Signals (Remastered)

This album, to me and to many others, ‘signaled’ a change for Rush, who would begin to rely on Synthesizers more to maintain a foothold in the coming 80s sound, and I’ll tell you, they made that change in spectacular fashion.

You can not just listen once! If you listen to this album all the way through and you are a rock lover or new wave lover and you enjoy complexity in drumming you will well let’s just say be very excited, one of the songs I believe is the weapon the drum part was created on a computer very intricate and peart learned it and it is drumming perfection use headphones and just melt into the music!!!

Solid album all around. Worth many many listens.

This is the last great album from these guys. It doesn’t seem to be mixed as well as their past albums as the audio is weak and the drums and bass don’t hit the same as past albums. While riffs are clear they don’t hit like past albums. Maybe Geddie and his obsession with the synth. Is to blame. We know for sure he killed rushes sound completely with it. Power Windows and Grace Under Pressure had moments but Lee finished them off by forcing the synthesizer and keyboards on their sound. Alex was right to get angry so many garbage albums after this one and so many wasted years of their talent

One of my earliest memories is drumming to “Tom Sawyer” on the seats of my mother’s car on the way to daycare. Even as an eight year old, it was apparent to me that Neil’s drumming was something special, powerful. He was the spark that hit a lifelong fire for the drums and music. I’m not alone in this realization. That young boy from Iowa could have never imagined the friendship to come with Neil Peart. He shared his adventures motorcycling, sailing, touring, and drumming. Every day ended with a Macallan and lots of laughter. More than all of this, Bubba was there for me when my dad died of cancer. He brought me In-N-Out after I got creamed on my motorcycle. He’d meet with Make-a-Wish kids in secret, play drums with them, and take them for milkshakes. He was that kind of dude. Extraordinarily kind, even after the universe took everything from him. He left our world a better place then he found it. “The measure of life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn so easily burned In the fullness of time, A garden to nurture and protect (It’s a measure of life) The treasure of life is a measure of love and respect, The way you live, the gifts that you give In the fullness of time, It’s the only return that you expect” Neil wrote these lyrics for the last song on the last Rush album. To the last... you measure up, Bubba.

One of my favorite Rush albums, in terms of both sound and songs. There are more synthesizers here than on any previous Rush album but there is still plenty of guitar too. I love Geddy’s singing on this, especially on The Weapon, Subdivisions and the more mellow parts of The Analog Kid. My favorite songs are Subdivisions, The Analog Kid and The Weapon. The last album with producer Terry Brown and not uncoincidentally the last album with that original Rush sound. After this album they became a much different but not necessarily better band.

According to the official ITunes review, “Neal Peart is the only member to curtail his excesses.” BS. Neal Peart doesn’t “curtail” anything on this album, which is one of Rush’s best ever, especially following up their epic Moving Pictures. He hits those crashing cymbals more than ever, in his own delightful and unorthodox way, and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are right there with him, evolving and changing Rush into something more and more introspective and socially relevant. As usual, the band is ahead of its and everyone else’s time in 1982. Subdivisions speaks truth to any kid, like me, that grew up in the the late 70s/early 80s and lived out in the suburbs. The Breakfast Club would capture this angst a few later. New World Man is a song that still stands up in the year 2020. And I challenge anyone to not be moved by Losing It. This is a band at the top of their game and creativity, and people disparaging this timeless piece of art just don't get it.

Trying to follow up “possibly” a top ten Rock album of all time in “Moving Pictures”, Rush answered the bell with flying colors with this effort. As easy to listen to from start to finish as any Rush album to date. Once again, Rush delivered. And big!!! Hail to The Kings and Rest In Peace, Professor!

Subdivisions is one of my favoriate songs by RUSH. This track got me through some really hard times as I'm sure it has for many. in 1982, there were not a lot of artists or bands writing songs like this that people could relate to. Subdivisions came at a perfect time in my life and is still on the top of my playlist to this day.