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Title: Still Not Able To Get Back On Track:
Review: The last GREAT Rush album was "Hold Your Fire", and the two following it were ok. The last 3, however, just don't hold up to the classic Rush of the past, and "Snakes And Arrows" is no exception.The problems, as I see it, lies with the melding of the music and the lyrics/vocals. It sounds too unnatural and forced, and not in sync with each other. The best tracks here are the instrumentals, and I usually HATE instrumentals. The vocal tracks are all very similar as they just prod along, with the occasional moment that something exciting might be happening to a song, but then quickly goes back to the sluggish, generic, almost monotone singing that seems secondary to the great music behind it just waiting to leap out. Whatever Rush used to have, I don't think they are capable of finding it again, and that's too bad. I'll keep buying, hoping, and savoring the 1 or 2 listenable songs on each future offering.
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