In 1974, Geddy Lee heard his own album and was “heartbroken”. Then one song saved him

Geddy Lee was so disappointed by the early mixes of Rush’s 1974 debut album that he and his bandmates considered abandoning it. The songs sounded weak compared with the powerful, emotional music they played live, leaving them “heartbroken”.

Producer Terry Brown’s response to “Finding My Way” gave the band a way forward: he liked the track and proposed recording it alongside one other song, then remixing the rest. Lee later described “Finding My Way” as a symbol of the album’s rescue and a model for the sound Rush wanted.