Album of Yesterday

Rush, by Rush (1974): Ah, my first musical love. Rush was the first of my many musical obsessions, as evidenced by the fact that I own everything they've ever done (except for the covers EP from a few years back). I rarely pull out many of the albums themselves, this first one most of all. It's certainly the least impressive in the catalog, but it has its moments. It lives on in concert with regular appearances of "In the Mood" and the like. But the standout track for me this time around was "Here Again," an extended bluesy tune with a nice Lifeson solo. They've not done anything like it since.