Favorite Rush Songs 1984-1996

Walkscore wrote: However, "Available Light", the last tune on Presto, is for me one of the best of this era.

Here's a baker's dozen in chronological order:

The.Crimson.King wrote: This is the period where Rush definitely slipped a lot for me, but still delivered some great songs rather than great albums... Kid Gloves Between the Wheels The Big Money Territories Half the World The Color of Right Carve Away the Stone ...and my fave song from '84 -> '96 Dog Years

Well i know your favourite from 82' my friend.   

CHEMISTRY!

Nice to see you posting again my dear friend. I shall be sending you a nice email soon. Been a busy and wild year for me. Cannot wait to tell you all about it. And long live RUSH!

The.Crimson.King wrote: progbethyname wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: This is the period where Rush definitely slipped a lot for me, but still delivered some great songs rather than great albums... Kid Gloves Between the Wheels The Big Money Territories Half the World The Color of Right Carve Away the Stone ...and my fave song from '84 -> '96 Dog Years  Well i know your favourite from 82' my friend.    CHEMISTRY! Nice to see you posting again my dear friend. I shall be sending you a nice email soon. Been a busy and wild year for me. Cannot wait to tell you all about it. And long live RUSH! Nicko my old friend, great to see you back!  Can't wait to hear what you've been up to, I'm sure it's been something awesome  Chemistry indeed!  My favorite Alex solo of all time...I can't seem to play that song loud enough

I am with you on that! Just blasted good old signals in 5.1 today.

the only Rush songs after signals I like are Force Ten and Time Stand Still

No songs, unless 'Grace Under Pressure' is included (my stopping point with the band). Then, in that case, the snappy fun 4th song, which I can't remember the name at the moment. "Suspicious looking stranger..." Enemy Within?

Edited by Boojieboy - October 05 2018 at 16:16

I'm admittedly not as familiar with this era of the band but I'll list some anyway. In no order:

bump!

Forthwith, my list:

The Big Money
Manhattan Project
Marathon
Mystic Rhythms
Show Don’t Tell
Dreamline
Scars
Time Stand Still
Force Ten
Turn the Page
Stick It Out
Animate
Cut to the Chase
Prime Mover

… and the transcendental Tai Shan


Great band! One of my favorites for sure.

My apologies that nothing from Test for Echo made it onto the list. I’m not a big fan of Roll the Bones, Test for Echo, or anything after Vapor Trails.

My favorite time period of Rush is between A Farewell to Kings and Power Windows, which covers part of this period. I tend to view their work as falling within different ranges. 1. Rush, 2. Fly by Night through 2112, 3. A Farewell to Kings through Moving Pictures, 4. Signals to Power Windows, 5. Hold Your Fire to Roll the Bones, and then 6. Counterparts onward.

So, to my ears, we’re comparing apples and oranges a bit with one full range and 2 parts of ranges, according to my thought process.

With Rush, I tend to favor the songs that have a driving beat and an interesting riff or chord progression without a lot of fluff.

Atop the list, The Big Money definitely has the most interesting riff courtesy of Geddy Lee and as he sings whilst playing it, he deserves a Prog Medal of Prowess. Manhattan Project has that creative arpeggiated riff of Alex Lifeson and thoughtful didactic lyrics on Neil Peart.

I sure miss those guys.