"Xanadu" was the first Rush song in which synthesizers play an integral part. Unlike the previous albums, 2112 and Caress of Steel, "Xanadu" uses both guitar and synthesizer effects.

"Xanadu" was a song recorded by the Canadian progressive rock trio Rush, for their 1977 album "A Farewell To Kings".

Neil Peart’s lyrics were inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ’s poem Kubla Khan, where Xanadu is the mysterious, exotic kingdom in which Khan resides.

From an ancient book. I took a clue. Xanadu — Held within The Pleasure Dome.

"Xanadu" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1977 album A Farewell to Kings. It is approximately eleven minutes long, beginning with a five-minute-long instrumental section before …

In Coleridge's poem, Xanadu is the fictional name of the land where Khubla Khan ordered the dome to be built: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree." Coleridge goes on to describe …

"Xanadu" is the first Rush song in which synthesizers are an integral part. Unlike the previous 2112 or Caress of Steel albums, "Xanadu" used both guitar and synthesizer effects, and thus represented a …

From "Exit Stage Left."

Aug 13, 2025 · Rush transformed poetry and progressive rock into an epic that froze time; "Xanadu" united Coleridge, Citizen Kane, double-neck guitars and bass, a near-disaster in the studio, and the …

Xanadu Lyrics by Rush. To seek the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honeydew And drink the milk of Paradise... I had heard the whispered ta...