The last three Rush albums
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Topic: The last three Rush albums
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: The last three Rush albums
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 10:40
| It's been a while but here's another poll that I just thought of. I'm pretty sure I did the first three at one point so here's the last three. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 10:44
I haven't listened to them in a very long time, might vote when/if I revive them a bit.  Not my "to go to" Rush albums when I'm in the mood for some Rush.
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 10:53
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^ Same for me. They lost me a bit after the Grace Under Pressure album. I listened to all their output since but none of their albums convinced me as much as their work before 1985. But from these three, my preferred one is Clockwork Angels. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 13:24
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S&A ------------- 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: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 14:40
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Vapor Trails. Some Rush fans hate this album, but I've always had a soft spot for it. If I were to play a Rush album right now, out of these three it would be VT. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 15:25
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Totally dig Clockwork Angels (and the books). It spends more time on the turntable than VT and S&A. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 19:30
| Easily Clockwork Angels, the best album since Signals |
Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 21:29
| Snakes & Arrows. I love the fact that it's got 3 instrumentals. Vapor Trails is very energetic and an exciting comeback, but its production robs much of its charm. I prefer the remixed version. Clockwork Angels is actually near the bottom of their whole discography. With the exception of Caravan and BU2B, I haven't been able to find a melody I can consider unforgettable. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 21:42
| Snakes and Arrows. Purely personal preference at this point of time. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 21:51
I'm not a big fan of it. In fact I probably prefer test for echo. However, I admit I need to listen to it more.
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Gentle and Giant wrote:Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 07 2021 at 23:59
I went just as easily for S&A, best (but not better) album since Moving Pictures Only heard Trails twice, both times catching a migraine , because of the incredibly bad production job. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 00:01
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Clockwork Angels. It's their best album in years. S&A was ok. Tbh, when I listen to Rush it's rarely anything recorded after Power Windows, with the occasional exception of Presto. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 00:46
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CA>VT>S&A ------------- 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: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 02:47
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Clockwork Angels out of the three. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 06:47
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Clockwork Angels ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 06:53
| I tried to get into these albums, but after a few spins I lost all interest. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 08:07
| I guess Snakes & Arrows. I don't know, something happened with them that I didn't dig towards the end. I found the production on these to be very muddy & grungy ( for lack of a better word), especially the guitar parts. It seemed like a lot of people liked these albums because they were heavier then some of the previous ones but none of these really worked for me. (although they did have some moments) |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 08:55
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I could easily pick any of them. S&A has great songs with 3 instrumentals and fantastic lyrics. CA is a wonderful journey, totally dig the theme/concept and steampunk is bitchin'. Vapor Trails is my pick though. Sentimental reasons mainly with the return of Neil Peart and Rush back to the touring road and making great music again. VT is hard, raw and filled with power and angst. The less than appealing mix of the original version fits the theme, the album is all in your face..One Little Victory says it all.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 09:03
| Not a massive fan of any of them tbh. Tried many times to get into Clockwork Angels but it's not happening, something about the production/compression/volume that makes it hard to listen to for me. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 10:33
Copy that! I love Vapor Trails. It knocked me out of my chair from first listen and I still think it's their best of the last three. This may come as a shock, but IMHO, Snakes & Arrows is uneven. Outside the fantastic instrumentals and "Far Cry," it doesn't call to me. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Theprogelitist
Date Posted: February 08 2021 at 16:02
| Vapor Trails is good and Snakes & Arrows is decent, but Clockwork Angels was their best album since Signals or perhaps Grace Under Pressure. Absolutely gushing with creativity and passion |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 09 2021 at 00:57
I can agree with that. I turned by back on Rush after the disappointing Presto and the deception that is Roll the Bones, but with Clockwork Angels they were back. After Signals, Grace under Pressure was a minor letdown (but still a good album in the context of 1984); only Hold Your Fire comes rather close. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 09 2021 at 13:30
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Don't know 'Trails or 'Arrows. Do know that they'd have to be very good indeed to beat out 'Angels. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 09 2021 at 15:06
Not a big fan of VT yet but I'll try to be patient with it. As for your last paragraph I mostly agree, however, I think "faithless" is rather nice(it grew on me) even though I'm not an atheist. I played it for my mom who is though and she liked it. There might be one or two others besides them that are ok but on my first few listens I didn't care much for it other than the ones you mentioned also.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 09 2021 at 22:10
| Clockwork angels for me. They really managed to go out with a winner, not any band achieves such a thing. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 11:06
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Rush didn't make any bad albums in my opinion Vapor Trails is my fave from these 3, especially One Little Victory ------------- Prog On! |