prolix Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Two very different sounding songs but they are both substantial. I can't decide, so you do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Anarchist. kinda meh on Vital Signs. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Vital Signs Not even a close competition for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Anarchist. kinda meh on Vital Signs.......police like......ew Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) I know Segue dislikes The Anarchist, so I will try my best to argue! They are very different songs indeed. I picked Vital Signs because I think it's a very important, lively song, full of movement (fully belonging on Moving Pictures), and it meant more in terms of how much it influenced their later stuff. I really enjoy The Anarchist, but it's a nice song that's relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things. I repeat, though, I really enjoy The Anarchist. I don't think saying there's no merit to it is fair at all. Edited March 12, 2016 by Day of Light 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I get the Police vibes. But I really like The Police and Rush pulled it off great. Vital Signs is a 10/10 for me. MP, AFTK and HYF are the only albums where I deem every song perfect, followed by GUP (only one song not perfect), and Vapor Trails (two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I know Segue dislikes The Anarchist, so I will try my best to argue! They are very different songs indeed. I picked Vital Signs because I think it's a very important, lively song, full of movement (fully belonging on Moving Pictures), and it meant more in terms of how much it influenced their later stuff. I really enjoy The Anarchist, but it's a nice song that's relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things. I repeat, though, I really enjoy The Anarchist. I don't think saying there's no merit to it is fair at all. I just don't like The Anarchist. It's not even that I think it's a bad song, it's just that like Carnies and Halo Effect, it is 100% unmemorable for me. And when I play it, those three songs just bleed into a boring mess. Take those three off and I would rank CA much higher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Both top 15, but the Anarchist by a hair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Anarchist is one of 3 songs i like on CA........first time i heard it i was so happy. too bad CA as whole was duller then dirt. Yes i still have't changed, lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I thought this was a SOCN thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Vital Signs, always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 No contest. The Anarchist blows this song out of the water. Vital Signs is an interesting song, but nothing of the magnitude of The Anarchist. Vital Signs isn't even that interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Anarchist, so much more fun live. Vital Signs ain't bad though, it's still a great closer and sounds great on GUP live 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Anarchist. Vital Signs is very bland, Police-esque reggae, and Geddy's faux-Jamaican (I think?) accent is really distracting. The outro's great, however (And would sound AWESOME on GUP Live). The Anarchist, on the other hand, is a great, hard rocking jam, with a great riff, and it is also a great live opener. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Vital signs ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Tough choice but i think i have to go with the Anarchist. I really like the kind of dark mood it creates and i especially like the live versions although i have only seen the R40 one once. That being said Vital Signs is one of my favourites from the Time Machine DVD :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Vital Signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I love Vital Signs, but The Anarchist just flat-out rocks. Both are great, but The Anarchist is a better song. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I love Vital Signs, but The Anarchist just flat-out rocks. Both are great, but The Anarchist is a better song.It's really that simple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I choose the Anarchist. Vital Signs is a good song though...gets a bit lost on the monster Moving Pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The Anarchist is one of my favorite songs on CA and it's still not even close to me. Vital Signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 the anarchist by a billion miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I thought this was a SOCN thread... I don't see any posts here from Aiken or DPR, so :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) I don't think I can decide. I love both songs. It does strike me as an odd contest, these two. But they're both bloody brilliant. Edited March 15, 2016 by Blue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Vital Signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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