FLY BY NIGHT

Who doesn't know the album with the huge blue owl on the cover?

"Fly by night" was published in 1975 with the addition of Neil PEART as the new drummer (replacing John RUTSEY) and as the main lyricist. Unlike the debut album of this Canadian power trio, this album shows a musical maturity and a well-marked path that would be improved in the following albums (especially the ones in the seventies).

Songs as "By-tor and the snowdog", "Anthem" and of course the title track "Fly by night" have become classics in the repertoire of the band; "Rivendell" is a beautiful acoustic melody obviously inspired in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and that kind of soft acoustic ballad would be also present in posterior RUSH albums ("Tears" in 2112 is a great example).

Mind-blowing guitar solos, powerful bass lines, and of course the drum patterns that only Neil PEART could create along with the lyrics that only Neil PEART could write made this album a cornerstone in RUSH's discography. Maybe it is not one of their most amazing albums but it is the seed from where the huge tree was born.

SONG RATING: Anthem, 5 Best I can, 3 Beneath, between and behind, 4 By-Tor and the snowdog, 5 Fly by night, 5 Making memories, 4 Rivendell, 4 In the end, 4

AVERAGE: 4.25

PERCENTAGE: 85

ALBUM RATING: 4 stars

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