Good,bad,andrush Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 While the names of Rush albums are absolutely amazing...a lot of the albums share their title with a song. What would you rename the album so that instead of a sharing a title with a certain song, the title shares a common theme with all songs on the album? Here are the albums we should rename. Rush (it is the name of the band, so rename it) Fly By Night 2112 A Farewell To Kings Hemispheres (debatable...technically, Cygnus X-1 Book II is subtitled Hemispheres) Permanent Waves (the third part of Natural Science is called Permanent Waves) Grace Under Pressure (debatable...in The Enemy Within, he says, "I'm not giving in, to security UNDER PRESSURE) Hold Your Fire (the opening lyrics during Mission) Presto Roll The Bones Counterparts (a lyric in Animate) Test For Echo Vapor Trails Snakes And Arrows (a lyric in Armor And Sword) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112Oracle Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) (from first to last) Ondele! (debut) Drive By Day Embrace of Glass 3113 A Welcome to Queens Tropics (hell, why not?) Washable Straights Fact Over Fiction Keep on Firing Ta-Da! (lame, I know) Still The Muscles Partners Exam for Straight Talk Evaporative Steps Lizards and Spears That's all I thought of. Edited November 4, 2010 by 2112Oracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scars Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Don't forget Signals (or signal) is mentioned in both Chemistry and New World Man. The one album title I would probably change is Fly by Night, I have no idea what I would change it to, but the title has always bored me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Roll The Bones should be changed to: WARNING: This album will divide Rush fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushchick10 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 QUOTE (In A Tidewater Surge @ Nov 3 2010, 10:09 PM) Roll The Bones should be changed to: WARNING: This album will divide Rush fans If we're going that direction, then Vapor Trails and Snake and Arrows and several others should be renamed that...or, at least have the cute little sticker on them. You know, like they put on albums with "explicit content?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxxiStarr Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 HYF should be renamed "Hate guitars? You'll love this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I know the topic is just for fun, but I think Neil/the band has done a hell of a job with album titles over the past 36 years. There are only a few I would 'change': Rush - Fly By Night should've been... Rush - Anthem (1975) > 'Fly By Night' is a fun song, but 'Anthem' is Rush's first overt call to arms - it's a mother of a song, side one, track one, and the album deserved this title added bonus: 'Anthem' is also the name of their label, for frickin' sakes! Rush - Caress Of Steel should've been... Rush - Lamneth (1975) > 'Caress Of Steel' is a great album but a silly title - 'The Fountain' is the centerpiece of the record, and shortening it to just 'Lamneth' would've made it much more ambiguous than the full song title (which I like, as it echoes the albums' 'mysterious' nature) added bonus: 'Lamneth' is almost an exact anagram of 'Anthem' (the previous record in my renaming excercise) - what could it mean??? Rush - Presto should've been... Rush - Available Light (1989) > 'Presto' is a fun song (does this sound familiar?) but the 'deepest' cut on the record is 'Available Light' and it would've been the better title - it has multiple meanings across the rest of the albums songs ('Chain Lightning' and 'The Pass' particularly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate2112 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 QUOTE (2112Oracle @ Nov 3 2010, 08:52 PM) (from first to last) Ondele! (debut) Drive By Day Embrace of Glass 3113 A Welcome to Queens Tropics (hell, why not?) Washable Straights Fact Over Fiction Keep on Firing Ta-Da! (lame, I know) Still The Muscles Partners Exam for Straight Talk Evaporative Steps Lizards and Spears That's all I thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Feedback needs to be renamed "Flashback". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112Oracle Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Dec 10 2010, 03:37 PM) QUOTE (2112Oracle @ Nov 3 2010, 08:52 PM) (from first to last) Ondele! (debut) Drive By Day Embrace of Glass 3113 A Welcome to Queens Tropics (hell, why not?) Washable Straights Fact Over Fiction Keep on Firing Ta-Da! (lame, I know) Still The Muscles Partners Exam for Straight Talk Evaporative Steps Lizards and Spears That's all I thought of. Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Our Shitty Debut Album that in no way reflects what our band will be like by our next album -1974 Meet our new Kick-ass drummer -1975 Heroin's Result - 1975 Heavy Metal - 1976 Masterpiece - 1977 What Goes on Inside Peart's Head - 1978 Rush On - 1980 Obsessive Over These 7 Tracks for the next few decades - 1981 Don't Judge an Album by it's Cover - 1982 Okay, We Admit it, that last Cover sucked. Here, pretty colors. - 1984 Haircut - 1985 3 Red Balls - 1987 Hip Hop - 1989 Why we Stopped with the whole Synth Thing. - 1991 And so Kenneth was Born - 1993 This Album isn't as bad as they say -1997 Meatball Music - 2002 Did you know that we're Atheists? - 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 QUOTE (Kenneth @ Jan 15 2011, 01:29 AM) Our Shitty Debut Album that in no way reflects what our band will be like by our next album -1974 Meet our new Kick-ass drummer -1975 Heroin's Result - 1975 Heavy Metal - 1976 Masterpiece - 1977 What Goes on Inside Peart's Head - 1978 Rush On - 1980 Obsessive Over These 7 Tracks for the next few decades - 1981 Don't Judge an Album by it's Cover - 1982 Okay, We Admit it, that last Cover sucked. Here, pretty colors. - 1984 Haircut - 1985 3 Red Balls - 1987 Hip Hop - 1989 Why we Stopped with the whole Synth Thing. - 1991 And so Kenneth was Born - 1993 This Album isn't as bad as they say -1997 Meatball Music - 2002 Did you know that we're Atheists? - 2007 But TFE is 1996. QUOTE And so Kenneth was Born - 1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingInPrimetime Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I would rename them like this: Rush would be "Lerxt, Dirk, and Rutsey" Fly by Night would be "Beneath, Between, and from Behind" Caress of Steel, "The Necrophiliac" 2112, "Passage to Bang Cock" Farewell to Kings, "Stairwell to Yao Ming" Hemispheres, "La Lerxt is Strange and Macho" Permanent Waves, "The Spirit of Fabio" Moving Pictures, "Bitch Hunt" Signals would be "Martin Lawrence" Grace Under Pressure, "Piss-ant Girly Wining" Power Windows, "Laotian Detector" Hold Your Fire, "Eddie Murphy" Presto, "Stoned, Don't Tell" Roll the Bones, "You Bet Your Wife" Counterparts, "Geddy Lee Must Build a Fortress to Defend" Test For Echo, "Test for Taco" Vapor Trails, "How Shit Is" Snakes and Arrows, "Rakes and Lawnmowers" A couple were very tough as you can tell. Signals and Hold Your Fire obviously being two of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjernacci Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Kick Ass Guitar Riff is what it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Working ManAnthemThe Fountain Of LamnethThe Twilight ZoneCloser To The HeartThe TreesThe Spirit Of RadioVital SignsSubdivisionsThe Enemy WithinMarathonForce TenThe PassDreamlineAnimateDrivenSecret TouchFar CryHeadlong Flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Working ManAnthemThe Fountain Of LamnethThe Twilight ZoneCloser To The HeartThe TreesThe Spirit Of RadioVital SignsSubdivisionsThe Enemy WithinMarathonForce TenThe PassDreamlineAnimateDrivenSecret TouchFar CryHeadlong Flight I don´t think you understand the thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Working ManAnthemThe Fountain Of LamnethThe Twilight ZoneCloser To The HeartThe TreesThe Spirit Of RadioVital SignsSubdivisionsThe Enemy WithinMarathonForce TenThe PassDreamlineAnimateDrivenSecret TouchFar CryHeadlong Flight I don´t think you understand the thread... I do. I think these would've made great title tracks as opposed to their actual names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Working ManAnthemThe Fountain Of LamnethThe Twilight ZoneCloser To The HeartThe TreesThe Spirit Of RadioVital SignsSubdivisionsThe Enemy WithinMarathonForce TenThe PassDreamlineAnimateDrivenSecret TouchFar CryHeadlong Flight I don´t think you understand the thread... I do. I think these would've made great title tracks as opposed to their actual names. Whoops. Should've read the whole description. Well, at least i'm not the only one to make this mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) The right way: Another Zeppelin knock-offThe New GuyCareer KillerThe future sucks, Part IA poem, a movie, and a black holePut some damn clothes on!Wear some damn pants!Prime MoversKeeeeeyyyybbboooarrrdddzzzzz!Pretty colors!Put a shirt on, you creep3 balls!Rabbits, rabbits everywhereNike ad in disguiseThis isn't dirty or anythingIt's an InakshukGreat ball of fire1000 cutsThe future sucks, Part II Edited March 27, 2015 by Super25Smasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Led Zeppelin V (1974)This New Guy Rocks! (1975)The Epitome of Crap (1975)Screw You All (1976)Medieval Times…In Space! (1977)The Second Epitome of Crap and Three Masterpieces (1978)Maybe We Should Consider Being More Radio Friendly (1980)The Pinnacle of Awesomeness (1981)Screw You, Alex! (1982)Dystopia (1984)Screw You, Alex! Part II (1985)Velveeta (1987)Abracadabra! (1989)If Only We Hadn't Used a Wal (1991)Now for Some Real Rock (1993)Inukshuk (1996)Awww, Yeah! We're Back! (2002)Inconsistency (2007)For a Bunch of Old Guys, We Sure Know How to Rock (2012) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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