HowItIs Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dammit! I clicked on the wrong number This one is an 8.5 for me. Not a bad song on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarcasm Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I think I'm the only guy here who much prefers side 2 to side 1. More variety there I find. Anyway, this album usually fights with its brother Signals for spot #4 on my list of favourite rush albums. Every song here is solid, the only problem comes from it's cold and sterile production. If this album had a smell, it would be of a pharmacy counter. The songs themselves are also pretty negative in nature with no "happy" songs per se. The production also helps date the album considerably. To me, it sounds much more of it's time than signals ever did. Perhaps the keyboard effects used coupled with the subject matter add to this feeling. Anywho, I give it an 8/10 compared to the 8.5 or so I give Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkster2112 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 9. Absolutely magnificent album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 9 for me. The Bode Electric slightly drags it down, but this is my #3 album... so yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 QUOTE (Czarcasm @ Apr 18 2012, 11:40 AM) I think I'm the only guy here who much prefers side 2 to side 1. More variety there I find. Not alone at all. But I'm willing to guess I'm one of the very few that likes side 2's first three tracks much more than the closer. I only like BTW live. Studio, the keys grate on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Apr 19 2012, 11:09 PM) QUOTE (Czarcasm @ Apr 18 2012, 11:40 AM) I think I'm the only guy here who much prefers side 2 to side 1. More variety there I find. Not alone at all. But I'm willing to guess I'm one of the very few that likes side 2's first three tracks much more than the closer. I only like BTW live. Studio, the keys grate on me. BTW features my fav Lifeson solo of ALL TIME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 What number should it get if it has the scariest song in the planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonzbear2000 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Truly up there with their very best! A 9 for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Apr 17 2012, 06:13 AM) This was an awesome release and the best of the 80's synth era. Definitely a 10, every song on it is amazing. #4 on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 This album has stood the test of time far better than anybody would have ever imagined back in '84. Easily one of my top 3 RUSH albums. On any given day this album along with PoW and Hemispheres could be #1 on my list. It just depends on my mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Caress Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 9, nice dark vibe. All instruments sound great to me on this one. Memorable songwriting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Great record...between an 8 and a 9. My least favorite track is Red Sector A...I know that may not be popular. Red Lenses grew on me over the years. This album rates highly in my book for Afterimage, Enemy, and Between the Wheels. To be honest, I would not mind if I never heard DEW again in concert. It's a good song, I am just tired of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 QUOTE (presto123 @ Apr 20 2012, 12:02 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Apr 19 2012, 11:09 PM) QUOTE (Czarcasm @ Apr 18 2012, 11:40 AM) I think I'm the only guy here who much prefers side 2 to side 1. More variety there I find. Not alone at all. But I'm willing to guess I'm one of the very few that likes side 2's first three tracks much more than the closer. I only like BTW live. Studio, the keys grate on me. BTW features my fav Lifeson solo of ALL TIME Great guitar solo! I just always had a keys-induced headache by the time the song got to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy77 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 This is my 3rd favourite Rush album. I'm stunned that there are people that rate Kid Gloves anything other than magnificent! The Bass lines gives me shivers, and the solo is brilliant, easily one of my top 5 songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 QUOTE (zimmy77 @ Apr 22 2012, 03:59 AM) This is my 3rd favourite Rush album. I'm stunned that there are people that rate Kid Gloves anything other than magnificent! The Bass lines gives me shivers, and the solo is brilliant, easily one of my top 5 songs. Great song, amazing solo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughes&kettner Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Apr 17 2012, 06:13 AM) Rush returns with a new producer, after a long run with Broonsy, by hiring Peter Henderson to co-produce Grace Under Pressure. I was in college at the time of this release and it was an immediate hit with me. It seems like almost everyone has a different favorite off GUP. Few match my favorite, Red Lenses, though. I always liked the funkiness of the music and the goofiness of the lyrics. A close second is Red Sector A and then Between the Wheels. This was an awesome release and the best of the 80's synth era. The Great -Distant Early Warning -Afterimage -Red Sector A -The Enemy Within (Part I of Fear) -Red Lenses -Between the Wheels The Good -The Body Electric -Kid Gloves This gets a 9.5 because all songs are not great, but I will round it up to 10. It still gets regular rotation in my library. your license for making these lists shold be revoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kid gloves...is an amzing track- people would shit if they played it live again. body electric would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Bows it's head and prays to the mother of all machines! Truly truly underrated song IMO Edited April 22, 2012 by Snaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I keep seeing these "rate this or that on a scale of one to ten" threads. Isn't this why we have a Feedback subforum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I just listened to Grace Under Pressure for the first time in...wow, at least fifteen years, this past weekend. (Maybe 20?). When I was younger I always thought it sounded dated, with the electric drums, etc...but anyway, as I hear it now, all of the playing is excellent, as always, and by 1983-'84, Geddy's singing had calmed down into something very nuanced and melodic. I love this album! I gave it a 9. Best songs on it, in my opinion: Between the Wheels Afterimage Distant Early Warning Red Sector A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I gave it an 8. It's a really good album, but I really don't like Red Lenses and The Body Electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchemingDemon Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I gave it a 10. P/G and Hemispheres are always ranked in my top few favorite albums, kinda funny since it's two completely different styles of music, but I love em both. I love every song on P/G and can listen to the album over and over, and it's in my car CD player a lot. I never understood the hate for Red Lenses, I love the fact that the song is just a giant showcase for Neil plus a catchy bass line. It's hard to resist the need to air drum when it comes on. Besides, Alex can't have a wicked solo in every song, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Distant Early Warning, 3/5, .6 Afterimage, 5/5, 1 Red Sector A, 4/5, .8 The Enemy Within, 3/5, .6 The Body Electric, 3/5, .6 Kid Gloves, 4/5, .8 Red Lenses, 2/5, .4 Between the Wheels, 5/5, 1 73% 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder80 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 10/10. Easily rests in my top 5 Rush albums. Afterimage, Beneath the Wheels, The Enemy Within, Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A, Kid Gloves; gotta have 'em all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 as of this date, excluding those who voted "1" the overall TRF rating of this album is: 85% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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