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Rush Was A Canadian Rock Band Formed In 1968 In Toronto That Was Comprised Primarily Of Geddy Lee Bass Vocals Alex Lifeson Guitar And Neil Peart Drums Percussion Lyricist . The Band Was Formed In Toronto In 1968 By Lifeson Drummer John Rutsey And Bass Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones Who Was Immediately Replaced By Lee. After Lee Joined The Band Went Through Several Line-Up Configurations Before Arriving At Its Classic Power Trio Line-Up With The Addition Of Peart In July 1974 Who Replaced Rutsey Four Months After The Release Of Their 1974 Self-Titled Debut Album This Line-Up Remained Intact For The Remainder Of The Band's Career. Rush Achieved Commercial Success In The 1970s With Fly By Night 1975 2112 1976 A Farewell To Kings 1977 And Hemispheres 1978 . The Band's Popularity Continued Throughout The 1980s And 1990s With Albums Charting Highly In Canada The US And The UK Including Permanent Waves 1980 Moving Pictures 1981 Signals 1982 Grace Under Pressure 1984 And Counterparts 1993 . Rush Continued To Record And Perform Until 1997 After Which The Band Entered A Four-Year Hiatus Due To Personal Tragedies In Peart's Life. The Trio Regrouped In 2001 And Released Three More Studio Albums Vapor Trails 2002 Snakes & Arrows 2007 And Clockwork Angels 2012 . Rush Ceased Touring At The End Of 2015 And Lifeson Announced In January 2018 That The Band Would Not Continue Which Was Cemented By Peart's Death From Glioblastoma A Type Of Brain Cancer On January 7 2020 At The Age Of 67. Rush Were Known For Their Musicianship Complex Compositions And Eclectic Lyrical Motifs Drawing Heavily On Science Fiction Fantasy And Philosophy. The Band's Style Changed Over The Years From A Blues-Inspired Hard Rock Beginning Later Moving Into Progressive Rock Then A Period In The 1980s Marked By Heavy Use Of Synthesizers Before Returning To Guitar-Driven Hard Rock At The End Of The 1980s. Their Final Work From 2012 Marked A Return To Progressive Rock. The Members Of Rush Have Been Acknowledged As Some Of The Most Proficient Players On Their Respective Instruments With Each Winning Numerous Awards In Magazine Readers' Polls Over The Years. As Of 2022 Rush Ranks 84th In The U.S. With Sales Of 26 Million Albums And Industry Sources Estimate Their Total Worldwide Album Sales At Over 42 Million. Rush Has Been Awarded 14 Platinum And 3 Multi-Platinum Albums In The US Plus 17 Platinum Albums In Canada. Rush Was Nominated For Seven Grammy Awards Won Several Juno Awards And Won An International Achievement Award At The 2009 SOCAN Awards. The Band Was Inducted Into The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame In 1994 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2013. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Rush_ Band Studio Albums
Rush 1974 Fly By Night 1975 Caress Of Steel 1975 2112 1976 A Farewell To Kings 1977 Hemispheres 1978 Permanent Waves 1980 Moving Pictures 1981 Signals 1982 Grace Under Pressure 1984 Power Windows 1985 Hold Your Fire 1987 Presto 1989 Roll The Bones 1991 Counterparts 1993 Test For Echo 1996 Vapor Trails 2002 Snakes & Arrows 2007 Clockwork Angels 2012
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Rush Was A Canadian Rock Band Formed In 1968 In Toronto That Was Comprised Primarily Of Geddy Lee Bass Vocals Alex Lifeson Guitar And Neil Peart Drums Percussion Lyricist . The Band Was Formed In Toronto In 1968 By Lifeson Drummer John Rutsey And Bass Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones Who Was Immediately Replaced By Lee. After Lee Joined The Band Went Through Several Line-Up Configurations Before Arriving At Its Classic Power Trio Line-Up With The Addition Of Peart In July 1974 Who Replaced Rutsey Four Months After The Release Of Their 1974 Self-Titled Debut Album This Line-Up Remained Intact For The Remainder Of The Band's Career. Rush Achieved Commercial Success In The 1970s With Fly By Night 1975 2112 1976 A Farewell To Kings 1977 And Hemispheres 1978 . The Band's Popularity Continued Throughout The 1980s And 1990s With Albums Charting Highly In Canada The US And The UK Including Permanent Waves 1980 Moving Pictures 1981 Signals 1982 Grace Under Pressure 1984 And Counterparts 1993 . Rush Continued To Record And Perform Until 1997 After Which The Band Entered A Four-Year Hiatus Due To Personal Tragedies In Peart's Life. The Trio Regrouped In 2001 And Released Three More Studio Albums Vapor Trails 2002 Snakes & Arrows 2007 And Clockwork Angels 2012 . Rush Ceased Touring At The End Of 2015 And Lifeson Announced In January 2018 That The Band Would Not Continue Which Was Cemented By Peart's Death From Glioblastoma A Type Of Brain Cancer On January 7 2020 At The Age Of 67. Rush Were Known For Their Musicianship Complex Compositions And Eclectic Lyrical Motifs Drawing Heavily On Science Fiction Fantasy And Philosophy. The Band's Style Changed Over The Years From A Blues-Inspired Hard Rock Beginning Later Moving Into Progressive Rock Then A Period In The 1980s Marked By Heavy Use Of Synthesizers Before Returning To Guitar-Driven Hard Rock At The End Of The 1980s. Their Final Work From 2012 Marked A Return To Progressive Rock. The Members Of Rush Have Been Acknowledged As Some Of The Most Proficient Players On Their Respective Instruments With Each Winning Numerous Awards In Magazine Readers' Polls Over The Years. As Of 2022 Rush Ranks 84th In The U.S. With Sales Of 26 Million Albums And Industry Sources Estimate Their Total Worldwide Album Sales At Over 42 Million. Rush Has Been Awarded 14 Platinum And 3 Multi-Platinum Albums In The US Plus 17 Platinum Albums In Canada. Rush Was Nominated For Seven Grammy Awards Won Several Juno Awards And Won An International Achievement Award At The 2009 SOCAN Awards. The Band Was Inducted Into The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame In 1994 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2013. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Rush_ Band Studio Albums
Rush 1974 Fly By Night 1975 Caress Of Steel 1975 2112 1976 A Farewell To Kings 1977 Hemispheres 1978 Permanent Waves 1980 Moving Pictures 1981 Signals 1982 Grace Under Pressure 1984 Power Windows 1985 Hold Your Fire 1987 Presto 1989 Roll The Bones 1991 Counterparts 1993 Test For Echo 1996 Vapor Trails 2002 Snakes & Arrows 2007 Clockwork Angels 2012 read less
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Rush 1974 Fly By Night 1975 Caress Of Steel 1975 2112 1976 A Farewell To Kings 1977 Hemispheres 1978 Permanent Waves 1980 Moving Pictures 1981 Signals 1982 Grace Under Pressure 1984 Power Windows 1985 Hold Your Fire 1987 Presto 1989 Roll The Bones 1991 Counterparts 1993 Test For Echo 1996 Vapor Trails 2002 Snakes & Arrows 2007 Clockwork Angels 2012 read less
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Due To A Limited Budget The Sessions Were Scheduled During The Late Night 'dead' Time In Studios Which Due To Lack Of Activity At Those Times Had Lower Rates. Originally The Sessions Were Produced By Dave Stock At Eastern Sound In Toronto. Stock Had Also Worked On The Band's Debut Single A Cover Of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" With An Original Composition "You Can't Fight It" On The B-Side . These Songs Plus Original Songs "Fancy Dancer" And "Garden Road" Were To Be Included On The Album But Were Scrapped. Two Of The Eastern Sound Recordings "In The Mood" And "Take A Friend" Were Included On The Final Album. However The Band Was Unhappy With The Quality Of The First Sessions. They Moved To Toronto Sound Studios And Produced The Next Sessions Themselves While Achieving A Significant Improvement In Recording Quality. The Group Added New Overdubs To Existing Backing Tracks Of "What You're Doing" "Before And After" And "Working Man." The Tracks With The Most Advanced Production Were Recorded Entirely At Toronto Sound "Finding My Way" "Need Some Love" And "Here Again." These New Songs Took The Place Of Recordings From The Earlier Sessions. Both Studios Used 8-Channel Multitrack Recorders Which Was Quite Primitive For 1973 But The Group Quickly Learned To Make The Best Use Of The Technology That Was Available. In July 2008 The Band Discovered An Old Version Of "Working Man" With An Alternate Guitar Solo. They Allowed The Makers Of The Popular Rhythm Game Rock Band To Use The Master Tapes For The Songs Inclusion. This Version Of The Song Known As "'Working Man' Vault Edition " Was Released As A Downloadable Song For The Game And Later On July 22 2008 It Was Made Available To The Public Through ITunes. Distribution And Release
The Band And Their Management Formed Their Own Company Moon Records And Released The Album In Canada. Only 3 500 Copies Of The Original LP Were Pressed. It Was Soon Picked Up By WMMS A Radio Station In Cleveland Ohio. Donna Halper A DJ Working At The Station Selected "Working Man" For Her Regular Play List. Copies Of The Moon Records Album Were Imported To The Cleveland Area And Quickly Sold Out. The Song's Blue Collar Theme Resonated With Hard Rock Fans And This New Found Popularity Led To The Re-Release Of The Album By Mercury Records. At That Point Manager Ray Danniels Scraped Together An Additional $9000 For Producer Terry Brown To Professionally Re-Mix All Of The Recordings For Better Sound Quality. The Remix Version Was Used For Later Releases. The Original Album Logo Was Red But A Printing Error Made It Appear More Pink In Colour. This Is One Of Two Rush Albums Where The Cover Artwork Had Printing Errors The Other Album Is Caress Of Steel . There Appears To Be Two Different Label Designs For Pressings On Moon Records. One Is A Cream Colored Label With A Blue Logo And Black Type. The Other Is A Pink Label With Black Type And Gray "moon Craters." The Pink Moon Records Label Appears To Be A Later Pressing. Some Early Mercury Label Pressings Have Standard Mercury Red Labels But The Majority Have The Later "skyline" Mercury Labels. "Finding My Way" – 5 06 "Need Some Love" – 2 19 "Take A Friend" – 4 24 "Here Again" – 7 37 "What You're Doing" – 4 22 "In The Mood" Lee – 3 34 "Before And After" – 5 34 "Working Man" – 7 10 Personnel
Geddy Lee – Lead Vocals And Bass Alex Lifeson – Guitars And Vocals John Rutsey – Drums And Vocals Chart Positions
Country Chart Position U.S. Billboard 200 105 Sales Certifications
Country Organization Sales U.S. RIAA Gold 500 000
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Rush Is The First Studio Album By Canadian Rock Band Rush Released In 1974 See 1974 In Music And Remastered In 1997. Rush's First Release Shows Much Of The Hard Rock/blues Sound Typical Of Many Of The Popular Rock Bands Emerging From Britain Earlier In The Decade. Rush Were Fans Of Bands Such As Led Zeppelin And Cream And These Influences Can Be Heard In Most Of The Songs On This Debut. Original Drummer John Rutsey Was Unable To Go On Extended Tours Due To Diabetes And Left The Band After The First Album Was Released. Rutsey Wrote Some Lyrics For The Debut But Never Submitted Them To The Band And Some New Lyrics Had To Be Thrown Together. He Was Soon Replaced By Neil Peart. Recording And ProductionDue To A Limited Budget The Sessions Were Scheduled During The Late Night 'dead' Time In Studios Which Due To Lack Of Activity At Those Times Had Lower Rates. Originally The Sessions Were Produced By Dave Stock At Eastern Sound In Toronto. Stock Had Also Worked On The Band's Debut Single A Cover Of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" With An Original Composition "You Can't Fight It" On The B-Side . These Songs Plus Original Songs "Fancy Dancer" And "Garden Road" Were To Be Included On The Album But Were Scrapped. Two Of The Eastern Sound Recordings "In The Mood" And "Take A Friend" Were Included On The Final Album. However The Band Was Unhappy With The Quality Of The First Sessions. They Moved To Toronto Sound Studios And Produced The Next Sessions Themselves While Achieving A Significant Improvement In Recording Quality. The Group Added New Overdubs To Existing Backing Tracks Of "What You're Doing" "Before And After" And "Working Man." The Tracks With The Most Advanced Production Were Recorded Entirely At Toronto Sound "Finding My Way" "Need Some Love" And "Here Again." These New Songs Took The Place Of Recordings From The Earlier Sessions. Both Studios Used 8-Channel Multitrack Recorders Which Was Quite Primitive For 1973 But The Group Quickly Learned To Make The Best Use Of The Technology That Was Available. In July 2008 The Band Discovered An Old Version Of "Working Man" With An Alternate Guitar Solo. They Allowed The Makers Of The Popular Rhythm Game Rock Band To Use The Master Tapes For The Songs Inclusion. This Version Of The Song Known As "'Working Man' Vault Edition " Was Released As A Downloadable Song For The Game And Later On July 22 2008 It Was Made Available To The Public Through ITunes. Distribution And Release
The Band And Their Management Formed Their Own Company Moon Records And Released The Album In Canada. Only 3 500 Copies Of The Original LP Were Pressed. It Was Soon Picked Up By WMMS A Radio Station In Cleveland Ohio. Donna Halper A DJ Working At The Station Selected "Working Man" For Her Regular Play List. Copies Of The Moon Records Album Were Imported To The Cleveland Area And Quickly Sold Out. The Song's Blue Collar Theme Resonated With Hard Rock Fans And This New Found Popularity Led To The Re-Release Of The Album By Mercury Records. At That Point Manager Ray Danniels Scraped Together An Additional $9000 For Producer Terry Brown To Professionally Re-Mix All Of The Recordings For Better Sound Quality. The Remix Version Was Used For Later Releases. The Original Album Logo Was Red But A Printing Error Made It Appear More Pink In Colour. This Is One Of Two Rush Albums Where The Cover Artwork Had Printing Errors The Other Album Is Caress Of Steel . There Appears To Be Two Different Label Designs For Pressings On Moon Records. One Is A Cream Colored Label With A Blue Logo And Black Type. The Other Is A Pink Label With Black Type And Gray "moon Craters." The Pink Moon Records Label Appears To Be A Later Pressing. Some Early Mercury Label Pressings Have Standard Mercury Red Labels But The Majority Have The Later "skyline" Mercury Labels. "Finding My Way" – 5 06 "Need Some Love" – 2 19 "Take A Friend" – 4 24 "Here Again" – 7 37 "What You're Doing" – 4 22 "In The Mood" Lee – 3 34 "Before And After" – 5 34 "Working Man" – 7 10 Personnel
Geddy Lee – Lead Vocals And Bass Alex Lifeson – Guitars And Vocals John Rutsey – Drums And Vocals Chart Positions
Country Chart Position U.S. Billboard 200 105 Sales Certifications
Country Organization Sales U.S. RIAA Gold 500 000