rocket ignites Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Worst album – PrestoBest song – The Pass or PrestoCan't agree on worst album...but I do agree that The Pass and Presto are (by far) the best songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 For me... Power Windows Best song - Territories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 For me... Power Windows Best song - Territories I don't know that's the worst album, but I do agree it's a loser and that Territories is the best song on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Worst Album: Snakes & ArrowsBest Song: We Hold On I wouldn't say this today. Snakes isn't their worst album, and I'm not sure they have one single worst album. Just albums that aren't as good as other Rush albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexMike Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Driven (TFE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 My choice for worst album is a tossup between Presto, Roll the Bones, and Counterparts. Depends on the day. Today it's Counterparts, so I'll go with Animate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I've posted before about this, but HYF was the album that caused me to stop listening to Rush for about 15 years. It was not at all the Rush I had come to know and love during the first half of the 80s (I discovered the band in 1980 and loved everything they did from FBN to p/g). I didn't care for Power Windows when it was released but gave them another chance. When HYF came out it meant my favourite band, the band who had previously released a lot of hard, complex, and non-mainstream music was now playing middle-of-the road mainstream pop which I did not like at all, and I had no reason to believe they would ever stop playing that sort of music, so I stopped listening to them. So yeah, I like zero songs on HYF. x1yyz, I had a very similar experience. I discovered Rush in or around '81 and fell in love with their entire catalog. But when I brought home Hold Your Fire in September 1987 and listened to it, I chucked it. I proclaimed "modern" Rush dead to me, and I stopped following them until a friend loaned me Test For Echo a full decade later. Tracks like Time and Motion, Driven, and Virtuality gave me hope, so I went back and explored what I had missed. I quickly determined I didn't miss anything. PS: I have long since been enamored with Hold Your Fire... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Worst album: T4EBest song: Driven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Wow, almost a year since I posted that question. Of course my opinion has changed since then: Worst Album: HYFBest Song: Turn the Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) I've posted before about this, but HYF was the album that caused me to stop listening to Rush for about 15 years. It was not at all the Rush I had come to know and love during the first half of the 80s (I discovered the band in 1980 and loved everything they did from FBN to p/g). I didn't care for Power Windows when it was released but gave them another chance. When HYF came out it meant my favourite band, the band who had previously released a lot of hard, complex, and non-mainstream music was now playing middle-of-the road mainstream pop which I did not like at all, and I had no reason to believe they would ever stop playing that sort of music, so I stopped listening to them. So yeah, I like zero songs on HYF. x1yyz, I had a very similar experience. I discovered Rush in or around '81 and fell in love with their entire catalog. But when I brought home Hold Your Fire in September 1987 and listened to it, I chucked it. I proclaimed "modern" Rush dead to me, and I stopped following them until a friend loaned me Test For Echo a full decade later. Tracks like Time and Motion, Driven, and Virtuality gave me hope, so I went back and explored what I had missed. I quickly determined I didn't miss anything. PS: I have long since been enamored with Hold Your Fire... HYF was about as far from where they started from as they could get. When it came out it sounded very influenced by modern pop/rock. Like Rush had mated with Tears For Fears. Edited September 2, 2015 by EagleMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Like Rush had mated with Tears For Fears. I've got the weirdest boner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Like Rush had mated with Tears For Fears. I've got the weirdest boner. You should see a psychologist for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Worst Album: Snakes & ArrowsBest Song: We Hold On I wouldn't say this today. Snakes isn't their worst album, and I'm not sure they have one single worst album. Just albums that aren't as good as other Rush albums.That's true. "Worst" for me mostly means it just doesn't fit my personal tastes as much as other Rush albums. There are good to gem songs on every album, imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Like Rush had mated with Tears For Fears. I've got the weirdest boner."The Weirdest Boner" would be an interesting band name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Roll The Bones - Roll The Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The Trees - Hemispheres ... JUST KIDDING! Dreamline - Roll The Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexMike Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Like Rush had mated with Tears For Fears. I've got the weirdest boner."The Weirdest Boner" would be an interesting band name. Or it could be the title of Rush's next instrumental. Followed by another one on the same album called "Get That Thing Away From Me". :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na na na Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Animate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Ghost Of A Chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Worst Album: Snakes & ArrowsBest Song: We Hold On I wouldn't say this today. Snakes isn't their worst album, and I'm not sure they have one single worst album. Just albums that aren't as good as other Rush albums.That's true. "Worst" for me mostly means it just doesn't fit my personal tastes as much as other Rush albums. There are good to gem songs on every album, imo.I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen of the World Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Since you're not letting me pick the debut... Worst album: PrestoBest song: The PassMe too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 My choice for worst album is a tossup between Presto, Roll the Bones, and Counterparts. Depends on the day. Today it's Counterparts, so I'll go with Animate. That or "Leave That Thing Alone". It has no lyrics, which makes it better than most songs on Counterparts by default. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman2112 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Afterimage-GUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 What? Counterparts is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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