Rush Anthem on HQ Vinyl with Lyrics in Description

Track 1 from their second album released in 1975 copyright Mercury Records and recorded at Toronto Sound Studios. After drummer John Rutsey RIP left the band for health reasons, the band held local auditions and invited five drummers to show their chops. Neil Peart was the fourth to perform and was hired that day. In addition to being their new drummer, he also became the band’s chief lyricist. A philosophical thinker, the best songs he would write dealt with profound concepts that he’d been inspired by through his love of literature and the inevitable reflections on his own life experiences. The band had found their sound and it was borne from a love of progressive rock that was shared by all the members from their beginnings. In 2017, Rush would be given the honour of inducting Yes, a band they idolized, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This album received average reviews and reached No. 9 in Canada and No. 113 on the Billboard chart, later achieving Platinum status in both countries. Recorded from the
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