Rush - Caress of Steel (1975)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Lyrics written by Neil Peart; music composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee
Side one
1. "Bastille Day" 4:39
2. "I Think I'm Going Bald" 3:42
3. "Lakeside Park" 4:10
4. "The Necromancer"
I. "Into the Darkness" – 4:20
II. "Under the Shadow" – 4:25
III. "Return of the Prince" – 3:51"
12:34
Side two
1. "The Fountain of Lamneth"
I. "In the Valley" – 4:18
II. "Didacts and Narpets" – 1:00
III. "No One at the Bridge" – 4:21
IV. "Panacea" (Lee) – 3:16
V. "Bacchus Plateau" (Lee) – 3:15
VI. "The Fountain" – 3:50"
Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar
Alex Lifeson – 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, classical guitar, steel guitar
Neil Peart – drums, percussion
Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in September 1975 on Mercury Records. It marked a development in the group's sound, moving from the blues-based hard rock style of their debut towards progressive rock.
By mid-1975, Rush had stabilised with a line-up of guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee, and drummer and primary lyricist Neil Peart, who had joined the group in 1974. They released Fly by Night (1975) which marked Rush's first foray into multi-part and conceptual songs with "By-Tor and the Snow Dog". The group were on a rise in popularity, and received a Juno Award for Most Promising Group.] In June 1975, they finished touring Fly by Night which culminated in a Canadian leg that had them as headliners for the first time.
