Presto (2004 Remaster)

Rush

Released on 01/11/1989 by Atlantic Records
Main artists: Rush
Genre: Alternative & Indie

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Throughout their career, Rush have always been a band that you could count on to push the boundaries of what rock was capable of, and their discography contains a laundry list of ambitious albums that helped to bring prog to a wider audience. Having said that, Presto is not one of those albums. On this return to a more guitar-oriented sound after the synth period that dominated the '80s, the bandmembers emerge from the electronic fog and try to reorient themselves to once again working with their more traditional setup. While none of the songs here are out-and-out terrible, listening to the album definitely gives you the sense that things just aren't quite clicking, as if the band is just a little bit rusty after stepping away from this kind of songwriting for nearly a decade. This makes Presto a perfectly workmanlike album from a band that made a name for itself with its creativity, containing all the ingredients of a Rush album minus the sense of ambition and fun that ran through the veins of the group's earlier work. And though this isn't an album you necessarily need to run from, a brisk walk to their work from the '70s is advisable.

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Presto (2004 Remaster)

Rush

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Rupert Hine, Producer, Arranger, Additional Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Alex Lifeson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer - Geddy Lee, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Neil Peart, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Matt Howe, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rush, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist - Everett Ravenstein, Pre-Production Recording Engineer - Rick Anderson, Assistant Recording Engineer - Stephen Tayler, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer - Simon Pressey, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Sniderman, Additional Keyboards - Jacques Deveau, Assistant Recording Engineer

© 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.

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