Godeater2112

Yes! Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but anyone who would severely poop on this album really must be a troll and not possibly a true Rush fan! It is still sinking in... but even at this point this is EASILY my favorite album since I got into the band with Hold your Fire, an amazing, amazing album and this is coming from someone who though S&A overall was fairly "assy". Suck it trolls, go back to the holes you crawled out of!

Yay. we're beating Adele, although she has probably been charting for over 20 months. I find it amusing that Jimmy Fallon's "Blow your Pants Off" is right above Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away".

Four stars out of what?!

QUOTE (The Mighty Dudad @ Jun 12 2012, 09:05 AM) On my first joyous listen right now...up to Carnies. Holy Freaking Hell! Awesome, let us know what you think and congrats on having the discipline to wait!

QUOTE (Queslington @ Jun 12 2012, 12:21 AM) In celebration of the release, I woke up at midnight to listen to the entire studio discography straight through (which I've never done before). Then the grand finale of the listening marathon will be CA. Awesome!

Another topic from "Mars" by Gemini. No resemblance at all IMO but quite the characters that guy, and whatever his last name is sounded a lot like Alex's. Isn't that weird?

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 11 2012, 04:32 PM) I'm looking at the Andrew McNaugtan dedication, he was almost the same age as my sister (both 47) and he died the day before she did. RIP both! I didn't know you lost your sister, my condolences. Yeah reading the dedication to Andrew in the liner was sad. I think I put it down and forgot to skim through any of the rest yet. No kidding!

QUOTE (LyndseyG @ Jun 11 2012, 03:42 PM) About to spin our copy for the very first time!!!!! I know it's amazing, but you didn't faint or something did you? How are you enjoying it. My first listen was a very much mixed response but it grew on me like *insert parasite joke here*

QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 11 2012, 03:25 PM) It is what it is Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!! YEP. My heart absolutely sank when I heard that lyric, and cringed the second time too. I know it sounds stupid but it bothers me that much and as I said otherwise I think this track is nothing short of BRILLIANT. *sigh* My strategy? Beer kills braincells. Hopefully that will help somehow. Somehow...

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 11 2012, 03:09 PM) QUOTE (Godeater2112 @ Jun 11 2012, 02:06 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 11 2012, 03:03 PM) Yeah this one is GOOD! 7 minutes of pure unadulterated magic. I only have one complaint about the entire song and I don't want to say what it is. It's not quite the DEATH METAL that you often need to rip your face off like the Miami Cannibal has you by the goulashes? No, it has more to do with one of the most annoying catchphrases our generation will ever know, I've been battling it for ~8 months now, at work, with family, recently I learned some people, even my boss are using it in acronym form.... now it shows up on my favorite Rush track since I became a fan... I'd pay cold hard cash to have it stricken from the record.

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 11 2012, 03:03 PM) Yeah this one is GOOD! 7 minutes of pure unadulterated magic. I only have one complaint about the entire song and I don't want to say what it is.

QUOTE (Unobtrusive Companion @ Jun 11 2012, 02:41 PM) Ooohh, Ticket Factory are sending out the tickets?!? Mine are for Birmingham as well, I'll keep an eye out in the post for them Not me! VIP tickets! I wont even know what my seats are for another 4.5 months!

^----------------- AWESOME! Listen yet?

I don't care what anyone says, this track, while not particularly heavy, is one of the finest, most well polished, wonderful, well composed, emotional, intense and.. whatever the opposite of awkward is tracks that I have EVER heard by Rush. This is so good it caught me off guard like a cannon-ball to the nether regions and I had a borderline emotional breakdown listening to it for the first time. Incredible stuff!

QUOTE (Prince of Tyrus @ Jun 11 2012, 12:36 PM) The keyring was also missing in mine. That's probably ok. The "key ring" is about roughly the size of a US nickel. I was surprised.

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 11 2012, 02:14 PM) Yeah I can't explain it exactly Exactly.

Yeah I agree with you on the two first tweaked tracks. Previously I wasn't a fan of either one, but I enjoy them a LOT more now for whatever reason!

About time! Smells great doesn't it? That's the first thing I noticed. Hope you enjoy it, in typical fashion it was hard to formulate strong or accurate opinions on only the first listen. I am on full fledged listen #3 as we speak and it's still tough. If you are anything like me, have some Kleenex handy for the last track... it is easily one of the most beautiful and well composed Rush tracks EVER.

QUOTE (Snaked @ Jun 11 2012, 01:47 PM) I refuse to drink alcohol at a concert for a number of reasons 1. I like to remember what I paid to see 2. I like to be in full control of myself 3. I prefer not to be kicked out of a venue for being a jackass (see #2) 4. During hot summer months alcohol can dehydrate you causing you to possibly miss the show 5. $10 for bad beer? are you nuts??!!?? Wow. You know there is a difference between enjoying a half dozen or so pints and doing beer bongs until you puke topped with 6 hits of LSD. For most people enjoying a couple (or ten) drinks at a show does not produce behavior equated with killing people with an axe.

QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Jun 8 2012, 02:39 PM) Dude lemme know what Toronto show you are doing this year you do need to party with me and D-RocK It's not a for sure yet, but doesn't look like we'll be hitting Toronto this leg, between budget and the VIP we bought for Montreal and the fact that it's not at the Amphitheater... hoping to see them in T-Dot next year though and very much looking forward to meeting you guys!

QUOTE (Tarkus406 @ Jun 11 2012, 12:02 AM) Get TARKUS Nah, try mine, though! http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk264/Tarkus406/3dfd42e7.jpg http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk264/Tarkus406/e79c11a8.jpg I haven't registered it in your state yet! Awesome! I love the fact that it is teaching your state-mates to speak Canadian.

QUOTE (Your_Lion @ Jun 8 2012, 10:03 AM) QUOTE (Godeater2112 @ Jun 8 2012, 12:37 AM) Happy times in Ottawa tonight! http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s294/Godeater2112/Godeater-CA.jpg But I always pictured you with bananas all over your face That could be arranged!