Fly by Night VS some albums of 1975?

[Texas King]

A Night at the Opera for me.

[treeduck]

I may have to think about this for a bit.

[Fordgalaxy]

Uncle Salty told me if I didn't vote for Aerosmith, he would come after me.

[Narps]

There are at least two on this list I would take over FBN. Physical Graffiti being number one...

[LedRush]

Led, then Rush....predictably.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

A Night At The Opera is...

 

the greatest album

 

with the greatest song

 

by the greatest band

 

with the greatest singer

 

and some of the absolute greatest musicians

 

of all time ever.

[Permanent-Rush]

I like everyone of those albums a ton, Rush and Bowie the most thou.

[Lucas]

Some heavyweights on that list

 

Toys In The Attic, Force It and Fly B y Night would al cross the finish line in a dead heat

 

about 10 strides behind Dressed To Kill

[diatribein]

From this list:

 

1. Queen - A Night At the Opera

2. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare

3. Aerosmith - Toys in The Attic

4. RUSH - Fly By Night

5. David Bowie - Young Americans

 

And the strangest thing is that Fly By Night is my favourite of the first 3 RUSH albums by far!

[Ancient Ways]

Zep

[EagleMoon]

Toss-up between Queen and Led Zeppelin.

[Narps]

Some heavyweights on that list

 

Toys In The Attic, Force It and Fly B y Night would al cross the finish line in a dead heat

 

about 10 strides behind Dressed To Kill

Who did Dressed To Kill?... :)

[geezer]

Zep as a whole album but Bohemian Rhapsody is the BOMB of the year.

[Blue J]

From the list-

 

Toys in the Attic, Physical Graffiti and Young Americans come closest.

 

But it's :rush:

[goose]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

[Rick N. Backer]

Some very good albums on this list. But Toys is Aerosmith's masterpiece. As an album, I might actually go with FBN second, though. PG as a single disc would have been better. Rainbow's debut, Force It and Sabotage are all good, but they're not Toys.

[Rick N. Backer]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

[LedRush]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

 

Did you feel the same way after the crack you smoked wore off?

[theredtamasrule]

Physical Graffiti...one of my favorite albums ever.

[Rick N. Backer]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

 

Did you feel the same way after the crack you smoked wore off?

 

I can't answer that the way you've asked it. But I can't remember ever thinking Caress of Steel is better than FBN. Or most of the band's pre or post synth era discography. It's certainly the worst album released before P/G. It's not better than any of the 21st century albums. I can't decide where it falls inside the PoW-T4E run of mediocrity.

[LedRush]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

 

Did you feel the same way after the crack you smoked wore off?

 

I can't answer that the way you've asked it. But I can't remember ever thinking Caress of Steel is better than FBN. Or most of the band's pre or post synth era discography. It's certainly the worst album released before P/G. It's not better than any of the 21st century albums. I can't decide where it falls inside the PoW-T4E run of mediocrity.

 

Ahh...so the Crack hasn't worn off.

 

I know that the album is traditionally great, but CoS remains my favorite Rush album. And, to answer the obvious follow-up question: no, the pot hasn't worn off.

[goose]

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

Not to my ears or for my tastes. I find COS far superior in tone and execution on comparable material*. I find FBN to be an evolution between the debut and COS that doesn't achieve the heights of either.

 

 

*Bastille Day > Anthem

*Necromancer > By-Tor

*Lighter moments of Lamneth > > > > Rivendell

*Heavier moments of Lamneth > Beneath, Between, Behind

*Lakeside > Making Memories

 

I think the only FBN track that really stands out as superior to either the debut is the title track, which is really well-crafted radio rock.

Edited April 29, 2017 by goose

[Rick N. Backer]

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

Not to my ears or for my tastes. I find COS far superior in tone and execution on comparable material*. I find FBN to be an evolution between the debut and COS that doesn't achieve the heights of either.

 

 

*Bastille Day > Anthem

*Necromancer > By-Tor

*Lighter moments of Lamneth > > > > Rivendell

*Heavier moments of Lamneth > Beneath, Between, Behind

*Lakeside > Making Memories

 

I think the only FBN track that really stands out as superior to either the debut is the title track, which is really well-crafted radio rock.

 

Caress of Steel has no songs that are on par with Anthem, the title track or Beneath, Between, Behind. The Necromancer is, frankly, not good. Lamneth is only slightly better. Lakeside Park is forgettable. So you're talking Bastille Day (good, not great) and I Think I'm Going Bald. That's not going to get it done. It doesn't.

[Rick N. Backer]

These three...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listened to Caress of Steel and FBN earlier today. FBN is a much, much better album.

 

Did you feel the same way after the crack you smoked wore off?

 

I can't answer that the way you've asked it. But I can't remember ever thinking Caress of Steel is better than FBN. Or most of the band's pre or post synth era discography. It's certainly the worst album released before P/G. It's not better than any of the 21st century albums. I can't decide where it falls inside the PoW-T4E run of mediocrity.

 

Ahh...so the Crack hasn't worn off.

 

I know that the album is traditionally great, but CoS remains my favorite Rush album. And, to answer the obvious follow-up question: no, the pot hasn't worn off.

 

I knew it hadn't. But I'd talk to your dealer. He's obviously lacing it with a hallucinogen.