The Analog Cub Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 ^ Ranking AFTK with those others at the bottom cracks me up. Not that I have a problem with it, I just find it funny that we all have such different tastes like Segue putting Signals at the bottom. Neil de Grasse Tyson (if I got the name right) had tweeted that we need a county called "Rationalia" (I think that was it) inhabited by rational, reasonable people who would all agree on the rational and reasonable thing. I mean it must be obvious, right? (That last bit was sarcasm). He's a good physicist I guess (makes for good tv anyway), but he needs to read up on epistemology. IOW, I think it's normal that reasonable people will always have different perceptions. If not so, there would be only one school of economics, and these Rush lists would be dull in their sameness. :goodone: I am puzzled by the intense popularity of AFTK. Other than a cool album cover, Xanadu and Closer to the Heart, I find it to be a very ambitious but clumsily executed effort. On the other hand, I absolutely love Caress of Steel and Presto. so there you go. I feel very much the same way about AFTK. It just seem really messy. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1 are really good, but past that it's a mixed bag. Ambitious, but needed a bit more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 PERFECTION1. Grace Under Pressure2. Moving Pictures3. Counterparts4. Clockwork Angels5. Hemispheres6. Signals7. Permanent Waves Still great, but with some clunkers8. Snakes And Arrows9. Power Windows10. 211211. Test For Echo12. Vapor Trails Eh. A few really awesome standout moments but a lot of mixed or bad results.13. A Farewell To Kings14. Hold Your Fire WTF no15. Caress Of Steel16. Fly By Night17. Roll The Bones18. Presto19. Rush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 PERFECTION1. Grace Under Pressure2. Moving Pictures3. Counterparts4. Clockwork Angels5. Hemispheres6. Signals7. Permanent Waves Still great, but with some clunkers8. Snakes And Arrows9. Power Windows10. 211211. Test For Echo12. Vapor Trails Eh. A few really awesome standout moments but a lot of mixed or bad results.13. A Farewell To Kings14. Hold Your Fire WTF no15. Caress Of Steel16. Fly By Night17. Roll The Bones18. Presto19. Rush In comparison to how I did it about a year ago: 1. Grace Under Pressure2. Counterparts3. Hemispheres4. Moving Pictures5. Clockwork Angels6. Power Windows7. Permanent Waves8. Signals9. Snakes and Arrows10. 211211. Vapor Trails12. Test For Echo13. A Farewell To Kings14. Fly By Night15. Hold Your Fire16. Caress Of Steel17. Roll The Bones18. Presto19. Rush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I seem to remember having done this before, but here it goes: 1) Moving Pictures2) Grace Under Pressure3) Hemispheres4) Permanent Waves5) Power Windows6) Signals7) Counterparts8) AFTK9) 211210) Hold Your Fire11) Vapor Trails12) Roll the Bones13) Test for Echo14) Snakes & Arrows15) Clockwork Angels16) Caress of Steel17) Presto18) Fly By Night19) Rush20) Feedback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 ^ Ranking AFTK with those others at the bottom cracks me up. Not that I have a problem with it, I just find it funny that we all have such different tastes like Segue putting Signals at the bottom. Neil de Grasse Tyson (if I got the name right) had tweeted that we need a county called "Rationalia" (I think that was it) inhabited by rational, reasonable people who would all agree on the rational and reasonable thing. I mean it must be obvious, right? (That last bit was sarcasm). He's a good physicist I guess (makes for good tv anyway), but he needs to read up on epistemology. IOW, I think it's normal that reasonable people will always have different perceptions. If not so, there would be only one school of economics, and these Rush lists would be dull in their sameness. :goodone: I am puzzled by the intense popularity of AFTK. Other than a cool album cover, Xanadu and Closer to the Heart, I find it to be a very ambitious but clumsily executed effort. On the other hand, I absolutely love Caress of Steel and Presto. so there you go. I feel very much the same way about AFTK. It just seem really messy. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1 are really good, but past that it's a mixed bag. Ambitious, but needed a bit more work. My feelings on Hemispheres exactly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) ^ Ranking AFTK with those others at the bottom cracks me up. Not that I have a problem with it, I just find it funny that we all have such different tastes like Segue putting Signals at the bottom. Neil de Grasse Tyson (if I got the name right) had tweeted that we need a county called "Rationalia" (I think that was it) inhabited by rational, reasonable people who would all agree on the rational and reasonable thing. I mean it must be obvious, right? (That last bit was sarcasm). He's a good physicist I guess (makes for good tv anyway), but he needs to read up on epistemology. IOW, I think it's normal that reasonable people will always have different perceptions. If not so, there would be only one school of economics, and these Rush lists would be dull in their sameness. :goodone: I am puzzled by the intense popularity of AFTK. Other than a cool album cover, Xanadu and Closer to the Heart, I find it to be a very ambitious but clumsily executed effort. On the other hand, I absolutely love Caress of Steel and Presto. so there you go. I feel very much the same way about AFTK. It just seem really messy. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1 are really good, but past that it's a mixed bag. Ambitious, but needed a bit more work. My feelings on Hemispheres exactly.Funny how that goes. I'm not so big on Side A of Hemi, beyond the prelude...or overture...or whatever the first four minutes is called Edited March 6, 2017 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Looks like the album-ranking thing is done about once a year, which isn't all that often. For long time TRFers, have your rankings shifted in any of these polls? http://www.therushfo...k +rush +albums http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2971671 http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2717376 http://www.therushfo...album-rankings/ http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2575700 I've checked most of the pages on these threads..done searches.. I've been here on and off since 2008 or so, but I cannot find my old posts on this topic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Looks like the album-ranking thing is done about once a year, which isn't all that often. For long time TRFers, have your rankings shifted in any of these polls? http://www.therushfo...k +rush +albums http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2971671 http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2717376 http://www.therushfo...album-rankings/ http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2575700 I've checked most of the pages on these threads..done searches.. I've been here on and off since 2008 or so, but I cannot find my old posts on this topic!!Try wikileaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Looks like the album-ranking thing is done about once a year, which isn't all that often. For long time TRFers, have your rankings shifted in any of these polls? http://www.therushfo...k +rush +albums http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2971671 http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2717376 http://www.therushfo...album-rankings/ http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2575700 I've checked most of the pages on these threads..done searches.. I've been here on and off since 2008 or so, but I cannot find my old posts on this topic!!Try wikileaks. Damn you, Assange. :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 ^ Ranking AFTK with those others at the bottom cracks me up. Not that I have a problem with it, I just find it funny that we all have such different tastes like Segue putting Signals at the bottom. Neil de Grasse Tyson (if I got the name right) had tweeted that we need a county called "Rationalia" (I think that was it) inhabited by rational, reasonable people who would all agree on the rational and reasonable thing. I mean it must be obvious, right? (That last bit was sarcasm). He's a good physicist I guess (makes for good tv anyway), but he needs to read up on epistemology. IOW, I think it's normal that reasonable people will always have different perceptions. If not so, there would be only one school of economics, and these Rush lists would be dull in their sameness. :goodone: I am puzzled by the intense popularity of AFTK. Other than a cool album cover, Xanadu and Closer to the Heart, I find it to be a very ambitious but clumsily executed effort. On the other hand, I absolutely love Caress of Steel and Presto. so there you go. I feel very much the same way about AFTK. It just seem really messy. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1 are really good, but past that it's a mixed bag. Ambitious, but needed a bit more work. My feelings on Hemispheres exactly. Yeah I get the feelings like this towards Hemispheres. Honestly their really progressive period generates some incredibly varied opinions! The only general consensus I have ever been able to find is that 2112 (the song), Xanadu, and Permanent Waves are universally loved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I admit to only loving Xanadu off AFTK but think the rest of it was really good just not my thing. At the very least it sets the stage for Hemi, like CoS paved the way for 2112. Feel the same way as Goose about side 1 of Hemi (at least after the 3000th listen), but side 2 of Hemi is supernaturally good Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I admit to only loving Xanadu off AFTK but think the rest of it was really good just not my thing. At the very least it sets the stage for Hemi, like CoS paved the way for 2112. Feel the same way as Goose about side 1 of Hemi (at least after the 3000th listen), but side 2 of Hemi is supernaturally good Rush. IMO, Rush have written fewer individual songs that are better than The Trees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 ^ Ranking AFTK with those others at the bottom cracks me up. Not that I have a problem with it, I just find it funny that we all have such different tastes like Segue putting Signals at the bottom. Neil de Grasse Tyson (if I got the name right) had tweeted that we need a county called "Rationalia" (I think that was it) inhabited by rational, reasonable people who would all agree on the rational and reasonable thing. I mean it must be obvious, right? (That last bit was sarcasm). He's a good physicist I guess (makes for good tv anyway), but he needs to read up on epistemology. IOW, I think it's normal that reasonable people will always have different perceptions. If not so, there would be only one school of economics, and these Rush lists would be dull in their sameness. :goodone: I am puzzled by the intense popularity of AFTK. Other than a cool album cover, Xanadu and Closer to the Heart, I find it to be a very ambitious but clumsily executed effort. On the other hand, I absolutely love Caress of Steel and Presto. so there you go. I feel very much the same way about AFTK. It just seem really messy. Xanadu and Cygnus X-1 are really good, but past that it's a mixed bag. Ambitious, but needed a bit more work. My feelings on Hemispheres exactly. Yeah I get the feelings like this towards Hemispheres. Honestly their really progressive period generates some incredibly varied opinions! The only general consensus I have ever been able to find is that 2112 (the song), Xanadu, and Permanent Waves are universally loved. I just don't think Rush are very good at prog. 2112 works for me because I love the story and it all works amazingly. Otherwise...they excel at songs around the ten minute and under mark but their longer pieces are pretty shoddy. But whatever. I'm sure some one would be happy to point at an aspect of my music taste to use against me like they have many times before lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony990 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112.Tin over gold, maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony990 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. I was explaining the first few. Vapor Trails, Snakes and Arrows over Permanent Waves. Presto I enjoy for some reason I don't know why, and the same for Roll the Bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Hold Your Fire is too high. Placing Test for Echo ahead of Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves should get you banned. Placing Presto ahead of Signals might be a crime. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Hold Your Fire is too high. Placing Test for Echo ahead of Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves should get you banned. Placing Presto ahead of Signals might be a crime. :) Rush is Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. And Hemispheres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. And Hemispheres.Straighten up and get in line, Tony990! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. And Hemispheres.Straighten up and get in line, Tony990! Exactly. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. And Hemispheres. Hmm. I can't really think of Hemispheres as metal. At least not as close as 2112 or Cygnus X-1 Book I. I don't think Rush wrote an album so heavy (for its time) until somewhere between Counterparts and Vapor Trails. Still. RTB and Presto over Hemispheres? :laughing guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 In my metal-favored opinion: 1. Vapor Trails2. Snakes and Arrows3. Test for Echo4. Moving Pictures5. Permanent Waves6. Clockwork Angels7. Roll the Bones8. Presto9. Grace Under Pressure10. Counterparts11. Rush12. Signals13. 211214. Power Windows15. Farewell to Kings16. Hemispheres17. Fly By Night18. Hold Your Fire19. Caress of Steel Favors metal. Puts Presto and RTB above 2112. And Hemispheres. Hmm. I can't really think of Hemispheres as metal. At least not as close as 2112 or Cygnus X-1 Book I. I don't think Rush wrote an album so heavy (for its time) until somewhere between Counterparts and Vapor Trails. Still. RTB and Presto over Hemispheres? :laughing guy: Side 2 is pretty heavy, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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