Rush
Track: Emblem3 Share Exhilarating Return ‘Rush’
US pop-rockers Emblem3 return with their new single ‘Rush’. Having rose to fame since their appearance on breakout hit ‘Sunset Blvd’ following their appearance on The X Factor, the trio have gone from strength to strength, building a massive fanbase and playing sell out tours across the globe. The new single ‘Rush’ see’s the band …
News: Rush’s Permanent Waves to be reissued to mark its 40th anniversary
On the 29thMay 2020, UMC/Mercury/Anthem label group continues its extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with a new, imagination-capturing expanded edition of all the magic music that comprises the band’s remarkable 1980 release, Permanent Waves. Permanent Waves, Rush’s seventh studio album, was originally released in January 1980, and its forward-thinking music signalled a new direction for …
Not Forgotten: Rush – A Farewell to Kings
By 1977, although Canadian progressive power trio Rush had taken the scenic route to commercial success, they were well on the way to becoming one of the biggest bands from the North American continent. Their proverbial last roll of the dice in recording an album, 2112, had finally found the band’s audience of kids who …
Not Forgotten: Rush – Rush
With them having spent the last four decades carving out the most enduring career of all the iconic prog rock acts, hearing Rush’s self titled debut for the first time can come as something as a shock to the newcomer. The only one of their albums not to feature drummer, lyricist and former tractor salesman, …
Reissue: Rush – All the World’s a Stage
For all Rush’s reputation as dazzling progressive rockers on their studio albums, they have an enviable parallell reputation as a thunderously hard rocking live act. While their 70s studio albums are heavy on meticulously played brainiac sci-fi / fantasy concepts, their first live offering, All the World’s a Stage, confirmed that when it came to …
Reissue: Rush – 2112
Over the last four decades Rush’s fusion of heavy metal and prog has seen them solidify their position as one of the most consistently popular rock bands on the planet. Their self-titled album had been a collection of straight ahead Led Zeppelin influenced rockers, however the departure of drummer John Rutsey and the recruitment of …
A Buyers Guide to Progressive Rock
Progressive Rock, much like Dr Who, was far more enjoyable in the 70s. While it is undeniably glossier these days, it has lost much of the intangible brilliance that caught the imagination back in the day. As for me, I’ve had a love / hate relationship with the genre for decades. There are some prog …
Film Review: Rush
Films about Formula 1 have a difficult act to follow after the 2011 documentary Senna. Even with all the CGI, big name actors and Oscar winning directors, how can a feature film stand up to the drama of real life racing? Rush at least has a go. Based on the rivalry between James Hunt and …