| | Rush Vapor Trails CD Rush Discography of CDs
 (65 Customer Reviews)
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.
17th studio recording, and first new release since 1998's RIAA gold-certified 3CD live collection, Different Stages. 13 tracks including 'The Stars Lookk Down', 'How It Is', 'Earthshine' & 'Nocturne'. 2002.
Audio Mixer: David Leonard.
Recording information: Reaction Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (01/2001-11/2001).
Rush: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass); Alex Lifeson (acoustic & electric guitars, mandola); Neil Peart (drums).
Personnel: Alex Lifeson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandola); Neil Peart (drums, cymbals).
Rolling Stone (5/23/02, p.82) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...[Rush] abandons the prog-rock jams...for a harder, Staind-friendly approach..." Vapor Trails Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews I love the music! Sound quality the most horrible!
I am a Rush fan. I love all their music, including this CD. Probably the best Rush album in years. Sadly it is the worst sound quality of ANY CD I have heard to this point. So maximized and compressed I can only listen to it once in a while. Could stand to use a remastering severely. Sorry guys, I love you but it had to be said. They let me down with sound quality.
Submitted by ychilds (Madison, WI, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.
 Superb return to form
The five year sabbatical has sharpened these guys up. Test for Echo was patchy, but this is as ever, beautifully played and well thought out. Quirky in places, but a real classic. I have been lucky to see them live in Canada and they're even heavier!
Every Rush fan should have this!
Submitted by a reviewer (Rochester, England) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Rush - Still the Best Band Ever
Rush is back after a looong 6-year hiatus. The first thing noticed when looking at the cd booklet is that the only instruments listed are bass, guitars, and drums. Rush gets back to their "roots" of being a pure rock trio. And they rock hard! The band has returned to a hard-edged sound while maintaining their melodic side. They've brought together the best elements of their musicianship and songwriting into a perfect blend. Die-hard fans (like myself) will definitely not be disappointed, and others into hard rock should get this disc if they want something different from all the derivative crap that's out there now.
Submitted by a reviewer (Milford, MA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Welcome back, Rush
This album, I must admit, took a dozen times to listen to to actually soak it all in, something I have never done with any other Rush album. I have been a huge fan and advocate for Rush for a very long time and this seems to me like an extreme departure from what we have been used to for the past 20 years. Lyrically, it's some of Neil's most intriguing work, however, musically, there is something lacking. I can't decide weather it is the way it was engineered or that I just miss Geddy's acrobatic keyboards or Alex's blazing riffs. They still sound tight and extremely professional as ever. This album definately rocks but, in a much different way. I would very much like to give this album 5 stars, however, it would not be accurate. Maybe someday it will grow on me and become a classic like Moving Pictures or 2112. It is definately an acquired taste.
Submitted by a reviewer (Chicopee, MA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
The Kings of Canadian Rock Return!
I must admit that after waiting almost five years for a new CD, my expectations were extremely high. I know many Rush fans are delighted at the return to the basic guitar, drum, bass music. I for one was hoping for more synth and solo riffs, which is all but absent from this CD. However, this is still a VERY enjoyable effort. "Vapor Trails", which is getting lots of air time in my area, is one song to crank up the volume. My other favorites are "Peaceable Kingdom", "Ceiling Unlimited", "Earthshine" and "Sweet Miracle". Not their best effort, but after five years, a definate pick for the core Rush fan. I can't wait to see them live opening night in Hartford!
Submitted by a reviewer (New Fairfield, CT)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No List All Reviews | Have you heard this album? |  |
Purchase Vapor Trails CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Rush Caress Of Steel CD (1975) Remastered
Vapor Trails
 $6.49   
| | Rush Permanent Waves CD (1980) Remastered
Vapor Trails
$6.55
| | Rush Power Windows CD (1985) Remastered
Vapor Trails
$7.55
After the success of its 1984 synth-driven album, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE, Rush continued in the same direction for its follow-up, ...
| | Rush Hold Your Fire CD (1987) Remastered
Vapor Trails
$7.05
| | Rush Feedback CD (2004) Extended Play
Vapor Trails
$10.45
| | Dance Hall Crashers Lockjaw CD (1995)
Vapor Trails
$9.55
| | Bruce Barth Don't Blame Me CD (1997)
Vapor Trails
$12.89
| | Culture Shock Punk Rock CD (1999)
Vapor Trails
$6.59
| | Very Best Of Supertramp CD (1992) Remastered
Vapor Trails
$11.49
| | Fission Trip Volume One CD (2005)
Vapor Trails
$17.49
| | Bagpipes Of Latvia CD (2002)
Vapor Trails
$12.59
| | John Martyn One World CD (1977) (Import) Deluxe Edition; United Kingdom
Vapor Trails
$24.95
Readers should get one matter out of the way immediately -- this rather mysterious and cryptically annotated double-CD set from Prism Records is not comprised of tracks from John Martyn's 1977 Island album of the same name. Rather, according to its own very small-print annotation, it assembles 27 tracks recorded at Woodhall in 1994, and that's as much hard information as there is here about this set's origins. This is Martyn at his most musically diverse, with various progressive and world music influences, and even elements of soul woven throughout his familiar folk-rooted style, presented here with full amplification and (mostly) a small band accompaniment -- only "John Wayne," the closer for the set, gets into a really big-scale sound at its end. The content is all well-recorded and offers material ranging across a couple of decades of Martyn's history, encompassing several stylistic phases, but one wishes there were more information about the actual recordings and their origins and circumstances -- and especially about the live version of "Easy Blues" late on Disc Two (which, one assumes, is the same cut that opens the John Martyn Live CD from Artful), the parent company of Prism Platinum. As to the musical content, the fact that "Big Muff" and "One World," as well as "Dealer," which are spread all over these two CDs, also happen to be the finest pieces on this set -- though it should be said that everything here is worth hearing -- also speaks to the debt that this collection (whatever its origins) owes to the Island One World album. ~ Bruce Eder
After Sunday's Child, John Martyn took an extended break from studio recording. By late 1975, feeling he was close to going "completely round the bend," he had also stopped touring. To put some distance between himself and the pressures of the business and to recoup his creative energies, he went to Jamaica. There, after meeting dub producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, Martyn sat in on sessions by other artists and contributed to Burning Spear's Man in the Hills. Martyn returned to the U.K. reinvigorated and began recording One World in summer 1977. Produced by Island boss Chris Blackwell ...
| | Sound The Alarm CD (2005)
Vapor Trails
$8.99
| | Farfone Love Not War CD (2007)
Vapor Trails
$12.69
|
|
|
1404 
buttons below to play song samples
Adobe Flash
Email a Friend
