Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Audiobook11 hours
Anthem: Rush in the 1970s
Written by Martin Popoff
Narrated by Michael Butler Murray
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
The definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North
With extensive, first-hand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, as well as from family, friends, and fellow musicians, Anthem: Rush in the '70s is a detailed portrait of Canada's greatest rock ambassadors. The first of three volumes, Anthem puts the band's catalog, from their self-titled debut to 1978's Hemispheres (the next volume resumes with the release of Permanent Waves) into both Canadian and general pop culture context, and presents the trio of quintessentially dependable, courteous Canucks as generators of incendiary, groundbreaking rock 'n' roll.
Fighting complacency, provoking thought, and often enraging critics, Rush has been at war with the music industry since 1974, when they were first dismissed as the Led Zeppelin of the north. Anthem, like each volume in this series, celebrates the perseverance of Geddy, Alex, and Neil: three men who maintained their values while operating from a Canadian base, throughout lean years, personal tragedies, and the band's eventual worldwide success.
With extensive, first-hand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, as well as from family, friends, and fellow musicians, Anthem: Rush in the '70s is a detailed portrait of Canada's greatest rock ambassadors. The first of three volumes, Anthem puts the band's catalog, from their self-titled debut to 1978's Hemispheres (the next volume resumes with the release of Permanent Waves) into both Canadian and general pop culture context, and presents the trio of quintessentially dependable, courteous Canucks as generators of incendiary, groundbreaking rock 'n' roll.
Fighting complacency, provoking thought, and often enraging critics, Rush has been at war with the music industry since 1974, when they were first dismissed as the Led Zeppelin of the north. Anthem, like each volume in this series, celebrates the perseverance of Geddy, Alex, and Neil: three men who maintained their values while operating from a Canadian base, throughout lean years, personal tragedies, and the band's eventual worldwide success.
Author
Martin Popoff
At approximately 7,900 (with over 7,000 appearing in his books), Martin Popoff has unofficially written more record reviews than anybody in the history of music writing across all genres. Additionally, Martin has penned approximately 108 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting. He was Editor-In-Chief of the now retired Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, Canada’s foremost metal publication for 14 years, and has also contributed to Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com, with many record label band bios and liner notes to his credit as well. Additionally, Martin has been a regular contractor to Banger Films, having worked for two years as researcher on the award-winning documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, on the writing and research team for the 11-episode Metal Evolution and on the ten-episode Rock Icons, both for VH1 Classic. Additionally, Martin is the writer of the original metal genre chart used in Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey and throughout the Metal Evolution episodes. Martin currently resides in Toronto and can be reached through martinp@inforamp.net or www.martinpopoff.com.
More audiobooks from Martin Popoff
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers: The Rise of Motörhead
Related to Anthem
Titles in the series (3)
Anthem: Rush in the 1970s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Limelight: Rush in the '80s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Driven: Rush in the '90s and “In the End” Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related audiobooks
Driven: Rush in the '90s and “In the End” Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Limelight: Rush in the '80s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sex, Drums, Rock 'n' Roll!: The Hardest Hitting Man in Show Business Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where’s My Guitar?: An Inside Story of British Rock and Roll Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Goodnight, L.A.: Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock's Legendary Recording Studios Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Robert Plant: A Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stone Free: Jimi Hendrix in London, September 1966–June 1967 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doomed to Fail: The Incredibly Loud History of Doom, Sludge, and Post-metal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5America, the Band: An Authorized Biography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5All These Things That I've Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not For You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Music For You
Swingtime for Hitler: Goebbels’s Jazzmen, Tokyo Rose, and Propaganda That Carries a Tune Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paris: The Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within, Book & Includes Online Downloadable code Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No Sweeter Sound: The History of Black Country Music Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Open Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Effin' Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rememberings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Me: Elton John Official Autobiography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5More Myself: A Journey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Storyteller: Expanded: ...Because There's More to the Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Heroin Diaries: Ten Year Anniversary Edition: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5High School Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Relativity: The Special and General Theory Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
A History: Van Halen through Van Hagar (Part 1 of 3) "Pretty Woman to Eruption": The Birth of the Band 0% found this document usefulEpisode 1: Touch Me, I’m Sick 0% found this document usefulEpisode 2: Here We Are Now, Entertain Us 0% found this document usefulMötley Crüe: The Dirt 0% found this document useful116. Bill Schnee: An in-depth podcast interview with legendary recording engineer and producer, Bill Schnee. 0% found this document usefulA History: Van Halen through Van Hagar - (Part 2 of 3) The Rise and Fall of David Lee Roth: Van Halen 1 through 1984 0% found this document usefulEruption: Conversations w/ Eddie Van Halen (Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill) 0% found this document usefulGraham Nash, Part 2 0% found this document usefulEpisode 305 - Erik "Smelly" Sandin (NoFX, Caustic Cause) 0% found this document usefulLiberty DeVitto 0% found this document usefulGary Holt (Exodus / Slayer) 0% found this document usefulEpisode 1368 - Sam Rockwell 0% found this document usefulIn Defense of Ska Ep. 26: Marc Wasserman (Ska Boom, Bigger Thomas, Rude Boy George) 0% found this document useful
Related articles
The Enigma Of Neil Peart ProgArticle
The Enigma Of Neil Peart
Feb 4, 2020
6 min readWe Got You Covered Total GuitarArticle
We Got You Covered
Aug 27, 2021
Making the singer sound good is job #1. No one wants to hear the singer straining, or mumbling without reaching the powerful part of their range. It’s an art, though, because every key has its own flavour. Find a place where the song sounds right and
2 min readTony Hadley ‘I Never Wanted To Leave Spandau’ Woman's DayArticle
Tony Hadley ‘I Never Wanted To Leave Spandau’
Jul 3, 2022
2 min readThe Wild Guitar Sounds Of The 80s Guitar WorldArticle
The Wild Guitar Sounds Of The 80s
Jun 14, 2022
8 min readRise And Shine Guitar WorldArticle
Rise And Shine
Jun 13, 2023
9 min readOff-road Adventure Guitar PlayerArticle
Off-road Adventure
Feb 8, 2022
2 min readRiots. Terr Orism. Death Threats. Metal Hammer UKArticle
Riots. Terr Orism. Death Threats.
Jul 22, 2021
12 min readReality Bites Guitar PlayerArticle
Reality Bites
Feb 6, 2024
15 min readMaking Memories ProgArticle
Making Memories
Feb 4, 2020
7 min read‘Beck Is Back’ Guitar PlayerArticle
‘Beck Is Back’
Mar 7, 2023
2 min read“It Was A Great Album To Make” ProgArticle
“It Was A Great Album To Make”
Apr 22, 2022
2 min readSpeaking in Tongues ProgArticle
Speaking in Tongues
Mar 10, 2023
20 min readFilling The Empty Spaces – EIGHT YEARS THAT CHANGED PINK FLOYD FOREVER ProgArticle
Filling The Empty Spaces – EIGHT YEARS THAT CHANGED PINK FLOYD FOREVER
Aug 4, 2023
16 min readThis Van’s A-rockin’ On The New Van Weezer. Guitar WorldArticle
This Van’s A-rockin’ On The New Van Weezer.
May 18, 2021
13 min read“I Don’t Dwell On The Past” AN AUDIENCE WITH TODD RUNDGREN UNCUTArticle
“I Don’t Dwell On The Past” AN AUDIENCE WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Oct 15, 2020
6 min readMetallica Classic RockArticle
Metallica
Jun 22, 2021
3 min read1985 THE YEAR THAT ALMOST BROKE Sabbath Metal Hammer UKArticle
1985 THE YEAR THAT ALMOST BROKE Sabbath
Feb 4, 2020
5 min readFrusciante, Unlimited Guitar WorldArticle
Frusciante, Unlimited
Apr 19, 2022
13 min readSpirit Of ’88 GuitaristArticle
Spirit Of ’88
Apr 28, 2021
It’s amazing to think that the guitar isn’t Mike Keneally’s first instrument. He originally approached Zappa to audition for keyboards, but finding that role already filled he decided to go for the guitar position instead. Having proved to Frank that
4 min readFinal Interview: Tom Petty's Death Comes Just Days After an Introspective Interview Los Angeles TimesArticle
Final Interview: Tom Petty's Death Comes Just Days After an Introspective Interview
Oct 4, 2017
7 min readNearly Lost You Classic RockArticle
Nearly Lost You
Jul 21, 2020
9 min readGame-changing Gear Of The ’80s Guitar WorldArticle
Game-changing Gear Of The ’80s
Jun 14, 2022
8 min readA Space Cowboy’s Curriculum The Paris ReviewArticle
A Space Cowboy’s Curriculum
Jun 21, 2018
6 min readVito Bratta Guitar WorldArticle
Vito Bratta
Jun 14, 2022
10 min readOn The Crest Of A Wave Classic RockArticle
On The Crest Of A Wave
Apr 1, 2020
14 min readBOOKS & DVDS Classic RockArticle
BOOKS & DVDS
Sep 17, 2019
6 min readGlam! When Superstars Rocked The World 1970–74 Classic RockArticle
Glam! When Superstars Rocked The World 1970–74
Jul 22, 2022
6 min readTo Live And Die In La Classic RockArticle
To Live And Die In La
Aug 18, 2023
6 min readTHE HARD STUFF STUFF BOOKS & DVDs Classic RockArticle
THE HARD STUFF STUFF BOOKS & DVDs
Apr 4, 2023
6 min readStones Soup GoldmineArticle
Stones Soup
Sep 28, 2020
8 min read
Reviews for Anthem
Rating: 4.714285714285714 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
7 ratings0 reviews