![]() The third record, Caress Of Steel (also 1975), was probably a better indicator of where we were going because that was certainly not a commercial success. We wanted to develop songs that were longer and arrangements that were pretty complex. GL: "Even before we toured the first album Neil had joined and we were already jamming more progressive ideas."ĪL: "Our influences were now Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd and that whole progressive movement. His drumming style was different to John Rutsey's and we went from being a Zeppelin copy band to developing our own style." A lot of it was down to Neil joining the band. Having gone through all the heavily structured pieces we get to Working Man and just get our ya yas out."ĪL: "By Fly By Night (1975) things had changed. Now it's almost our favourite part of the night. We had been scared of playing that song for years, then in 2002 when we started playing it as an encore, there was a three-man jam that happened in the middle section that we really enjoyed, and I think it transmitted to the audience. Working Man is an interesting song from the first album. GEDDY LEE: "I think every young band is guilty of trying too hard to sound like the bands that influenced them. I wanted to play like him, to look like him, to drink like him.Certainly that's the way the record sounds." Although we've always played a lot of original material, playing in a bar, you do covers. We were basically a bar band playing the pubs within a 100-mile radius of Toronto. ![]() With lyrics inspired by Lord Of The Rings (way before it was fashionable) and ancient myth, it was all a far cry from 1974's debut album Rush, often said to sound fairly like Led Zeppelin.ĪLEX LIFESON: "Fairly! We wore our influences on our sleeve, we were just happy to be in a studio. Phase one: Zeppelin, Snow Dogs & the Welsh wildernessįrom humble three-chord beginnings, Rush soon found their progressive rock niche on their second album with the near nine-minute By Tor And The Snow Dog, an epic concept split into four parts, Caress Of Steel's The Fountain Of Lamneth and the title suite from 2112 went further, filling entire sides (on vinyl). ![]() Guitarist spoke to the band's string-players to discuss three decades as Canada's finest export (sorry, Celine) and the three very distinct phases, and faces, of Rush. Thirty years later, drummer Neil Peart, bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson are celebrating their career with R30, a deluxe live DVD/CD box set that captures the band's anniversary tour one night in Germany, 2004. The Led Zeppelin sounds were nothing that a dozen other bands weren't already doing, but there was a spirit about the live-sounding arrangements that earned the newcomers a major label contract. It was 1974 when a roughhouse album by a band called Rush found its way into import record stores the world over, despite just being released on a small independent Canadian label. To celebrate 30 years of Rush, Guitarist buckles up and journeys with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee they as give us fresh insights into their incredible career. Making Memories By Jeff Hudson, Guitarist, January 2006, transcribed by pwrwindows
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