Nowadays Olive Can't Even Write

 On January 14, 1980, Rush released their seventh studio album, Permanent Waves .  Following a six-week break after the conclusion of their eight month tour in support of Hemispheres , Rush began to write material for Permanent Waves in July 1979 at Lakewoods Farm in Flesherton, Ontario. The band followed a pretty solid routine, starting with Alex Lifeson cooking the three breakfast every morning, followed by Neil Peart walking down to a nearby cottage to write lyrics while Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson stayed behind and worked out musical ideas they had. Within days,  "The Spirit of Radio" , "Jacob's Ladder" , and "Freewill"  were put down and ready to be recorded. Image courtesy of Wikipedia In September of the same year, they traveled to Morin-Heights, Quebec to record the album at Le Studio. Many of their following albums, which include Moving Pictures (1981), Signals (1982), Grace Under Pressure (1984), Show of Hands ( 1988), Presto (1989), Roll the...

January 7, 2023 - Today marks 3 years since the death of one of the world's best drummers, Neil Elwood Peart OC. He was 67 years old at the time of his death. Peart has cemented himself in music history as one of the best drummers to have existed during his time with Rush. Although he had gotten his start in adolescence working with various regional bands, it wasn't until he joined Rush in 1974 that he was able to attain his dream of being a full-time musician (although the members did struggle financially for the first few years). Later, in 1983, he became the youngest drummer to be inducted into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame at the age of 30. Source: The Fordham Ram /Twitter He had a wide range of artists he took inspiration from, such as Pete Thomas, John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, Phil Collins, Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Keith Moon, and more. He also influenced countless drummers himself, and along with the other members of Rush, has become a musical hero to ma...

December 21, 2022 - Today marks a special holiday for Rush fans - it's international Rush day! In reference to their legendary 1976  album " 2112 ", this unofficial holiday's date makes it a bigger celebration of the album than the its actual release date, as well as a rather popular day for Rush fans all over the world to crack out their albums, merch, and memorabilia. My plans this year will be very much tied with my plans for Yule, but there's no way I could miss a holiday for one of my favorite bands! Source: Wikipedia Although " 2112 " isn't the first album I had heard from them, it played a deeply important part in my discovery of Rush. It became part of my regular rotation of albums in my sophomore year of high school, alongside " Moving Pictures " and their self-titled album. Now, as an adult, I can happily say that none of these albums have left said rotation to this day. I've already pestered my own mom (who is also a fan) abo...