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actually it's worth at least 4.5, so I’ll try to calculate the average.

It’s a stretched-out 4; they don’t know which direction to take after Steve Hackett’s departure, which was perhaps even more serious musically than Peter’s. The good Rutherford is quite a poor guitarist, the good Phil isn't dominant yet, and therefore the album feels like a more pompous Trick of the Tail, with tons of keyboards and more basic guitars. Nonetheless, the average level for me is more than decent, with Down and Out, Undertow, and Burning Rope standing out. A separate discussion for Many Too Many, a very poppy track but with a stunning melody, and Follow You Follow Me, as much hated as it is commercially spot-on. I also don't see it as a “Genesis” song, but if the goal was to bring home the bread, this time they succeeded. Among their subsequent works, I only place Duke and part of We Can't Dance on the same level; I don't understand how Abacab can be rated four stars (though the title track is nice).

The review is well done; I wouldn’t go beyond a 4 for the album, even though I haven’t listened to it in years. Fergie has a great voice, but for a Kimball addict like me back then, it was immense pain. It was a bit like what happened years later with the departure of my beloved Fish from Marillion: Hogarth's arrival was a trauma, only truly digested just a year ago. As for Toto, undoubtedly Isolation was a good album, but personally, I much prefer the first four (Turn Back is very AOR, Hydra is a masterpiece with sprinkles of prog). Steve Lukather is a demigod.

I don't know, but from someone named Rhayader, I can't help but accept the advice. I'll let you know.

excellent review (4.5) for one of the best live performances of the decade. I still don't have a complete knowledge of the Gigante; for now, I have the first five and this live, but I believe they are truly of an epic skill, even if perhaps from an emotional standpoint they lack something.

very instructive, indeed. it's just that with 3600 comments it takes ages to load, not only from my office but also at home with the ADSL.

Honor to the reviewer, disgrace to the show-offs. Prog is something else, but so are hard rock and metal. But is Gianni Petrucci the president of the CONI who in his spare time runs to Boston to invent solos? And then, it's all well and good, but don't tell me that LaBrie is a great vocalist.

The twists of life: half an hour ago I went out and, drawn by the magnet that leads me to the nearby record shop, instead of the usual 70s Italian prog that has lately monopolized (with Camel) my player, I found this fantastic live album for just 10 euros. What can I say? Surely Exit… Stage Left is better (this one would actually deserve a 4.5), but I'm also very fond of the 80s, from Moving Pictures to Signals and even the later ones. For example, I love Subdivisions, Marathon. I really wished for Losing It, the most emotional track in the entire Rush discography in my opinion, but I fear that this is a view shared by only 3 or 4 people in the world. Anyway, live they are truly amazing, and I still curse the fact that I've let them slip away until now. But next time, I won’t miss out.
One last thing: regarding the influence they have had on bands like Dream Theater, I absolutely agree, even if Rush, while clearly virtuosos of their respective instruments, people who aren’t shy at all about composing pieces with complex instrumental parts and substantial solos, are, in my opinion, light years ahead. Just today, my music dealer, after I handed him this CD, tried to propose me a DT. My reaction was nothing short of disgusted. I might be wrong, perhaps, but in the end, long live Rush. Great review!

Well, I had forgotten about the existence of this album, and your (horrible) review reminded me that I also have it somewhere in the attic. Sure, it's a soundtrack, but unfortunately, it's credited as a Queen album, and as such, it easily wins the title of the worst. In comparison, Hot Space is A Day at the Races. Of course, the judgment is also influenced by the horror of the movie, typical trash from the early '80s. Anyway, some considerations: the melodies range from the emphatic and lysergic tracks on the list (In the space capsule). Aside from the fact that "tracklist" is not synonymous with "song" (do you know what synonym means?), don't you think it's a bit ridiculous to throw around a couple of pompous adjectives like these without any purpose, of which you almost certainly ignore the meaning?
TONY MONTANA I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY! IN FACT, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR LIFE EITHER! SO SHUT UP BEFORE I GRAB YOU BY THE ANKLE AND SNAP YOU LIKE A WHIP! BUM
A typical example of civilization, as well as ignorance (shut up before I grab you by the ankle? What language do you usually speak? Aramaic? These sound like mistakes from someone who struggles with grammar as a non-native speaker). Well, keep Flash if you’re happy. But "tracklist" (ha ha ha) like Spread Your Wings, It's Late, Somebody to Love, and many others mean nothing to you?

We're making progress compared to that horrible review on Kiss. I actually consider it a 2.5 like the album; I raised the rating for you out of fear of backlash and lowered the album's score because I really can't stand it. And I’m speaking as a true Queen fan, one who has the entire discography—first the vinyls, then everything on CD—who cried the day Freddie died, etc., etc. Nevertheless, I'm not so blind as to consider them the greatest in the history of rock; they're an excellent band with overflowing individuality and three good supporting members (actually, Brian May is a bit more than that), definitely a market phenomenon but with some truly extraordinary insights. However, in my opinion, this album is unbearable; aside from the gem "Under Pressure" (which is only loosely related, having come out separately, long before the album, and is almost more of a David Bowie song or, in any case, not exclusively a Queen song. By the way, I also think "Soul Brother" could have comfortably fit on the album), I struggle to endure it, to the point where I haven't listened to it in years. I don't understand the similarity between "Hot Space" and "The Works," an album that fully recovers the rock sounds lost here. And that one deserves at least a 4.