The next step beyond 2112 looks bright. Let me open with a personal thought. While Moving Pictures got me into Rush, it was A Farewell to Kings that I studied day in and day out. For me, this album brings back vivid memories of playing bass quietly in my room late Saturday nights trying to learn ‘Xanadu’ and the album’s title track and generally the album that kept me loving … [Read more...] about 25 Days of Rush: A Farewell to Kings (1977)
25 Days of Rush
25 Days of Rush: 2112 (1976)
The band’s first hit record with one of rock’s most celebrated epics. 1976 was an important turning point for Rush. The hard rock years seemed to be fading behind them and the progressive rock Rush was taking up the reigns. Rush’s 1976 rock opera epic, 2112, was the first of what would be a slew of albums, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves and Moving … [Read more...] about 25 Days of Rush: 2112 (1976)
25 Days of Rush: Caress of Steel (1975)
Utter failure or diamond in the ruff? Depends who you ask. But one thing is for sure: this is definitely the boldest, rawest, most honest album in the entire Rush discography. Caress of Steel was released a few months later the same year as Fly by Night. Fly by Night was February and Caress of Steel was September of 1975. Upon release, the album was a massive flop upon … [Read more...] about 25 Days of Rush: Caress of Steel (1975)
25 Days of Rush: Fly By Night (1975)
New drummer, new lyrics new attitude. Between 1974 and 1975, drummer John Rutsey left the band as a result of health complications and an inability to commit to the band long term. Audition after audition lead to a replacement drummer, a lanky young kid from Hamilton, Canada came through and won the seat. Geddy, Alex and Neil started work on what would become the band’s next … [Read more...] about 25 Days of Rush: Fly By Night (1975)
25 Days of Rush: Rush (1974)
We kick off 25 Days of Rush with a look at the band’s first album, Rush, a collection of songs where the band sounds more like their musical influences than the band we know today. Musically, it’s a pretty bare bones album. The music is what you would expect a 1970s rock band to sound like and the lyrics are not reflecting any profound or deep themes that the band would be … [Read more...] about 25 Days of Rush: Rush (1974)
Special Announcement: 25 Days of Rush From December 1st to Christmas Day
Happy holiday season! The leaves are changing colors, it's getting cooler outside, scents of pumpkin and spice are filling the air and before we all know it, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will be upon us. With this time of year, we're all going to start seeing commercials and promos for 'the 25 days of ______'. Whether it's the 25 days of holiday specials on TV or … [Read more...] about Special Announcement: 25 Days of Rush From December 1st to Christmas Day