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WOW. just wow. I know I've been giving 5's to lots of Rush albums, but I can't help it. A lot of people complain about Rush's overuse of the synth from this album forward, but I think it really helps expand their sound. After all, they have lots of great songs with the synth.

Anyway, the album opens up with my all-time favorite Rush song, Subdivisions. This is pretty much the song that got me into Rush. What with its insanely awesome lyrics and drumming, and that incredible synth riff, this song just dominates all others. To top it all off, it has one of Lifeson's best solos, second only to Limelight. The album continues with The Analog Kid, which features great guitar work from Lifeson, and some great Synth riffing. ALso has an amazing hard sounding guit fiddle solo. Then comes Chemistry, another excellent synth-laden track with some awesome, semi-nerdy lyrics. The Digital Man is a great, reggae-influenced song with some great lyrics. Then comes the Weapon. A great song with some really thought provoking lyrics. Nice sounding riff too. New world Man is another song with Reggae influences, and it was also Rush's highest charting single. Losing It, which features NO guitar, but has some great violin from Ben Mink, is the weakest track on the album. The closer, Countdown, about a space shuttle launch, is a great closer.

So this is probably my favorite Rush album, with Highlights including my all-time fav, Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, The Weapon, and New World Man.

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