Good,bad,andrush

I promise I won't stop. I'll try to post at least one song a day, but if I don't, I'll make up for it. For example, if I didn't post in 3 days, I'll post four songs on the fourth day. I have really thick skin, so feel free to hate on me. But if you do, please remember that this is only my opinion--you still have your own. I don't mean to hurt anyone, and if I do, please take note that I absolutely love every Rush song, even the worst one. I'm am trying to do this list by rating what songs are the best--not my favorite. Of course, some biases will fall into place...but I promise I will do my best. The writing is very informal, at least until we get into songs that are more worth talking about. Remember, this is just for fun. I am rating the songs on all 18 of their studio albums and the two newest ones from CA. Everything from Rush to S&A and the two new ones. I am excluding Feedback and early singles not on any albums. The ratings list is from 0-10 by Rush standards. 0=good rock music, 10=rush masterpiece. Anyway, here we go. 155. TAKE A FRIEND .25/10 A hilarious and cheesy song, that still rocks nonetheless. It has a unique little intro, but it's nothing great. The lyrics are laughable, and the way their song are only unique, not amazing. The instrumentation is decent for Rush's standards, and there is nothing complex about this song. Basswork is unnoticeable, and drumming is nothing remarkable. That's really all there is to say about this song. 154. NEED SOME LOVE .25/10 A Led Zeppelin wannabe; this song has lyrics that are remarkable. Remarkably silly, compared to future Rush songs about love. The musicians in this song may as well be Jimmy, John Paul, and John. This short song was probably really neat in the early seventies, mainly because it fit in with all other songs in this genre. It's a song that enjoyable to listen to, but there's not much else. Crying for love while playing Zeppelinesque music is always fun to do, but we'll come to learn that Rush is way above that. (Not bashing Led Zep, they're great in a completely different way.)

I was thinking of that, but I would have to rearrange the songs...so no. Unless I just pretended the songs he listed didn't exist and i only rated the beginning... But i'd much rather make my own list.

Bump... take the quiz people!

Nah, I won't stop.

Should I find the time, I will steal deckiller's idea and make my own list.

I'm going with my band... they love rush and yet they've never been to a concert of any band... unfortunately, my guitarist's girlfriend/friend dragged him into watching some reggaeton artist in laredo... wait, did I say artist? reggaeton is not art, sorry.

A good song from each album to start you off. (In Order) Working Man Anthem Bastille Day 2112 Closer To The Heart La Villa Strangiato Freewill Red Barchetta Subdivisions Afterimage Mystic Rhythms Time Stand Still The Pass Bravado Stick It Out Driven One Little Victory Armor And Sword. Go.

got them all

I've yet to hear bravado live...and it's my favorite song...so it'd be nice to hear them do it. Maybe for CA tour, or a tour after that...but I need to see it before they quit.

Bravado The Pass Resist.

Try from Laredo Texas.

I loved Faithless live

Faithless, then Hope, then The Larger Bowl, then Bravest Face... next is Armor And Sword, The Way The Wind Blows, MalNar, Good News First, TMMB, Far Cry, Working Them Angels, and finally We Hold On.

Don't care much for this one...but I guess Crossroads, and the Summertime Blues.

To me, it's Vapor Trail followed closely by Sweet Miracle. Both of these are absolute gems. Sometimes they switch around. Then it's Freeze, Earthshine, One Little Victory, How It Is, Nocturne, Ghost Rider, Peaceable Kingdom, The Stars Look Down, Secret Touch, Ceiling Unlimited, and Out Of The Cradle.

Resist, an amazing piece of art. And then TfE, Driven, Half The World, Virtuality, Totem, Time And Motion, Limbo, Carve Away The Stone, The Color Of Right, and finally Dog Years.

This is tough... It's between Nobody's Hero and Leave That Thing Alone. I'll go with the latter. And then Nobody's Hero, and then Everyday Glory, and then Cold Fire, Double Agent, Animate, Stick It Out, Between Sun And Moon, Cut To The Chase, Alien Shore, and finally The Speed Of Love.

Bravado is tied for my first favorite song ever with the Cygnus X-1 Duo. Bravado's my personal fave, but I consider the latter the greatest work of man. And then it'd be Dreamline, Ghost Of A Chance, Heresy, The Big Wheel, Where's My Thing, You Bet Your Life, Roll The Bones, Neurotica, Face Up

The Pass of course...closely after is Chain Lightning and then Available Light. Afterwords, Hand Over Fist, Anagram, Red Tide, Show Don't Tell, Presto, War Paint, Scars, and finally Superconductor.

Time Stand Still...the chorus really stops time. And then Force Ten, Prime Mover, Mission, Tai Shan, Turn The Page, Lock And Key, Second Nature, Open Secrets, and High Water.

Simply Middletown Dreams...my band and I can relate to this. And closely after is Mystic Rhythms. Then Emotion Detector, Manhattan Project, Territories, Grand Designs, Marathon, and then The Big Money.

The Enemy Within, first part of Fear! And then Afterimage, Between The Wheels, Red Sector A, Kid Gloves, The Body Electric, Distant Early Warning, and finally Red Lenses.

Losing It! (As a writer, I can somewhat relate to this). And then Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, Digital Man, The Weapon, Chemistry, Countdown, and finally New World Man.

Vital Signs! Awesome synths, really moving. And then Limelight, Witch Hunt, The Camera Eye, Red Barchetta, YYZ, and then Tom Sawyer.

Jacob's Ladder. Coolest Guitar Solo ever. And then Natural Science...but I almost can't choose. And then TSoR, Different Strings, Entre Nous, and Freewill.