Canada’s greatest power trio was assembled slowly, one piece at a time. Toronto guitarist Alex Lifeson co-founded Rush as a teenager in 1968, and a few months later, invited a childhood friend, ...

In a long and brilliant career, Canadian trio Rush were described in various ways. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett proclaimed them “the high priests of conceptual rock”. Critic Robert Christgau, ...

Rush made 19 studio albums in the group’s 38 years as a recording act. And Alex Lifeson says each was memorable in its own way. There was Caress of Steel, the 1975 album that saw the band pursue a ...

Rush albums were tough going for a while there. The virtuosic Canadian trio descended into grungy churning after 1993’s “Counterparts” — when the band released albums at all: Rush took a break between ...

If a Canadian rock band named RUSH is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Tom Sawyer, then this collection of vinyl covers is perfect for you. RUSH is the prog rock turned hard ...

Vapor Trails, Rush’s 17th studio album, was released in 2002, more than five years after the group’s previous album, Test for Echo. This marked the longest gap between studio efforts for the band. The ...

Drummer John Rutsey co-founded Rush with guitarist Alex Lifeson and singer/bassist Jeff Jones in 1968, although Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee after the group’s first gig. Rutsey recorded the band’s ...

Hugh Syme uses the words "unexpected," "evocative," "glib" and "whimsical" to describe the album covers he designed for Rush, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio from Canada. Across decades of ...