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Poll Question: Tom Sawyer or Necromancer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2016 at 14:42
I would vote Necromancer over almost any song in existence. There's brilliance, and then there is The Necromancer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2016 at 05:12
Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

For me, Tom Sawyer isn't overrated, it's over exposed. After 35 years, I simply don't need to hear it anymore.

The Necromancer is one of my all time favorite Rush songs. In fact, I like Caress of Steel more than 2112 (gasp! shock! harrumph!)



Mostly this. Necromancer isn't among my top Rush tunes but I do prefer to listen to COS than 2112.

Tom Sawyer is fantastic, but again I agree not overated but arguably over played...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2016 at 06:37
Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

I would vote Necromancer over any Rush song in existence. There's arena rock and AOR, and then there is The Necromancer.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2016 at 10:35
Necromancer is a structural mess with some nice music in it. Tom Sawyer is a masterpiece.

Seriously, how can anyone say Necromancer is better than Tom Sawyer? You guys need to get checked for longsongaphilia.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2016 at 10:52
Hey, if liking Necromancer more than TS is wrong then I don't wanna be right.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2016 at 11:19
Originally posted by WrytXander WrytXander wrote:

Necromancer is a structural mess with some nice music in it. Tom Sawyer is a masterpiece.

Seriously, how can anyone say Necromancer is better than Tom Sawyer? You guys need to get checked for longsongaphilia.

I don't love it because it's long, I love it because it's one of the best damn songs ever made. I love Tom Sawyer too, but I'd still choose Necromancer if it was only the middle part of the song. 



Rush out-Sabbath's Black Sabbath on that part. Come on, you all know it's awesome.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2016 at 11:43
Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature composition. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2016 at 12:03
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature componsition. 

Yup, that's what rock music is supposed to be about. That's why I could care less if the music I'm listening to is progressive. I'm a musician, so of course I love to hear some skill, but only if the band remembers to write real songs. There's no point in skill if you can't have the passion and songwriting to go with it. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 19 2016 at 11:54
Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature componsition. 

Yup, that's what rock music is supposed to be about. That's why I could care less if the music I'm listening to is progressive. I'm a musician, so of course I love to hear some skill, but only if the band remembers to write real songs. There's no point in skill if you can't have the passion and songwriting to go with it. 

This. Instrumentally brilliant, vocals great as well īcos fits the tune perfectly. Iīm not a musician, btw. 
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