Limelight: Rush in the '80s (2) (Rush Across the Decades) Imitation Leather – October 13, 2020

Mr. Popoff really digs into the 80s Rush recording output. This read is rich in detail and fact. A great read I highly recommended for any Rush fan!

I'm a pretty attentive Rush fan and have read other books and many interviews over the years. There was content in this book which we new to me, so the purchase was worthwhile. There is some attention paid to the relationships Rush had with their producers during this period (Terry Brown, Rupert Hine, Peter Collins) which was of the most interest to me. I have a better idea of how that dynamic worked now. It's worth picking up.

Amazing story of one of the greatest rock bands in modern history. Very informative. Learned a lot about the bands song writing and recording in this Electronic era of music. What a band! R.I.P. Professor Peart.

I liked both 70s rocking Rush and synth heavy 80s Rush so was looking forward ro this edition. Details galore.

Me agradó que el libro incluyera fotos a color de esa época de la banda en particular, backstage passes, etc.Pero la prosa del autor es a ratos muy compleja de entender incluso para lectores avanzados del idioma inglés, como es mi caso. Lo anterior, de todos modos, no debiese ser razón para no comprarlo, solo es para tenerlo presente. No he probado descargar la versión digital para Kindle (que entiendo se incluye por la compra del libro físico). En ese caso es posible acceder a sinónimos de las palabras mas complejas al menos.

In addition to my previous review: this book is darker than the Anthem book of Rush in the ‘70’s and sometimes hard to read. It focuses more on the songs and meanings and recording. It also has a no holds barred approach on the people who worked with them through the 80’s and left in the early’80’s. One is said to have felt he was going to be fired, which was okay with him due to substance abuse and a new family to say that if you agreed with Geddy, you were fine... basically ( not in those words though). There’s lots of animosity and disagreements as to the purity of the music in the era that as a teenager, found that they had great music, so maybe it’s just me. I ordered or pre- ordered the final book in the series and I hope it doesn’t continue with this author’s negative comments and interviews... I lean, who the hell is Martin Popoff??? Did he inspire me as a teenager or like now, an adult? Grr. I’ll read it but I don’t see the same passion about Rush as the first book. I shudder to think of the next.

The gift was much appreciated!

I didn't expect this to be as enlightening as it was. A Rush fan for many decades, I've always been disappointed with any texts regarding their activities in the eighties. This book provided a great deal of new information for even the diehard fan. It details much of the creative processes for each album and offers at least some insight into the lives of the artists themselves.

Christmas gift for Husband. Gave him all three books.

Como disse Gene Simmons (Kiss): "Rush it's Rush". Mais um livro, capa dura, imita couro realmente e traz a trajetória da banda nos anos '80. Todo em inglês e poucas fotos... Se quiserem mais imagens, não recomendo. Para fotos, aconselho o "Album by Album" do Popoff. Porém, se lê língua inglesa, superrecomendado!

Another 5 star book on Rush,covering the 80's ups and downs.Biggest difference between this and volume 1 is the almost total lack of quotes from other bands that supported/toured with the band.Have to say though i did enjoy the anecdote recalling a massive GIRUY to Joe Perry,Canadians kill you with kindness ha ha.Despite my interest waning slightly from the mid 80's before being re-energised in the 90's i still found this a really good read,indeed finished across 2 days.some great quotes from band and producers alike open a window into the thought process behind the 80's releases and maybe raise a few eyebrows.For me,at least,vindication re my long held view that 'Exit Stage Left' is not the great live album its held up to be and rather ,a poorly produced and bit of a thrown together affair. and i quote 'we recorded a fairly sterile live album' & ''apart from any drums,they replaced almost everything'.The most enjoyable chapters for me relate to the stepping stone of 'Permanent Waves', the best album they ever released 'Moving Pictures' and the vastly underrated 'Signals' it brought back many memories. The remaining chapters reveal the albums released from 84 thru 89 that the band had many doubts before ,during and indeed after they were recorded,all members having these thoughts at different times over the years.Makes for interesting reading,dont hesitate buy and enjoy.

todo fã de Rush precisa ler essa trilogia!

It's about Rush. What is not to like?