Caress of Steel
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| Caress of Steel | ||
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| Missing image Rush_Caress_of_Steel.jpg album cover | ||
| LP by Rush | ||
| Released | September 1975 | |
| Recorded | June and July 1975 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 45 min 02 s | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Producer | Terry Brown and Rush | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| RollingStone | 2/5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=6628) |
| Artistdirect | 1½/5 | link (http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,157481,00.html) |
| Rush Chronology | ||
| Fly by Night (1975) | Caress of Steel (1975) | 2112 (1976) |
Caress of Steel was the third album by Rush, released in 1975.
The album includes Rush's first inclusion of a truly long (perhaps overlong) rock piece, "The Fountain Of Lamneth", which runs to nearly 20 minutes. While this epic is laudable for its ambition, the lesser-themed "The Necromancer" also weighs in at 12:34, features some of the best guitar solos on the album, and perhaps shows more focus than Lamneth.
This album shows more of Rush's adherence to the standards of progressive rock. Long pieces, pieces broken up into parts, and solo passages of speed and agility are all included.
This album also shows some of Rush's influence from Led Zeppelin, more obviously present in Rush's first album, in songs like "I Think I'm Going Bald".
Tracks
- "Bastille Day" - 4:37
- "I Think I'm Going Bald" - 3:38
- "Lakeside Park" - 4:07
- "The Necromancer" - 12:29
I. "Into Darkness"
II. "Under The Shadow"
III. "Return Of The Prince" - "The Fountain of Lamneth" - 19:58
I. "In The Valley"
II. "Didacts And Narpets"
III. "No One At The Bridge"
IV. "Panacea"
V. "Baccus Plateau"
VI. "The Fountain"
Personnel
- Geddy Lee - bass guitar and vocals
- Alex Lifeson - 6 and 12 string electric and acoustic guitars, classical guitar, steel guitar
- Neil Peart - percussion
| Rush |
| Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart | John Rutsey |
| Original studio albums |
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| Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Vapor Trails |
| Other studio records |
| Not Fade Away | Feedback |
| Live albums |
| All The World's a Stage | Exit...Stage Left | A Show of Hands | Different Stages | Rush in Rio |
| Compilations |
| Archives | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 |
| Side projects |
| Burning For Buddy | Burning For Buddy, Vol. 2 | Victor | My Favorite Headache |