
Excellent, and accessible prog!

Rush, rulers of the universe, unveiled this masterpiece to the world on New Year's Day in 1980. I wish I had been around to hear it while it was still fresh.
This album contains quite possibly the greatest Rush song ever, "Natural Science." That song alone justifies the purchase of this album. But this short album is loaded with great material, boasting classics such as "Freewill" and "Jacob's Ladder" on it's track list. "Different Strings" is also a nice breather of a track that is quite good on it's own. I'm kind of indifferent to "Entre Nous." It feels out of place amidst the great tracks surrounding it, and is just okay.
Geddy's Bass playing is, as always, amazing, and his voice is strong (or annoying for the nay-sayers). The keyboards are pretty simplistic on this album, but that's fine with me. Lifeson shines throughout with excellent solos and his wonderfully oddly-structured chords. Peart, well, he's a drum god.
I wish popular music were as good as Rush is on this album. An excellent introduction for non-fans.
Much deserving 5 out of 5.
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