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"It's amusing to hear Geddy Lee sing about something as mortal as being horny": Rush successfully cover the basics on straightforward debut album

The sound of Rush finding their way

Louder · Oct 7, 2024

“We weren’t arrogant enough to think we were suddenly the most important band in the world. We just knew we were”: A metal fan’s guide to Rush

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal

Metal Hammer · Sep 21, 2024

“We almost ended up performing with Geddy Lee… it’s better that it didn’t happen!” Anthrax’s Scott Ian explains his lifelong passion for Rush

Thrash metal guitarist recalls being impressed by Canadian trio who sounded like “a more muscular Led Zeppelin”

Metal Hammer · Sep 3, 2024

I thought they’d drop us… the daft stuff made the label think it was viable”: Trifecta’s new album features Alex Lifeson, didgeridoo and Zappa nods – but Nick Beggs insists he’s no prog musician

The New Normal is the surprise second helping from Steven Wilson bandmates Beggs, Holzman and Blundell. Among the silliness there’s also deep love and sincere cynicism

Louder · Jul 30, 2024

“I wanted to bring the R40 show to everyone, but circumstances have made that impossible… I didn’t have a lump in my throat until the very last show”: Geddy Lee’s feelings when there was still an even chance of a new Rush album

Soon after the trio’s final tour had ended, the ever-optimistic frontman insisted his band should still be discussed in the present tense

Louder · Jul 29, 2024

“I hear depth in the amp that’s mic’d – I hear so much that I don’t hear in the digital plugin, which seems almost pasted onto the screen”: Alex Lifeson explains why digital amps can’t match up to the real thing

The Rush guitarist-turned-gear-manufacturer feels there’s one crucial element that plugins lack – and makes real amps sound superior

Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024

“I gave it to a tennis pro friend years ago. That was a mistake, as he’s left-handed!” Alex Lifeson might have given his Sportscaster to a sportsman, but not before he wrote it into rock history – here’s how a Strat became his go-to for his Rush sound

The Sportscaster is one of the classic Superstrats and is now in production under Lifeson's Lerxst brand. Here, the Rush legend takes us back to the beginning, explaining why he needed it in the first place

Guitar World · Jul 12, 2024

“When The Spirit Of Radio came on she sang every word. I knew right then she was the one”: Crown Lands’ Kevin Comeau discovered Rush at 14, forging two marriages made in Heaven

Multi-instrumentalist, who caught Canadian giants twice on final tour, once played alongside Alex Lifeson – and he’s hoping for a second date

Louder · Jul 2, 2024

The Strat turns 70 and the return of the cooler-than-ever Creed – only in the new Guitar World

Featuring new interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Brian May, Buddy Guy, Alex Lifeson, Adrian Belew, Tom Morello, Yngwie Malmsteen and Mick Mars and a review of the new PRS Mark Tremonti MT 100 amp

Guitar World · Jun 12, 2024

“Gordon’s daughter said to us, ‘Leave it to Rush to make The Way I Feel sound prog,’ so I think we succeeded”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite for Gordon Lightfoot tribute

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee paid tribute to the Canadian songwriting icon in Toronto

Guitar World · May 29, 2024