Rush was a Canadian rock band that primarily comprised Geddy Lee,Alex Lifeson (guitar),and Neil Peart. The band formed in Toronto in 1968 with Lifeson,drummer John Rutsey,and bass guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones,whom Lee immediately replaced. After Lee joined,the band went through several line-ups 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 intact for the remainder of the band's career.
Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released September 3,1991,on Anthem Records. The band began working on the album after a brief creative hiatus following the tour promoting their previous release,Presto.
Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released on February 12,1981 by Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album,Permanent Waves (1980),the band started to write and record new material in August 1980 with longtime co-producer Terry Brown. They continued to write songs with a more radio-friendly sound,featuring tighter and shorter song structures compared with their earlier albums.
Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush,released on January 18,1980,through Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album,Hemispheres (1978),the band began working on new material for a follow-up in July 1979. This material showed a shift in the group's sound towards more concise arrangements and radio-friendly songs,though their progressive rock blueprint is still evident on "Jacob's Ladder" and the nine-minute closer "Natural Science." Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee also employed a more restrained vocal delivery compared to previous albums. Permanent Waves was recorded at Le Studio in Morin-Heights,Quebec with production handled by the group and Terry Brown.
Rush in Rio is a three-disc live album by Canadian band Rush,released on October 21,2003. The album is also available as a two DVD set. With the exception of the last two tracks on the third disc,the album was recorded at MaracanãStadium in Rio de Janeiro on the final night of the Vapor Trails Tour. The other two tracks were taken from previous shows on the same tour. "Between Sun &Moon" was recorded at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion,Phoenix,Arizona,on September 27,2002,and "Vital Signs" was recorded at the Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City,Quebec,on October 19,2002.
Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush,released on September 10,1996 on 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.
Different Stages is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush,released in 1998. The bulk of the first and second discs were recorded at the World Music Theatre in Tinley Park,Illinois,during the 1997 Test for Echo tour. Five other songs from various stops along the tour were included and three songs from the 1994 Counterparts tour. The third disc is taken from a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during the A Farewell to Kings tour in 1978.
"Closer to the Heart" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released in November 1977 as the lead single from their fifth studio album A Farewell to Kings. It was the first Rush song to feature a non-member as a songwriter in Peter Talbot,a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. It was Rush's first hit single in the United Kingdom,reaching number 36 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978. It also peaked at number 45 in Canada and number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28,2010.
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.
Exit... Stage Left is a concert film by the Canadian band Rush that premiered on MTV in February 1982 and then released on CED,Laserdisc,Betamax,VHS and DVD at various times between 1982 and 2007. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1981 Moving Pictures tour. In October 1981,the band released an audio album of the same name of the same performance at the Montreal Forum,in Montreal,Quebec on vinyl LP,audiocassette,8-track cartridge and (later) compact disc. The video has a different track list from the album,as well as voice-over comments from the band members about songwriting and performing. The four songs from the European dates of the Permanent Waves tour,included on the audio album,are not included on the video.
Rush in Rio is a live DVD by Canadian band Rush,released in 2003. It is also available as a three CD set. It was the first concert DVD ever released by the band,consisting of 29 songs,and is available in both one- and two-disc sets. Bonus features in the two-disc set include a behind-the-scenes tour documentary directed by Andrew MacNaughtan and multi-angle viewing options for three instrumentals. The performance was recorded and filmed at MaracanãStadium in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil and was the final night on the 2002 Vapor Trails Tour. It is the band's first live video that presents a single night's entire performance.
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.
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.
The Snakes &Arrows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush to promote the studio album Snakes &Arrows. The first leg of the tour began on June 13,2007,in Atlanta and concluded on October 29,2007,at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki,Finland. The 2008 portion of the tour started on April 11,2008,in San Juan,Puerto Rico at JoséMiguel Agrelot Coliseum and ended on July 24,2008,in Noblesville,Indiana at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The tour was Rush's most successful to date,grossing nearly $65 million. At 114 shows,it is Rush's second-longest tour,after the Hemispheres tour back in 1978 –79.
"Entre Nous" is the fourth track on the 1980 album Permanent Waves by progressive rock band Rush. It was also released as a single. The only live performances of the song to date occurred during the 2007 leg of the tour to promote Snakes &Arrows,an album released on May 1 of that year. It was then featured on the live album released on April 15,2008.
"Dreamline" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as a single and on their 1991 album Roll the Bones. The song peaked at number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,and was a staple for live performances by Rush,having been performed on every tour from the inaugural Roll the Bones Tour until the 2010 and 2011 Time Machine Tour,when it was dropped. It was performed during the subsequent Clockwork Angels Tour,where it was accompanied by the Clockwork Angels string ensemble and a video with a dedication to Neil Armstrong. It was dropped again on the 2015 R40 Tour. In live performances,the bridge was extended to incorporate a solo by Alex Lifeson.
"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.
"YYZ" is an instrumental rock composition by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1981 album Moving Pictures. It is one of the band's most popular pieces and was a staple of the band's live performances. The live album Exit... Stage Left (1981) and the concert video recording A Show of Hands (1989) both include versions in which Neil Peart incorporates a drum solo –as an interlude on the former,and as a segue out of the piece on the latter.
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