![]() “I can’t even tell you off the top of my head. Now he has so many machines he’s lost count. He started by collecting machines in his basement, and more spread to his cottage and a storage space. When BNL finished on stage, Robertson said he would often sneak away to a local coffee shop or laundromat to burn off his energy under the spell of those “magical black boxes.”Įventually, the hobby became a lifestyle. Robertson got hooked on pinball in the 1980s, first at the York University campus pub and later when Barenaked Ladies began playing pub shows across Canada. “Because the pinball experience transcends the band.” “I wasn’t a fan of either of those bands but they are among my favourite pinball machines,” he said. There’s also Metallica and Iron Maiden, whose pinball games stand among the best, as Robertson sees it. The Who, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Kiss and the Beatles are only a few of the acts who’ve lent their name to pinball machines. Perhaps that’s why so many rock bands have been nudged into the pinball industry over the years. ![]() “At the best of times, its kinetic action it’s lights and sounds.” “Pinball is kind of like rock ‘n’ roll under glass,” Robertson said in an interview from his Toronto home. They hoped Robertson might consider joining as their resident pinball wizard, and explain the mysteries of the classic arcade game and suggest ways they could raise the bar. The lead vocalist of Rush was kicking off a project with guitarist Alex Lifeson to turn their legendary Canadian band into an epic pinball experience with Chicago manufacturer Stern Pinball. TORONTO - Ed Robertson can thank the guys in Rush for helping him go full-tilt on his pinball machine obsession.įor decades, the Barenaked Ladies frontman has played, collected and repaired the classic arcade games but he’d never had an opportunity to partake in designing a machine until Geddy Lee reached out a few years ago. ![]()
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