Rush - A Farewell to Kings
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Music CD Cover Artist: Rush Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 1997-05-06 Music Label: Island / Mercury Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for A Farewell to Kings Album
Free Music Review: The Second Period of Rush
Hit: 5 Stars
"A Farewell to Kings" marks the beginning of what I think of as the "second period of Rush". These periods usually consist of about four albums, followed by a live album. The first period, for example, saw Rush evolve from "a poor man's Led Zeppelin" (not my quote) to masters of the hard rock concept album in "2112", due in no small part to the arrival of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, who matched and heightened the abilities of bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson.So what changed with "A Farewell to Kings"? Well, the first thing you hear when you play the album is Iberian classical guitar. Acoustic guitar had been visited briefly in "Rivendell" on the "Fly By Night" album, but this was the first time it had actually been used as a major thematic vehicle. Many of the songs on the album have a Quixotic tilt to them, both musically and lyrically. Even "Cygnus X-1", a song about a journey to the black hole, has the voyagers aboard a ship named "Rocinante", which was the name of Don Quixote's horse. It seems that Neil Peart put down Ayn Rand for a second and picked up some Cervantes!
The other major turning point also involves expanded musical horizons. For the first time, Geddy's synthesizers and Neil's myriad percussion are truly integral parts of songs, especially in the 11 minute epic, "Xanadu". There is still a considerable amount of excellent bass, guitar, and drum work out of the trio, but these additions signal a true expansion in the possibilities of Rush. They have matured from the young, intelligent hard rockers of "All the World's a Stage" to a truly inventive set of musicians, ever seeking to push the boundaries of their work.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention, there is one hit song on this album: "Closer to the Heart". It is a nice song, and it certainly fits in with the rest of the album. However, the rest of the album holds so much more, and you really owe it to yourself to listen to it all. As Bob and Doug McKenzie would say, "Hit singles are short."