Caress of Steel
LP by Rush
Released	September 1975
Recorded	June and July 1975
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	45 min 02 s
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Terry Brown and Rush
Professional reviews
RollingStone	2/5	link
Artistdirect	1½/5	link
Rush Chronology
Fly by Night (1975)	Caress of Steel (1975)	2112 (1976)

Caress of Steel was the third album by Rush, released in 1975.

The album includes Rush's first inclusion of a truly long (perhaps overlong) rock piece, "The Fountain Of Lamneth", which runs to nearly 20 minutes. While this epic is laudable for its ambition, the lesser-themed "The Necromancer" also weighs in at 12:34, features some of the best guitar solos on the album, and perhaps shows more focus than Lamneth.

This album shows more of Rush's adherence to the standards of progressive rock. Long pieces, pieces broken up into parts, and solo passages of speed and agility are all included.

This album also shows some of Rush's influence from Led Zeppelin, more obviously present in Rush's first album, in songs like "I Think I'm Going Bald".

Tracks

1. "Bastille Day" - 4:37
2. "I Think I'm Going Bald" - 3:38
3. "Lakeside Park" - 4:07
4. "The Necromancer" - 12:29
      a. "Into Darkness"
      b. "Under The Shadow"
      c. "Return Of The Prince"
5. "The Fountain of Lamneth" - 19:58

   a. "In The Valley"
   b. "Didacts And Narpets"
   c. "No One At The Bridge"
   d. "Panacea"
   e. "Baccus Plateau"


   f. "The Fountain"

Personnel

• Geddy Lee - bass guitar and vocals
• Alex Lifeson - 6 and 12 string electric and acoustic guitars, classical guitar, steel guitar
• Neil Peart - percussion