![]() rock fans are finally realizing: the members of Rush deliver what their name implies. What Canada has known for some time, U.S. Both sides carry the Rush trademark of hard rock.īoth the creative juices and momentum are flowing for Rush and there is little doubt that 1976 will be a breakout for the group in the entire U.S. The other side contains conventional songs. The just released "2112" is a natural progression from "Caress Of' Steel." One side is a futuristic tale of life on another planet where individuality and creativity have been stamped out, with computers controlling everything. Rushs fourth album, 2112, first released in 1976, proved a breakthrough, highlighted by its seven-part title suite - written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. trek, which established Rush as headliners in the Midwest and Northwest. In mid-July, the group recorded "Caress Of' Steel," soon afterwards departing for a three-month U. tour with Aerosmith and Kiss, the band returned to the north country for its first headlining tour, including a sellout at Toronto's Massey Hall. market and broke them wide open in Canada, enabling Rush to win the 1975 Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammy) as Most Promising New Group.įollowing a four-month U. In January of 1975, the group recorded "Fly By Night," which solidified the U.S. Mercury distributor in Canada, Polydor Ltd., assumed Canadian distribution.Īt this point Neil Peart joined the band as drummer, just six days before a four-month U.S. Twenty-four hours later, Rush was signed to Mercury and the LP was released in August. The trio's management went to American Talent International booking agency which signed Rush on the spot and sent a copy of the LP to Mercury Records. stations got copies of the album, played it, and phones went wild. Rather than shop around for a label, the band and its managers set up Moon Records and released the LP themselves in early 1974. The initial tracks for the album were laid down in one eight-hour stretch, and overdubbing and remixing completed a few months later. and Canadian headlining dates.īased in Toronto, Rush started with another drummer and did the grueling club/bar one nighters until early 1973, when the group decided it was time to record an album. It tells the story of a man living in a dystopian society in the year 2112. It also happens to be a great piece of rock & roll that lifts the listener through a variety of moods and textures. 2112-the title suite of the bands 1976 breakthrough album-is a comically pretentious, futuristic rock opera written by a nerdy drummer and sung by a whiny-voiced geek. It is a seven-part epic that lasts about twenty minutes. Only Rush could have pulled this off, and only in the 70s. The album is most famous for its song 2112, which has the same name as the album. By the end of 1976, the first four Rush albums, including "2112," should be gold in the north country.įor Geddy Lee, bass guitar and lead vocals, Alex Lifeson, guitar, and Neil Peart, drums, this success is the result of seven years of hard work, from the early high school and bar gigs through the current U.S. (album) 2112 is the fourth studio album released by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. Meanwhile, the debut LP, "Rush", is inching towards gold. "Fly By Night," the second LP, turned gold in Canada in December, and "Caress Of' Steel," the third album is rapidly closing in. From a straight forward thundering debut LP in 1974 through the multi-layered music and lyrical concepts of the new LP, "2112," Rush is continually pleasing its audience without sacrificing artistic integrity.Īnd this constant progression is working to the group's benefit. fans are finding out, Rush is one fine rock band. It features Rush staples "Tom Sawyer," and "Limelight," as well as fan-favorite instrumental "YYZ." It also went quad-plat in Canada for sales of 400,000 copies, which seems kind of low until you Google the country's total population (34 million), and realize there's a good chance that even far-north igloo-dwellers are blasting "Red Barchetta" across the Arctic tundra.2112 Press Kit Mercury Records, February 23, 1976, transcribed by pwrwindowsĪs Canadians have known for some time, and as an increasing number of U.S. (that's a quadruple-platinum status) of 1981's "Moving Pictures," Rush's most popular record. Please, carry on.Ĥ million: Number of copies sold in the U.S. In fact, I apologize for even bringing up Nickelback. Thankfully, country of origin and being comprised of members of the species Homo sapiens are the only things the two bands have in common. ![]() If you think that's an impressive number, keep in mind that fellow Canadians Nickelback have sold 21.5 million, thus illustrating an insanely broad range of sophistication among the American album-buying public. ![]() 25 million: Number of albums Rush has sold in the U.S.
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