As tight and crisp a sounding album as you'll ever hear, PW makes full use of the digital age. Additionally, the production values of PW are incredible. Power Windows continues Rush's use of heavy synth sounds, but they're now more melodically joined with the powerhouse guitar, bass and percussions that the trio has been made famous for. Now, as the 80's are halfway over and CD and digital recording technology are hitting their stride, Rush produces one of their most technologically-oriented albums yet aptly named Power Windows. Shortly thereafter, as the digital age was rapidly approaching, they created ' Grace Under Pressure' a conceptual album as significant and explosive as their 1976 staple ' 2112'. ' Signals' was another bona fide hit for the boys from the Great White North. Then after releasing their second live album, ' Exit.Stage Left', they introduced a slightly new sound, laden with synthesizers. They followed that masterpiece with their best-selling album of all time - ' Moving Pictures'. Rush started off the 80's (literally) with one of their most popular albums ever - ' Permanent Waves'. The Bottom Line: Another 'theme' album by Rush that has as crisp and clean a sound as any of their previous or future works. Pros: Excellent musical and lyrical showcase of Rush's talents.Ĭons: Takes a listen or two to fully appreciate. All reviews are (c) Patuto Enterprises and originally appeared at Epinions.Com
