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The Counterparts nut and bolt probably

On 12/18/2023 at 8:32 AM, Alexmai said:

In my opinion, very few bands can count on a farewell album of this value.

Considering the timing at 66 minutes, I put CA in top 5 Rush album (extracting the best 35 minutes, that is the timing of the '70's Rush albums, top 5 is maybe prudent).

Yeah same here, if you take the very best of CA out is the timing of permanent waves etc and as such is of that very best rush standard

For eg/ Caravan, BU2B and Clockwork Angels for me is essentially Spirit of Radio, Freewill and Jacob's Ladder, kind of remarkable the band could hit that sublime level in their final work

Much more than a musician, one of the great artists of any type, paints with sound most imaginative rock guitarist there will ever be his range from most sensitive and delicate to most powerful and aggressive. Over the years he even looked the coolest. The man's a demi-god i personally couldnt thank anyone else more for

Heck we're all going to die, everything gets blown away like smoke in the wind, if ged and alex decide to make new music as rush with another percussionist and, god forbid, even a new singer, then so be it let's go, can't think of anything more exciting on the horizon.

If turns out to be a stain on the rush legacy so what, that's what it'll go down as and nobody should care that much. Bring it on i say, alex & ged doing COMPLETELY different rush, not completely different music it'll still be rush, is just a real buzz of a prospect

Big difference between a Rush with new percussionist just playing Rush live and a Rush actually making new music

Strongly held view by most, probably, that Rush cannot exist without one of the three members, each being so essential to the chemistry and until now i shared that view but..

F**k it, why not. Make new stuff too guys. Rush 3.0 bring it on.

Just read an article saying ged releasing two tracks alongside his memoir that didnt make MFH he's 'shined' them up https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/geddy-lee-finishes-off-two-unreleased-songs-for-new-memoir-plans-new-music/article_b806c521-19c7-5fe6-b76e-f4d253089a58.html

Apologies if already posted

Not underrated to me, together with brian may the greatest most imaginative and coolest guitarists of all time

Sounds nowt like phil :)

Always thought limelight a bit different to the rest of album -  just Al's guitar has a different more basic rock sound to rest of tracks. Vital Signs more in keeping with the album i find

Remember when Workin' Them Angels released as a single and could not for the life of me understand why, as a hardened rush head the song's good i really get it but couldn't see myself as a younger person being excited by it in any way, would've instantly turned off and away to something else.

Thankfully my first experience of rush was the spirit of radio and permanent waves in general, which pulls you in without a choice of course

Back in the glorious day when new Rush was possible. Genuinely made life worthwhile at times. All gone, like smoke in the wind :(

Great news half a dozen superb tracks on album can't wait for new stuff

Scars live again on YT

Scars (live)

1/ Counterparts 

2/ Permanent Waves 

3/ A Farewell To Kings

4/ Moving Pictures 

5/ 2112

Could listen to an album of that noo problem, different but really fresh and vital, like you up on stage with em

Yeah very interesting. Another reminder of quirks of fate and how the stars sometime conspire

Jacob's Ladder 

Awesome, of course

He IS 70 of course, only gone in the physical sense for us ❤️ 

Cut to the chase

On 8/2/2022 at 5:09 AM, goose said:

A truncated CA would have a shot at my top ten.  In its entirety, nope.

They wrote the half of the album that was great before going on tour then the other half that was kind of sub-standard after the tour, as if taking a break and going on tour had sucked all the creative zip outa them

Could've been their very best in entirety but as you say, unusually falls short for this band

Occasionally vies for no.1 with me but has to compete with Waves and 3 or 4 others

I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel

Enemy for christs sake.

Never Said I love You my goto Lifeson track right now