Aleksandar Živojinović,known professionally as Alex Lifeson,is a Canadian musician,best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968,Lifeson co-founded a band that would later become Rush,with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones. Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee a month later,and Rutsey was replaced by Neil Peart in 1974,after which the lineup remained unchanged until the band's dissolution in 2018. Lifeson was the only member of Rush who stayed in the band throughout its entire existence,and he and Lee were the only members to appear on all of the band's albums.
Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that primarily comprised Geddy Lee,Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart. The band's original line-up comprised Lifeson,drummer John Rutsey,and bassist and vocalist Jeff Jones,whom Lee immediately replaced. After Lee joined,the band went through a few line-up changes 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 self-titled debut album;this line-up remained unchanged for the remainder of the band's career.
Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush,released on February 1975,by Mercury Records. It was the first Rush album to showcase elements of progressive rock for which the band has become known. It was also the first to feature lyricist and drummer Neil Peart,who replaced original drummer John Rutsey the previous summer just prior to the band's first North American tour. Peart took over as Rush's primary lyricist,and the abundance of fantastical and philosophical themes in his compositions contrasted greatly with the simpler hard rock of the band's debut album.
Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released October 19,1993,on Anthem Records. After the band finished touring its previous album Roll the Bones (1991) in mid-1992,the members took a break before starting work on a follow-up.
Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush,released on September 10,1996,by Anthem Records. It was the final Rush album to be co-produced by Peter Collins. The band supported the album with a world tour in 1996 and 1997,after which they went on a five-year hiatus following the deaths of drummer Neil Peart's daughter and wife,and would not record again until 2001.
R30:30th Anniversary World Tour is a live DVD by the Canadian rock band Rush,released on November 22,2005 in Canada and the US,and November 28,2005 in Europe. The DVD documents the band's R30:30th Anniversary Tour,and was recorded on September 24,2004 at the Festhalle Frankfurt,Germany.
"Limelight" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. "Limelight" expresses Peart's discomfort with Rush's success and the resulting attention from the public. The song paraphrases the opening lines of the "All the world's a stage" speech from William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. The band had previously used the phrase for its 1976 live album. The lyrics also refer to "the camera eye",the title of the song that follows on the Moving Pictures album.
Snakes &Arrows is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released on May 1,2007,by Anthem Records. After their R30:30th Anniversary Tour ended in October 2004 the band took a one-year break,during which they agreed to start work on a follow-up in January 2006. The album was recorded in five weeks with co-producer Nick Raskulinecz,a fan of the group who was praised by each member for his approach and technique. It contains three instrumental tracks,the most on any Rush album.
Hope is an acoustic instrumental from Rush's 2007 album Snakes &Arrows. It was performed on a twelve-string guitar in D Modal (D-A-D-A-A-D) tuning.
Malignant Narcissism is an instrumental track from Rush's 2007 album Snakes &Arrows. "Malignant Narcissism" was nominated for a 2008 Grammy under the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Rush's fifth nomination in said category. However,the song lost to Bruce Springsteen's "Once Upon a Time in the West" making it their fifth defeat in that category.
Snakes &Arrows Live is a live double CD and DVD by Canadian band Rush. The CD was released on April 14,2008,in the UK and on April 15,2008,around the world. It was also released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24,2008. The material was taken from two performances during the first leg of the Snakes &Arrows Tour,recorded at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam,Netherlands on October 16 and 17,2007. The album features nine of its 27 tracks drawn from Snakes &Arrows.
"Roll the Bones" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as the second single from their 1991 album of the same name.
Retrospective III:1989–2008 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush released on March 3,2009. The album is a collection of songs from the third and fourth decades of the band (1989–2008),which they spent signed to Atlantic Records. The album is available in two versions. The 2-disc version includes a DVD of music and live videos.
"Time Stand Still" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush,released in 1987 as the lead single from their twelfth studio album Hold Your Fire. The song features American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart on November 6,1987,and was a minor hit single in the United Kingdom,peaking at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the song was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński.
"Ghost of a Chance" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush released as the third single from their 1991 album Roll the Bones. The single peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Album Rocks Track chart. The lyrics focus on finding love,and as its strength over any other force.
Clockwork Angels is the nineteenth and final studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released on June 8,2012,on Roadrunner Records. During the band's year-and-a-half break following its Snakes &Arrows Tour,the group decided to write a new studio album. Most of the album was recorded between October and December 2011 at Revolution Recording in Toronto,Ontario,Canada.
Rush:Beyond the Lighted Stage is a 2010 documentary film directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. The film offers an in-depth look at the Canadian hard rock band Rush,chronicling the band's history and musical evolution. The film made its debut at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival,where it earned the 2010 Audience Award. The film was also nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at 53rd Grammy Awards,losing to When You're Strange,a documentary about The Doors. A limited theatrical run began on June 10,2010 and the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Canada on June 29 of that year. John Rutsey,the band's original drummer,died in 2008;tape-recorded comments from him are incorporated into the film.
"Headlong Flight" is the second single from Canadian rock band Rush's 19th studio album,Clockwork Angels. It was released to radio stations and for online preview on April 19,2012,and became available digitally and on disk April 24,2012. A lyrics video was also made available on YouTube. In an interview with Rolling Stone,Geddy Lee commented on the song:
'Headlong Flight' was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end. Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in my home studio one day before the second leg of the Time Machine tour,and I did not revisit that jam until a year later. Alex and I assembled the song to be an instrumental and its original title was 'Take That Lampshade Off Yo Head!,' but once we saw the lyrics Neil [Peart] had written,I knew that the spirit of the lyrics matched the instrumental perfectly and it was just a matter of making them fit and writing the melodies.
"Witch Hunt" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on their 1981 album Moving Pictures,and unlike many other Rush songs it was a true studio production,with a variety of percussion instruments and overdubs,and a separate keyboard player. It is the first of four songs in what has been called the band's "Fear" series,the other three being "The Weapon","The Enemy Within",and "Freeze",although this song is the third part of the series in order,and went on reverse chronological order by the album.
