Prog Album of the Week - Week 91 (07/24/2015): Rush - A Farewell to Kings
As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!
Welcome to the ninety-first week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Tiger Moth Tales' Cocoon and that was lovely.
If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, please visit the archive.
Rush's best album, right? Well, maybe...
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###Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Track Listing:
Track listing: 1) A Farewell to Kings; 2) Xanadu; 3) Closer to the Heart; 4) Cinderella Man; 5) Madrigal; 6) Cygnus X-1.
####Potential Discussion Questions:
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Lots of hard rock stuff as we've come to expect from Rush. It seems like Rush managed to blend prog with hard rock perfectly. Oftentimes this doesn't work, so what did Rush do so well to make such hard-hitting prog?
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How would you personally rate the album?
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Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?
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Posted Jul 24, 2015, 10:09 PM UTC