Rush: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2013 part 1

1968-1989

Alex Liefson, Jeff Jones, and John Rutsey formed Rush in 1968. A couple weeks later, Geddy Lee replaced Jones. The band released their debut album in 1974. That year, Rutsey left due to health problems. Neil Peart replaced him to fill out the classic lineup that still exists.
In the Mood (1974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5njyO9h9Ys



Their first album with Peart took off as a result of rock radio in Cleveland.
 Fly By Night (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVDZl5UvN4



Peart wrote the lyrics while Lee and Leifson concentrated on instrumentation. Rush's songs concentrated on fantasy, sci-fi, history, philosophy, and whatever else Peart was reading at the time.

2112 was influenced by Ayn Rand and freaked out leftists.
 2112: Overture/Temple of the Sphinx (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtdKhwhAcd4

Closer to the Heart (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDRPtg0kmJU



In the 80s, they began to sound more mainstream.
 The Spirit of Radio (1980): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-UsaRchI

Freewill (1980): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnxkfLe4G74

Limelight (1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKpn0esJ73w

Tom Sawyer (1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLBLk4ibAk

New World Man (1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNkAtgX-HT4

Subdivisions (1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYdQB0mkEU

The Big Money (1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgu0MpnKq8

Time Stand Still (1987): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSFqXGZ5TQ