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- The_Necromancer_(song) runtime "12.5".
- The_Necromancer_(song) abstract "The Necromancer is a song by Rush from their 1975 album Caress of Steel. It is the fourth-longest song recorded by the band, after \"2112\", \"The Fountain of Lamneth\", and \"Hemispheres.\" The song is subtitled \"A Short Story by Rush.\" It was one of Rush's first attempts at writing an epic progressive rock piece, along with \"The Fountain of Lamneth.\" The two songs are often blamed for the commercial failure of Caress of Steel.No official live recordings of the song have been released, but it appears on a bootleg entitled \"Rush: Caught In The Act,\" which was recorded with an 8mm video recorder on May 15, 1975 in Rochester, New York by an audience member. Progressive metal band Dream Theater, who have frequently cited Rush as one of their main influences, covered the song during the tour for their album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.The song is heavily inspired by the high fantasy legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien. Many parallels can be drawn between the song's tale and the stories of Tolkien, and many references are made to characters and locations in Tolkien's stories. In particular, the title was inspired by a character in Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, in which there exists the Necromancer (more commonly called Sauron), an evil entity who can reduce the living into specter form. In The Lord of the Rings, he is confronted by \"three travelers\": two Hobbits, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, and a creature tormented by the influence of Sauron's One Ring, Gollum. However, the parallels with Tolkien are at times inexact. For example, in The Lord of the Rings, Sauron is unaware of the trio's approach until it is too late for him to stop them. In this song, the Necromancer is aware of the three travelers' presence as soon as they set foot on his lands; it is only the arrival of the character By-Tor that frees them from the terror of the Necromancer. Also, the three travelers in this song are \"men of Willow Dale.\" This is a reference to the band members themselves, as Willowdale is the name of the suburb in Toronto that two of the three members of Rush (Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson) are from. Neil Peart is from Port Dalhousie, Ontario, which is now part of St. Catharines.The song has three parts:\"Into Darkness\": In the first section of the song, we are introduced to the protagonists, three travelers who, \"Fording the River Dawn,\" journey \"into the dark and forbidding lands of the Necromancer\", who is the incarnation of evil and oppression. Even at the beginning of their journey, \"the intensity of his dread power can be felt\"; this is reflected by the dark and brooding nature of the music. Subsequently, there is much foreshadowing as to the inevitable doom that awaits the three travelers whilst under the shroud of the Necromancer. As mentioned earlier, the three travelers are stand-ins for the three members of the band. In the old quest tales, travelers were generally restless and searching for a goal; so were Rush, who at this point in time were always on tour. Having characters ford a river was a plot device often used in old stories to show a decisive stage in a journey. \"Fording a river\" was actually the original lyric Neil Peart wrote for this section, omitting \"Dawn\" altogether. The spoken word introduction to this section was performed by Neil Peart. Peart also performed the spoken word introductions to the other two sections.\"Under the Shadow\": In this section, the travelers continue their journey into the lands of the Necromancer. Meanwhile, the Necromancer, watching from a tower, \"views all his lands\" with his \"magic prism eyes\". Unbeknownst to the three travelers, he is already aware of their intrusion into his dark lands. The three travelers are eventually brought before the Necromancer and made to bow, and turned into \"spectres numb with fear\". The travelers are then locked in the labyrinthine dungeons of the fortress of the Necromancer. Considering the numerous parallels and references to Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium in the song, the dungeons and fortress mentioned here may very well be Dol Guldur. This part of the song musically transitions into a harder rock sound that builds in intensity throughout the section.\"Return of the Prince\": The title of this section is a reference to Tolkien's The Return of the King. Musically, this section is much lighter than the second section, as it represents the triumph of good over evil. In this section, the Necromancer is confronted by \"the Champion\", Prince By-Tor. This is the second Rush song to feature the character By-Tor, the first being \"By-Tor & The Snow Dog\" on the band's second album, Fly by Night. However, unlike in that song, By-Tor is not evil here, as he battles \"for freedom from chains of long years\" for the three travelers and the other spectres trapped in the Necromancer's fortress. By-Tor stealthily attacks, and ultimately slays the Necromancer, which breaks the spell the Necromancer cast over his Dark Lands, making them bright once more. The Necromancer then becomes a wraith, and leaves to seek another land to rule with his \"evil prism eye\". The \"evil prism eye\" is another reference to the works of Tolkien, this time being a reference to the Eye of Sauron. The men are freed from the labyrinth after the Necromancer's departure. The song ends with Lifeson playing a triumphant guitar solo in celebration of the victory over evil. At the very end of the final section on the lyrics sheet, the Latin phrase, \"Terminat hora diem; terminat auctor opus\", is printed, which translated means, \"The hour finishes the day; the author finishes his work.\"".
- The_Necromancer_(song) album Caress_of_Steel.
- The_Necromancer_(song) artist Rush_(band).
- The_Necromancer_(song) genre Hard_rock.
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- The_Necromancer_(song) previousWork Lakeside_Park_(song).
- The_Necromancer_(song) producer Rush_(band).
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- The_Necromancer_(song) runtime "750.0".
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- The_Necromancer_(song) trackNumber "4".
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- The_Necromancer_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText ""The Necromancer" (song)".
- The_Necromancer_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Necromancer (song)".
- The_Necromancer_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Necromancer".
- The_Necromancer_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Necromancer: Return of the Prince".
- The_Necromancer_(song) writer Alex_Lifeson.
- The_Necromancer_(song) writer Geddy_Lee.
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- The_Necromancer_(song) album Caress_of_Steel.
- The_Necromancer_(song) artist Rush_(band).
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- The_Necromancer_(song) genre Hard_rock.
- The_Necromancer_(song) genre Progressive_rock.
- The_Necromancer_(song) label Anthem_Records.
- The_Necromancer_(song) label Mercury_Records.
- The_Necromancer_(song) lastSingle ""Making Memories"".
- The_Necromancer_(song) length "232.0".
- The_Necromancer_(song) length "750.0".
- The_Necromancer_(song) name "The Necromancer".
- The_Necromancer_(song) name "The Necromancer: Return of the Prince".
- The_Necromancer_(song) next ""The Fountain of Lamneth"".
- The_Necromancer_(song) nextNo "5".
- The_Necromancer_(song) nextSingle ""Lakeside Park"".
- The_Necromancer_(song) prev ""Lakeside Park"".
- The_Necromancer_(song) prevNo "3".
- The_Necromancer_(song) producer Rush_(band).
- The_Necromancer_(song) producer Terry_Brown_(record_producer).
- The_Necromancer_(song) recorded "June–July 1975".
- The_Necromancer_(song) released "1976".
- The_Necromancer_(song) released "September 1975".
- The_Necromancer_(song) sora "album".
- The_Necromancer_(song) thisSingle ""The Necromancer: Return of the Prince"".
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