Chronos

There are as many tracks on T4E, VT, S&A, and CA as there are on Rush, Fly By Night, Caress of Steel, 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures combined. (49, by the way) Edit: I counted wrong. There were 50 songs on the first 8 studio albums, from "Finding My Way" to "Vital Signs."

Dafuq???

Can I have it?

QUOTE (GUPower Windows @ Jun 19 2012, 01:04 AM)*The Weapon (Signals) the P/G DVD/CD version so beastly. +1. A stunning work. I can watch/listen to Neil in this video all day. Not only that, this vid is a prime example of why I cannot agree with others in a different thread who remarked that Alex is essentially replaceable by many other guitarists. I'm sure others can cover his parts, but it's his unique textural compositions that makes him one of a kind. His flavor is what makes Rush quintessentially Rush. I considered contributing to your thread, but I'm finding it impossible comparing songs across eras. Maybe I'll do my own era-specific list of faves.

QUOTE (bytored @ Jun 20 2012, 07:09 AM) QUOTE (Chronos @ Jun 17 2012, 11:57 PM) Power Windows tour, Jan. 30, 1986, Cow Palace, San Francisco, Steve Morse opening. We were in the total nosebleed section, um, "wreathed in smoke." Was there!!! Oh, cool! My next show was May 24, 1986, in Sacramento (Fabulous Thunderbirds opening). Were you at that one too?

OMG...I totally forgot about these guys. Get a load of drugged-up yodelist/keyboardist/flautist/whistler Thijs van Leer! This vid is the sh*t. Discuss.

QUOTE (D3strukt @ Jun 19 2012, 03:26 AM) I hear spits of King Crimson in it. Those delicious mellotrons, as well as the vocal melody, are so totally "In the Court of the Crimson King"! It especially reminds me of Epitaph.

Holy Toledo...this is really an enjoyable listen! Highly recommended.

Ok. I haven't explored the radio stations here yet.

All I can make out for certain is something about "gnomic turgidity" and "dragon-tailed paradiddles."

QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ Jun 17 2012, 05:05 PM) Random thought, I finally heard Headlong Flight on the radio here at about 4 am last night. The DJ mentioned how a friend dragged him to a Rush concert last year and he actually loved it, so they're starting to really promote the album here What station?

You're not alone. The Wreckers would certainly hover somewhere near the bottom of my CA song hierarchy, were I to create one. I keep listening to it, waiting to be enlightened. I do not yet see why everyone's going bonkers over it.

Power Windows tour, Jan. 30, 1986, Cow Palace, San Francisco, Steve Morse opening. We were in the total nosebleed section, um, "wreathed in smoke."

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 17 2012, 09:18 AM) So, are you working on your own list? Oh god...okay, I'll try to list some all-time faves. I'm excluding Rush, because I'm a hopeless fanatic and almost every album would be on the list. Also, I'm not going in strict order; that's impossible. I will go in approximate order within a given band's discography, however. 1. The Beatles: nearly everything! 2. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound 3. Genesis: A Trick of the Tail 4. Genesis: Foxtrot 5. Genesis: Nursery Cryme 6. Genesis: Seconds Out 7. Genesis: Trespass 8. Genesis: Live 9. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 10. Genesis: Wind and Wuthering 11. Jethro Tull: Songs From the Wood 12. Jethro Tull: Stand Up 13. Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses 14. Jethro Tull: Living in the Past 15. Jethro Tull: Aqualung 16. Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery 17. Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick 18. Jethro Tull: Benefit 19. Jethro Tull: Stormwatch 20. Jethro Tull: War Child 21: Anglagard: Epilog 22: Anglagard: Hybris 23: Blue Oyster Cult: Some Enchanted Evening 24: Blue Oyster Cult: Agents of Fortune 25: Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties 26: Blue Oyster Cult: Mirrors 27: Blue Oyster Cult: Cultosaurus Erectus 28: Blue Oyster Cult: Fire of Unknown Origin 29: Blue Oyster Cult: Heaven Forbid 30: Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell (one of my top albums ever) 31: Black Sabbath: Mob Rules 32: Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath 33: Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 34: Dio: Holy Diver 35: King's X: King's X 36: King's X: Gretchen Goes to Nebraska 37: Styx: The Grand Illusion 38: Styx: Pieces of Eight 39: Supertramp: Even in the Quietest Moments 40: The Doors: Most everything 41: Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced? 42: Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland 43: Deep Purple: Machine Head 44: Deep Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple 45: ELP: ELP 46: Yes: Close to the Edge 47: Yes: Relayer 48: Pink Floyd: Ummagumma 49: Pink Floyd: Animals 50: Pink Floyd: Meddle 51: King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King 52: Peter Gabriel: Security 53: Crucible: Tall Tales 54: Marillion: This Strange Engine 55: Il Balletto di Bronzo: Ys 56: Led Zeppelin: IV 57: Led Zeppelin: I 58: Led Zeppelin: II 59: UK: UK 60: Camel: Moonmadness 61: echolyn: As the World 62: The Call: Reconciled 63: Dire Straits: Making Movies 64: Van Halen: I 65: Van Halen: Women and Children First 66: AC/DC: Highway to Hell 67: Iron Maiden: Number of the Beast 68: Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind 69: Metallica: Master of Puppets 70: Metallica: Ride the Lightning 71: Metallica: And Justice For All 72: White Zombie: Astro-Creep 2000 73: Testament: The Formation of Damnation 74: Pantera: A Vulgar Display of Power 75: Lamb of God: The Ashes of the Wake

In no particular order: Caravan Clockwork Angels The Anarchist Seven Cities of Gold used to be in the top three, but it was recently supplanted by Clockwork Angels.

That's pretty flippin' awesome. Congrats.

I wondered if there was any hidden significance to the name Owen Hardy, and at first blush I thought it was an anagram. An anagram for "honey dew"! My excitement lasted only a second, for I had clearly erred. It's actually an anagram for "a horny dew." Or "Whoa...nerdy." Oh well.

QUOTE (Owen Hardy @ Jun 17 2012, 01:04 PM) Thanks ifloveremains and LyndseyG. It illuminated much of the CA story for me, which I was very interested in learning about, and so I felt folks would appreciate my sharing it. Not to brag but I may be one of the very early Rush fans to find out the protagonists name. Hence my handle when I signed up on TRF this morning! I'm finally here: "On my way at last!" Also discussed here a few days ago: http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?show...7&hl=owen+hardy Thanks for the link to your FB page!

It blew me away to find Anglagard on three separate lists here! Both "Hybris" and especially "Epilog" are among my favorite albums of all time. Can't wait to hear the new one that's brewing...

Rush: 113 Fly By Night: 125 Caress of Steel: 121 2112: 81 A Farewell To Kings: 100 Hemispheres: 82 Permanent Waves: 71 Moving Pictures: 76 Signals: 75 Grace Under Pressure: 74 Power Windows: 76 Hold your Fire: 75 Presto: 96 Roll the Bones: 93 Counterparts: 103 Test for Echo: 100 Vapor Trails: 96 Feedback: 100 Snakes and Arrows: 67 Clockwork Angels: 103 Hemispheres+2 Sig+1 CP-3 Pres-2 RtB-1

I don't hear Astronomy Domine, but I do hear the similarity to One of These Days now that you mention it. And then when the heavy guitar comes in at :32, I totally hear Surrender by Cheap Trick.

Sylvania-ish. Kinda near Wildwood. You?