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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 This Is A Great Album Dec 30, 2003
By Nick
This is one of the greatest albums that Rush has ever made. This is also Neil Peart's first work with the band, and his drumming and lyrics are really awesome. My personal favorite is "By-Tor And The Snow Dog", which has excellent work from all three of the band members. I had heard bad things about the second to last track "Rivendell", but I actually liked it. I found it to be very peaceful and relaxing. Here are my overall ratings:1. Anthem - 5/5
2. Best I can - 4/5
3. Beneath, Between, and Behind - 5/5
4. By-Tor And The Snow Dog - 5/5
5. Fly By Night - 5/5
6. Making Memories - 5/5
7. Rivendell - 3/5
8. In The End - 5/5
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Solid Hard Prog-Rock CD Mar 14, 2008
By The Footpath Cowboy
"rockerusa2002"
FLY BY NIGHT is a solid hard progressive rock CD by Rush, and their first to feature drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. True, the opening song, "Anthem", is heavily inspired by reactionary author Ayn Rand, and can inspire selfish behavior if you take it too seriously, and "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" is just a lot of sci-fi blather, but the other songs have a highly inspirational lyrical feel, making this CD a must-own.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Rush - 'Fly By Night' (Polygram) Jan 08, 2007
By Mike Reed
Review no.84. Originally released in early 1975,this was the band's second record. I don't CARE what numerous young {er} whipper-snappers (age 18-30) say about this lp, 'Fly By Night' is a TRUE '70's progressive/album rock gem. Sure,most of the later day Rush releases are decent (some in fact,are great), but there is nothing(I repeat,NOTHING!) like Rush's first four albums. What I've always dug SO much about this CD reissue is that even though I'm a huge live album fan, I still like being able to check out the 'original' versions of tunes like the Canadian trio's classic rock opener, here "Anthem", the epic "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" (if this song doesn't make the hairs on your neck stand up, you should seriously listen to soft rock), "Making Memories",the title track "Fly By Night" and the somewhat dramatic "In The End". Highly recommended. What more can I say?
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
First Rush masterpiece Apr 23, 2006
By M. A. Scott
"Rock and Classical music fan"
FLY BY NIGHT is the second Rush recording, and the entrance of Neil Peart to this great band. I think I was reading the song list and Peart only had one or two songs that he was the chief writer of, but he would get pretty much all the writing duties on the following album CARESS OF STEEL(which was pretty much a miserable failure at the time, but they would get back on track with the release of 2112). This isn't my absolute favorite Rush album, but it's not to far off from the top, but I do find myself wanting to return to it more than some of the others. I love the songs "In The End", "Making Memories", "Fly By Night", "Rivendell", and "Best I Can". This could be a good album to begin your collection with, but I would recommend PERMANENT WAVES, MOVING PICTURES, and 2112 as a first purchase. Enjoy!!!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
EXCELLENT ALBUM!!! Jan 07, 2005
By Emily Nelson
"musicmovielover"
This was always my favorite Rush album growing up and it definitely stands the test of time. I still believe their early period up until 2112 is their best- this is a classic- and the cover is one of the most classic in rock!
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