ShlappinDahBass

Well, I mean, to be fair..Genesis, Yes, Rush, Jethro Tull, and Pink Floyd are probably the main progressive rock bands that have shaped it into what it's become. When you think of prog rock, you think those bands. There isn't a lack of imagination, it's more of logic. It's not saying "What are prog rock albums you should listen to." It seems to be what prog rock albums are the most significant to the genre.

Definitely more of their catchier tunes...

 

Finding My Way

 

Working Man

 

Closer to the Heart

 

The Spirit of Radio

 

Freewill

 

Natural Science

 

Tom Sawyer

 

YYZ

 

Subdivisions

 

Bravado

 

Where's My Thing?

 

Leave that Thing Alone

 

Limbo

 

Far Cry

 

The Main Monkey Business

 

Hope

 

Malignant Narcissism

 

Caravan

 

Headlong Flight

 

The Garden

Oddworld games:

Abe's Odyssey/Exodus, Munch's Odyssey, Stranger's Wrath

 

Half-Life Series (including expansions)

 

Bioshock series

 

DOOM 1, 2, Ultimate, Final, 3

 

Dawn of War series

 

Crackdown 1, 2

 

Rayman (excluding Rabbids)

 

Halo series

 

Mass Effect series

 

And many more...

yes. i used to. got out of it. the maps have been getting too simple

 

As well as the game.

Dog Years. That's one of the worst songs ever created.

:( I love that track, the lyrics are really clever and the music kicks. Plus, it's the only time you'll ever hear Geddy sing 'Sad son of a bitch'!

 

But a dog bitch. Not an actual insulting one. So it can't count. :(

Ya they're rare but it's cool how Rush is that kind of band where every time you see someone in a rush shirt you feel an instant connection. Like we're all members of a club or something!

 

Members of a family!

 

Or a cult...as some might put it.

Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover?

 

See my list on page 1. ;)

 

Crap! I must've missed it! My bad.

You never originally heard "One Little Victory" repeated a lot?

 

With headphones, though, I heard Geddy making weird "yah yah yah" noises or something. It sounds funny.

Like I said, its one of the greatest Rush albums, but to me has a noticably sad undercurrent to it. NWM is the only "happy" sounding song on the album.

 

Digital Man is a pretty upbeat song! I find New World Man to be kind of boring and slow compared to other Rush songs.

 

NWM is obvously not a positive song, and I don't see how Digital Man can be viewed as one either. Upbeat rhythms don't equal upbeat songs.

 

Depending on the listener, that is completely incorrect.

Like I said, its one of the greatest Rush albums, but to me has a noticably sad undercurrent to it. NWM is the only "happy" sounding song on the album.

 

Digital Man is a pretty upbeat song! I find New World Man to be kind of boring and slow compared to other Rush songs.

I see where he's coming from. Kind of like a transition from progressive rock to a more powerful, synth sound.

 

I don't know why they did. I love Signals but I feel this album was the start of a downfall in their guitar driven songs and it was a huge bummer, to me. I still love the synth era but my goodness...it's like Alex was just kind of tossed to the side.

Good one, SDB! Lock and Key has an awesome ending as well - both songs kick ass live!!!

 

I wish I got to see those live!

I got S&A years ago and it does sound wonderful. I need more Rush records myself. CA, MP, Signals, Power Windows to start.

 

All 4 of those sound terrific on vinyl.

Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover?

I see Neil left, Alex top right, Ged bottom right.

OMG, you're right.

Nice eyeballs, guys!

 

I....don't see it.

Am I the only one that sees some kind of skull inside?

OMG, cannot unsee this now you pointed it out!

 

Oh good, then it's not just me :P

 

It looks like a monkey with an angry mask.

Stare into their souls and turn the volume up higher.

There's no way I'd have the balls to attempt to song a RUSH song in front of people. Major props.

 

The enthusiasm was the greatest during the bass groove before the drum solos. Made me want to go play mine now. :D

I guess speaking for myself,as far as VT,S&A,and CA anyway I think Geddy is going a little overboard on the layering of his vocals.Do you know what I mean?

 

I only really thought he was out of control with the layering on VT. Without the solos and keys he felt a need to fill in the sound.

 

If I had to pick anything I guess my biggest issue with them is the safe song writing. They are so far away from what I loved about 2112-MP. They were a lot more creative and adventurous back then. Even with CA, they made it sound like this was going to be a prog album, but its not really any different than any other albums from the 90s or 00's. I was expecting a lot of parts, time changes, complex sections, a couple really long songs, some crazy instrumental work here and there, but there's really none of that.

 

Nick seemed like he really wanted to push them with this album and go back to their roots a bit which I think would have been so refreshing but Geddy wasnt having it. Even with Neil writing a long story, Geddy cant get out of safe song writing mode and said he wanted each song to be able to stand on its own. WHY????? Just go nuts, this could be your last album you ever write, so why have rules that theyve been chained to since maybe Signals.

 

Did we listen to the same Clockwork Angels album?

 

I'm with Trenken on this for the most part but I do think CA is a huge step in that direction compared to S&A

 

Being adventurous with their lyrics can be up for debate. But it is a very difficult album to play. For guitar, possible for most. But bass/vocals and drums. It's insane. There are time changes everywhere in this album, too. Clockwork Angels (the song), itself, has about 12-14 different spots where it changes. Talk about crazy instrumentation...try being Geddy and singing to The Anarchist and Headlong Flight. My goodness. When it comes to length, hell, the album is 3 times the length of the only song people pay attention to from 2112. Plus, most of the songs are pretty lengthy, in general. Just a couple minutes shy of hitting Xanadu/Cygnus X-1 time.

Girls and boys together.

I guess speaking for myself,as far as VT,S&A,and CA anyway I think Geddy is going a little overboard on the layering of his vocals.Do you know what I mean?

 

I only really thought he was out of control with the layering on VT. Without the solos and keys he felt a need to fill in the sound.

 

If I had to pick anything I guess my biggest issue with them is the safe song writing. They are so far away from what I loved about 2112-MP. They were a lot more creative and adventurous back then. Even with CA, they made it sound like this was going to be a prog album, but its not really any different than any other albums from the 90s or 00's. I was expecting a lot of parts, time changes, complex sections, a couple really long songs, some crazy instrumental work here and there, but there's really none of that.

 

Nick seemed like he really wanted to push them with this album and go back to their roots a bit which I think would have been so refreshing but Geddy wasnt having it. Even with Neil writing a long story, Geddy cant get out of safe song writing mode and said he wanted each song to be able to stand on its own. WHY????? Just go nuts, this could be your last album you ever write, so why have rules that theyve been chained to since maybe Signals.

 

Did we listen to the same Clockwork Angels album?

I left mine at a hotel 3 hours from where I live last week. :(

 

It sucks.

There is a record store I go to almost every week. Most of there stuff is VG+ and it's priced really well. I've got some great deals there.

 

Here is a list of the albums I've bought.

 

A Farewell to Kings - $8

Hemispheres - $5

Permanent Waves - $8

Moving Pictures - $8

Exit Stage Left - $8

Signals - $4

Grace Under Pressure - $5

 

I have all of those records, except Clockwork Angels and 2112, as well!

 

I got them all for 3-5 bucks each. 2112 was a birthday present.

Do you mean the 'Help Me'?

http://www.musicintheabstract.org/rush-oddities/audio/nocturne-end.mp3

(From the Music in the Abstract site)

 

And I thought the "What do you lack?" at the end of Clockwork Angels was freaky. Now I hear this...thanks for the nightmares tonight.

I love the albums, Signals especially, but I don't know what a deluxe edition with extras would consist of since Rush doesn't have alternate takes and bonus tracks lying around like so many groups do. Regardless, the whole Signals through HYF period was an awesome period for the band. :haz: :D

 

The Signals 5.1 mix uses a lot of alternative takes.

 

Other than "The Weapon" this is the first I've heard of this. Sources?

 

Same here. I'm intrigued they would make a Signals 5.1 before 2112.

 

They have a 2112 5.1.

 

Yes, I understand that. I own it. But I'm referring to Signals.