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How Rush were unexpectedly reunited with their old pedals for their final albums
A forgotten piece of 1970s gear became crucial to their late-career swan song
How Alex Lifeson’s broken finger once stopped the band at a crucial moment in their rise
With Lee sidelined by laryngitis and bronchitis, it’s a reminder of 1979’s ‘Hemispheres’ tour, when Lifeson’s fretting hand took a hit just as Rush were becoming one of rock’s hottest live acts
“I remember opening the case for the first time. I almost started crying.” The reason Alex Lifeson chose Gibson over PRS
As Epiphone reissues his iconic 1976 ES-355, we recall when the Rush guitarist admitted PRS built "better" guitars — but why Gibson ultimately won his heart.
"She has the guts to sit in that seat." Geddy Lee defends Rush's choice of Anika Nilles
Lee knows some fans will never accept a drummer other than Neil Peart but says Nilles was the only person Rush considered for their return
“How are we going to get this home?” Geddy Lee recalls the winter night he and Alex Lifeson bought his first bass amp
A teenage Lee thought he’d solved his gear problem — until he and Lifeson realized the oversized Traynor amp was too big too carry home
Geddy Lee recalls his funniest Alex Lifeson story
The band are readying their first tour in over a decade, but Lifeson is unlikely to make this mistake again
Rush signals their second coming with a surprise appearance at the Juno Awards
However, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee give different reasons for their choice of song, as Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make their debuts
Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks
The guitarist says Jimmy Page’s “hypnotic beast” didn’t just shape his playing — it directly sparked a standout cut from Rush’s ‘2112’ album
