Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto by guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist and frontman Jeff Jones, and drummer John Rutsey on September 18, 1968. Within a couple weeks and just before the band's second performance Jeff Jones quit the band and was replaced by Geddy Lee who was a classmate of Lifeson at the time. The band stabilized and became known as Rush in May of 1971 with a lineup consisting of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and John Rutsey. In 1973 the band released their first original composition called "You Can't Fight It" which peaked no interest in any of the record labels at the time so they decided to create their own label called Moon Records.

Rush is now known for being one of the most renowned progressive rock bands in the world. Classic albums like Moving Pictures and 2112 are not only famous within the progressive rock community but are also well-known throughout the entire music industry for being timeless masterpieces. Rush's self-titled debut album shows the band in a different light. Instead of being the progressive rock masters that the band became with later albums, Rush were simply three guys rocking out by means of simple lyrics and straightforward songwriting.

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