Nothing against Anika but Rush will never be the same without Neil. We truly lost one of the greatest with his passing.
And certainly Alex and Geddy agree.
But what were they supposed to do?
As the interview alludes to, Alex was jamming at Geddy's home (they've been childhood friends since grade school) and they were just like, "These are our songs! We want to play then again!"
And here we are. And they're sounding great!