This weekend saw Canadian power trio Rush return to a significant site in the band’s history: Cleveland, Ohio. It was Cleveland radio that first broke Rush in the States and catapulted them to rock stardom. “It was enormous for us,” bassist Geddy Lee told the Plain Dealer. “The fact that we were able to create a buzz in Cleveland and the fact that people were paying attention to us there opened everything up for us. It was really the start of our entire career.”
And so, the group are celebrating their return by filming the show for a future DVD release.
“It feels like full circle to me,” Lee said. “We realized after all these years that we've shot films in all these different locations. But we've never really shot an entire film in America. We thought, 'Well, that's just wrong.' So where do we want to shoot? And it dawned on me that it was appropriate to shoot in Cleveland, where our entire American adventure began.”
Lee also gave an update on the group’s much-anticipated Clockwork Angels album.
"We've got about seven songs written," Lee said. "When you hear the first two songs, which we're playing live now, they definitely have a heavier sound. It's the heavier side of Rush in the early going. But when I think of all the songs that we've written already, there's quite a lot of diversity there. I think—I hope—Rush fans will like it. We're certainly going to work hard to make it a great record, as we always try."
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