![]() ![]() Eventually Neil came into the picture, and we started talking. We knew that talking was going to be the key, and Alex and I spent a lot of time talking. So we kind of circled each other and we talked. I have a tendency to be a little bossy.Īnyway, I think there was a lot of that going on, and Neil was being Mr. I was feeling very laid-back, and very enthusiastic, and really eager to write, so I was being "yeah, sure, whatever, let's go!" I was being very positive, and I think that threw him a little bit for a loop, that I was being so easy. ![]() I think he was a little tentative, I think last time we wrote Counterparts there was a little tension in the room from time to time. I think he wasn't quite sure how things were going to go, just from the point of view of now he was having to become part of a democracy again. He'd been kind of used to doing everything, engineering it, mixing it. Alex had just come off a very exhausting experience in one sense, working very hard on his own solo record, Victor. We kind of were circling each other like cats in a new territory. Getting together after such a big break for us was a bit weird. Geddy, when you and Alex got together last October, did you have an idea which way you wanted to take this record musically? Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart will join us later. JR: That was "Driven", the second tune on Test For Echo, which hits stores next Tuesday, September 10th. This song is "Driven", it's the world premiere of Test For Echo on the Album Network. JR: Well, as we listen to every song on Test For Echo tonight, Geddy, we will no doubt be able to tell that that's very apparent - that you guys came back with a bang and people have been waiting for three years to hear something new from Rush, so let's get right into it. I was very ready to go back to work after 18 months. It was great for me, but about a year through it I started feeling like there was this hole in my life, and that was the need for me to express myself musically. But when you live on the road, and when you're constantly touring, you miss that stuff. I needed to get away from Rush, I needed to get away from music period, and just reexamine my life and make sure I was living the kind of life I wanted to live, and enjoying all the domestic things that a lot of people take for granted every day. ![]() JR: And ready to start with the next phase maybe, of your career. It sure felt long, and by the end of it I was definitely ready to work again. For us that's an eternity, but in the big picture of the history of a lot of bands that have been together 20 years or so, which I guess there aren't too many of us left, I guess it's not that long. I guess in retrospect we look back, and it was 18 months without any Rush work going on. For us to be away for more than six months is kind of an indulgence. We hear all these stories about Pink Floyd, all these other bands that take five years off. Is that the longest break that you've ever taken from Rush since you formed? It's been three years, Geddy, since Counterparts - 18 months of that spent away from your bandmates. no, let's say it's been a domestic time for me. She's driving now, she's been really quite easy, she lets me sleep in, she makes me breakfast. JR: I guess we know what you've been doing during the band's break 4am feedings and changing diapers. JR: First off, congrats on the birth of your daughter. JR: And joining for the first portion of our broadcast is bassist-vocalist Geddy Lee. Test For Echo hits the stores this Tuesday, September 10th, and we're just moments away from saying hello to Geddy Lee when our world premiere broadcast gets rolling on the Album Network. So sit back, maybe put on some headphones so you can listen to the new songs loud without bugging your neighbors, and prepare yourself for the first new Rush music in three years. It's a rare night indeed when all three members of Rush are on the radio. ![]() Guiding us on this musical journey, with their usual wit and wisdom, will be Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. I'm Jill Robinson of Rock 103.5 in Chicago, and I'll be your host over the next two hours as we permeate your mind and fill your soul with 11 brand new Rush songs. Good evening and welcome Rush fans to the world premiere broadcast for Test For Echo. 'Test For Echo' World Premiere Chicago's WKSC-FM, September 5, 1996 ![]()
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