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Rush- Permanent Waves 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
Rush 45th anniversary interview "Permanent Waves" with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson

Rush- Spirit of Radio- 1984
Rush "Spirit of Radio" live 1984

Rush- Permanent Waves 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 1-6-25
We may not have realized it as The Eighties dawned in January 1980, but the Permanent Waves that were emanating from Rush's latest then were indeed indelible. For the first time, the majority of America's rock radio stations relented in their…

Rush- Grace Under Pressure 40th Anniversary- Neil Peart
When revisiting the Rush April 1984 release "Grace Under Pressure", I had to double-check the math. Could "Grace Under Pressure", in my mind that mid-period transitional album for the Toronto-based trio, really have been their tenth studio album in as many years? The late Neil Peart of Rush discussed it all on opening night of the "Grace Under Pressure" 1984 tour.

Rush- Signals- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, the late Neil Peart
Rush "Signals" interview with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, the late Neil Peart In the Studio

Rush- New World Man- 1984
Rush "New Word Man" live 1984

Rush- 2112: Early Best 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
"2112" by Rush was an amalgam of hard rock, progressive rock, science-fiction and Ayn Rand socio-economics right about the same time that The Ramones, The Dead Boys, and Ian Dury and the Blockheads were singing "Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll". So things were about to get interesting in 1976. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush join me here In the Studio

Rush- Moving Pictures- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, the late Neil Peart
"Music was changing," Rush lead singer/composer Geddy Lee tells us in this In the Studio episode, and without Lee, guitarist/composer Alex Lifeson, and drummer/lyricist the late Neil Peart embracing the fresh musical ideas in the crosswinds of the early Eighties on "Moving Pictures" with songs "Tom Sawyer","Red Barchetta","Limelight", "Vital Signs", and "Witch Hunt", it is doubtful that a path to mainstream success would have been cleared for later major bands...

Rush- Limelight- Dallas Soundcheck 11-28-12
Rush soundcheck Dallas November 2012 performing “Limelight”.

Alex Lifeson- Victor 25th Anniversary
The early 1996 solo project release "Victor" by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson was a highly personal rock Rorschach test for the gestalt guitarist, primal scream therapy with a beat. Alex Lifeson lies down on the couch here In the Studio on the album's twenty-fifth anniversary..