Rush-Rush-(Remastered)-1974-ALW

Artist ........ Rush

Album ......... Rush

Ripper ........ nickman

Release Date... Nov-25-2003

Quality ....... VBR / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo

Grabber ....... EAC

Encoder ....... Lame







Birth Information







Rush's self-titled debut is about as uncharacteristic

of their renowned heavy progressive rock (perfected on

such future releases as Hemispheres, Moving Pictures,

etc.) as you can get. Instead of complex arrangements

and thoughtful lyrics, Rush sounds almost identical to

Led Zeppelin throughout — bluesy riffs merged with

"baby, baby" lyrics. The main reason for the album's

different sound and direction is that their

lyricist/drummer, Neil Peart, was not in the band yet,

skinsman John Rutsey rounds out the original line-up,

also consisting of Geddy Lee (bass/vocals) and Alex

Lifeson (guitar). It's nearly impossible to hear the

anthemic "Finding My Way" and not picture Robert Plant

shrieking away, or Jimmy Page riffing on the jamfest

"Working Man," but Rush was still in their formative

stages. There's no denying that Lee and Lifeson were

already strong instrumentalists, but such predictable

compositions as "In the Mood" and "What You're Doing"

prove that Peart was undoubtedly the missing piece to

the puzzle. While longtime Rush fans can appreciate

their debut because they never returned to this style,

newcomers should stick with their classics from later

years. — Greg Prato, Allmusic.com







Life Span







01 finding my way 05:07

02 need some love 02:21

03 take a friend 04:27

04 here again 07:36

05 what you're doing 04:24

06 in the mood 03:37

07 before and after 05:36

08 working man 07:10



Total Album Time: 40:18 min