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Rush: A Show of Hands (Mercury) *½

Michael Azerrad, Rolling Stone, 20 April 1989

ALTHOUGH THEIR fans treat the three members of Rush as if they were the Holy Trinity, the band chose the theme of another threesome — the Three Stooges — as the opening fanfare for its third live set. It's a bit of self-effacement to be found nowhere else on this album.

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