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Rush- Moving Pictures 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 2-16

Just as AC/DC's "Back in Black" was the hard rock album loved by people who didn't like Hard Rock, "Moving Pictures" by Rush in February 1981 was the undeniable mass appeal purchase by millions who did not own any of the Toronto trio's seven (!) previous  albums. Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson join me In the Studio to discuss frankly the evolution of their career up through "Moving Pictures" beginning Feb. 16.

Alex Lifeson- Victor 30th Anniversary

The January 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 thirtieth anniversary.. 

Rush- Power Windows 40th- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson

When observing potential song subjects for October 1985's "Power Windows",  Rush lyricist/ drummer the late Neil Peart saw an uncanny number of socio-political issues which have become front page headlines again forty years later.
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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- Grace Under Pressure- 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- Counterparts- Alex Lifeson

Rush "Counterparts" in October 1993 was a #2 Billboard magazine album sales debut, Rush's highest American appeal since "Moving Pictures" over a decade earlier. Rush guitarist/co-writer Alex Lifeson is In the Studio for "Counterparts".
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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
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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