Rush is a Canadian rock group, consisting of Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, and keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums).
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Rush was founded in 1968 by Alex Lifeson (guitar), John Rutsey (May 14, 1953 – 11 May 2008) (drums) and bassist Jeff Jones. After short time Jeff Jones replaced by bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee (actually Gary Weinrib). Home base is Toronto, Canada. For example, they cover than just work of Cream, Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Until their first album appears shall take another keyboardist, which disappears again; Geddy gets out and then back in the band and Rush for a while even eliminated. In 1971, the group still mean business. Then in 1974 the self-titled debut album was released the band was singer/guitarist bassist Lee, Lifeson and drummer John Rutsey. On this first album Rush left a strong influence of hear Led Zeppelin . After Rutsey leaves the group the same year Neil Peart is hired as a replacement. He is the main songwriter and provides more in-depth texts than before. At "Caress of Steel" is Rush all slowly more progressive rockdirection, with lace 2 (then on lp with 2 sides) as a good example of this, given the buildup. With "2112" makes Rush finally the step towards progressive (hard) rock with another song on the album that covers an entire lp side.After their live album (alternating 4 studio albums with a live album is commonplace for Rush) do at "A Farewell to Kings" for the first time keys their appearance, played byGeddy Lee. The music is also more complex than on previous albums. The keys are to "Exit... Stage Left "especially in padding used. At "Signals" to "Hold your fire" are the keys much more dominant and there is the hard rock that Rush at the very beginning made not much left. With the album Roll The Bones Rush enters the 1990s. On this album features well-known songs as Dreamline, Bravado and the title song Roll The Bones. In 1993 follows Counterparts and is generally well received. After the release of the album Vapor Trails Rush by Brazilin 2002, touring, and the band gives a spectacular performance in Rio de Janeiro. In honor of their 30th anniversary Rush has been touring all over the world. The band then plays especially well known songs like Xanadu, 2112, The Spirit Of Radio, Tom Sawyer and Subdivisions. On October 1, 2004 locks Lifeson, Lee and Peart the tour off with a more than three-hour concert in Ahoy Rotterdam.
On 22 november 2005 the dvd of this tour appeared: Rush R30. This is the concert that was recorded in Frankfurt . In 2006 appeared "Replay X 3". First appear the (no longer available) live-videos "Exit Stage Left", "Grace Under Pressure" and "A Show of Hands" on dvd.
Rush started in June 2007 again with a world tour. The band decided because of the many fans in Netherlands and Western Europe this time two gigs in the framework of the "Snakes & Arrows Tour". On 16 and 17 October 2007 was again a number of Rush back in Netherlands for concerts. During these concerts in Ahoy Rotterdam were made recordings for the new live dvd by Rush, Snakes & Arrows Live. The shows lasted 3 hours.
In 2008 the band worked and other famous artists from the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa together on the album Songs for Tibet, a statement of support to Tibet and dalai lama Tenzin Gyatso.Songs for Tibet appeared during the 2008 Summer Olympics in the People's Republic of China that were opened on 8 August: the album was released on 5 August via iTunes and from 12 August through music stores around the world. Since the invasion of Tibet in 1950-1951 China occupied the country with-according to critics-a widespread political, religious and cultural oppression as a result. [1]
In the summer of 2010 , the documentary "Beyond The Lighted Stage" premiere. It was an overview of the 40-year existence of the band will be shown on the basis of previously archive material and interviews with the band members. In North America started in that summer the "Time Machine Tour" where among other things the complete 1981 album "Moving Pictures" got. In June 2010 Rush got a star on the famousHollywood Walk of Fame. That same month appeared a new single called "Caravan". The two numbers on it, Caravan, BU2B and appeared on the next studio album "Clockwork Angels" that came out in June 2012.On May 27, 2011 Time Machine Tour was also in the context of the Netherlands (Ahoy, Rotterdam) done to them.
On 2 June 2013 the band did the Clockwork Angels to Ziggo Dome during their tour. The same year, Rush included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Timeline[Edit][]
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
| Album (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Album Top 100 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | 01-03-1974 | - | |||
| Fly by night | 15-02-1975 | - | |||
| Caress of steel | 24-09-1975 | - | |||
| 2112 | 01-04-1976 | - | |||
| All the world's a stage | 29-09-1976 | - | Live Album | ||
| A farewell to kings | 01-09-1977 | - | |||
| Archives | 04-1978 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Hemispheres | 29-10-1978 | - | |||
| Permanent waves | 01-01-1980 | 02-02-1980 | 25 | 8 | |
| Rush through time | 1981 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Moving pictures | 12-02-1981 | 28-02-1981 | 24 | 10 | |
| Exit... Stage left | 29-10-1981 | 14-11-1981 | 27 | 6 | Live Album |
| Signals | 09-09-1982 | 25-09-1982 | 29 | 6 | |
| Grace under pressure | 12-04-1984 | 28-04-1984 | 21 | 8 | |
| Power windows | 29-10-1985 | 16-11-1985 | 33 | 8 | |
| Hold your fire | 08-09-1987 | 26-09-1987 | 27 | 6 | |
| A show of hands | 10-01-1989 | 21-01-1989 | 22 | 11 | Live Album |
| Presto | 21-11-1989 | 02-12-1989 | 45 | 5 | |
| Chronicles | 04-09-1990 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Roll the bones | 03-09-1991 | 14-09-1991 | 40 | 5 | |
| Counterparts | 19-10-1993 | 30-10-1993 | 31 | 8 | |
| Test for echo | 10-09-1996 | 21-09-1996 | 28 | 6 | |
| Retrospective I (1974 – 1980) | 06-05-1997 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Retrospective II (1981 – 1987) | 03-06-1997 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Different internships | 10-11-1998 | - | Live Album | ||
| Vapor trails | 14-05-2002 | 01-06-2002 | 47 | 3 | |
| The spirit of radio: Greatest hits 1974-1987 | 11-02-2003 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Rush in Rio | 21-10-2003 | - | Live Album | ||
| Feedback | 29-06-2004 | - | ep | ||
| R30: 30th Anniversary world tour | 22-11-2005 | - | Live Album | ||
| Gold | 25-04-2006 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Grace under pressure tour soundtrack | 13-06-2006 | - | Live Album | ||
| Snakes and arrows | 01-05-2007 | 05-05-2007 | 16 | 7 | |
| Snakes and arrows Live | 15-04-2008 | 19-04-2008 | 36 | 3 | Live Album |
| Retrospective III (1989-2008) | 03-03-2009 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Working one | 17-11-2009 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Time stand still: The collection | 30-03-2010 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Icon | 27-08-2010 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Time machine 2011: Live in Cleveland | 08-11-2011 | - | Live Album | ||
| Clockwork angels | 08-06-2012 | 16-06-2012 | 11 | 2 * |
| Album (s) with chart positions in
the Flemish Ultratop 200 albums |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockwork angels | 2012 | 16-06-2012 | 55 | 2 * |
DVDs[Edit][]
| DVDs with the Dutch Music charts in the Top 30 | Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Rio | 2003 | 06-12-2003 | 19 | 9 | |
| R30-30th anniversary world tour | 2005 | 10-12-2005 | 24 | 3 | |
| Replay x 3 | 2006 | 08-07-2006 | 10 | 7 | |
| Snakes & arrows live | 2008 | 29-11-2008 | 3 | 11 | |
| Live in New York 2004 | 2010 | 20-03-2010 | 26 | 1 | |
| Beyond the lighted stage | 2010 | 10-07-2010 | 6 | 7 | |
| Time Machine 2011-Live in Cleveland | 2011 | 10-12-2011 | 10 | 13 | |
| Clockwork angels tour | 2013 | 23/11/2013 | 8 | 6 |
7 "singles[Edit][]
- Not Fade Away -1973
- Finding my way-1974
- In the mood-1974
- Fly by night-1975
- Bastille day-1975
- Lessons-1976
- Fly by night (live)-1976
- The Temples of syrinx-1977
- Closer To The Heart-1977
- The Trees-1978
- The Spirit of radio-1980
- Entre nous-1980
- Limelight-1981
- Vital signs-1981
- Tom Sawyer-1981
- Freewill (live)-1981
- Closer to the heart (live)-1981
- New world man-1982
- Subdivisions-1982
- Countdown-1983
- The Body electric-1984
- Red sector A-1984
- Mystic rhythms-1985
12 "-singles[Edit][]
- Closer to the heart-1977
- Vital signs-1981
- New world man-1982
- Subdivisions-1982
- The Body electric-1984
- The Big money-1985
- Prime mover-1987
5 "cd-single[Edit][]
- Time stand still-1987
- Force ten-1987
- Prime mover-1988
- Marathon (live)-1988
- Show don't tell-1990
- Roll the bones-1992
- Ghost of a chance-1992
- Nobody's hero-1994
- Stick it out-1994
- Test for echo-1996
- Half the world-1996
- Driven-1996
- The Spirit of radio (live)-1998
- One little victory-2002
- Secret touch-2002
- Sweet miracle-2002
- Summertime Blues-2004
- Far Cry-2007
- Caravan-2010
5 "cd-video[Edit][]
- The Big money-2004
12 "-video (laser disk)[Edit][]
- A Show of hands-1989
Videos[Edit][]
- Exit... stage left (live)-1982
- Grace under pressure (live)-1985
- Through the camera eye-1985
- Big money-1988
- A Show of hands (live)-1989
- Chronicles: The Video collection-1990
Dvd[Edit][]
- Rush In Rio-2003
- Chronicles-2004
- R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour-2005
- Replay X 3-2006 (3 DVDs + 1 cd)
- Snakes And Arrows Live (dvd)-2008 (3 disks)
- Beyond the lighted stage (dvd documentary)-2010
- Time Machine Tour-2011
Solo[Edit][]
Geddy Lee[Edit][]
- My favorite headache-2000
Alex Lifeson[Edit][]
- Victor-1996
Neil Peart[Edit][]
- Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich-1994
- Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich, vol. 2-1997
- A Work in Progress (dvd)-2002 (VHS-1997)
- Anatomy Of A Drum Solo (dvd)-2005
- Taking Center Stage (dvd)-2011
Books[Edit][]
- The Masked Rider (Neil Peart)-1999
- Ghostrider/Adventures on the Healing Road (Neil Peart)-2002
- Travelling Music (Neil Peart)-2004
- Roadshow: landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle (Neil Peart)-2006
- Far and Away: A Prize Every Time (Neil Peart)-2011