Rush

Artist: Rush
Album: A Farewell To Kings
Genre: Progressive Rock
Band Webpage: http://www.rush.com

A Farewell To Kings is Rush's fifth album. It features a whole slew of epic tracks. The first and title track begins with an acoustic finger-picked intro followed by hard rock. Xanadu (the title is taken from Coleridge's Kubla Kahn. This track happens to be my favorite of the album) begins with a very epic intro with guitar harmonics, an E pedal tone, and drumming, but soon kicks into high gear. The lyrics are also taken from Kubla Kahn. Cygnus X-1 follows the fictional space voyage to Cygnus X-1, which is considered to be one of the most likely black hole candidates in the universe. The other tracks, while not quick as epic, help attribute to the whole album's feel.

Tracklist:
1. A Farewell To Kings (5:53)
2. Xanadu (11:07)
3. Closer To The Heart (2:53)
4. Cinderella Man (4:22)
5. Madrigal (2:36)
6. Cygnus X-1 (10:21)

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