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Jeffro 
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Posted: June 13 2016 at 07:29 |
 zravkapt wrote:
Not a big Rush fan but I have personally met people older than me over the years who claim this album was what made them lose interest in the band. Literally, they heard "New World Man" on the radio and were disgusted that their fave band was now trying to be The Police.
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Hearing New World Man was indeed jarring because it was quite the departure of what came before. For many years afterwards, I considered Signals to be quite a bit different than the previous stuff but as Rush really got into their synth period over the next few years, I realized that it wasn't that different after all. Sure, there are changes but in spots it rocks out as much as anything that cam before. Losing it is the sleeper track. Starts out all synthy and mellow and by the end, it's rocking your socks off
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Posted: June 13 2016 at 07:14 |
Pastmaster wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Rednight wrote:
But Subdivisions holds the unique distinction of being Rush's cheesiest video. |
Seen the video for "Big Money"?  |
Ever seen the video for Roll the Bones? |
The video for Time Stand Still is painful to watch. Who thought that would be a good idea. 
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Posted: June 08 2016 at 04:03 |
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'Signals'; the point at which Rush briefly became progressive rather than a sophisticated hard rock/stadium rock band (and the first album I bought by them...)
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Posted: June 07 2016 at 20:20 |
Pastmaster wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Rednight wrote:
But Subdivisions holds the unique distinction of being Rush's cheesiest video. |
Seen the video for "Big Money"? |
Ever seen the video for Roll the Bones? |
They're all great videos in my book!
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Posted: June 07 2016 at 19:17 |
verslibre wrote:
Rednight wrote:
But Subdivisions holds the unique distinction of being Rush's cheesiest video. |
Seen the video for "Big Money"? |
Ever seen the video for Roll the Bones?
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Posted: June 07 2016 at 19:03 |
Rednight wrote:
But Subdivisions holds the unique distinction of being Rush's cheesiest video. |
Seen the video for "Big Money"?
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Posted: June 07 2016 at 19:02 |
enigma wrote:
Signals is indeed great, as is Grace Under Pressure. I do feel that the final 3 songs of GUP are not as good as the previous 5. |
IMO, there's not a dog on GUP, and "Between the Wheels" is one of their best album closers, too.
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I think each album after Power Windows has more "filler" on it than the previous one, with the low point being Presto. |
I concur, but I love Vapor Trails front to back! I think Counterparts is fairly solid, too.
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Posted: June 01 2016 at 15:07 |
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But Subdivisions holds the unique distinction of being Rush's cheesiest video.
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Posted: June 01 2016 at 13:59 |
micky wrote:
Cristi wrote:
yes, it does hold up to the two previous albums.
Subdivisions is one of the best album openers ever and one of my favorite songs.
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hold up? I always thought it was a better album than both. Great great album.
and Subdivisions is one the best songs they ever did. THE best IMHO. 
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Good point. And "Losing It" is one of the 2 best there, also one of very finest they ever recorded. Alas, their last great album. I remember this record vividly when I was analog kid 
So... Bravo 1982 !
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Posted: May 16 2016 at 16:53 |
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Signals is indeed great, as is Grace Under Pressure. I do feel that the final 3 songs of GUP are not as good as the previous 5.
I think each album after Power Windows has more "filler" on it than the previous one, with the low point being Presto.
Counterparts was pretty decent in places.
Just my view, I know many like Presto.
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Posted: May 15 2016 at 12:40 |
dr wu23 wrote:
^ I should probably pick up one or two live ones since I have none.....any suggestions from the Rush fans on which live ones are the best.... bear in mind I like the early middle period the best. |
"Exit...Stage Left" and "A Show of Hands" are what you're looking for. I'm not sure how deep your love of 80's Rush is, but "A Show of Hands" is pretty much all 80's material. The only 70's track is Closer to the Heart.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 16:57 |
I really like this one. "Losing It" has to be my favorite of the lot.
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Posted: May 13 2016 at 16:27 |
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Posted: May 13 2016 at 14:27 |
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I feel like they lost this on most of their subsequent work, but "Subdivisions" is a peak. I am not sure any 70s prog band made a better song in the 1980s (with the exception of King Crimson). |
Machine Messiah. |
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Posted: May 13 2016 at 12:35 |
Kestrel wrote:
I feel like they lost this on most of their subsequent work, but "Subdivisions" is a peak. I am not sure any 70s prog band made a better song in the 1980s (with the exception of King Crimson). |
Machine Messiah.
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Posted: May 13 2016 at 12:13 |
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Signals is practically a perfect album that I think follows up very well to MP. The only track I dislike it Losing It.
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Posted: May 13 2016 at 11:19 |
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I have to come to regard "Subdivisions" as my favorite Rush song. I might consider "Subdivisions"/"The Analog Kid" the best two-song start of any of their albums. I largely prefer their 1970s work, but Subdivisions is such a tight composition with subtle progressive rock elements that combine with its more poppy nature. I feel like they lost this on most of their subsequent work, but "Subdivisions" is a peak. I am not sure any 70s prog band made a better song in the 1980s (with the exception of King Crimson).
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Posted: April 16 2016 at 03:08 |
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Signals has never appealed much to me and I enjoy most of Rush 80s output. The sound is sort of "wollen" and few songs have ever stuck. There are of course a couple of gems here and there like Subdivisions.
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Posted: April 15 2016 at 18:22 |
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Also 2007 and 2012 albums were pretty solid, even though I've listened to them like five or six times max and only when they were released. So much to (re)discover!
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Posted: April 15 2016 at 18:21 |
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I never liked Rush from what I heard ("Fly By Night", "2112", "Hemispheres"), so I gave up on them in my prog years. When I moved to all other kinds of music later on, I suddenly discovered "Signals" and was blown away. You said it all before guys, and I'm firmly in the "this is my favourite Rush album!" camp. Checking more albums from them (thanks YouTube!) from this period has grown into serious sympathy for the band, watching documentaries also helped.
Now owning their 1980-1985 albums on vinyl I would say this is also their best period, on every level. Their 70s efforts are too inconsistent and raw (even though people say they're classics) for me, putting technical aspects over emotional ones far too often; their post-1987 material I'm yet to check out, but I have "Counterparts" and it's amazing!
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