Rush signs with Roadrunner?

[TheLongshot]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Rush-Signs-To-Roadrunner-Records-23338.aspx

Wow. That came out of left field....

 

[Sir Exar Kun]

Commented to one of my co-workers that this sets up a "dream tour" scenario for Roadrunner label mates: Rush, Dream Theater, Queensryche..... Unfortunately, 20 years too late!

 

[TheLongshot]

Someone on another board suggested a Rush/Dream Theater/Porcupine Tree/Opeth tour.

 

[Diamond45]

This doesn't surprise me too much. Their old label Atlantic and new label Roadrunner are both under the same parent Warner Music Group.

My guess is that Rush wanted on a better label that represented their kind of music (rock) and Atlantic no longer is a rock label.

Makes sense to me to move to a label that will actually help to promote your music and music of similar kinds.

However, I don't think they'll start touring with other bands. They've been doing it solo for quite a while now, billed as "An Evening with Rush".

 

[TheLongshot]

My guess is that Rush wanted on a better label that represented their kind of music (rock) and Atlantic no longer is a rock label.

It also sounds like that Roadrunner was pushing hard to sign them.

 

[grogg]

As long as they keep touring and putting out great CD's I don't care who they are with.......my first show seeing them live was in '79 and I haven't stopped enjoying their music since.......

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Atlantic is focusing more on indie rock, hip hop, pop, etc so all the hard rock or whatever on Warner is going to RR. Actually, this is why it's going to be highly unlikely we'll be seeing RR signing anything too soft in the future because it would just go to Atlantic.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Commented to one of my co-workers that this sets up a "dream tour" scenario for Roadrunner label mates: Rush, Dream Theater, Queensryche..... Unfortunately, 20 years too late!

Never going to happen. Rush/DT is possible, but both bands being on RR would have nothing to do with that.

 

[Corsair]

inb4 portnoy joins them

 

[RagePSV]

Atlantic is focusing more on indie rock, hip hop, pop, etc so all the hard rock or whatever on Warner is going to RR. Actually, this is why it's going to be highly unlikely we'll be seeing RR signing anything too soft in the future because it would just go to Atlantic.

I remember when Overkill was on Atlantic....

 

[AeonicSlumber]

I remember when Overkill was on Atlantic....

Heh, yeah and in the 90's when there was Elektra. But times change.