![]() ![]() A Rolling Stone article reasoned this shift in roles to the "massive" difference in the lyrical styles between their first album and Fly by Night which contains more literary themes and references. As Peart was a keen reader, he became the group's primary lyricist, which suited Lifeson and Lee because they preferred to write music. The band wanted each song on Fly by Night to show a different side to their writing and playing, which resulted in an album of varied styles. Lee recalled the difficulty that their label's management had in understanding the material on the album, particularly "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" as they had wanted material in the style of their debut. Lifeson was pleased with the songs on the album and felt like it was a second beginning for the group. It was the band's first album co-produced by Terry Brown who would maintain this role through to Signals (1982). Lifeson said it took around five days to record and once the mixing had finished, the group packed their cases and travelled to Winnipeg for a concert on January 15. Īfter a five-day break Rush recorded Fly by Night in December 1974 and mixed in January 1975 at Toronto Sound Studios during a gap in their U.S. By the end of the year the group had written new material for a follow-up album. ![]() 14 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opening for Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann. Peart joined on July 29, 1974, Lee's 21st birthday, two weeks before the band's first U.S. Lifeson and Lee were so impressed with Peart's style they felt embarrassed for the fifth drummer who had prepared by writing charts to their songs to follow. The three played along to "Anthem," a song mostly written while Rutsey was in the group that Rush later recorded for Fly by Night. Rush auditioned five drummers, the fourth of which was Neil Peart of a local band named J.R. Lee recalled: "We were guilt-ridden at first, but we realised that it's just the way it had to be. Rutsey rejoined the group for a month of club dates before Lifeson and Lee decided it was best for Rutsey to leave due to the difficulty in managing his health on tour and musical differences between them. In the following four months, however, Rutsey fell ill following complications with diabetes and had to sit out while the group continued with a replacement, Jerry Fielding. In March 1974, the second Rush line-up, consisting of guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and singer and bassist Geddy Lee, released their self-titled debut album. Peart took over as Rush's primary lyricist, and the abundance of fantastical and philosophical themes in his compositions contrasted greatly with the simpler hard rock of the band's debut album. It was also the first to feature lyricist and drummer Neil Peart, who replaced original drummer John Rutsey the previous summer just prior to the band's first North American tour. It was the first Rush album to showcase elements of progressive rock for which the band has become known. Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 14, 1975, by Mercury Records. ![]()
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