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zachfive 
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 Topic: My Rush Top TenPosted: April 02 2012 at 21:27 |
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No particular order, except for #1.
Kid Gloves Heresy Losing It Cut to the Chase Peaceable Kingdom Emotion Detector Marathon Territories Afterimage Sweet Miracle
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Horizons
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Posted: April 02 2012 at 21:45 |
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I'm guessing you've worn-out the classics?
 Grace Under Pressure is one of the few Rush album i'm not a fan of.
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Persuasion deflowers your sympathy.
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Atavachron
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Posted: April 02 2012 at 22:29 |
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crud, picking albums is so much easier, ah well --
Natural Science Cygnus X1 Book II Entre Nous Circumstances Tom Sawyer Subdivisions The Trees Limelight La Villa Strangiato Losing It |
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PyramidMeetsTheEye
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 07:14 |
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nice list but you left limelight out
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dennismoore
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 11:37 |
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Ok pal, our "lovefest" is oficially over. Take back what you said about "better than Hemispheres" or I shall challenge you to a dual(with those old musket pistols that may or may not actually fire.
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dennismoore
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 11:40 |
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OK, now we have removed any doubt whatsoever, where your nickname comes from.
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 11:44 |
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Tom Sawyer is my all-time favorite song (between that and Zep's Stairway), and Vital Signs is my favorite Rush song. After that it is a free-for-all as I pretty much love everything else.
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zachfive
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 15:37 |
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The classics are great and all, but if we are talking my personal favorites well that is 80's+ Rush. I think they were more confident musicians in the 80's, and as such they incorporated a lot of different musical styles, which I feel the "classic" stuff was lacking. Also they fully developed that unique and iconic Rush sound, where as in the 70's they were still following their Zeppelin/The Who/Cream influences with a sci-fi quasi-political twist. Oh and GUP is amazing, without it you are incomplete... INCOMPLEEET!
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: April 03 2012 at 15:42 |
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Green Shield Stamp
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Posted: April 04 2012 at 04:44 |
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Agree totally with this. I am a big fan of everything Rush has produced. I don't think they have released a bad album. However, I prefer the 80s+ work. I think their song writing is more sharply focused in terms of lyrics and melody and they have a wider musical palette. Although possibly at odds with prog ideals, concision is not a bad thing - so the move away from the longer epics, in my opinion made Rush a better band. This is not to criticise their earlier albums, but for me an album such as Grace Under Pressure is more enjoyable than say....Hemispheres.
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Blacksword
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Yeah, I was referring more to the track than the album. Hemispheres as an album is better than Caress (imo) purely because of the second side. I simply prefer Lamneth as a 'concept' track/suite etc... So, put your musket away, Sir Dennis. You should know I only dual with swords. I'm a bit old fashioned, like that...  Edited by Blacksword - April 04 2012 at 09:30 |
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Posted: April 04 2012 at 10:30 |
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Why has nobody picked I Think I'm Going Bald?
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Posted: April 04 2012 at 10:37 |
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^I like it. But not top ten for sure.
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Coldness doth get away with the badness.
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dennismoore
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 Ok, I should have got the "sword" part from your name, my bad.
Yes, most fans never mention "Lamneth" which is lamentable as it was RUSH's first concept piece. I think for a first
try they connected a bunch of separate musical ideas very well. 2112 or my favorite Hemispheres side 1 would
not exist without that first effort. Edited by dennismoore - April 04 2012 at 12:41 |
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dennismoore
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Dude, cause that songs goes in the other thread about songs ruining albums.
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I actually had that song going through my head all day yesterday. I like it. It's not a favorite, but it's a nice riff, and I get a kick out of Geddy screaming "Ah Think Ahm Goin' Bald!!"
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Posted: April 04 2012 at 21:05 |
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I already posted my ten, but here are some runners up:
Afterimage In the End Prime Mover What You're Doing In the Valley/Tie-Tacks and Armpits/No One at the Bridge/ etc Limelight Witch Hunt The Big Money Stick it Out The Trees
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Grace under Pressure, IIRC seemed to polarise opinion, the last time it was discussed around here. I actually think it's among their best 80's albums. Just behind Moving Pictures, and arguably on a par with Permenant Waves. More enjoyable than Hemispheres, though? For me, I would probably say not, although by the time the band recorded GUP, Geddy was certainly a far better singer, imo. |
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