Written by Martin Popoff
Published by ECW Press
Review by Ritchie Champagne
A
quick visit to the local neighborhood bookstore will reveal a plethora
of volumes regarding just about any musician or band one cares to learn
more about. Most of these books are unauthorized and therefore suffer
from the subject’s nonparticipation. Often, these unauthorized tomes
are derided in interviews by the very bands they cover. Occasionally,
the odd authorized project will surface. As a result, these band-sanctioned
books are often unsatisfactory since most artists would understandably
want to whitewash the more unsavory aspects of their lives.
Reclusive rock band Rush have authorized Canadian rock critic Martin
Popoff to pen Contents Under Pressure in commemoration of their
30th anniversary.
Subtitled 30 Years Of RUSH At Home & Away, this book is not a definitive biography of the band and its members. Rather, it is an exploration of the band’s live and recorded output throughout its career. As the band has always kept their personal lives very private it is unlikely that there will be an official in depth memoir.
