chemistry1973 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 00 1 00 1 SOS (Save Our Song) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 After some consideration, voted for Afterimage. It`s a strong album alright, with three tracks that I don`t think are quite as strong as the others - Afterimage, Red Lenses, The Body Electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Red Lenses - A duff song on a pretty mediocre album.Mediocre? Can't agree with you there. I didn't take the poll because I love GUP, it was one of the albums that hooked me. I came along late in their career so I didn't know as much about the older albums. I played GUP over and over and I don't think there is one song I don't like. As for Red Lenses, the line "The national midnight star, it's true!!' it cracks me up everytime. Putting the tabloids in their place :laughing guy:I may be dense, but I don't get the National Midnight Star thing. It's an SCTV thing - a comedy sketch about a tabloid. I think Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson went to school with one or two of the cast members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS_dARXoj90@2:05, the proof of life after death bit! :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1-00-1....whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The Body Electric followed by The Enemy Within and Red Lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 It was hard for me to vote as I love every song on that record!! I have the record and cassette....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Red Lenses - A duff song on a pretty mediocre album.Mediocre? Can't agree with you there. I didn't take the poll because I love GUP, it was one of the albums that hooked me. I came along late in their career so I didn't know as much about the older albums. I played GUP over and over and I don't think there is one song I don't like. As for Red Lenses, the line "The national midnight star, it's true!!' it cracks me up everytime. Putting the tabloids in their place :laughing guy:I may be dense, but I don't get the National Midnight Star thing. It's an SCTV thing - a comedy sketch about a tabloid. I think Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson went to school with one or two of the cast members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS_dARXoj90I thought it was a Canadian tabloid like our National Enquirer but it was in a skit on SCTV, thanks for finding this. Still fun, throwing shade at the infotainment industry. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Red Lenses - A duff song on a pretty mediocre album.Mediocre? Can't agree with you there. I didn't take the poll because I love GUP, it was one of the albums that hooked me. I came along late in their career so I didn't know as much about the older albums. I played GUP over and over and I don't think there is one song I don't like. As for Red Lenses, the line "The national midnight star, it's true!!' it cracks me up everytime. Putting the tabloids in their place :laughing guy:I may be dense, but I don't get the National Midnight Star thing. Some of the older heads may need to correct me, but I think there was a Rush fanzine in the early '80s called the National Midnight Star -- but the gag of using the title there is the similarity with tabloid names, like the Sun or the Star, with their blaring alarmist headlines. It's a knock on tabloid breathlessness and an inside joke, all rolled into one! Still my least favorite song on one of my favorite albums. I guess I am in trouble for picking Kid Gloves then... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavia2112 Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Red Lenses - A duff song on a pretty mediocre album.Mediocre? Can't agree with you there. I didn't take the poll because I love GUP, it was one of the albums that hooked me. I came along late in their career so I didn't know as much about the older albums. I played GUP over and over and I don't think there is one song I don't like. As for Red Lenses, the line "The national midnight star, it's true!!' it cracks me up everytime. Putting the tabloids in their place :laughing guy:I may be dense, but I don't get the National Midnight Star thing. Some of the older heads may need to correct me, but I think there was a Rush fanzine in the early '80s called the National Midnight Star -- but the gag of using the title there is the similarity with tabloid names, like the Sun or the Star, with their blaring alarmist headlines. It's a knock on tabloid breathlessness and an inside joke, all rolled into one! Still my least favorite song on one of my favorite albums. I guess I am in trouble for picking Kid Gloves then...Kid Gloves? You picked Kid Gloves? Come on!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Red Sector A is my least favorite song from the album. Two reasons I think. The intro guitar just really jangles my nerves and the second reason is just the subject matter. It brings up such horrifying images of the Holocaust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Red Sector A is my least favorite song from the album. Two reasons I think. The intro guitar just really jangles my nerves and the second reason is just the subject matter. It brings up such horrifying images of the Holocaust. :hi: Hi there, Eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) Some information on 'Red Lenses' here that's worth a read, along with a blogger commentary here. 'Red Lenses' in a way was probably like pulling teeth for the band when it came to writing the song. 'Wish Them Well' was also rewritten many times from interviews read. Edited April 7, 2021 by RushFanForever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Kid Gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Red Lenses easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeñorPieuPieuPieu Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Toss up between the body electric and between the wheels. Had to throw the body electric between the wheels. Red Lenses is second to Kid Gloves for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Red Sector A is my least favorite song from the album. It brings up such horrifying images of the Holocaust.Well, yeah... it's the Holocaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Red Sector A is my least favorite song from the album. It brings up such horrifying images of the Holocaust.Well, yeah... it's the Holocaust.Would've been odd to make it a jaunty, polka number. You could hardly write a song that would be appropriately horrifying and still be listenable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattroland76 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 "Red Lenses" is actually a cool track that suffers from sounding incredibly unfinished and incomplete. Either verse-chorus structure needed improvement or it should have been made an instrumental. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 "Red Lenses" is actually a cool track that suffers from sounding incredibly unfinished and incomplete. Either verse-chorus structure needed improvement or it should have been made an instrumental. If it had been an instrumental it would be outstanding. As it is it's the worst on the album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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