diatribein Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) I respect those of you that really like it, we all have different ideas of what makes for good music. So as much as I dump on S&A its not meant as a slight on my fellow Rush fans. That all being said, its a chore to get through to and it shouldn't feel like work to listen to an album by anyone, not just Rush You see, that it exactly how I feel about Side A of Hemispheres, Everything except Lakeside Park & Bastille Day on Caress Of Steel, Side A of Rush (1st album) and the two 10+ minute songs on A Farewell To Kings. They are all such a slog to get through and so much work to keep listening. I have to really force myself not to fast-forward through all of that stuff. Those over 10 minute long songs with all the starts and stops and weird fade-ins are way to trying for me to bother with. Music should be fun and engaging and I feel none of that with those songs. I just feel worn out. Snakes & Arrows is nothing like that for me. It is intense and inspiring from beginning to end and touches on so many things that I feel all the time.It is everything I want from music, not just RUSH. . Edited May 21, 2017 by diatribein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I listened to it last week for the first time in months. I was reminded of just how great it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I was just getting back into Rush after not listening to them for quite a long time (late eighties lost me at the time) and Snakes was newly released so I bought it as a download. I rarely do that anymore, I prefer physical copies now, it was a phase for me, but I digress. Anyway, I listened to it obsessively for several months and still like it a lot. It's not my favorite Rush album but there are several high points for me; Far Cry, Malignant Narcissism, Working Them Angels, Hold On, Main Monkey Business, Hope (love this one) and Spindrift (yes, you read that right, sue me). I had a very similar experience. I bowed out with PoW and didn't really come back for a long, long time. +1 After leaving them at PoW I started taking them seriously again when I heard S&A. When I started sampling post-GUP Rush, it was the first thing that hooked me immediately. Still mostly love it (there's a few tracks I tend to skip). Some of the tracks, like Far Cry and TMMB, I consider Rush classics, up there with the best of the Brown era. Maybe my favorite album for Alex's work. Geddy sounds great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I respect those of you that really like it, we all have different ideas of what makes for good music. So as much as I dump on S&A its not meant as a slight on my fellow Rush fans. That all being said, its a chore to get through to and it shouldn't feel like work to listen to an album by anyone, not just Rush You see, that it exactly how I feel about Side A of Hemispheres, Everything except Lakeside Park & Bastille Day on Caress Of Steel, Side A of Rush (1st album) and the two 10+ minute songs on A Farewell To Kings. They are all such a slog to get through and so much work to keep listening. I have to really force myself not to fast-forward through all of that stuff. Those over 10 minute long songs with all the starts and stops and weird fade-ins are way to trying for me to bother with. Music should be fun and engaging and I feel none of that with those songs. I just feel worn out. Snakes & Arrows is nothing like that for me. It is intense and inspiring from beginning to end and touches on so many things that I feel all the time.It is everything I want from music, not just RUSH. . That '70s stuff is just wired to my DNA, but it's a necessary rung on a ladder to more rewarding music - a foundation (For Rush anyway). To me it doesn't matter if it's fun, engaging, a challenge or all of the above. Your mileage may vary. As much as I like that stuff, I find that most of the music that came after it more relevant to me. I enjoy nearly all of it for different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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