Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rush did the audience the favor of letting Veitch play a couple of songs of his own, both of which were good and came from Veitch's experience in the Canadian backwaters. In many ways, he is the sort of person Rush was before Tough Tom got famous. At any rate, Veitch should do well on his own, which may, he said, involve playing in "a band you know, but whose name I can't disclose...
...Rush was tough in those days. Toughness was his hallmark. There he'd be on an album cover: blue jeans, cowboy boots, striding down the railroad tracks playing his guitar. Or looking out over something with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth. He might sing Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" ["I've walked 47 miles of barbed wire, use a cobra snake for a necktie...."] He'd sing songs like that in his guttural voice...
...Veitch's last concert with Rush. The two had teamed up four years earlier. Veitch had been playing in the two-dollar (or less) a night bars in Toronto and the Canadian backwoods when Rush found...
Veitch feels that the change in Rush was not the result of any desire to play to the new trends. "We had been doing the old stuff for too long and decided we wanted to do something different," he said. "So we got a band together and did some electric music. Whether or not it worked, we had a good time doing...
Veitch and Rush were clearly having a lot of fun Friday, though sometimes their fun came at the expense of the audience. The Symphony Hall crowd was idolatrous, applauding Tom loudly for everything, even his barbs at them. Introducing "Rockport Sunday," Rush talked about the town of Rockport, how it's "apt to get a bit touristy in the summer." But then, a quick look at the audience: "It's organic." Big thousand watt grin. Peace sign flashed at the audience. Audience applauds. Performer chuckles...