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Fly By Night (Mlps) (Shm)

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3 star:		(18)
2 star:		(7)
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This is one of the greatest albums that Rush has ever made. This is also Neil Peart's first work with the band, and his drumming and lyrics are really awesome. My personal favorite is "By-Tor And The Snow Dog", which has excellent work from all three of the band members. I had heard bad things about the second to last track "Rivendell", but I actually liked it. I found it to be very peaceful and relaxing. Here are my overall ratings:

1. Anthem - 5/5
2. Best I can - 4/5
3. Beneath, Between, and Behind - 5/5
4. By-Tor And The Snow Dog - 5/5
5. Fly By Night - 5/5
6. Making Memories - 5/5
7. Rivendell - 3/5
8. In The End - 5/5

Of course, the self-titled Rush album was first, but Fly By Night sounds like a completely different band. The Rush album is pure heavy metal; Fly By Night is much more mature and developed, although with still a way to go. The band would not put out another album with this many tracks for some time, opting for longer, progressive rock compositions. (Although some, such as the 2112 suite, are merely medleys, or dare I say, 'rock operas.') I really liked this when it was released, and continued to buy Rush albums right up through Hemispheres. The band would continue to develop their craft on Caress of Steel and the hugely popular 2112, but the true peak of the band is preserved on A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres. Check out Fly By Night for a glimpse of the road that lay ahead.

FLY BY NIGHT is a solid hard progressive rock CD by Rush, and their first to feature drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. True, the opening song, "Anthem", is heavily inspired by reactionary author Ayn Rand, and can inspire selfish behavior if you take it too seriously, and "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" is just a lot of sci-fi blather, but the other songs have a highly inspirational lyrical feel, making this CD a must-own.

FLY BY NIGHT is the second Rush recording, and the entrance of Neil Peart to this great band. I think I was reading the song list and Peart only had one or two songs that he was the chief writer of, but he would get pretty much all the writing duties on the following album CARESS OF STEEL(which was pretty much a miserable failure at the time, but they would get back on track with the release of 2112). This isn't my absolute favorite Rush album, but it's not to far off from the top, but I do find myself wanting to return to it more than some of the others. I love the songs "In The End", "Making Memories", "Fly By Night", "Rivendell", and "Best I Can". This could be a good album to begin your collection with, but I would recommend PERMANENT WAVES, MOVING PICTURES, and 2112 as a first purchase. Enjoy!!!

This was always my favorite Rush album growing up and it definitely stands the test of time. I still believe their early period up until 2112 is their best- this is a classic- and the cover is one of the most classic in rock!

This album is quite a good listen. This only being Rush's second album, they did a very good job with it. This album marks the arrival of drummer Neil Peart, which turned the band in the right direction. Fly By Night begins with the hard rocking Anthem and continues with the song Best I can. Beneath, Between and Behind is the next great song that follows, with the popular By-Tor and the Snow Dog coming next. Fly By Night is the best song on the album. After that comes Making Memories, Rivendell, and In the End. which arn't as good as the preceding tracks but are still fun to listen to. In conclusion, this album is better than the debut and the album to come next...

If you are new to Rush and have a preference for 70s hard rock, Fly By Night and 2112 are the albums to start with.

Fly By Night has some progressive tendencies in songs like By-Tor and the Snow Dog, but it otherwise does not venture all-out into the progressive realm like later albums do. It is better than Rush's debut album, but not as good songwriting-wise as any album after 2112.

The criticisms in other reviews of Geddy Lee's voice on this album are perhaps legitimate, though I still like it when cranked up. OTOH, Alex Lifeson's guitar work and Neil Peart's drumming are definitely the strong points to these songs.

Fly By Night rocks. Worth your money.

This is where Rush became Rush, with Neil Peart behind the drum set and the lyrics. "Anthem", is very explosive from beginning to end with some pretty cold lyrics. "Best I Can", written by Geddy Lee is also good. "Beneath, Between, and Behind", gets my juices flowing because it rocks hard and fast at the same time. "By-Tor & The Snow Dog", is the first epic Rush attempted and is pretty good, lyrically and musically. There is a part in the song where it's just keyboards and drums and it gets a little boring, but not TOO boring, as it reminds me of those action-packed cartoons I used to watch as a kid. It's so cool! "Fly By Night", I used to hear on the radio. I'm sure lots of people know that song. "Making Memories", is a good pop/rock song. "Rivendell", is probably the only exception to an otherwise great album, as it is very boring and I usually reach the skip button. "In The End", is just perfect, as a song and as a closer. I just love the beautiful 1 1/2 minute intro, then it turns into a rocker.

All in all a great album from Rush, probably not as good as say "2112", or "Hemispheres", but still a fantastic album.

on this album Rush plays standard hard-rock with a bit progresisve taste.it all sounds a bit like zeppelin's but...what the heck - it is a great portion of classic seventies overdriven guitars and great melodies.Rush always knew how to write them."Fly by night" is recomended to everyone who like old rock and to everyone who wants to be a little "retro" styled!this is great album...

Review no.84. Originally released in early 1975,this was the band's second record. I don't CARE what numerous young {er} whipper-snappers (age 18-30) say about this lp, 'Fly By Night' is a TRUE '70's progressive/album rock gem. Sure,most of the later day Rush releases are decent (some in fact,are great), but there is nothing(I repeat,NOTHING!) like Rush's first four albums. What I've always dug SO much about this CD reissue is that even though I'm a huge live album fan, I still like being able to check out the 'original' versions of tunes like the Canadian trio's classic rock opener, here "Anthem", the epic "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" (if this song doesn't make the hairs on your neck stand up, you should seriously listen to soft rock), "Making Memories",the title track "Fly By Night" and the somewhat dramatic "In The End". Highly recommended. What more can I say?