RUSH FANS OVERWHELMED WITH PARAPHERNALIA


NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR RUSH FANS

So, for how many years have Rush fans gone wanting for more merchandise and goodies outside of what was available at the concerts we all went to, or didn't make it to? Used to be that the only place to seemingly get any Rush paraphernalia was at the shows, and that's it. Well, you know now Ebay has changed all that, and so has the band. And friends of the band. And even unofficial friends of the band. And....and...and...

It seems like we are currently drowning in available things Rush. So break out the cash and see how much you can spend on the following goodies if you haven't heard about them or bought them yet. It's an entire paycheck worth of fun:

1. The R30 DVD/CD release from Frankfurt, somewhat obvious, old news, but combine it with these other items below! $40 bucks.

2. Neil's Anatomy of a Drum Solo, released December.

3. Exit Stage Left DVD, transferred/re-mastered from VHS, due out sometime this spring.

4. Drop a Jackson on Jon Collins' book on the band called "Chemistry."

5. Music in Review, 48 page book and 2 DVD set will set you back about $40, but from what we hear it's the worst thing that's ever been put together about the band, and is completely unoffical garbage, officially.

6. If you can find it, get a copy of the UK's Classic Rock Magazine, featuring a new interview with Alex Lifeson. It's the issue with Peter Gabriel on the cover. Shipping and handling from the UK not included.

7. Neil's next book is anticipated to be released this year and will be called something close to "Road Show: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle."

8. More things have been remastered, and there's talk of releasing previous DVDs and un-remastered CDs in 2006...release, master, remaster...I'm so confused. Are we supposed to have three of everything?

9. A Piano Tribute to Rush by Todd Mark Rubenstein joins two other tribute concept CDs to the band. Pony up and go out and buy all three at once and put them in the car for immediate listening. I don't have any of them yet but it will be only a matter of time...I guess. The other disks are "Subdivisons" and "The String Quartet Tribute to Rush."

10. And of course let's not forget Rhythm and Light, Ghost Rider, Traveling Music, Contents Under Pressure , the Masked Rider, Rush: Merely Players...supposedly a new CD this fall followed by a supporting tour....YIKES.

Maybe I can pick up a few of these items after I pay off the $3K of debt from buying tickets, taking photos and touring on R30 that I'm still carrying around like a bad habit. Definitely not before then!

- compiled by jman2112