European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sis Pili to Tiv Anita Gosch always on the go the Canadian Power Trio Rush with Singer bassist Keyber Rediat Geddy Lee above drummer songwriter Neil Peart below end Lead guitarist me a Felon right. The three stooges of Rock by Mickey Morales the last few fans were still being ushered out of the concert Hall when ale Lifonso entered the backstage dressing Loans. Shirt and a jacket he hardly looked Ino part of Lead guitarist with the Canadian Power Trio Rush with his blonde hair neatly to Tho Side the 3 1-Ycar-old musician looked More like an older College student than a Rock Star it was Rush s Lisl appearance in Germany in five years and Lite son was glad to Boback. It s Beer a very Short european Lour but it s been a lot of Lun for us ii in could have spent Mure Lime Here we would have Lifson said in an interview last month after a performance in Frankfurt now. Alter we dish this German Lour ,. We go Home and go into thy studio a week later we Start mixing a live album " thai s How it s been Lor hush Lor the last 19 years constantly buoy and always on the go Rush snarled out in suburban Toronto in the late 19605 by playing in Socal clubs the band s Insl album was t released until 1973 and it was relatively unknown Oul Siruc Canada lilo son described Rush s Hist concert in America shortly before Ino album reload As a non Curit ii was an outdoor is rival in Michigan with 1.000 people they had ejected ?0 to 30 thousand it was very dismal today a Jih albums Are megabits and the Rock Trio Sells out Large Arenas worldwide the band s concerts Are known As much Lor the my loot age and lasers As or inc music Rush developed its following nol by Tadio airplay but by constant Louring a enjoy performing we have to said Tileson. That s How to developed our following we never really relied on radio. A never had i i singles on am radio you work like crazy and do 250 dates a year playing like mad. We won everywhere two or three Limos thai year and just worked real hard we wore Young and we wore having a riot and it just became a Way of life Lor us. Ii still is " ironically Rush s first commercial hit on the radio in 1980 was a common on commercial radio. The spirit of radio is a statement on radio and. In particular on a station in Toronto it was a station that a dedicated to progressive music much like stations in the Early 60s and lao 70s it s All been downhill Lor pm radio since Lifeson explained they re playing basically the sumo or Tusiri in All the stations the Slaton in Toronto would Only play songs thai you would near on other stations to wrote Hal song with this in mind that there was still Freedom in music " most of the band s lyrics Are written by drummer Nel would be kind of Lunny it s More a Lel Lection of How we really a a than some people think Tchay to Albi ii the editor Olivia 2nd Abmd of Findl raft Pap Tetove Caga
