This book of a song tells the story of a man's life journey to find the fabled Fountain of Lamneth. I wonder what this long last track will do for me." I had no idea what I was just about to be hit with. The others might take a while to grow on me. I really like Bastille Day and Lakeside Park. The first time I listened to Caress of Steel, I had gotten through the first four songs and thought "hey, this is alright. I can't pick what I like most about this song! Unlike most of the other long songs on this list, every part of this song sticks in your head as opposed to just one memorable riff the first time you hear it, like with Cygnus X-1 Book 2 (at least for me.) What's not to love? That epic intro, the transition into the "normal" part of the song, the sheer musicality. My god, he's CRAZY here! Definitely one of the best guitarists ever if you ask me. This song is one of my favorite instrumentals ever, and you want to know who makes that possible? The supremely undervalued Alex Lifeson. Most bands can't make their instrumentals as exciting as their normal songs. Everyone is on fire here: Geddy's vocals and bass are powerful, yet restrained Alex's guitar is running wild Neil's drumming is perfect and is in harmony with whatever Alex and Geddy are doing nothing is out of place. It's one hell of a ride and an amazing closer to Permanent Waves. To further emphasize that, I think you should check out the live version at the capitol theater from 1975 on youtube. I know Rush isn't really a metal band per se, but if there's any song of theirs that screams "speeding assault," it's this one. "See them bow their heads to die as we would bow when they rode by," a line from the second verse, basically sums up this one. If there's any source where I want to learn about history from, it's Rush. Not only that, but the bass and vocals kick major ass most of all. It's funny how Rush mastered the soft/loud contrast before the Pixies and Nirvana ever did. Rush is really good at writing songs with strong individualist and/or libertarian messages. The only thing stopping me from putting this higher on the list is it's relative lack of musical complexity as compared to the higher songs on this list. Raging at unreachable glory, straining at invisible chains." Goddamn, those are some powerful lyrics. "Rebel without a conscience, martyr without a cause. In legal boundaries, of course.īeing a teenager myself, this song is one of the most relatable, most powerful songs Rush has to offer. I wish to someday go screaming through the valley with this playing. The lyrics and music are in perfect harmony with the vibe of the song. Rush really knows how to write a nostalgic song. This would be the first of many times Rush would make a long song with epic storytelling undertones, and this song is one of the best instances where that is done well. Starting the countdown at number 10:Īnd the first Rush epic was born. I'm sure many of these lists have been done here before, so to spice things up, I'll give a little description as to why I like each song with each listing. No posts offering an item in exchange for money. Discussions of the politics behind Rush songs/lyrics/etc. No off-topic political discussions please take those to r/politics. NSFW/NSFL content of any kind (Don't worry, you can share official Rush imagery like the Hemispheres cover)Ħ. Self-promotion of yourself or another band unless it is a Rush cover. All content must be relevant to rush in some way This rule also applies to 2112 sighting posts, those should be directed to /r/2112.Ĥ. In short, don't be an ass, easy right?Ĭhain posts, image macros, AI/Chatbot-generated content, and common meme templates will be removed. Additionally, any confrontational or rude behavior will be met with a ban. Rush's Official Website Submission Rules:Īnything resembling hate speech will be met with an immediate and likely permanent ban. Note: In order to post here, we require accounts to be at least 14 days old AMAs: A subreddit for all the fans of the Canadian progressive rock trio Rush.
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