Title: Is this the beginning of the end?
Review: This cannot be the Rush I have grown up with? This album is veryharsh in most places and is missing the important aspects: such as guitar solo's, drum fills, chops and most importantly of all "melody"! Geddy does do a commendable job on the bass though. Alex and Neal just leave you wanting to hear more. The music is very convoluted, trying to sound too much like all of todays so called Rock Acts and very uncomfortable to listen to like the opener "Vapor Trails". Don't get me wrong, I love Rush, but I have listened to this CD over and over and just cannot get into it. I have a good ear for music and there is NOTHING TO GET. There are no catchy melody's or hooks and even the album cover stinks. I just hope the rest of their forthcoming recordings don't sound like this.
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