TOP 20 RUSH Songs. Voting #1
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Topic: TOP 20 RUSH Songs. Voting #1
Posted By: thief
Subject: TOP 20 RUSH Songs. Voting #1
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 04:50
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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 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124241" rel="nofollow - this preliminary thread, we are using a method already tested in a similar http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - 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 ~~~THE LIST~~~ 1. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124324" rel="nofollow - Xanadu 2. to be continued  ------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
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Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 05:10
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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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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 07:37
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1. Xanadu 2. La Villa Strangiato 3. Witch Hunt ------------- 
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 07:40
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1. La Villa Strangiato 2. Freewill 3. The Camera Eye
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 08:10
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La Villa Strangiato
Cygnus X-1 Book I Working Man ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 09:43
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1. La Villa Strangiato 2. 2112 3. Cygnus X-1 Hope LVS wins this!  ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 14:09
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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. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 15:58
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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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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 16:58
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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. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 17:37
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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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Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 18:59
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1. Xanadu 2. The Camera Eye 3. The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 20:41
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1. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage 2. 2112 3. Xanadu ------------- 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! :) |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 20:41
Where are these thousands of other Rush songs you've heard!?  ------------- 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! :) |
Catcher10 wrote:Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 23:31
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^ In the Rush vault.....I have special access -------------
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Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 19 2020 at 23:40
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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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 00:00
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Red Barchetta is a beast of a song............Pedal to the metal song! -------------
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Posted By: Adaon
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 05:28
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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. |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 10:55
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Honestly surprised that it looks like 2112 isn't going to win this. ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 14:32
 ------------- 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! :) |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 15:05
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Xanadu The Camera Eye Cygnus book 1 |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 15:07
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1: La Villa Strangiato 2: Xanadu 3: Tom Sawyer Pretty standard answers, but they're just so damn good. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: October 20 2020 at 21:50
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1 - Xanadu 2 - 2112 3 - La Villa Strangiato
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Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 21 2020 at 01:25
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 
If you could please disclose at least 10 songs out of 10.000, preferably 1977-81 period, I'll pay! ------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: October 21 2020 at 22:14
I know that forum, I've been on it for years! lol That Xanadu thread wasn't so much people agreeing it was overrated as it was one guy who doesn't think it's that great of a song trying to figure out why everyone else likes it. Also I would pay for even 1 song from that period. ------------- 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! :) |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 21 2020 at 23:17
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! ------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: October 21 2020 at 23:33
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My choices are: 3. The Weapon 2. Natural Science 1. By-Tor And The Snow Dog ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: October 22 2020 at 07:28
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1. La Villa S. 2. Anthem 3. The Trees
------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: October 22 2020 at 23:31
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AND THE WINNER IS XANADU more details in OP
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