Rush, Rush, blah, blah, blah. You've heard all of this multiple times before in the prior three posts. What more is there to say? They started out as prog rock, they changed in the 80's to synthesizers, and here we are in 1985 with Power Windows.
Playing through it, I was initially invested with opening track, The Big Money, and track three, Manhattan Project. However, this was not the album I was hoping for. I.E. the Rush album that I would like from start to finish. Frankly, I kind of tuned it out in lieu of reading the forums on Discogs.
What I did notice, when things caught the attention of my ears, was some form of riff or hook in the form of synthesizers. This was particularly noticeable on Grand Designs, Marathon, and Middletown Dreams. But, with that said, I couldn't honestly tell you any of the lyrics from any of those songs at this point, nor hum how they went. Naturally, this small incidental didn't stop me from adding the songs to my shuffle list. I'll come across them again one day, and probably skip them after ten seconds for the next track. That happens a lot more than you would think.
The other aspect I noticed with Power Windows was that the drumming had a very similar sound from song to song. Almost like a military drum roll. I don't know if that makes sense to any of you reading this, but if you heard it, such as on Manhattan Project or Emotion Detector, you'd understand.
Overall, this wasn't the Rush album I've been holding out for, perfect from start to finish. Frankly, this experience is just making me want to listen to 1993's Counterparts. However, I have one more 80's album to get through, and maybe, just maybe, that will deliver what I've been longing for.
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| THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS July 14, 1984 |
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