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The "World's Biggest Cult Band"; a band whose fans are compared to Trekkies on the level of their devotion; a band that made you want to read works of Ayn Rand.  Whatever the title they are given, they are one of my favorite bands of all time.  Complex but catchy, serious yet always with a sense of humor, a power trio unlike any other, Canada's most famous rock exports, the immortal titans: Rush!
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Starting off as a hard rock band that took major influence from bands the likes of Led Zeppelin and Cream, the band grew to heights that were thought impossible for a rock band of their type at the time.  They were never one to follow trends, never one to take the easy way out with their sound, always willing to expand and push their abilities while still remaining true to their identity.

Terminally uncool was a popular insult to throw against the trio during their career but time has proved fatal to that notion.  Never has the band been more popular or respected than in today's music landscape.  Bands from the likes of Dream Theater, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails and so many more have looked up to this band, and I wager that many more will follow in the decades to come.  From Geddy Lee's grooving bass lines and soaring vocals, to Alex Lifeson's sheering, complicated guitars, and Neil Peart's duel role as the lyricist who gave the band their philosophical identity and his complicated drumming, each piece they hold contributed to the greater puzzle that was Rush.  While they have retired from the music scene since 2018, they are a rock institution that will never be questioned or refuted.
Image result for rush picturesFrom the likes of hard rock, to complicated progressive rock, to the early beginnings of progressive metal, new wave, reggae, this is a band that doesn't know the meaning of the term genre labels.

Strap in, because coming next month I will be going through all nineteen studio albums that the band released in their forty year long career.

Image result for rush picturesWe are going beyond the gilded cage.

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