Alex Lifeson's guitar work really shines on this album, especially on the classic A Passage To Bangkok. The guitar is powerful, yet not all that heavy, but it still really packs a punch. The title track clocks in at just over 20 minutes, and is considered by many people (including myself) to be one of Rush's best songs. The progressive side of Rush starts, and reaches its peak, right here on this 6 song epic.
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Sure some of their mid-late 1980's albums weren't up to par with anything they had wrote in the 70's, but they were (and still are) indeed icons of the progressive/metal genre.Ģ112 is one of those iconic albums that will forever be enjoyed by mostly anyone into rock music. the band that inspired many many drummers, bassists, and guitarists all over the world. Stage Right, a string quartet tribute album that features 12 Rush songs converted into classical pieces.Review Summary: Rush at their best, recommended to anyone who is into progressive rock or metal. An orchestrated version of "Xanadu" appears on Exit.
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It is approximately eleven minutes long, beginning with a five-minute-long instrumental section, then transitioning to a narrative written by lyricist Neil Peart, inspired by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan. " Xanadu" was recorded for A Farewell to Kings.