RUSH

RUSH

USH is a pioneering line-up of the Seventies Progressive rock, who influenced most hard-rock and even heavy-metal power trios. This brilliant band is composed of bassist-singer Geddy LEE, guitarist Alex LIFESON and famous drummer Neil PEART. In 1974 John RUTSEY was replaced by Neil PEART who also assumed the role of the band’s primary songwriter. Their instrumental virtuosity is mind-blowing, their lyrics are some of the best I’ve ever read, and every album they’ve released contains a shattering classic. Through their 20+ yearcareer, they’ve proved to be the masters of their respective instrument while creating incredible music.

Now, a brief summary of the band’s career …
Through the history of RUSH, they have passed through many distinct phases. Every one of these phases represents a triumph in music, allowing the band to move on. As at the end of all of RUSH’s phases, a live LP was released. This tradition began with “All The World’s A Stage”, recorded live at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Since then, the group has released three additional live albums: the best selling “Exit… Stage Left” (1981), “A Show of Hands” (1989), and the three-disc set “Different Stages” (1998), which encompasses three decades of the group’smusic.
FIRST PHASE (1974-1976):
In the beginning, they started off as hard rock blues outfit with John-boy before he left and Neil came in, bringing his sci-fi mind into the works. Themusic seems to be a transition between straight-ahead rock tunes and more complex progressive tracks. “Caress of Steel” is a landmark album in the history of RUSH. Lyrically and musically, “2112″ was a masterpiece. This multi-platinum release remains one of RUSH’s best-selling albums.

SECOND PHASE (1977-1981):
They moved headlong into progressive rock in the later part of the decade, starting with the album previous and right on to their massive breakthrough, 1981’s “Moving Pictures”. Synthesizers were now employed bythe band, played in the studio and on stage by Geddy. This was the end of transition from long epic pieces to shorter, more concise, and intricate songs. “Permanent Waves” is widely considered to be second only to “Moving Pictures” asRUSH’s finest achievement.

THIRD PHASE (1982-1989):
RUSH embraced the 1980s sound with “Signals”, making heavy use of synthesizers and keyboards for the first time in the band’s history. Keyboards have become a very large part of the music, and the interplay of guitar, drums, bass, and keyboards became technically almost impossible to play live. The two LPs that followed, “Grace Under Pressure” and “Power Windows”, also followed nearly the same mold. They reached the zenith of its keyboard experimentation with “Hold Your Fire”.

PRESENT PHASE (1990 to today):
Moving to a new label, RUSH embarked on their present phase with “Presto”. So, after mercifully ending their synth period, RUSH went into a sort of pop/rock phase for this stage in their career. They sought to remove the dominance of keyboards in the music, and go back to a bass-drum-guitar sound. But after their tour for their 1996 record “Test For Echo”, the band took six years off before returning in 2002 with the release of their new album “Vapor Trails”. In 2004 they released a covers album, “Feedback” to celebratethe band’s 30th anniversary in the current lineup. A tribute to Rush’s early influences it contains covers of such luminaries as “Cream”, “The Who” and “Blue Cheer”.

Discography
Studio Albums:

* 1974 - Rush
* 1975 - Fly By Night
* 1975 - Caress Of Steel
* 1976 - 2112
* 1977 - A Farewell to Kings
* 1978 - Hemispheres
* 1980 - Permanent Waves
* 1981 - Moving Picture
* 1982 - Signal
* 1984 - Grace Under Pressure
* 1985 - Power Windows
* 1987 - Hold Your Fire
* 1989 - Presto
* 1991 - Roll The Bones
* 1993 - Counterparts
* 1996 - Test For Echo
* 2002 - Vapor Trails
* 2007 - Snakes & Arrows


Live Albums:

* 1974 - The Fifth Order Of Angels
* 1976 - All The World's A Stage
* 1981 - Exit...Stage Left
* 1998 - Different Stages
* 2008 - Snakes and Arrows

Video - DVD

* 2005 - R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour
First ‘best of’ live compilation
available on DVD & CD in stores and online
November 17th




Anthem Entertainment has announced the release of "WORKING MEN," the first 'best of' live performance compilation from renowned rock trioRush . Due in stores and online November 17th, the collection will be released on DVD in partnership with Rounder and on CD via Atlantic Records outside of Canada.

Culled from Anthem Entertainment and Zö Vision's three other Rush DVD releases - Rush in Rio, R30 & Snakes & Arrows Live - "WORKING MEN" features live recordings of the band's greatest hits as well as one previously unreleased track , "One Little Victory" (see attached track listing).

Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting. Just last year, a career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature praised the band for its continuing artistic vitality, noting that "It's true that Rush doesn't mean today what it did in '76 or even '96. It may mean more." The sentiment was echoed in subsequent pieces published earlier this year in Entertainment Weekly and Spin. Rush's enduring pop culture relevance is perhaps best evidenced by a pair of high profile appearances - a rare national television performance and interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" in 2008 (the band's first TV appearance since 1975), and a pivotal role in the storyline of the hit comedy, I Love You, Man. Released this past spring,the band also made a memorable cameo in the film, which starred Paul Rudd and Jason Segal.

Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units, including such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112," 1981's "MOVING PICTURES," 1996's "TEST FOR ECHO," and 2002's "VAPOR TRAILS."The band's most recent studio collection, 2007's "SNAKES & ARROWS," made a triumphant debut on the Billboard 200 upon its initial release, entering the chart in the #3 spot. The album's success markedRush's highest chart debut since 1993, as well as the group's eleventh top ten album in the U.S.

For more information, please visit www.rush.com.

"WORKING MEN" Track Listing:

1. Limelight
2. The Spirit of Radio
3. 2112sp;
4. Freewillsp;
5. Dreamline
6. Far Cry
7. Subdivisions
8. One Little Victory (previously unreleased)
9. Closer to the Heart
10. Tom Sawyer
11. Working Man
12. YYZ

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