REACTION! RUSH Manhattan Project 1985 POWER WINDOWS Album FIRST TIME HEARING
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- REACTION! RUSH Manhattan Project 1985 POWER WINDOWS Album FIRST TIME HEARING
RUSH Reaction
Amazon Affiliate Links
-Rush '2112' LP VINYL: amzn.to/3gAfHfc
-Rush 'In Rio' 4LP VINYL: amzn.to/361gKmf
-Rush 'Time Machine 2011 Live In Cleveland' DVD: amzn.to/3oBvyhL
-Rush 'Power Windows' VINYL: amzn.to/3uBubUj
-Rush 'Moving Pictures' VINYL: amzn.to/3LnWR91
Thank you for watching! LIKE the video! SUBSCRIBE to my channel!
Reaction Videos at 9am and 4pm EVERDAY Eastern Time!
Bass Playalongs, Live Performances with Bands, Musician Tips, ALL Kinds of Videos!
MAILING ADDRESS:
Justin & Camilla Panariello
1536 Rio De Janeiro Ave
BOX #201
Punta Gorda, FL 33983
My Wife's RUclips Channel: / kafeteriafood
You can support the channel DIRECTLY by donating below. Thank you!
Paypal: paypal.me/JPBa...
Venmo: @Justin-Panariello
BITCOIN Wallet: 3HhKaMkMeYxKpqr8eXztXw17ah4JMvuDQp
ETHEREUM Wallet: 0x327b4d4693C862141E4016D4c62F96D7C15737e7
LITECOIN Wallet: M9XFZoQj5X8qg3HnjLWV6DmCRedn8Wzcme
AMAZON WISHLISTS
Justin's List: www.amazon.com...
Camilla's List: www.amazon.com...
MY BASS GEAR (amazon affiliate links)
-1974 Fender Jazz Bass
-Michael Tobias Design 535
-Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass: amzn.to/3pjYlbC
-Hofner Ignition Pro Club Bass: amzn.to/3ITQHfn
-Hipshot BT3 Bass Xtender Tuner: amzn.to/32ncvzA
-Ampeg V-4B Bass Amplifier Head: amzn.to/3yNJSaS
-Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Audio Compressor: amzn.to/3ql5nMe
-Korg PC1 Pitchclip Chromatic Tuner: amzn.to/3pkbam9
-String Swing Guitar Wall Hanger: amzn.to/3FleLWJ
-Roland Go:Mixer Pro-X: amzn.to/3EjR13V
-Radial Pro DI Passive Direct Box: amzn.to/3eiRs3M
-Canare GS6 25ft Neutrik Gold Plated Instrument Cable: amzn.to/3JbyXwr
-Fender STEALTH String Retainer: amzn.to/3Fol7V6
-Hipshot HB7 Bass Guitar Tuners for MIM Fender Bass, Black: amzn.to/3Eka1PC
-Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0mm Guitar Picks (2 dozen): amzn.to/3H2SgGr
I'm a professional bass player.
Email JPANReadsEmail@gmail.com for inquiries!
I'm humbled to have had some really cool musical experiences including
- Writing and producing for Earth, Wind & Fire (2013 Sony release 'Now Then & Forever')
- Playing 'Not Fade Away' on stage with Bob Weir (of Grateful Dead) and Lukas Nelson (Promise of the Real)
- Playing with legendary drummer Gregg Bissonette (of Ringo Starr's All Starr Band, David Lee Roth)
- Playing with Santana percussionist Karl Perazzo
- Opening for incredible artists including The Chainsmokers, Robin Thicke, G-Eazy, The Wailers, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Tony Bennett, Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers), Kevin Hart (actor/comedian), Flo Rida, Daughtry
- Playing for International Pop artists Shadmehr Aghili (Persian Pop), Smiley (Romanian Pop)
- Playing 'Knocking On Heaven's Door' on stage with PGA Legend John Daly
- Playing incredible events including PGA Masters, Phoenix Open, Farmers Insurance Open, NCAA Final Four Lacrosse, TELUS Ski & Snowboarding Festival, US Snow Boarding Open, WheelsUp SuperBowl50 PreGame Party, WheelsUp SuperBowl52 PreGame Party, WheelsUp SuperBowl53 PreGame Party
- Playing shows for companies including Facebook, RedBull, Oakley, DW Drums, Harley Davidson, Bose Corp, Northrup Grumman, Dunkin Donuts, Allstate, The Jimmy Fund, Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Boston Red Sox
- Playing incredible venues including TD Garden (Home of Boston Celtics & Boston Bruins), Lincoln Financial Field (Home of Philadelphia Eagles), Microsoft Theater (LA), Planet Hollywood LIVE (Las Vegas), The Music Center at Strathmore (MD), SMU McFarlin Auditorium (Dallas), Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie (Dallas), EPCOR Center for the Performing Arts (Calgary), Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (Vancouver), Theatre St Denis (Montreal), Tweeter Center (MA), LiveWire (Scottsdale)
- Played over 3000 live shows and counting….
$UPER THANK$!!!
Thanks for watching my videos! Please SUBSCRIBE to my channel!! I appreciate it!
Check the Description for Amazon Affiliate Links to VINYL/DVDs/Books, Bass gear, Music gear, and other cool products related to this video! If you want to support the channel you can Super Thanks, direct Paypal or Venmo, hit our Mailing Address or our Amazon Wishlists... ALL IN THE DESCRIPTION! Check the description for a link to Camilla's RUclips channel! Thank you everyone!
This song inspired me to write a research paper on the actual Manhattan Project for a high school class. I don’t know what that says about me or Rush, but I’m willing to bet that never happened after a kid listened to something like “Love in an Elevator.” 🤣
maybe that Aerosmith song helped with a physics exam
@@katskillz "Lovin' an Elevator"?
To me, a big component of this song is the dichotomy of the serious lyrics transposed with the happy/cheerful music. Knowing that you're not listening to the lyrics on first listen, I get where you're coming from, but it's missing the big counterweight.
Seems that was a trend of the era, probably like rebelling against the musical trends of the previous decades? What comes to my mind is New Order and The Smiths practically perfecting that music / lyrical content dichotomy.
Yes, wow. The big counterweight. That feels like the perfect word. Would you say that Marathon has a BIG counterweight in fricken awesome heavy solo section?
Doug... was thinking the same thing last night. Great album but an emotional disconnect between music and lyric.
@@putinontheblitz359 Por isso que Rush era uma banda muito acima de seu tempo. Música com arranjos pesados para combinar com a letra genial em 4 etapas de uma narrativa perfeita!!
This is exactly it: good songs, still Rush, but 80s pop-influenced production. The sound is thin, and gets thinner on the next album. The Steinberger (and later the Wal), the digital synths, the glassy guitar tone awash in reverb, and the way the drums are micd. That sounds harsh, but I still really like the album in spite of the production. (Same goes for HYF.) I just prefer the periods from Permanent Waves through Grace Under Pressure, and from Vapour Trails through Clockwork Angels.
I saw them on this tour (and subsequent tours) and the songs were definitely better live.
Agreed. These songs really do well on stage.
I agree.
Good periods, indeed.
Songwriting on this album is fantastic. It's just that the production nowdays sounds dated. But again, the songs are nothing less than brilliant
I heard this album for the first time in '89, with 'Grace Under Pressure' as my only comparison and it being my first Rush impression that had gotten me hooked to them - and my first thought when listening to 'Power Windows' was "Over-produced!"
And I've always maintained that opinion, too. They still are great songs, though! Especially 'Grand Designs' 😊
You have to just love and respect their attempt to constantly evolve and challenge themselves musically. I love this album and the songs. I get the production comments. It’s an album of the times but it’s hard to criticize for it because everything sounded similar.
The way Geddy Lee delivers the line "The pilot of Enola Gay flying out of the shockwave, on that August day" always gives me CHILLS. It's like I'm trying to imagine what it would've been like to be that pilot, and realizing what you left behind. The sights, the sounds, the smells, the devastation.
Hey! Don't knock Cyndi. I've seen her twice (one of my wife's favorites). She puts on a great show and is very funny and personable. The guitar and violin jam at the end of Change of Heart moved me to tears.
This is really quite an underrated song, I think. On of the best on this album.The lyrics are almost perfectly relevant to the story about which Geddy sings and the arrangement is excellent. Despite their obvious technical brilliance, Rush is a thinking man's band.
This has always been one of my favorites on the album. It’s not their best musically and obviously not very complex and not heavy at all. But I think the lyrics and subject matter make it a very powerful and emotional song for me. It’s great live. They played it live on the PW tour in 85 and again in 1987 and 1990. I don’t hear this album as sterile but obviously the 80’s sound and production is there. Which I don’t mind. It’s a product of it’s time and I still enjoy listening to it. Cindy Lauper? You’re going to get a lot of heck for that. Lol.
Something I never understood was criticisms of things sounding dated. Everything is a product of its time.
This is one of the tracks that has strings on it! Marathon does as well in addition to the choir. This song, to me, is kind of like Countdown in that it tells the story of an event. So kind of a weird song but not weird for Rush.
And, as usual for Rush, while the idea of a rock song about the Manhattan Project may be "out there" for a rock band, Rush fills the song with so many cool little things. "The hopeful depend on a world without end, whatever the hopeless may say.".
I love the little Alex guitar thing at the end. Just genius.
The fashion analogy totally works. Rush did go through phases and you can clearly hear the different sounds of the band through time. With regard to "fashion" fashion... Rush never really were able to put themselves together with very cool looks which I'm sure detracted from their "cool" factor. But.. there were two exceptions, IMO: Neil with his mustache in the 70s was awesome and Geddy now. Geddy still looks like a Rock Star. There is no one cooler than Geddy Lee.
BTW, Time After Time is a great song!
There is a video that I saw of Rush performing “Finding My Way” on Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert. Geddy was all dressed up like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Open collared and everything. Early 80s leisure suit Alex would be the coolest for me. 😂
'Power Windows' is a superbly crafted masterpiece! The proper and interesting melding of conventional rock instruments, synths, and other embellishments conveys power and emotion that befit the songs! And strings too! The production is phenomenal as well, and in the final analysis, it all works so well. RUSH should be proud of themselves for releasing such a 'tour de force', timeless album!
Your album by album review is allowing me to re-listen to all of Rush's songs, but with your professional musician commentary and insightful comments below. This has been and will continue to be an awesome journey for myself and many others here - Cheers!
On a separate note: Although it doesn't sound anything like this song, I keep hearing INXS - Need You Tonight.
Geddy has a 5 string?
Yep.. he used Wal basses on this album. One of which was a 5 string.
What was the Steinberger, p/g?
@@andysimpson4327 Steinberger was P/g! & PoW tours. I don't believe he recorded with that bass although I could be wrong.
I love reading the comments from Rush fans. It quickly becomes clear that Rush fans are more educated than the average Rock/Metal fans!
This was Rush not living on their past and going stagnant. They were putting the Rush stamp on what the music scene was going through at the time. They could have rehashed the same old sound and become hasbeens, or delve into the new sounds and tech and remain relevant. That's why Rush was great, stayed significant and modern, but with the Rush sound always in there somewhere. It's all a snapshot of the times, some times you look back and cringe a little but usually with good memories. It was a great time to be a teen.
I love this whole album they played some of these songs on a later tour. They are unbelievable musicians!
A lot to do with this song is in the lyric. It may take you several listens when becoming familiar with the lyric to appreciate it. All these songs are amazing live and I always prefer hearing the live versions over studio.
lyrical and rhythmically is what makes the song
Agreed.
Definitely more pop sounding than progressive or heavy. Probably more so than any of their albums. Lyrics on the album are awesome. Overall not one of my favorites but still a good Rush album. Thanks, Justin!
Mentioning Cindy, Flock of Seagulls, and Duran Duran, reminds me of why I started listening to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, etc.
The vocals seem back more than what I hear on my studio album version. Hmm...
Don't be pickin' on Cyndi! She's awesome and I happen to really love Time After Time... Then again I am a bit of a mush head. :)
As for Manhattan Project I love geeky songs and I liked the really deep bass blips they worked in.
Fashion? You weren't around for bell bottom jeans...
Never thought of Cyndi Lauper when I hear this song but I see where you're coming from😅
These songs are "righteous inspirations". Be careful not to "overlook them in haste".
Rush was definitely getting more 'Poppy" with their music overall during this period. You'll notice a big change when you listen to Counterparts. They sound more "Pearl Jammy" on Animate. Gotta try to attract new listeners.
First things first people, I'm a diehard Rush fan but the Cyndy Lauper reference is funny but... Time After Time is a great song to be compared to that was also released 2 years prior to Manhattan Project. No! I'm not saying Rush sampled Cyndy people, just that lots of songs can and do share similar melodies. It's easy for a trained ear to pick out a bar, melody, even subdivision of one song and say " hey that song kinda sounds like that song by..." good job JP.
I totally agree with you Justin. It is the 80's production. The strings coming in was realty cool.
Ha ha! I never got Cyndi Lauper out of this song but yeah I could kind of see it lol. As a rocker, I would never admit it to anyone but I liked Cyndi Lauper. Anyway, this song surprisingly got a lot of AirPlay on the rock stations back in the day. So you are correct, it was a sign of the times.
This became a live concert staple for a while....you should find a live version to watch. Again, heavier live while retaining a bit of that lighter 80's sound.
If you can manage to make it thru this album and the next you'll begin to see how this synth experiment begins to fade and the power trio re-emerges but with a balance of synths. I like this album and hold your fire, but HYF is my least favorite rush album. Thank God they came back from the synth abyss.
Their next live album a show of hands shows these songs sound better live,it was also my first rush show at Birmingham neck, territories is my personal favorite from power windows.
I absolutely love this song, the lyrics are amazing and I love the emotion of the music.🔥🎧
At the time this was put out. The belief was that keabords would take over music.
Guitars would become a thing of the past. Geddy said so he was playing as fast and hard on this record, as he could befor it
was gone. Suirprise Nirvana came out , and threw a cog in the wheel Brought the guitare bass and drums
right back. Thank God.
Yeah guitars were far from being gone in the mid to late '80s, remember all the metal bands and hair bands?? But yeah keyboard's definitely was a big thing at the time also, especially in pop music
As it turns out, all of the instruments lost and 2010s pop comes entirely from computers. There are some signs of guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards all coming back though.
Nothing wrong with a little Cyndi Lauper in your life!
Hey! Time After Time is a great song.
I don't hear the Cindy Lauper but okay.😂
Time After Time is a really good song. I like Cyndi Lauper and Rush. Am I weird?
What you’ve described is why i like Hold Your Fire better - it’s not as sterile as this album. They relax a little, so it is more raw and natural.
80s fashion. Good analogy. More like 80s syndrome. But underneath the dripping wet production are some incredible compositions. And in their stubborness they insisted on doing these live by themselves with what was primitive 80s samplers and triggering. I mean this song had a 30 piece choir AND a 30 piece orchestra. Neil rarely wore headphones because rarely did they use pre-loaded sequencers. Most of the keyboard effects were triggered live with the keys, drum triggers and foot pedals. There's a great live version of this song where Geddy has this look of fear on his face just as he triggers the middle choir and strings and then he relaxes once he hears it landed on time. I mean these guys were nuts...in a good way ;)
Great song. Still love 80s Rush. Permanent Waves is still my favorite. 😊
Dude not cool to mock a great Rush tune by thinking it's Cindy Lauper.👎
its not a mock. That little part reminds me of Cyndi Lauper. lol
If you weren't around at the time. the 80's were great.. I had the best time :) I will be honest after Moving Pictures I kind of lost touch with Rush. I thought they had gone too commercial. Having said that listening back on that time now. I know I missed out on some great music and realise that it was just a natural progression based on the time period. I'm just glad Rush finished the journey with Clockwork Angels which is a whole different animal. I think Justin you are starting to get the whole Rush journey, keep up the good work.
I agree. I think back then in 1985, I thought this 80's sound was a permanent change, and I wasn't liking the trajectory. If I had known that a decade later, they'd start changing back and getting away from the sparkly, glittery, overwhelming keyboards, and end their careers with the rock wall of sound we get back on Clockwork Angels (in their 60's!), I wouldn't have worried so much in 1985. I can now appreciate their 1980's contributions with a sigh of relief, and enjoy it more!
"Manhattan Project" is one of 4 songs (half of 'Power Windows') that Rush played on the "Clockwork Angels tour" in 2012/13. They toured with a string section and played this song brilliantly! I saw them live twice (Chicago 2012 and Milwaukee 2013) on the tour and, to me, it was an antiwar protest as well as a homage to humanity.
Yes, the fashion of the mid 80s was something else!
I think it’s a great point you make that they played several songs from PW on the CA tour. With respect, they also rotated Middletown Dreams with Limelight and The Body Electric as song 5 of the first set making it 5 PW songs. The band obviously held this album in very high regard.
They continue to progress and refine the craft of song-making , these are good songs and they continue to be stellar musicians making the difficult sound easy and fluid. If you're looking for old school, hard rock Rush, you'll be disappointed, if you are looking for good song craft of the time, you'll be pleased.
This is one of Neil’s most amazing compositions. Creating lyrics that are also a history lesson? I know Billy Joel has We Didn’t Start the fire, but this is pure genius. Cyndy Lauper? I think not
This was a crazy era for me the late '80s Rush either put out this amazing song that I absolutely love or they put out something a little cringe-worthy lol! Most of it I absolutely love though especially this song it's in my top 20 for sure! But I totally get your fashion reference 😆 I especially loved watching Alex's fashion evolve over time and this particular period was really hilarious! Geddy called it his Simon Leban phase 😆
I heard this song on my local radio station which was a typical pop station playing mostly current singles. I was at a friends house who had the station on and I was shocked. It was cool to hear. As mentioned by many the lyrics really raise this and many of the other songs up a level for me.
Maybe you listen to a lot of Cindy Lauoer? I don’t get it.
Geddy's bass playing tho...
Love Geddy’s background vocals on this album.
😮 Cindy Lauper!! 😅😅😅Lol’d. I seriously like and dislike this track. The canned synth guitar! Gaaah!! I have tried for years to love these 80s Rush experimental era. This record will get tolerable and then … poo. I RESPECT the boys for stepping out and doing their own thing. My opinion is subjective to my age and era of initial exposure to this phenom that is/was Rush. RIP Neil Peart.
Cindy Lauper? Jeez, now I will never be able to un-hear that. Damn you Justin, damn you!
hahahahahahaha! Same.
Agree 100% with your comments. Power windows one of my least favorite records because of all your are saying. They got away from the three piece power trio for a few records
Disagree. Some of the best bass playing/drumming of Rush's career on this record. Alex is playing more texture/chords for sure, but this record has some of his best solos as well. This record is like prog/pop. lol Masterpiece in my book.
@@carlgibbons5777 that’s what makes the world go round! It’s all relative, the worst Rush record is be the best Stones record by far. I am not saying the the playing isn’t great, I could just live without the keyboard era
@@richardcage7328 Fair enough:) Music is subjective. The early Rush era is my least favorite. Keyboards add so much atmosphere IMO.
I'd never known it was Ann Dudley who'd written that album's string arrangements!
She belongs to Trevor Horn's circle of studio musicians and was a member of the Electronica project The Art Of Noise around that time 🙂
Comparing this Rush song to Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, and the Flock Of Seagulls, really?
I LOVE the production of this album. Their most minimalist album yet and then they add powerful sound effects on top of it.
I didn’t like this album in 1985 although I did see the tour in support of this album because well RUSH but yeah weakest in the discography
ha.ha.ha. cindy lauper? just wanna have fun!,,,,,,,,😂😂😂
Haha … Cyndi Lauper…LMAO!! I like this one better than yesterdays, but still… it’s the 80’s, I just didn’t like the sound!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
“Manhattan Project” is fav on Power Windows, next to “Marathon” and “Mystic Rhythms”. I have no idea why I love this, but maybe the lyrics fits in with the chord progressions, for me. Also, it screams RUSH IS STILL GOOD.
"This sounds like Cyndi Lauper". *inserts foot in mouth about halfway through* LMAO! This is an awesome atmospheric track if I've ever heard one. Chilling.
Gotta admit, not my favorite RUSH era. Also RUSH did tour with a symphony once.
Perhaps some of Neil’s best work. These lyrics are so powerful. Hundreds of thousands died those 2-days.
When I first heard this album in 1985, Manhattan Project was my stand-out favorite. It was the most assessable song, IMHO. But Justin's video is the first time I've heard it for over 20 years. It's a beautiful song and poignant song. But in the digital age, we rarely listen to albums anymore, right? It's digital playlists and individual songs, and Manhattan Project didn't really make the cut. Marathon, however, is awesome and timeless, and the the solo section of Marathon in 7/8 with the Guitar, Drums, and Bass interplay is Rush at their best.
Cindy Lauper! Good one. Pluckin' ' 80s.
Love this song, but...so much gloss, so much sheen. I need to wash my brain with some 90's "grunge" Rush. We got some Cyndi Lauper so far, get ready for some Lionel Richie coming up!
Thanks for doing these, Justin. It's been nice to start my day lately with some old Rush. But you crack me up, dude -- "Is this a Cyndi Lauper song?" 🤣 As I recall this song did work better live. In those big arena spaces the grand ambition of the whole thing was realized and came across better. But I agree with everything you're saying about this whole album and the era. All I can say is strap in, because they don't shed this sound (or Peter Collins) for quite some time. You can see why the Mike Portnoys of the world heard this back then and said, "No thanks."
Find me another band that takes as their inspiration for tracks The Manhattan Project, Ayn Rand's "Anthem," The Bastille Day Revolution, I mean come on.
One thing is sure, they were not afraid of difficult subjects and they never explore these just to get attention or create some scandals, down to earth approach with intricate musical arrangements. The drumming is always great no matter what Neil used. Also they were kind of musical geeks, they always love to try new gadgets.
The creativity never went down but the choice of sound wasn't my thing. As a 70s Rush fan I never took their new wave kind of road, Even Alex got sick of it :)
But the younger fans that came after my generation and discovered the band through those mid/late 80s albums, to them this was their best stuff. it was their type of sound. (LOL)
Power Windows was the last Rush album I bought, for a host of reasons, just didn't like or care for the direction they were going. The next album, when I heard it, a friend had it, was to me, more of the same. It was the album Vapor Trails that brought me back. After awhile, I went back and started buying the albums I have skipped and can appreciate them now. But to this day, I am and always have been a big Rush fan. On a side note/lighter side, I don't think too many Rush fans were into Cyndi Lauper.
Candy Lauper?!? What are you sniffing 😂
Lyrically this song is arguably Peart's weakest effort on this album. And I completely agree with you on the 80's production.
When it first came out and we played this record (yes, on a pick up) we used to crank up the mid and the bass to max, just to get some punch into the sound.
Nope no five string. I don't believe he has ever played a five string bass..lol. There are certain song you just have to listen to the lyrics at the same time you listen to the music and this is one of them. Neil of course did a great job of story telling of this historic day...by listening to the lyrics it just brings the music together. That's just my thoughts...and Cyndi Lauper,,,,really...just kidding...
This song didn't catch my attention on first listen. My intro to Rush was a compilation album called "Chronicles" and this song blended into the mix. It wasn't until I had Power Windows on its own that I had and read through the lyrics, and fell in love with the song. The music on this one song just there as a delivery for the lyrics. Several songs over the next few albums fall into that same category - Time Stands Still, The Pass, Everyday Glory, and I'm sure plenty of more that escape my mind at the moment. You'll be disappointed if you listen to many of these songs without having words to follow!
No "Amps in your face" until Counterparts. Sorry
I knew an old Navy Commander in Hawaii. He told me that early in WWII his future wife worked for a general who was transferring. The general asked her to go with him, but said he couldn’t tell her anything about the assignment except that it was called the Manhattan Project. She said no because she didn’t want to live in New York. Lol
It's funny. Production, just like the music, is a subjective thing, because I have always loved the production values of this record . While Power Windows is of a certain time in terms of digital production, Rush was at the forefront both in the embrace of it, and in its execution and I think it is perfectly suited to the music. Hold your Fire, the next record, will see further refinement and more warmth. in the approach. As for Power Windows, I think it's one of the best sounding in the entire catalog, like 2112, Moving Pictures, Counterparts and the re-mixed and remastered Vapor Trails. None of these albums sound alike, and yet I love the production of each of them.
The one thing they all share is great recording of the individual instruments and were well mixed and mastered. The mastering stage was so important to them, that Geddy would attend and oversee nearly all the mastering sessions. The couple that he did not, notably, the original Vapor Trails, led to disastrous results. Mixed and Mastered during the "loudness wars", Vapor Trails was a sonic mess, but after a five year hiatus when we fans were fairly certain Rush was done as a band, we were just happy to have them back at it.
That said, Rush knew it sounded bad and the fans did too, and so despite the costs of doing so and the financial loss it could represent, they had the album remixed and remastered. The end result is quite stellar and shows that even if your source recording fantastic, a poor mastering job can absolutely kill your record.
You're taking the piss right mate? Brilliant. I'm not a fan of synth Rush either, but this song's message make up for it's lack of musical vision.
What you are describing is the *essence* of progressive rock. It's not about throwing in odd time signatures or sounds, it is about exploring and expanding into new horizons, whatever that may mean at that time. But Progressive rock does not stand still...(a bit of ironic foreshadowing there.)
Nope, no Cyndi Lauper. But there will be a female guest vocalist on the next album!
This is just another example of rock leading me to learn about a subject for which I had no context.
They did a live version with a live string section. It's awesome!
Just a sign of the times that’s all your at a disadvantage because you didn’t hear these as they were released..I know it’s tough for you but your doing a good job Justin 👍👍👍👍
i understand your point of view on the 80's with rush ..."conform or be cast out" they had no choice to survive.. yes a lot of synth...Justin when you get to countparts it will stop love your reactions.. good job!!
That's your history lesson for today. Awesome.
Is this a Cyndi Lauper song? About lost my s*it with that one. 😆 (My favorite tune on album by the way).
I get what you're more or less saying about the production of this album, it hasn't aged well😅
I liked this song better when it was first released than I do now. Now I think it's OK, but there's songs a lot more compelling from Rush I'd rather here before it.
One of the guys in Iron Maiden described Rush during this era as "disco Rush".
The 80s music was a little bland, but the women were hot…, much hotter than a todays! they were even hotter in the 60/70s.
Is that Cyndi Lauper? LMAO!!!!!
I agree on everything. It's crazy they were playing at such a high level back then.
The heaviness of a song like this is, listening to and understanding the lyrics. It's almost pointless to react to a Rush song without pulling up the lyrics and paying attention to them while listening to the song. I guess I'm one of those weirdos that can pay attention to the lyrics, and still catch everything that's going on instrumentally. Even on the first pass. Is that not normal?
cyndi dint sing about atomic bomb and now we have nuclear treath from rusia
You're so bad, Justin. But at least you didn't mention Madonna.
The RUSH albums in the mid to late 80's were a bit a hard for me to take, but there were some gems amongst the detritus.
I feel the same about Shakespeare ... not enough car chases
I am with ya on the production of this song. I have heard this song before but in passing. I had no idea what it was about.
Justin , Rush during this period chose synth over sound . It's so generic and tin sounding I find there is not enough bottom at all. Tough to listen to
Although I'm not a fan of this era of Rush, I have always liked this song.
Geddy sounds like he recorded his vocals with a head cold lol.
Cognitive problems?