There is zero instrument dancing anymore every album is just every instrument at full bore competing against the other. Basically every instrument playing the melody. Rush just became insanity doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Sorry but after Power Windows they were done

Probably the best Rush album since Power Windows. And for those of you complaining about the new mix I have a brilliant idea...Listen to the original mix that you bought back in 02!!! As far as the quality of songs go, they're here in spades and not a single misfire... Too many good ones to mention but my favs are Peaceable Kingdom, Secret Touch, Nocturne & Vapor Trail.

I wanted so badly to love this album when it was first released - the comeback album from my favorite band, rising from the ashes of unimaginable tragedy. I knew that emotions were raw, and the music definitely reflected that; but the mix was harsh, the levels were clipping, and it didn't sound like the songs had any breathing room. Bravo to the band for listening to their fans and remastering this gem. It has a much more open, spacious quality to it that the songs really deserve, while still retaining the heaviness and grit. It's now back in heavy rotation among all the other Rush albums where it belongs!

Much as I hate to give a Rush album a 3 star review, that's what's I'm giving this reissue, not because it's a bad album (far from it) but because of the production. Much has been said about the audio quality of the original release, but I find that I like it (warts and all) better than this version. It sounds like they overcompensated in the opposite direction, making the music and vocals sound thin, hollow and tinny. Give me the original 2002 version any day.

Probably one of the best albums Rush has produced, my favorite.

i think it was just fine before. ghost rider sounds they are playing in a bathroom. still, good songs!

Vapor trails is an amazing album, but the remix version isn't as good as the original. I wish iTunes still offered it the way it was first released

I'm hearing vocal layers and guitar solos I never knew existed. I loved this album but the production was horrible and the songs fell apart at high volumes. This remaster rights all the wrongs. So glad this was released.

I was excited to hear some new music from one of my favorite bands after a 6 year hiatus. When I popped in the original release I was really blown away that a major label would actual release such a crappy sounding album. I think I listened to it maybe three times. Overly compressed and very harsh, the original sounds like somebody mixed it in a garage on cheap headphones. A few years ago Rush released remixed versions of One Little Victory and Earthshine on their Retrospective III album and fan reaction was so positive the idea to remix the entire album finally went forward, and thank God it did. Vapor Trails Remixed is superior to the original release in every way. Details that could not be heard in the original can now be heard. The low end is actually present and the guitars aren't as harsh or 'brittle' sounding. Alex Lifeson noted that unfortunately even some of the original guitar and drum tracks were recorded with clipping, but even, so this remix is well worth the money if you enjoyed the original release. Now if only the band would offer refunds for the original!

Get rid of the compression? Yes. Drop the low end almost completely out of the mix? Oh no. Tragic injustice to a great album. Any chance a second remix with low end returned will surface? I'm not holding my fire ... er, breath.