In real 1969 fashion, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee named their act The Rush in an effort to fit into the rock gentry led by way of The Who, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Their home base used to be in Sarnia, Ontario with authentic drummer John Rutsey taking part in mostly quilt tunes via Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly and Cream. Soon they'd make their way to the lighting fixtures of Toronto and set up place of dwelling at such bars as The Gasworks, The Running Pump and the vintage Abbey Road Pub.

A signing to Ray Danniels' fledgling SRO Productions ended in their first, self-titled {release} in 1973 on Moon Records. Rutsey might quickly depart the band as a result of bad well being and St. Catherines local Neil Peart used to be introduced in no longer most effective as drummer, however as songwriter as well. Danniels' new label, Anthem (named after an Ayn Rand novel that used to be additionally a track Peart wrote for 'Fly By Night') re-issued the primary album in 1974.

Rush's course started to change from a instantly beforehand 4 chord bar band to cerebral modern rock entity. Their second album, 'Fly By Night' still had brief commercially accessible songs and so they have been able to land a care for Phonogram in the US as a result of constant airplay on Cleveland radio.

1975 noticed the extra modern 'Caress Of Steel' drawing curious opinions from critics, nevertheless it used to be 1976's Terry Brown produced '2112' that modified no longer most effective their outlook on Rush, however at modern rock in general. The album is in most cases regarded as a Canadian milestone (next to Klaatu's 'Hope' and FM's 'Black Noise') and used to be in accordance with Ayn Rand's futuristic concepts.

It wasn't until 1977's 'A Farewell To Kings' that Rush started to see the end result of business good fortune with their first charting single, "Closer To The Heart", which used to be the beginning of a protracted string of radio hits including "Spirit Of Radio", "Limelight", "Tom Sawyer", "New World Man" and "Subdivisions" which defied the critics who believed modern rock used to be lifeless in the 1980's.

Rush's 25 year dedication to recording and touring has spawned a number of are living albums, including 1998's 'Different Stages' 3-CD set, and their constant enter into charitable reasons (in the earlier they'd cling annual food drives at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens) has saved the band focused.

They received the Order Of Canada in the 1990's and each and every of the individuals has enjoyed outdoor interests so that Rush might no longer become stale: Geddy Lee produced different bands including Boys Brigade and the SCTV impressed 'Great White North' album featuring Bob & Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas); Neil Peart has toured the sector a number of times on bicycle; and Alex Lifeson has leant his guitar taking part in to many different acts recordings including the yearly Kumbaya Festival and recently branched out as a solo artist with a project known as Victor featuring lead vocals via Dalbello and former I, Mother Earth frontman Edwin.

Rush has notched up twenty-three consecutive gold and platinum records, the 3rd longest string in the back of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and tied with KISS. The band re-issued its first 15 albums as audiophile remastered CDs in 1996 and 1997.

Rush are planning a 37-city summer/fall ‘Time Machine Tour’ a good way to see the rock trio perform their hits and the 1981 album Moving Pictures from start to finish. It’s the first time the band has performed the album, their most successful, in its entirety, so this will have to be an actual treat for Rush fans. The albums contains rock radio classics like "Tom Sawyer," "Red Barchetta" and "Limelight," each and every already an established part of the are living shows. Rush concert tour tickets for the 2010 Time Machine Tour are now on sale.