Rush - Power Windows
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Free Music Review: Rediscovering an old fav.
Hit: 4 Stars
I used to own this CD but sold it. I really didn't listen to it any more. Then, recently, I got back into Rush after seeing the Snakes and Arrows tour, and it inspired me to fill out my Rush CD collection. Actually this CD is a lot better than I remember it to be. Of course, it is VERY synth heavy, a product of the time. If you can get past that, it's very enjoyable.Free Music Review: Raw Rush + Synth = Great Music
Hit: 5 Stars
Rush was already perfect before they took on Signals and wenth synthesizer on us. I mean, you look at Xanadu or 2112 and you know you're dealing with something god-like here. Then 1982 comes around and we hear New World Man and Subdivisions. And I'm like ---whoah--- can they be stopped. Alex has unbelievable skill with his arsanal of stringed instruments. Geddy is one of the best bass players to grace our planet. Neil Peart is the DEFINITIVE drummer; the greatest person to bang on a drum EVER. Ok, so you have all that, then we get catchy synths along with it? It's PERFECT. Power Windows was the peak of this 'synth era' and every song's a winner. Rush is the 3rd greatest band on earth, (1st - Iron Maiden, 2nd - Judas Priest) and this just further proves it in a cooler way. YEA!Free Music Review: We Suspend Our Disbelief...
Hit: 5 Stars
Absolutely one of my favorite Rush records and I have been a fan from the beginning. Great lyrics, songwriting and musicianship (as always). Judge this record on its own merit. Highly recommended.Free Music Review: One of there best......
Hit: 5 Stars
It was on this tour that I saw the highly gifted trio. This album continues to deliver even so many years later. If you ever questioned if this was a good album, stop questioning and know that it is.Free Music Review: Just plain uninteresting
Hit: 2 Stars
Yes, the synth-heavy era is Rush's most forgettable, but not merely for the synths themselves. They also seemed to substitute electronics for creative songwriting. Power Windows is rock bottom in Rush's lost creativity curve. "Big Money" is a good song, but the rest are forgettable.
Maybe Rush even agrees themselves, as they rarely play anything off Power Windows on tour anymore. (Only "Big Money" & "Mystic" have been played since 1990, and then only one tour each -- and this in the days with 3-hour sets and lots of B-side songs being played from other 80's-era albums.) Geddy has said he likes it, but the other two may not. Maybe they do, I don't know; but they don't play it anymore.
Either way, Power Windows is not particularly memorable.