Rush (Rush album)

This article is about a studio album by Rush. For the studio album of the same name by Darude, see Rush (Darude album).

Rush
Studio album by
Rush
ReleasedMarch 18, 1974 (1974-03-18)[1]
RecordedNovember 1973[2]
StudioEastern Sound and Toronto Sound, Toronto
Genre
Length39:51
LabelMoon
ProducerRush
Rush chronology
Rush
(1974) 		Fly by Night
(1975)
Singles from Rush
  1. "Finding My Way"
    Released: August 1974
  2. "In the Mood"
    Released: December 1974[5]

Rush is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on March 18, 1974, in Canada by Moon Records, the group's own label, before it was released internationally by Mercury Records later that year. Recorded five years after the band's formation, this first release shows much of the hard rock sound typical of many of the popular rock bands emerging earlier in the decade. Rush were fans of such bands as Led Zeppelin, Yes and Cream, and these influences can be heard in most of the songs on the album.

Original drummer John Rutsey performed all drum parts on the album, but was unable to go on extended tours because of complications with his diabetes and so he retired from the band after the album was released. Rutsey worked on lyrics for the album, but never submitted them to the other members of the band. The lyrics were instead entirely composed by vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson.[6][7] Rutsey was soon replaced by Neil Peart, who served as both drummer and primary lyricist on all subsequent Rush albums.

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  2. ^ Popoff 2020, p. 85.
  3. ^ Greenwald, David. "Rush's 'Clockwork Angels' Hits June 12". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1977". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 338. ISBN 9781493064601.
  5. ^ "Rush singles".
  6. ^ Grow, Kory (March 29, 2016). "Rush's Alex Lifeson on 40 Years of '2112': 'It Was Our Protest Album'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Power Windows...The Album Art of Rush (And more)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2002. Retrieved March 30, 2013. Power Windows