One of the things I'm most afraid of, watching all the screeching and shrieking over petty politics, along with true horror, is that I'll forget that redemption is possible. We look at all the people committing violent acts over political…
Category: music
On Facebook, a user in a Rush fan page asked if anyone else found Rush after Signals difficult to enjoy. There's been a lot of commentary on the topic, much of it not really useful to me; most of it…
Cherry Audio has a modular softsynth, called "Voltage." It's currently (as of October 8, 2018) $150, in a bundle that includes the core product, plus 69 modules as well as an additional set of percussion modules and settings for the…
I recently read "Random Samples: Demystifying the Magic Music of Rush," because I’m a giant Rush nerd. It’s a good book, for what it is; it’s actually more of a personal memoir of the author (Jude Joseph Lovell) and his…
One of the Rush groups on Facebook had an interesting question: "What is Rush' signature song?" Naturally, I couldn't just comment on the thread and say "Dog Years, obviously" - I had to write something up. So here it is.…
TL;DR Rush is awesome, and so is its fanbase. I put together a survey to try to figure something out about Rush's career arc, but the author of the survey (me) didn’t get enough information and didn’t capture the right…
This is how I think of Rush's entire studio catalog, in short summaries. Rush This is a set of young rockers trying to follow their dreams. Raw, immature, full of pride and purpose. Surprisingly good, especially when you consider that…
Last week, my two oldest sons and I went to catch Rush in Greensboro, NC. It was a great show, and I wish that I could see more of them - both in terms of their careers and in terms…
I somehow managed to create two new songs over the last week or so, both instrumental but with, um, slightly different feels to them. The releases are: Unknown Duration This will nearly round out a release I've decided to title…
TL;DR Go get Pink Floyd's Endless River. I did, and it's great - as long as you enjoy Pink Floyd. I bought the Floyd's latest release - "The Endless River," as mentioned - because it's Pink Freaking Floyd, and it's…