Musically, Rush's style has evolved over the years, beginning in the vein of blues-inspired heavy metal on their first albums, then encompassing hard rock, progressive rock, a period dominated by synthesizers and, more recently, modern rock. They have influenced various musical artists, including...
"Caress of Steel" is a landmark album in the history of RUSH. Lyrically and musically, "2112" was a masterpiece. This multi-platinum release remains one of RUSH's best-selling albums.SECOND PHASE (1977-1981):They moved headlong into progressive rock in the later part of the decade, ...
Formation and early albums Rush formed in 1968 in Toronto as the last of multiple bands that teenagers Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey attempted to form that year. The lineup included Lifeson on guitar, Rutsey on drums, and Jeff Jones on bass and vocals; Jones was quickly replaced, however,...
By 1973, the group were an established part of the Toronto music scene and, confident in their abilities, decided to make the debut Rush albuma self-produced affair. They began recording at Eastern Sound in Toronto, in March of that year, but were unhappy with the early results. Deciding ...
Musically, Rush's style has evolved over the years, beginning in the vein of blues-inspired heavy metal on their first albums, then encompassing hard rock, progressive rock, a period dominated by synthesizers and, more recently, modern rock. They have influenced various musical artists, including...
Albums of Rush Songs of Rush Tom Sawyer ▶ Limelight ▶ Boyfriend ▶ The Spirit Of Radio ▶ Working Man ▶ Worldwide ▶ Closer To The Heart ▶ Big Time Rush ▶ Forget Me Nots ▶ Til I Forget About You ▶ Fly By Night ▶ YYZ ▶ Freewill ▶ Subdivisions ▶ Count...
During this same year, Universal Music Enterprises kicked off their own celebration of the band’s 40th Anniversary by re-issuing all of the Rush albums in Mercury’s catalogue, in chronological order. Fast forward to the end of 2016 & 2017 and two more important Rush releases were announced...
(RUSH averaged one live album per every four studio albums in their prime, singlehandedly rescuing the format from last-ditch desperation and career retrospective purgatory, and cementing their must-see-live cachet for faithfully reproducing––and even surpassing––the sound of their studio albums)...
The ensuing 2112 tour gifted the world the double liveAll the World’s a Stageand these players were certainly on top of their game. They’d made a quantum leap in two years and while live albums are notoriously slow sellers this one was not as it hit the US Top 40. The remastered ...
Some of my other favourite albums still have one or two less enjoyable songs, so this shows how strong the overall album really is. 2) The variety between songs are amazing. You have heavier, more rock-orientated tracks like Politik, GPASUYF, Daylight and A Whisper which all sound super...