Description
VAPOR TRAILS finds prog-rock veterans Rush breaking the longest hiatus (six years, in part due to personal tragedies suffered by drummer/lyricist Neil Peart) in the band's 30-year history. The album is heavier than anything the band had recorded in years. The late-'80s/early-'90s synth-heavy/clean-guitar sound has long since been abandoned for a thick, crunchy, and structurally more straight-forward approach, intensifying the spirit introduced on 1996's TEST FOR ECHO.
Quite notable on VAPOR TRAILS is bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee's singing, which find him soaring confidently in the upper part of his range, especially on "Ghost Rider" and "Nocturne." This brings back memories of the early days, as the '90s often found Lee confining himself to his midrange. As he sings on "Peaceable Kingdom," the time is now again for Rush; VAPOR TRAILS boasts a set of stirring songs with the potential to become instant Rush classics.
Product Details
- Artist
- Rush
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- ATLANTIC
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #19368
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2002
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2002
- Number of Discs
- 1
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #13853
- Cast & Crew
- Rush (Music Performer)
- Paul Northfield (Producer)
- Rush (Producer)
- Paul Northfield (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
3 out of 5 stars - "...[Rush] abandons the prog-rock jams...for a harder, Staind-friendly approach... Rolling Stone (5/23/02, p.82)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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One Little Victory
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Ceiling Unlimited
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Ghost Rider
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Peaceable Kingdom
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Stars Look Down, The
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How It Is
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Vapor Trail
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Secret Touch
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Earthshine
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Sweet Miracle
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Nocturne
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Freeze - (Part IV of Fear)
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Out of the Cradle
