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Rush
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Rush is a Canadian rock band from Toronto. The group formed in 1968 in the Willowdale district, around guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer John Rutsey. Geddy Lee soon took the place of the first bassist and singer. In 1974, four months after the debut album Rush, Neil Peart replaced the drummer Rutsey. That completed the classic trio, which stayed together until 2015. Peart then retired from music, and in 2018 Lifeson confirmed that the band had stopped.
Music and breakthrough
The group started out with blues-tinged hard rock and moved on to progressive rock. The albums 2112 from 1976, A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres stand for that phase. From Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures in 1980 and 1981 the songs sounded shorter and tighter. In the 1980s synthesizers took on a major role, notably on Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows. Later the group returned to guitar rock, up to and including Clockwork Angels in 2012. The lyrics deal with science fiction, fantasy and philosophy.
Influence
Rush is known for virtuoso playing and complex compositions. In readers' polls of music magazines the three members won many awards as instrumentalists. The group entered the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. In School of Rock the trio keeps progressive rock alive, at a time when punk and new wave dominated the picture.
Listening
Discography
Studio albums
- 1974Rush
- 1975Caress of Steel
- 1975Fly by Night
- 19762112
- 1977A Farewell to Kings
- 1978Hemispheres
- 1980Permanent Waves
- 1981Moving Pictures
- 1982Signals
- 1984Grace Under Pressure
- 1985Power Windows
- 1987Hold Your Fire
- 1989Presto
- 1991Roll the Bones
- 1993Counterparts
- 1996Test for Echo
- 2002Vapor Trails
- 2007Snakes & Arrows
- 2012Clockwork Angels
In School of Rock
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- Mixtape 4: When Rock Was Still PopNL Reader
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