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Presto (Remastered)

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Album Review

After being slagged off for the electronic ambience of its predecessor releases such as 1985's Power Windows and 1984's Grace Under Pressure, Rush bounced back with their 13th release, Presto. Yet again the prog-rock trio proved that their tight guitar work and lyrical originality was not long lost or overlooked in an attempt to secure the latest technical flash. Rupert Hine's production work totally brings things to the forefront by molding solid piano breaks instead of the typical adventure-like synthesizers into Alex Lifeson's spellbinding guitar work. The sound quality is strong and thick, making the sounds of Presto complete. Neil Peart also makes headway with his natural percussion power, and Geddy Lee's trademark delivery of Peart's lyrical complexities shine like signature Rush perfectionism. Songs like "Scars" and "Superconductor" are sonically firm, but "Show Don't Tell" is the album's infectious standout that's heightened thanks to Lee's stunning vocal wizardry. Presto intelligently leads Rush into the '90s without musical bleakness. They weren't ones to be blinded by such creative mediocrity anyway.

Customer Reviews

More great work

Very crisp and minimilistic production on this record. Rush had decided to strip back the synthesizers a little after Hold Your Fire. The album has some very nice work on it especially in the opening 3 tracks and in particular 'The Pass' which has become an iconic song in the world of Rush. Ironically the weakest song has to be the album title track which just doesn't seem to go anywhere and the track 'Superconductor' which was apparently quite successful in 1989 but is a little cringe-inducing now. Other great tracks include 'Scars' with it's deceptively complex drum work, Red Tide and Available Light.

Awesome

One of the top rush albums in my opinion. Song writing at it's best with pure melodic catchy choruses and excellent musicianship

Great record, but the production?

Has all the hallmarks of a great Rush album: Excellent songs, great musicianship, innovative arrangements however to me the production is severely lacking - even with the remaster. The drums sound really thin and there's no umph to the sound. This style of production might be good for an 80's pop band like The Cars or Talking Heads - but not for Rush. For me, things just needed to sound a lot fuller to make this record one of Rush's best.

Biography

Formed: 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Over the course of their decades-spanning career, Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most highly regarded bands; although typically brushed aside by critics and rarely the recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay, Rush nonetheless won an impressive and devoted fan following...
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