YYZumbi Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If you only look at the lyrics, which songs do you prefer most? The Speed Of Love or Dog Years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) My vote goes for Dog Years. Rush/Geddy should not sing love songs like they do in The Speed Of Love... It just feels awkward some how. Edited November 30, 2015 by YYZumbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Gawds, it's like choosing between a massive coronary or terminal liver cancer....... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Man what a shit Sandwich. Neither....not a choice.....but god. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Dog Years may be their worst song. "Casing cars in doggie heaven". I'm embarrassed for them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 TSOL wins this one, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pound of Obscure Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Dog Years rocks. The lyrics are abysmal. However, I would rather be a turtle in Guantanamo, or whatever, than listen to TSOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Speed Of Love is one of the bands best none-classic songs. Speed Of Love. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 This is like asking "which do you prefer. Deer shit or Moose shit?" You really are starved for attention if you are creating such important polls. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Dog Years by a million miles. It's not THAT bad, honestly I don't understand why it's cited as the worst Rush song. Speed of Love is just cheesy blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) TSOL....Just say the words a Neil Peart love song..........you can't. you actually start to gag. lol. Mick Edited November 30, 2015 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 TSOL....Just say the words a Neil Peart love song..........you can't. you actually start to gag. lol. Mick Neil Peart and love songs just don't get along. Maybe that's a good thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Dog Years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 This is like asking "which do you prefer. Deer shit or Moose shit?" You really are starved for attention if you are creating such important polls. :| OMG!!!! I never come into this section because it's so fukking boring but when I saw two of the worst Rush songs ever made going up each other I had to chime in! Both songs are DOG SHIT. The Speed Of Love has no speed and love is an illusion. Dog Years musically is ok too bad Neil was on crack cocaine one night up this starry starry pad in Canada.Worst lyrics ever. So I vote for none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I unabashedly love Dog Years. If you dont get it the problem may be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I unabashedly love Dog Years. If you dont get it the problem may be with you. Well I am a DOG and I hate myself. So yes, the problem is with me. Life is such a BITCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 TSOL is, IMO, a very good song. I like it a lot. Dog Years - I don't like it at all. TSOL gets my vote - no contest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 TSOL is, IMO, a very good song. I like it a lot. Dog Years - I don't like it at all. TSOL gets my vote - no contest.Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. I agree with what you say but they work better as commentaries or poetry than as rock songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. I agree with what you say but they work better as commentaries or poetry than as rock songs. Point conceded. There's another song that lots of people hate that maybe suffers the same problem - that's Superconductor. There's some quite clever stuff there. I love the line "pin the donkeys on her tail" - which resonates a bit with the line "their tails between their ears." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. I agree with what you say but they work better as commentaries or poetry than as rock songs. Point conceded. There's another song that lots of people hate that maybe suffers the same problem - that's Superconductor. There's some quite clever stuff there. I love the line "pin the donkeys on her tail" - which resonates a bit with the line "their tails between their ears." Yeah I can see that. I think Superconductor mostly suffers lyrically from the constant role reversal and musically it's like they didn't quite know what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. I agree with what you say but they work better as commentaries or poetry than as rock songs. Point conceded. There's another song that lots of people hate that maybe suffers the same problem - that's Superconductor. There's some quite clever stuff there. I love the line "pin the donkeys on her tail" - which resonates a bit with the line "their tails between their ears." Yeah I can see that. I think Superconductor mostly suffers lyrically from the constant role reversal and musically it's like they didn't quite know what to do with it. It's such a bland riff, such a weak pop-rock vibe. I can't in my wildest imaginings see Lifeson and Lee having great respect for a riff like that - A and G? I choose to see that as a deliberate choice. "A strong and simple beat that you can dance to." It is packaged for the masses, which is part of what the song is about. It's Rush's answer to the cliched rock tune of the times. The whole thing is so "not like Rush" it has to be ironic. I think it's a joke on the music buying public. "Hoping you'll believe, designing to deceive, that's entertainment." And they made a video for it. A suit-wearing corporate executive behind a control panel, controlling everything. Lee and Lifeson on opposite sides of the stage, like evil twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 In The Speed of Love, I think Peart was trying to go for something deeply earnest, but the weather and science metaphors are pretty heavy-handed and even cliched, although his turns of phrase are typically clever. Chemistry works way better metaphorically. With Dog Years, I think Peart was actually trying to be humorous and cute, even though the subject of time passing quickly as you age is kind of depressing. Here he is deliberately referencing cliches - the things we tell our young children when the dog dies ("he's chasing cars in doggie heaven), "every dog has its day," etc. - and weaving them together. There are actually some pretty clever lyrics here, but if you take them "to Sirius" you won't find them enjoyable. And, in maybe an ironic sort of way, Peart may even be making fun of his own lyrics here in the last verse, or poking fun at people who may be trying to find deep meaning in the lyrics, even though they're meant sort of whimsically. In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level staticOne sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automaticIt seems to me as we make our own few circles round the blockWe've lost our senses for the higher level static of talk People who have a certain love of or affinity for language know that there is a purely aesthetic dimension to words, a pure evocation (beyond or maybe pre-existing "meaning"). I think the pun is even reinforced in the picture of the dog tag, with the words "Rush Limbo." Limbaugh is someone who makes his career out of talking and commentary - political commentary, which is mostly bullshit. And we spend so much time talking and talking and talking instead of living. We measure our lives out in meetings and writing long posts on fan forums . . . Anyway, you can love or hate the lyrics, but in my opinion there's some fun, thoughtful stuff here. I agree with what you say but they work better as commentaries or poetry than as rock songs. Point conceded. There's another song that lots of people hate that maybe suffers the same problem - that's Superconductor. There's some quite clever stuff there. I love the line "pin the donkeys on her tail" - which resonates a bit with the line "their tails between their ears." Yeah I can see that. I think Superconductor mostly suffers lyrically from the constant role reversal and musically it's like they didn't quite know what to do with it. It's such a bland riff, such a weak pop-rock vibe. I can't in my wildest imaginings see Lifeson and Lee having great respect for a riff like that - A and G? I choose to see that as a deliberate choice. "A strong and simple beat that you can dance to." It is packaged for the masses, which is part of what the song is about. It's Rush's answer to the cliched rock tune of the times. The whole thing is so "not like Rush" it has to be ironic. I think it's a joke on the music buying public. "Hoping you'll believe, designing to deceive, that's entertainment." And they made a video for it. A suit-wearing corporate executive behind a control panel, controlling everything. Lee and Lifeson on opposite sides of the stage, like evil twins. They were right when they said that most of their humor isn't understood by their fans. This is a prime example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I honestly think Superconductor is a musical and lyrical commentary. Musically, it's supposed to sound like a pop rock commercial song, and lyrically it's about targeting music and entertainment to the masses with no real meaning or substance behind it. In that light, it makes me appreciate it a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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