{"id":6181,"date":"2022-06-15T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?page_id=6181"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T13:19:25","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?page_id=6181","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rush Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I <a title=\"Planet Rock - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetrock.com\/news\/rock-news\/finally-rush-deep-purple-amongst-hall-of-fame-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heard this on Planet Rock radio today<\/a>. At long last Rush have been nominated as inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A statement by the band is understandably casual:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We are honored to be among the nominees for this year&#8217;s Rock &#8216;N Roll Hall of Fame. We are especially thrilled for the many, many dedicated RUSH fans to whom this nomination is so very important.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When you consider that other nominees this year include Chic, Joan Jett, NWA, Public Enemy, and Donna Summer, the real value of the nomination becomes clear. But it\u2019s been the same for years. Previous inductees have included The Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Madonna, Blondie, Prince, Aerosmith &#8211; and a host of other glossy American pseudo-rock bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, you can <a title=\"Rolling Stone - Cast Your Vote for the Hall of Fame\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/vote-for-the-2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20121004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast your votes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evarose @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to a good gig on Saturday (29\/9\/2012) at Nottingham,\u2019s Rescue Rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A while back I saw a band on one of the music channels &#8211; I think it was on Kerrang, in one of its brief moments away from promoting rap and hip hop. They were called Evarose. This was the song I saw &#8211; it\u2019s called \u201cBest Left Alone\u201d. I was immediately taken by the song and I put them on my \u201cwatch\u201d list\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1jE_wezQuXM\" title=\"EVAROSE: Best Left Alone - Official Video\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I was duly (well, eventually) notified that they were coming to Nottingham and so I bought tickets. They were support for another band called \u201cStraight Lines\u201d. Also supporting were Summerlin &#8211; who I saw a few months ago <a title=\"CJD @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=9578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at the CJD gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summerlin aren\u2019t really my cup of tea! They could be &#8211; there\u2019s no question that they have talent &#8211; but every song they play sounds the same, which isn\u2019t helped by the fact that you can\u2019t hear their lyrics. Of course, that might have had something to do with the acoustics &#8211; small rooms with a stage about 6 metres by 5 are never going to be acoustically pure &#8211; but Rock City (and the attached Rescue Rooms) is like a rabbit warren, with getting on for a dozen such locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was interesting though was that as the sets moved from Summerlin, to Evarose, and then to Straight Lines, there was a noticeable progression from raw to polished. That\u2019s not to say that Evarose weren\u2019t polished &#8211; it was just an overall impression I got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evarose have a pretty good stage presence (as good as it can be on a tiny stage), and although a couple of their videos make them look very teen-poppy their sound is quite heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not going to go into individual song details, even though I bought Evarose\u2019s existing CD after I\u2019d seen them on the TV. All I will say is that if you get a chance you\u2019ve got to go and see them. If they get the right break, they\u2019re a band that will definitely go places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annoying thing is that CJD are also a band in the same position &#8211; and yet the gig at the Rescue Rooms (well, two actually, as they said they\u2019d had a bummer there when I saw them last year <a title=\"The Darkness @ Rock City, Nottingham\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting The Darkness<\/a>) &#8211; was a washout because of the low turnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet every crap rap act going seems to get air time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rush Get Prog Award For Clockwork Angels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/clockwork_angels_album.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40912 lazyload\" width=\"319\" height=\"295\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 319px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 319\/295;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetrock.com\/news\/rock-news\/prog-award-winners-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">progressive (prog) rock awards<\/a> were even covered on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-19492677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC this morning<\/a> (6 September 2012). But more importantly, Rush\u2019s album Clockwork Angels was voted best prog album of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable winners include Rick Wakeman (who I feel sure would have a comment of two on the title of his award, \u201cPROG GOD\u201d), Carl Palmer (\u201cVIRTUOSO\u201d &#8211; even though he\u2019s a drummer, and it\u2019s nice to see that what they say about drummers isn\u2019t true)&#8230;,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and Genesis (\u201cLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT\u201d &#8211; even though they\u2019ve been a pop band since the mid 70s when Phil Collins took over vocals). I can\u2019t remember if the voting for that Genesis category was open (so we plebs could vote) or closed (so the industry could).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, you get some odd results sometimes. At least the Rush one was kosher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clockwork Angels Debuts at #2 in Billboard 200<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/billboard_rush.jpg\" alt=\"Clockwork Angels Debuts at #2 on Billboard 200\" width=\"697\" height=\"726\" title=\"Clockwork Angels Debuts at #2 on Billboard 200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/726;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not bad going, is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rush: Clockwork Angels Released<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I got my pre-ordered fan pack on Saturday (9 June 2012) &#8211; three weeks ahead of the standard CD release date for Rush\u2019s new album, <strong>Clockwork Angels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pack contains the album, two large posters (my name is on one of them somewhere as an early pre-orderer), a key ring, and a superb glossy magazine about the band and the album. The album CD itself is housed in a hardback case with a detailed lyric and information booklet (with some superb artwork) bound into it. The whole pack oozes quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First thing I did when I got it was rip the tracks to a memory stick so I can listen in the car &#8211; and I\u2019ve been doing that ever since I opened the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album is brilliant. The mixing is such that the sound is heavy and clear, taking its lead from <strong>Snakes &amp; Arrows<\/strong> &#8211; one of my favourite Rush albums, <strong>Presto<\/strong> , suffered a little from what I considered to be a \u201cthin\u201d sound, and I\u2019ve always wished their other albums had been mixed \u201clouder\u201d. But I guess the technology has come a long way in the last 40 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not going to do a review of every track &#8211; sound is in the ear of the beholder, after all &#8211; but the last track, <strong>The Garden<\/strong> , is beautiful. The liner notes and lyrics say it all:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>LONG AGO I READ A STORY FROM ANOTHER TIMELINE about a character named Candide. He also survived a harrowing series of misadventures and tragedies, then settled on a farm near Constantinople. Listening to a philosophical rant, Candide replied, &#8220;That is all very well, but now we must tend our garden.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have now arrived at that point in my own story. There is a metaphorical garden in the acts and attitudes of a person&#8217;s life, and the treasures of that garden are love and respect. I have come to realize that the gathering of love and respect &#8211; from others and for myself &#8211; has been the real quest of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Now we must tend our garden.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this one of many possible worlds, all for the best, or some bizarre test?<br>It is what it is &#8211; and whatever<br>Time is still the infinite jest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrow files when you dream, the hours tick away &#8211; the cells tick away<br>The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes<br>The hours tick away &#8211; they tick away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect<br>So hard to earn, so easily burned<br>In the fullness of time<br>A garden to nurture and protect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the rise and the set of the sun<br>&#8216;Til the stars go spinning &#8211; spinning &#8217;round the night<br>It is what it is &#8211; and forever<br>Each moment a memory in flight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrow flies while you breathe, the hours tick away &#8211; the cells tick away<br>The Watchmaker has time up his sleeve<br>The hours tick away &#8211; they tick away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect<br>The way you live, the gifts that you give<br>In the fullness of time<br>It&#8217;s the only return that you expect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future disappears into memory<br>With only a moment between<br>Forever dwells in that moment<br>Hope is what remains to be seen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m really looking forward to hearing that one live next May on the tour. And the rest of the album is of similarly high quality. My only worry is that it might be some sort of message\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, <a title=\"Planet Rock Radio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetrock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planet Rock<\/a> had a special hour-long show with Darren Redick talking to Geddy Lee, and they played most of the tracks. When they came to The Garden , Darren said something about how if this was the last song Rush ever wrote it would be a fitting end. Let\u2019s hope there\u2019s nothing in that statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and it IS a concept album. And you can still buy the fan pack &#8211; look on Planet Rock to find out how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rush Time Machine Tour, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been meaning to do this for ages, but here are some of the pictures I took during <strong>The Rush Time Machine Tour<\/strong> in 2011 (from all venues).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rush_men_11_11.jpg\" alt=\"Geddy Lee &amp; Neil Peart at MEN 2011\" width=\"695\" height=\"932\" title=\"Geddy Lee &amp; Neil Peart at MEN 2011\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 695px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 695\/932;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rush_men_11_21.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Lifeson at MEN 2011\" width=\"696\" height=\"934\" title=\"Alex Lifeson at MEN 2011\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/934;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rush_men_11_3.jpg\" alt=\"Geddy Lee &amp; Neil Peart at MEN 2011\" width=\"697\" height=\"523\" title=\"Geddy Lee &amp; Neil Peart at MEN 2011\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/523;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame I heard this on Planet Rock radio today. At long last Rush have been nominated as inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A statement by the band is understandably casual: We are honored to be among the nominees for this year&#8217;s Rock &#8216;N [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6181","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}