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Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

musicmanstu — Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:12:52 GMT

Author: musicmanstu

Posted: 08/04/2012 02:12

GARY wrote:

I like all of the albums RUSH have made. Some of them stack up quite well against any album ever made IMO.

But it would seem that I'm pretty much alone with my love of RUSH.

If you would please vote for your favorite RUSH studio album if you have one.

And or post all things RUSH orientated.

Or even just to complain about Geddy Lee's voice. Which I actually like.

You are not alone! Rush are splended, beyond words!

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Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

yarg — Thu, 2 Aug 2012 23:53:10 GMT

Author: yarg

Posted: 08/03/2012 03:53

Permanent Waves �'�

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:46:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/03/2012 00:46

Moving Pictures, Grace Under Preasure, A Farewell To Kings, Permanent Waves are all great

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:14:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/02/2012 21:14

Mind Movie wrote:

swedenman wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Have you really never heard of them?

Anyway, yes, they are very talented musicians and have written some of the best progressive rock compositions I've ever heard. They have 18 (soon to be 19) albums that display an enormous range, and if you're interested in getting into them just let me know what kind of music you like and I can probably recommend something of theirs you'd like 😁

Mind Movie wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Depends. Do you like prog or math rock? Do odd time signatures get you hot under the coller?

Ah, prog rock - I see. I'm a great fan of the Canterbury scene (Gong, Soft Machine) and space rock (Pink Floyd, Hawkwind) movements, while the symphonic stuff such as Yes, Genesis, ELP etc. definitely isn't my thing. Where are Rush placed in the prog area?

To answer this, like I said, their music covers an enormous range. If the Canterbury/space rock scene is what you're into, I'd recommend some of their stuff from the late 70s, particularly 2112 and Hemispheres. I'd recommend giving their 20-minute magnum opus 2112 a listen and seeing what you think.

I listened to the 2112 album. It sounds like Hawkwind, but the psychedelia and humor is replaced with annoying vocals (omg that singer), lack of composing skills and just plain medicority. A Passage to Bangkok had a nice blues riff, but that's all that grabbed my attention - the "epic" title track simply wasn't very epic (I failed the see the similarity with the Canterbury Sound as well).

Sorry for sounding harsh - in fact this album did one very good thing for me: it made me want to blast Space Ritual out very loud.

Lol, well if you thought the vocals were annoying on 2112 (which even I wouldn't entirely deny) then you might like some of their later stuff better. His voice did get lower and more mature over time. If you get a chance I'd recommend checking out Moving Pictures (particularly Tom Sawyer and Limelight). It's still got some elements of space rock (albeit not as much) and Geddy's voice is substantially toned down.

And I'm afraid that none of their albums are quite jazzy enough to bear too much resemblance to the Canterbury scene.

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

paladisiac — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:08:35 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 02/02/2012 21:08

another vote for 2112

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:06:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/02/2012 21:06

swedenman wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Mind Movie wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Depends. Do you like prog or math rock? Do odd time signatures get you hot under the coller?

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:02:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/02/2012 19:02

Romanelli wrote:

swedenman wrote:

Romanelli wrote:

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Okay, everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion, but...

What.

Just my opinion. The third rate sci-fi was cool when I was 15. Got old by the time I got out of high school. I find Neil Peart and his writing irritating. They did get better...they dropped the sci-fi novel thing, and Geddy Lee went down an octave so he didn't sound so much like Donald Duck. I get their lyrics...I just don't like 'em. They are great players...but I just don't like 'em.

Hey, there are people here who don't like Radiohead. And Pink Floyd. And The Beatles. Me, I just don't care for Rush.

We can't all like every band...

Well yeah, I'm certainly no big Radiohead or Beatles (aside from Abbey Road) fan. And don't get me wrong, I respect your opinion whatever it may be, I just thought it was interesting is all. I personally think the lyrics on their first album are much more poorly written and cliche than any of their sci-fi lyrics, but that may just be me. I mean, I enjoy parts of their first album, as well, it's just that I have a hard time listening to it and thinking "this is Rush".

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

demetrios — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:01:41 GMT

Author: demetrios

Posted: 02/02/2012 04:01

MY favourite Rush albums is "A rush of blood to the head" by Coldplay 😁 🤣 😜
(Sorry, but I just HAD to take that one - silly mode off)

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Romanelli — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:52:02 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 02/02/2012 01:52

swedenman wrote:

Romanelli wrote:

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Okay, everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion, but...

What.

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:26:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/02/2012 00:26

GARY wrote:

swedenman wrote:

Romanelli wrote:

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Okay, everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion, but...

What.

Well, the awesome lyrics on Permanent Waves are probably above some peoples heads 🤡

Rush- Natural Science

Link

Yeah, most of the lyrics on Permanent Waves aren't even sci-fi-related. I was more just being shocked at the fact that anyone would consider their debut their best.

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

GARY — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:27:15 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/01/2012 23:27

swedenman wrote:

Romanelli wrote:

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Okay, everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion, but...

What.

Well, the awesome lyrics on Permanent Waves are probably above some peoples heads 🤡

Rush- Natural Science

Link

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:06:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/01/2012 20:06

Romanelli wrote:

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Okay, everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion, but...

What.

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Romanelli — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:23:35 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 02/01/2012 19:23

The pre-sci-fi lyrics one without Neil Peart.

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

GARY — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:39:43 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/01/2012 18:39

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My favorite is still Permanent Waves. Until then it was 2112 which is a great album.

But with Permanent Waves Rush took it 2 a level few bands have been 2.

I have it at #21 on my chart 😁

And 2 be honest, I would have no regrets ranking it much higher,

Rush- Different Strings

Link

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Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

~SMiLE~ — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:17:00 GMT

Author: ~SMiLE~

Posted: 01/31/2012 23:17

My favorite albums from Rush are in the era between 2112 through to Moving Pictures.
My first Rush album was 2112 , shortly after I saw them on their Farewell To Kings tour .
Rush Rock!

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:32:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/31/2012 21:32

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Mind Movie wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Depends. Do you like prog or math rock? Do odd time signatures get you hot under the coller?

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/31/2012 21:31

Jackwc wrote:

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Depends. Do you like prog or math rock? Do odd time signatures get you hot under the coller?

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Jackwc — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:44 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/31/2012 21:25

Mind Movie wrote:

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Depends. Do you like prog or math rock? Do odd time signatures get you hot under the coller?

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:12:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/31/2012 21:12

I've never heard about this band. Are they any good?

Re: Favorite RUSH album (studio)

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:03:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/31/2012 21:03

GARY wrote:

swedenman wrote:

GARY wrote:

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Moving Pictures gets the win :D

No surprises there :/ Hey GARY, while we're on the subject of Rush, I was curious to see what you thought of the two new songs off their upcoming album (Caravan and BU2B). I think, if the rest of the album's material is at the same level, Clockwork Angels could be their best album since Presto.

I agree 😁

Yes, I love the new stuff.

But It will be hard for Peart 2 write better lyrics than he did for Presto 🤔

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Very true. It'll be hard to top The Pass and Red Tide as far as lyrical content goes. In terms of the drumming, though, Peart says this album could be his best yet 😲