That time I asked Geddy Lee how Rush decides the running order of songs on their albums

 By Steve Newton

Back in 2002 I did my second interview with Geddy Lee while Rush was touring behind its Vapor Trails album.

At one point in the conversation I mentioned that, in the band’s latest bio, Neil Peart wrote that the last big challenge the band faces while making albums is the running order of the songs.

So I asked Geddy how Rush decides the running order of songs, anyway.

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