TOP 20 RUSH Songs. Voting #1 - Progressive Rock Music Forum

1. La Villa S.

2. Anthem

3. The Trees

Edited by Spacegod87 - October 22 2020 at 07:29

Levitating downwards,
atomic feedback scream.

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Also I would pay for even 1 song from that period.

If I had one "brand new" album from 1979 or so, fusion of prog rock approach of Hemispheres and efficient songwriting with synthesizer touch (a la Permanent Waves and especially Moving Pictures), I would definitely move Rush up in my all time ranks! That might actually be another thread idea right there.

I'll be closing this thread today so it's your last chance to vote! Cool

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FatherChristmas wrote:

Honestly surprised that it looks like 2112 isn't going to win this. Shocked

I remember a bunch of Rush lists featured elsewhere on the internet (usually "rock", not "prog" oriented sites), and 2112 usually takes the top spot. Perhaps proggers look deeper in their catalogue? On the other hand, some Rush dedicated forum had a thread going about Xanadu being overrated - and they definitely have a great knowledge of Rush discography. So it might be a matter of taste, we love those buildups, synthesizers and quirks, but people in general prefer blazing rockers perhaps Question

Catcher10 wrote:

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

If you could please disclose at least 10 songs out of 10.000, preferably 1977-81 period, I'll pay!

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1: La Villa Strangiato

2: Xanadu

3: Tom Sawyer

Pretty standard answers, but they're just so damn good.

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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! :)

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

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

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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! :)

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

Edited by mathman0806 - October 19 2020 at 19:00

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.

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