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Rush's most popular and probably greatest album. The third Rush album I bought, what I remember. An album which contains almost everything Rush is capable of, minus the 80's synth sounds. A rock classic, which should be in every rocker's/progger's CD-shelf.

It begins with their greatest hit, Tom Sawyer. What an interesting song. The keyboards and the synthetic effects make this a catchy, yet pretty weird song. Then follows an another really nice song, Red Barchetta, which is much more "easier" than Tom Sawyer. Alex' harmonics in the beginning and end sound cool and so does his solo. Geddy's bass sounds also great. The third song, YYZ is one of the most legendary rock instrumentals of all time, along with ZAPPAs Peaches en Regalia, for example. It is not as good as La Villa Strangiato, but still an astounding piece of music. And the bass. What can I say - WOW. Then follows Limelight, and what a great song it is. Everything works well in this song, which makes it one of my favourite Rush songs. And the great songs just keep on coming, when the traffic noises of The Camera Eye begin. 11 minutes of brilliant music. The lyrics and the atmosphere in this song can actually make you imagine yourself in New York or in London. Another one of my favourite Rush songs. Witch Hunt is the darkest song on the album. It somehow reminds me of Jacob's Ladder, which also has a dark feeling in it. Something I could call "dark prog". The album closer, a reggae-influenced Vital Signs, is a really interesting song. Reminds a bit of The Spirit of Radio's reggae-part. A great album closer, and yet another of my favourite Rush songs.

This album hit me hard from the first riffs of Tom Sawyer to the fade-out of Vital Signs. The sounds are just great, and the band works together really well - as always. Definately an essential masterpiece of prog music.