Snakes & Arrows

Discography Diaries #3: Rush
Album #18: Snakes & Arrows
Genre: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Date: 31/07/2020
Time: 7:50 PM

We're almost at the finish of Rush's discography, but before we reach the end we must first discuss the 18th album from them, Snakes & Arrows. As we draw to the closer of the bands discography all I really wanted at this stage was another great or at the very least a good album from Rush, the bar is set pretty low especially with a lot of their releases post 1987 ... read more

By the time Snakes & Arrows arrived in 2007, Rush had already cemented themselves as one of rock’s most enduring and adventurous bands. They had navigated the labyrinth of prog excess in the ‘70s, conquered radio waves in the ‘80s, and weathered the alt-rock storm of the ‘90s, all without ever truly compromising their identity. And yet, here they were, 35 years into their career, still releasing new material that—while not groundbreaking—was undeniably ... read more

While it's the same hard/prog rock they've been doing since Presto, there's a bit more life and passion to this than the other albums.

Rush works with producer Nick Raskulinecz on their 18th studio album.

After 2002's Vapor Trails, a decent album which was mired by brickwalled, overcompressed production, Rush decides to work with Nick Raskulinecz, who had previously worked with Foo Fighters -- and Snakes & Arrows does sound significantly better than its predecessor.

Far Cry starts the album out on a high note, and is one of the band's best singles of the past 20 years. Armor & Sword is accentuated by that ... read more