RUSH - CARESS OF STEEL

1 Bastille Day
2 I Think I'm Going Bald
3 Lakeside Park
4 The Necromancer I. Into the Darkness 
5 II. Under the Shadow 
6 III. Return of the Prince 
7 The Fountain of Lamneth I. in the Valley 
8 II. Didacts and Narpets 
9 III. No One at the Bridge 
10 IV. Panacea (Lee) 
11 V. Bacchus Plateau (Lee) 
12 VI. the Fountain 

All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Caress of Steel finds Rush in a holding pattern, essentially repeating the hard rock sounds of Fly by Night, even though the group tries to incorporate elements of prog-rock -- note that there are not one but two multi-part suites, "The Necromancer" and "The Fountain of Lambeth." Despite a couple of fine musical interludes, the record fails to capture the complex interplay the group was beginning to display on-stage, and it's only interesting in retrospect. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine