Getting Old... I Missed the Most Important Story of the Last Month

It sucks to get old, to get trapped in work and family and... well, life... so that I end up missing the news that -- years ago when I had no cares -- would have been at the foremost reaches of my mind to the last month. But bettter late than never, I guess.

Rush has a new album, titled "Snakes and Arrows", coming out on the 1st of May! They've already released "A Far Cry", a single from the new album on iTunes. And -- like the true Digital Men that all Rush fans are -- there are already countless fan-produced videos to go along with it on YouTube. This one seems to be the most popular:

Pariah dogs and wandering madmen
Barking at strangers and speaking in tongues
The ebb and flow of tidal fortune
Electrical changes are charging up the dawn

It’s a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit
It’s a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it
You can almost feel the current flowing
You can almost see the circuits blowing

One day I feel I'm on top of the world
And the next its falling in on me
I can get back on
I can get back on
One day I feel I’m ahead of the wheel,
And the next its rolling over me
I can get back on
I can get back on

Whirlwind life of faith and betrayal
Rising anger, fall back, and repeat
Slow degrees on the dark horizon
Full moon rising lays ever at your feet

It’s a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit
It’s a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it
You can almost feel the current flowing
You can almost see the circuits blowing

One day I feel I'm on top of the world
And the next its falling in on me
I can get back on
I can get back on
One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel,
And the next its rolling over me
I can get back on
I can get back on

It’s a far cry from the world we thought we’d inherit
You can almost see the circle growing
You can almost feel the planets glowing

One day I feel I'm on top of the world
And the next its falling in on me
I can get back on
I can get back on
One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel,
And the next its rolling over me
I can get back on
I can get back on

One day I fly through a crack in the sky
And the next its falling in on me
I can get back on
I can get back on
I can get back on
I can get back on...
The only sad news is that most of the good seats at this summer's Post-Gazette Pavillion concert seem to have been sold already. Looks like I'm going to have to pay a premium for a direct view of the stage this time around. That's what happens when you stop paying constant attention to your favorite band.

I'm old. But so are these guys. And they can still rock!