Captain Avatar Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 8. Subdivisions might be my favorite Rush song of all time, and many of the others are classics as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Subdivisions, 5/5, 1 The Analog Kid, 5/5, 1 Chemistry, 3/5, .6 Digital Man, 4/5, .8 The Weapon, 2/5, .4 New World Man, 3/5, .6 Losing It , 3/5, .6 Countdown, 4/5, .8 72% 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder80 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 10/10. Probably my favorite Rush album. The only song that doesn't get my heart slamming is Countdown. Other than that, this is a straight through listen; full of air drumming, lip synching, etc. An absolute classic. 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: 86% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I still have the dream that they open the second set with the entire 'Signals' - but in reverse order, starting off with 'Countdown'. Anyway, once again - a ten - amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 8. Surprisingly, I think the production is not so good on this one. The only Broon album I think that of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Apr 22 2012, 08:14 AM) QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ Apr 21 2012, 06:52 PM) QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Apr 21 2012, 05:43 PM) QUOTE (Animate @ Apr 21 2012, 05:11 PM) Signals would be a 10 except that Chemistry and Countdown are so embarrassingly dorky, lyrically speaking. didn't geddy and alex write the lyrics for chemistry? I believe all three band members collaborated on those lyrics. Supposed quote from Alex Lifeson : "Very often the guys will have worked out something musically and made a tape of it for which they have nothing particular in mind. 'Grand Designs,' on the last album, was done that way. They had the musical ideas laid out and just made a little tape for me with guitar, keyboards and drum machine, and I had that. So, again, if I'm stumped on something that I've been working on, I pull out that tape and try to close my mind off for a minute and listen to the tape. 'Chemistry' was a true collaboration between the three of us. The other guys had a couple of key phrases they wanted to express, so they gave me the music. That was easy because all the groundwork was done. Playing with words comes so much easier than having to dream up the whole thing." From Wiki: Parts of "Chemistry" were written by the band at once while they were separated from each other. Lee wrote the keyboard melody for the bridge section, Lifeson wrote the guitar riff for the verse, and Peart wrote the drum beat for the chorus, and in a move unusual for Rush, Lee and Lifeson came with the concept and title for the song and presented rough lyrics for Peart to polish. The Alex Lifeson quote sounds more like Neil to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rushgoober Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 A perfect 10, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elion Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 5. Really dig Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, and Digital Man, but everything else turns me off a great deal. Wish I could hear what so many others do on this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na na na Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 10 - na na na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 9. I love the SOUND of this album. so cool. Chemistry, Digital Man, The Weapon.....such outstanding songs. and it has Losing it One of my fav Rush tracks. What stops it from a 10.....Countdown Way to trip at the finish line Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Does this indicate anything? I AM A DEMON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) A perfect 10. Nostalgia is strong with this one. Tom Sawyer on the radio was what hooked me on Rush, so Signals was the first album where my best bud and I in junior high school were anxiously counting down the days for a new release. We were puzzled by the "new sound," but we came to love it. And we were so excited to see a song on there that was labeled "Part II of Fear" because it finally explained the mystery of MP's "Part III of Fear" -- the whole backwards trilogy thing. We couldn't wait for the following year or two to see what Part I was like. The Great Subdivisions The Analog Kid Chemistry Digital Man The Weapon New World Man Losing It Countdown The Bad none Edited July 11, 2012 by Chronos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 A low-to-medium 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 9..... Countdown being the only blemish in my view.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) Signals brought keyboards to Rush's sound in full force, but not as most other Prog acts had employed, where they were an adaption of classical piano or organ. The keyboards to Rush marked the beginning of the 80s era synth sound that became pervasive in the MTV generation. The strength of the Rush sound was buffered as Alex's guitar was suddenly dampened. As we know, this was remedied in future albums. Regardless of the lack of the guitar punch we had grown accustomed to, the release was still on of Rush's best releases, IMO. The Great-Subdivisions-The Analog Kid-Digital Man-The Weapon (Part II of Fear)-Losing It The Good-Chemistry-New World Man The OK-Countdown I never been a big fan of Countdown for some reason, maybe it is the background sound effects that distract me, so this would be the only song I would skip. Only the best Rush releases have no skips, to me anyway. For this reason, I rate Signals at 8. I agree with your ratings except for two things: 1. Countdown is great to me. It's among the first songs that made me like Rush2. I rate Signals 9. :hi: Edited October 23, 2015 by rhyv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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