Clockwork Angels
*Clockwork Angels* is the 20th studio album from rock’s holy triumvirate of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, but it also reconfirms Rush’s 35-year-plus dedication to musical and lyrical exploration. The recipe remains the same (as the credits always note, “Music: Lee and Lifeson, Lyrics: Peart”), but the potential for ideas encased in air-guitar perfection keeps flourishing. *Clockwork Angels* is a conceptual tale about a young man’s dream quest. It involves steampunk, lost cities, pirates, a watchmaker, and more. Musically, Rush doesn\'t slow down. “Caravan” and “BU2B” exude a heft and dark resonance that recalls Tool. “Headlong Flight,” meanwhile, is another freewheeling Rush track, coasting on a zipline over jagged crevices with Lee as narrator, Lifeson’s careening guitar the guidance system, and Peart’s fluid percussion the accelerator pedal.
Like many progressive rock bands, Rush has a reputation for being cerebral. It’s well earned. Since unleashing its 1976 opus, 2112, the group hasn’t exactly skimped on the philosophizing. Beneath the braininess, though, lurks a streak of intimacy. In classic songs like “Limelight” and “Subdivisions,” drummer-lyricist…
Like many progressive rock bands, Rush has a reputation for being cerebral. It’s well earned. Since unleashing its 1976 opus, 2112, the group hasn’t exactly skimped on the philosophizing. Beneath the braininess, though, lurks a streak of intimacy. In classic songs like “Limelight” and “Subdivisions,” drummer-lyricist…
1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...
1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...
Remarkably for what is the band’s 19th studio album, Clockwork Angels never sounds dated, writes <strong>Jamie Thomson</strong>
Remarkably for what is the band’s 19th studio album, Clockwork Angels never sounds dated, writes <strong>Jamie Thomson</strong>