.. !!~ ... iii __ iii _ ... ---~ 411 .... II...' . .,. I ...... ..• ----=- --::L ....... I . "'" - • • E d I t 0 r I a I LIFE IS APOWER THAT REMAINS Saturday 31 st August is the "Limelight Club" in Crewe from 12 Noon until 1am the following Hello and welcome to issue # 61 of Spirit. Much month. Please use the enclosed order form to excitement abounds this time out with the purchase your tickets direct from us or use one imminent release of the new Rush CD "Vapor of the fo ll owi ng methods if it's easier for you. Trail s" 68 minutes of pure adrenaline driven TO ORDER ONLINE - www.ticketweb.co.uk 24 ROCK!! The return of the POWER TRIO of old I HOUR CREDIT CARD HOT LINE - 08 700 600 kid you not. The above lyric of Neil's sums up 100. just how positive a catharsis of an experience This year promises to surpass ALL others, we this must have been for our three favourite have many great prizes lined up already for the sons. Very uplifting in music and mood indeed. raffle. We also intend to get as much new tour We here at Spirit were lucky enough to receive merchandise as we possibly can to offer you on an advance copy from the record company the day. (thanks Neil) to whet our appetites and we were If you have access to the web check out not disappointed at all. You will find a couple of www.totalrock.com for Rush fan Badger's show reviews later in the magazine from a couple of at 9 pm U.K. time on Saturday evenings. Sky long term readers whose names you will know digital channel 885. He always plays Rush as well. You can judge the 13 tracks for yourself well as an excellent selection of all things Rock when "Vapor Trails" is released on 13th May. and Prog. He should have an interview with Please send in your own thoughts and Geddy on soon as well. comments for inclusion in the next issue of Next issue we have an exclusive interview with Spirit which wi ll be with you in the middle of Geddy which the record company were good June. enough to arrange for us, I'm sure it will be an The band embark on a North American tour at interesting read so ya all come back now ya the end of June to promote the album (see hear. Until later .......... news for fu ll li st of dates) Lets all keep our fingers crossed that it tu rns out to be a "World Tour" and we get to see th em perform in Europe once again before they call it a day. Th e tour is again an "Evening With" affair. Editorial Address: If your planning a trip over the pond to ~ tt e nd any shows why not give Spirit reader Simon 23 Garden Oose Lucas a call on - 01454-314481 His company Chinbrook Road, Grove Park specialises in North American flights and he London SEl2 9TG may be able to help you . Thanks to: Andrew McNaughton, Monica Davidson, Much else has been happening in th e world of Neil Smith, Anna l.ecoche, The Mad Jock, Ru sh. The news pages that begin opposite are Andrew Field, Ray Warswyniak, Andy Faulkner, just about the longest that we have ever run . Pl enty there for you to be spending you r hard Eric at powerwindows, Steve Adams, Chlis Loydall earned on . Email lettersetcto:[email protected] With all this excitement over the new album Website: http://v,'\vw.spirit-of-rush.com running rife, tickets for this years convention _Vapour Trails Website: http://www.rushvaportrails.com are selling well. 2112 are going to play two 90 Webmaster & cover art: Steve Streeter minute sets and they have been listening to Photos: Andrew McNaughton / your requests, check out Grahams letter in Signals for the details. So the place to be on Co-editor/typing: Janet Balrrer Editor: Mick Burnett Rush Announce Details of 1997. Rush's extensive touring schedule will continue into the fall, with additional New Album dates to be announced. Tickets will go on sale beginning April 20th (see later Rush has announced details of their pages for tour dates listing) . R eagerly awaited new album, VAPOR TRAILS. The 13-track collection, produced by Rush with engineer Paul Northfield (Marilyn Manson, Hole), is set for release on May 14, 2002. VAPOR TRAILS sees the legendary u power trio - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Ne il Peart - redefining their intensely individualistic music, blending their famously complex dynamics with driving melodic hooks and a passionate, personal lyrical approach. Tracks like the kinetic "How It Is, " the emotive "Sweet Rush's return to the road follows the 5 Miracle," and the propulsive album ­ May 14th release of their eagerly open in g "One Little Victory" are angu lar, awaited new album, VAPOR TRAILS, atmospheric and altogether their first all-new studio collection in over extraordin ary. With the visionary new five years. The album's first sing le, One VAPOR TRAILS, Rush has taken a bold Little Victory, has been instantly and step forward, making it clear that one of enthusiastically embraced by radio rock 'n' roll's all-time great bands are outlets and fans across the country. The H more than just back, they're better than drum pounding single already holds the ever. title of the #1 most-added track at all three rock formats! The album will be heralded by the single, "One Little Victory, " slated to sh ip to rock Atlantic Records rad io outlets nationwide on March 29. Newsletter The band is currently finali zing plans for a major North American tour. Tentatively set to kick off in late June, the trek will A Message from Geddy - mark Rush 's first live performances 14/4/2002 since July 1997. The tour's first leg will be announced shortly. Greetings and salutations, I thought it was time to check in here and deliver an VAPOR TRAILS is Rush's 17th stud io update of recent goings on for all of you. N recording, and their first all -new co llection in over 5 years. The Canadian As most RUSH fans may now know we trio's 22 albums have virtually all been have indeed and at long last finished our certified CRIA platinum-or-better, witn latest project Vapor Trails. Th is cumu lative worldwide sales of over 35 concludes the single longest recording million. The band were inducted into the session any of us have ever been Juno Awards Hall of Fame in 1994, involved in. E received the esteemed Order of Canada in 1997 and were given their own star on Why did it take so long you may ask? the Canadian Walk of Fame in 1999. Tough question. Anthem/Universal Music Well, all I can say is that after all the Rush Announces Summer personal difficulties, individual musical experiments and resultant soul w 2002 Tour of North searching that has gone down in the America! world of RUSH in the last 6 years, we needed a profound amount of time to Rush has announced the itinerary for the reach a state of interaction with each summer segment of their highly other that would enable us to produce anticipated 2002 tour of North America! something we felt was fresh and had the 5 The concert series kicks off on June kind of paSSionate energy worthy of 28th in Hartford, Connecticut and marks signing our names to. In simple ... it took Rush's first live performance since July 3 RUSH ON TOUR NORTH AMERICA, SUMMER 2002 JUNE 28 Hartford, CT ctnow.com Meadows Music Centre 29 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain Amphitheatre IULY 1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 3 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 4 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion 6 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 7 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 9 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion 11 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 12 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 14 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center 15 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre 17 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre 19 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater 20 Chicago,IL Tweeter Center AUGUST 1 Kansas City, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre 2 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion 4 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center 6 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion 8 Columbus, OH Polaris Amphitheater 9 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 11 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 14 Nashville, TN AmSouth Amphitheatre 16 Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion 17 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 19 Dallas, TX Reunion Arena 21 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion 23 Salt Lake City 24 Englewood, CO Add itional cities to be announced 4 us a while to "get it goin' on" ! Speaking of the road, most of you may now be aware of the fact that we will There is also the theory that the longer soon be embarking on our first tour since you spend on a project, the harder it 1997. We are in the middle of planning becomes to finish. What this means, in this out as we speak, so I can't really tell R application, is that you have become so you much about what to expect yet, intimate with the material that the details other than the fact that, once again, we stop being details, and become as are planning a rather long show and we important to you as any of the more hope to play some older songs that you fundamental parts of the song.