gestet2112 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 This one is perfection for me. 10! I still remember going out to the record store to purchase the "red vinyl" Hemispheres album for $4.99 when it was released in Nov.1978. I went home & played it non-stop for weeks after that & it still holds up today almost 34 yrs later. Nothing compares to La Villa especilly the Pink Pop Festival version. Watch it here: 1,118,283 views & counting! A masterpiece!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Highest ranking Rush album. 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 10, their best album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) 9. I would definitely rate several other Rush albums ahead of it. Edited April 26, 2012 by Silas Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 10. Words cannot express the soundscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Seriously, not all tens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainOfSyrinx Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 THE greatest album, ever. Behind Power Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemical Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Flawless album. There is no fault here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Caress Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Flawless crafting of an album. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Love love love it. One of several albums I first listened to when I discovered Rush for the first time. Love the title track, and I like the story in it; some have remarked the song is long and could be more concise, but it works for me. It's a musical story, performed by musicians that are really frickin' good at what they do! 'Circumstances' is short (for a Rush song!) and spunky, and I love the time changes and bass line (and have to mention, too, the French! C'est bon! 'The Trees' has a nice, easily understood message, and some pretty darn good use of temple blocks. 'La Villa' is one of my very faves; I never get tired listening to it. I always seem to find something interesting in it - some part I never really noticed much before, or a bass line that just jumps out at me. For having only four songs, this is an epic album. I like it so much I hunted down the red-disc record, just so I could own it in vinyl (turn table soon to follow, hopefully!); it makes pretty good wall-art right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 And just a thought - should all these album-rating threads be in the 'feedback' section, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 10...or more It makes other 'perfect' albums look rubbish in comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainOfSyrinx Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 If Jesus played baseball, all 19 minutes of Book II would be his walk-up song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 A 10 for sure. Wish they'd play Book II, even an abbreviated version, I would be happy with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (FountainOfSyrinx @ Apr 26 2012, 09:18 AM) If Jesus played baseball, all 19 minutes of Book II would be his walk-up song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 10 One of their perfect albums without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Hemispheres + Permanent Waves + Moving Pictures = 30 Three "10" albums in a row. It is why I started listening in the first place. Hemispheres is a prog rock masterpiece and I am glad that once they hit that height that they started to try different things. If they had kept on with the side long epics it would have gotten boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossedSignals Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (nobodys hero @ Apr 26 2012, 10:32 AM) A 10 for sure. Wish they'd play Book II, even an abbreviated version, I would be happy with Here's to hoping they bring it out for this tour. A 10 from me as well. Thus concludes my series of perfect 10 Rush albums (starting with Power Windows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ Apr 26 2012, 02:42 PM) QUOTE (nobodys hero @ Apr 26 2012, 10:32 AM) A 10 for sure. Wish they'd play Book II, even an abbreviated version, I would be happy with Here's to hoping they bring it out for this tour. This is my dream. I think I'd actually weep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I could not vote in this poll. '11' was not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (TheAccountant @ Apr 25 2012, 06:33 PM) Ok, here goes: The Great The trees La Villa Circumstances The Good Hemispheres The First 2 songs are definitely great. Circumstances is very good and bordering on great. Depending on the mood I am in it might rate as "good" and not "great". However I am in generous mood tonight and will push it into the great group tonight The problem (if you want to call it that) with the album is the title track. Don't take me wrong, its a good song but (IMO) it definitely is not close to being a contender for "great". This pulls the album down from a 10 to a 9. In fact, I would say that it really is an 8+ with enough of a plus to push it to a 9. Definitely several Rush albums I think are better (MP, PeW, HYF, PW, 2112, AFTK, possibly FBN - got to think about that). Like this album a lot, just not as much as most of the folks here. Musically, I think this is amazing from start to finish. But Geddy's approach to vocals on this album and Kings is not my favprite. The storyline of Cygnus II isn't my favorite, either. Side 2 is a solid 9+ for me. Incredible music. Overall I gave this an 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (New World Kid @ Apr 25 2012, 07:02 PM) 6. The whole first side is just meh. Musically it's repetitive, and considering it's 20 minutes long, it could do so much more. The concept is silly. Guy flies into a blackhole and comes out the other side as a Greek God. And the underlying message is the same thing as the "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials, and those got the point across in 30 seconds! Just silly. It's one credit is how tight the band sounds on this track. It may be repetitive, but it is complex. Circumstances is good. Musically it moves with tempo and dynamic changes. The lyrics are concise and carry a message. This song works. The Trees is a good parable, and works in the same execution as Circumstances. La Villa Strangiato is musically brilliant. Just absolutely brilliant as music. But there's no weight to it. It doesn't mean anything. It's just an assemblage of AMAZING musical passages. But it's jsut the sum of it's parts. So, this album is a 6 in my book. Most of you won't like that, but ask the lot in SOCN, that never stops me from spewing my perspective I wouldn't rate it as low as you, because I think the music is that strong. But I don't disagree with your evaluation of Cygnus II's concept or the fact the LaVilla is kind of a random collection of jams (some of them borrowed). Still, I think the performances take it much higher than a 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (ALifeson85 @ Apr 25 2012, 09:37 PM) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/alifeson85/hemfail.jpg http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj630/sao106/facepalm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priest of Syrinx Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 QUOTE (TheAccountant @ Apr 25 2012, 08:06 PM) QUOTE (New World Kid @ Apr 25 2012, 07:02 PM) 6. The whole first side is just meh. Musically it's repetitive, and considering it's 20 minutes long, it could do so much more. The concept is silly. Guy flies into a blackhole and comes out the other side as a Greek God. And the underlying message is the same thing as the "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials, and those got the point across in 30 seconds! Just silly. It's one credit is how tight the band sounds on this track. It may be repetitive, but it is complex. Circumstances is good. Musically it moves with tempo and dynamic changes. The lyrics are concise and carry a message. This song works. The Trees is a good parable, and works in the same execution as Circumstances. La Villa Strangiato is musically brilliant. Just absolutely brilliant as music. But there's no weight to it. It doesn't mean anything. It's just an assemblage of AMAZING musical passages. But it's jsut the sum of it's parts. So, this album is a 6 in my book. Most of you won't like that, but ask the lot in SOCN, that never stops me from spewing my perspective I for one don't have any problem with your post. Its well written and to the point. Its not Rush worship and its honest. You had the courage to take an unpopular position and, rather than just voting and leaving, you explained your self. As one who likes the album more than you but clearly less than many on TRF, I greatly respect you for taking an unpopular position and explaining it. Except his assertion "... the underlying message is the same thing as the "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials, and those got the point across in 30 seconds!" is ridiculous. Completely different messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkster2112 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 9 for me. A very, very special album. Gold from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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