Rush: In Performance | Full Music Documentary | Stream Music and More

Band members of Rush have noted people "either love Rush or hate Rush" resulting in an intensely loyal fan base and also strong detractors. This is the complete exploration of the highs and lows of the music of Rush on record, on film, and on stage. Drawing on rare archive foot and an in-depth interview with Alex Lifeson, a leading team of music critics and working musicians revisits and reviews every Rush album from 1974 through to 1981.
2005 Rock Doc

Rush was a Canadian rock band that was comprised primarily of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyricist). The band was formed in Toronto in 1968 by Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bass guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones, who was immediately replaced by Lee. After Lee joined, the band went through several line-up configurations before arriving at its classic power trio line-up with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their self-titled debut album; this line-up remained intact for the remainder of the band's career.

Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with Fly by Night (1975), 2112 (1976), A Farewell to Kings (1977) and Hemispheres (1978). The band's popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with albums charting highly in Canada, the US and the UK, including Permanent Waves (1980), Moving Pictures (1981), Signals (1982), Grace Under Pressure (1984) and Counterparts (1993). Rush continued to record and perform until 1997, after which the band entered a four-year hiatus due to personal tragedies in Peart's life. The trio regrouped in 2001 and released three more studio albums: Vapor Trails (2002), Snakes & Arrows (2007), and Clockwork Angels (2012). Rush ceased touring at the end of 2015, and Lifeson announced in January 2018 that the band would not continue, which was cemented by Peart's death.

In 1979, The Rolling Stone Record Guide called them "the power boogie band for the 16 magazine graduating class". A July 2008 Rolling Stone article stated "Rush fans are the Trekkies/trekkers of rock". They have been cited as an influence by notable musical artists, such as Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Fishbone, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, Living Colour, Manic Street Preachers, Meshuggah, Metallica, No Doubt, the Pixies, Primus, Queensrÿche, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, Soundgarden, and Tool. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has said that Rush is one of his favourite bands in the 2010 documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, and has also cited the band's early 80's period in particular as a major influence on him in regards to incorporating keyboards and synthesizers into hard rock.

Definitive line-up
Alex Lifeson – guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers, additional keyboards (1968–2018)
Geddy Lee – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar (1968–1969, 1969–2018), lyrics (1973–1974)
Neil Peart – drums, percussion, lyrics (1974–2018; died 2020)

Early members
John Rutsey – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1968–1974), lyrics (1968–1973; died 2008)
Jeff Jones – bass guitar, lead vocals (August–September 1968)
Lindy Young – keyboards, backing and lead vocals, guitars, percussion, harmonica (January–June 1969)
Joe Perna – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (May–July 1969)
Bob Vopni – guitars, backing vocals (June–July 1969)
Mitch Bossi – guitars, backing vocals (1971–1972)

Performances:
In The Mood
Finding My Way
Rush
By-Tor and The Snow Dog
Fly by Night
Caress of Still
2112
A Farewell Time
Closer to the Heart
Xanadu
Bastille Day
Anthem
The Necromancer

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