Rush

Rush was a very very very very very VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY swell Canadian Progressive Rock band formed in Toronto in 1968. The band started off as a Bluesy Hard Rock/Heavy Metal power trio influenced by Cream and Led Zeppelin. It wasn't until drumming legend Neil Peart joined that they began taking on the progressive side they are known for today.
There were actually other musicians that were associated with them in the late 60s and early 70s before they were known outside of the Toronto area, these included Jeff Jones, Lindy Young, Joe Perna, Mitchel Bossi, and Gerry Fielding, who you would never know about unless you looked it up because their early history is very grey. 
Their original drummer John Rutsey was let go in late 1974 due to his dislike of touring and the fact that he suffered from diabeetus. He was swiftly replaced by Neil Peart. 
Rush are one of those bands that normies will tell you if you like them it means you're a virgin living in your mother's basement, and those people are more often than not chart music listeners who will not listen to anything that is over 3 minutes. Normies will also mistake the Red Star logo that the band is known for for a pentagram and will make shitty jokes about you being a satanist for wearing their shirts.
In 2018, Alex stated the band was done, officially giving them the 50 year milestone.
Category:Bands
Category:1960s