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Thursday, April 02, 2015

Neil Peart wins 2015 MD poll award for Best Recorded Performance (Video)

The results for the Modern Drummer 2015 Readers Poll are in, and Neil Peart took the top spot for Recorded Performance (Video) category:

  1. Neil Peart, Clockwork Angels Tour (Rush)
  2. Mike Mangini: Live at Luna Park (Dream Theater)
  3. Simon Phillips: Live in Poland: 35th Anniversary Tour (Toto)
  4. Zakir Hussain with Steve Smith, Eric Harland and Giovanni Hidalgo, The SFJazz Sessions (Zakir Hussain)
  5. Brann Dailor, Live at Brixton (Mastodon)

For those who are counting, Neil has now won Best Recorded Performance 15 times! Here's the full list:

1981: Moving Pictures
1982: Exit... Stage Left
1983: Signals
1985: Grace Under Pressure
1986: Power Windows
1988: Hold Your Fire
1989: A Show of Hands
1990: Presto
1992: Roll The Bones
1993: Counterparts
1997: Test for Echo
1999: Different Stages
2005: R30
2007: Snakes & Arrows
2015: Clockwork Angels Tour (Video)

In recent years, Peart has won additional awards, including:

  • Modern Drummer Reader's Poll 2014: #1 Educational Book - Taking Center Stage by Joe Bergamini and Neil Peart

  • Modern Drummer Reader's Poll 2013: MVP, Best Prog Drummer

  • Modern Drummer Reader's Poll 2012: Best Prog Drummer

  • Modern Drummer Reader's Poll 2012: Best Educational Video - Taking Center Stage

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Clockwork Angels Tour video debuts at #1 on Billboard

Billboard has posted the charts for Dec 7, 2013, and Rush's latest video, "Clockwork Angels Tour" debuted at number 1.

Congratulations to Rush!

Read an article on Examiner.com.

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Billboard charts

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray, DVD, and CD released today

Rush released the Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray, DVD, and CD today. You can order at the following links (if you haven't already):

Clockwork Angels Tour [Blu-ray]

Clockwork Angels Tour [DVD]

Clockwork Angels Tour CD

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Clockwork Angels Tour previews of "2112" (audio) and "The Garden" (video)

Rush will be releasing the Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray, DVD, and CD on November 19, 2013. Here are a few previews to hold you over:

There will also be theatrical showings on November 18, 2013, a day before it releases.

You can pre-order Clockwork Angels Tour the following links:

Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up!

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray, DVD, and CD coming Nov 19

Rush.com has announced that the Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray, DVD, and CD will release on November 19, 2013. You can pre-order at the following links:

Clockwork Angels Tour [Blu-ray]

Clockwork Angels Tour [DVD]

CD [No pre-order info available yet]

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Here are the details from Rush.com:

AUDIO AND VIDEO RELEASES INCLUDE EPIC VERSIONS OF SONGS RARELY PERFORMED AND NEVER-BEFORE CAPTURED ALONGSIDE NEWLY REWORKED ARRANGEMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR;

BLURAY/DVD INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE TOUR DOCUMENTARY, SOUNDCHECK FOOTAGE, AND TOUR FILM OUTTAKES IN ADDITION TO THE 3 HOUR CONCERT FILM

Rush have unveiled details for their first new recording since being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. On November 19th, "RUSH: CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR" will be released simultaneously via Anthem/Roadrunner Records on CD and the companion BLURAY/DVD on Anthem/Zoe Vision/Rounder.

"RUSH: CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR" was filmed and recorded last November at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, during Rush's highly successful Clockwork Angels Tour. The eleven month-marathon world tour crossed North America twice and ventured overseas to Europe in support of the band's acclaimed 2012 studio release "CLOCKWORK ANGELS."

In capturing the tour's electrifying three hour set, "RUSH: CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR" pairs Rush classics ("Tom Sawyer," "The Spirit Of Radio," "2112"), with a nod to the 80's Rush era (The Analog Kid," "Territories," "Subdivisions") alongside newly reworked arrangements specifically for the tour featuring the Clockwork Angels String Ensemble ("Headlong Flight," "YYZ," "Red Sector A"). The string section marks the first time the trio has brought additional musicians on the road with them. To showcase their latest studio release, the epic set list also features nine tracks off "CLOCKWORK ANGELS." Other highlights include tracks rarely performed and never before recorded live ("The Body Electric," "Middletown Dreams"), in addition to three separate drum solos by the incomparable Neil Peart.

Beyond the incredible live performances, the DVD includes a 25-minute tour documentary titled "Can't Stop Thinking Big", featuring interviews with all 3 members, exclusive and behind the scenes footage, and offers a glimpse into the inner workings of the Rush tour machine and insight into the band members themselves. Other special features on the DVD include the trio of hilarious shorts created specifically for the tour as well as interviews and outtakes captured during their filming. Additional filmed sketches and a rare soundcheck performance of perennial favourite "Limelight" round out the exclusive offerings.

"RUSH: CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR" comes on the heels of Anthem/Atlantic's September 30th release of "VAPOR TRAILS REMIXED," a newly remixed version of the band's 2002 album VAPOR TRAILS and 7-disc boxed set "THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1989-2007," which features every studio album Rush recorded for Atlantic Records.

RUSH: CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR

Release date: November 19th

DVD (Anthem/Zoe Vision/Rounder)

CD (Anthem/Roadrunner Records)

Set One:

  • Subdivisions
  • The Big Money
  • Force Ten
  • Grand Designs
  • The Body Electric
  • Territories
  • The Analog Kid
  • Bravado
  • Where's My Thing?/ Here It Is! (drum solo)
  • Far Cry

Set Two:

  • Caravan*
  • Clockwork Angels*
  • The Anarchist*
  • Carnies*
  • The Wreckers*
  • Headlong Flight*/ Drumbastica (drum solo)
  • Peke's Repose (guitar solo)/Halo Effect*
  • Seven Cities of Gold*
  • Wish Them Well*
  • The Garden*
  • Dreamline*
  • The Percussor (I) Binary Love Theme (II) Steambanger's Ball (drum solo)
  • Red Sector A*
  • YYZ*
  • The Spirit of Radio

Encore:

  • Tom Sawyer
  • 2112

Bonus:

  • Limelight (soundcheck recording)
  • Middletown Dreams
  • The Pass
  • Manhattan Project*

*With the Clockwork Angels String Ensemble

SPECIAL FEATURES (BLURAY/DVD ONLY)

  • Can't Stop Thinking Big (25 min tour documentary)
  • Behind The Scenes (featuring Jay Baruchel)
  • Outtakes
  • Interview With Dwush
  • Family Goy
  • Family Sawyer
  • The Watchmaker (intermission tour film)
  • Office Of The Watchmaker (closing tour film)

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