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Rush

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Just a word of warning, this is not an album by the Canadian band Rush, as I was led to believe. I guess the people listed who also bought other Rush albums were duped the same way. The CD isn't bad, but it's not Lifeson, Lee and Peart!

This is the band Gordon Rowley was in before Nightwing. Although I enjoy Nightwing, they could be very cheesy indeed. Strife was a prog oriented hardrock project; and when they decided to have fun it was a little bit of Hawkwind or Sweet that they tossed in the mix, rather than pomp cheese. Actually if you wonder what the Pink Fairies might have sounded like had they stayed together through the 70's; this band might give you an idea. Second album "Back to Thunder" is even heavier.

First, let's get a few things cleared up. This is NOT an album by Canadian prog masters Rush. To be honest I don't see anything on this page that would lead anyone to believe that it was.

Also, Eric Clapton has nothing to do with this album. I don't know what that reviewer was thinking.

And despite the erroneous track listing, this CD actually IS the 1975 debut album Rush by the British hard rock band Strife. Not only that, but it is a digitally remastered version of the album, released in 2001 by Zoom Club Records.

Beyond the generic "classic rock" label, Strife is a hard band to classify. They were a hard rocking band with elements of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, and had a few Kansas-esque progressive elements as well (see the 12-minute title track). Some of the band went on to form NWOBHM act Nightwing.

It may be hard to classify, but Rush is a good hard rock album that is worth tracking down, especially now that it has been remastered.

The real track listing is as follows:

1. Back Streets of Heaven
2. Man of the Wilderness
3. Magic of the Dawn
4. Indian Dream
5. Life Is Easy
6. Better Man Than I
7. Rush

Just a warning to potential buyers - this is NOT the album by Strife called "Rush" which was released by Chrysalis in 1975/6. The chances of a this duplication of names of artists and title must be millions to one! Any chance of Chrysalis re-releasing the original album? That one is a 5 stars rating!

This is a great CD and shows the talent of Eric Clapton to the fullest. It is indeed a masterpiece. The tracks are appropriate to every part of the movie, from slow to excitement to sadness. You can feel it deep within your soul as you listen to the tunes. It represents every human emotion in music and words, and I recommend it to anyone who loves Eric's work.