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Rush has emerged with more edge and energy than some bands can even dream of.
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The more time one spends with Vapor Trails, the richer and more nuanced it becomes. Consider this an absolute triumph.
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Vapor Trails is a great, straight-forward hard rock album from a band that actually seems to be getting better as it ages.
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A welcome return.
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Entertainment WeeklyProg-rock never sounded so listener-friendly. [17 May 2002, p.78]
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Dispensing with the synthesizers and glossy production that marred previous efforts, the group instead delivers no-frills, arena-ready rockers with a dense, almost punkishly raw sound.
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Ultimately, Vapor Trails rises above its own musical shackles, propelled by pleasantly memorable melodies and an aura of lyrical poignancy.
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The good news is Vapor Trails is Rush's best album in a decade. The bad news is it's still no Moving Pictures.
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Vapor Trails is Rush's most focused effort in many years, thanks to a renewed emphasis on songwriting.
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BlenderVapor Trails combines the cartoonish familiarity of Geddy Lee's helium-tinged vocals and [Neil] Peart's hyperkinetic drumming with the tuneful, concise writing they've favored since 1989's Presto. [Jun/Jul 2002, p.113]
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Q MagazineRush sound like they're slowly but audibly running out of puff. [July 2002, p.118]
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Vapor Trails does an amiable job of signaling the welcomed return of Rush.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 80 out of 92
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Mixed: 2 out of 92
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Negative: 10 out of 92
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JeffR.Sep 13, 2002Horrible mix.... every single song is clipping... Worst Rush CD ever ... It should be remixed!!!!!!!
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Jun 18, 2020Absolutely one of my favourite albums by Rush. I still play this regularly. No songs skipped.
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Jan 23, 2017