Rush 1985 Power Windows (vinyl)

Rush ~ Power Windows ~ 1985
24/48 vinyl rip. Mercury Records 826 098-1. LP made in W.-Germany.

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Side 1
1. The Big Money 5:36
2. Grand Designs 5:05
3. Manhattan Project 5:05
4. Marathon 6:10

Side 2
1. Territories 6:19
2. Middletown Dreams 5:17
3. Emotion Detector 5:10
4. Mystic Rhythms 5:46

Like much of the band's '80s output, Power Windows finds Rush juggling their hard-rock heritage with new technology to mixed results. With Alex Lifeson choosing sparse, horn-like guitar bursts over actual crunch, Geddy Lee's synthesizers running rampant, and Neil Peart's crisp, clinical percussion and stark lyrical themes (evoking cold urban landscapes), the result just may be the trio's "coldest" album ever. Still, it does boast its share of important tracks in "Marathon" and "Manhattan Project," while offering an energetic, tongue-in-cheeck hit single in "The Big Money." In an album that rewards patience (repeated listens are the key), the most gripping moments are saved for last, with the beautifully eerie textures of "Mystic Rhythms," a song that was later used as a concert drum solo showcase for Peart. - Eduardo Rivadavia, AMG