 | Rush Caress of Steel
3.5
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| 0.0 | AngryChristian | May 22nd 16 |
A nice rocker, a couple of forgettable but not bad tracks and two monumental masterpieces. A tad incoherent, but very rewarding.
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| 4.0 excellent | GamamJ | April 8th 20 |
Underrated gem by the greatest prog band of all time. How this album ended up being supported by the «Down the Tubes tour» is an impossible conundrum to me, as I find it to be one of Rush?s best. Already on the forst 3 tracks, it?s clear they have finally conpleted their full-fledged transformation into prog masterminds. As for the last two, just amazing. The Fountain may toy with the line of being too pretentious, but that?s all fine as that?s where the best Rush lies.
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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | October 28th 19 |
Rush dipped its toe deeper into the expanded universe of progressive rock and nearly drowned. Tour support plundered and critics railed. Despite the album's stature as the ugly step child in Rush's discography, COS warranted a far better fate.
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| 0.0 | BMDrummer | March 28th 14 |
Easily the most underrated record in their discography. A lot of people don't like the unfocused aspect of this album, but that's one of the reasons I like it honestly. It goes all over the place, which is also adds to the darkness of the record. This especially works on The Fountain of Lamneth, where it goes from acoustic guitar, to energetic prog rock, to a crazy drum solo, a sudden stop with dark arpeggios from Alex, and too much more to list. The only track that is weak here for me is I Think I'm Going Bald, which sounds like a b-side that was included as filler honestly. Still pretty good though. This is one of their darker records, as well as a more random one. Overall, a 4/5 for the most underrated Rush record. Geddy was probably right about them being pretty high when they made this record, although that sort of adds to it with the atmosphere.
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| 4.0 excellent | DoggerDog39 | January 8th 13 |
Another progressive rock masterpiece. "The Necromancer" is easily one of Rush's most diverse and progressive tracks, and it is nicely book-ended with "Fountain of Lamneth" and "Lakeside Park," both beautiful songs on their own. This album is sadly overlooked, but if given the time to grow on the listener, provides huge returns.
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| 2.0 poor | Palimpsest | March 23rd 12 |
An underrated gem? No. As bad as most critics claim it is. The long tracks are bloated, the short tracks silly, and the production crude and unpolished. Slightly redeemed by Lifeson's Page-influenced solos, however.
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| 0.0 | mandan | March 3rd 12 |
Very underrated album. The 2 epics at the end simply destroy. And to think they would outdo themselves on later releases.
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| 3.5 great | Staker | November 24th 10 |
I love this album but it would be wrong to give it any higher. Yes, it is a bit of a failed experiment, half cooked, not-there-yet, but if you get into it it is still very rewarding.
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