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* HorribleHistoryMetal: "Manhattan Project" is about the UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki, from the development of the bomb to the ''Enola Gay'' dropping Little Boy onto Hiroshima.


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* LyricalDissonance: "Manhattan Project" is a very happy, energetic song about the UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki.
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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush|Band}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going full 80's with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.

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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth twelfth studio album by Music/{{Rush|Band}}, released in 1985. 1985 through Anthem Records in Canada, Creator/VertigoRecords in the UK, and Creator/MercuryRecords internationally. Released at the height of the "synth-era", "synth era", this album showed Rush going full 80's with digital production, recording and mixing (which would carry over to subsequent albums), keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.
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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going full 80's with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.

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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, Music/{{Rush|Band}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going full 80's with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.



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* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Well, brought To You By The Letter "M"]]



* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Peart has confirmed that "The Big Money" was named after a novel of the same name in the ''U.S.A.'' trilogy by John Dos Passos, of whom he is an admirer. However, he has also remarked that the lyrical content of the song differs somewhat from the thematic ideas presented in Dos Passos' novel. Dos Passos had previously provided the title for "The Camera Eye" on ''Music/MovingPictures''.

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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Peart has confirmed that "The Big Money" was named after a novel of the same name in the ''U.S.A.'' trilogy by John Dos Passos, of whom he is an admirer. However, he has also remarked that the lyrical content of the song differs somewhat from the thematic ideas presented in Dos Passos' novel. Dos Passos had previously provided the title for "The Camera Eye" on ''Music/MovingPictures''.''Music/{{Moving Pictures|Album}}''.

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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going [[UpToEleven full 80's]] with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.

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''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going [[UpToEleven full 80's]] 80's with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.



* UpToEleven: With the synthesizers.
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* AnimatedMusicVideo: The video for "The Big Money" featured CGI that's primitive by today's standards.
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Regarded by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest albums the band has ever done, the album contains some of their most popular songs, such as "The Big Money", "Marathon", and "Mystic Rhythms". "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" also were supported with two music videos that got a lot of airplay on Creator/{{MTV}}.

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Regarded by fans and critics alike to be as one of the band's finest albums the band has ever done, the album albums, ''Power Windows'' contains some of their most popular songs, such as "The Big Money", "Marathon", and "Mystic Rhythms". "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" also were supported with two music videos that got a lot of airplay on Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* NuclearWeapons: "Manhattan Project", duh.
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Regarded by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest albums the band has ever done, the album contains some of their most popular songs, such as "The Big Money", "Marathon", and "Mystic Rhythms". "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" also were supported with two music videos that got a lot of airplay on Main/{{MTV}}.

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Regarded by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest albums the band has ever done, the album contains some of their most popular songs, such as "The Big Money", "Marathon", and "Mystic Rhythms". "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" also were supported with two music videos that got a lot of airplay on Main/{{MTV}}.
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'''''Power Windows''''' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going [[UpToEleven full 80's]] with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.

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'''''Power Windows''''' ''Power Windows'' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going [[UpToEleven full 80's]] with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.
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* OneWordTitle: "Marathon" and "Territories.

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* OneWordTitle: "Marathon" and "Territories."Territories".
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Peart has confirmed that "The Big Money" was named after a novel of the same name in the ''U.S.A.'' trilogy by John Dos Passos, of whom he is an admirer. However, he has also remarked that the lyrical content of the song differs somewhat from the thematic ideas presented in Dos Passos' novel.

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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Peart has confirmed that "The Big Money" was named after a novel of the same name in the ''U.S.A.'' trilogy by John Dos Passos, of whom he is an admirer. However, he has also remarked that the lyrical content of the song differs somewhat from the thematic ideas presented in Dos Passos' novel. Dos Passos had previously provided the title for "The Camera Eye" on ''Music/MovingPictures''.
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Peart has confirmed that "The Big Money" was named after a novel of the same name in the ''U.S.A.'' trilogy by John Dos Passos, of whom he is an admirer. However, he has also remarked that the lyrical content of the song differs somewhat from the thematic ideas presented in Dos Passos' novel.
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* VindicatedByHistory: This album was released smack in the middle of the band's synth phase, which a lot of fans were not happy with at the time. In the years since its release, however, most fans have either come to like the album or at least dislike it less.
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* VindicatedByHistory: This album was released smack in the middle of the band's synth phase, which a lot of fans were not happy with at the time. In the years since its release, however, most fans have either come to like the album or at least dislike it less.

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'''''Power Windows''''' is the twelveth studio album by Music/{{Rush}}, released in 1985. Released at the height of the "synth-era", this album showed Rush going [[UpToEleven full 80's]] with digital production, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, etc. The sound was also simplified more, going from progressive rock to a more electronic, arena rock sound.

Regarded by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest albums the band has ever done, the album contains some of their most popular songs, such as "The Big Money", "Marathon", and "Mystic Rhythms". "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" also were supported with two music videos that got a lot of airplay on Main/{{MTV}}.

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!! Tracklist:

# "The Big Money"
# "Grand Designs"
# "Manhattan Project"
# "Marathon"
# "Territories"
# "Middletown Dreams"
# "Emotion Detector"
# "Mystic Rhythms"

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!!Principal Members:

* Geddy Lee - lead vocals, bass, bass pedals, synthesizer
* Alex Lifeson - guitar
* Neil Peart - drums, percussion

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!! Big Tropes go around the world!
* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought To You By The Letter "M"]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: "Mystic Rhythms".
* EpicRocking: No song on this album is under 5 minutes. "Marathon" and "Territories" are both over 6 minutes.
* LighterAndSofter
* MoneySong: "The Big Money".
* NuclearWeapons: "Manhattan Project", duh.
* NewSoundAlbum: Rush's synth-driven sound goes digital.
* OneWordTitle: "Marathon" and "Territories.
* SmallTownBoredom: "Middletown Dreams".
* UpToEleven: With the synthesizers.
* VisualPun: The album cover.
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