Rush are the 7th band Ive been collecting. My thoughts on Rush, is that I wish I had discovered them earlier. I was aware of them for a period of about 18 years without really listening to them. I Listened to their 2002 album Vapor Trials and found myself listening to certain tracks. The truly brilliant record is the 'Rush in Rio' which is a triple live cd. Most songs are short and powerful, although it does contain many concept pieces from their early days.
What I admire about rush is that they could have easily folded due to Neil Pearts Personal tragedies(he lost his wife and daughter within a year period). But after a period of reflection Rush came back in 2002 and have got better than they were before( and they were quite good before).
In the US I think they were college Rock and most of the first few albums followed a sci-fi theme with lyrics. In the first few albums Alex Lifesons guitar work was very prominent. In the Early 80s they introduced keyboards and more advanced drums they released two albums which I think were overlooked in the UK, but appreciated more abroad. These were the albums 'Power Windows' and 'Grace Under Pressure'.
Rush continue to confound and move onwards. Of late they have released a studio album followed by a live album, with a discography of so many albums they have such an extensive catalogue of tracks to choose from.
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