Marathon (Rush song), the Glossary
"Marathon" is the fourth track on Canadian rock band Rush's 1985 album Power Windows.[1]
Table of Contents
20 relations: A Show of Hands, Alex Lifeson, Art pop, Billboard (magazine), Geddy Lee, Guitar, Hard rock, List of songs recorded by Rush, Manhattan Project (song), Mercury Records, Metaphor, Neil Peart, New wave music, Peter Collins (record producer), Power Windows (album), Progressive rock, Rock music, Rush (band), Synthesizer, Time Stand Still (song).
- Canadian new wave songs
A Show of Hands
A Show of Hands is a live album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989.
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Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush.
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Art pop
Art pop (also typeset art-pop or artpop) is a loosely defined style of pop music influenced by art theories as well as ideas from other art mediums, such as fashion, fine art, cinema, and avant-garde literature.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee Weinrib (born Gary Lee Weinrib, July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock group Rush.
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Guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings.
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Hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.
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List of songs recorded by Rush
This is a comprehensive list of compositions performed or recorded by the Canadian rock band Rush or its principal members Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart, including contributions made to other artists. Marathon (Rush song) and list of songs recorded by Rush are Rush (band) songs.
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Manhattan Project (song)
"Manhattan Project" is a 1985 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, named after the WWII project that created the first atomic bomb. Marathon (Rush song) and Manhattan Project (song) are 1985 songs, Rush (band) songs, song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer), songs written by Alex Lifeson, songs written by Geddy Lee and songs written by Neil Peart.
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Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group.
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
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Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush.
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New wave music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s.
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Peter Collins (record producer)
Peter Julian Alexander Collins (14 January 1951 – 28 June 2024) was an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer.
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Power Windows (album)
Power Windows is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on October 11, 1985 in Canada by Anthem Records and on October 21, 1985 in the United States.
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Progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
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Rock music
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that primarily comprised Geddy Lee (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion).
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Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.
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Time Stand Still (song)
"Time Stand Still" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, released in 1987 as the lead single from their twelfth studio album Hold Your Fire. Marathon (Rush song) and Time Stand Still (song) are Rush (band) songs, song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer), songs written by Alex Lifeson, songs written by Geddy Lee and songs written by Neil Peart.
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See also
Canadian new wave songs
- Marathon (Rush song)
- Rise Up (Parachute Club song)
- The Big Money
- Vital Signs (Rush song)