Contrary to his nickname, "The Professor," Neil Peart did not go to college. After high school, he pursued his first love-- a career in music. But he has always been a voracious reader, and has picked up a great deal of knowledge from his love of books.
The members of Rush are not just known for their ability to play progressive rock: they also are known for being creative and having a sly sense of humor. Often, their concerts begin with a clever video (such as the one about the polka band "Rash"), and sometimes there are strange items up on stage. Geddy Lee has said the washing machines were first put on stage by their road crew as a joke, and the band thought it was amusing, so they continued to do it.
The band's history goes back to 1968, but there were a number of personnel changes before it finally became what we know as today's incarnation of Rush. That incarnation goes back to about 1973. After playing at numerous bars and clubs, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey released an album on their own label, Moon Records, in 1974. It was sent to me (I was the music director at WMMS-FM in Cleveland), and in April-May 1974, Rush began to receive airplay on American radio. By that time, John Rutsey had to leave due to health issues, and Neil Peart joined the trio. Thus, Rush as the band we know today is more than forty years old.
The "best" song is a matter of personal taste. Their most well known songs are probably "Tom Sawyer" from the album "Moving Pictures," along with "The Spirit of Radio" from "Permanent Waves". Also popular are "Limelight" (also from "Moving Pictures") and of course, their first radio hit, "Working Man" from their debut album.
The best thing to do is contact them in care of their management in Toronto, SRO/Anthem Entertainment. But be prepared for the fact that the guys in Rush are constantly touring, and it may take a while for you to receive any reply. I enclose a link to the contact page for the band's management, so that you can get in touch.
Neil Peart, the drummer of the rock group Rush, had a long-time common-law relationship with Jacqueline Taylor; there is not much evidence that they ever married, but she was considered his common-law wife. After her death from cancer (as well as the death of their daughter Selena in a car accident), Neil went through an understandable period of depression and mourning, during which he did not even play music with Rush, and the band went on hiatus. Eventually, he was introduced to a photographer named Carrie Nuttall and they married in 2000. He also rejoined Rush to make music again. Neil and Carrie have a daughter Olivia, born in 2009.
The words "classic rock" often refer to rock music that comes from the 60s or 70s (or even 80s) but still sounds good today. There are radio stations that specialize in this kind of music, playing artists like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and yes, some songs by Rush. However, it should be noted that even though Rush first became popular in the mid-1970s, they continue to perform and continue to create new music; so, a number of album rock stations play their music too.
Neil Peart, but on the very first rush album John Rutsey played drums. Neil Peart was added because Rutsey had diabetes, and was too sick to go on an American tour.
Neil is the drummer for Canadian rock band Rush. Many fans believe he is the greatest drummer of this generation.
July 21, 2007 - Vancouver Washington
SET 1
Limelight (Moving Pictures)
Digital Man (Signals)
Entre Nous (Permanent Waves)
Freewill (Permanent Waves)
The Main Monkey Business (Snakes and Arrows)
The Larger Bowl (Snakes and Arrows)
Secret Touch (Vapor Trails)
Circumstances (Hemispheres)
Between the Wheels (Grace Under Pressure)
Dreamline (Roll the Bones)
BREAK
SET 2
Far Cry (Snakes and Arrows)
Working them Angels (Snakes and Arrows)
Armor & Sword (Snakes and Arrows)
Spindrift (Snakes and Arrows)
The Way the Wind Blows (Snakes and Arrows)
Subdivisions (Signals)
Natural Science (Permanent Waves)
Witch Hunt (Moving Pictures)
Malignant Narcissism (Snakes and Arrows)
Drum Solo
Hope (Snakes and Arrows)
Summertime Blues (Feedback)
Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves)
Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures)
ENCORE
One Little Victory (Vapor Trails)
Passage to Bangkok (2112)
YYZ (Moving Pictures)
Yes. In 2013, Rush absolutely continues to perform. They were inducted (finally) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2013, and have performed in a number of cities before and since. While they are getting older (and have been entertaining fans for nearly four decades), there is no reason to think they will stop touring in the near future; they enjoy creating new music, and they enjoy performing for their fans.
Geddy and his wife Nancy have two children-- a son named Julian (born circa 1981), who is currently about thirty-three years old; and a daughter Kyla (born circa 1995), who is currently about twenty. Julian is now married and recently (June 2014) welcomed his first child, a boy. So, Geddy is also a grandfather.
Their fans certainly think so. Rush continues to tour, continues to record new music, and over a 40 year career, they have continued to play thought-provoking and intense rock and roll. Not everyone will like them, but millions of people all over the world have bought their CDs and seen them in concert.
They are not married none of them are, they always are breakng up with girls and meeting new girls and stuff they are not married yet they are only 19-21 years old!
-Macie (Big time rush's 1# fan) :)
Rushing to their first gig, the band still did'nt have time to come up with a name for them selfs so the brother of their drummer at that time said "Why don't ya'll just call yourselfs Rush since your in such a hurry".
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Geddy Lee, the lead singer for Rush, has a high-pitched voice, and as a result, some people who do not know much about the band have asked if he is a girl. But Geddy (real first name: Gary) is absolutely a guy.
The tour in support of "Snakes and Arrows" took place in 2007-2008, and there was no opening act. It was three hours of Rush at their best, punctuated by several clever videos and some interesting special effects.
No, he does not. In his younger days, he was one of many musicians who smoked cigarettes. But as he got older, married, and had kids, he wanted very much to quit smoking cigarettes; and encouraged by his family, he was finally able to break the habit.
According to Billboard magazine, in the year 2012, Rush earned a total of $8,719,834.30. This figure was calculated from what they earned by touring, as well as what they earned from record sales, royalties, streaming and downloading, etc. It does not include money they made from sales of merchandise (like jackets or tour guides), so the figure might even be higher.
John Rutsey was born on May 14, 1953 and died on May 11, 2008. John Rutsey would have been 54 years old at the time of death or 62 years old today.
They record and sing original songs that are most recognized as songs from The Disney Channel's show Shake It Up. Most known is the track "Watch Me", covered by the show's two main characters, Bella Thorne and Zendaya.
Yes, they are, finally. It took many years (and many letters, petitions, phone calls, etc. from loyal fans), but at long last, in 2012, it was announced that Rush had been voted in. In April 2013, the ceremony was held in Los Angeles (I was privileged to be there), and Rush finally received the honor that had been denied them for far too long.
No, you may be thinking of John Rutsey, who was the first drummer with Rush. He died in 2008. But the current drummer, Neil Peart, has been with the band since 1974 and is very much alive and well.