Driven: Rush in the '90s and "in the End"
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Summary
The conclusion to the definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North。
Includes two full-color photo inserts， with unearthed photos of the band。
"A must for Rush fans。" -- Library Journal on Anthem， book one of the Rush Across the Decades trilogy
In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada's most beloved and successful rock band， Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of "life at the top" for Rush's Geddy Lee， Alex Lifeson， and Neil Peart。 Though this era begins with the brisk-selling Roll the Bones and sees throngs of fans sell out international tours， there is also unimaginable tragedy， with Peart losing his daughter and his wife within the space of ten months and， two decades later， succumbing to cancer himself。 In between， however， there is a gorgeous and heartbreaking album of reflection and bereavement， as well as a triumphant trip to Brazil， a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction， and -- some say surprisingly -- the band's first full-blown concept album to close an immense career marked by integrity and idealism。
Includes two full-color photo inserts， with unearthed photos of the band。
"A must for Rush fans。" -- Library Journal on Anthem， book one of the Rush Across the Decades trilogy
In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada's most beloved and successful rock band， Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of "life at the top" for Rush's Geddy Lee， Alex Lifeson， and Neil Peart。 Though this era begins with the brisk-selling Roll the Bones and sees throngs of fans sell out international tours， there is also unimaginable tragedy， with Peart losing his daughter and his wife within the space of ten months and， two decades later， succumbing to cancer himself。 In between， however， there is a gorgeous and heartbreaking album of reflection and bereavement， as well as a triumphant trip to Brazil， a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction， and -- some say surprisingly -- the band's first full-blown concept album to close an immense career marked by integrity and idealism。
Reviews
Phil Simon
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Another excellent entry in Popoff's impressive canon。 Like the others in this series， he draws heavily from previous interviews—many of which I had either previously read or heard。 Regardless， it's great to be able to read them in one place and in a historic context。 Another excellent entry in Popoff's impressive canon。 Like the others in this series， he draws heavily from previous interviews—many of which I had either previously read or heard。 Regardless， it's great to be able to read them in one place and in a historic context。 。。。more
Graeme Blaikie
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I'm a Rush fanatic so I'll read anything related to them。 As a researcher for the Beyond the Lighted Stage doc， Martin Popoff has access to many interviews that may never have seen the light of day。 That was my primary reason for buying this as well as his other two books on Rush。 Certainly a number of interesting nuggets throughout but I find he is basically reviewing each album。 Some things I agree with， some I don't。 As will you most likely。 For a Rush fan it's worth the read but I'm not raci I'm a Rush fanatic so I'll read anything related to them。 As a researcher for the Beyond the Lighted Stage doc， Martin Popoff has access to many interviews that may never have seen the light of day。 That was my primary reason for buying this as well as his other two books on Rush。 Certainly a number of interesting nuggets throughout but I find he is basically reviewing each album。 Some things I agree with， some I don't。 As will you most likely。 For a Rush fan it's worth the read but I'm not racing out to get his other stuff。 。。。more
Zachary Houle
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Back in the day， I was a huge Rush fan。 How big of a Rush fan was I？ Well， I almost got kicked out of journalism school as a result of putting the band first！ This happened back in the fall of 1996 when I was in the third year of my undergraduate journalism studies at Carleton University in Ottawa， Canada。 I was supposed to attend a meeting for a journalism course that involved putting out a community newspaper， but that meeting corresponded with the day Rush’s Test for Echo album was released。 Back in the day， I was a huge Rush fan。 How big of a Rush fan was I？ Well， I almost got kicked out of journalism school as a result of putting the band first！ This happened back in the fall of 1996 when I was in the third year of my undergraduate journalism studies at Carleton University in Ottawa， Canada。 I was supposed to attend a meeting for a journalism course that involved putting out a community newspaper， but that meeting corresponded with the day Rush’s Test for Echo album was released。 I put my priorities around Rush and was one of the first in line to buy that record。 Later on that week， I went to school and was called into an office for a session with the professor of the journalism course/community newspaper I was to work on and another student who had missed the meeting， which turned out to have been a very important meeting that I had missed as I was essentially read the riot act over not showing up。 So that’s my big Rush fandom story of how the band impacted me， and perhaps not positively。After the live album Different Stages was released in 1998， I kind of drifted away from Rush。 I was getting more into alt-country at the time， and Rush — with its emphasis on technique and musicianship — started getting the short shrift from me， unfortunately。 I had also had drinks with a few journalism school peers at the time where one of them indicated to me after my love of Rush had turned up in conversation that the band was “boring。” I had to kind of agree with this assessment after thinking about it — some of their albums were so pristine that there wasn’t much life to them。 （Sacrilege， possibly。） However， I remained enough of a casual fan that I saw them play live in 2010 here in Ottawa。 And， I， of course， was heartbroken when drummer Neil Peart died of brain cancer in January 2020。 So when Martin Popoff’s third （and final） biography of the band each covering a decade of the band’s existence （the ’70s， the ’80s， and， this one， the ’90s to present） came across my desk， I snatched it up to read it。 Since the book starts at 1991’s Roll the Bones， the album that was released just as I was becoming a fan， I was curious to see if the book would take me back to being 16-years-old all over again。Read the rest of the review here: https://zachary-houle。medium。com/a-re。。。 。。。more
Dan
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My thanks to both NetGalley and ECW Press for an advanced copy of this work。"From first to last， the peak is never passed。。。" Neil Peart。Driven: Rush in the ’90s and “In the End” by Martin Popoff Is the third volume in the Rush Across the Decades Trilogy， a history of the Canadian rock trio whose music I have loved since high school when I first heard the Grace Under Pressure album。 The book is a mix of prior interviews from magazines and television and new interviews with in-depth tour and reco My thanks to both NetGalley and ECW Press for an advanced copy of this work。"From first to last， the peak is never passed。。。" Neil Peart。Driven: Rush in the ’90s and “In the End” by Martin Popoff Is the third volume in the Rush Across the Decades Trilogy， a history of the Canadian rock trio whose music I have loved since high school when I first heard the Grace Under Pressure album。 The book is a mix of prior interviews from magazines and television and new interviews with in-depth tour and recording session notes and reviews。 Mr。Popoff doesn't go to deep into the band members， focusing more on the music and how and why the songs became what they are。 Yes there are discussions on differences of view on songs， and especially the mixing of albums， but seems the most dissent the band after such a long period together seemed to have。 The book does cover the dark period faced by the drummer Neil Peart， a situation known to all fans that I won't go into。 The music are what this trilogy is about， why was this song chosen， why played in that style with that instrument。 Those sections are quite interesting， and Mr。 Popoff is very honest in his appraisals。 Mr。 Popoff is a good music writer， I will have to look for more works by him。 Getting a naturally reticent band like Rush to open up about things must have been difficult。There is a sadness also with this book。 Mentions of songs being in rotation for all future tours， tours which will never take place。 Knowing what happens to characters is sometimes a burden in writing and reading。 It is no different here。 A really great read and a real gift for fans。 I've not stopped listening to my collection of Rush albums and ahem bootlegs since finishing this book。 I thank Mr。 Popoff for reminding me how much I love the music。 。。。more
MB KARAPCIK
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I was so absolutely thrilled to receive a copy of this book to review because the author's first and second volumes on Rush were great reads and perfect for the consummate Rush fan。 Since my childhood， I've held a fascination with this band and still listen religiously to many of their recordings。 Plus， Martin Popoff is the premier writer of rock music， and， unless I'm not a fan of the band， I'm right there waiting to get my hands on a copy of one of his books。 In fact， I just saw that he's comi I was so absolutely thrilled to receive a copy of this book to review because the author's first and second volumes on Rush were great reads and perfect for the consummate Rush fan。 Since my childhood， I've held a fascination with this band and still listen religiously to many of their recordings。 Plus， Martin Popoff is the premier writer of rock music， and， unless I'm not a fan of the band， I'm right there waiting to get my hands on a copy of one of his books。 In fact， I just saw that he's coming out with a gigantic visual biography of the group Yes， which I would LOVE to read （hint， hint to anyone listening who can hook me up）。Back to the topic at hand， the third volume of history of Rush， chronicles their albums starting with Roll the Bones， which spawned several great tunes including one of my favorites， Dreamline。 It moves through the rest of the catalog， each chapter focusing on another album。 Even Rush in Rio was touched upon in its very own chapter。 A final chapter ties up the loose ends and shares the bittersweet ending of Rush as we fans know it with their highly lauded and amazing drummer， Neil Peart， passing away。For a fan， this is a must-have because the author goes deep into the recording process and how the band members conquered whatever challenges they may have at the time or new paths they sought to forge。 While I found most of that interesting， I'm not a fan of Counterparts， Test for Echo， or Vapor Trails。Of course， like every album， there are standout tracks， so when those were covered like Test for Echo， Driven， One Little Victory， or Secret Touch （another favorite）， I relished the information。 But most of those chapters fell flat， which could be because I rarely if ever listen to those albums--I listen to Different Stages instead， which gets its own chapter as well。 I thoroughly loved hearing about Snakes and Arrows because that was such a turning point， and I remember going to see them in Camden with friends and Philly with my husband （incredible seats， BTW--we literally felt the warmth of the pyrotechnics， an older fan had the BEST jean jacket with tons of Rush patches， and my husband insisted that Geddy Lee smiled at him）， which brings up great memories。 The chapter on Clockwork Angels held no real interest for me either because I only like a few songs on that。 If you were a fan of that album， maybe you would be more interested in that chapter。 While most chapters provide a ton of information and inside knowledge， I wanted to know more about the documentary Beyond the Lighted Stage。 That was an excellent documentary even if you're not a Rush fan， and I thought a chapter on that seemed fitting， so that's one of my issues with the book。 Also， the last chapter felt a little rushed （no pun intended） and too wrapped up。 I also felt that a chapter focusing on their cult-like status resulting in events like RushCon or the final， really depressing documentary， Rush: Time Stand Still， could have been covered。Other than those minor items， and because I just do not love some of their later albums， this final volume while incredibly bittersweet， serves as a good final chapter for the Rush canon。 I highly recommend all three volumes if you're a Rush fan who cannot get enough。 I felt this series delved in way deeper than most Rush bios。 Kudos to Martin Popoff！Thank you NetGalley and ECW Press for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ It was a pleasure！ 。。。more
Kate
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DRIVEN is the final installment in this trilogy of RUSH across the decades。 Though I have yet to read the other two books that came before this one I really enjoyed DRIVEN。 Popove does an comprehensive job detailing the bands later years。 Chronicling the Roll The Bones period， into Neil Pearts personal family tragedies， the making of Vapour Trails and Rush In Rio， their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and into their final album。 It was entertaining to read about so much behind the scenes st DRIVEN is the final installment in this trilogy of RUSH across the decades。 Though I have yet to read the other two books that came before this one I really enjoyed DRIVEN。 Popove does an comprehensive job detailing the bands later years。 Chronicling the Roll The Bones period， into Neil Pearts personal family tragedies， the making of Vapour Trails and Rush In Rio， their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and into their final album。 It was entertaining to read about so much behind the scenes stuff。 RUSH is one of my favorite Canadian bands！ Their songs are like no one else's。 I was fortunate enough to see them during their "Snakes and Arrows" tour。 And even though the seats weren't great it was an amazing concert I will never forget！ It was fun to read about the making of this album in DRIVEN。 A great read for RUSH fans or anyone looking to learn more about this awesome hardworking Canadian band that earned their place in rock and roll history。DRIVEN will be available in April。 Thank You to @ecwpress for sending me a copy。•For more of my book content check out instagram。com/bookalong 。。。more
Victoria
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The final book in a series covering Rush's legendary career。Popoff - as always - offers meticulous attention to detail and brilliant writing， showcasing the bands career from the Roll the Bones era through Neil Peart's personal tragedies and into the bands blistering returning to form with Vapour Trails， culminating in their final album - and career highlight - Clockwork Angels。 Not for the casual fan， Driven is packed full of details， anecdotes and quotes which give an interesting view towards The final book in a series covering Rush's legendary career。Popoff - as always - offers meticulous attention to detail and brilliant writing， showcasing the bands career from the Roll the Bones era through Neil Peart's personal tragedies and into the bands blistering returning to form with Vapour Trails， culminating in their final album - and career highlight - Clockwork Angels。 Not for the casual fan， Driven is packed full of details， anecdotes and quotes which give an interesting view towards the thought process behind various songs and albums as a whole。 Interesting， insightful， well researched and written， A must for any serious Rush fan。Thanks to ECW Press and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Micah
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