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Over the course of their decades-spanning career, Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most
highlyregarded bands;although typically brushed aside by critics and rarely the recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay,
Rushnonetheless won an impressiveand devoted fan base following while their virtuoso performance skills solidified their
standingas musicians' musicians.
Rush formed in Toronto, Ontario in the autumn of 1968, initially comprised of guitarist Alex Lifeson (born
AlexanderZivojinovich),vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib), and drummer ...read more
Over the course of their decades-spanning career, Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most
highlyregarded bands;although typically brushed aside by critics and rarely the recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay,
Rushnonetheless won an impressiveand devoted fan base following while their virtuoso performance skills solidified their
standingas musicians' musicians.
Rush formed in Toronto, Ontario in the autumn of 1968, initially comprised of guitarist Alex Lifeson (born
AlexanderZivojinovich),vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib), and drummer John Rutsey. In their primary
incarnation, Rushdrew a heavy influencefrom Cream, and honed their skills on the Toronto club circuit before issuing their
debut single, arendition of Buddy Holly's "Not FadeAway," in 1973. A self-titled LP followed in 1974, at which time Rutsey
exited; he wasreplaced by drummer Neil Peart, who also assumedthe role of the band's primary songwriter, composing the
cerebral lyrics(influenced by works of science fiction and fantasy) that graduallybecame a hallmark of the group's aesthetic.
With Peart firmly ensconced, the band returned in 1975 with a pair of LPs, Fly by Night and Caress of Steel. Their next
effort,1976's 2112,proved their breakthrough release: a futuristic concept album based on the writings of Ayn Rand, it fused
theelements of the trio's sound --Lee's high-pitched vocals, Peart's epic drumming, and Lifeson's complex guitar work -- into
aunified whole. Fans loved it -- 2112 was thefirst in a long line of gold and platinum releases -- while critics dismissed it
asoverblown and pretentious; either way, it established aformula from which the band rarely deviated throughout the
durationof its career.
A Farewell to Kings followed in 1977 and reached the Top 40 in both the U.S. and Britain. After 1978's Hemispheres,
Rushachieved evengreater popularity with 1980's Permanent Waves, a record marked by the group's dramatic shift into
shorter,less sprawling compositions;the single "The Spirit of Radio" even became a major hit. With 1981's Moving Pictures,
theyscored another hit of sorts with "Tom Sawyer,"which garnered heavy exposure on album-oriented radio and became
perhapsthe trio's best-known song. As the 1980s continued, Rushgrew into a phenomenally popular live draw as albums like
1982'sSignals (which generated the smash "New World Man"), 1984's GraceUnder Pressure, and 1985's Power Windows
continued tosell millions of copies.
As the decade drew to a close, the trio cut back on its touring schedule while hardcore followers complained of a
samenessafflicting slicker,synth-driven efforts like 1987's Hold Your Fire and 1989's Presto. At the dawn of the '90s, however,
Rushreturned to the heavier sound oftheir early records and placed a renewed emphasis on Lifeson's guitar heroics;
consequently,both 1991's Roll the Bones and 1993'sCounterparts reached the Top Three on the U.S. album charts. In 1996,
the bandissued Test for Echo and headed out on the road thefollowing summer. Shortly thereafter, Peart lost his daughter in
anautomobile accident. Tragedy struck again in 1998 when Peart's wifesuccumbed to cancer.
Dire times in the Rush camp did not cause the band to quit. Lee took time out for a solo stint with 2000's My
FavoriteHeadache; however,rumors of the band playing in the studio began to circulate. It would be five years until anything
surfacedfrom the band. Fans were reassuredin early 2002 by news that Rush were recording new songs in Toronto. The fruit
of thosesessions led to the release of Rush's 17th studioalbum, Vapor Trails, later that spring. By the end of the year a
concert fromthe supporting tour was released on DVD as Rush in Rio.
In 2004 Rush embarked on their 30th anniversary tour, documented on the DVD R30, and in 2006 they returned to the
studioto begin workon a new album. The resulting Snakes & Arrows was released in May 2007, followed by the CD/DVD set
Snakes& Arrows Live in early2008. Material from the latter was combined with footage from Rush in Rio and R30 for the
CD/DVDcompilation Working Men, which wasreleased in 2009. A documentary on the band assembled by Toronto's Bangor
Productionscalled Behind the Lighted Stage appeared in2010, followed a year later by another Bangor video production, Time
Machine2011: Live in Cleveland. Rush's 19th full-length studioalbum, Clockwork Angels, is set to arrive in early 2012. « hide |
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