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.
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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