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TOP 20 RUSH Songs - #1

This is the new, long distance project ON A MISSION - to determine consensus 20 Best Rush Songs Cool

As determined in this preliminary thread, we are using a method already tested in a similar Genesis Project.

Every participant names three songs in order of preference:

First song = 4.5 points

Second song = 3 points

Third song = 2 points

After a couple of days I add up your "points" and announce the winning song for a current spot.

Then we move on and vote for the next spot. All points are reset.

Our goal is to come up with 20 songs and hopefully get it done before Christmas Clown

Voting is closed.

No. 1 song is Xanadu

1. Xanadu. 38.0 pts

2. La Villa Strangiato. 32.5 pts

3. 2112. 13.5 pts

4. The Camera Eye. 12.5 pts

5. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage. 11.5 pts

~~~THE LIST~~~

1. Xanadu

2. to be continued

I'll open a new thread in <5 minutes Wink

Edited by thief - October 22 2020 at 23:28

TOP20 Songs
Genesis
Rush

1. Xanadu

2. La Villa Strangiato

3. Witch Hunt

La Villa Strangiato

Cygnus X-1 Book I

Working Man

Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen

1. Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres. Can I vote for an epic? Great music, good story, profound lyrics.

2. Red Barchetta. Relatively concise and packs a big punch. Repeatedly.

3. The Spirit of Radio. Oddly radio friendly for a song that criticizes commercialism. Great guitar work by Alex.

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

1. 2112 - First Rush song heard when I was 15 at my next door neighbors house. Blew me away, and still does.

2. Freewill - Very catchy tune with great lyrics.

3. Between the Wheels - I don't know why, but this song clicks for me.

1. Xanadu
2. The Camera Eye
3. The Spirit of Radio

Edited by mathman0806 - October 19 2020 at 19:00

Catcher10 wrote:

1. Xanadu

2. La Villa Strangiato

3. Natural Science

There are 10,000 other songs I could vote for also.... Tongue

Where are these thousands of other Rush songs you've heard!? Shocked

Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)

Progosopher wrote:

1. Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres. Can I vote for an epic? Great music, good story, profound lyrics.

2. Red Barchetta. Relatively concise and packs a big punch. Repeatedly.

3. The Spirit of Radio. Oddly radio friendly for a song that criticizes commercialism. Great guitar work by Alex.

Yes, you can. I'm actually surprised to see "Book II" with one vote so far! It's still early tho Wink

Oh, and Red Barchetta is very deserving of no. 2, great picks

richardh wrote:

I've still not heard anything by anybody that is remotely like Tom Sawyer . Peart's drumming is so perfect although everything is nailed down so tight. Young lad at work is also a fan so it still resonates across the generations which is heartening.

Tom Sawyer has that sense of imminent danger, "anything can happen" within that song. It's not happy, nor sad; no anger or triumph; little emotion but full of Badass

La Villa Strangiato has a great start Cool

Edited by thief - October 19 2020 at 23:41

TOP20 Songs
Genesis
Rush

I'll lend my support to one of the main competitors and give nods to a couple of personal favorites.

1) Xanadu

2) The Anarchist

3) Emotion Detector

thief wrote:

I'll just paste what I said recently about The Camera Eye: I really think they hit the sweet spot between "tight, impressive prog outfit" and "devilishly satisfying" there. Heard that huge riff coming a zillion times, but I'm always astonished once it comes... and it never keeps the guard down. Delicious 9 minutes or so.

I love the atmosphere in that one, and it has a great guitar solo (as do most of the tunes on Moving Pictures).

thief wrote:

Xanadu also flows very well and I pretty much enjoy every second of it. The buildup reaches YES heights.

I like the "Yes heights" description. Xanadu's high points are really good.

Grumpyprogfan wrote:

3. Between the Wheels - I don't know why, but this song clicks for me.

There's definitely good stuff to click with in that song--great choruses and an awesome solo.

thief wrote:

Tom Sawyer has that sense of imminent danger, "anything can happen" within that song.

Rush was great at creating a sense of danger when they wanted to, and different sorts of danger, from The Necromancer to Distant Early Warning to The Anarchist.

Catcher10 wrote:

Red Barchetta is a beast of a song............Pedal to the metal song!

It really is an exhilarating ride.

Edited by Adaon - October 20 2020 at 05:32

Catcher10 wrote:

^ In the Rush vault.....I have special access

Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)

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