17 - Best Song From Vapor Trails

[Steel Rat]

The sequence of Nocturne, Freeze, and Out of the Cradle is the best album ending of all time. The VP album builds the strongest tension, climax, and resolves better than any album I've ever heard.

 

On another note, One Little Victory is my least favorite song from VP.

 

I noticed that the only songs that have 90+ votes were the ones that were played in Rush in Rio, R30, and S&A live.

 

Maybe the popularity of the songs influenced Rush to play those songs, or maybe the songs are popular because Rush played them live.

 

So maybe it's just a matter of hearing the songs a different way.

 

I'm personally not interested in the VP songs that Rush plays live.

Edited October 6, 2011 by Steel Rat

[TheAccountant]

Went with ghost Rider over Peaceable Kingdom, 1 Little Victory and Earthshine.

 

Not an album I really like much but I keep hoping that one of these days it will catch fire with me. Hey, Counterparts and Presto I disliked when they came out and now I like them both a lot. If it takes 20 years like it did with Presto that's fine with me.

[losingit2k]

well I went with Secret Touch! I felt the playing on this songfar surpasses everything else on the album specially Neil's drumming at the end!

 

[GoldRush]

Earthshine...

 

But Ceiling Unlimited and OLV are so so so good...

[Animate]

[presto123]

Earthshine FTW.

[Unlegit]

One Little Victory. A great opener.

[MainMonkeyBusiness]

One Little Victory...the entering drums are just so epic.

It is Neil saying: "I'm baaaaccckkk!!!!!"

 

Second would be Earthshine.

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

QUOTE (Snowdog @ Aug 25 2004, 04:51 PM)

Tough one! In the studio Peaceable Kingdom is my fave, but live I have to say Secret Touch just blows me away every time I hear it!

Well said Snowdog! I never really liked Secret Touch all that much until I saw them perform it live. Now I love the song. I also really like Earthshine, but Peacable Kingdom got my vote.

Edited July 28, 2012 by Empty Mindless Spectre

[greyfriar]

EEEEaaaarrrthshineee -

[CygnusGal]

Vapor Trail. Some love the VT album, some hate the VT album. I love it. Raw. Just like the band. I never thought I'd hear new material from Rush again after 1997. VT was a gift. This song, in my opinion, provided the deepest insight into what they had all been through in the preceding years. Ghost Rider is also a stand-out to me as are The Stars Look Down and How It Is.

[NinjaDiscoPunch]

I tell a lot of people "One Little Victory" (mostly for THE RETURN OF THE PROFESSOR), but in all honesty, "Earthshine" is the song that got me hooked on Rush to begin with (the rest of Vapor Trails is a close second). It's just an amazing song! The chorus was what caught my attention, because of how it contrasts with the rest of the song in my opinion.

[goose]

QUOTE (NinjaDiscoPunch @ Aug 16 2012, 07:30 PM)

I tell a lot of people "One Little Victory" (mostly for THE RETURN OF THE PROFESSOR), but in all honesty, "Earthshine" is the song that got me hooked on Rush to begin with (the rest of Vapor Trails is a close second). It's just an amazing song! The chorus was what caught my attention, because of how it contrasts with the rest of the song in my opinion.

Great choice!

 

[Tombstone Mountain]

Secret Touch

[Infinite Cactus]

Secret Touch

[hiker2112]

went with one little victory

[AM2112]

Secret Touch

[WavesandWindows]

One Little Victory, the sound of Neil coming back with that beat at the beginning just works so well!

[yyzjam]

Ceiling Unlimited or Ghost Rider, I'm going to go with Ghost Rider.

[jruiz2112]

Ghost Rider, i've watched it live, it's awwesome!!!

[vinciedaltrey]

Ghost Rider....especially live :heart:

[YYZumbi]

This was a easy choise, Secret Touch, my favorite song for sure! Even thou its no bad songs on this album, Secret Touch is a favorite.

[Lorraine]

I was all set to vote for Ghost Rider, but Secret Touch won out because I like the lyrics better, although on GR I love Alex's intro to the song.

[LittleRushmonkey]

Ghost rider.

The lyrics are great and so is the playing.

Tough decision between that & nocturn though

 

 

:rush:

[GUPower Windows]

Ceiling Unlimited needs love D:

That, Earthshine, Secret Touch & Freeze are the best of the lot IMO.