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Snakes & Arrows - Rush
  • Band Name: Rush
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: May 1, 2007
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73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

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  • Summary: Their 18th album overall, 'Snakes' is the Canadian trio's first studio outing since 2002's 'Vapor Trails.' Nick Raskulinecz co-produced.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    Snakes & Arrows is one of the tightest conceptual records the band has ever released.
  2. Amazon.com
    80
    A return to their former glory days, Snakes and Arrows shows this seminal prog rock band reclaiming some of the sonic territory that they'd lost over the past few years.
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    If you're a Rush fan, add two stars; if not, subtract two.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. JamesW.
    10
    The best album they have ever done with Niel Peart still playing really good and for me he is the best drummer going.
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  2. TommyM.
    10
    It will become another of their classics!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ToddW
    5
    As a Rush fan for more than 30 years, I have to laugh at those hyperventilating about their new album. Simply put, this offering is merely O.K., and that's pretty much what we've been getting every time out from the Toronto rockers for the past two decades. Me? I expect so much more from a band backed by one of the best rock drummers of all time. (Although Mastodon's Brann Dailor is currently the King of the Kit.) There is nothing on here remotely in league with "Moving Pictures," "Signals," "2112," or "Presto." Heck, there's nothing on here as good as anything on "Hold Your Fire" or "Counterparts." What Rush does well is play live, as witness the shows I have seen and their many live albums I have purchased. I gave up hope for them in the studio long ago. Oh sure, I'll keep forking over the bucks to hear another effort, but only to see if Neil Peart still has a heart.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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