A FAREWELL TO KINGS

Rush

Heavy Prog

4.34 | 2495 ratings

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This is a Rush Classic, it starts out great and carries it to the end.

A Farewell To Kings: Very catchy, and Alex Lifeson's solo as mentioned by others is just breathtaking.

Xanadu: This track is extremely impressive, the more I listen to it, the more I like it. -- I admit I thought it was average on first listen, but once you 'get it' it's all worth it.

Closer To The Heart: Rush has probably played this at every concert since, I think it's a cute track, but highly overrated. It's great, but only when your in a mood for more ''accessible'' stuff but with talent.

Cinderella Man: This track will neither dissappoint or impress, alot of Rush fans seem to think it's a filler, I dunno about that, but it's not on the level of the other tracks.

Madrigal: It starts off extremely nicely, and is a short beautiful song.

Cygnus X-1: This track is a huge turning point from Madrigal, and one of the best on the album. Lot's of time switches, if you are a fan of prog music, this song is a musthave.

This album just like 'Hemispheres'' I think suffers from only 36 min of music, that's not very much. The songs themselves are worth it, but it does leave you wanting more.

Overall: 4.5/5

| 5/5 | 2005-11-28

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