Rush - Fly by Night (1975) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl - PBTHAL

Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Progressive rock, Arena Rock
Source: Mercury ΓÇÄSRM-1-1023 2nd US Pressing
Codec: FLAC
Bitrate: ~ 3,000 kbps
Bit Depth: 24
Sampling Rate: 96,000 Hz

01 Anthem
02 Best I Can
03 Beneath, Between and Behind
04 By-Tor and the Snow Dog
05 Fly by Night
06 Making Memories
07 Rivendell
08 In the End

Rip Info (Ripped by PBTHAL)

VPI Scoutmaster w/Trans-Fi Terminator T3 Pro
Audio-Technica AT33PTG/II
Musical Surroundings Phonomena
RME ADI-2 ADC
Adobe Audition
Manual Declicking

Review

Prior to one of Rush's first U.S. tours, original drummer John Rutsey split from the band, since he wasn't prepared to commit to the band's rigorous touring schedule. And it proved to be a blessing in disguise, since his replacement was to become one of the most respected rock drummers of all time, Neil Peart, who would also steer the band towards success with more challenging material -- starting with Fly by Night. While the title track and the album-closing ballad, "In the End," still had Zeppelin roots, the album isn't as straightforward as the debut. Rush's first bona-fide classic, "Anthem," is included, while the over eight-minute "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" helped pave the way for the group's future epics ("2112," "Cygnus X-1," etc.), and introduced the fans to Peart's imaginative lyric writing, often tinged with science-fiction themes. The reflective and melodic "Making Memories" is an underrated early composition, while "Beneath, Between, & Behind" is a furious heavy rocker. Fly by Night may not be one of Rush's finest albums, but it is one of their most important -- it showed that the young band was leaving their Zep-isms behind in favor of a more challenging and original direction.