50 years ago today (9/24/75), Rush released their third album, Caress of Steel. One of their most misunderstood albums, The complex songs and lack of hits signified a commercial and critical low point for the trio. Ambitious and multi-part songs like “The Necromancer” and “The Fountain of Lamneth” turned off many but signified an important step in the band’s prog evolution that would be more accepted with their breakthrough follow-up 2112. Listen to a rare performance of “The Necromance”live from 1975..