lackluster lyricism, storytelling and instrumentalism.

Supremely underrated, the immense wall of sounds that this albums hits you with never leaves, even after the first listen.

banger alert

This album does not have a single boring song in it, Madrigal is a super underrated track with Cygnus X-1 and Xanadu being two amazing stand out songs.

Definitely some of Rush's best work, every single song in this album is a stand out hit apart from maybe Lessons.

Lakeside Park and I Think I'm Going Bald are forgettable but Bastille Day, The Necromancer and The Fountain Of Lamneth stand out as some of Rush's best early work.

Definite improvement from their debut, each song manages to stand on their own better. By-tor & the Snow Dog is their first truly mind blowing song with its fast paced drum fills and dueling solos.

Very solid, has some great songs but most take it safe.