Sector 3, the third installment of
Rush's
Sector series of box sets, finds the band diving headlong into the '80s with a more synth-oriented approach. Featuring the albums
Signals,
Grace Under Pressure,
Power Windows,
Hold Your Fire, and the live album
A Show of Hands, this period of
Rush's career finds them focusing more on
Geddy Lee's multi-layered synthesizer excursions and finds guitarist
Alex Lifeson moving into more of a support role as he begins to experiment with a more effects-heavy sound. Despite these changes, it would still prove to be a strong period for them as three albums in the set achieved platinum status in the United States (with all five of them hitting platinum in their native Canada). Serving as a blast from the past, these remastered reissues are repackaged in tiny re-creations of the original vinyl LP jackets, and the set also features a 52-page booklet containing lyrics and unreleased photos from the era. Also of interest to die-hard fans and audiophiles, the set includes a DVD-Audio version of
Signals that contains both stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes of the album for those who wish to explore all the sonic depths that the album has to offer. ~ Gregory Heaney
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