Saturday, May 11, 2019

song of the day 5/11/19



the song of the day is The Fountain of Lamneth by Rush.


a nearly 20 minute epic with a fantasy theme predating 2112, this was Rush's second song over 10 minutes; the first being The Necromancer, a song also on Caress of Steel. Fountain of Lamneth chronicles a man's journey over his life to find the Fountain of Lamneth.

the guitarist of Rush, Alex Lifeson, has looked back at the fourth section, Panacea, rather negatively, calling it "an attempt at something that didn't work out" and "innocent". as well, the bassist and vocalist, Geddy Lee, has looked back on this song rather negatively in an interview featured in the book Contents Under Pressure.

as for the album, Caress of Steel was a commercial failure, but is nowadays regarded as underrated.

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