This narrative quality isRush 50s chief strength.

Its not a greatest-hits package like 1990sChronicles, though it contains many of the bands best-known songs.

Nor is it a rarities collection, though it features a sprinkling of unreleased tracks.

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 01:  Photo of Alex LIFESON and RUSH and Geddy LEE and Neil PEART; L-R: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart posed, group shot,  (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart (from left) in 1977Fin Costello/Redferns

But the tracks offer valuable context for the stunning evolution to come in the next few years.

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