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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

Not surprised by #1-4.

 

But to #5’s one word comment I reply, “Holy shit. ‘Lazy’?! Rush?! They were like three hyperactive bees for their entire career.”

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

Not surprised by #1-4.

 

But to #5’s one word comment I reply, “Holy shit. ‘Lazy’?! Rush?! They were like three hyperactive bees for their entire career.”

I am not saying they are lazy. Just that that one song seems like a lazy effort. It is not Rush-like to me at all. My drummer loves that song for some reason and wanted to play it and I just couldn't understand why. Nothing challenging about it, and just bleh. It really seems like, uh we need one more song for this album, do a little jam, eh ok record it.

 

But overall, Rush lazy absolutely not.

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This thread is not fair. There are 11 equally,utterly, totally, completely, entirely shitty songs on Test For Echo. 6 of them shouldn't be let off the hook because you only want 5!

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

While I certainly agree that the lyrics to I Think I'm Going Bald are cheesy, the tune itself is pretty good. Wouldn't make my bottom 25 list.

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

While I certainly agree that the lyrics to I Think I'm Going Bald are cheesy, the tune itself is pretty good. Wouldn't make my bottom 25 list.

But when you listen to the rest of Caress of Steel the feel of that song is just all wrong. IMO It is a typical sounding 70's classic rock song with cheesy lyrics. But when you compare that to the rest of the album, it really falls short. Is all I'm saying. And I don't hate any of them, but when you look at a body of work, there will be the best, the middle and the worst. No matter how impressive the body of work is. These songs are just the least impressive in my book. Edited by Ultimate Rush Tribute
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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

While I certainly agree that the lyrics to I Think I'm Going Bald are cheesy, the tune itself is pretty good. Wouldn't make my bottom 25 list.

But when you listen to the rest of Caress of Steel the feel of that song is just all wrong. IMO It is a typical sounding 70's classic rock song with cheesy lyrics. But when you compare that to the rest of the album, it really falls short. Is all I'm saying. And I don't hate any of them, but when you look at a body of work, there will be the good, the less good and even some clunkers. These songs are just the least impressive in my book. Although 1 or 2 my be close to strong angst, :sundog:

 

I love that tune and the older i got the more the lyrics rang true to me

 

Once we loved the flowers

Now we ask the price of the land

Once we would take water

But now it must be wine

Now we've been

And now we've seen

What price peace of mind

Take a piece of my mind

 

My 5 worst songs are the worst because they were overplayed during the synth years like

 

Red sector a

Marathon

Early distant warning

 

Blah blah blah

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

While I certainly agree that the lyrics to I Think I'm Going Bald are cheesy, the tune itself is pretty good. Wouldn't make my bottom 25 list.

But when you listen to the rest of Caress of Steel the feel of that song is just all wrong. IMO It is a typical sounding 70's classic rock song with cheesy lyrics. But when you compare that to the rest of the album, it really falls short. Is all I'm saying. And I don't hate any of them, but when you look at a body of work, there will be the best, the middle and the worst. No matter how impressive the body of work is. These songs are just the least impressive in my book.

 

Caress Of Steel is my favorite album and I will agree with you that it falls short compared with the rest of the album. But I think Bald is still a good tune. A typical sounding 70s classic rock song qualifies it for NOT being one of the worst five Rush songs.

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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

While I certainly agree that the lyrics to I Think I'm Going Bald are cheesy, the tune itself is pretty good. Wouldn't make my bottom 25 list.

I dig it.
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Probably in this order...

 

1) Bravest Face...yodeling garbage

 

2) You Bet Your Life...sounds like Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” - Buddy Holly Ben Hur bla bla bla suck

 

3) Speed of Love...(underserving of a comment)

 

4) Rivendell...Necromancer is an example of a good song made when drugged up; Rivendell is an example of a shit song when drugged up

 

5) Face Up...these lyrics kill this song for me. If it were an instrumental or just a bunch of humming I'd pass it. It’s a shame as the music behind the words is decent

 

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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

 

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All on clockwork angels:

 

Halo effect

Wish them well

Bu2b2

Carnies

Seven Cities of Gold

 

Oh yeah, total agreement here w/ those two. Bleh.

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5. Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres

4. You Bet Your Life

3. Anagram (for Mongo)

2. The Necromancer

1. The Fountain of Lamneth

 

Honorable Mentions: Need Some Love, Carve Away the Stone, Hand Over Fist

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