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“You Don’t Get Something For Nothing”<\/p>\n

“RUSH: 1968- 1981”
\n\u201cBUZZ Newspaper\u201d Article Dec- Jan 2011 (#10-J)<\/strong>
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\nHello there fans,
\nThis month I would like cover another one of the biggest inspirations in my life, my Aunt Cat turned me onto these guys in 1977 with “2112” this band got me interested in reading and writing, playing bass and expanding my mind. My Mom (Carol) bought me a ticket to see them for a 9th grade graduation present, one of my first concerts. I went to see them on the \u2018Farewell To Kings Tour\u2019 May 1978 with my childhood friends Spencer & Chris. It changed my life, when I saw Geddy Lee up there singing “Anthem” I knew that’s what I wanted to do with my life. Well I tried to anyway….<\/p>\n

> Finding My Way: 1968- 1974 <<\/strong><\/em>
\n It all started in Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada when 2 high school friends Alex Lifeson (Aleksandar \u017divojinovi\u0107 27 Aug 1953) on Guitar and Drummer John Rutsey (John Howard Rutsey 14 May 1953 \u2013 11 May 2008) with Jeff Jones on Vocals & Bass (who went on to play in ‘Red Rider’) formed a band summer 1968 according to rumor as “Head Rush” Geddy has said “Alex used to call me to borrow my amp, and then one weekend he called to borrow me” Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib: 29 July 1953) replaced Jones shortly after the band was formed. <\/p>\n

The nick name \u201cGeddy\u201d came from his Polish Grandmother’s Yiddish accent trying to pronounce Gary. The trio of Lifeson, Rutsey & Lee recorded their 1st 45 “Not Fade Away” b\/w “You Can’t Fight It” in 1973. Live in concert they perform an unreleased track “Garden Road” & covers like “Fire” & “Sunshine of Your Love” as well as songs from the 1st LP \u2018RUSH\u2019 on \u2018Moon Records\u2019 released on 1 July 1974. The stand out tracks to me are: “Before And After” “What You’re Doing” & “Here Again” Rutsey ended up leaving theband in July 1974 due to \u201cdiabetes\u201d and replaced by Neil Peart, pronounced \u201cPee \u2013ert\u201d. (Neil Ellwood Peart 12 Sep 1952) form the local band \u2018JR Flood\u2019 <\/p>\n

> Fantastic dreams come true: 1975<<\/strong>
\n With Peart on board the band are literally reborn, now Peart will be writing the majority of the lyrics and changing the direction of the band culling from sources such as Ayn Rand, J.R.R. Tolkien & science fiction themes. Lee & Lifeson will focus on writing most of the music. The 2nd LP \u2018Fly By Night\u2019 is released on 15 Feb 1975 stand out tracks to me are: “Anthem” “In The End” & “Beneath Between Behind” for some reason the band was still performing the cover song “Bad Boy” by: Larry Williams in concert. ‘RUSH’ has the honor of being the band that opened for ‘KISS’ more than any other band in the 70s, it has be inferred that Peter Criss & Peart and Ace Frehley & Lifeson and Paul Stanley & Lee became really good friends on the road in 1975. The band releases the 3rd and their least successful LP \u2018Caress Of Steel\u2019 on 24 Sep 1975, in my opinion the 1st 3 songs are the best “Bastille Day” “Lakeside Park” & “I Think I’m Going Bald” with a mini epic “Necromancer” & all of side 2 being a concept story. <\/p>\n

I heard a road tour story that I asked Paul Stanley about in Dec’82 and Paul confirmed On the very last show of RUSH opening for KISS, RUSH came out in KISS makeup and played “Rock & Roll All Nite” so Gene & Paul, threw cream pies at Geddy & Alex (a photo exists of this). During KISS’ set Geddy dressed like a Native American Indian with toy headdress & toy bow & arrows shooting the toy arrows at the 3 members in front, Alex let loose a bag of marbles across the stage, one might think harmless, Paul stated “Not to 3 guys in 7″ platform shoes”<\/p>\n

>Just how close I came to missing: 1976<<\/strong><\/em>
\n In 1976 the band record their finest work to date. \u20182112\u2019 and begin to use their most identifiable logo. Drawing once again from Ayn Rand and the beginning of borrowing from the greatest Sci-Fi writer of all time Rod Serling who hosted and wrote much of the \u2018Twilight Zone\u2019 CBS -TV 1959 -64. The band’s 4th LP is released on 1 April 1976. On tour the band record 3 dates at \u2018Massey Hall\u2019 in their home town and release their 1st “Live Concert” LP \u2018All The World’s A Stage\u2019 on 29 Sep 1976, like most if not all \u201clive\u201d LPs of the day several songs are “Sweetened” in the studio, the difference here being ‘RUSH’ prints a statement admitting this fact inside the jacket !!!!<\/p>\n

>They cannot steal your dreams: 1977<<\/strong>
\n In 1977 the band take some well deserved time off the road, and spend much more time to record their 5th LP \u2018A Farewell To Kings\u2019 released on 1 Sep 1977(common practice in those days to release your LP in Sep to capitalize on the Xmas buying season, the idea being if you release your LP in Sep you have 3 months for it to gain momentum and sell extremely well in Dec for Xmas). Stand outs for me: “Cygnus X-1” “Cinderella Man” & “Xanadu” drawing from a poem by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge from 1797. The band embarks on the 1st extended tour for a single LP. As I 1st saw them on 26 May 1978 to the best of my knowledge this is the set list from that night. <\/p>\n

26 May 1978 w\/ Uriah Heep
\nSioux City, Iowa Auditorium
\nAnthem
\nBastille Day
\nSomething For Nothing
\nCloser To The Heart
\nFarewell To Kings
\nBy-Tor & The Snowdog
\nXanadu
\nCygnus X-1
\nPassage To Bangkok
\n2112 (medley)
\nIn The Mood
\nWorking Man<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

>Every soul a battlefield: 1978 -1979<<\/strong>
\n In early 1978 while on tour for \u2018A Farewell To Kings\u2019 the band do a retail move that as far as I know KISS is the only other band to do this, just 2 years earlier. RUSH Releases a 3- LP Set entitled \u2018Archives\u2019 which is a repackage of their 1st 3 LPs in one set. Many other bands released a 2- LP best of their early works like “Deep Purple” & “Journey” but this set was the first 3 LPs complete. Again taking longer between studio LPs and turning out more complex works on 29 Oct 1978 the band release their 6th LP \u2018Hemispheres\u2019 in reference to the human left & right brain. Stand out tracks for me are: “Circumstances” “The Trees”. At this time RUSH begins to admit their favorite part of their live set each night is when they get to perform their \u201cinstrumentals and loosen up a bit\u201d. Side #1 is part 2 of the continuation of “Cygnus X-1” It is about this time the whole music industry is changing and gone are the days of 2 LPs per year (about 9 months apart) and almost every band moves to 1 LP per year. Strangely RUSH is touring so much behind \u2018Hemispheres\u2019 there is no new LP in 1979, band do however begin to record the next LP from Sep- Oct 1979.
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\n>Shatter the illusion of integrity: 1980<<\/strong><\/em>
\n A new decade and a new LP \u2018Permanent Waves\u2019 is released on 1 Jan 1980 the band’s big commercial break through with three 45 singles released from this LP and “The Spirit Of Radio” charting at #51. There is one track recorded and not included “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” In 1980 the Canadian band, \u2018Max Webster\u2019 is an opening act for RUSH, in an unprecedented move all 3 members agree to record with \u2018Max Webster\u2019 as both bands collaborate and record a track “Battle Scar” from 1980 \u2018Universal Juveniles\u2019 with both Kim Mitchell & Geddy Lee singing leads, the song is performed live and offers the band way to change over from the opener to the headliner. RUSH is now becoming a house hold name. The band record a concert 14 Feb 1980 in St. Louis, MO. @ Keil Auditorium and was broad cast on the \u2018King Biscuit Flower Hour\u2019 the stand out to me was “Natural Science” in concert.
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\n>In mental and environmental change: 1981<<\/strong>
\n This is when the band becomes forever immortal with the release of \u2018Moving Pictures\u2019 on 12 Feb 1981 again three 45 singles are released with “Tom Sawyer” reaching #44 & “Lime Light” hitting #55 (I always thought it was odd, fans never caught the line “I can’t pretend a stranger is a long awaited friend” refers to the FANS!) The band records concerts 3 dates in Jun 1980 in Glasgow @ the Apollo & 1 date in Mar 1981 at the Montreal Forum, for their 2nd live LP \u2018Exit ..Stage Left\u2019 the cover designers wanted to use a photo of the band exiting the stage for the cover; however they could not find a quality photo of all 3 members leaving the same side of the stage at the same time. This is highly unusual for the time for the band release a 2nd LP in 1981 on 29 Oct 1981 (starting around 1982 most bands would be regulated to releasing an LP every other year including RUSH). As well as a format long forgotten by now the \u2018RCA Video Disc\u2019 essentially a laser etched vinyl record enclosed in a hard shell plastic cover that when inserted into a Video Disc Player you could watch the concert of the record LP. Yes, VHS was around and probably about the same price. A VHS, in 1985 carried a list price of $79.95, coincidentally RCA- Vision was the largest manufacturer and distributor of Music VHS.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5gg9ObM8uU<\/p>\n

So this is the end of chapter #1- A, I shall revisit this band again in the future.
\nSo. Good luck into the future of 2012.<\/p>\n

By: RLSchwinden: MrZer0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“You Don’t Get Something For Nothing” “RUSH: 1968- 1981” \u201cBUZZ Newspaper\u201d Article Dec- Jan 2011 (#10-J) Hello there fans, This month I would like cover another one of the biggest inspirations in my life, my Aunt Cat turned me onto…<\/span><\/p>\n

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