Rush’s Alex Lifeson simply revealed which album he had the “most enjoyable” making and it was a reasonably large one, to say the least.
Some bands’ largest albums are a complete nightmare to make, inflicting members to splinter underneath the strain of delivering the products. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case for Rush.
Lifeson mirrored on the making of the band’s blockbuster 1981 album Transferring Photos in a latest interview with Fox San Antonio, calling the multiplatinum LP “essentially the most enjoyable report we ever made.”
Alex Lifeson on the Making of Rush’s ‘Transferring Photos’
Rush recorded Transferring Photos within the now-defunct Le Studio within the Quebecois city of Morin Heights throughout a winter that even the Toronto natives discovered brutal.
“Transferring Photos was essentially the most enjoyable report we ever made. It was such an excellent vitality and an excellent vibe,” Lifeson mentioned. “It was winter. It was a really chilly winter as properly. After I say very chilly, I imply, minus 30, minus 40. You’d have per week of that sort of climate, nevertheless it was nonetheless a whole lot of enjoyable to work there. We’d snowshoe or ski, like cross-country ski, to the studio. I typically drove over. However, , it was a part of that complete Canadian expertise, the Nice North.”
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The bitter temperatures have been offset by the red-hot chemistry of Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart. “And after we began engaged on Transferring Photos, all the things got here collectively. It was simply so easy,” Lifeson continued. “We have been properly ready. We would written all the fabric. We knew what we have been doing. We truly combined it down on digital, which was like one of many first Sony digital machines. In comparison with trendy digital, that factor was a Mannequin T. However the report sounds nice. That was actually, actually a whole lot of enjoyable to do.”
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Rush’s preparedness whereas making Transferring Photos paid off. The album soared to No. 1 in Canada and No. 3 within the U.S., promoting 5 million copies within the latter nation.
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Transferring Photos’ barely streamlined sound resonated with followers and critics alike, with “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “YYZ” turning into a few of Rush’s most beloved songs. “YYZ” even netted the band a Grammy nomination for Greatest Rock Instrumental Efficiency.
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