Rush - Vapor Trails

I have a lot of Rush albums in my collection that I have rated 5/5 because I consider them really essential, and I couldn't possibly give them any other rating. But if there would be something like SIX of 5 points, it would be Vapor Trails! For me, this is the best Rush album in maybe 10 or 15 years. Ever since "Presto", I haven't listened to a Rush album that repeatedly and that often, and its amazing from beginning to end. There's no fillers, each track is a hit and a gem on its own.

Its so different and yet its so typically Rush. The freshness and raw power blows me away, the fuzzy and distorted guitars are GREAT! That, and the drumming and the surprisingly fat and dominant basslines, all combined with their wonderful songwriting, with catchy melodies and variation, its Rush in BOLD, they know their stuff - and when I listen to this album I more than ever have the feeling that there's simply no competition for this band.

Oh and, I've heard quite often now that people don't like the thick production of this album - which is a lesson that you should never listen to other people when it comes to music, but hear it, try it yourself. Its the 21st century and this is produced like a modern rock album, and its simply DAMN good at that. Wow.