This book is one fan’s labor of love; an exploration of how the band’s lyrical panorama changed from the fantastic to the realistic, from sci-fi adventures to gritty portraits of how humans face the modern world. This is by no means a definitive work exposing what the band’s implicit messages and themes convey—that is beyond anyone’s scope save that of the band itself. Rather, A Simple Kind Mirror is a song-by-song journey through Rush’s 1980 to 1996 offerings, placing the social commentaries covered within.

The beauty of this band is that fans can identify with them on many levels and process their messages in personal and individual ways. In A Simple Kind Mirror, Len Roberto explores the foundation of hope and inspiration Rush carries throughout its portfolio.