A FAREWELL TO KINGS

Until today, I wasn't convinced by this album. I thought it had more weaker than greater moments, and I was specially disappointed with the last song, Cygnus X-1. Tonight I was in the mood for some Rush, and I completely changed my opinion about this record. It's absolutely awesome and it deserves all the praise it gets. I couldn't have not written a review about this album. Obviously, many reviews before have done a song by song analysis, something I won't do now, since it's a waste of time for me.

So, the standouts are the AMAZING, Xanadu (still I think it's the best Rush song ever), the great opener A Farewell To Kings, and, definitely, the closer Cygnus X-1, which ironically, before, it seemed to me a total mess. Now I can't believe how I didn't give this song more opportunities, since I have this masterpiece for more than a year now.

Overall, an essential album, along with the incredible hard rocking 2112 (the best Rush album, in my opinion), but that's another story. Very recommended!

Rating: 4.6/5