SNAKES & ARROWS

A return to their former glory days, Snakes & Arrows, shows Rush remainig steadfast to the formula that has provided them with gold and platinum awards, selling out venues everytime they hit the road.

The album continues the band's hard rock tendencies with little effort to comply with the desire of some who are waiting for another landmark shift such as Moving Picture, Permanent Waves and 2112. But it also manages to harken back to the band's prog-rock roots while addressing contemporary issues and laying down some zesty riffs.

Rush has crafted a historical and emotional odyssey that shows many both where they've been and where they're going, from the baroque soundscapes of The Main Monkey Business, reminiscent of their earliest work, to the seductive almost folkloric urgency of The Way the Wind Blows.

I'll give this album 5 stars, and call it a real masterpice of 2007.