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Title: Great songs, but sterile production
Review: "Presto" was released in late 1989 and marks a "rebirth" of sorts for Rush - a moving away from keyboards and a return to the "power trio" sound that made them popular.The songs on "Presto" are all superb. Every one of them. Stand-outs (for me anyway) are "Chain Lightning" and the sublime "Available Light" (featuring Geddy Lee's best vocal performance EVER).However, Rupert Hine's production takes the hard edge off the songs too much. The songs sound a little too "white, clean, and neat" for this listener. Too English, too polite; almost STERILE sounding. And that's really too bad; this is a great collection of songs.
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