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| Rush brings decades of evolution to Valley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Chris Hansen Orf, Get Out | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning as a hard-rock band in the Led Zeppelin vein in Toronto in the early ’70s, the band changed creative focus for their 1975 album “Fly by Night,” which incorporated the adventurous, progressive rock leanings of bands such as King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Yes while maintaining their hard-rock edge. Rush’s FM radio breakthrough occurred in 1980 with the album “Permanent Waves,” a record that found the band experimenting less with lengthy progressive rock forms and focusing more on pop/rock song-craft with the classic tunes “Spirit of Radio” and “Free Will.” 1981’s “Moving Pictures” may be the band’s best-known album, containing such radio staples as “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Red Barchetta” and introducing new wave-styled synthesizers into the trio’s sound. The band’s 11 records since “Moving Pictures” have seen the group remain a creative force — bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, drummer Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson are considered among rock’s greatest ever at their respective instruments — and their latest studio disc, “Snakes & Arrows,” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart upon release in 2007. Rush When: 8 p.m. Thursday Where: Cricket Wireless Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix Cost: $32-$86 Information: (602) 254-7599 Contact Chris Hansen Orf by email, or phone (480) 898-5684 |
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