Every Rush Song

By Shayne Seymour

3 musicians, songwriters, and lifelong Rush fans analyze Every Rush Song! We analyze the songs, lyrics, production, and everything associated with every track by Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, and Alex Lifeso... more

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December 30, 2022 "Time Stand Still" Analysis
How precious is time? Today we dive into a Rush song off their Hold Your Fire album. It’s one of our favorite songs, and we take you deep into this “Time Stand Still” analysis.
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Favorite Lines from the Rush Song “Time Stand Still”
Freeze this moment
A little bit longer
Make each sensation
A little bit stronger
Experience slips away
The innocence slips away
Summer’s going fast
Nights growing colder
Children growing up
Old friends growing older
Like some pilgrim
Who learns to transcend
Learns to live
As if each step was the end
Question: What does the Rush song “Time Stand Still” mean to you?
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35min
December 23, 2022 What if Rush Recorded Christmas Songs?
Since Christmas is in 2 days, and we love Rush and Christmas, we decided to discuss what would have been great Rush Christmas songs.
What if Rush Recorded Christmas Songs?
To get into the Christmas spirit, Tim records outside by a fire in 12-degree weather!
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17min
December 16, 2022 A Gentle Analysis of “Secret Touch”
The song “Secret Touch” off the Vapor Trails album is one of Rush’s heaviest songs. It’s also full of meaning and emotion. This is a gentle analysis of “Secret Touch.”
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30min
December 09, 2022Should we Analyze the First Rush Album?
Neil Peart didn’t play on Rush’s first album, so some fans don’t consider it a true Rush album. We tackle this controversy and decide one and for all if we should analyze the first Rush album.
Why We Should or Should Not Cover the First Album
The name of the album is Rush

Neil’s not on the album

It has one of Rush’s most staple songs

Is it still Rush without Neil?

Should we cover “Feedback?”

It’s one of Shayne’s favorite albums

The first album has a lot of character.

John Rutsey was a good drummer
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19min
December 02, 2022 Searching for the Lost Xanadu!
“To stand within the Pleasure Dome!” Who wouldn’t want to do that? Some consider “Xanadu” the best song by the Canadian rock trio Rush. In this episode, we’re searching for the lost Xanadu and the song’s meaning.
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34min
November 25, 2022Red Barchetta Analysis
We’d like to analyze a song for you. This is a Rush song about a car. This is called Red Barchetta.
Red Barchetta Analysis
The proper pronunciation of the word “Barchetta.”

Who knew about the country place?

Did you ever think the lyric was, “where my wine-o uncle waits?“

What are the “alloy air cars?”

A classic rock ‘n roll car song

Red Barchetta was inspired by Richard S. Foster’s novel, “A Nice Morning Drive.”

What do the hero and his uncle do after the thrilling ride?

Jay wonders, What if the whole thing was a dream?

How long is the giant stranded at the riverside?

Does the uncle ever drive the car?

Is the car an example of an art or craft that is “closer to the heart?”

How often did Rush play “Red Barchetta” on tour?
Favorite Lines from the Rush Song Red Barchetta
Laughing out loud
With fear and hope, I’ve got a desperate plan
Question: What does the Rush song Red Barchetta mean to you?
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November 18, 2022Analysis of the Rush Song “Freewill”
One of the best songs of the 80s is the Rush song Freewill from the Permanent Waves album. It’s one of our favorite songs, so we offer our analysis of the Rush song “Freewill.”
Analysis of the Rush Song “Freewill”
Will Jay do an All Every Bill Joel song podcast?

Jay appreciates our freedom to choose what we believe

Shayne enjoys “Freewill” as an anthem of individuality.

Shayne’s other podcasts: Beer Thursday and All Things Travel

Tim explains how he thinks Neil inadvertently proved the existence of God

Tim appreciates the greatness of Alex Lifeson’s guitar solo in Freewill and Neil and Geddy’s unbelievable rhythm during that solo.

Jay says the solo section may be a little in-Tim-idating.

Shayne somehow works a comparison of the solo section and creation mythology.

What in the hell is Lutus Land?

Jay would like to break down each line of Freewill.

Every Rush Song is on Audible.

Shayne makes a Shayne-ness plug!

Jay: “We’re insignificant, yet extremely significant.”

How does Star Wars come into this?

Are we all just meat suits?
Favorite Lyrics From Freewill
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
Each of us a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete.
Genetic blends with uncertain ends.
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27min
November 11, 2022La Villa Strangiato
How much can you analyze a song with no lyrics? In this episode, we cover the first instrumental Rush recorded, “La Villa Strangiato” from the Hemispheres album.
La Villa Strangiato
How often is Tim Right?

“An Exercise in Self-Indulgence?”

An instrumental from 1978’s Hemispheres album

Several time signature changes

Remember “Powerhouse” by Raymond Scott from the Looney Tunes cartoons?

Rush did the right thing!

Tim details the 12 segments

How do you pronounce “Kubla Khan?”

Geddy, Neil, and Alex’s nicknames

La Villa Strangiato trivia

What does Geddy Lee sing at the end of “La Villa Strangiato” on Exit Stage, Left?

How often did Tim use Neil’s ride cymbal pattern in our bands?

What happens when Tim’s Bluetooth runs out of juice?
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36min
November 04, 2022Which Rush Album Should We Cover First?
We plan to analyze every Rush song album by album, but where do we begin? Today, we debate which Rush album we should cover first.
Which Rush Album Should We Cover First?
Why does Jay vote for Permanent Waves?

What does step-headed mean?

Does Tim have valid reasons for wanting to cover Vapor Trails?

Does he hear differences in the remixed version?

Is Shayne’s nomination for Power Windows boring?

Does Tim shock himself by nominating Signals?

Is Signals a good autumn album?

Does Shayne’s nominating Fly By Night take you back to the good ‘ol days?

Was Dave Grohl ever a drummer in another band?

Will Tim every find more scientific facts about Witch Hunt?
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27min
October 28, 2022Analysis of the Rush Song "Witch Hunt"
Just in time for Halloween, we tackle a profound and classic song by the band Rush, “Witch Hunt.”
Why is Tim so creepy?

What's The Fear Trilogy about?

Is it a scary song?

Rush, Canada, and witch puns from Tim and Shayne

Where's the Witch?

Is it even about witches?

What Fear?

How to listen to "Witch Hunt"

"Witch Hunt" was intended to be a production piece

Neil's percussion in this song

Why does Shayne think "Witch Hunt" should be the last song on Moving Pictures?

What is "Lemonade from the north?"

Lyrics that stand out to us

What if James Earl Jones narrated the song?

Who is Neil talking about?

How does the song apply today?

The music of the song

Geddy Lee's bass sound

Geddy and Alex at the Taylor Hawkin's tribute concert
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FAQs about Every Rush Song:

How many episodes does Every Rush Song have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.