![]() One-Word Title: "Caravan" and "Carnies".Taken very literally, also "The Garden" (though it refers to " a garden" many times) and "BU2B" (it stands for "Brought Up to Believe", a line that does appear many times in this song). Non-Appearing Title: "The Anarchist", "Carnies", "Halo Effect", "The Wreckers".No Name Given: On the album, the main character is never named, and the fandom referred to him as "The Protagonist." The novel named him Owen, and it stuck.Mood Whiplash: Due in part to the borderline Genre Roulette track list.Miniscule Rocking: To the surprise of everyone.his public face is the titular Clockwork Angels, automatons that spill out decrees on The Watchmaker's behalf. The Man Behind the Curtain: While The Watchmaker isn't exactly unknown to his subjects.Loving a Shadow: "Halo Effect" is about when the album's protagonist realizes he's been doing this repeatedly.It's arguably the album's only major flaw. Loudness War: It's not as bad an example as Vapor Trails, but this album's production has nonetheless received some criticism for falling into this trope.Grand Finale: Clockwork Angels is the final studio album in Rush's discography.The liner notes, however, mention that it is (or is analogous to) an internal monologue based upon all the things that the protagonist has lost, a concept that could be interpreted liberally enough to include such a loss. Grief Song: BU2B2 is not explicitly a song spurred by the loss of a human life.Carnies has two repeatedly repeated sections that change meaning over the course of the song. Epic Rocking: To the surprise of no one.9:12 PM is 21:12 when read in 24-hour format. Easter Egg: If you look at the cover (the page image) and assume the normal placement of numbers on an analogue clock face, the clock reads 9:12.Dark Reprise: BU2B2, which dispenses with the heavy rock instrumentation of BU2B in favour of strings, and is all about the belief mentioned in BU2B failing the protagonist.City of Gold: The protagonist is looking for one in the aptly titled "Seven Cities of Gold" and nearly dies when caught in a snow storm in the desert in the attempt.By the end the protagonist learns to live a life free from The Watchmaker's obsessive control, but doesn't embrace The Anarchist's violence instead learning that forgiving others and cultivating a charitable legacy is the life fulfillment he needs. The Watchmaker a control freak who keeps society under his thumb via a quasi-religious social order with strict dicta for people's personal life with no freewill, and The Anarchist a violent rebel who seeks to spite The Watchmaker by destroying his order. Both Sides Have a Point: Both the Watchmaker and The Anarchist are opposed with each other with vastly different ideals.Be Careful What You Wish For: The chorus from the song "Carnies".Bad Samaritan: "The Wreckers" is about a ship in a storm coming upon a lighthouse, only for it to lead them crash into rocks so the eponymous group can plunder the wreckage.As the Good Book Says.: The Clockwork Angels quote a bit of Proverbs 3:5 (as the liner notes point out "as also seen on an In-N-Out milkshake!") during the automaton's proclamations to the city square.The protagonist seems to share several similarities with Neil: growing up on a farm, going out into the world as a Wide-Eyed Idealist, and eventually having his optimism crushed by a Trauma Conga Line, only to have it restored somewhat near the end. Author Avatar: A possibly unintentional one.As he isn't described as being a certain race in the book, this isn't a Race Lift. Ambiguously Brown: In the graphic novel, Owen is illustrated as looking vaguely Southeast Asian or possibly Polynesian, albeit with somewhat more pale skin than is usual (though still definitely not white, at least not wholly).While it's possible to piece together the story with just the songs, having the novelization or liner notes makes it much easier. All There in the Manual: Unlike its big brother 2112, this album virtually requires the bonus story snippets in the liner notes.Geddy Lee - lead vocals, bass, synthesizer.This was joined by a graphic novel in 2014, and a vague Tweet from Anderson that may point to a movie deal. Anderson, a long-time friend of Peart, worked from his storyline for the album and incorporated snippets of Rush lyrics throughout the book. Anderson was published in September 2012, accompanied by an audiobook read by drummer Neil Peart. In the first five songs the setting itself is given more focus but is soon overtaken by much more analogous tales with more prominent themes of illusion.Ī novelization co-written by Kevin J. Its basic plot follows the highlights and lowlights taken from the lifetime of an unnamed man living in a Clock Punk and Steampunk inspired alternate universe. ![]() Clockwork Angels is the nineteenth and final studio album by Rush, released in 2012.
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