The cover of Rush's ninth LP, Signals, was so uncharacteristically simple and dry, the band's manager was apparently puzzled to the point of anger. "When I told [him] my concept for Signals, he didn't ...

As Rush's art director since 1975, Hugh Syme was one of the prog-rock trio's closest collaborators. His vivid designs — decrepit puppet kings, fireball jugglers, dalmatians next to fire hydrants — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This keyboard era would prove to be divisive – for the band and fans alike. Guitarist Alex Lifeson would later admit to feeling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, and Alex Lifeson during the All The World's A Stage tour, 1977. (Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns) Canada’s ...

In a long and brilliant career, Canadian trio Rush were described in various ways. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett proclaimed them “the high priests of conceptual rock”. Critic Robert Christgau, ...

The ’80s were a funny time for hard rock bands. The prevailing trends of synths, clean lines and digital perfection did not suit a large portion of that notoriously conservative genre. The choices ...

Jeff Cornell is a veteran music and entertainment writer, who has contributed to Variety, Billboard, Loudwire, The Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. The 80s marked a decade of incredible growth and ...

Canada’s greatest power trio was assembled slowly, one piece at a time. Toronto guitarist Alex Lifeson co-founded Rush as a teenager in 1968, and a few months later, invited a childhood friend, ...