{"id":2157,"date":"2019-10-25T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:23:41","slug":"arachnophonia-rush-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2019\/10\/arachnophonia-rush-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Rush “Gold”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Ryan (class of 2022) and features a 2006 compilation of hits by the Canadian prog rock band Rush<\/a>. Thanks, Ryan!<\/em><\/p>\n

Rush<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Rush<\/p>\n

In the epoch of rock and roll, there are few artists that have achieved the stardom, veneration, and global recognition attributed to Rush. The band is well known among the rock and roll community for their enduring impact on the genre, as Rush\u2019s decades-spanning career encapsulates a variety of musical styles, each a product of inspiration from greats like Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, and Jethro Tull as well as the trio\u2019s own innovations. From their blues and hard rock inspired early albums, like Fly by Night<\/a><\/em> and the eponymous Rush<\/a><\/em>, to the experimental and progressive albums like 2112<\/em><\/a>, Moving Pictures<\/em><\/a>, and Grace Under Pressure<\/a><\/em> produced in their middle years, Rush continuously reinvented the genre. The band\u2019s three members, Geddy Lee<\/a>, Alex Lifeson<\/a>, and Neal Peart<\/a> received their most honorable recognition in 2013, when Rush was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Rush\"<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to Rush and looking for a diverse sampling of their music, the two-disc album Rush | gold<\/a><\/em> contains the best of Rush from their first album in 1974 to Hold Your Fire, released in 1987. What the album lacks, however, are any selections from Rush\u2019s later music, which is more stylistically traditional with more hard rock and metal influences. Nonetheless, Rush|gold offers a fantastic selection of what Rush has to offer, from the pulse-pounding energy of \u201cAnthem\u201d and the nostalgic adventure of \u201cRed Barchetta\u201d (my personal favorite) to the synth-heavy, dystopian sci-fi epic \u201c2112 Overture\u201d. <\/p>\n