Texas King Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 How would you rate this first Rush album with Neil Peart? 4 stars! I think this album is underrated. Top 3 tracks: 1.By-Tor 2.Anthem (so kickass tune) 3.Beneath, Between & Behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolix Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 stars 1. By-tor2. Anthem3. Fly By Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 5 stars. Even though Geddy ranked it low, the only kinda clunker is Rivendell, and that still beats the majority of the albums post 1990. Top tracks? Tough. I like them all but gave Best I Can, By-Tor and Making Memories the nod. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 stars for the best pre-2112 Rush album. Agree with EM about Rivendell, falls into he realm of wtdwtt?? AnthemBBBByTor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 stars feels just right. AnthemByTorFly By Night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 stars. Beneath is the best song. 5 stars.By-Tor is silly, but fun and a musical adventure. And they knew it was silly, so that takes nothing away. 5 stars. In the End is a solid 4.5Anthem and Fly By Night are right behind at 4 stars. Making Memories is sub par, could have been better. Still, 3.5 stars for being more interesting by far than Best I Can. Best I Can is just a basic rock song, more fitting for the first album. Basic song, 3 stars. Rivendell is pretty, but dull. Nevertheless it has grown on me, so I will raise it from the 1 it had on first listen, past the 2 it earned when I first gave it a real chance, and into 2.5 territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Four stars total...maybe three and a half. By-Tor, Anthem, FBN, and BBB all vie for the top spot, so my votes went to the first three of those. Making Memories and In The End are both fine, though In The End really gains a lot live. Best I Can is a basic rock track, and I don't find it particularly interesting. Rivendell really needed some self control. Two minutes would've been nice, three a little bothersome, but at four I don't care to listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 stars. Very underrated album, but weighed down, as Rivendell's bad, and Making Memories and Best I Can are decent but nothing special (Best I Can got better live though, studio is bogged down by Geddy's overly masculine/tough vocals) Top 3:1. By-Tor And The Snow Dog2. Anthem3. In The End 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Love it ... Great cover, great songs, and the seeds of what would come I clicked 4 stars, but it is 4.5 - By Tor- In The End- Anthem I love Rivendell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 5 stars!! Rivendell,Making Memories, and Fly By Night are my favs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) 3. Big drop off after FBN, bb&b, and Anthem. It's sacrilege but I've never been a fan of by tor Edited January 15, 2017 by Ancient Ways 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 This album has 2 5 star songs (By-Tor & FBN) plus 3 4 star songs (Beneath, Between & Behind, Anthem & In The End). It also has a song thats on the border of 3 & 4 stars (Rivendell). Best I Can & Making Memories are nothing great as songs but they fit in well. Love the cover - perhaps Rush's best. Its close, but I give it 5 stars and it was a great taste of what was to come. BTW - Beneath, Between & Behind is the best of the 4 star songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (Best I Can got better live though, studio is bogged down by Geddy's overly masculine/tough vocals) Maybe because he was "itchin' to rock"? Overly masculine vocals - I'm picturing Danzig singing this now. Not pretty.Best I Can fits in nicely with what they had done on the debut. NP channels The Who in his drum intro.Great album. Lots of fun. 5 stars. Love the slide work on MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 @Stormtron, you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 stars! Favorites in order: BytorAnthemBestBBBIn the EndFBNMakingRivendell which blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 @Stormtron come on man, do you have an opinion for this album? Without your reply I will consider this review incomplete! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 @Stormtron come on man, do you have an opinion for this album? Without your reply I will consider this review incomplete! I had to think about this one. I don't like Rivendell that much, but the rest is good enough to give it a five. I just really love 70s Rush. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Anthem: 10.0 (out of 10)Best I Can: 7.3Beneath, Between, & Behind: 8.5By-Tor and the Snowdog: 10.0Fly By Night: 9.0Making Memories: 7.0Rivendell: 5.0In the End: 6.7 We're looking at a 7.9 average…that's about right. 4 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspag Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 4.5 stars...not sure why people don't like Rivendell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 4.5 stars...not sure why people don't like Rivendell... To be fair that ballad puts a lot of people to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddlimelight Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Their most underrated album. Not sure why the record didn't see their brilliance after this effort. After their next album CofS, the record company considered dropping them!! Say what? After listening to By-Tor you were yawning? Great tunes here. 1. By Tor2. BBB3. Anthem4. Fly By Night5. Best I Can 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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