“Fly by Night,” is the 2nd Album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 15, 1975, on Mercury Records. It was the first Rush LP to showcase elements of progressive rock for which the band has become known. It was also the 1st to feature lyricist & drummer Neil Peart. Let’s dig into the title track “Fly By Night.”
“Fly By Night,” the song by Neil Peart who became RUSH’s 2nd drummer after the departure of John Rutsey. Peart wrote the song as his personal experience of moving from Canada to London as a young 18-year-old musician before joining Rush. The song kicks off side two on the vinyl album and tracks #5 on the American release of the cd. The single was released in May 1975. The first time a single was released in radio markets other than the United States or Canada. The amazing fact is they recorded the entire album in 10 days.
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart of Rush became a rock and roll powerhouse with only 3 band members. Neil did the share of the band’s lyric writing and Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee scored the music end of the process. Right after Fly By Night took off on the radio they immediately started on the road opening for bands like Kiss.
What amazes me as a music fan is Rush’s released two albums in 1975. The Follow-up was the album, “Caress of Steel” which was not a commercial success but was still loved by true Rush fans.
3 Rockers Who Made The Most Money in 2022
#3 - The Rolling Stones - 98 Million
The Rolling Stones made their money the old-fashioned way… they toured. Between their tour and record royalties, they grossed 136 million and netted 98 million in 2022. The Stones played 15 cities on their tour, at an average revenue north of $8.5 million dollars PER SHOW.
#2 Sting - 210 Million
Sting sold his record catalog in 2022 for 300 million. He sold his entire catalog, both solo and with The Police to Universal Music Group. That should be him quite the trophy case for his 17 Grammy Awards. In other news, Sean Combs continues to be pissed for never making a dime off of “I’ll Be Missing You.”
Sting made a massive splash in February 2022 selling his entire catalog — both solo and his music with The Police — to Universal Music Publishing Group. While Universal did not disclose the price tag of this deal, ‘The New York Times’ reported the deal is worth at least $250 million or more.
#1 Genesis - 230 Million
It was a banner year for Genesis. They got a $300 million music rights sale to Concord Music Group in 2022. Publishing rights and a selection of recorded music income streams from the group, as well as solo income streams from Phil Collins (including “In The Air Tonight”) and bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. Throw their tour money and song royalties into that figure and it pops out at 230 million dollars.
In September 2022, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ reported the music rights for Phil Collins and Genesis, along with some of the music of Mike + the Mechanics, sold to Concord Music Group Inc. for a reported $300 million.
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