Rush - Fly By Night [SHM-CD]

Rush - Fly By Night [SHM-CD]
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All Scans Included | Original Release 1975 - This Release 2009

Here's the first album featuring Neil Peart on drums and lyrics. While their first release, "Rush," is a great, straight ahead rocker, "Fly By Night" moves the band into the more cerebral, progressive, power rock vein that would characterize their 70's period. From the opening sonic barrage of "Anthem" to the melodic acoustic chords of "In The End"

Being Rush's second album, the first in 1975, also the first with drummer Neil Peart, the changes are immediately evident and not just in the now kick-ass drumming. Neil's lyrics are also leaps and bounds beyond what Geddy and Alex were writing on the first album, and the songs are growing better and more complex.

In a way, this album could almost be called Rush's first album. Drummer John Rutsey, who played on the band's self-titled debut the previous year, quit the band shortly after its release (due to problems with diabetes). The band hastily held auditions for a new drummer and Neil Peart came into the picture. Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson found writing lyrics a bore (and it shows on that first disc), so when Peart expressed interest in doing it, they gladly handed the pen and paper to him. The result was a notable improvement in the lyrics.


Tracks:
01. Anthem [4:27]
02. Best I Can [3:28]
03. Beneath, Between & Behind [3:05]
04. By-Tor And The Snow Dog [8:39]
05. Fly By Night [3:25]
06. Making Memories [3:04]
07. Rivendell [4:59]
08. In The End [6:47]

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