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One of the better tracks from the debut. The ranking is probably right

Mine: 1. Mr. Soul 2. Summertime Blues 3. Shapes of Things 4. Seven and Seven Is 5. Crossroads 6. The Seeker 7. Heart Full of Soul 8. For What It's Worth

"Fogelberg Friday" is gold. Was that a thing?

I'm probably one of the few that really likes this song. Yeah it's got an uptempo soft rock vibe but Geddy is in top form and this song might contain Alex's most underrated solo.

I'm a big fan of Rao's sauce for when there's no time for making sauce from scratch. I like the Tomato Basil, and there are no crap ingredients in that jar. If Campbell's screws this sauce up -- healthy food with simple quality ingredients is not their forte -- I'm gonna be pissed.

Yeah, this is one of the few Rush songs that I've heard only once. It never got a second listen. Same with Rivendell and Madrigal.

Agree with everyone else, I'd have ranked this higher. And this is your lowest rated song from Power Windows? That is....troubling.

I have this ranked a bit higher, somewhere in the 70s I think. It's one of the better tunes from HYF, and the solo section is pretty killer.

Think about it -- Mystic Rhythms is a perfect setup style-wise for Hold Your Fire. It was a sign of things to come. So maybe it's not ranked too low.

I just finished my list (I'll wait a bit to post it), and I too have Fountain ranked in the bottom half. It's a nice attempt at a side-long proggy epic, and maybe we don't get 2112 without Fountain as a stepping stone, but it's a chore to listen to.

Yet another innocuous happy rocker that isn't terrible, but it's easily skipped.

I like Vapor Trail more than you do, but the others look about right. A lot pf people would rank Virtuality lower because of the very dated and cringy lyrics, but that guitar riff is too good to ignore.

For once, you and I are in total agreement. I have Red Barchetta ranked very high on my list as well. Presto does not fare as well, I'm afraid.

This is a solid instrumental, and my favorite track off of S&A. It's in my top-70 easily.

Yeah, Babs sang it in one of her farewell political fundraiser concerts.

I'll be doing a thread/poll on those wordplay songs in the near future (I've already compiled a list), but you touched on my biggest problem with them -- that the music in many of those songs is uninspiring, almost non-Rush-like, like the music was an afterthought. Anagram is the biggest offender for me, and it once held the distinction of being my least favorite Rush song until I remembered that Second Nature wasn't a song by Barbara Streisand.

Hmmm..... Yeah.

Still working on my list (totally taking my time) and I almost didn't include BU2B2 because it's really just an interlude where the lyrics are just filling in a gap in the overall story. You listen to it once, take note of what's being said, and never listen to it again. But I did include it just for the sake of completeness and I have it ranked rather low.

Yeah, Dave's voice takes some getting used to, and some people can't get that far. I totally get that. If you can deal with that, the music is pretty interesting. I'd classify it as funky prog folk pop country. Drummer Carter Beauford is an absolute beast. I'm not a DMB disciple but I do like them. If I were to recommend an album it'd be Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King since it's where (IIRC) they started incorporating some electric guitar into their music. A little more rock, and little less folk. Here are a few songs that a Rush fan might like. (The horn lines that start off the first track sound super dated.)

Probably my favorite from Feedback. I like the intro, and Alex's guitar sounds nice and heavy. It's a fun listen once in a while but I don't seek it out too often.

This is new and I haven't watched it yet, but it's Geddy's birthday so I'm giving it to him as a gift.

Happy birthday Dirk!

I don't know if I value the lyrics too much, but Geddy is definitely slappin' da bass, and that's enough for me.