OK, I'll stick my neck out with an unpopular opinion.... <flamesuit on>
I love 80's Rush BECAUSE of the synthesizers.
Now don't get me wrong, I can very much appreciate the earlier 70's stuff, and how much better everything got once Neal started adding in his awesome lyrics. But for me, the sound of Rush really blossomed when you added in the keyboards. Signals and Hold Your Fire are my two favorite of their albums.
<flamesuit off>
Hell yeah, sign me up for a Rush pin. I'm totally in, no matter what era.
Later,
EV