FLY BY NIGHT

Shoot, mang!!! I really like this one! The production is very strong, with loud guitars burying Geddy just enough so that his squealing isn't nearly as annoying as it would be on the next few albums. Also, a good half of the record is made up of solid memorable hard rock tunes -- "Anthem," "In The End" and the hit title track are the songs of which I am currently speaking! "Making Memories" is a very pretty acoustic number as well. The others are slightly less interesting, but still present the band as a cool mid-70s rock band; this would soon change as Neil Peart's fantastical nerd vision took over