CARESS OF STEEL

There's not much to say. The period between the mid 70's to the early 80's, Rush released some of the music that would make me think of music in a complete;y different way.

Their first real monumental release was Fly By Night, but I don't have that album (at least not yet), so I will start with Caress Of Steel.

With 3 amazing short songs and 2 monumental epics, this album really has it all. I never realy understood how good it was until I listened to it for the second time, and it really is some achievement, especially for 1975.

1. Bastille Day - The first ever power metal song in my opinion. Geddy's vocals are just phenomanal. The lyrics are also amazing and tell a great story (something about France). The instrumental sections are really something.

2. I Think I'm Going Bald - A very comical song. Very funny (although the best song about male patern baldness is Bald by The Darkness). Great chorus.

3. Lakeside Park - A nice laid back moment of the album. Great song with an amazing chorus.

4. The Necromancer - This is the first epic of the album and it really does take you on an epic journey. This song is the continuation of the story of By-Tor (By-Tor & The Snow Dog on Fly By Night). The song really does take you places, with the narration (that sounds like adam09 who made those parodies of John Petrucci on You Tube.) The first part is very calm, followed by a more aggresive and rock paced middle section with an overjoyous conclusion.

5. The Fountain Of Lamneth - The biggest epic of the 2. Just under 20 minutes long, this piece is amazing. The riff in the 2nd and last part is amazing and is one of the first ever real polyrhythym sections in a song. The rest is very epic, with an amazing drum solo as the 3rd part. The lyrics are also amazing, telling of an epic story of a fountain on top of a mountain that has a substance named Panacea that gives you long lasting life. Really is something amazing. I wish I was a child of the 70's, then I would have been able to listen to this music and be more in love with it than I already am.

CONCLUSION: The first of a string of masterpieces. If you don't have this album, then you should be buying it now.

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