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The members of Rush have noted that people "either love Rush or hate Rush", [157] resulting in strong detractors and an intensely loyal fan base. In 1979, The Rolling Stone Record Guide called them "the power boogie band for the 16 magazine graduating class". [ 158 ]
Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey; Lyrics: Alex Lifeson [11] "What You're Doing" Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey "In the Mood" Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey "Before and After" Rush: 1974 The band's first-ever suite, being of "Before" and "After", initially named "Before/After" on Lee's handwritten lyrics sheet; Drummer: John Rutsey "Working Man ...
This was picked up by his friends in school, leading Lee to adopt it as his stage name (excising his surname, leaving his middle name as his surname) and later his legal name, [27] Geddy Lee Weinrib [15]: 10:58 (replacing his first name). After Rush had become a widely recognized rock group, Lee told the group's drummer and lyricist, Neil Peart ...
Pages in category "Rush (band) members" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. J. Jeff Jones (bassist) L.
Rush was a Canadian progressive rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.For the overwhelming majority of its existence, the band consisted of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.
In 1968, Lifeson co-founded a band that would later become Rush, with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones. Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee a month later, and Rutsey was replaced by Neil Peart in 1974, after which the lineup remained unchanged until the band's dissolution in 2018. Lifeson was the only member of Rush who ...
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1981 album Moving Pictures as its opener. The band's lead singer, bassist, and keyboardist, Geddy Lee, has referred to the track as the band's "defining piece ... from the early '80s".
John Howard Rutsey (July 23, 1952 – May 11, 2008) was a Canadian musician best known as a founding member and original drummer of Rush.He performed on the band's 1974 debut album, but left shortly after its release due to health problems which limited his ability to tour with the band.