A Farewell to Kings
| A Farewell to Kings | ||
|---|---|---|
| LP & CD by Rush | ||
| Released | September 1977 | |
| Recorded | June 1977 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 37 min 13 s | |
| Record label | Mercury Records | |
| Producers | Terry Brown and Rush | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| RollingStone review | 2½/5 | link |
| Artistdirect review | 3/5 | link |
| Rush Chronology | ||
| All The World's a Stage (1976) | A Farewell to Kings (1977) | Hemispheres (1978) |
A Farewell To Kings is the fifth studio album by the Canadian band Rush, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and mixed at Advision Studios in London.
The lyrics of the long cut "Xanadu" were inspired by the 56-line poem Kubla Khan, written in 1798(?) by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In this respect there is a link to Welcome To The Pleasuredome by English pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Lee, Lifeson and Peart except "Closer To The Heart" where the lyrics were co-written with Talbot.Personnel
| Rush |
| Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart | John Rutsey |
| Studio Albums |
|---|
| Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Vapor Trails | Feedback |
| Live albums, Compilations, etc. |
| All The World's a Stage | Archives | Exit...Stage Left | A Show of Hands | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | Different Stages | | Rush in Rio |
| Side Project Albums |
| Victor | My Favorite Headache |