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''Each another's audience outside the gilded cage"'' |'''[[Rockstar Song|Limelight]]''', from ''Moving Pictures''}}

Rush is a Canadian [[Progressive Rock]] trio[[Power Trio]] formed in 1968, although, listening to some of their songs, you'd never guess there are only three of them. They're probably best known for Geddy Lee's "wait, is that a guy?" vocals and prominent bass and Neil Peart's sometimes [[Objectivism|Objectivism]]-inspired lyrics]]. While the band has always been an album rock (and later classic rock) radio favorite, Rush saw a decent boost to their popularity for their contributions to the video game ''[[Rock Band]]''. One of those bands that splits people down the middle - a lot of people don't like [[Never Live It Down|Peart's fondness]] for [[Ayn Rand]], and a lot of people hate [[Progressive Rock]] in general. In fairness, it should be noted that Peart doesdid not agree with the ''whole'' of Rand's philosophy and removed the "thank you" to her from the credits for ''2112'' (as of at least the original compact disc issue). When fans ask him about the subject, however, he still acknowledgesacknowledged that he ''doesdid'' have areas of agreement with Rand. (However, he characterized himself as a "left-leaning libertarian" in a 2005 interview; one thing Rand certainly was not is left-leaning).

The group's lineup has remained constant since Peart joined in 1974 to replace original drummer [[The Pete Best|John Rutsey]] until the group finally decided to stop performing in 2018, making them the [[Long Runner Lineup|third-longest enduring group in modern pop music]] (only [[ZZ Top]] and [[Golden Earring]] have been together longer). That lineup consistsconsisted of:

* Geddy Lee (b. Gary Lee Weinrib, July 29, 1953 - ): Bass, keyboards, and lead vocals

* Alex Lifeson (b. Aleksandar Živojinović,<ref>translated from Serbian, it means "son of life"</ref> 27 August 1953 - ): Guitar

* Neil Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020): Drums and percussion (occasionally referred to as "The Professor" during the band's early years)

Not to be confused, if such were even possible, with [[Rush Limbaugh|another Rush sometimes heard on the radio]]. (Note: As of March 2012, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104221116/http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/07/limbaugh-threatened-with-lawsuit-by-supergroup-rush/ this Rush has submitted a cease-and-desist order to the other one for unauthorized use of their music]. Use of their music by political figures seems to be a [[Berserk Button]] of theirs, as they have issued cease-and-desist orders to several other political figures as well).

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* ''Clockwork Angels'' (2012, not yet released): "Caravan", "BU2B", "Headlong Flight"

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** Preceding albums ''Fly By Night'' and ''Caress of Steel'' show substantial influences from [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]] (likely a result of the heavy [[Led Zeppelin]] influence at that point) and [[Robert E. Howard]].

* As with the above, [[Rock Opera|Rock Operas]]s

** Worth noting is that [[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]] are HUGE''huge'' fans of Rush, with Stone appearing in the band's documentary ''Beyond the Lighted Stage''.

* [[Necromancer]]: The titular character of the song ''The Necromancer'', is, surprisingly, a [[Necromancer]] <ref> AKA [[The Lord of the Rings|Sauron]]</ref>.

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