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Power trio? Check. Kimonos? Check. Long songs? Check. Terrible videos? Check. Straight guy on stage right, crazy guy on stage left? Check. 17 albums made? Check. Man, I can't believe it. http://youtu.be/rtyflMxqAUw

Spirit of Radio ranked No. 18 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f7xn6/live

Very quiet on the Rush front. Has anyone ever used Hemispheres as an alarm clock? When hosting parties and wanting to get rid of people in the morning, used to crank the volume up, put Hemispheres on and watch and wait.

All quiet on the Rush front, Saturday afternoon here in Tasmania and listening to Subdivisions and thought of my favourite phrase of the moment which is; 'Somewhere out of a memory, Of lighted streets on quiet nights' What's yours?

HELLO RUSH FANS, Come listen to RUSH'S greatest hits off of each album NEXT WEDNESDAY at 10:00-AM to 12PM EST. I will be reviewing each album with one to two songs played to highlight what I feel showcases each album best. I encourage all RUSH FANS to stream it at http://www.progrock.com or for mobile purposes go into TUNE IN Radio app, for android and iphone, and add a custom URL of http://nyc01.egihosting.com:2730/ I love rush, and I'm sure you do too, SO stream us!! Thank you all for the consideration of attending.

I'm assuming that there can't be too many TRFers who are into Electric Six, but I just read this post on the bands facebook from a couple of days ago and thought that y'all would find it pretty neat. https://www.facebook...-6/154062438761 Hamilton, Ontario has birthed some giants in the arts and entertainment sphere. Comedy legends Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas of Second City and SCTV are Hamiltonians. Famed Hollywood director Ivan Reitman also hails from Hamilton, as does contemporary dance/pop act Junior Boys. The focus of Electric Six's discussion today is not on any of these figures, giant as they are. Instead, we choose to discuss Neil Peart, drummer for Canada's most successful rock band ever, Rush. Peart didn't have an easy climb to the top of Rock Drummer Mountain, Crazies. Before joining Rush, he lived in London where work was so scarce for him that he was reduced to selling souvenirs to tourists just to survive. Despite his awesome skin work, Neil wasn't finding things easy, but he didn't pity himself. While in London, he discovered the works of Objectivist writer and libertarian pin up girl Ayn Rand. Rand's boostrap ethos inspired Peart to not give up and to not look to the government for any drumming related handouts. He returned to Canada to work for his father and played in an Ontario band called Hush (rhymes with "Rush," doesn't it, Crazies?). After he toiled that way for awhile, he got tipped to an opportunity to audition for Rush (not Hush) and after making a strange impression, got the gig. The rest was history, as his manic drumming style and lyrical content proved inspirational to millions of nerds worldwide. Neil Peart is a classic example of what happens when you refuse to quit and apply hard money principles to one's life. On Wednesday, July 16, Electric Six will purposefully stride upon a stage at The Casbah in Hamilton, Ontario and will do so with zero assistance from the government. Like Neil Peart, Electric Six is a firm believer in the gold standard and the primacy of the individual above all else. Electric Six worries about rampant inflation and the eroding value of its money. Yet, it doesn't worry nearly as much about having to roll in a wheelbarrow full of dollars to buy a loaf of bread as it does giving the Crazies a good time each and every night. For approximately 70 minutes, inclusive of encore, Electric Six is gonna bust a musical cap in the ass of Hamiltonian Crazies. Percussion World is not Neil Peart and he doesn't have anywhere close to the same sized kit that man uses, but he's gonna lay down a non-stop beat a Crazy won't be able to resist. Percussion World is going to apply Austrian Economics principles to the drums on Wednesday night and you'll see where that gets you, Crazy. It gets you where you want to go. 2 days ago

I am debating between Clockwork Angels and Fly By Night to be their hardest albums IMO. What do you guys think is their hardest, most metal-like album?

I wanted to know what everyone's view is of this album. I created a blog post about this album and have received a lot of positivity towards this album, which makes me relieved! I personally love this album, especially the last two songs. What do you guys think? Check out my blog! http://kenoalbumreviewer.blogspot.com/2014/07/rush-caress-of-steel.html?m=1

I've always known that Geddy's parents were Holocaust survivors. Recently, I learned that they actually met in the concentration camp. They were even separated at one point, but through some miracle of human perserverance they were able to reunite and create a life together. The story is as poignant as it is tragic; and I couldn't help but be moved almost to tears. I got to thinking: without the holocaust, without the most awful and despicable event in modern human history, there would be no Geddy Lee, there would be no Rush. So, it begs the question, was it worth it??

Listening to FTK this morning and examining the lyrics I couldn't help but think of the similarities to Game of Thrones, Hadn't seen to much about this online, but for a Zeppelin forum where someone brought it up, what are your thoughts? I only got into Game of Thrones in the past 6 months so didn't put these 2 together before that... Any GoT and FtK fans out there ? :)

Can't wait until the next tour comes in around next year, I really want to finally get in the front row for a show without paying the after sale prices, need some help getting first pick at tix.... Who else in RI, MA, CT, NH area willing to help? Closest I've been is 2nd row... At least once, love to be a lucky one to get in the front and center!!! I'll bring my BLAH license plate to hold up!!!

A while ago I posted my ultimate Rush concert setlist, which received overwhelmingly negative criticism, with some people accusing me of “trying to destroy Geddy’s voice” and stuff like that. But after a few months of listening to deeper material and noticing trends in recent tours, I have put together a setlist that I hope will satisfy everyone and not bring up any problems. R41 anybody? Set one Dreamline Entre nous Limelight Superconductor Bravado Vital signs Cygnus X-1/Hemispheres instrumental medley Driven Vapor trail Animate New world man Set two The enemy within The weapon Witch hunt Freeze Kid gloves Drum solo/The anarchist Broons bane/Closer to the heart Far cry Headlong flight Subdivisions 2112 (overture/finale)/YYZ Afterimage Time stand still The garden Encore The spirit of radio Tom Sawyer Marathon Like the recent Clockwork Angels tour, this setlist features a lot of deeper tracks from their 80’s catalogue, such as “Kid gloves” and “Entre nous”. The FEAR series is played in its entirety for the first time, and “Broons bane”, a classical guitar piece Lerxst used to begin “The trees” with, serves as the intro to “Closer to the heart”. And finally, there are fan favorites from the 70’s and 90’s included, as well as newer material ranging from Vapor trails to Clockwork angels. I really like this setlist, and seeing it live would be unbelievable. What do you all think?

Dear Rush fans, this is Alberto Rigoni, prog rock bass player and composer from Italy. First time on this forum, nice to meet you! As a big fan of Rush and Geddy Lee I made the bass cover of Tom Sawyer: Hope you like it! Rush forever! Alberto p.s. if this topic is in the wrong thread please move it.

So, besides being a big Rush fan, I really love Tool. Recently I went to their show in Portland and splurged on a VIP pass, which included a Q&A and meet and greet with Adam (Jones, the guitarist, if you're not into the band). I've read a lot of interviews where Alex praises Adam's guitar playing/composition as a fan and an influence, so I wanted to ask Adam if he felt the same way. He told me he "absolutely loves" Rush, and would go to sleep listening to them, then wake up and start listening again - especially when he was younger. He also said that 2112 was his "musical awakening". Apart from that the Tool VIP was a great experience: seats in the second row, Adam talked for a couple hours to the group and demonstrated some guitar playing techniques as well as playing the song Jambi for us. I even got to strum his Les Paul! Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I thought I'd share. Check out Tool if you haven't before, and maybe someday their new album will come out.

I don't think anyone's asked this question yet, and I'm sure it's an important one to somebody. You think this would make a good onscreen sketch? Discuss.

Sometimes it's hard to admit certain truths to yourself and some of your fellow fans in the Rushverse, but I'm going to try listing a few things anyway. If I missed any hard facts, please do not hesitate in providing your own. Also, if you don't like this post, please do not kill me. You know, because you can go to jail for that. 1.) Rush consists of three guys. That's one for each 1/3 of the millions of Rush fans everywhere. So if they can't talk to you, it's probably not personal. 2.) You really don't have to agree with Ayn Rand to be a fan. By the time the band released Power Windows during the Reagan Era, it was clear that Neil Peart lost that view himself. So don't think that Neil doesn't wish he had a time machine so he could go back and take that dedication off of the "2112" liner notes. He will never live that s**t down, so try to at least not make it worse. 3.) Alex will not stop being Alex, but even he has his limits. Please do not get yourself thrown in jail with your local gang of hardcore freaks as your inmates in order to learn this incredibly important fact. 4.) Yes, Geddy is Jewish. No, it's not a conspiracy. If anything, Geddy came from a long line of people who had to think fast just to not get killed. S**t like that will teach you a lot about life and how to be resourceful, no matter who you are. 5.) If you keep rocking the stage and the whole thing collapses, it really will be a big bummer. Seriously, cut that out before people die.

The Rush Ratings Project Results: Thanks to everyone who participated in this project. Sorry it took so long to release the results. If anyone would like to submit their rankings to be added to the list, please make a post here http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/85610-the-rush-ratings-project/ once a substantial amount of votes, or time passes, I will re-compile the results. A special shout out to Babycat who gave every song a 10 which was a null vote (for only increasing every song’s rank relatively equally), but attention is deserved for such positivity and undying devotion to Rush. A reminder, here was the rubric for ranking. Also all averages were rounded to 4 decimal places, and ties were settled by which song received a lower grade in the lowest rank given section (ties in that were disputed by how many of that lowest grade was received). 10. Perfect 9. Near-Perfect 8. Excellent 7. Great 6. Good 5. Average 4. It Has Its Moments 3. Tolerable/Boring/etc. 2. Bad 1. Terrible 0. Unlistenable #. Song Name (Album) [Lowest and Highest Rank Given]……………………….Average Rating The Perfect Rush Songs (9.5-10.0) 1. Red Barchetta (Moving Pictures) [8, 10]……………………………………………………..9.6 2. Subdivisions (Signals) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………….9.5429 3. The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves) [8, 10]………………………………………….9.5143 4. Xanadu (A Farewell To Kings) [7, 10]………………………………………….………..9.5143 5. Natural Science (Permanent Waves) [7, 10]………………………………………………….9.5 The Nearly Perfect Rush Songs (8.5-9.4999) 6. Limelight (Moving Pictures) [7, 10]……………………………………………………...9.4286 7. 2112 (2112) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………………………...9.4 8. La Villa Strangiato (Hemispheres) [5, 10]………………………………………………..9.3429 9. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (Hemispheres) [7, 10]……………………………….9.2647 10. YYZ (Moving Pictures) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………9.2286 11. Freewill (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………...………………..9.2286 12. Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures) [6, 10]…………………………………………………9.1429 13. The Analog Kid (Signals) [7, 10]……………………………………………………….9.1176 14. Headlong Flight (Clockwork Angels) [6, 10]…………………………………………...8.7941 15. The Anarchist (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]……………………………………………..8.7647 16. Dreamline (Roll The Bones) [5, 10]…………………………………………………….8.7647 17. Distant Early Warning (Grace Under Pressure) [6, 10]…………………………………8.7429 18. The Pass (Presto) [6, 10]………………………………………………………………...8.7273 19. The Trees (Hemispheres) [6, 10]………………………………………………………..8.7143 20. Jacob’s Ladder (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………………..…8.6765 21. Marathon (Power Windows) [4, 10]…………………………………………………….8.6765 22. A Farewell To Kings (A Farewell To Kings) [7, 10].…………………………………..8.5588 23. Clockwork Angels (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]………………………………………….…8.5 24. The Camera Eye (Moving Pictures) [4, 10]…………………………………………………8.5 The Excellent Rush Songs (7.5-8.4999) 25. The Big Money (Power Windows) [5, 10]……………………………………………...8.4857 26. Circumstances (Hemispheres) [6, 10]…………………………………………………...8.4706 27. The Garden (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]………………………………………………..8.4412 28. The Enemy Within (Grace Under Pressure) [7, 10]…………………………………….8.4118 29. By-Tor and the Snow Dog (Fly By Night) [6, 10]………………………………………8.3824 30. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage (A Farewell To Kings) [4, 10]………………………8.3824 31. Red Sector A (Grace Under Pressure) [5, 10]…………………………………………..8.3429 32. Far Cry (Snakes And Arrows) [5, 10]…………………………………………………..8.3333 33. Manhattan Project (Power Windows) [6, 10]…………………………………………..8.3235 34. Animate (Counterparts) [4, 10]…………………………………………………………8.2941 35. Time Stand Still (Hold Your Fire) [5, 10]………………………………………………8.2857 36. Entre Nous (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………………………8.2647 37. Force 10 (Hold Your Fire) [5, 10]………………………………………………………8.2647 38. Afterimage (Grace Under Pressure) [6, 10]……………………………………………..8.2059 39. Between The Wheels (Grace Under Pressure) [4, 10]…………………………………..8.2647 40. Caravan (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]……………………………………………………8.1714 41. Vital Signs (Moving Pictures) [6, 10]…………………………………………………...8.1176 42. Middletown Dreams (Power Windows) [4, 10]…………………………………………8.1176 43. Anthem (Fly By Night) [4, 10]………………………………………………………….8.1143 44. Grand Designs (Power Windows) [4, 10]……………………………………………….8.0882 45. Mission (Hold Your Fire) [6, 10]………………………………………………………..8.0588 46. Closer To The Heart (A Farewell To Kings) [5, 10]……………………………………8.0286 47. Bastille Day (Caress Of Steel) [6, 10]………………………………………………………...8 48. Earthshine (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………………..8 49. The Weapon (Signals) [6, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.9706 50. Witch Hunt (Moving Pictures) [5, 10]………………………………………………….7.9706 51. Driven (Test For Echo) [4, 10]………………………………………………………….7.9118 52. Leave That Thing Alone (Counterparts) [3, 10]………………………………………..7.9118 53. The Wreckers (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]…………………………………………….7.8824 54. Carnies (Clockwork Angels) [6, 10]……………………………………………………7.8529 55. Digital Man (Signals) [4, 10]……………………………………………………………7.8529 56. Territories (Power Windows) [2, 10]……………………………………………………7.8235 57. Ceiling Unlimited (Vapor Trails) [4, 10]………………………………………………..7.8182 58. Bravado (Roll The Bones) [4, 10]………………………………………………………7.7941 59. The Fountain of Lamneth (Caress Of Steel) [4, 10]…………………………………….7.7941 60. Losing It (Signals) [1, 10]……………………………………………………………….7.7941 61. BU2B (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………………………...7.7429 62. Ghost Rider (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………...7.7353 63. Presto (Presto) [4, 10]……..…………………………………………………………….7.7353 64. Vapor Trail (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]………………………………………………………7.7273 65. Secret Touch (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………..7.7273 66. Malignant Narcissism (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………………7.7059 67. Working Man (Rush) [1, 10]……………………………………………………………7.6857 68. Something For Nothing (2112) [5, 10]………………………………………………….7.6765 69. Fly By Night (Fly By Night) [6, 10]…………………………………………………….7.6571 70. Available Light (Presto) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………7.6563 71. A Passage To Bangkok (2112) [5, 10]…………………………………………………..7.6286 72. The Main Monkey Business (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………..7.5882 73. New World Man (Signals) [5, 10]………………………………………………………7.5429 74. Different Strings (Permanent Waves) [1, 10]…………………………………………...7.5294 75. The Necromancer (Caress Of Steel) [4, 10]…………………………………………………7.5 The Great Rush Songs (6.5-7.4999) 76. Seven Cities Of Gold (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………...7.4412 77. Ghost Of A Chance (Roll The Bones) [3, 10]…………………………………………..7.4375 78. Show Don’t Tell (Presto) [5, 10]………………………………………………………..7.4242 79. Freeze (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………………7.3939 80. Test For Echo (Test For Echo) [4, 10]…………………………………………………..7.3333 81. Cinderella Man (A Farewell To Kings) [4, 10]…………………………………………7.3235 82. Cut To The Chase (Counterparts) [4, 10]……………………………………………….7.3125 83. Prime Mover (Hold Your Fire) [2, 10]………………………………………………….7.3125 84. Where’s My Thing? (Roll The Bones) [5, 10]………………………………………….7.2941 85. Mystic Rhythms (Power Windows) [1, 10]…………………………………………….7.2941 86. Chemistry (Signals) [3, 9]………………………………………………………………7.2353 87. Chain Lightning (Presto) [5, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.25 88. Cold Fire (Counterparts) [2, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.25 89. One Little Victory (Vapor Trails) [3, 10]………………………………………………7.2059 90. Armor And Sword (Snakes And Arrows) [2, 10]………………………………………7.1515 91. Nocturne (Vapor Trails) [4, 10]………………………………………………………...7.1212 92. Beneath, Between, And Behind (Fly By Night) [4, 9]…………………………………7.1176 93. Kid Gloves (Grace Under Pressure) [4, 10]……………………………………………7.0882 94. Between The Sun And Moon (Counterparts) [2, 9]……………………………………7.0625 95. Workin’ Them Angels (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 10]………………………………….7.0606 96. Lock And Key (Hold Your Fire) [4, 9]………………………………………………….7.0303 97. Emotion Detector (Power Windows) [4, 10]..…………………………………………..7.0294 98. The Body Electric (Grace Under Pressure) [1, 10]……………………………………...7.0294 99. Finding My Way (Rush) [4, 10]………………………………………………………………7 100. The Way The Wind Blows (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]…………………………………..7 101. Wish Them Well (Clockwork Angels) [3, 9]……………………………………………….7 102. In The End (Fly By Night) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………..7 103. How It Is (Vapor Trails) [2, 10]………………………………………………………..6.9697 104. Halo Effect (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………………….6.9412 105. Countdown (Signals) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………...6.9412 106. Roll The Bones (Roll The Bones) [1, 9]……………………………………………….6.9118 107. Turn The Page (Hold Your Fire) [1, 9]………………………………………………..6.8438 108. The Twilight Zone (2112) [4, 9]……………………………………………………….6.8286 109. Double Agent (Counterparts) [3, 9]……………………………………………………6.8125 110. Open Secrets (Hold Your Fire) [2, 10]…………………………………………………...6.75 111. The Larger Bowl (Snakes And Arrows) [2, 10]……………………………………….6.6061 112. Everyday Glory (Counterparts) [2, 10]………………………………………………..6.5625 113. Stick It Out (Counterparts) [2, 10]…………………………………………………….6.5455 114. Lessons (2112) [4, 10]…………………………………………………………………6.5294 115. Hope (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………………………………6.5152 116. Resist (Test For Echo) [2, 9]……………………………………………………………….6.5 The Good Rush Songs (5.5-6.4999) 117. Nobody’s Hero (Counterparts) [1, 10]…………………………………………………6.4848 118. Lakeside Park (Caress Of Steel) [3, 9]…………………………………………………6.4706 119. Sweet Miracle (Vapor Trails) [1, 9]……………………………………………………6.4545 120. Peaceable Kingdom (Vapor Trails) [0, 9]……………………………………………...6.4545 121. Totem (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………..6.4063 122. Alien Shore (Counterparts) [1, 8]……………………………………………………...6.2813 123. The Big Wheel (Roll The Bones) [2, 9]…………………………………………………..6.25 124. Red Tide (Presto) [4, 9]………………………………………………………………..6.1875 125. Time And Motion (Test For Echo) [1, 9]……………………………………………...6.0938 126. The Stars Look Down (Vapor Trails) [1, 9]…………………………………………...6.0909 127. Out Of The Cradle (Vapor Trails) [2, 9]………………………………………………6.0606 128. War Paint (Presto) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………………….6 129. In The Mood (Rush) [2, 8]…………………………………………………………………..6 130. Red Lenses (Grace Under Pressure) [1, 10]…………………………………………………6 131. Faithless (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 9]………………………………………………….5.9697 132. Best I Can (Fly By Night) [3, 9]……………………………………………………….5.9118 133. Second Nature (Hold Your Fire) [1, 9]...………………………………………………5.9063 134. What You’re Doing (Rush) [3, 9]……………………………………………………...5.8824 135. Tears (2112) [2, 9]……………………………………………………………………..5.8824 136. We Hold On (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 9]……………………………………………..5.8788 137. Making Memories (Fly By Night) [3, 9]………………………………………………5.8529 138. Good News First (Snakes And Arrows) [3, 8]…………………………………………5.8182 139. Limbo (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………..5.8125 140. Spindrift (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 10]………………………………………………..5.7879 141. Half The World (Test For Echo) [2, 9]………………………………………………..5.7813 142. Anagram (For Mongo) (Presto) [2, 9]…………………………………………………5.7813 143. Virtuality (Test For Echo) [2, 9]………………………………………………………5.7813 144. Here Again (Rush) [2, 10]……………………………………………………………..5.7647 145. Bravest Face (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 8]……………………………………………..5.7576 146. Madrigal (A Farewell To Kings) [2, 9]………………………………………………..5.7375 147. The Colour Of Right (Test For Echo) [1, 9]…………………………………………..5.7188 148. Hand Over Fist (Presto) [0, 8]…………………………………………………………5.5938 149. Scars (Presto) [1, 8]……………………………………………………………………5.5625 150. Face Up (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]…………………………………………………………..5.5 The Average Rush Songs (4.5-5.4999) 151. Before And After (Rush) [2, 8]……………………………………………………….5.4706 152. Carve Away The Stone (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………5.375 153. Superconductor (Presto) [0, 10]………………………………………………………5.3125 154. Heresy (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]……………………………………………………….5.2813 155. Bet Your Life (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]………………………………………………..5.1563 156. Need Some Love (Rush) [2, 8]……………………………………………………….5.0882 157. High Water (Hold Your Fire) [1, 8]…………………………………………………..5.0625 158. Neurotica (Roll The Bones) [0, 9]…………………………………………………….5.0313 159. I Think I’m Going Bald (Caress Of Steel) [2, 9]………………………………………5.0294 160. Take A Friend (Rush) [2, 7]……………………………………………………………4.6765 161. The Speed Of Love (Counterparts) [1, 8]……………………………………………….4.625 162. Rivendell (Fly By Night) [0, 9]………………………………………………………...4.6176 163. Dog Years (Test For Echo) [1, 8]………………………………………………………….4.5 The Rush Songs That Have Their Moments (3.5-4.4999) 164. BU2B2 (Clockwork Angels) [0, 8]…………………………………………………….4.3824 165. Tai Shan (Hold Your Fire) [1, 8]………………………………………………………4.2813 After the results of this project, it is evident that Rush has never written a song that is unlistenable, terrible, bad, or merely tolerable/boring. One thing I would like to point out is that Take A Friend was the only rush song that did not secure at least one rating of 8 or higher. Interesting Album Ratings: #. Album Name (Highest Rated Song)[Lowest Rated Song]……………………………Average 1. Hemispheres (La Villa Strangiato (#8)) [Circumstances (#26)]………………………….9.4667 2. Permanent Waves (The Spirit of Radio (#3)) [Different Strings (#74)]………………….9.2667 3. Moving Pictures (Red Barchetta (#1)) [Witch Hunt (#50)]………………………………9.1333 4. A Farewell To Kings (Xanadu (#4)) [Madrigal (#146)]……………………………………..8.8 5. 2112 (2112 (#7)) [Tears (#135)]………………………………………………………….8.3333 6. Grace Under Pressure (Distant Early Warning (#17)) [Red Lenses (#130)]……………..8.2667 7. Clockwork Angels (Headlong Flight (#14)) [bU2B2 (#164)]……………………………….8.2 8. Power Windows (Marathon (#21)) [Emotion Detector (#97)]…………………………...8.0667 9. Signals (Subdivisions (#2)) [Countdown (#105)]………………………………………………8 10. Caress Of Steel (Bastille Day (#47)) [i Think I’m Going Bald (#159)]………………...7.4667 11. Counterparts (Animate (#34)) [The Speed Of Love (#161)]……………………………7.2857 12. Hold Your Fire (Time Stand Still (#35)) [Tai Shan (#165)]…………………………….7.0714 13. Fly By Night (By-Tor And The Snow Dog (#29)) [Rivendell (#162)…………………..6.9333 14. Vapor Trails (Earthshine (#48)) [Out Of The Cradle (#127)]…………………………..6.8667 15. Snakes And Arrows (Far Cry (#32)) [bravest Face (#145)]…………………………….6.7857 16. Presto (The Pass (#18)) [superconductor (#153)]………………………………………6.5714 17. Roll The Bones (Dreamline (#16)) [Neurotica (#158)]…………………………………6.3571 18. Test For Echo (Driven (#51)) [Dog Years (#163)]……………………………………..6.3571 19. Rush (Working Man (#67)) [Take A Friend (#160)]……………………………………6.0625 Thanks again to everyone who participated, and to those who did not, if you feel something on this list is wrong, you can still vote, on the original page as I hope to update this list periodically.

This is a hypothetical question, of course. We're just making this up for fun.

Hey everyone my acoustic version of Mission has been mastered by Andy VanDette ( Sector Box sets, and Vapor Trail remixed) and is ready to preview the whole song here:https://soundcloud.c...ush-cover��Hope you enjoy it. You can now purchase it on itunes: https://itunes.apple...ion/id804002572 amazon: http://www.amazon.co...ds=Brandon Dyke google play:https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Brandon_Dyke_Mission_Rush_Acoustic_Version?id=Bf5k4tludcrbxrgwmirpueceu7y&hl=en Directly through me with Bandcamp: http://brandondyke.b...by-brandon-dyke Thanks everyone! I would love it if you added it to your collection and left a nice review on itunes,amazon etc. Hold your fire, Brandon http://www.brandondyke.com

Hey Everyone! This post may come off as rather odd or weird but I wanted to get this down because I have been thinking about it for quite a while. Please don't argue with me and say the band is still in 'their prime'. I saw the Clockwork Angels tour and it blew my face off - it was amazing. For the purposes of this post I am talking about the earlier years (release of Moving Pictures, etc etc) I am a relatively 'new' fan. I am 31 years old - most of the band's material was released before I really got into them and dove into their entire catalog. That being said, whenever I watch older videos like the Limelight or Tom Sawyer vids from LeStudio I get this overwhelming feeling of sadness mixed with nostalgia that I will never know what it was like to hear those albums when they were released - never see those tours when they happened, etc. I can only experience the band in that era via the catalog of music and watching old videos on YouTube. I know what you might be thinking: "he shouldn't feel sad listening to Rush! They are amazing and the music should be celebrated!". This is true and believe me I feel this. I am just taking a moment to whine and wish I was around when those albums were fresh and totally new at the time. Does anyone want to chime in on this? What it was like to run out and buy those albums when they were released, see those tours, so on and so forth!

This also identifies who Rush voted for for the Hall in 2014. http://www.rushisaband.com/blog/2013/12/14/3882/Chris-Squire-wants-Rush-to-induct-Yes-into-the-Rock-Hall

Hello Everyone I have always been curious about what the forum member's general consensus was all of Rush's Catalogue of Song's. Sure there are polls all around to figure out what the best song off a particular album is, but I am more curious about what everyone thinks of Rush songs, not from a best-of perspective, but an individual ratings perspective. Being inspired by The They Might Be Giants Fan Wiki, and an earlier forum that ordered the Clockwork Angels songs based on another forum, I have started The Rush Ratings Project. I have written out every studio album song (excluding feedback). All I ask that you do is that you copy and paste the list and write a number between 0-10 beside each song (and album too, we may as well figure that out as well) with what you think it deserves as a rank. I am giving everyone the month of december to write (and possibly re-write if they change their mind) their ratings in, and then I will take up the daunting task of figuring out the average number for each song, and print the results for all to see. I hope that everyone will take the time to do this for me, to help my curiosity, and hopefully your's too! First of all, some Rules: Please use a single digit number when entering a rating, this will make it much faster for me to compile the results Please leave a single space between each song and the number Please do not make any edits to the song list itself, or add any text, thoughts, etc. as when I compile the list I will be copying everyone's list's into word, and then using the find/replace tool to remove the song names, and adding extra text just takes that much more time to this job. Putting text at the beggining or end of your post is fine Please do not quote anyone else's list just so you can comment on it. It will clutter up the forum. If it is desperatly needed, I can make a discussion forum. If you can't/don't want to rate a specific song (either because you have never heard it, or just don't feel you have a good enough opinion of the song), leave it blank. NO EXTRA VOTES! I will be doing name checks. If you change your mind about a rating, please simply edit your original post Do not write any number bigger than 10 or less than 0. I will not count it regardless of the reason you have Rate BU2B as the album version, not the single version Rate the Vapor Trails songs once, do not give separate ratings for the original and remixed albums. Posts with all 10's (or any other single number) will not be counted, at least some variety must be present to make it worth adding to the list. Other wise it only raises and lowers every song equally and proportionatly. Don't complain about the abbreviated Cygnus X-1 Titles, or other missing subtitles. It was done in the effort of conserving space Once again, the deadline for submissions is December 31st. After that date I will begin moving all the info to my various programs to figure out the average, so any edits or posts made after the date will most likely not make the ratings. If new lists keep coming anyway, I will consider making this a semianual event where I periodically add the new ratings to the totals. Thanks again everyone for taking your time. Before we get to the list (which by the way I will add my own ratings to later, I just have some tough decisions to make), I just wanted to provide a sort of rubric for people to go by. Though you are free to interpretations, I think this is a fair way to judge the songs, and hopefully will help spread out the ratings. 10. Perfect 9. Near-Perfect 8. Excelent 7. Great 6. Good 5. Average 4. It Has it's good moments 3. Tolerable/Boring 2. Bad 1. Failure 0. Unlistinable Here We Go. See you in January Rush Finding My Way Need Some Love Take A Friend Here Again What You're Doing In The Mood Before And After Working Man Fly By Night Anthem Best I Can Beneath, Between & Behind By-Tor And The Snow Dog Fly By Night Making Memories Rivendell In The End Caress Of Steel Bastille Day I Think I'm Going Bald Lakeside Park The Necromancer The Fountain Of Lamneth 2112 2112 A Passage To Bangkok The Twilight Zone Lessons Tears Something For Nothing A Farewell To Kings A Farewell To Kings Xanadu Closer To The Heart Cinderella Man Madrigal Cygnus X-1 Hemispheres Hemispheres Circumstances The Trees La Villa Stangiato Permanent Waves The Spirit Of Radio Free Will Jacob's Ladder Entre Nous Different Strings Natural Science Moving Pictures Tom Sawyer Red Barchetta YYZ Limelight The Camera Eye Witch Hunt Vital Signs Signals Subdivisions The Analog Kid Chemistry Digital Man The Weapon New World Man Losing It Countdown Grace Under Pressure Distant Early Warning Afterimage Red Sector A The Enemy Within The Body Electric Kid Gloves Red Lenses Between The Wheels Power Windows The Big Money Grand Designs Manhattan Project Marathon Territories Middletown Dreams Emotion Detector Mystic Rhythms Hold Your Fire Force Ten Time Stand Still Open Secrets Second Nature Prime Mover Lock And Key Mission Turn The Page Tai Shan High Water Presto Show Don't Tell Chain Lightning The Pass War Paint Scars Presto Superconductor Anagram (for Mongo) Red Tide Hand Over Fist Available Light Roll The Bones Dreamline Bravado Roll The Bones Face Up Where's My Thing? The Big Wheel Heresy Ghost Of A Chance Neurotica You Bet Your Life Counterparts Animate Stick It Out Cut To The Chase Nobody's Hero Between Sun & Moon Alien Shore The Speed Of Love Double Agent Leave That Thing Alone Cold Fire Everyday Glory Test For Echo Test For Echo Driven Half The World The Colour Of Right Time And Motion Totem Dog Years Virtuality Resist Limbo Carve Away The Stone Vapor Trails One Little Victory Ceiling Unlimited Ghost Rider Peacable Kingdom The Stars Look Down How It Is Vapor Trail Secret Touch Earthshine Sweet Miracle Nocturne Freeze Out Of The Cradle Snakes And Arrows Far Cry Armor And Sword Workin' Them Angels The Larger Bowl Spindrift The Main Monkey Business The Way The Wind Blows Hope Faithless Bravest Face Good News First Malignant Narcissism We Hold On Clockwork Angels Caravan BU2B Clockwork Angels The Anarchist Carnies Halo Effect Seven Cities Of Gold The Wreckers Headlong Flight BU2B2 Wish Them Well The Garden

Yes, i know that rush is taking a year off from touring. However i still see them doing a late fortieth anniversary tour (R40 anyone?) when they return. So how should we spend this upcoming year while we wait for Rush to return? By creating the best setlists for the next tour. R30 was great, but they really focused on stuff from the late 80s and 90s, as well as their cover songs from feedback. This next tour should include songs from their early albums, as well as songs they havent played in a while (seriously, name the last time they played fly by night!). So heres my ultimate setlist, dominated with 70s and 80s classics, but still having more recent stuff peppered here and there. Set one Bastille day Time stand still Roll the bones Lessons OR making memories Vital signs One little victory Limelight The trees Subdivisions Medley combining cygnus x-1 and hemispheres Far cry Set two Tom sawyer Closer to the heart In the mood/drum solo Caravan Fly by night Farewell to kings YYZ Animate Spirit of radio Working man Red barchetta La villa strangiato (with polka intro from time machine tour) Encore Passage to bangkok Red sector A 2112 (overture+finale) Marathon

I havent been seeing a lot of really smart or unbias lists for the top 50 greatest rush songs, so i decided to make one of my own. Its taken me about a week, but i finally finished. Its still a work in progress though and will probably be changed around some more in the future. Please enjoy and give feedback in the comments. I love to hear from other fellow rush fans! 1. Far cry 2. The spirit of radio 3. 2112 4. Closer to the heart 5. Red barchetta 6. Marathon 7. Subdivisions 8. La villa strangiato 9. Working man 10. Tom sawyer 11. Vital signs 12. By-tor and the snow dog 13. YYZ 14. Red sector A 15. The garden 16. Camera eye 17. Lessons 18. Limelight 19. Cygnus x-1 20. In the mood 21. Time stand still 22. Bastille day 23. Wheres my thing 24. Hemispheres 25. A passage to bangkok 26. The trees 27. The big money 28. Distant early warning 29. Freewill 30. Caravan 31. Fly by night 32. A farewell to kings 33. Roll the bones 34. Digital man 35. Nobodys hero 36. Making memories 37. New world man 38. Beneath between and behind 39. The wreckers 40. I think im going bald 41. What youre doing 42. Xanadu 43. Anthem 44. Entre nous 45. Cinderella man 46. One little victory 47. The necromancer 48. Force ten 49. Animate 50. Driven Honorable mentions- The twilight zone Natural science Circumstances Presto Something for nothing Dishonorable mentions- Madrigal Tai shan

Here's an article I came across about someone claiming why Rush and Terry Brown will have a nice little family reunion in the studio. ;) It's interesting, now that I think of the possibilities. http://rushvault.com/2013/10/16/why-rush-and-terry-brown-will-reunite-for-another-album/#pd_a_7480680