toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I think Chemistry is fantastic, but I know some people really don't care for it. Why, why, why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) The lyrics are kind of superficial IMO (they kind of search for a deeper meaning but come up short) and the music is just OK apart from a few parts in the beginning. Also, it rips off Twilight Zone. Edited November 14, 2014 by len(songs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 The lyrics are kind of superficial IMO (they kind of search for a deeper meaning but come up short) and the music is just OK apart from a few parts in the beginning. Also, it rips off Twilight Zone.I never made a connection to Twilight Zone - it is a similar chord sequence? What bit(s) do you have in mind there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) The lyrics are kind of superficial IMO (they kind of search for a deeper meaning but come up short) and the music is just OK apart from a few parts in the beginning. Also, it rips off Twilight Zone.I never made a connection to Twilight Zone - it is a similar chord sequence? What bit(s) do you have in mind there?The main melody at the end of the chorus ("seems to me, it's chemistry") and the intro to Twilight Zone are very very similar, though rhythmically different. Edited November 14, 2014 by len(songs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The music just doesn't stick to me. The drums are good but just not a fan of it. A genuine stinker on one of their finest albums. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Cool song no doubt but I don't name check it in my top 20. It would definitely make the next 20 which with them there is no shame in that. Much like I have a special affinity for Lessons, I am guessing you feel similarly about this one. I would bet it would have been a big hit live with the strings..... Edited November 14, 2014 by Narpski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 I love the music - big chords in the intro with a signature Lifeson riff, lots of action on the drums throughout the song, the wheedlie-deedlies that come in about 45 seconds in, the groove in the verse (very fun to play on bass), the drum patterns in the "eye to I" bit, which are infectious - can't help playing the edge of my desk when that comes on, the classic Lee bass that's just slightly chorus-y, and the very creative solo. The lyrics are a bit of word play - I think I remember reading that everybody pitched in on those. I think it's every bit as thoughtful a comment on the mysterious factors that make human relationships work as anything else in the Rush canon. Maybe they're superficial, I don't know - I do know they make me want to dig in and figure them out, and they "sing" well - Lee's singing is great on this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I think Chemistry is fantastic, but I know some people really don't care for it. Why, why, why? Well thank you. you seem pretty cool too!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I think Chemistry is fantastic, but I know some people really don't care for it. Why, why, why? Well thank you. you seem pretty cool too!!I am guessing you must love the song. Not sure why I would think that but.... Edited November 14, 2014 by Narpski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 i think its one of the weaker songs on Signals, but its not awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 I think Chemistry is fantastic, but I know some people really don't care for it. Why, why, why? Well thank you. you seem pretty cool too!!But I never had a song named after me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 :laughing guy: ^^^^ ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Post #7 above is my brief analysis. I'd really like to see other people's thoughts . . . elaborated a bit (sorry, it's the English professor in me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol Mick That's sorta how it is for me... also... Happy 2111th post! :cheerleader: one more... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol Mick I think it was like that for a long time for me. I'd think of Signals as the album that had Subdivisions, Analog Kid, Digital Man, The Weapon, New World Man . . . but I listened to it one day on the way somewhere, with headphones, and I had this sort of epiphany. It's now one of the songs I love to play when I'm a bit tired of the Tom "Spirit of Limelight" Sawyer typical Rush tracks. Along with Entre Nous and a few other classic Rush tracks. Edited November 14, 2014 by toymaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol Mick That's sorta how it is for me... also... Happy 2111th post! :cheerleader: one more... Well let's just take care of that............................................ WE ARE THE PRIESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :haz: :rush: Mick 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol MickAs sad this sounds (sorry toymaker :( ), I had to youtube it to reacquaint myself with it. Its a very good song but it didn't stick in my memory either.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol Mick That's sorta how it is for me... also... Happy 2111th post! :cheerleader: one more... Well let's just take care of that............................................ WE ARE THE PRIESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :haz: :rush: MickCongrats my friend!!!! :cheers: :dweez: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol MickAs sad this sounds (sorry toymaker :( ), I had to youtube it to reacquaint myself with it. Its a very good song but it didn't stick in my memory either.... Nah, that's cool, too. If it's not sticking with you, then it's missing some key ingredient for you, that's all. Better that, maybe than some truly irritating song that gets in your melon and won't get out... Bluefox gets some kind of award or something for post 17, right? Whom do we call? Edited November 14, 2014 by toymaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol MickAs sad this sounds (sorry toymaker :( ), I had to youtube it to reacquaint myself with it. Its a very good song but it didn't stick in my memory either.... Nah, that's cool, too. If it's not sticking with you, then it's missing some key ingredient for you, that's all. Better that, maybe than some truly irritating song that gets in your melon and won't get out...Like Superconductor or something..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol MickAs sad this sounds (sorry toymaker :( ), I had to youtube it to reacquaint myself with it. Its a very good song but it didn't stick in my memory either.... Nah, that's cool, too. If it's not sticking with you, then it's missing some key ingredient for you, that's all. Better that, maybe than some truly irritating song that gets in your melon and won't get out... Bluefox gets some kind of award or something for post 17, right? Whom do we call?A free bowl of soup and a hard time I believe..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 also the perennial complaining about the federalist badge... ...I'm still waiting for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's kinda weird for me......i love it while it's on.......then i forget about it after. No sticking power. Which is why i never name drop it in song lists. I honestly truly forget it exists, lol MickAs sad this sounds (sorry toymaker :( ), I had to youtube it to reacquaint myself with it. Its a very good song but it didn't stick in my memory either.... Nah, that's cool, too. If it's not sticking with you, then it's missing some key ingredient for you, that's all. Better that, maybe than some truly irritating song that gets in your melon and won't get out...Like Superconductor or something..... :) Or "Why are we here? Because we're here, roll the bones" - talk about a song that gives me loose stools. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Cool song no doubt but I don't name check it in my top 20. It would definitely make the next 20 which with them there is no shame in that. Much like I have a special affinity for Lessons, I am guessing you feel similarly about this one. I would bet it would have been a big hit live with the strings..... By the way, I really love that tune Lessons, too. It's a deep cut, but it's a really well-put-together tune, and really shows how inventive and solid Lifeson is as a rhythm player, too - there are just a few chords there, but the way he plays it almost makes it sound like more. Then there's Lee's chops in the chorus - well, throughout, really, but highlights in the chorus. I like the doubling effect of the guitar and voice in "you didn't listen again." Very cool track. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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