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Rush In Rio (video)
''Rush in Rio'' is a live DVD by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003. It is also available as a three CD set. It was the first concert DVD ever released by the band, consisting of 29 songs, and is available in both one- and two-disc sets. Bonus features in the two-disc set include a behind-the-scenes tour documentary directed by Andrew MacNaughtan and multi-angle viewing options for three instrumentals. The performance was recorded and filmed at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was the final night on the 2002 '' Vapor Trails Tour''. It is the band's first live video that presents a single night's entire performance. The attendance at this show was 40,000, the second largest crowd at a show on the Vapor Trails Tour (the largest crowd being 60,000 at the previous night's show in São Paulo). The crew had such a difficult time driving from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro that they were hours late when they arrived at the stadium, and no sound or video check was done b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in 1968 in Toronto, that was comprised primarily of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyricist). The band formed in Toronto in 1968 by Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bass guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones, who was immediately replaced by Lee. After Lee joined, the band went through several lineup configurations before arriving at its classic power trio lineup with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their 1974 self-titled debut album; this lineup remained intact for the remainder of the band's career. Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with '' Fly by Night'' (1975), '' 2112'' (1976), '' A Farewell to Kings'' (1977) and ''Hemispheres'' (1978). The band's popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with albums charting highly in Canada, the US and the UK, including ''Permanent Waves'' (1980), '' Moving Pictures'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New World Man
"New World Man" is a hit single from the 1982 album '' Signals'' by Canadian rock band Rush. The song was the last and most quickly composed song on the album, stemming from a suggestion by then-Rush producer Terry Brown to even out the lengths of the two sides of the cassette version. It went to #1 (on the ''RPM'' national singles chart) in Canada, where it remained for two weeks in October 1982. It was the only single by a Canadian act to top the ''RPM'' chart that year. Less successful in the United States, it nonetheless remains Rush's only American Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart in October and November 1982. On the '' Cashbox'' Top 100, it peaked at No. 35. It also hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Tracks chart (the first Rush single to do so). "New World Man" reached No. 42 in the United Kingdom. A remixed version (released as a double A-side with "Countdown") later reached No. 36 in the UK in early 1983. '' Cash Box'' said that "synth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Sector A
"Red Sector A" is a song by Rush that provides a first-person account of a nameless protagonist living in an unspecified prison camp setting. "Red Sector A" first appeared on the band's 1984 album '' Grace Under Pressure''. Lyricist Neil Peart has stated that the detailed imagery in the song intentionally evokes concentration camps of the Holocaust, although he left the lyrics ambiguous enough that they could deal with any similar prison camp scenario. The song was inspired in part by Geddy Lee's mother's accounts of the Holocaust. In a rare instance for Rush's music, the track features no bass guitar, with Lee instead completely focusing on synthesizers and vocals. Background Geddy Lee explained the genesis of the song in an interview: In a 1984 interview Neil Peart describes writing "Red Sector A": Song title The song's title "Red Sector A" comes from the name of a NASA launch area at Kennedy Space Center, where the band watched the first launch of Space Shuttle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamline
"Dreamline" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as a single and on their 1991 album ''Roll the Bones''. The song peaked at number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was a staple for live performances by Rush, having been performed on every tour from the inaugural Roll the Bones Tour until the 2010 and 2011 Time Machine Tour, when it was dropped. It was performed during the subsequent Clockwork Angels Tour, where it was accompanied by the Clockwork Angels string ensemble and a video with a dedication to Neil Armstrong. It was dropped again on the 2015 R40 Tour. In live performances, the bridge was extended to incorporate a solo by Alex Lifeson. Bassist and singer Geddy Lee said: "I love the spirit of 'Dreamline' and the way Neil captures that feeling of wanderlust and invulnerability that comes in a particular trying time in your life." Reception Martin Popoff said that the song is "strafed by a crouching-then-striking verse and clouds-breaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Touch
"Secret Touch" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, and is the eighth track from the band's 2002 studio album, '' Vapor Trails''. It has been revealed to be one of singer Geddy Lee's favorite tracks from the album. It was released as the second single from ''Vapor Trails'', reaching #25 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. In an interview in the magazine ''Bass Player'' in July 2002, Geddy Lee talked about the song: "This is a bit of an extravaganza. We built the song around these repeating bass chords that I thought sounded like French horns The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most .... The tune has a hypnotic feel, and because we weren't happy just enjoying that feel, we had to smack it up with some power. When we get to the middle section and all hell breaks loose, there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driven (Rush Song)
"Driven" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from their 1996 album '' Test for Echo''. It was the third of five singles released from the album and reached No. 3 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. Lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee said about the song:'Driven' is just from a bass player’s point of view. I wrote that song with three tracks of bass. I brought it to Alex and said, 'Here’s the song; I did three tracks of bass, but I just did that to fill in for the guitar', and he said, 'Let’s keep it with the three basses.' So, I said, 'I love you.' Live performances When played live, the song often includes a bass solo by Geddy Lee Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968, at the req ..., as heard on the live albums '' Different Stages'' and '' Rush in Rio''. The song has been played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Little Victory
"One Little Victory" is the opening track and first single from Rush's 2002 album '' Vapor Trails'', with music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and lyrics by Neil Peart. To herald the band's comeback after a five-year hiatus, the single was designed to grab the attention of listeners with its rapid guitar and drum tempos.Vapor Trails news archivPower Windows website Accessed 16 March 2006 A remixed version of "One Little Victory" appears on the compilation album ''Retrospective 3 A retrospective (from Latin ''retrospectare'', "look back"), generally, is a look back at events that took place, or works that were produced, in the past. As a noun, ''retrospective'' has specific meanings in medicine, software development, popu ...''. The song also appears in the soundtrack for the video game '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2'', released in 2002. Track listing See also * List of Rush songs References Rush (band) songs 2002 singles Songs written by Neil Peart 2002 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Science (song)
"Natural Science" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on their 1980 album ''Permanent Waves'', as the final song on it. It is over nine minutes long and is composed of three distinct movements: I) Tide Pools, II) Hyperspace, and III) Permanent Waves. Background Guitarist Alex Lifeson said: Once we had the guitar track down, we stuck a speaker cabinet outside—this was up at the studio in Morin Heights, Quebec—and we recorded the natural echo off the mountains in combination with the sound of splashing water and Geddy's voice. We didn't use any sort of synthetic echo on the water track. Parts References Further reading * * Rush (band) songs Songs written by Alex Lifeson Songs written by Geddy Lee Songs written by Neil Peart Song recordings produced by Terry Brown (record producer) Mercury Records singles 1980 songs {{1980s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closer To The Heart
"Closer to the Heart" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released in November 1977 as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''A Farewell to Kings''. It was the first Rush song to feature a non-member as a songwriter in Peter Talbot, a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. It was Rush's first hit single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 36 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978. It also peaked at number 45 in Canada and number 76 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. '' Cash Box'' called it a "strong song" and said that it is "very like a Led Zeppelin number in terms of structure, timbres, and the role of the lead vocalist." A live version of the song was released as a single in 1981 as the lead single from their live album, '' Exit...Stage Left'' which peaked at number 69 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background The band's frontman, Geddy Lee, said of the song:I remember wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freewill (song)
"Freewill" is the second track on the 1980 album ''Permanent Waves'' by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The song's music was composed by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and its lyrics written by Neil Peart. In a 2016 review of Rush discography for Ultimate Classic Rock, Eduardo Rivadavia described "Freewill" as a "cerebral but remarkably radio-friendly" song. Lee has stated that the final verse of "Freewill" is at the highest part of his vocal range. The song is included in several of the band's compilation albums, including '' Retrospective I'', '' The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987'', ''Gold'', and ''Time Stand Still: The Collection''. It is now a staple of album-oriented rock stations. It was one of six songs in Rush's set for the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto (colloquially referred to as "SARStock"). Production In mid-July 1979, the band began writing songs for ''Permanent Waves'', with "Freewill" completed within the first few days. An early version of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trees (Rush Song)
"The Trees" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, from its 1978 album ''Hemispheres''. The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation albums, and was long a staple of the band's live performances. On the live album '' Exit...Stage Left'', the song features an extended acoustic guitar introduction titled " Broon's Bane." ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted the song number 8 on the list of the 10 best Rush songs. Live365 ranked it the tenth best Rush song. ''Classic Rock'' readers voted "The Trees" the band's 11th best song. Lyrics The lyrics relate a short story about a conflict between maple and oak trees in a forest. The maple trees want more sunlight, but the oak trees are too tall. In the end, "the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw." Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart was asked in the April/May 1980 issue of the magazine ''Modern Drummer'' if there was a message in the lyrics, to which he replied, "No. It was just a flash. I was working on an entirel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Money
"The Big Money" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1985 album ''Power Windows''. It peaked at #45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #4 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and has been included on several compilation albums, such as '' Retrospective II '' and '' The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987''. The lyrics, written by drummer Neil Peart, reflect on the power of "big money" and the sheer magnitude of trade in the modern global economy, particularly during the 1980s. When asked about the idea that the song's lyrics were inspired by a John Dos Passos book of the same name, Peart replied, "I am a big fan of Dos Passos' stylistic ability, his poetic approach to prose, but the ideas presented in the songs are quite different from those which he exemplified." Peart also stated that "the only connection is in the titles". '' Cash Box'' said that it has "a huge production sound, a dynamic arrangement and a techno-rock feel." Music video The video for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
