"Grace Under Pressure" was released in April of 1984, two albums and three years after their hit album "Moving Pictures," which contained such songs as Tom Sawyer, Limelight and YYZ.

Even though I wasn't familiar with the band or any of the songs at the time, as I was only 3 years old, hearing the songs later have inspired me and made me see the sheer genius and brilliance of all three of the musicians. Geddy Lee's basslines and vocals, Alex Lifeson pulling of some amazing guitar riffs, and the complex rhythms played by drummer Neil Peart, who is also the band's lyricist.

One of the most powerful songs on the album is Red Sector A. The lyrics portray the fear of a prisoner of a concentration camp, wondering if he is to follow the fate of his father and brother. The depiction of the horrific scene of the camp is vividly described in the lyrics to the song.

There are more songs on Grace Under Pressure that have a similar depressing feel to them. The opening track, Distant Early Warning, is a grim look at an apocalypse coming in the near future. In Afterimage, the narrator sees images of a lost loved one and the memories come back.

Every song has it's own unique feel and sound that can't be described, and they set Rush apart from any other rock band.