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Presto (1989)

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Musician	Instruments played and other info
ALEX LIFESON	Electric and acoustic guitars
NEIL PEART	Drums and electronic percussion
GEDDY LEE	Bass guitars, vocals, synthesizers
Rupert Hine	Additional keyboards and additional background vocals
Jason Sniderman	Additional keyboards

Table · Comments

Table

Track No.	Song Title	Track Timing	Comments
1.	SHOW DON'T TELL	5:01	A great introductory song
2.	CHAIN LIGHTNING	4:33	A superb song dealing with atmospheric phenomena.
3.	THE PASS	4:51	A superb song which deals with the down to earth problem of teen suicide.
4.	WAR PAINT	5:24	A very good song about dating.
5.	SCARS	4:07	A superb song, one of my favorite Rush tunes which deals with serious problems such as environmental damage and starvation.
6.	PRESTO	5:45	A rarity for this album, a pleasant song which makes you wonder about what you can do to improve the world we live in.
7.	SUPERCONDUCTOR	4:47	A song about fantasy.
8.	ANAGRAM (for Mongo)	4:00	A very clever play on words.
9.	RED TIDE	4:29	A superb, very serious song about the destruction of the environment and what each individual can do to prevent further damage. A call to arms if you will!
10.	HAND OVER FIST	4:11	A song about isolation from other people, how we live in the same world, but isolate ourselves in our world.
11.	AVAILABLE LIGHT	5:03	One of Rush's best songs, this is one of Rush's best compositions.

Comments

After the conclusion of the "Mercury" years, there is a change of record companies and a new producer-Rupert Hine brings Rush back finally to where they should be! Presto is absolutely superb! This is Rush's fourth best album flawed only by the song-"Superconductor." The rest of the album is tremendous! "Scars," "Anagram (For Mongo)," "Red Tide," "Presto," "Chain Lightning," "The Pass" and "Available Light" are among the best songs ever written by Rush! "Show Don't Tell" and "Hand Over Fist" are also very good!

When I first heard this cd back in late 1989, I was thoroughly amazed with the variation in textures that are present throughout this recording. I liked it almost immediately!

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