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thief
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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 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 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 Edited by thief - October 22 2020 at 23:28 |
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My vote. The Camera Eye - 4.5 points Xanadu - 3.0 points Natural Science - 2.0 points 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. Xanadu also flows very well and I pretty much enjoy every second of it. The buildup reaches YES heights. Guitar tone is close to perfect. Definitely a huge leap forward between 2112 songwriting and this, Rush entered their peak in 1977 imho. Could be my no. 1 pick tomorrow. Natural Science is pretty much tied with Cygnus when it comes to "satisfaction". But the sequence starting at 5:30, that illuminating riff, followed by guitar solo, and then the pure ecstasy of 7:20, tight drumming, magnificent outro with waves out there - it's just too much to handle! All packed under 10 minutes. Terrific song that probably won't get many votes - yet
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1. Xanadu 2. La Villa Strangiato 3. Witch Hunt
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1. La Villa Strangiato
2. Freewill 3. The Camera Eye
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La Villa Strangiato
Cygnus X-1 Book I Working Man
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Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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1. La Villa Strangiato
2. 2112 3. Cygnus X-1 Hope LVS wins this!
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"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
"I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
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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.
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richardh
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1. Tom Sawyer
2. Xanadu 3. La Villa Strangiato 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.
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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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1. Xanadu
2. La Villa Strangiato 3. Natural Science There are 10,000 other songs I could vote for also....
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1. Xanadu
2. The Camera Eye 3. The Spirit of Radio Edited by mathman0806 - October 19 2020 at 19:00 |
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1. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage
2. 2112 3. Xanadu
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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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Sacro_Porgo
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Where are these thousands of other Rush songs you've heard!?
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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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^ In the Rush vault.....I have special access
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Yes, you can. I'm actually surprised to see "Book II" with one vote so far! It's still early tho Oh, and Red Barchetta is very deserving of no. 2, great picks
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
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Red Barchetta is a beast of a song............Pedal to the metal song!
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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
I love the atmosphere in that one, and it has a great guitar solo (as do most of the tunes on Moving Pictures).
I like the "Yes heights" description. Xanadu's high points are really good.
There's definitely good stuff to click with in that song--great choruses and an awesome solo.
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.
It really is an exhilarating ride. Edited by Adaon - October 20 2020 at 05:32 |
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Honestly surprised that it looks like 2112 isn't going to win this.
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"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
"I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
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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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Xanadu
The Camera Eye Cygnus book 1 |
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