You used to love this Rush song, but now it irritates you. Name it!

[Weatherman]

I'll go first. Two songs.

 

Force Ten

I loved it in the 90s, but now... blech.

Those keys are soooo trebly.

Neil underperforms in the chorus with that basic snare roll. It's probably the only drum part he ever recorded that sounds undercooked.

I read that it was the last song they recorded for HYF, and only because they needed ten songs on the album.

It feels like an afterthought.

 

Freewill

I loved it in the 90s. Not anymore.

A few reasons:

1) That 6/4 to 7/4 time change in the verse. That alternating extra seventh note is obnoxious and it's difficult on the ear.

2) The doubling of the guitar and bass on above. There's no dynamism, and it puts even more attention on the freaky time signature.

3) Alex's spastic solo. No structure, pacing, or melody. I grew out of that kind of shredding decades ago.

 

What about you?

[_hi_water._]

N O N E

[chemistry1973]

Leave That Thing Alone - I dug it in 1994 - Now, I just hate it. I skip it constantly. It bores the hell out of me.

 

Caravan - I really liked the single they released before CA came out. The remixed version on the album is UNLISTENABLE.

[ST3V]

Hand Over Fist - It doesn't necessarily irritate me now, it's just that it seems theres not as much punch to it when I hear it now, and it's a little more boring. I do still love that transition from verse to chorus. It builds and it builds and you're expecting the big drop but then it goes straight to the chorus. It's unexpected but I love it. How the song flows is so satisfying.

[chemistry1973]

Hand Over Fist - It doesn't necessarily irritate me now, it's just that it seems theres not as much punch to it when I hear it now, and it's a little more boring. I do still love that transition from verse to chorus. It builds and it builds and you're expecting the big drop but then it goes straight to the chorus. It's unexpected but I love it. How the song flows is so satisfying.

 

'Humming your favorite song, you know I've hated that song for so long' ***BAM!***

 

I love that part.

[ST3V]

Hand Over Fist - It doesn't necessarily irritate me now, it's just that it seems theres not as much punch to it when I hear it now, and it's a little more boring. I do still love that transition from verse to chorus. It builds and it builds and you're expecting the big drop but then it goes straight to the chorus. It's unexpected but I love it. How the song flows is so satisfying.

 

'Humming your favorite song, you know I've hated that song for so long' ***BAM!***

 

I love that part.

Those pinch harmonics are 2 of Alex's best ones

[ytserush]

Can't think of one. Maybe Dog Years, but I don't love it. It's still near the bottom on that album.

 

Wait. Take A Friend might be a better example. Used to be down there with In The Mood and Working Man.

[jnoble]

I liked Double Agent circa 1993 when Counterparts came out.

Now years later it just sounds corny

[The400Boys]

Red Tide

[Entre_Perpetuo]

none

[IbanezJem]

Love to irritation...that`s possible, normally from overplaying and obsessing for too long about one track. I`m tempted to say Limelight, in fact Side One of Moving Pictures. It`s its own fault because Side One`s so instantly loveable - but Side Two has the songs with more depth/layers and that helps for a long-term relationship with anything.

[goose]

In the End. In fact, most of the Fly By Night album, really.

[Planet X-1]

Hate to say this:

 

Live Limelight...

 

Listen to the ESL video version versus the ones from the S&A's tour and onwards....blech...and the stupid cowbells at the beginning. Now I need de-itching powder...