treeduck Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Any amount of songs from each album is good. Here's mine: SubdivisionsThe Analog KidTurn the PageMiddletown DreamsNew World ManThe Big MoneyLock and KeyMarathonChemistryPrime Mover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1. Distant Early Warning2. Subdivisions3. The Analog Kid4. Manhattan Project5. Marathon 6. Force Ten7. Prime Mover8. Territories9. Digital Man10. Second Nature I did sacrifice some songs like The Big Money, Red Sector A, Time Stand Still for album flow purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.It's in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Kick it off with Subdivisions and close it out with Mission... 1 Subdivisions2 Analog Kid3 Digital Man4 New World Man5 Distant Early Warning6 Marathon7 Territories8 Turn the Page9 Prime Mover10 Mission 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.Alex even said himself that the guitar was too much in the background on Signals and the keyboards took over in some spots, which is what he wanted to change for P/G. There are definitely more guitars on P/G than on Signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Vital SignsSubdivisionsRed Sector AThe Body ElectricGrand DesignsMarathonPrime MoverMiddletown DreamsMystic RhythmsMission Bonus Track:Turn The Page 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Subdivisions The Big MoneyDistant Early WarningEmotion DetectorChemistryLock and KeyThe WeaponRed Sector AManhattan ProjectCountdown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 A few would make my era-specific list any day, some are here only in the now. For my list, songs off of non-synth era albums count if they could have been on a synth era album. Those always present, in no order: Prime MoverTerritoriesKid GlovesThe Enemy WithinThe Analog KidVital Signs Those that are shuffling in today: CountdownThe WeaponMiddletown DreamsManhattan Project Those that sometimes appear: Lock and KeyHigh WaterForce TenGrand DesignsThe Body ElectricSubdivisionsDigital Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 SubdivisionsThe Big MoneyDistant Early WarningEmotion DetectorChemistryLock and KeyThe WeaponRed Sector AManhattan ProjectCountdownI'm shocked you left out New World Man and The Analog Kid Mike! The Kid and NW Man are human beings, you must show pity! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Vital SignsSubdivisionsRed Sector AThe Body ElectricGrand DesignsMarathonPrime MoverMiddletown DreamsMystic RhythmsMission Bonus Track:Turn The Page Bonus Track! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Vital SignsSubdivisionsRed Sector AThe Body ElectricGrand DesignsMarathonPrime MoverMiddletown DreamsMystic RhythmsMission Bonus Track:Turn The PageBonus Track! Its an old fashioned easter egg. While listening to Mystic Rhythms you make yourself a rye based manhattan the track shows up on your playlist. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Vital SignsSubdivisionsRed Sector AThe Body ElectricGrand DesignsMarathonPrime MoverMiddletown DreamsMystic RhythmsMission Bonus Track:Turn The PageBonus Track! Its an old fashioned easter egg. While listening to Mystic Rhythms you make yourself a rye based manhattan the track shows up on your playlist. :)Actually that's my favourite track on HYF so it's a good bonus track to have. And for me easter eggs are high tech and new fangled! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 This was a different thread somewhere. SubdivisionsThe Analog KidThe WeaponRed Sector AAfterimageMystic RhythmsTime Stand StillOpen SecretsLock and KeyTurn the Page I like Signals and HYF very much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.Alex even said himself that the guitar was too much in the background on Signals and the keyboards took over in some spots, which is what he wanted to change for P/G. There are definitely more guitars on P/G than on Signals Yes, the guitars were more upfront in the mix on GUP, but it also has more songs centered around keyboards -- at the expense of the bass guitar. Distant Early Warning, The Body Electric, Red Lenses and Between the Wheels -- Geddy plays significant sections of those songs on the keyboard and not playing the bass, while Afterimage and Red Sector A are all keys and no bass. Geddy doesn't even bother to wear his bass for those songs -- Signals doesn't have any songs like that. I seem to recall one of the band members calling Signals "the last good mix of keys and guitar." The guitar starts to disappear more on Power Windows, and HYF sees Alex fighting to be heard behind a wall of "adult contemporary radio" synths. So with all that, I'm still having trouble calling Signals a synth era album, but maybe I'm overthinking it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.Alex even said himself that the guitar was too much in the background on Signals and the keyboards took over in some spots, which is what he wanted to change for P/G. There are definitely more guitars on P/G than on Signals Yes, the guitars were more upfront in the mix on GUP, but it also has more songs centered around keyboards -- at the expense of the bass guitar. Distant Early Warning, The Body Electric, Red Lenses and Between the Wheels -- Geddy plays significant sections of those songs on the keyboard and not playing the bass, while Afterimage and Red Sector A are all keys and no bass. Geddy doesn't even bother to wear his bass for those songs -- Signals doesn't have any songs like that. I seem to recall one of the band members calling Signals "the last good mix of keys and guitar." The guitar starts to disappear more on Power Windows, and HYF sees Alex fighting to be heard behind a wall of "adult contemporary radio" synths. So with all that, I'm still having trouble calling Signals a synth era album, but maybe I'm overthinking it. Valid points.... interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.Alex even said himself that the guitar was too much in the background on Signals and the keyboards took over in some spots, which is what he wanted to change for P/G. There are definitely more guitars on P/G than on SignalsYeah, the integration of keys with guitar was purrrrfect on MP and Signals.Then Ged and Alex started seeing things differently. Neil was the only one really pulling his weight on Power Windows, for example. The two frontmen didn't seem to recover a consistent balance until the Rupert Hine era. Edited September 30, 2020 by Weatherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The guitar starts to disappear more on Power Windows, and HYF sees Alex fighting to be heard behind a wall of "adult contemporary radio" synths. So with all that, I'm still having trouble calling Signals a synth era album, but maybe I'm overthinking it. You're overthinking it. Some synth era albums were more artistically successful (Signals), while others were less so (PW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 For me the synth era truly begins with Subdivisions and ends with High Water. Not that synths weren't a major part of MP, PeW, Presto, and RTB, but Rush were never more keyboard centric than Signals through HYF. So here's ten songs to get someone into the synth quartet: Side 1:SubdivisionsThe Big MoneyTime Stand StillRed Sector AMarathon Side 2:Distant Early WarningThe Analog KidForce TenLosing ItBetween The Wheels (hidden CD track New World Man) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) I'm on the fence about whether Signals is actually a synth era album. It certainly has more keyboards than any album previous but to me it's more of a transition album between the classic era (ending with MP) and the synth era, which to me starts with GUP...I think. I know, it's kind of a separate topic, and maybe it's even been done before on this board, but I don't want to make my list until I decide where Signals sits.Alex even said himself that the guitar was too much in the background on Signals and the keyboards took over in some spots, which is what he wanted to change for P/G. There are definitely more guitars on P/G than on Signals Yes, the guitars were more upfront in the mix on GUP, but it also has more songs centered around keyboards -- at the expense of the bass guitar. Distant Early Warning, The Body Electric, Red Lenses and Between the Wheels -- Geddy plays significant sections of those songs on the keyboard and not playing the bass, while Afterimage and Red Sector A are all keys and no bass. Geddy doesn't even bother to wear his bass for those songs -- Signals doesn't have any songs like that. I seem to recall one of the band members calling Signals "the last good mix of keys and guitar." The guitar starts to disappear more on Power Windows, and HYF sees Alex fighting to be heard behind a wall of "adult contemporary radio" synths. So with all that, I'm still having trouble calling Signals a synth era album, but maybe I'm overthinking it. You're overthinking it. Some synth era albums were more artistically successful (Signals), while others were less so (PW). Okay, I'll make a compromise for my list. The only songs I'll include from Signals are the really synth-y ones. Or, just one of them. Easier to keep it totallly synth-tastic that way, too. SubdivisionsDistant Early WarningAfterimageBetween the WheelsGrand DesignsMarathonEmotion DetectorOpen SecretsLock and KeyMission (Hidden CD track - The Big Money) Edited September 30, 2020 by 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeze Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 SubdivisionsThe Analog KidGrand DesignsMissionMarathonDistant Early WarningMiddletown DreamsLosing ItTime Stand StillBetween the Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Well..... it is chucking it down with rain here .... so this will give me something to think about for the next couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 SubdivisionsAnalog KidNew World ManDistant Early WarningRed Sector AThe Big MoneyMarathonMiddletown DreamsTime Stand StillTurn The Page Bonus: Chemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The Analog KidNew World ManDistant Early WarningKid GlovesGrand Designs The WeaponThe Big MoneyAfterimageTime Stand StillMystic Rhythms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Here is a ten song one of mine. Force TenMystic RhythmsKid GlovesDigital ManMiddletown DreamsBetween the WheelsCountdownMissionMarathonRed Sector A (Bonus song: Subdivisions) If it was twelve songs instead of ten, then somewhere, I would've included the songs "Open Secrets", and "Second Nature", too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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