Origin: Canada
Genres: 70's Metal, Progressive Metal
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Rush  


One of Canada's best known bands (metal or not), Rush may not be thought of as a heavy metal band, certainly not when considering their recent works. But for true metal/hard rock genius, one needs look no further than their first four albums, from the obvious Led Zeppelin leanings of the debut, to the introduction of master drummer Neil Peart on Fly By Night (during those early metallic years, Peart was the premier metal drummer), to the quirkiness of Caress Of Steel, and of course the landmark that is 2112. By the time of, say, Signals, Rush had lost most of their metallic edge, having transitioned to their post-modern, semi-art-hard-rock style (one that is still rarely imitated, a testament to their originality) that has continued to serve them well, the band still active after more than 30 years in the business.

Current Members

Geddy Lee

bass/vocals/keyboards

Alex Lifeson

guitars

Neil Peart

drums

Former Members/Guests

John Rutsey

drums RIP: May 11, 2008, heart attack


Discography


Rush 
1974 Mercury
  1. Finding My Way
  2. Need Some Love
  3. Take A Friend
  4. Here Again
  5. What You're Doing
  6. In The Mood
  7. Before And After
  8. Working Man
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • John Rutsey
1974 BNR and Internet Top Ten album



Fly By Night 
1975 Mercury
  1. Anthem
  2. Best I Can
  3. Beneath, Between & Behind
  4. By Tor & The Snow Dog
  5. Fly By Night
  6. Making Memories
  7. Rivendell
  8. In The End
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart
1975 Internet Top Ten album



Caress Of Steel 
1975 Mercury
  1. Bastille Day
  2. I Think I'm Going Bald
  3. Lakeside Park
  4. The Necromancer
  5. The Fountain Of Lamenth
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart
1975 BNR Top Ten album



2112 
1976 Mercury
  1. Overture
  2. The Temples Of Syrinx
  3. Discovery
  4. Presentation
  5. Oracle: The Dream
  6. Soliloquy
  7. Grand Finale
  8. A Passage To Bangkok
  9. The Twilight Zone
  10. Lessons
  11. Tears
  12. Something For Nothing
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart
1976 BNR and Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


All The World's A Stage  LIVE
1976 Mercury
  1. Bastille Day
  2. Anthem
  3. Fly By Night/In The Mood
  4. Something For Nothing
  5. Lakeside Park
  6. (I) Overture
  7. (II) The Temples Of Syrinx
  8. (III) Presentation
  9. (IV) Soliloquyl
  10. (V) Grand Finale
  11. By-Tor & The Snow Dog
  12. In The End
  13. Working Man/Finding My Way
  14. What You're Doing
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart
1976 Internet Top Ten album



A Farewell To Kings 
1977 Mercury
  1. A Farewell To Kings
  2. Xanadu
  3. Closer To The Heart
  4. Cinderella Man
  5. Madrigal
  6. Cygnus X-1
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Archives  COMPILATION
1977 Mercury



Hemispheres 
1978 Mercury
  1. Hemispheres Part I: Prelude
  2. Hemispheres Part II: Apollo/Dionysus
  3. Hemispheres Part III: Armageddon
  4. Hemispheres Part IV: Cygnus
  5. Hemispheres Part V: The Sphere
  6. Circumstances
  7. The Trees
  8. La Villa Strangiato
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Permanent Waves 
1980 Mercury
  1. The Spirit Of Radio
  2. Freewill
  3. Jacob's Ladder
  4. Entre Nous
  5. Different Strings
  6. Natural Science
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Moving Pictures 
1981 Mercury
  1. Tom Sawyer
  2. Red Barchetta
  3. YYZ
  4. Limelight
  5. The Camera Eye
  6. Witch Hunt (Part III of Fear)
  7. Vital Signs
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart
1981 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Exit ... Stage Left  LIVE
1981 Mercury
  1. Spirit Of Radio
  2. Red Barchetta
  3. YYZ
  4. A Passage to Bangkok
  5. Closer To The Heart
  6. Beneath, Between & Behind
  7. Jacob's Ladder
  8. Broons Bane
  9. The Trees
  10. Xanadu
  11. Freewill
  12. Tom Sawyer
  13. La Villa Strangiato
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Signals 
1982 Mercury
  1. Subdivisions
  2. The Analog Kid
  3. Chemistry
  4. Digital Man
  5. The Weapon
  6. New World Man
  7. Losing It
  8. Countdown
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Grace Under Pressure 
1984 Mercury
  1. Distant Early Warning
  2. Afterimage
  3. Red Sector "A"
  4. The Enemy Within
  5. The Body Electric
  6. Kid Gloves
  7. Red Lenses
  8. Between The Wheels
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Power Windows 
1985 Mercury
  1. The Big Money
  2. Grand Designs
  3. Manhattan Project
  4. Marathon
  5. Territories
  6. Middletown Dreams
  7. Emotion Detector
  8. Mystic Rhythms
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Hold Your Fire 
1987 Mercury
  1. Force Ten
  2. Time Stand Still
  3. Open Secrets
  4. Second Nature
  5. Prime Mover
  6. Lock And Key
  7. Mission
  8. Turn The Page
  9. Tai Shan
  10. High Water
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


A Show Of Hands  LIVE
1989 Mercury
  1. Intro
  2. The Big Money
  3. Subdivisions
  4. Marathon
  5. Turn The Page
  6. Manhattan Project
  7. Mission
  8. Distant Early Warning
  9. Mystic Rhythms
  10. Witch Hunt
  11. The Rhythm Method
  12. Force Ten
  13. Time Stand Still
  14. Red Sector "A"
  15. Closer To The Heart
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Presto 
1989 Mercury
  1. Show Don't Tell
  2. Chain Lightning
  3. The Pass
  4. War Paint
  5. Scars
  6. Presto
  7. Superconductor
  8. Anagram (for Mongo)
  9. Red Tide
  10. Hand Over Fist
  11. Available Light
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Chronicles  COMPILATION
1990 Mercury
  1. Finding My Way
  2. Working Man
  3. Fly By Night
  4. Anthem
  5. Bastille Day
  6. Lakeside Park
  7. The Temples Of Syrinx
  8. What You're Doing (live)
  9. A Farewell To Kings
  10. Closer To The Heart
  11. The Trees
  12. La Villa Strangiato
  13. Freewill
  14. Spirit Of Radio
  15. Tom Sawyer
  16. Red Barchetta
  17. Limelight
  18. A Passage To Bangkok (live)
  19. Subdivisions
  20. New World Man
  21. Distant Early Warning
  22. Red Sector "A"
  23. The Big Money
  24. Manhattan Project
  25. Force Ten
  26. Time Stand Still
  27. Mystic Rhythms (live)
  28. Show Don't Tell



Roll The Bones 
1991 Atlantic
  1. Dreamline
  2. Bravado
  3. Roll The Bones
  4. Face Up
  5. Where's My Thing? (Part IV,"Gangster Of Boats")
  6. The Big Wheel
  7. Heresy
  8. Ghost Of A Chance
  9. Neurotica
  10. You Bet Your Life
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Counterparts 
1993 Atlantic
  1. Animate
  2. Stick It Out
  3. Cut To The Chase
  4. Nobody's Hero
  5. Between Sun & Moon
  6. Alien Shore
  7. The Speed Of Love
  8. Double Agent
  9. Leave That Thing Alone
  10. Cold Fire
  11. Everyday Glory
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Retrospective 1  COMPILATION
1997 Atlantic
  1. The Spirit Of Radio
  2. The Trees
  3. Something For Nothing
  4. Freewill
  5. Xanadu
  6. Bastille Day
  7. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
  8. Anthem
  9. Closer To The Heart
  10. 2112 Overture
  11. The Temples Of Syrinx
  12. La Villa Strangiato
  13. Fly By Night
  14. Finding My Way



Retrospective 2  COMPILATION
1997 Atlantic
  1. The Big Money
  2. Red Barchetta
  3. Subdivisions
  4. Time Stand Still
  5. Mystic Rhythms
  6. The Analog Kid
  7. Distant Early Warning
  8. Marathon
  9. The Body Electric
  10. Mission
  11. Limelight
  12. Red Sector A
  13. New World Man
  14. Tom Sawyer
  15. Force Ten



Different Stages  LIVE
1998 Atlantic
  1. Dreamline
  2. Limelight
  3. Driven
  4. Bravado
  5. Animate
  6. Show Don't Tell
  7. The Trees
  8. Nobody's Hero
  9. Closer To The Heart
  10. 2112
  11. Test For Echo
  12. Analog Kid
  13. Freewill
  14. Roll The Bones
  15. Stick It Out
  16. Resist
  17. Leave That Thing Alone
  18. The Rhythm Method
  19. Natural Science
  20. The Spirit Of Radio
  21. Tom Sawyer
  22. YYZ
  23. Bastille Day
  24. By Tor & Snow Dog
  25. Xanadu
  26. A Farewell To Kings
  27. Something For Nothing
  28. Cygnus X-1
  29. Anthem
  30. Working Man
  31. Fly By Night
  32. In The Mood
  33. Cinderella Man
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Test For Echo 
1996 Atlantic
  1. Test For Echo
  2. Driven
  3. Half The World
  4. Colour Of Right
  5. Time and Motion
  6. Totem
  7. Dog Years
  8. Virtuality
  9. Resist
  10. Limbo
  11. Carve Away The Stone
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Vapor Trails 
2002 Atlantic
  1. One Little Victory
  2. Ceiling Unlimited
  3. Ghost Rider
  4. Peaceable Kingdom
  5. The Stars Look Down
  6. How It Is
  7. Vapor Trail
  8. Secret Touch
  9. Earthshine
  10. Sweet Miracle
  11. Nocturne
  12. Freeze (Part IV of "Fear")
  13. Out Of The Cradle
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility 


Rush In Rio  LIVE
2003 Atlantic
  1. Tom Sawyer
  2. Distant Early Warning
  3. New World Man
  4. Roll The Bones
  5. Earthshine
  6. YYZ
  7. The Pass
  8. Bravado
  9. The Big Money
  10. Trees
  11. Free Will
  12. Closer To The Heart
  13. Natural Science
  14. One Little Victory
  15. Driven
  16. Ghost Rider
  17. Secret Touch
  18. Dreamline
  19. Red Sector A
  20. Leave That Thing Alone
  21. O Baterista
  22. Resist
  23. 2112
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Rush In Rio 
2003 Atlantic

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal 


Feedback 
2004 Atlantic
  1. Summertime Blues
  2. Heart Full of Soul
  3. The Seeker
  4. For What It’s Worth
  5. Shapes of Things
  6. Mr. Soul
  7. Crossroads
  8. Seven and Seven Is
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal 


Snakes & Arrows 
2007 Atlantic
  1. Far Cry
  2. Armor And Sword
  3. Workin' Them Angels
  4. The Larger Bowl
  5. Spindrift
  6. The Main Monkey Business
  7. The Way The Wind Blows
  8. Hope
  9. Faithless
  10. Bravest Face
  11. Good News First
  12. Malignant Narcissism
  13. We Hold On
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Sea Of Tranquility  Metal Observer 


Snakes & Arrows Live  LIVE
2008 Atlantic
  1. Limelight
  2. Digital Man
  3. Entre Nous
  4. Mission
  5. Freewill
  6. The Main Monkey Business
  7. The Larger Bowl
  8. Secret Touch
  9. Circumstances
  10. Between the Wheels
  11. Dreamline
  12. Far Cry
  13. Workin' Them Angels
  14. Armor and Sword
  15. Spindrift
  16. The Way the Wind Blows
  17. Subdivisions
  18. Natural Science
  19. Witch Hunt
  20. Malignant Narcissism - Drum Solo
  21. Hope
  22. Distant Early Warning
  23. The Spirit of Radio
  24. Tom Sawyer
  25. Encore
  26. One Little Victory
  27. A Passage to Bangkok
  28. YYZ
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Snakes & Arrows Live 
2008 Atlantic



Retrospective 3  COMPILATION
2009 Anthem
  1. One Little Victory (remix)
  2. Dreamline
  3. Workin' Them Angels
  4. Presto
  5. Bravado
  6. Driven
  7. The Pass
  8. Animate
  9. Roll the Bones
  10. Ghost of a Chance (live)
  11. Nobody's Hero
  12. Leave That Thing Alone
  13. Earthshine (remix)
  14. Far Cry



Working Men 
2009 Atlantic
  1. Limelight
  2. The Spirit Of Radio
  3. 2112
  4. Freewill
  5. Dreamline
  6. Far Cry
  7. Subdivisions
  8. One Little Victory
  9. Closer To The Heart
  10. Tom Sawyer
  11. Working Man
  12. YYZ
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



ABC 1974  LIVE
2011
  1. Finding My Way
  2. The Best I Can
  3. Need Some Love
  4. In The End
  5. Fancy Dancer
  6. In The Mood
  7. Bad Boy
  8. Here Again
  9. Working Man
  10. Drum Solo
  11. What Youre Doing
  12. Garden Road
  13. Anthem
  14. Beneath, Between & Behind
  15. Fly By Night
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart



Clockwork Angels 
2012 Anthem
  1. Caravan
  2. BU2B
  3. Clockwork Angels
  4. The Anarchist
  5. Carnies
  6. Halo Effect
  7. Seven Cities Of Gold
  8. The Wreckers
  9. Headlong Flight
  10. BU2B2
  11. Wish Them Well
  12. The Garden
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
  • Neil Peart


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