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After sufficient time to grieve and reassemble the pieces of his life, Peart married photographer Carrie Nuttall in September 2000. In early 2001 he announced to his band mates that he was ready to once again enter the studio and get back into the business of making music, a boon for fans who were worried about Rush's future. The band returned in May 2002 with the surprisingly heavy and modern sounding ''Vapor Trails'' album. To herald the band's comeback, the single and lead track from the album, "One Little Victory" was designed to grab the attention of listeners with its rapid guitar and drum tempos. While mostly heavy rock, the album displayed a fair share of musical eclecticism ranging from standard modern-riff rock and poppy numbers to songs that display a fresh smattering of progressive flavor. ''Vapor Trails'' also marks the first studio recording not to include a single synthesizer, organ, or keyboard part since the early '70s. While the album is almost completely guitar-driven, it is mostly devoid of any conventional sounding guitar solos, a conscious decision made by Alex Lifeson during the writing process. He has been quoted as saying that he had purposely held back in this area because of the feel and mood that the album had as a whole, signifying the band's triumphant survival in the wake of Neil Peart's ordeals. Lyrical themes acutely contrast one another with warm optimism and icy despair to give the album a very introspective feel; inspired by Neil Peart's devastation and subsequent recovery. According to the band, the entire developmental process for ''Vapor Trails'' was extremely taxing and took approximately 14 months to complete, by far the longest the band has ever spent writing and recording a studio album. The album debuted to moderate praise and was supported by the band's first tour in six years, including first-ever concerts in Mexico City and Brazil, where they played to some of the largest crowds of their career.

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Rush performing in 2004The band was one of a number of hometown favorites to play Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, also dubbed SARStock, at Downsview Park in Toronto in August 2003, with an attendance of over half a million people.

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Rush, performing in 2004, was one of a number of hometown favorites to play Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, also dubbed SARStock, at Downsview Park in Toronto in August 2003, with an attendance of over half a million people.

A triple CD live album and dual DVD, ''Rush in Rio'', was released in late October 2003. It is a full concert performance on the last night of their ''Vapor Trails'' tour, recorded November 23, 2002, at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The audience present represented the second largest crowd that Rush has ever played in front of (40,000 persons), the largest being the previous night in São Paulo to a capacity of 60,000. The DVD which accompanied it won the 2004 Juno for best music DVD recognizing the artist, director and producer. Also, Neil Peart's drum solo, "O Baterista", was nominated for the Grammy of Best Rock Instrumental Performance, but lost to Brian Wilson's "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".

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 ===Biography===
-Born on May 14, 1953, John Howard Rutsey had two brothers, Bill and Mike Rutsey, a father who had been a crime reporter for the old Toronto Telegram, and had died of a heart attack, and a mother, Eva Rutsey. When he joined Rush, he was the one to bug everyone to practice. He made being in the band his only job. Ian Grandy, Rush's first roadie, says "There would have been no “Rush” without John". According to Rush's official biography, Rutsey was supposed to write the lyrics for the band's first album, but grew dissatisfied with his attempts and never completed them. He was replaced by Neil Peart, who remains as the band's drummer and lyricist. After leaving Rush due to his diabeties and distaste of touring, he lived a low-profile life. He later took up body building. Alex Lifeson said in an interview that he hasn't seen John since the early 1990's. On May 11, 2008, at the age of 55, John Rutsey died in his sleep due to complications from his life-long struggle with diabeties. Some news reports said Rutsey died from a heart attack.
+Born on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26882013 July 23, 1952] , John Howard Rutsey had two brothers, Bill and Mike Rutsey, a father who had been a crime reporter for the old Toronto Telegram, and had died of a heart attack, and a mother, Eva Rutsey. When he joined Rush, he was the one to bug everyone to practice. He made being in the band his only job. Ian Grandy, Rush's first roadie, says "There would have been no “Rush” without John". According to Rush's official biography, Rutsey was supposed to write the lyrics for the band's first album, but grew dissatisfied with his attempts and never completed them. He was replaced by Neil Peart, who remains as the band's drummer and lyricist. After leaving Rush due to his diabeties and distaste of touring, he lived a low-profile life. He later took up body building. Alex Lifeson said in an interview that he hasn't seen John since the early 1990's. On May 11, 2008, at the age of 55, John Rutsey died in his sleep due to complications from his life-long struggle with diabeties. Some news reports said Rutsey died from a heart attack.
 *Formed The Projection with Alex Zinojinovich in Spring 1968

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 After sufficient time to grieve and reassemble the pieces of his life, Peart married photographer Carrie Nuttall in September 2000. In early 2001 he announced to his band mates that he was ready to once again enter the studio and get back into the business of making music, a boon for fans who were worried about Rush's future. The band returned in May 2002 with the surprisingly heavy and modern sounding ''Vapor Trails'' album. To herald the band's comeback, the single and lead track from the album, "One Little Victory" was designed to grab the attention of listeners with its rapid guitar and drum tempos. While mostly heavy rock, the album displayed a fair share of musical eclecticism ranging from standard modern-riff rock and poppy numbers to songs that display a fresh smattering of progressive flavor. ''Vapor Trails'' also marks the first studio recording not to include a single synthesizer, organ, or keyboard part since the early '70s. While the album is almost completely guitar-driven, it is mostly devoid of any conventional sounding guitar solos, a conscious decision made by Alex Lifeson during the writing process. He has been quoted as saying that he had purposely held back in this area because of the feel and mood that the album had as a whole, signifying the band's triumphant survival in the wake of Neil Peart's ordeals. Lyrical themes acutely contrast one another with warm optimism and icy despair to give the album a very introspective feel; inspired by Neil Peart's devastation and subsequent recovery. According to the band, the entire developmental process for ''Vapor Trails'' was extremely taxing and took approximately 14 months to complete, by far the longest the band has ever spent writing and recording a studio album. The album debuted to moderate praise and was supported by the band's first tour in six years, including first-ever concerts in Mexico City and Brazil, where they played to some of the largest crowds of their career.
-Rush performing in 2004The band was one of a number of hometown favorites to play Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, also dubbed SARStock, at Downsview Park in Toronto in August 2003, with an attendance of over half a million people.
+Rush, performing in 2004, was one of a number of hometown favorites to play Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, also dubbed SARStock, at Downsview Park in Toronto in August 2003, with an attendance of over half a million people.
 A triple CD live album and dual DVD, ''Rush in Rio'', was released in late October 2003. It is a full concert performance on the last night of their ''Vapor Trails'' tour, recorded November 23, 2002, at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The audience present represented the second largest crowd that Rush has ever played in front of (40,000 persons), the largest being the previous night in São Paulo to a capacity of 60,000. The DVD which accompanied it won the 2004 Juno for best music DVD recognizing the artist, director and producer. Also, Neil Peart's drum solo, "O Baterista", was nominated for the Grammy of Best Rock Instrumental Performance, but lost to Brian Wilson's "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".