Presto
by Rush
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 November 1989
- Label: Anthem
- Country: Canada
- Length: 52:12
- Community rating: 2.99/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Co-produced by Rupert Hine, 'Presto' marks a conscious pivot away from Rush's heavily synthesized 80s era back toward a guitar-driven rock sound. The album blends their signature philosophical, introspective lyricism with highly melodic, uplifting AOR and progressive rock arrangements.
Genres
Descriptors: arena rock, melodic
Tracklist
- Show Don't Tell (5:00)
- Chain Lightning (4:33)
- The Pass (4:50)
- War Paint (5:24)
- Scars (4:07)
- Presto (5:45)
- Superconductor (4:47)
- Anagram (3:59)
- Red Tide (4:30)
- Hand Over Fist (4:10)
- Available Light (5:02)
Credits
- Rush - primary artist, arranged by [arrangements], producer
- Rupert Hine - arranged by [arrangements], backing vocals [additional background vocals], keyboards [additional], producer
- Hugh Syme - art direction
- Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer, music by
- Neil Peart - drums, percussion [electric], lyrics by
- Alex Lifeson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, music by
- Everett Ravestein - engineer [assisted by, chalet studio]
- Lerxst - engineer [chalet studio]
- Stephen W. Tayler - engineer [engineered by]
- Liam Birt - executive-producer [executive production]
- Moon Records - executive-producer [executive production]
- Val Azzoli - executive-producer [executive production]
- Jason Sniderman - keyboards [additional]
- Ray Danniels - management
- SRO Management, Inc. - management
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Matt Howe - mixed by [assisted by, metropolis]
- Mark Demont - other [wrabit wrangler]
- John Scarpati - photography by
- Andrew MacNaughtan - photography by [portraits]
- Jacques Deveau - recorded by [assisted by, le studio]
- Simon Pressey - recorded by [assisted by, le studio]
- Rick Andersen - recorded by [assisted by, mcclear place]