Rush Survivor Finished: Red Barchetta wins!
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Same.
Vapor Trails is an interesting album. Nothing too terrible, yet nothing very good. The production truly ruins it. The energy is there and nice ideas are present in the songs, but they tend to drag, the songs feel a lot longer than they actually are. It's an exhausting album, and I never go out of my way to listen to it. Not as bad as Test For Echo, but it's not far off.
The Stars Look Down
How It Is
Sweet Miracle
Nocturne
Freeze
Funny how we both comment on the even nature of the album, then pick virtually the same cuts.
It is an interesting album. And the circumstances under which it was recorded are remarkable.
Bringing Neil properly back into the fold sounded like it resembled a rescue mission on thin ice.
Foro called VT repetitive on the last thread. I disagree. I don't think there is too much of the same thing going on, there's just too much going on, period.
It's a bit overwhelming, or as you put it so well — exhausting.
But there is also a lot to appreciate, particularly if you digest a song at a time. It's got a lot of good (not great) songs and some of Neil's finest lyrics, as depressing as they can be.
I think if someone got ahold of the masters and dialed them back to the spare clarity of Moving Pictures we'd think a lot more of it.
Even as it is, I am a fan.
It is an interesting album. And the circumstances under which it was recorded are remarkable.
Bringing Neil properly back into the fold sounded like it resembled a rescue mission on thin ice.
Foro called VT repetitive on the last thread. I disagree. I don't think there is too much of the same thing going on, there's just too much going on, period.
It's a bit overwhelming, or as you put it so well — exhausting.
But there is also a lot to appreciate, particularly if you digest a song at a time. It's got a lot of good (not great) songs and some of Neil's finest lyrics, as depressing as they can be.
I think if someone got ahold of the masters and dialed them back to the spare clarity of Moving Pictures we'd think a lot more of it.
Even as it is, I am a fan.
Yea, I picked what I thought were the most forgettable tunes. Sweet Miracle and Freeze are particularly weak.
Agreed with all of this. There was talk about a remaster of the album a year or so ago, I really hope this happens soon. Production really keeps me away from the album.
Same on both. I'm a bit disappointed Nocturne got eliminated first round.
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