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Rush

(1974) Studio Album



Fly By Night

(1975) Studio Album



Caress of Steel

(1975) Studio Album











2112

(1976) Studio Album



All the World's a Stage (1976) Live Album

*Remastered version includes

"What You're Doing"

from the original vinyl releases.



A Farewell to Kings

(1977) Studio Album











Archives

(1977) Compilation of first three albums in one set.

*Album discontinued - No longer available in stores.

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Hemispheres

(1978) Studio Album



Permanent Waves

(1980) Studio Album











Moving Pictures

(1981) Studio Album

Exit...Stage Left

(1981) Live Album

*Remastered version includes

"Passage To Bangkok"

from the original vinyl release.



Signals

(1982) Studio Album











Grace Under Pressure

(1984) Studio Album



Power Windows

(1985) Studio Album



Hold Your Fire

(1987) Studio Album











A Show of Hands

(1989) Live Album



Presto

(1989) Studio Album



Chronicles

(1990) Compilation Album

*Includes "What You're Doing"And "Passage To Bangkok"

from the original vinyl releases.









Roll the Bones

(1991) Studio Album



Counterparts

(1993) Studio Album



Test For Echo

(1996) Studio Album











Retrospective I, 1974-1980

(1997)



Retrospective II, 1981-1987

(1997)



Different Stages • Live

(1998) Live Album











Victor

(1996) Studio Album

This is the solo release from the man responsible

for putting the band together in the late 1960's,

the guitarist for RUSH, Alex Lifeson.

My Favorite Headache

(2000) Studio Album

This is the first solo release from Geddy Lee. The title was derived from a phrase used by the Father of fellow collaborator Ben Mink, in regards to certain behavior patterns of Mink's Mother and Geddy has been quoted saying that it describes "The thing that you have, or you love to do, or you need to do that you love but it pains you at the same time, you know that,... the ying and yang that's all thrown in to that phrase spells volumes for me."

Vapor Trails

(2002) Studio Album

Most longtime Rush fans realize that a new album from the Canadian trio in the early 21st century is quite an accomplishment. After drummer Neil Peart's much-publicized tragic turn of events in his private life not long after Rush's 1996 release Test for Echo (the death of both his teenaged daughter and wife less than a year apart), the group's future was understandably cast into doubt. Slowly but surely, however, the band regained their footing and issued their 17th studio album in 2002, Vapor Trails. You would think that a veteran band entering their fourth decade together would perhaps mellow out a bit, but this doesn't prove to be case — as evidenced by the leadoff track, "One Little Victory," while the majority of the album follows the same direct and hard-hitting sound as their past couple of releases (fans of the group's more synth-based and sterile mid-'80s style will have to look elsewhere). Peart, who remains the group's main lyricist, opts to conquer such challenging subject matter as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on "Peaceable Kingdom," while bits of the lyric to "Ghost Rider" ("Pack up all those phantoms/Shoulder that invisible load") leads the listener to believe that perhaps the drummer is sharing his personal healing process with the fans. Other standouts include the melodic "Sweet Miracle," the explosive "Out of the Cradle," the mid-paced title track, and "Earthshine," the latter of which showcases how fine Lee's voice has matured (especially when compared to his high-piercing shriek on Rush's early albums). All in all, Vapor Trails does an amiable job of signaling the welcomed return of Rush. — Greg Prato

Rush In Rio

(10/21/2003) Live Album

Also available on DVD

Set for production as a live DVD from the Vapor Trails tour, the audio from Rush in Rio clearly stands as a startling historical and musical document. The live mix is simply superb and reveals the show as it happened, without overdubs or DAT splices. The band played in front of their second-largest crowd ever, 40,000 people on the final night of the tour. (The largest was 60,000-plus the night before in São Paulo in the rain.) Covering three CDs, this is one of those documents that can make a punter wonder why he ever doubted the glory, majesty, and heavy, overblown, pretentious rock power of Rush. Opening with thunderous crowd noise, "Tom Sawyer" — with complete audience participation from the git — it is somehow awe-inspiring to hear 40,000 people singing the song with Geddy Lee. These people are so crazy; they aren't left out of the mix because they couldn't be! But it works. There was no soundcheck that night due to production delays in the arena. This is the sound of a band going for it in spite of everything and on the wing — and the sound, very live, very real, extremely dynamic — and not only do they pull it off; they issue their best live outing ever. Seeing Rush live can be an experience, but only those people in Rio saw them like this: far from complacent veteran rock stars, they musically push their own envelopes to the breaking point and goad each other onto ever greater intensity. Lee's bass playing has never been this ferocious, so aggressive and driving — on a live album anyway. Neil Peart pushes the entire band with his polyrhythmic assault and overdriven flourishes and fills; knowing this is the last date, he gives it all up in every single track. And Alex Lifeson, ever the band player, is, on this night anyway, simply the greatest arena rock guitarist in the world. The program ranges over the band's entire recorded output. The majority of the material comes from Farewell to Kings and after, though "Working Man," "2112," and a medley of "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" and "Cygnus X-1" are present here. Versions of "Roll the Bones," "The Big Money," "One Little Victory," "Ghost Rider," "Red Sector A," and "La Villa Strangiato" are given something like their definitive reads. Again, on well-known tracks like "Closer to the Heart," "Free Will," and "Spirit of Radio," the crowd participation would normally be off-putting. In this context, however, it is an asset. One can hear how this adulation and frenzy literally feeds the band, forcing the issue and making these breathtaking performances. To round out the encores on disc three Rush has included "board bootlegs" of "Between Sun & Moon" and "Vital Signs" that are more than worthy performances. They were taken from shows in Phoenix and Quebec. For those for whom Rush is a secret and guilty pleasure, it's time to indulge it openly by playing this for friends who erroneously insist that Sonic Youth or Strokes concert bootlegs are the epitome of "big-label live rock." For the faithful, you'll know. This one is bloody great. — Thom Jurek

Snakes & Arrows

(May 1, 2007)



Snakes & Arrows Live

(April 15, 2008)









There you have it, the current Discography for RUSH as of Apr 15, 2008

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RUSH consists of Alex Lifeson - Guitars and Backing vocals, Geddy Lee - Bass Guitar, Keyboards and Lead Vocals and Neil Peart - Percussionist and Lyricist. Neil replaced original drummer John Rutsey when he joined the band on Geddy Lee's 21st birthday, June 29, 1974

A Condensed RUSH Primer

By Neil Peart



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