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SIGNALS

Rush

 

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White Shadow
4 stars Welcome to the eighties!

I love 80's Rush. It is very different from 70's Rush, as it is far lighter and more synth-driven, but is where some of my favorite albums come from. "Signals" is the first album to fully feature their "80's sound", as the previous two albums still had one foot in the 70's. This doesn't mean that their older sound was completely forsaken, but they were clearly in a new direction. If not I'm not mistaken, I believe I read they parted ways with their long time producer after this album because he wanted to stay in their older, more progressive direction, and Geddy wanted to stay on their current path. Well, it worked and I love it.

Musically, it is very complex, as that is the typical Rush fashion. Alex's guitar is as great as ever, even though more sparse than before because of Geddy's keyboards, which are phenomenal by the way. His skill at keyboards increases on every album. Neil's drums are as impressive as ever. I also really enjoy the electric violin added for "Losing It". It brings a new, different flavor that isn't commonly used on Rush songs. All that being said, my favorites are "Subdivisions", "The Analog Kid", "The Weapon", and "Losing It", although all the tracks are extremely good. Highly Recommended, especially for those starting out on Rush and might be scared away by Geddy's screaming and other such things on older records.

White Shadow | 4/5 |

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