Presto? More like "Depresssed Tho". Heh. It's a joke. And not entirely accurate, as J. W. likes a lot of this album, although the general tone of this episode is somewhere between "retroactive disappointment" and "cautious admiration". Presto i

Hold Your Fire

Aug 16th, 2018 1h 38m

Hold it. HOLD IT. HOLD IT! Absolutely do not send us any emails or tweets or Facebook messages about "when is the next episode of the Rush podcast coming out", cuz the answer is "right now." Join J.W. and Collision as we discuss (and mostly enj

Power Windows

Jun 8th, 2018 1h 27m

We were gone for a real long time, but now we're back, and this time we're talking about the synthiest of Rush's "synth-era" records, "Power Windows". Get ready for good times that devolve into okay times that devolve into exhausted times, cuz

Grace Under Pressure

Aug 5th, 2017 1h 28m

It's the album you probably forgot exists! We both did. Here's the thing though -- while J. wishes he could have permanently erased it from his memory, Collision exhibits a bit of a soft spot for the synth noodlings and Cold War-era bummerizing

Episode 10 - Signals

Jun 21st, 2017 1h 22m

It's time to enter the most controversial period of Rush's existence, the much-aligned "synthesizer era". This means that J. is super-happy, Collision is sort of on the fence, and 95% of the music media is still like "full ALL this shit." Despi

Episode 09 - Moving Pictures

May 6th, 2017 1h 1m

One of us loves this record. The other does not. OH MY GOODNESS, it's controversy. Tune in as we literally tear each other limb from limb as we discuss the album that contains classics like "Limelight", "Tom Sawyer", and... uh... "Vital Signs".

Episode 08 - Permanent Waves

Mar 30th, 2017 1h 32m

Permanent Waves is Rush's first obvious attempt to dial back some of their maximalist prog rock tendencies, their first release with a breakout hit single everybody on the planet has heard, and is also their first record with a weird upskirt ph

Episode 07 -- Hemispheres

Feb 28th, 2017 1h 24m

ah yes, hemispheres. a half-forgettable album with exactly four songs on it that somehow inspires no end of "no true scotsman" arguing between men with black t-shirts and unkempt ponytails. some consider this to be the last gasp of rush's "pu

Episode 06 -- A Farewell To Kings

Feb 9th, 2017 1h 16m

It's time for a big first -- Here's a Rush album that both J. and Chris think is pretty friggin' good! It's concise, energetic, and contains several songs that are less than five minutes long (which is pretty rare for the Boyz From Toronto™). J

Episode 05 -- 2112 (Side B)

Jan 26th, 2017 48m 38s

Side B of 2112 is five songs that definitely exist. Maybe. I forgot two of them already. It's almost unavoidable that the back half of a record would be a little flat when the first half is an obvious idea dump like the 2112 suite. But nothing

Episode 04 -- 2112 (Side A)

Jan 13th, 2017 1h 8m

This time around, we're joined by Party World Rasslin's Tim Faust as we embark on the first of a two-part excursion through Rush's fourth studio album, 2112. The entirety of side a of this record is one song, divided into seven parts, and is no

Episode 03 -- Caress of Steel

Dec 30th, 2016 1h 19m

It's always darkest before the dawn, and while next episode's album will showcase Rush in the act of defining their legacy, this time around we're dealing with a glaring misstep that even the band doesn't like -- 1975's "Caress of Steel". This

Episode 02 -- Fly By Night

Dec 16th, 2016 1h 5m

"Fly By Night" is Rush's second album and includes a lot of lyrics about elves and elf shit. There's also some hobbits. Tune in for all the hottest elf and hobbit-related discussion in the world of rock and roll podcasting.

Episode 01 -- Rush (s/t)

Dec 3rd, 2016 43m 24s

This episode is somewhat non-canonical; an introduction to the show and a review of 1974's almost-Rush debut album, misleadingly entitled "Rush", despite sounding like a completely different band than what comes later.