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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.
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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...