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Rush - Presto



7.2 | 198 votes |
Release date: 1989
Style: Progressive rock

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01. Show Don't Tell
02. Chain Lightning
03. The Pass
04. War Paint
05. Scars
06. Presto
07. Superconductor
08. Anagram (For Mongo)
09. Red Tide
10. Hand Over Fist
11. Available Light

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21.02.2015 - 02:30
Rating: 6
musclassia

The whole album is pretty uneven, but The Pass is one of the most beautiful and heartfelt songs I have ever heard, pretty much validates the entire album's existence by itself
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22.02.2015 - 20:58
Rating: 7
Azarath
Free as a.. Fish
"Available Light" is one of my favourite Rush songs.
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22.02.2015 - 23:38
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
"War Paint" has some of the best lyrics ever!
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17.07.2015 - 03:15
Rating: 7
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
This album sounds more "adult contemporary/easy listening" by Rush standards, but at least this band makes it sound pretty good with the exception of the paper-thin production that can sort of suck the life out of the songs. There are some songs that don't quite win me over as much as I want them to, like "Scars" for example which is not bad, but feels like a pale imitation of "Territories" and I find myself switching over to that song immediately after. However tracks like "The Pass," "Presto," "Chain Lightning," and "Hand Over Fist" certainly compensate for it and make the album a pretty enjoyable listen for the most part.
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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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25.01.2018 - 23:54
Rating: 6
Antares8001

You got your 80s AOR in my Rush.
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08.12.2021 - 18:41
Rating: 6
Metal Rasputin

The thin production sucks all the joy out of this one. I guess after their synth-heavy period there just wasn't any obvious way to go, so Presto feels empty and aimless.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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22.09.2022 - 13:54
Rating: 7
legion1349

Lyrically I found this album to be quite powerful. That's what stood out the most to me.
A few catchy songs, good overall. No "bad" songs per se; just nothing that stands out by Rush standards.

I found this to be an overall good album.
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22.09.2022 - 14:26
JoHn Doe

Written by Metal Rasputin on 08.12.2021 at 18:41

The thin production sucks all the joy out of this one. I guess after their synth-heavy period there just wasn't any obvious way to go, so Presto feels empty and aimless.

How is it aimless?
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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22.09.2022 - 15:18
Rating: 6
Metal Rasputin

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Written by JoHn Doe on 22.09.2022 at 14:26


How is it aimless?

I mean it feels like a half-baked routine work with barely any inspiration or anything special or grand, just whatever material that wasn't considered too bad put together and released. For a Rush album this is as boring and unambitious as they come.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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22.09.2022 - 15:22
JoHn Doe

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Written by Metal Rasputin on 22.09.2022 at 15:18

Written by JoHn Doe on 22.09.2022 at 14:26


How is it aimless?

I mean it feels like a half-baked routine work with barely any inspiration or anything special or grand, just whatever material that wasn't considered too bad put together and released. For a Rush album this is as boring and unambitious as they come.


Ok, I disagree, but thanks for explaining.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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28.02.2023 - 21:33
Rating: 7
majormalfunction

Not among their best but it has grown on me a lot over the years. So many great hooks all over the record.
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Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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