Title: Good album destroyed by poor production
Review: I am a huge Rush fan, and I was certainly excited about this release. However, due to the poor production it just sounds awful, to the point where it is nearly unlistenable. The whole thing just sounds like a big, muddy mess. How Rush could have allowed it to be released in this state is beyond me. Sure, there are places on the Internet where you can find directions on how to "fix" this album (by ripping it into MP3's, correcting it somewhat and re-burning the CD), but when I buy a CD, I don't expect to become the band's new recording engineer.There are some high points despite the poor quality of the recording, especially "One Little Victory", "Earthshine", and "Ghost Rider". Listen to any of the Vapor Trails songs on the last two live recordings ("Rush in Rio" and "R30") and you'll see how much better they sound than what is on this CD. Very disappointing - there's a reason why this is one of Rush's worst selling albums of all time, folks!
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