25. Rush
Canadian rock band, Rush, concluded their rockin’ n’ rollin’ days in 2015 after 40 years in the music scene. Forming all the way back in 1968, we’d say they had a pretty good run, having changed their music style a number of times over the years. While their inception was marked by a bluesy, hard rock tune, they later introduced the use of synthesizers and made the move into a more progressive rock style.
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Rush re-adopted their hard rock, guitar-driven sound in the ’90s and this style stuck for the remainder of their career. Guitarist Alex Lifeson, lead vocalist Geddy Lee, and drummer Neil Peart’s experimentation with musical diversity earn them a place on this list.