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RUSH - Caress of Steel (1975)

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2008-04-23 18:08:21 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson both come in neatly. The screaming, high vocals burst into life, carrying some enjoyable (if simple) lyrics from Peart. Great opener, with a very strong rhythm section, and I like the slightly softer instrumental break, with the occasional withdrawals of the other instruments to leave Lifeson alone. The concluding burst, however, is...
 
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RUSH - Moving Pictures (1981)

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2008-05-19 14:55:51 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson's solos, which feel rather sterile and nonthreatening to me. Geddy Lee's voice has lost a lot of its drama, and is more suited to the rock or quieter numbers than to more narrative or darker things on Red Barchetta and Witch Hunt. Not an incredibly fun or enjoyable Rush album, but a fair effort From its first Oberheim synth and...
 
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RUSH - 2112 (1976)

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2008-04-19 10:53:41 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson is still a bestial guitar soloist, while his later solos often feel rather sterile to me. Neil Peart's lyrics give the album a very individual feel, a lot of visual ideas, and a great concept: overblown, absolutely, pretentious?, perhaps, but still I feel his lyrics here are superb. His drumming, while often praised, usually leaves me...
 
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RUSH - A Farewell to Kings (1977)

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2008-05-14 14:31:51 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson solo here, which seems rather too surgical for my liking. An acoustic outro concludes the piece. So Gentle synths feature prominently in the following Xanadu, an ambitious story of the quest for immortality, replete with references to Samuel Taylor Coleridge . Wind chimes and either a very precise guitar or intelligent synths create a...
 
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RUSH - Permanent Waves (1980)

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2008-05-20 14:47:47 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson Freewill's opening comparatively lumbers a bit, with overdone synths and a rather awkward ambling guitar part (coupled with boring, bombastic drums). It doesn't help that the lyrics are, while original in idea and form of expression, very forced at times ('they weren't born in lotus-land'). The choruses pick up a lot musically, but...
 
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RUSH - Permanent Waves (1980) [rated 5/5 by Draith]

2008-01-28 02:00:20 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
 
...Lifeson's use of sound effects has never been more effective, and his soloing has never been better. In fact this is the only album that I can say I truly love his soloing. Lee's bass lines have never been more creative, catchy, or popping, and has such a meaty tone to it, it is so satisfying, a bit like Squire's actually. Peart's drumming...
 
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RUSH - Snakes and Arrows (2007) [rated 4/5 by WideAngleWatcher]

2008-02-03 11:05:20 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
 
...Lifeson would hardly fit in here, when you hear the only real solo on Snakes, from the song Faithless it truly does make you wonder why Lifeson doesn't take them more often. Far from being a chance to 'show off' or 'prove himself' (Something Alex Lifeson of all guitarists certainly doesn't have to do!) a well placed solo can add even more...
 
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RUSH - Signals (1982)

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2008-03-21 21:26:10 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Lifeson's guitar playing here is nonetheless similar in content to that of 'Moving Pictures', only lower in the mix, and kudos must be given to Lifeson for blending in so perfectly with the synthesizers used by Geddy Lee. The album on the whole is less demonstrative than its predecessors, in my opinion actually a quite 'progressive' step for...
 
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RUSH - Caress of Steel (1975) [rated 5/5 by WideAngleWatcher]

2008-01-31 05:08:17 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
 
...Lifeson's improvised guitar solo on the outro being far from a joke! Sure his playing is still very Jimmy Page but he's certainly got it mastered by now. Lakeside Park continues in a similar vein, mixing Hard Rock riffing on distorted guitars with a more mellow second half of arpeggios and harmonics. There is even perhaps a hint of what comes...
 
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RUSH - Rush (1974)

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