The Analog Cub

If Clockwork Angels turns out to be their last album that's honestly okay with me. I'd prefer them to go out on top rather than release a bad album and quit after that (imagine if they actually did go down the tubes in 1975 or quit after Hold Your Fire). I expect at least one or two more tours. And if they actually did play Xanadu again that would be sweet. Geddy should be able to sing Xanadu well enough, he managed it on R30 and that's when his voice was noticeably starting to show age.

I REALLY don't think Territories is underrated. I'd say everything off Power Windows has its share of merit (especially Territories and Middletown, along with the usuals Big Money, Marathon, and Mystic Rhythms) due except for Emotion Detector, which is also a good song.

1. Countdown - Come on, you three, sack up and play this one again. Especially with some awesome Space Shuttle footage on the giant monitors. 2. Test For Echo - I know how everyone feels about this album but I always thought the title track was god-tier. 3. Lock And Key - Great song from an album that I don't particularly care for. 4. Time And Motion - For someone like me who doesn't really care about song lyrics and mainly focuses on the notes, this song is really good. 5. Red Tide - It's just catchy. 6. Something For Nothing - Probably not "underrated" by Rush fans. But it's a song that doesn't pop up much. And I love it. 7. Double Agent - There isn't much to this song other than two parts: "where would you rather be" and the spoken part. But I think it sounds really good. 8. Cut To The Chase - The one song in Rush's never-played-live catalog that I wish wasn't in there. Ties with Stick It Out as my favorite Counterparts song, but Stick It Out isn't underrated. And Counterparts is my favorite Rush album. 9. Open Secrets - Another good song from a not so great album. I wouldn't ever wish this to be played live, because I'd be afraid with how it'd turn out. Just isn't live material IMO. 10. Virtuality - Ignore the lyrics. Listen to the riff. Honorable Mention: Armor and Sword - Favorite song from Snakes And Arrows, which is a good album. I wish people would stop hating on it, even though Clockwork Angels is indeed fantastic.

Snakes And Arrows is fine. I like every song on the album except Bravest Face. Good News First is an okay song but not great, same for We Hold On. Clockwork Angels is definitely better, but then again I love that album to death.

Apart from Losing It, what's so somber about it? I don't really pay attention to lyrics, the music is my main interest.

I can dig Test For Echo, but definitely not one of the best. The title track is god-tier IMO, it's one song I wish they would play live again. Driven and Time and Motion are also good, and if you ignore the lyrics, Virtuality because of that riff.

You put two Hemispheres in there and didn't list Test For Echo :P

Post 'em, fools. 1. Counterparts 2. Grace Under Pressure 3. Signals 4. Hemispheres 5. Moving Pictures 6. Clockwork Angels 7. Power Windows 8. Permanent Waves 9. Snakes and Arrows 10. 2112 11. Test For Echo 12. A Farewell To Kings 13. Roll The Bones 14. Fly By Night 15. Vapor Trails 16. Presto 17. Hold Your Fire 18. Rush 19. Caress Of Steel I expect some backlash about putting 2112 relatively low. I love 2112 the song and Something For Nothing, but the album as whole is what I'm ranking it off of, not two fantastic songs.