File sharing. Crap bands. Monolithic major labels. What else is killing music? Bad recording – specifically CDs that are too loud. An article at prorec.com looks at the problem.
So you can guess that it was with much anticipation that I awaited my first real listen to the band?s newest CD, “Vapor Trails”. Reviews heralded this album as one of the hardest-rocking Rush albums in some time, with a strong focus on guitars, powerful drumming, excellent bass work, and some of the best songwriting to come from the band in years. And, in listening to the CD, I found all of these things to be true. This is easily my favorite collection of Rush songs in years, maybe decades. It’s incredible work and I earnestly hope it reflects a new and sustainable direction for this great band.
However there was one fact that the reviewers had all left out: this CD sounds like dogshit.