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I find this album to be slightly overrated. It is good, but its not really the end all be all of Rush albums everyone makes out. Its still good though. The opener, the seven part epic title-track is easily the best song on the album. It tells the story of a futuristic society ruled by the power-hungry priests of the Temples of Syrinx. The song starts off with weird, spacy synth sounds, then it rocks hard. 'Overture' and Temples of Syrinx' were a single I think, and they are very awesome, almost metal at times. Then it goes mellow with Discovery, all acoustic and very awesome. The next part, Presentation, is probably the worst part, but its still pretty good. It also has a dynamite solo from Lifeson. Oracle: The Dream is my personal favorite part, very emotional and it rocks pretty hard too. Soliloquy is excellent as well, very emotional with a great, sad sounding-yet hard rocking solo from Lifeson. The last part, Grand Finale is the perfect metallic closer to the song.

The second half of the album starts off with A Passage to Bankok, a great eastern-style song. Of course, Eastern-Style songs are always an A++ in my book, A+++ if they rock hard. Great lyrics and a fantastic, memorable solo from Lifeson. The Twilight Zone, a tribute to the classic TV show, is pretty good as well, with largely acoustic passages. Lessons is weak, the worst song on the album in fact. Tears is another pretty mediocre one. The album kicks back into overdrive for the closer, however, with the hard rocker Something For Nothing. I think a heavy closing track really helps an album; to have that last note still ringing in your head is magical.

So this album is pretty good, slightly overrated, however. Highlights include the epic title track, A Passage to Bankok, and Something For Nothing.