Prog_Bassist wrote: 1. your completely wrong about st. anger. :P (but then again I don't liek metallica anyway, what do I know) 2. I would vote Nocturne as one of my favorites on that album, with Freeze as a close second.

How can an opinion be wrong? Remember, Prog_Bassist; taste is subjective.

I voted for Ghost rider. Great bass riff intro.

I'd like to use this occasion to make an observation: I think it's a shame that so many people misunderstood this album, especially the sound of it (like I read in recnt reviews on this site). There is nothing wrong with the sound, it's not true that Rush made a mess of it. It's just clear that they wanted to guy in a slightly different direction. The songs are very mature and the sound feels very modern and comfortable with me! Rush succeeded very well in creating a small masterpiece. A piece of their own really. You can't blame 'em for the sound, especially when you know how they cared for the sound on their previous records! Besides, as prog fans you should learn to cope with progressions! isn't that a logical and esential part of progressive music??

Vapor trails is yet another album that features Rush in excellent shape which means with great songwriting, great musicianship and artwork that is up-to-date, unlike some other bands that still release records (cf. jethro tull, uriah heep, deep purple ... bloody awful)

My favorite is FREEZE, definately a classic Rush sound on that one. But i like alot of others too...

Earthshine, Nocturne, Vapor Trail, Secret Touch, Peaceable Kingdom, Ghost Rider, One Little Victory

thefalafelking wrote: I voted for Ghost rider. Great bass riff intro. I'd like to use this occasion to make an observation: I think it's a shame that so many people misunderstood this album, especially the sound of it (like I read in recnt reviews on this site). There is nothing wrong with the sound, it's not true that Rush made a mess of it. It's just clear that they wanted to guy in a slightly different direction. The songs are very mature and the sound feels very modern and comfortable with me! Rush succeeded very well in creating a small masterpiece. A piece of their own really. You can't blame 'em for the sound, especially when you know how they cared for the sound on their previous records! Besides, as prog fans you should learn to cope with progressions! isn't that a logical and esential part of progressive music?? Vapor trails is yet another album that features Rush in excellent shape which means with great songwriting, great musicianship and artwork that is up-to-date, unlike some other bands that still release records (cf. jethro tull, uriah heep, deep purple ... bloody awful)

Excellent point(s), Falafel.  You should write a review with those words you used. I couldn't have said it better; frankly, I can't agree more.  Thank You.  <brought a tear to my eye>

sbrushfan wrote: thefalafelking wrote: I voted for Ghost rider. Great bass riff intro. I'd like to use this occasion to make an observation: I think it's a shame that so many people misunderstood this album, especially the sound of it (like I read in recnt reviews on this site). There is nothing wrong with the sound, it's not true that Rush made a mess of it. It's just clear that they wanted to guy in a slightly different direction. The songs are very mature and the sound feels very modern and comfortable with me! Rush succeeded very well in creating a small masterpiece. A piece of their own really. You can't blame 'em for the sound, especially when you know how they cared for the sound on their previous records! Besides, as prog fans you should learn to cope with progressions! isn't that a logical and esential part of progressive music?? Vapor trails is yet another album that features Rush in excellent shape which means with great songwriting, great musicianship and artwork that is up-to-date, unlike some other bands that still release records (cf. jethro tull, uriah heep, deep purple ... bloody awful)     Excellent point(s), Falafel.  You should write a review with those words you used. I couldn't have said it better; frankly, I can't agree more.  Thank You.  <brought a tear to my eye>

Thanks a lot!! I'll surely write a more elaborate review containing these thougts when I've got some more time (I'm doing exams at the moment!)

cheers!

tflfkng

The city crouches, steaming
In the early morning half-light
The sun is still a rumor
And the night is still a threat

Slipping through the dark streets
And the echoes and the shadows
Something stirs behind me
And my palms begin to sweat

Sometimes I freeze - until the light comes
Sometimes I fly - into the night
Sometimes I fight - against the darkness
Sometimes I'm wrong - sometimes I'm right

Coiled for the spring
Or caught like a creature in the headlights
Into a desperate panic
Or a tempest of blind fury
Like a cornered beast
Or a conquering hero

The menace threatens, closing
And I'm frozen in the shadows
I'm not prepared to run away
And I'm not prepared to fight

I can't stand to reason
Or surrender to a reflex
I will trust my instincts
Or surrender to my fright

Sometimes we freeze - until the light comes
Sometimes we're wrong - and sometimes we're right
Sometimes we fight - against the darkness
Sometimes we fly - into the night

Blood running cold
Mind going down into a dark night
Of a desperate panic
Or a tempest of blind fury
Like a cornered beast
Or a conquering hero

Sometimes I freeze
Sometimes I fight
Sometimes I fly
Into the night

I am a huge Rush fan. That said, I feel that Vapour Trails is a great album, with Rush exploring some new territory and going for a truly organic sound, with an almost Emo feel at times. I have no problem with this as the album is solid in terms of the songwriting, however, the album's sound quality is terrible at times. It is not simply a matter of the band wanting to go in a different direction, the album was mastered too loud, the evidence can be found in the many instances of clipping that occur - that is, parts of the music, mainly drum parts, are lost in the overwhelming volume. When I listen to the album I often hear crackle and fuzz in the louder sections which is a terribly obvious flaw which I find hard to excuse or pass off as the intended sound the band was after. 

Actually, I can remember when Vapor Trails was first released Geddy did an interview in which he said he thought the album sounded terrible when he first heard it. He said he talked to Alex about it, but Alex reassured him that it was great and there was nothing to worry about.... Geddy knew it and Alex was in denial! So they should hurry up and remaster the damn thing!!!

 I am possibly the biggest rush fan going, and for me a good album is one you keep going back to and listening to over and over again (fragile, anyone?) and this album didnt do that for me. Its not bad, by any streach of the imagination, but it aint no 2112. heck, it not evan a Signals. I just think mabey they can do a little better, is all.

Blacksword wrote: Earthshine

That is a DAMN good song.  You suppose they're gonna come out with something this good next time 'round?   <waiting with baited breath>

New User

Hey there.

One Little Victory does it for me, I still get the same feeling I got in '02 the first time I put VT on and heard that power drum intro: "Yes, The Man is back, One Little Victory indeed"

Rushman wrote: New User Hey there. One Little Victory does it for me, I still get the same feeling I got in '02 the first time I put VT on and heard that power drum intro: "Yes, The Man is back, One Little Victory indeed"

Congrats.