"We wanted something that was bold and stripped down," says guitarist Alex Lifeson of Rush's Clockwork Angels. "The goal was to make it real in your face and very much the sound of a three piece – a hard rock record in the classic sense. I'm happy to say that it really did come out the way we anticipated and hoped for."
Prior to recording the bulk of the album, Lifeson and his Rush mates – bassist-vocalist Geddy Lee and drummer-lyricist Neil Peart – got together with co-producer Nick Raskulinecz (whom they collaborated with for 2007's Snakes & Arrows) in Nashville and knocked out a smashing pair of teasers, Caravan and BU2B, both of which make the full set in remixed form (the latter song has a previously unheard intro).
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Win front row tickets to Rush UK tour AND a Squire Geddy Lee bass (5/15/2013) Read more about Win front row tickets to Rush UK tour AND a Squire Geddy Lee bass at MusicRadar.com Rush are heading to Blighty as the European leg of the Clockwork Angels tour touches down in the UK next week, and we're celebrating with the ult... |
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Interview: Alex Lifeson Discusses Rush's Rock Hall of Fame Induction and Deluxe Reissue of '2112' (3/18/2013) This is an excerpt from the April 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, plus features on Jimi Hendrix, Orianthi, the Slide Brothers and more, check out the issue at the Guitar World Online Store. Despite an intensely ... |
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Interview: Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson on 'Clockwork Angels' (9/28/2012) Since they became a hot live ticket in the late Seventies, Rush have had little trouble filling the arenas and EnormoDomes of the world. But in the past few years, Alex Lifeson has noticed a change in their audience, and it’s not a subtle one. “... |
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Rush release the fiery new song, Headlong Flight (4/18/2012) Rush return with Headlong Flight, a dynamic preview of Clockwork Angels. © Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis Ahead of the release of their much-anticipated 20th studio album, Clockwork Angels, Rush have just unleashed the first official single from the ne... |
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Producer Nick Raskulinecz talks Rush's Clockwork Angels (5/8/2012) Rush's Alex Lifeson (left) works on a guitar track with producer Nick Raskulinecz. Nick Raskulinecz admits it: he's an unabashed, over-the-top Rush fan. But although the Grammy-winning producer, known for his work with the Foo Fighters, Alice In... |
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