VAPOR TRAILS

I'm a long time Rush fan. But the only reason I didn't return this CD to the store is because they don't let you do that with CD's. All I heard was noise, minor key, distortion. Next track, same thing. Next track, same thing. And I am used to taking time to get into a new Rush album. But I listened to T4E many, many times before eventually just kind-of liking it. And when I heard this one, I really felt like my patience was no longer a virtue.

Then I occasionally listened to VT enough times to kind-of like it too. It takes persistence to be a Rush fan. After recently seeing R30, though, I have been excited about Rush again. (THAT is an awesome DVD! 5+ stars for that! Every track. I can't get enough of it. May be the best thing they've ever made.) So that gave me the willingness to really listen to VT, especially after seeing Earthshine.

And now I realize that it is in fact a very good album if they could just fix the audio. I'm really enjoying the music, and it begs to be turned up loud, but when I turn it up, I just hear more muddy noise. Really sucks when it's your favorite part of the song, and it sounds like loose headphones sitting on the table, blaring. Unfortunately, I would recommend this only to very die-hard Rush fans until a re-master/re-mix/re-record comes out.