 EST Howdy again fellow Rush freaks... Well, I have this to say about CoS: It sure isn't the boyz best album, but I like it. I seem to be in the minority here...But I'm listening to it right now. The entire album, in its entirety, does not gel with me for some reason. However, specific songs like "Lakeside Park" or "The Necromancer" are greatly underrated. I'd even vote for bringing "Lakeside Park" back on the tours. Then again maybe I'm just insane... -PeeWee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | "I hear the sound of gunfire at the prison gates, | jewright@mtu.edu | | Are the liberators here? | Insane undergrad, | | Do I hope or do I fear?" | Math department, | | -from "Red Sector A" | Michigan Tech | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Yes, they really do call me PeeWee...Try looking for Pwe on IRC... | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 10:31:33 EST From: stu890151@gcc.edu Subject: t-shirts and outdoor shows First, what IS going on with the TNMS t-shirts?? I really do want one or two or three shirts, and I have not seen any of the people who were supposed to do this email any updates. Whoever should do this stands to make some cash- what are ya waiting for? Second, has anyone heard if RUSH (or VH) is coming to Pittsburgh or Cleveland for an outdoor show?? I wrote 102.5 WDVE in Pittsburgh, and I have not gotten my SASE back yet, when I do I'll share any news. The dj (7 pm to midnight), Jack Malloy, did say that the promoter and the radio station were tryiu g to get another RUSH show....who knows? If anybody has any inside scoop on the outdoor dates, send it to "syrinx" or to me at "stu890151@gcc.edu" --Jason Packovich ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: 5 Mar 92 23:48:00 CST From: ZA002@zeus.unomaha.edu Subject: cd singles Date sent: 5-MAR-1992 23:47:58 Does anyone know where in the midwest i can get these CD singles? everywhere i have tried in Omaha doesn't carry them and i would really like to get the 2 new ones. Amigas and bowling,2 great things! DigDug-Greg Dugger ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 00:18:13 -0700 From: cs102106%vixen.dnet@terra.oscs.montana.edu (Ryche-r) Subject: Album artwork... Does anybody know if any of Rush's album artwork is available commercially? (i.e., some sort of poster-sized print). I am specifically referring to the inside of Roll the Bones (3 wishbones suspended over the water). That has got to be one of the coolest pictures I've ever seen. Also, I remember somebody mentioning the Vital Signs live thing... I also found it on a King Biscuit 'best of' kinda thing when I rummaged around at a radio station last summer. (By the way, KRKX in Billings, MT plays quite a bit of RUSH, as does KSUA in Fairbanks, AK...) Ryche & Roll! ---------------------------------------------------------- From: vt107356@ee.tut.fi (Toukomies Veikko) Subject: Rushian Roulette Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 10:56:48 EET I bought a bootleg called 'Rushian Roulette' (CD) and were quite disappointed to La villa strangiato's sound quality. There have been some serious damage on the master tape, i suppose, because in the middle of the La villa (i don't remember section's name) it begins to sound like a C-cassette which has been too close to a magnet. And also in the beginning of La villa, the left (or right?) channel fades out for a minute. It really bothers me. Anyboby else have the same bootleg? I have also bootleg called 'Currently in vogue' and it sounds quite good. -- * Veikko Toukomies * * * Suvantokatu 1 E 15 * e-mail: vt107356@uikku.ee.tut.fi * * 33100 Tampere FINLAND * vt107356@kaarne.cs.tut.fi * * phone: 931-239027 * * ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1992 07:59:12 -0600 From: wadew@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU (Wade Williams) Subject: Gangster of Boats Trilogy >I was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to the relationship between >the "Part IV" and "Trilogy" in the sub-title > > (Part IV, "Gangster of Boats" Trilogy) It's a joke between the boys. More than likely, we'll never see parts 1, 2 and 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wade Williams "Any escape might help to smooth the User Services Specialist unattractive truth, but the suburbs Academic Computing have no charms to soothe the restless Auburn University dreams of youth." (N. Peart) wadew@ducvax.auburn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 09:40:42 From: dwhite@wake.ncsl.nist.gov Subject: Lyric search Challenge The Rush Lyric Scavenger Hunt! Can you match these objects/phrases to the song they are from? For clues (album name) or answers email dwhite@wake.ncsl.nist.gov. 1 Russian roulette 2 Serengeti night 3 a God, a king, a head of state 4 a sunday noon 5 a beacon in the darkness 6 a brilliant shooting star 7 a firefly 8 a brief eclipse 9 a midnight rendezvous 10 an english rain 11 fields of dew 12 golden light of coming dawn 13 the acid rain 14 island in a hurricane 15 ripples in the pool 16 sea to shining sea 17 black wind falling to the ocean floor 18 six stars of the northern cross 19 the frozen mountain tops 20 the rainbow's end 21 the rhythms of the night 22 the sound of the rain 23 the wet summer lawn 24 twilight premature 25 wolves and cold starvation 26 the open road 27 the charger in the garage 28 the castles in the distance 29 tickets sold out in advance 30 Hold Your Fire 31 a change of synergy 32 a gypsy caravan 33 a mountain river bleeding 34 a pair of dancing shoes 35 a spiral stair 36 a wind tunnel 37 a world of cold reality 38 begging hands and bleeding hearts 39 iron tears 40 a nice, cold beer 41 better people, better food, and better beer 42 the cask of forty-three 43 computerized clinic 44 radio and radiation 45 reverse polarity 46 the energy you trade 47 the fireworks display 48 earth's melting pot 49 fawn-eyed girl with sun-browned legs 50 glittering prizes and endless compromises 51 hatchet, axe, and saw 52 bare knuckles 53 iron fist in a velvet glove 54 lunar gravitation 55 magnetic north 56 the back door 57 marble fountains 58 old-time religion 59 one-lane bridge 60 security under pressure 61 smoke rings 62 the atmospheric domes of the outer planets 63 the camera eye 64 time is a spiral 65 take heart from the harvest 66 you know I've hated that song for so long Ya know, for all this there oughtta be a prize. Anybody want to fax the winner an exrox of the Boyz signatures? :) EXTRA CREDIT: Name these lyrics -> " " (50-50 chance!) First one with all the answers to me by 21:12 EST Tuesday March 10 wins! No grep/egrep/fgrep allowed! Void where prohibited by your boss! Made in USA! Have fun! dwhite@wake.ncsl.nist.gov ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: 06 Mar 92 10:13:54 -0500 (EST) From: UN041014@WVNVAXA.WVNET.EDU Subject: First time (be gentle) As my subject says this is my first time posting (I've only been a reader for about a week). But I wanted to make a few comments. 1) In reply to Alex(Jealous Knight)'s question about The Necromancer and J.R.R. Tolkien's works. I am and Avid fan of his Middle Earth works and have practically memorized half of them (I'm working on the other half). There are one or two similarities between the song and the stories but not enough to say that it's based on the stories. Maybe losely inspired by. 2) In reply to however's initial coment on CoS. I also feel it's a great- ly underrated album. It was coherent but also had a wonderful veriety of styles (compare 'Bastille Day' and 'Panecea' sp?). 3) In reply to Larry Salomon's question about childhood-RUSH memories. Unfortunately I led an underprivelegded childhood (aka I didn't discover RUSH until late in life). But I do have some good RUSH memories. But this leads into my next topic. 4) I've noticed, in this area at least, a big corolation between RUSH fans and sci-fi/fantasy and GPR's(e.g. AD&D). Is this true in most areas? Is it a coincedence that many of the old songs seem to be written for that audience? Quite often when our group gets together to play AD&D (or others) we have RUSH playing in the backround as 'mood music'. Weird? 5) As I mentioned earlier, I discovered RUSH late in life. Unfortunately , as a result, I have yet to see them live! Due to a small arguement with my credit card company I missed the Pennsylvania date. I've downloaded the remaining tour dates from the ftp site but I've heard talk about addi- tional dates (summer) that aren't on the list. I would be really grateful to get notice of any, especially if they are near north-central West Virginia. Especially if the rumors of this being their last tour are true (unlikely). Thank you for your time. Responces are welcomed, flames will probably be ignored. P-] Kevin L. Stewart aka (Pac-Rat),(Grimaldon),(Sparky),(Dice),and a few more I can't type in mixed company. ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Atro Tossavainen <d37690r@kaira.hut.fi> Subject: Worshipping Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 17:59:14 EET > From: jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger) > Subject: the ABSOLUTE best Someone: >>> Regardless, as a band, I still think RUSH is the best collection >>> of musicians overall. Me: >> Which proves that you should listen to something else for a change. >> Rush are very good musicians and function extremely well as a unit, >> but by no means are they the absolute best in anything. And I seem to >> forget everything presented here are just opinions.. ;-> Gregg: > I hope this is some sort of twisted joke. Rush quite arguably _is_ > the band with the absolutely best lyrics in the history of rock and > roll music, not to mention the fitting of lyrics to music. Gregg, we all know already that you worship Rush as gods, but perhaps you should be reminded like this every once in a while that they are just human beings like everyone else. And the fact that you think their lyrics are the best in rock history doesn't make your opinion the gospel truth. atthe [ Ok, 'nuff said. If you wish to continue this, do it in email. Thank you... rush-mgr ] ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 11:18:51 -0500 From: hearn1@husc.harvard.edu Subject: Boston Radio Could somebody tell me if any Boston radio station plays Rush? The most I've ever heard was Dreamline and Fly by Night each once and on different stations. (Oh, and an interview with Alex before the concert.) Taryn ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Dan Dickerman <dickermn@hpcugsya.cup.hp.com> Subject: Good Tix Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 7:58:56 PST > Where else does one get tickets? I wanted to get in the first 5 rows for > the Nassau concert and didn't (obviously), even thought my tickets aren't > bad in the least (1st tier, 4th row, at 7:30 - assuming the stage faces > 6:00). Well, there are three ways that I know of: 1) Get a spot first in line to get tickets the day they go on sale at a reputable ticket outlet (if you can call TM reputable). Hints on details here were given seveal issues back... December, I think. And there's my own personal victory here: get tickets from an outlet 200 miles from the show (stood in line at a Tower Records near San Jose for a show in Sacramento, CA, and ended up in the third row -- Thanks for the tip, Doug). 2) Sometimes, tickets held back for the band or promoters are left over up to the show's date. Pester TM starting a week before the show and see if new seats are available. Example: called TM while in Atlanta (for business... yeah, sure), and when I asked if seats were available for Rush that night, the guy on the phone said: "Oh, I thought you were going to ask about U2" (sold out for months)... Some spare seats in the back of the floor had just become available (who could resist). Of course he had nothing for Rush then, but some went on sale that day at 11:00 (only 40 seats, but it was unadvertized, so there was not much of a demand). 3) Look in the Yellow Pages (no pun intended for you Sun employees) under "Ticket Sales" or something like that. Every major metro area has some scalper who is willing to buy and sell tickets for a premium, and they usually hire people to stand first in line to get the good seats. Many of these places advertize that they can get tickets for shows all over the country or even around the world -- probably through some international organized crime ring. Anyway, it's worth a call if you're headed out of town. Just being supportive, --Dan ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 11:29:00 -0800 From: David Conley <dmc@u.washington.edu> Subject: CoS ramblings Hello all! I have read the latest chatter about lack of CoS material on the current tour playlist (like none!) with great interest, being that CoS ranks as one of my top three fav Rush recordings. Those of you who heard the last Rockline interview with Neil might recall that a caller asked that very question! Neil's response went something like " it's nothing intentional" then went on to say something to the effect of "we don't really feel comfortable playing any material from that record now". To me that sounds like a bit of a contradiction. Maybe the painful memories of the "Down the Tubes Tour" have something to do with it? If memory serves me, it was mentioned in Visions that the Boyz were super excited and pleased with what they had accomplished on that record, only to be shot down in flames by poor albums sales, negative feedback from the record company, and the following tour from hell. "Scars of pleasure, scars of pain, atmospheric changes make them sensitive again". Cheers, ----Dave ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 12:11:16 -0800 From: Randall Haskin <strega@u.washington.edu> Subject: Miscellaneous ramblings. Well, I'd just like to mention that this is my first posting here, and I've been reading the I've been reading the NMS for about a month, and I really like it. Anyhow, doen to business: First of all, about these rumors of Neil having cancer, I first heard about it from a CD store clerk one day when I was trying to uncover the release date of RTB ( this was back about July of '91). Well, I always wondered if there was any credence to this rumor, and seeing Neil with a bandana on when I saw the Roll the Bones video just added to my suspicions. However, I went to the show on February 2 in Vancouver B.C., and during the sound check, Neil emerged without his bandana, and we could all see that he just had a really sh short crewcut, and was not bald. IMO, there's no cancer. I just think Neil is wearing the bandana because he WANTS to... Second, in response to whoever was wondering in NMS 440 why Where's My Thing? was part 4 of a trilogy, it's all a joke. Geddy and Alex pretty much explained it during the North American CD launch of RTB on August 29th of '91. For the benefit of those who did not hear it, here's a partial transcri transcription; Alex: Well, normally most people don't write the fourth part of a trilogy, so we though we would. Geddy:And because most people don't realize that you CAN have a fourth part! Alex: Yeah, it goes to fourth! So there you have it! On another note, DID ANYONE get the ABC interview on tape? PLEASE email me if you did! I am dying to see it! And finally, does anyone know how to get ahold of UK CD singles herere in the United States? ORQ: "A spirit with a vision is a drea with a mission." Randy H. (strega@washington.umd.edu) ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1992 16:09 EST From: REN & STIMPY <S11689BC@umassd.edu> Subject: First time Posting & other happy ho-hos This is my first time posting for TNMS, and I'd like to give a few opinions on the most important things happening with Rush. 1) The great Eric Johnson Controversy. He's a good guitarist, but to me Alex Lifeson is highly underrated. He's not god, but Snow Dog gets my thumbs up. 2) In Concert '92. Thd very first time I've heard Ged, Neil and Alex talk. Does MTV avoid putting Rush on 'cause their too deep? Or is it they actually have more talent, and would be repulsed by their talent? Maybe they're nearing 40 and have the sexiness of a baboon in terms of MTV? 3) The Neil Peart cancer controversy. You know something, I get PISSED when someone tells these non-contestable rumors. Why is Neil still on tour? He looks pale and tired, but not walking-dead. To those who like to tell rumors, if you know, show, don't tell. (pun intended) Otherwise keep quiet. 4) Top 5 Songs: 1) The Pass 2) Freewill 3) 2112 4) Subdivisions 5) Natural Science 5) Top 5 Albums 1) Permanent Waves 2) Moving Pictures 3) Roll The Bones 4) Signals 5) Chronicles _____________________________________________________ Brian J Colby Sophomore Mathematics Major & "Ren & Stimpy" fan BJCOLBY@cis.umassd.edu S11689BC@UMASSD.EDU U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A S S A C H U S E T T S A T D A R T M O U T H _____________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------
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