Rush - Presto Album

Tracklist

1	War Paint	5:24
2	Show Don't Tell	5:01
3	Red Tide	4:29
4	The Pass	4:51
5	Chain Lightning	4:33
6	Superconductor	4:47
7	Hand Over Fist	4:11
8	Scars	4:07
9	Available Light	5:03
10	Presto	5:45
11	Anagram (For Mongo)	4:00

Credits

• Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer – Geddy Lee
• Drums, Percussion [Electric] – Neil Peart
• Engineer – Stephen W. Tayler
• Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar – Alex Lifeson
• Producer, Arranged By – Rupert Hine, Rush

Notes

Released with printed inner sleeve with lyrics on it.

C1 on matrix can be CI or C1, not sure.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 066825110591
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): ANL-1059 AX C1 G1 MASTERDISK DMM CR B
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): ANL-1059 B C1 G2 DMM MASTERDISK DMM CR A
• Other (Price Code): L

Companies

• Distributed By – CBS Music Products Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Anthem Entertainment
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Anthem Entertainment

Short intro

Presto is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released November 21, 1989 by Anthem Records and was the band's first album released internationally by Atlantic Records following the group's departure from Mercury. After the Hold Your Fire 1987 tour ended in 1988, the group members reconvened in December to decide their next step and agreed to take six months off before starting on a new album. Presto marked another change in Rush's sound, with guitar taking a more dominant. Presto is Rushs 13th studio album, released in 1989. It was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights and at McClear Place in Toronto. Presto was Rushs first album with Atlantic Records, which the band signed to in early 1989 after a longstanding relationship with MercuryPolyGram. It was co-produced by Rupert Hine, an English musician, songwriter and producer who had worked with Saga, The Fixx, Howard Jones, and Bob Geldof. The albums lyrical centerpiece is its atmospheric single The Pass, in which Neil addresses teenage isolation and the tragic romanticism of youth suicide. All of us get. Rush - Presto 1989. Rush Closed Out the 80s With the Transitional Presto. Ryan Reed. Paul Natkin, Getty Images. Judging solely in superficial terms, 1989's Presto is a minor offering in Rush 's massive discography. Released in a wasteland of rock production, the album's indistinct sonic vibe falls somewhere between Rush's synth-driven early '80s era and their guitar-heavy return of the late '90s and early '00s. Then there's that hideous album cover, which features a levitating rabbit in a magic hat. Those warning signs aren't totally irrelevant. Presto . CD Album. Progressive Rock. Show don't tell 5:01. Produced by Rupert Hine And Rush. Show don't tell. How many times do you hear it It goes on all day long Everyone knows everything And no one's ever wrong until later. Who can you believe It's hard to play it safe But apart from a few good friends We don't take anything on faith until later. To favorites 10 Download album. Listen album. Songs in album Rush - Presto 1989. Rush - Show Don't Tell. Rush - Chain Lightning. Rush - The Pass. Rush - War Paint. Rush - Scars. Rush - Presto. Rush - Superconductor. Released November 21, 1989. Presto Tracklist. Show Don't Tell Lyrics. Released in November 21st, 1989, Presto marks another shift in Rushs music: the previous album Hold Your Fire 1987 was the last album that would featured a more synthkeyboards-driven sound. Presto was the first attempt since 1981 Moving Pictures, to return to Alexs guitar leading the songs. Before the recording of Presto, the band decided to take a six-month break, since they were free of deadlines and obligations for the first time in fifteen years. Having said that, Presto is not one of those albums. On this return to a more guitar-oriented sound after the synth period that dominated the '80s, the bandmembers emerge from the electronic fog and try to reorient themselves to once again working with their more traditional setup. While none of the songs here are out-and-out terrible, listening to the album definitely gives you the sense that things just aren't quite clicking, as if the band is just a little bit rusty after stepping away from this kind of songwriting for nearly a decade. Rush - Presto review: Rush were expected to really pull something out of the hat for this so called back-to-basics release but the relatively uninspired song writing and anaemic production values left many die-hard fans less than happy bunnies. Review Summary: Rush were expected to really pull something out of the hat for this so called back-to-basics release but the relatively uninspired song writing and anaemic production values left many die-hard fans less than happy bunnies. Band Name Rush. Album Name Presto. Type Album. Дата релиза Ноябрь 1989. Лейблы Moon Records UKR