Rush (band)



Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band consisting of Geddy Lee (vocals, bass and keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums).



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[ hide ]  *1 History  ==History [ edit] == Rush was founded in 1968 by Alex Lifeson (guitar), John Rutsey (14 May 1953-11 May 2008) (drums) and bassist Jeff Jones. After a short time, Jeff Jones replaced by bassist / vocalist Geddy Lee (actually Gary Weinrib). Home to Toronto , Canada . They retreading than just work eg Cream , Jimi Hendrix and The Who . Until their first album enters first a keyboardist who disappears; Geddy gets out and then back in the band Rush is even lifted for a while. In 1971, the group still serious. When in 1974 the self-titled debut album was released, the band consisted of vocalist / bassist Lee, guitarist Lifeson and drummer John Rutsey. On this first album Rush showed a strong influence of Led Zeppelin hear. After Rutsey same year, the group will leave Neil Peart accepted as a substitute. He is the main songwriter and provides more in-depth texts than before. In "Caress of Steel" Rush is already slowly more towardsprogressive rock, with side 2 (still on lp with 2 sides) as a good example, given the structure. With " 2112 "Rush is the final step towards progressive (hard) rock with another song on the album that covers an entire LP side. After their live album (alternating four studio albums with a live album is then commonplace for Rush) are doing at "A Farewell to Kings' first test of their appearance, played by Geddy Lee . The music is also more complex than on previous albums. The keys are to "Exit ... Stage Left" is used primarily to fill. In "Signals" to "Hold your fire" the keys are much more dominant and there is the hard rock that Rush at the very beginning was not much left. With the album Roll The Bones Rush enters the nineties. This album contains songs known as Dreamline, Bravado, and the title song Roll The Bones. In 1993, following Counterparts and is generally well received. After the release of the album Vapor Trails in 2002, Rush tours through Brazil, and gives the band a spectacular performance in Rio de Janeiro . In honor of their thirtieth anniversary Rush toured all over the world. The band is 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 with a more than three-hour concert in AhoyRotterdam .
 * 1.1 Timeline
 * 2 Discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 DVDs
 * 2.3 7 "singles
 * 2.4 12 "singles
 * 2.5 5 "CD single
 * 2.6 5 "CD-Video
 * 2.7 12 "video (picture disc)
 * 2.8 Videos
 * 2.9 DVD
 * 2:10 Solo
 * 2.10.1 Geddy Lee
 * 2.10.2 Alex Lifeson
 * 2.10.3 Neil Peart
 * 3 Books
 * 4 External links

On November 22, 2005 published the DVD of this tour: Rush R30. This contains the concert in Frankfurt was recorded. In 2006 "Replay X3". The (no longer available) live videos "Exit Stage Left", "Grace Under Pressure" and "A Show of Hands' first appearance on DVD.

Rush started in June 2007 again with a world tour. The band decided because of the many fans in the Netherlands and Western Europe, this time to take care of in the context of the "Snakes & Arrows Tour." Two appearances On 16 and October 17, 2007 Rush was back in the Netherlands for some concerts again. During this concert in Ahoy Rotterdam recordings were made ​​for the new live DVD from Rush, Snakes & Arrows Live . The shows lasted three hours.

In 2008 the band and other famous artists of the working U.S., the UK , Canada and South Africa together on the album Songs for Tibet , an endorsement of Tibet and Dalai LamaTenzin Gyatso . Songs for Tibet appeared during the2008 Summer Olympics in the PRC which were opened on August 8, the album was on August 5 released through iTunes and from August 12th through music stores worldwide. Since the invasion of Tibet in 1950 - one thousand nine hundred fifty-one China occupied the country - 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" premiered. This was an overview of the fortieth anniversary of the band on the basis of previously shown archive footage and interviews with the band members. In North America, which began in the summer "Time Machine Tour" which includes the complete album "Moving Pictures" from 1981 was played. In June 2010, Rush received a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame . That same month released a new single called "Caravan". The two songs on it, Caravan and BU2B, appeared on the next studio album "Clockwork Angels" which was released in June 2012. On 27 May 2011, as part of the Time Machine Tour also Netherlands (Ahoy, Rotterdam) done.

On June 2, 2013 the band did Ziggo Dome during their Clockwork Angels tour. That same year, Rush was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .