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POINTLESS POLL 8! The synth era albums: which is best?


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  1. 1. Which of these four albums do you think is the best of the "synth era"?



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Grace Under Pressure for me, by a fair bit. It sounds like nothing else in their catalogue to my ears, and I love it for that. As the years have gone by I've begun hearing Signals more as an album in the group with Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves--they make kind of a perfect trio when you think about it--than to do with the "synth" albums that followed. Grace Under Pressure is the big change for me. I'm still learning to love Power Windows and Hold Your Fire, though I certainly find both albums much more listenable now than I did when they came out.

Grace for me, by a wide margin.
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Yeah, but it's not a great _album_. A couple of catchy things, and the rest is forgettable. HYF was the first Rush album I bought I was actually disappointed to listen to. Today I can't even name all the songs on it. After T4E, it's probably my least listened to.

 

For me:

 

1) GUP

2) Power Windows

3) Signals

 

 

4) HYF

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In the case of these four albums, only a chronological ranking makes sense in my mind. :smoke:

Signals all the way!!!

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How could anyone vote for HYF? :no:

 

HYF has some good tunes! :)

Of course it does, but it's way too poppy and High Water, Tai Shan and Second Nature are the three worst Rush songs and all on the same album!

 

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. Power Windows

 

10. Signals

 

16. Hold Your Fire

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How could anyone vote for HYF? :no:

 

HYF has some good tunes! :)

Of course it does, but it's way too poppy and High Water, Tai Shan and Second Nature are the three worst Rush songs and all on the same album!

 

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. Power Windows

 

10. Signals

 

16. Hold Your Fire

 

 

I think a lot of Rush albums have poppy songs. It's only my opinion, but HYF has some excellent songs on it. Same as every other Rush album. I like HYF way more than Power Windows, but that's just me. :)

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How could anyone vote for HYF? :no:

 

HYF has some good tunes! :)

Of course it does, but it's way too poppy and High Water, Tai Shan and Second Nature are the three worst Rush songs and all on the same album!

 

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. Power Windows

 

10. Signals

 

16. Hold Your Fire

 

Bravest Face is my clear pick as THE worst Rush tune.

 

I actually like High Water and don't mind Second Nature and Tai Shan

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