- hard rock, rock, progressive rock
- 45 min
- 5 tracks
- Anthem Records
Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 24, 1975, by Mercury Records. It was recorded immediately after the band concluded touring in support of their previous album, Fly By Night, and marked a development in the group's sound, moving from the blues-based hard rock style of their debut towards progressive rock.
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Grave, earnest, spare and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/8
- The Daily VaultC+
- The Essential Rock Discography5/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock2.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Bastille Day4:42
- 2I Think I’m Going Bald3:43
- 3Lakeside Park4:15
- 4The Necromancer12:33
- 5The Fountain of Lamneth20:11
5 tracks, 45 minutes.
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- Rush
- Label
- Anthem Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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- XW
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