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Canadian Rock Group Rush Coming to Brazil for the First Time
By Jamari Franca, GloboNews.com
Wednesday, 11/09/02, 11:17 pm
The dreams of several generations of Brazilian rock fans will finally
come true: Rush, the Canadian hard rock trio, will come to Brazil for
the first time. The shows will take place in November in Rio de Janeiro
(Maracana—the 22nd), Porto Alegre (Olympic Stadium—the 20th), and Sao
Paulo (probably in Pacaembu—the 23rd).
In public surveys, Rush has always been voted as one of the most
desired bands for the Rock in Rio and Hollywood Rock festivals, but
nothing ever happened. “Rush is, without doubt, the band that people
have most waited for in Brazil. We have tried to bring them to Brazil
for at least 10 years. The last negotiation, which started eight months
ago, ended with booking the band in Kaiser Music and Santa Cerva in
Concert. We at CIE [International Entertainment Company] are proud to
finally offer the Brazilian public, at least three generations of
rockers, an opportunity to see the most beloved band. The shows will be
unforgettable,” stated Jose Muniz Neto, CIE’s Artistic Director.
Rush’s record career spans three decades. Their first LP release was in
1974, with the original group that formed in the late 1960’s: Geddy Lee
(bass), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and John Rutsey (drums). Soon Rutsey
left and Neil Peart joined the group, which has stayed together since
then. The trio is traveling throughout the United States with the
release of Vapor Trails, their 17th studio album, the first since Test
for Echo (1996). The marathon started on June 28th in Hartford,
Connecticut, and includes a concert in Mexico, the first in that
country, on November 6th.
During the tour, the trio has played two sets, each lasting
approximately 70 minutes, with music from the new album, hits such as
"Limelight," "Tom Sawyer," and "Spirit of Radio," as well as songs they
have seldom played, such as "By-Tor and Snow Dog," "Cygnus X-1,"
"Natural Science," and "Distant Early Warning."
The last time the trio toured was in 1997, but Peart’s personal
problems caused the band to take a long break. That year he lost his
19-year-old daughter Selena in a car accident, and in 1998 his wife
Jackie died of cancer. In 2000, Geddy Lee released his first solo CD,
My Favorite Headache. Vapor Trails was released in the United States in
May, arriving at sixth place on the Billboard charts, but has so far
sold only 250,000 copies in the world-wide major record market. Rush’s
22 albums (five of them live) have already sold 40 million copies
throughout the world.
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