Canada's Rush Returns With "Vapor Trails"

Billboard/Atlantic Records/Anthem Entertainment/VH-1 News | 3-14-02 | Jonathan Cohen

[My Favorite Headache]

Rush's 'Vapor Trails' Due In May

Canadian power trio Rush has set a May 14 release date for its upcoming Anthem/Atlantic album, "Vapor Trails." As previously reported, the set was recorded in Toronto, with band members Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart serving as producers and longtime collaborator Paul Northfield engineering. A North American tour in support of "Vapor Trails" is expected to begin in June.

The new album, the follow-up to 1996's "Test for Echo," features 13 tracks. Opener "One Little Victory" is described by the label as "propulsive," while "Sweet Miracle" is said to be "emotive," and "How It Is" has been deemed "kinetic." A first single has not yet been announced.

"Test for Echo" was a No. 5 hit on The Billboard 200, with its title track vaulting to No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and "Half the World" reaching No. 6 on the same tally. "Different Stages," a three-CD live album spanning shows from 1978, 1994, and 1997, bowed at No. 35 on The Billboard 200 in November 1998. Lee released his Atlantic solo debut, "My Favorite Headache," in December 2000.

Drummer Neil Peart has also written a new book called " Ghost Rider", a 400 plus page book on his experiences on the road and off the road during Rush's Test For Echo tour, and the experiences of losing his daughter Selena in 1997 who was killed in a car crash in Ontario. As well as the sudden death of his wife Jacqueline 10 months later from cancer. The book will expose a 5 year black out by Peart on his emotions and recovery of the loss in his life.

Peart remarried in 2000 to photographer Carrie Nutall and reside in Santa Barbara, California where Peart relocated to moving from his Ontario home.

Here is the tracklist for "Vapor Trails":

"One Little Victory"
"Peaceable Kingdom"
"Ghost Rider"
"Ceiling Unlimited"
"The Stars Look Down"
"How It Is"
"Vapor Trail"
"Out of the Cradle"
"Earthshine"
"Sweet Miracle"
"Nocturne"
"Freeze (Part IV of 'Fear')"
"Secret Touch"

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

[Benrand]

Maybe I'll run into you at Pine Knob DTE Energy or whatever it may be called.

Saw them first in 1982. I'm really psyched.

[My Favorite Headache]

I have a link to 3 clips of songs off the disc that were aired in NYC last night and Friday night...this is the best stuff they have done since the early 80s. I am literally losing it here...just got the clips.

[Jodi]

WOW, what a great song. Thanks for the link. Alex rocks! It's always been my opinion that Alex is one of the most undertalked about, under-rated guitarists of all time. I like Eddie Van Halen, but I think Alex eclipses Eddie in the virtuosity department by a mile. 'Course, Alex has been my *giggle* secret babe since 10th grade and that might have something to do with my bias! Thanks again.

[nunya bidness]

What are you waiting for? Link 'em!

I'm all over Morpheus and nothing new yet.

[My Favorite Headache]

3 BRAND NEW 2 MINUTE CLIPS OF THE NEW RUSH

Nocturne,Freeze(Part 4 of Fear)this is about the morning of 9-11, and then we have Earthshine. I am sitting right now with my jaw dropped. This is the best stuff they have done in years.

[My Favorite Headache]

By the way Morephus is dead...go to KaZaA instead.

[My Favorite Headache]

Just added 3 clips...ping!

[My Favorite Headache]

Just posted 3 new clips...ping

[My Favorite Headache]

3 new clips are up...ping

[My Favorite Headache]

3 new clips up...rush ping

[nunya bidness]

Cover me, I'm going in!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Thanks for the ping. BTW, I thought Kazaa was dead. I've been using WinMX with great success. And how dead is Morpheus? Should I dump it?

[herewego]

RUSH is back? Too damn cool- love to watch them! NP just blows my mind...

[My Favorite Headache]

KaZaA is actually king. They merged and have the top of the line program now. Morpehus will be gone in a few months. It lost out on the deal because they were in serious debt and had not paid their people or server in like 4 months.

[My Favorite Headache]

herewego vertigo...indeed they are back...tour starts June 24th in Hartford.

[My Favorite Headache]

careful! these clips as of right now are not in stereo...working on it

[Billy_bob_bob]

If you don't know who Procol Harum is, you really need to check out their catalog. I suggest starting with "Shine on Brightly".

[nunya bidness]

D'oh! I'll wait.

[My Favorite Headache]

for the love of god...lol...no! please hahaha go listen...I am right now...through one speaker..hahaha

[Wrigley]

No rust at all on the boys. Ged's voice sounds great. I can't wait to get the album.