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Rush

Classic Rock Metal Rock Canadian ArtistsHall of Fame 2013

Rush spent four decades as one of rock's great trios: Geddy Lee on bass and vocals, Alex Lifeson on guitar, and Neil Peart on drums and writing nearly all the lyrics. Out of Toronto, they moved from early Zeppelin-style hard rock into long prog suites like "2112" and "Cygnus X-1," then tightened up into leaner, synth-tinged songs in the 80s without losing their chops. Peart's death in 2020 closed the book on the band, but their mix of technical playing and big ideas still sets the bar for anyone trying to make hard rock that's also brainy.

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Moving Pictures (1981). It's where their prog instincts and pop instincts meet perfectly, and it holds their best-known song, "Tom Sawyer," plus the concert staple "Limelight" and the instrumental showcase "YYZ."

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Biography

Rush is a Canadian rock band, formed in Toronto in 1968. The band's original line-up included guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bassist and vocalist Jeff Jones, whom Geddy Lee replaced shortly after its formation. Rush went through a few line-up changes over the next six years, before settling on its classic power trio line-up with the addition of Neil Peart in July 1974, replacing Rutsey four months after the release of their self-titled debut album. The line-up of Lifeson, Lee, and Peart remained stable for the remainder of the band's initial run until 2015, after which Peart retired from music. Lifeson later confirmed in 2018 that the band had disbanded, citing Peart's health as a contributing factor. Lifeson and Lee continued to occasionally work together in the years following Peart's death in 2020. Lifeson and Lee announced a 2026–2027 reunion tour as Rush in October 2025, with Anika Nilles filling in for Peart, and Loren Gold as the band's keyboardist.

Rush is known for their virtuosic musicianship, complex compositions and eclectic lyrical motifs, which drew primarily on science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy.

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