Best Rush album outside of the "Classic Era"
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Topic: Best Rush album outside of the "Classic Era"
Posted By: Master of Time
Subject: Best Rush album outside of the "Classic Era"
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 15:52
| I defined "Classic Era" as the era in which the albums are consistently rated at around 4 stars, though there may be an album/albums that are lower within the selection. |
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 16:10
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Counterparts. What an album. Presto, Caress of Steel and Grace aren't too far behind though. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 16:11
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P/G
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 16:29
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Went with "Test for Echo"...I love "Dog Years", "Half the World", and "Totem". ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:03
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Grace Under Pressure, probably my 2nd favorite album of theirs overall, after Moving Pictures ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:04
| Hard not to go with Counterparts. It's the best one here. |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:05
| Caress of Steel |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:10
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Could be several of these, but there's a special place in my heart for Grace Under Pressure.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LinusW88" rel="nofollow - Blargh |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:15
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I love Rush's age of electric sound from 1981-1987, so out of these choices I'm picking GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 17:18
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Caress of Steel, closely followed by Clockwork Angels. Hold Your Fire is third. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 19:06
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Snakes & Arrows ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The Mystical
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 19:27
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Caress ------------- I am currently digging: Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz! Please drop me a message with album suggestions. |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 20:26
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Jack! Relax . . . ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 21:38
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GUP. Looks like I need to get Counterparts some day. After three disappointing albums in a row I never got that one. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 22:43
| Grace...... |
Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 23:10
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Caress. It's so damn underappreciated.
------------- I consider drone metal to be progressive... |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 23:20
| I'll vote for Grace Under Pressure as its my favorite album of theirs, and Caress of Steel is my second favorite of theirs. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 23:44
I considered this one too, since I regard it as a great album, but finally went for Grace Under Pressure. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
The.Crimson.King wrote:Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 00:12
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Hold Your Fire just ahead of Caress. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 02:45
| Clockwork Angels is now really winning me over so I voted for that. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 05:29
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It's between COS and GUP. Can't decide. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:03
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Power Windows for me; the perfect blend of synths and guitar. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:28
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Caress....my favorite Rush album these days.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 13:10
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CoS not classic? hmmph
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Posted By: Cornelius
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 13:47
CLOCKWORK ANGELS  ------------- I Like To Drink Cough Medicine..! |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 13:49
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Power Windows
------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 15:08
| Hold Your Fire |