AnEggplant Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 So the prog era pretty much demolished the synth era in my other poll. How do these two eras stack up against each other? Signals was removed to keep it 3 vs 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 As unpopular as I'm sure this will be, I prefer the last 3. I love Grace, Power Windows is good but Hold Your Fire is a bit boring to me. I like all three of the modern albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 A bit close for me, pit them against the Presto-T4E stuff and then Modern would win every time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 A bit close for me, pit them against the Presto-T4E stuff and then Modern would win every time I wasn't sure what to put because if I put Presto - Clockwork Angels then the synth era would've been way outnumbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Synth.......far and away. not even close. Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The synth era gets my vote. Big time. To my ears, S & A is a darn good album and the best of the modern era work (best recording quality by far when compared to the original VT or CA - not by far, just slightly better, when compared to the remixed VT, best lyrics, best music) and even so it only match's up against Grace Under Pressure which is the weakest of the 3 synth era albums. Put it up against Power Windows or HYF and its a mismatch. Either one of those 2 albums is significantly better than it. VT & CA? Even the remixed version of VT and / or CA don't come close to the wonderful Grace Under Pressure - much less Power Windows & HYF. Those 2 albums have some of Neil's best lyrics of all, fine mixing and great music that goes perfectly with the lyrics. Keep in mind I like S & A - a lot. Its their best work since Counterparts (IMO) - perhaps even since Presto!!! CA has its moments and the remixed VT is somewhat tolerable. This is not totally a slam of the modern era (although it is the weakest of all their work) - its a testament to the strength of the synth era. To my ears its not a match up. More like a mismatch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Synth era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Synth era 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The three v. three makes this difficult. Add Signals to the synth era and it gets my vote, but p/g and HYF have too many issues whereas VT and S&A are both all around solid albums. CA and PoW are nearly equally excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 PeW probably top 5 Rush tor me. Snakes as well but I like the other albums a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 From the modern era I like SA's and some of CA's but the synth era blows it out of the water. They could still write great melodies back then and the songs are just better. So synth era gets my vote. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The synth era is infinitely more interesting in every single aspect 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Around T4E Rush just completely forgot what a good melody is sorry.......it's true. Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Around T4E Rush just completely forgot what a good melody is sorry.......it's true. Mick It IS true. The majority of the songs they've put out in the modern era sound too pieced-together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Around T4E Rush just completely forgot what a good melody is sorry.......it's true. Mick It IS true. The majority of the songs they've put out in the modern era sound too pieced-together. Directionless is a word i'd use. and pieced together. jusr like......this piece goes here. and maybe this would be good here. there boys a "song" Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Around T4E Rush just completely forgot what a good melody is sorry.......it's true. Mick It IS true. The majority of the songs they've put out in the modern era sound too pieced-together. Directionless is a word i'd use. and pieced together. jusr like......this piece goes here. and maybe this would be good here. there boys a "song" Mick Well I think part of the problem was when Neil moved to LA. He wasn't around to work with them at all, and then the digital age came around. Too easy to piece parts together on the home computer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Hmmmm synth era very synthie yet interesting. Modern era very modern yet interesting. I have no choice but to group these latter 2 with the prog era which is AWESOME!! :finbar: :Alex: :Neil: :geddy: :rush: Edited December 25, 2015 by Crimsonmistymemory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 1. p/g2. CA3. VT 4. PoW5. HYF 6. S&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Vapor Snakes Clockwork...I like guitars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How I rank these albums: HYFVTP/GPoWSA CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How I rank these albums: HYFVTP/GPoWSA CACA isn't that much better than p/g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I made my own ranking like ta hear it, here go PeWSnakesVTHYFCA GUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 How I rank these albums: HYFVTP/GPoWSA CACA isn't that much better than p/g Grace Under Pressure is one song away from being my very favourite Rush album, no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 1. Hold your Fire2. Power Windows3. Snakes the rest can jump off a cliff. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 1. Hold your Fire2. Power Windows3. Snakes the rest can jump off a cliff. Mick CA can choke on a knife! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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