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    What song did the lyrics 'We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      2112. One of the best heavy metal songs of the '70s.

    What song opens up with the lines 'Begin the day with a friendly voice'?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Spirit of Radio. ... a companion unobtrusive.

    What song has the lyics 'Be cool or be cast out' ?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Subdivsions. A really neat song that appears on the album 'Signals'.

    What song does the lyrics 'Today's Tom Sawyer mean, mean, pride' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Tom Sawyer. Please tell me that you got this one right.

    What song does the lyrics 'You can be the captain, and I will draw the chart' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Closer to the Heart. This song appears on 'A Farewell to Kings'.

    What song does the lyrics 'But I must help my mother stand up straight' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Red Sector A. This song appears on 'Grace Under Pressure'.

    What song does the lyrics 'If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Freewill. This song appears on 'Permanent Waves'.

    What song does the lyrics 'Change My Life Again' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Fly By Night. This song appears on 'Fly By Night'.

    What song does the lyrics 'Can't do the time, don't do the crime' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Test For Echo. This song appears on 'Test For Echo'.

    What song does the lyrics 'Sailing Into Destiny' appear on?Rush Lyric Trivia

      Closer to the Heart. This is a good song.

    'Why are we here? Because we're here.'Rush Lyrics

      Roll The Bones. From 'Roll The Bones'

    What Rush album came out after 'Grace Under Pressure'?Match Rush song with album

      Power Windows.

    What song contains: 'Everybody's got to deviate from the norm'?Rush Rules!

      'Vital Signs'. From the Moving Pictures album

    What song contains: 'When the dragons grow too mighty, to slay with pen or sword'?Rush Rules!

      'Madrigal'. From the Farewell to Kings album.

    What song contains: 'Well you think that you're right, you think that you're out of sight'?Rush Rules!

      'What you're doing'. From the first Rush album.

    What song contains: 'Centurion of evil, devils prince. Across the River Styx, out of the lamplight'?Rush Rules!

      'By-Tor and the Snowdog'. From the Fly by Night album.

    What song contains: 'What you love is your own power, what you live is your own story'?Rush Rules!

      'Something for Nothing'. From the album, 2112.

    How many parts make up Rush's 1976 classic epic, '2112'? (Side 1)RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      7. 1-Overture 2-Temples of Syrinx 3-Discovery 4-Presentation 5-Oracle: The Dream 6-Soliloquy 7-Grand Finale

    What does YYZ, from the 1981 'Moving Pictures' album, stand for?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      The airport designation for Toronto, Canada. Airports around the world are universally known by a unique three-letter code, called a Location Identifier. Toronto's Pearson Airport's identifier is 'YYZ'

    Though Neil Peart usually gets the lion share of the lyric credits for their {songs;} on the 1977 'A Farewell To Kings' album, which non-Rush member got a writing credit on that record?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Peter Talbot. Peter Talbot got the credit for the lyrics on the hit song 'Closer To The Heart'.

    How many of Rush's studio albums have songs featuring a character named 'Prince By-Tor'?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      2. Prince By-Tor is a knight of darkness in 'By-Tor and the Snowdog' on the 1975 'Fly By Night' {album;} but is the hero in 'The Necromancer' on their follow up album, 'Caress of Steel'

    What time is Geddy Lee 'In The Mood', based on their 1974 self titled debut album?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      7:45. The line he sings on the song 'In The Mood' is 'Hey baby, it's a quarter to eight. I feel I'm in the mood.'

    What is 'special' about the cover art of their 1981 live album 'Exit...Stage Left'?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      It features items representing all their previous album covers. A human sized puppet (A Farewell To Kings) sits on a box with the original 'Rush' logo (RUSH). A mover (Moving Pictures) holds a picture with a necromancer on it (Caress of Steel), which partialy hides a picture of a man in front of a circled star (2112). A naked man faces a well dressed man (Hemispheres), who is standing under a stuffed owl (Fly By Night). A woman in a skirt and sweater (Permanent Waves) holds open a curtain to view the concert stage (All The World's A Stage)

    Which famous author was Neil Peart inspired by, when he wrote lyrics to the story of '2112'?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand's book Anthem inspired Neil Peart not only to write '2112' but also the song 'Anthem' found on their 'Fly By Night' Album.

    Rush's first three albums (RUSH, Fly By Night and Caress Of Steel) were repackaged and sold as a three album set, under what name?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Archives. Archives was released in April 1978

    Geddy Lee made a guest appearance on who's comedy album?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Bob and Doug McKenzie. Geddy sang vocals on the song 'Take Off' on Bob and Doug McKenzie's 1981 'Great White North' album. Bob and Doug are played by SCTV cast memebers Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis . G'day 'EH!

    What is the name of the city were the events of '2112' occur?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Megadon. In the liner notes of '2112' is the supporting narrative of the story, surrounding the lyrics. It says...'I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon.'

    Neil Peart produced two albums in honour of which great drummer?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Buddy Rich. Neil produced and performed on 'Burning For Buddy' (1994) and 'Burning For Buddy Vol. 2' (1996)

    Who wrote the poem that 'Xanadu' from 'A Farewell To Kings' is based on?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem is entitled 'Kubla Khan' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which was published in 1798.

    Which statement best describes RUSH?RUSH - Canada's Premier Rock Band

      All The Statements Do. As THE Canadian three-man power band, Rush has established itself with a strong national and international fan base, ever growing through-out 3 decades. Though critics have trashed RUSH as being a Led Zepplin rip off (early years) and being too fanciful, too weighty, and {humorless;} they have twenty-three consecutive gold and platinum records, the third-longest string behind the Beatles and the Stones (and tied with KISS) in popular-music history.

    'Where's My Thing' is part what of 'The Gangster Of Boats' trilogy?Rush

      IV. Although it sounds silly, the song is actually part IV of the trilogy. The silly thing about it is that there isn't a 'Gangster of Boats' trilogy, it was just an inside joke. (However, I have no idea what the joke was.)

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