9/12/2023 0 Comments Rush 1976 albumWhen I first heard the lines “Attention all planets of the Solar Federation, We have assumed control” I presumed that the “Solar Federation” put down some uprising and assumed control again. And it’s up to the listener to decide what happened. Major key chords kick off the “Grand Finale”. So the only way for him to be with the world in his dream is for his life’s blood to spill over. The man who was filled with joy at finding the guitar, is now in despair at living a life that’s cold and empty. We are back to the sounds of water running down, like how we heard in “Discovery”. Check it out, its guitar hero worthy.Ī shimmering chorus guitar kicks off the song in which the man who found the guitar dreams of another world in which creativity and individualism is allowed and full of song and laughter. Just before the song finishes, they go into the “Temples of Syrinx” riff and Lifeson solo’s over it. The emotion and escapism that comes from listening to music. This is like Zeppelin Rush which tells the story of how the guitar is presented to the priest of the Temple of Syrinx, who then proceed to destroy it and banish the man who found it.īut the Priests didn’t want to know about his ancient relic. A pure profit making product for the colleges.Ī classical acoustic guitar announces the arrival of “Discovery”, found inside a cave and the founder rediscovers the lost art of music.Ĭreativity and imagination is progress. And Masters Degrees are the biggest scams ever. You can’t even get an Administration role in a Company without a Uni/College degree. The schools are factories for degrees later on. The schooling system is designed for conformity, a one size fits millions approach. The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes But they seem to forget that creativity is based on influences. This is a future where individualism and creativity are outlawed and the population controlled by a cabal of malevolent Priests who reside in the Temples of Syrinx.Īnd the way copyright law is going, creativity can be outlawed as every single melody known to the human race has been used and corporations are doing their best to lock them up under ridiculous terms, like life of the creator plus 90 years after death. Which is broken up into 7 sections.Īn instrumental that acts as a summary in which you get to hear all of the melodic pieces which appear on the song.Ī sombre melody with the words “And the meek shall inherit the Earth” is sung before the distorted guitars kick in for “The Temples of Syrinx”. History shows that they made the right decision.Īnd for all the hate “Caress Of Steel” got from the label, it was the album that bridged the first era of Rush albums to “2112”. It was about one person standing up against everybody else”. There was a lot of passion and anger on that record. That was a tough period for Rush because “Caress of Steel” didn’t do that well commercially, but we were really happy with it and wanted to develop that style.īecause there was so much negative feeling from the record company and our management was worried, we came back with full force with “2112”. “The Fountain Of Lamneth” on “Caress of Steel” was really our first fill concept song and “2112” was an extension of it. In the same magazine, Alex Lifeson said the following We’d seen their financial predictions for 1976 and we weren’t even on the list!” Polygram had written us off before “2112” had come out. Things were dire and we were getting a lot of pressure. “Caress didn’t actually do any worse than the albums before it, at that point, all three had sold about 100,000 copies a piece in the U.S.īut if our record company hadn’t been in such turmoil I don’t think we would have been able to keep our recording contract.īy the end of that year we were unable to pay our crews salary or even our own. In the Guitar Legends magazine focusing on Rush, Neal Peart said the following O they stay true to themselves and their art or do they give in to what the label wants? And these kind of governments like to control everything and everyone.Ĭoming into 2112, Rush was in a predicament. Kids these days would have no idea, but in 1976, Eastern Europe and parts of South East Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central/South America were under Communist governments or military dictatorships. The “Red Star” was easily associated with the Communist governments of the time. The album cover captured my attention immediately. How Has It Aged: Iron Maiden – The Book Of Soulsĭestroyerofharmony on 2001 – Part 6.1: Radiohead – A…Ģloud2oldmusic on 2001 – Part 6.1: Radiohead – A…Ĥ7 Songs That Title-… on Motley Crue – 1994 – Poison Ap….Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
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