Texas King Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 For me it is the second fave Rush album after PeW, so easily 5 stars.Top track: La Villa Strangiato. How would you rate this album and what is your top track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5 stars!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5. My favorite album of all time. Favorite track: Hemispheres 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5. My favorite album of all time. Favorite track: HemispheresDitto, ditto and ditto :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Well, if we average out all the songs… Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: 2.7 (out of 10)Circumstances: 8.5The Trees: 9.6La Villa Strangiato: 10.0 …we get 7.7. So, 4 stars it is. And, yeah, I hate the title track. Prelude is good; that's about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 10000000000000000000000+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 4.5 because bk2 is way too long and repetitive. I should have that put in my sig. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Well, if we average out all the songs… Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: 2.7 (out of 10)Circumstances: 8.5The Trees: 9.6La Villa Strangiato: 10.0 …we get 7.7. So, 4 stars it is. And, yeah, I hate the title track. Prelude is good; that's about it.Why not rate each song using the 5 star scale instead of 1-10 THEN converting the score? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 5, because I have no excuse to give it less, but for me it lacks soul, and that's why it falls closer to the middle of my Rush rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Well, if we average out all the songs… Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: 2.7 (out of 10)Circumstances: 8.5The Trees: 9.6La Villa Strangiato: 10.0 …we get 7.7. So, 4 stars it is. And, yeah, I hate the title track. Prelude is good; that's about it.Why not rate each song using the 5 star scale instead of 1-10 THEN converting the score?I feel that a five-point scale is very limiting when it comes to rating music. A one-hundred-point system is more precise and can allow for tiny deviations depending on my particular mood (as musical enjoyment is affected by this). Also, it allows for clear distinction as to which song, if given multiple to rare, I prefer. For example, I think Presto (the song) is an 8.3 or so out of 10, and The Stars Look Down is about a 7.5, but going on a five-star system, they would both receive four songs. But I like Presto significantly more than I like TSLD. A five-star system can't show that. Edited January 11, 2017 by Disk98 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well, if we average out all the songs… Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: 2.7 (out of 10)Circumstances: 8.5The Trees: 9.6La Villa Strangiato: 10.0 …we get 7.7. So, 4 stars it is. And, yeah, I hate the title track. Prelude is good; that's about it.Why not rate each song using the 5 star scale instead of 1-10 THEN converting the score?I feel that a five-point scale is very limiting when it comes to rating music. A one-hundred-point system is more precise and can allow for tiny deviations depending on my particular mood (as musical enjoyment is affected by this). Also, it allows for clear distinction as to which song, if given multiple to rare, I prefer. For example, I think Presto (the song) is an 8.3 or so out of 10, and The Stars Look Down is about a 7.5, but going on a five-star system, they would both receive four songs. But I like Presto significantly more than I like TSLD. A five-star system can't show that.That makes sense. But I kind of like the challenge of forcing myself to giving something a full point/star. Same with a 7.7 average. I might not be so generous to give it 4 stars since it really isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 5 Stars. No comments to add for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well, if we average out all the songs… Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: 2.7 (out of 10)Circumstances: 8.5The Trees: 9.6La Villa Strangiato: 10.0 …we get 7.7. So, 4 stars it is. And, yeah, I hate the title track. Prelude is good; that's about it.Why not rate each song using the 5 star scale instead of 1-10 THEN converting the score?I feel that a five-point scale is very limiting when it comes to rating music. A one-hundred-point system is more precise and can allow for tiny deviations depending on my particular mood (as musical enjoyment is affected by this). Also, it allows for clear distinction as to which song, if given multiple to rare, I prefer. For example, I think Presto (the song) is an 8.3 or so out of 10, and The Stars Look Down is about a 7.5, but going on a five-star system, they would both receive four songs. But I like Presto significantly more than I like TSLD. A five-star system can't show that.That makes sense. But I kind of like the challenge of forcing myself to giving something a full point/star. Same with a 7.7 average. I might not be so generous to give it 4 stars since it really isn't. I use a pop-cultural-idol sliding system.Side 2 of Hemispheres gets a Jean-Claude Van Damme, a Ted Knight, and a Bob Newhart.Side 1 gets an Anson Williams. Signals gets a Gavin McLeod, while Grace Under Pressure is deserving of a Maclean Stevenson.Moving Pictures is a total Natalie Wood, and Permanent Waves is a double Caroline Munro.Presto, being polarizing and lopsided, gets half-a-Beiber. Science! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cygnus X-1, Book II, Hemispheres - gets a 3 star ranking from me. Song is ok but nothing special, just decent, fine, run of the mill, acceptable, adequate stuff. Not bad, just not special. Circumstances - A very strong 4 stars. Might be 5 stars depending on my mood. Tonight I am not in a generous mood so it gets 4. The Trees - 4 stars. La Villa - 5 stars. The problem the album has is that fully half of it is just decent, ok, acceptable, adequate filler material. So, overall, its a solid 3 star album. Not bad. Just nothing special overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Who voted for **? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Who voted for **? Just click where it says "1 votes [3.23%] - View" I gave it 3. I really like side 2 (except for the Trees lyrics). Side 1 not so much. Bad lyrics in spots and over-ambitious/repetitive. The prelude or part 1 or whatever it's called is good, but then things get a bit same-y and laboured. I know it's a fan fave, just not for this fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'm a bit late to the party but it gets 5 stars from me - my second favourite Rush album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 La Villa is so fukking good that even if the rest of the album sucked (it doesn't), I'd still give it 5 stars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 La Villa is so fukking good that even if the rest of the album sucked (it doesn't), I'd still give it 5 stars. :lol: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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