Alex's Blog (ALG ): Rush

Here is my blog concerning the Canadian prog rock trio Rush
This is a band that has an avant grade sound mixed with hard rock.
I guess you can say if you put Cream, Led Zeppelin mixed with
Pink Floyd and Genesis you have Rush.

Geddy Lee has this high pitched voice and of course his thundering bass lines
that reminds me of The late Who bassist John Entwistle, whose bass techique has been
phenomenla that is why I called him the best bass guitarist since the man I mentioned.Of course there is Alex Lifeson, a fine guitar riff master who developed textures that is very prog rock stylings of Steve Hackett of Genesis along with the blues influenced guitar stylings of Eric Clapton and uses alot of reverb in his guitar stylings that are unqiue that is what P
ink Floyd's David gilmour is known for hisblues laden tone, and let's not forget the drum god since the late john Bonham and Cream's Ginger Baker, what a powerhouse drummer and a fine lyricist.

Songs like "Closer To The Heart" "2112", "Tom Sawyer", "Limelight', "Subdivision",
"New World Man", were staples in classic rock staples in radio.The band was so tight
and the chemistry of Lifeson, Lee and Peart is tremendously strong just like Claspton, Baker and Bruce were with Cream. Neil Peart is an incredible scholar when it came to the words that he connected well with the fans including myself like "Subdivision". "Moving Pictures" and "2112" were the greatest records that they have ever made. Concert tours have been phenomenal including their stage effects that
is reminiscent to Pink Floyd's stage effects.

Lifeson's guitar riffs like "Tom Sawyer" was the bomb and he was a monster with rhythm and solos.This is another band who should be in the rock n' roll hall of fame
what is up with that damned committee.If they don't get their long overdue induction
then the rock n' roll hall of fame should be called the ROCK N' ROLL HALL OF SHAME.

Rush doing "Spirit of Radio"