SNAKES & ARROWS

Like all of you, I've waited 5 years for this album. I've been a Rush fan since 1979..and a student of Neil's drumming since then. After listening through S&A a few times....I'm completely disappointed. Not one song is memorable. Gone is the incredible syncopation of their music, gone is the amazing cresendo's they once played, gone is the motivation to impress. For those of you who compare this to Hempispheres, go back and listen to it..there is no comparison. As for the instrumentals...where did the drum fills go? If you listen to the whole album, you don't hear one cascading drum fill. I don't think I'll wait another 5 years!! One star.