Rush

Today's Song of the Day, and the same for the last few weeks in my car has been Rush's The Trees, off their 1978 album, Hemispheres. While the song is interesting musically, what truly captivates are the lyrics which are pasted below:

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

Jacob's Ladder is the quintessential Rush song. Wonderful riff, wailing solos, exciting build-ups, drums that lend an entirely new dimension to the song and so on.

Wonderful, wonderful stuff. I rediscover this song at least once every year and go crazy about it.

Today's song of the day is an instrumental titled Bravest Face by Rush off their new album Snakes & Arrows. This is one of the first songs I enjoyed off the album (which has been steadily growing on me btw) - very catchy, especially the verse. I am by far not a fan of Geddy Lee. However, his vocals (with its sharp yet harmonious, albeit nasal twang) are perfect for certain songs, and this is one of them.

And already, I've been tardy with my SotD entries.. just goes to show that I _do_ have a life (so there!).