Well, yay. I can finally let my geek flag fly on this. I couldn’t be more stoked to be one of the writers brought on board 2113: STORIES INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF RUSH, to be edited by Kevin J. Anderson. Like no other band, Rush seems to have been with me for my entire life — certainly since adolescence on. Yet they’ve always been there as a living, vital presence, rather than having to see them eventually veer into a nostalgia act with diminishing expectations. The song I’ve chosen for this is “Witch Hunt,” from the MOVING PICTURES album. I’ve loved it ever since hearing it in my dorm room my first year at the University of Illinois. For my tastes, it’s the most ominous track Rush has ever done. The dirge-like, plodding pace was a real departure for them; as a keyboards geek, I loved the epic Oberheim synth chords of doom; and lyrically, it remains as chilling as ever.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:26:15 +0000
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