All of Rush's studio albums sound really good (except Vapor Trails), and this is no exception, but the MFSL version is particularly great sounding. It has that warm sound MFSL is known for, plus there are a couple of variations unique to this release. On the song The Weapon, there is one line of lyrics missing, and The Analog Kid lasts a little bit longer. Although this release is out of print, it can still be bought at a reasonable price. Great album and great songs. This is the album that marks the beginning of my favorite era of Rush (through Hold Your Fire).
Have been searching high and low for the three Rush gold MoFi releases. Gold CDs really do make a difference in audio tone. Crisp is the best word to use. Signals never sounded so good.
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A Tasteful But Bleak Synthesizer Album
Review created: 12/18/07
by: starcollector-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music
Pros: The instrumentation is excellent and they give us some nice textures.
Cons: The melodies and harmonies are unforgivably dull.
(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Rush fan.) Overall Score: 3/5 Best song: Chemistry Worst song: New World Man Review Body: While were away, Rush discovered the keyboards. And when I say that, it's not to say that they've never used that...