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。。。now in paperback！ Includes two full-colour photo inserts， with unearthed photos of the band。 "Popoff's long-time access to the three band members， Geddy Lee， Alex Lifeson， and Neil Peart， and their associates continues to provide a phenomenal treasure trove of insight and detail。" -- Library Journal 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
David
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It is a good sequence， and interesting to Rush-fanatics （self-included） who are content to read about how their heroes breathe， which toothpaste is most popular backstage， and when is considered the best time to change drumheads。 But Popoff could have easily cut c。200 pages from the entire trilogy by lowering the amount of time spent on the guys explaining how they co-operate and negotiate their preferences with each other – which largely never changed in the course of their career， apart from o It is a good sequence， and interesting to Rush-fanatics （self-included） who are content to read about how their heroes breathe， which toothpaste is most popular backstage， and when is considered the best time to change drumheads。 But Popoff could have easily cut c。200 pages from the entire trilogy by lowering the amount of time spent on the guys explaining how they co-operate and negotiate their preferences with each other – which largely never changed in the course of their career， apart from one or the other of the three occasionally being ‘in the ascendant’ re what went on a record – and replaced it with three quotations that cover the whole career:“Yes， we marvel after those who sought the wonders of the world”“Changes aren’t permanent， but change is”“Roll the bones。”That’s it in the proverbial Hamlet-originated nutshell: we admire some of what went before us， we accept the necessity of change， and we accept the random。 。。。more
Doug
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The least useful of the set of three books。
Christopher
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It's RUSH。 Martin Popoff pulled off a solid trilogy of books which， of course， this is the third。 Having become a fan during Grace Under Pressure， I had to read the second volume first。 And this one doesn't disappoint， starting with Roll The Bones through the passing of The Professor。 A band that is sorely missed。 It's RUSH。 Martin Popoff pulled off a solid trilogy of books which， of course， this is the third。 Having become a fan during Grace Under Pressure， I had to read the second volume first。 And this one doesn't disappoint， starting with Roll The Bones through the passing of The Professor。 A band that is sorely missed。 。。。more
Dr。 Joseph Borreggine
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“The End” and the last book of Popoff’s trilogy of Rush through the ages。 For some reason this book took me a lot longer to read than the first two。 I do not know what my problem was reading this final edition， but I finished。 I can say that the detail of this book was not like the first two in respect to the inside story。 This book seemingly was contrived as a replication of many interviews that culminated through the years。 Yet， it was a satisfying read all in all。 Rush is forever over， but al “The End” and the last book of Popoff’s trilogy of Rush through the ages。 For some reason this book took me a lot longer to read than the first two。 I do not know what my problem was reading this final edition， but I finished。 I can say that the detail of this book was not like the first two in respect to the inside story。 This book seemingly was contrived as a replication of many interviews that culminated through the years。 Yet， it was a satisfying read all in all。 Rush is forever over， but always will be in our memories。 They were an enigma to Rock and Roll。 They stayed together for 41 years and did so originally until death did they part。 Truly a Three Musketeers mentality “all for one and one for all”。 Sorely missed they are。 。。。more
Yves
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I really love this trilogy。 I rediscovered some Rush tunes along the way and thought back to where I was in life when I discovered the albums or in the general time periods。One of the most influential artists for me， this trilogy is a must for any fan。
T TAYLOR
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Good readIf you have all 3 boks in the collection you will know how exhaustive these great books are interestingly but not surprisingly my favourite reads are from my favourite Rush periods mid 70s to mid 80s I found the last book a much harder read as although I own pretty much everything the band did if I reach for a Rush record it tends to be from the 70s just like if it's Deep Purple！ That said it was still an excellent read。 Good readIf you have all 3 boks in the collection you will know how exhaustive these great books are interestingly but not surprisingly my favourite reads are from my favourite Rush periods mid 70s to mid 80s I found the last book a much harder read as although I own pretty much everything the band did if I reach for a Rush record it tends to be from the 70s just like if it's Deep Purple！ That said it was still an excellent read。 。。。more
David Cavaco
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Nice final volume on the career of Rush in the 1990's until the bands ending following the tragic passing of Neil Peart in 2020。 Would have been nice to see more personal photos instead of repetitive stock concert photos and more emphasis on the band as people instead of long minutiae on each album's recording process。 No mention of Alex Lifeson's television appearances？ No Trailer Park Boys citations？ A good book but not fully complete。 Nice final volume on the career of Rush in the 1990's until the bands ending following the tragic passing of Neil Peart in 2020。 Would have been nice to see more personal photos instead of repetitive stock concert photos and more emphasis on the band as people instead of long minutiae on each album's recording process。 No mention of Alex Lifeson's television appearances？ No Trailer Park Boys citations？ A good book but not fully complete。 。。。more
David Dewata
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Buku terakhir yang menutup kisah Rush。 Banyak hal baru yang saya baru tahu di periode 90an。
Marc Daley
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A wonderful tribute。
Clay Davis
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A Fine FinishPopoff rounds out his superb Rush trilogy with an informative look at the latter part of the band's career。 His handling of the loss of Neil Part was the most tasteful and tactful I've read。 This series makes me miss my favorite band even more。 A Fine FinishPopoff rounds out his superb Rush trilogy with an informative look at the latter part of the band's career。 His handling of the loss of Neil Part was the most tasteful and tactful I've read。 This series makes me miss my favorite band even more。 。。。more
Lance Lumley
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This is the third writing in the series from Martin Popoff on covering the band Rush from each decade。 I had not read the other books， and growing up with two buddies who were die hard Rush fans， I am somewhat familiar with the band （even seeing them live twice）。 However， most of the tales I know about the band was either through my friends or a few of drummer Neil Peart's books， so a die hard fan may know the tales in the book， but I did not。 Each chapter covers the album that was released， in This is the third writing in the series from Martin Popoff on covering the band Rush from each decade。 I had not read the other books， and growing up with two buddies who were die hard Rush fans， I am somewhat familiar with the band （even seeing them live twice）。 However， most of the tales I know about the band was either through my friends or a few of drummer Neil Peart's books， so a die hard fan may know the tales in the book， but I did not。 Each chapter covers the album that was released， in the years where the band was putting out fewer releases and taking their time when they did， along with solo records from two of the members。 Popoff's writing flows nicely， and is not just dates like a history book， but adds nice interviews and comments by band members， studio people， and managers via his own contact with the band or other sources。 Although i will disagree with his opinion on the record Presto （personal opinion）， he seems to go back several times to that record when it was released in the '80s （spoiler: he was not a fan of it）。 Other than that， the book was a nice read ， and especially since Peart passed away， it is a nice writing for the fans of the band。For an in depth review， visit my blog at : https://lancewrites。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
Steve
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Excellent final book in this set。 I am pretty much in line with the author on what albums I like more than others that are discussed。 Some great information that I never knew about （and the highly technical aspects of music will always go over my head， haha）。 All of these books I would recommend to any Rush fan。 I’d also like to mention that I bought these from the author directly and the turnaround time was great and having them personally signed is cool also。
Scott
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I'm a fan of this series of books。 Martin Popoff has done every hardcore Rush fan a huge service by compiling these books together。 They are quick and fun reads， and great for all Rush geeks like me。Out of the three， this was my least favorite， probably because of the material。 I know this is an extreme hot take to many Rush fans， but to me， the last great Rush album was Test For Echo。 And it became apparent to me that my least favorite albums from 1991 to 2012 were Martin's favorites， and vice I'm a fan of this series of books。 Martin Popoff has done every hardcore Rush fan a huge service by compiling these books together。 They are quick and fun reads， and great for all Rush geeks like me。Out of the three， this was my least favorite， probably because of the material。 I know this is an extreme hot take to many Rush fans， but to me， the last great Rush album was Test For Echo。 And it became apparent to me that my least favorite albums from 1991 to 2012 were Martin's favorites， and vice versa。 The amount of time spent on the albums in the book often correlates with Martin's interest in that particular album （and you can't really blame him either; I would have done the same thing had I written these books）。 But， still， he spent too much time on Counterparts for my personal taste。 I did like the insights into the personal lives of the band in this book， as opposed to the other two books。 It can get tiring in these books to hear the wonky details about recording from the recording engineers and mixers sometimes--too much space is dedicated to this part of the Rush story。 For musicians and recording artists， it's fantastic， but it can be a little much for your casual fan。 But since there are very few *casual* Rush fans， I suppose it fits。In some ways， it's hard to find much wrong with any of these books， since Rush has often been passed over by journalists in the 40 years of their existence。 So， really， any book we can get about these three goofy Canadian guys is a treasure。 Recommended for any Rush fan。 。。。more
Debbie Darnell-kielman
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I’ve read all three in this series about Rush。 I’m kind of a ‘fanatical’ stalker-type of Rush nerd。 Can’t get enough of this band。 These books describe each album and how the songs were put together and give precious insight from these three band mates， their producers， and engineers。 It made me want to listen to each song at the same time I was reading about its fruition。 I love their lyrics and happen to believe these three musicians and best friends are the best rock/Prog in the history of th I’ve read all three in this series about Rush。 I’m kind of a ‘fanatical’ stalker-type of Rush nerd。 Can’t get enough of this band。 These books describe each album and how the songs were put together and give precious insight from these three band mates， their producers， and engineers。 It made me want to listen to each song at the same time I was reading about its fruition。 I love their lyrics and happen to believe these three musicians and best friends are the best rock/Prog in the history of the world。 Rush on， Rushians！！！ Much love and respect to our holy triumphiant！！！ 。。。more
Michael
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And so it ends。 Three books to cover the story of Rush - that seems about right for The Godfathers of Progressive Metal and one of the most interesting bands in Rock history。 It still blows my mind that the guys went out by releasing one of their best albums， 'Clockwork Angels'， in 2012。 And it being their first actual concept album to boot。 （And the closing track of the album， "The Garden"， might just be the most fitting and poignant song of which an act ended their recording career。 （Even more And so it ends。 Three books to cover the story of Rush - that seems about right for The Godfathers of Progressive Metal and one of the most interesting bands in Rock history。 It still blows my mind that the guys went out by releasing one of their best albums， 'Clockwork Angels'， in 2012。 And it being their first actual concept album to boot。 （And the closing track of the album， "The Garden"， might just be the most fitting and poignant song of which an act ended their recording career。 （Even more so in the wake of Neil Peart's passing last year。） 。。。more
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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