℗ 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group
| Released | October 14, 1985 |
| Duration | 44m 46s |
| Record Label | Mercury Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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The Big Money (Album Version)
Rush |
5:37 | |||
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1.2
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Grand Designs (Album Version)
Rush |
5:07 | |||
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1.3
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Manhattan Project (Album Version)
Rush |
5:05 | |||
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1.4
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Marathon (Album Version)
Rush |
6:10 | |||
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1.5
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Territories (Album Version)
Rush |
6:19 | |||
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1.6
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Middletown Dreams (Album Version)
Rush |
5:15 | |||
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1.7
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Emotion Detector (Album Version)
Rush |
5:11 | |||
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1.8
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Mystic Rhythms (Album Version)
Rush |
6:02 |
Billboard 200 - #10, 1985
"... Power Windows may well be the missing link between Yes and the Sex Pistols."
- Rolling Stone
"... the best Rush album in years ... by scaling down the complexity of their approach, the band has returned to the roots of its sound and the source of its strength."
- Guitar World
Released in 1985, Power Windows launched an era of new sonic directions for Rush as the band embraced an extensive use of synthesizers. Neil Peart’s lyrics focus primarily on various manifestations of power: Manhattan Project explores the origins and consequences of the US military’s development of the atomic bomb, while Territories is a statement on nationalism around the world.
"We definitely wanted this record to rock. That's really where we're most comfortable after all the talk about technology. We love to rock and there are still a lot of heavy rock influences in us. At the same time we wanted to utilize a lot of the technology that's out there."
- Geddy Lee
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Mercury Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | 0.00 0.00 to 0.00 | -12.07 -12.60 to -11.56 | -8.65 -9.40 to -7.90 | 7 7 to 8 | |
| 1 | The Big Money (Album Version) | 0.00 | -11.56 | -8.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Grand Designs (Album Version) | 0.00 | -12.10 | -8.5 | 7 |
| 3 | Manhattan Project (Album Version) | 0.00 | -11.59 | -7.9 | 7 |
| 4 | Marathon (Album Version) | 0.00 | -12.60 | -9.3 | 8 |
| 5 | Territories (Album Version) | 0.00 | -12.13 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Middletown Dreams (Album Version) | 0.00 | -12.34 | -9.4 | 7 |
| 7 | Emotion Detector (Album Version) | 0.00 | -12.27 | -8.7 | 8 |
| 8 | Mystic Rhythms (Album Version) | 0.00 | -11.95 | -8.4 | 7 |