Snakes & Arrows (studio album) by Rush

Snakes & Arrows by Rush
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-05-01
Overall rank: 6,006th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 144 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (102nd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,062nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,006th)

Rush bestography

Snakes & Arrows is ranked 17th best out of 37 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 154 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,133.

Rush album bestography « Higher ranked (5,889th) This album (6,006th) Lower ranked (6,014th) »
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 144 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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65/100
From 10/02/2022 16:49
Rush goes back to an earlier heavier less keyboard influenced sound, reminiscent of Counterparts. Although I saw the band on this tour which was superb, this album doesn't tick certain boxes for me. I prefer Rush at their most progressive, not at their most heavy.
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85/100
From 05/18/2020 12:46
That's more freakin' like it. Straight up Rush album. The instrumentals are superb and the production is spot on.
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From 12/14/2016 22:28
The best of Rush's late period, save for the final effort on Clockwork Angels. Two great instrumentals included and Alex lays out some very nice acoustic work.
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From 05/16/2015 15:32
This is my favorite Rush album in the past 15-20 years. Really enjoy most of the songs. MEZ
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80/100
From 08/28/2012 18:32
It's the definition of an average Rush album, which means it's an above average release overall. I think there are just a few too many songs here. Take out "The Way the Wind Blows", "Faithless, "Good News First", and -maybe- "Spindrift" and we'd be looking at a lean and mean album here.

The instrumentals and "Workin' Them Angels" are probably the highlights here. I love "Armor and Sword" too, but it's sliding further and further down on my list because it's kind of a samey one-trick pony.
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From 11/27/2009 05:48
Great album, alot of good songs here. My favorites is: "Armor And Sword", "Hope", "The Way The Wind Blows" and "Good News First".
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From 11/17/2009 01:51
Disappointing by Rush standards. Still some good songs on here.
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