Is Rush really a Prog band ?

Rush are considered prog by just about every site, book or magazine you can name, so you should not be surprised to see them here. If you still have doubts, you could perhaps try listening to their albums from 2112 to Permanent Waves, which are universally considered the proggiest part of their output. They are also universally considered as a huge influence on the formation of progressive metal, and also on many other bands on the heavier end of the prog spectrum. That alone would guarantee them a place here. 

I don't see how anyone can listen to the Hemispheres album and deny that it is prog as all hell.

Rush?  Prog?  Who could think of such a thing!

Rush started life as a country and western band, called Lucifers Hayloft, before progressing into an R'n'B act, who notoriously toured the strip clubs, and burlesque bars of Canada. In the 90's they churned out 52 albums of banging New York House music, and were very popular on the east coast gay club scene..


Of course they're prog rock. What sort of music do you think they are??

Raff wrote: Rush are considered prog by just about every site, book or magazine you can name, so you should not be surprised to see them here. If you still have doubts, you could perhaps try listening to their albums from 2112 to Permanent Waves, which are universally considered the proggiest part of their output. They are also universally considered as a huge influence on the formation of progressive metal, and also on many other bands on the heavier end of the prog spectrum. That alone would guarantee them a place here.

Well, I remember that when I was a kid Rush were considered to be hard rock here. There even was a hard rock sampler which was advertised on TV which had Rush on it too. Keep in mind that the sticker "progressive" did not exist back then; it oinly came up much later. But I was actually very sujrprised to find Rsh here when I joined.; I would have considered them to be "hard rock" too,. Let's put it like this: In my opinion either Deep Purple are a full-fledged prog band too and not just prog-related or Rush is just prog-related. The way it is right now is in my opinion a paradox, especially when you think of the early albums of Deep Purple.

I don't particularly care for labels either, but to listen to this band in all the different phases is to be absolutely sure that they are a progressive band who have had a massive influence on many other bands enjoyed on this site.

Is Rush really a Prog band? Does Charlie Daniels play a mean fiddle?

Is Rush a prog band?

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