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Everybody pretty much said it already...Neil is simply more of an introvert.

That is not a bad thing whatsoever, as many people on this earth are.

I think fans mistake him being an introvert as "rude" or "snobby"...simply because he doesn't just make friends or talk with random strangers on the street.

The bottom line is...I'm sure if you're a friend of Neil's...as both Geddy and Alex clearly are...they see a side of him that most of us in the public don't. I'm sure his wit and humour comes out in spades when the three are together.

At the end of the day...we are all lucky as Rush fans that these three share the common bond they seemingly do. To have a band perform together for over 40 years, at such a high level, is incredible and essentially unheard of.

POWER WINDOWS

Probably a Top-5 Rush album for me...depending on the day. :haz:

I voted for the "Longs" album...The Way We Walk.

It is solely on the back of one song...my favourite Genesis song...Home By The Sea(s).

To me, this version is arguably better than the studio version. It's one of my favourite live performances, and for that reason, I decided to choose this album. (I'll likely be the only one. lol)

Amazing album obviously...all great songs throughout. But is there really a question about Number 1??

1. Xanadu

2. A Farewell To Kings

3. Madrigal

4. Cinderella Man

5. Cygnus X-1

6. Closer To The Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7frnRsBjiuQ

Fantastic album. :haz:

Well...yeah...difficult to rank perfection...

1. YYZ

2. Limelight

3. Witch Hunt

4. Tom Sawyer

5. Vital Signs

6. Red Barchetta

7. The Camera Eye

Phenomenal album start-to-finish (obviously). I'd consider most interchangeable on any given day...though the bottom three are pretty locked in (though all still good!).

1. The Analog Kid

2. Subdivisions

3. Chemistry

4. The Weapon

5. Losing It

6. Digital Man

7. Countdown

8. New World Man

Holy crap...this was a hard album to rank. Love them all...and many equally.

1. The Enemy Within

2. Between The Wheels

3. Distant Early Warning

4. Afterimage

5. Red Sector A

6. Kid Gloves

7. Red Lenses

8. The Body Electric

I'm all about the epics on this album...!

The Necromancer

The Fountain of Lamneth

Bastille Day

I Think I'm Going Bald

Lakeside Park

Solid throughout. I imagine most people will have the same two songs taking up their "bottom two"...but I don't find either song "bad" per se...I just don't find myself going back to them often.

1. Open Secrets

2. Lock & Key

3. Prime Mover

4. Second Nature

5. Mission

6. Time Stand Still

7. Force Ten

8. Turn The Page

9. Tai Shan

10. High Water

Obviously...top-notch start-to-finish. Another one of many albums where you feel stupid writing down a song in "last place".

1. Freewill

2. Natural Science

3. Different Strings

4. Entre Nous

5. The Spirit of Radio

6. Jacob's Ladder

1. Anthem

2. By-Tor & The Snowdog

3. Best I Can

4. Beneath, Between, and Behind

5. Fly By Night

6. Making Memories

7. In The End

8. Rivendell

One of my absolute favourite albums...there isn't a flaw on this record as far as I'm concerned.

1. Territories

2. Marathon

3. Middletown Dreams

4. Emotion Detector

5. Grand Designs

6. Mystic Rhythms

7. Manhattan Project

8. The Big Money

It came on my iPod again today...still sounds amazing to me. I can never understand the hate.

If you really think about it...the lyrics aren't any more cheesy than the ones found on Cygnus X-1, Twilight Zone, I Think I'm Going Bald, By-Tor, etc.

Would people respect Virtuality more if it were released in the 70's or 80's??

I also want to mention...I was listening to "We Can't Dance" recently, and there is one song that stood out a lot...

Dreaming While You Sleep

Amazing song. This really is the gem of the album, and further proof that Collins could deliver. A captivating tune, in my opinion.

Happy Halloween!

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Went simple today... :)

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I don't do post-Gabriel Genesis

Funny...I pretty much only do that.

Genesis / Shapes album for me.

 

Home by the Sea(s) & Mama are just killer every time.

 

100% Agreed. My favourites! :goodone:

To this day...still Monkey Biz.

Though I still enjoy the whole album thoroughly...and songs like Armor & Sword and Good News First have grown on me exponentially since the release.

Self-Titled "Shapes" album for me.

Unlike a lot of people...I'm a huge fan of the Collins-era personally.

'Mama' and my personal favourite Genesis song 'Home By The Sea/Second Home' are two of my all-time favourite songs, and then you couple them in with the extremely underrated 'Just a Job To Do'...this album is simply solid throughout, and one I go back to often.

There is a lot to like in this era, if you ask me, but 'Shapes' takes the cake as far as strongest overall album.

There is no "decline" for this listener.

For instance...even if I considered an album to be a bit of a "drop" from the previous, the next album would be a big jump upwards in quality.

For instance...I tend to rank VT near the bottom (though I still enjoy the album), but both S&A and CA both rank much higher on my overall list. Same when comparing Presto and RTB to Counterparts...which is one of my all-time favourites.

Their last two albums in particular...have had some really, really good stuff that I would put up there with some of their best material...so I don't see a "decline" anywhere. Progression continues...