Texas King Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Two stars by me. Not a fan of their debut, not a real and unique Rush without Peart and with the Zep-style hard rock. Your ratings? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 stars. I love it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I could count on one Disney character´s hand how many times I listened to it in full. It has its value, of course, but it´s just not as appealing as the rest of their releases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I give it a 4!! One of my fav Rush albums, in fact, ever Rush album I have heard is a 9 or a 10 for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2. Great playing at times from geddy and Alex. Just not very rushy. Derivative riffs and so so lyrics. It's pretty amazing to listen to this and realize they made 2112 2 years later. Completely different band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I couldn't name most of the songs on the album and I've been a big fan since 1980. I'd give it two stars if it was some other band. It gets an extra star for being interesting in listening for clues of what would come later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 My rating: 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I give it a 4!! One of my fav Rush albums, in fact, ever Rush album I have heard is a 9 or a 10 for me!!Your objectivity is refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I give it a 4!! One of my fav Rush albums, in fact, ever Rush album I have heard is a 9 or a 10 for me!!Your objectivity is refreshing. What are you talking about?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Four stars. A great hard rock record by a group of just barely 20 year-old kids. Alex and Geddy's chops on their instruments were definitely on display, too. The songwriting is pretty pedestrian, but the sound of those songs is just awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Gave it a 3 because they were so young, yet obviously talented, even if derivative at times. Interesting. And it's fun. Also important in that it gave them a path to meeting Terry Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Hard to rate. 3 stars feels about right. It's a solid hard rock effort that at the very least gave us the iconic :rush: logo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Had to give it 5.I bought it for $4.99 years ago and have gotten my money's worth many times over. Goofy lyrics? Check!Great sounding guitars, bass, drums? Check!Playing like they mean it? Check!Fun? Check!'Here Again'? Check! Such a fun and enthusiastic rock record. I think that's what gets me - the sheer joy of making music that pours out of the speakers. Love it! :ebert: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I give it a 4!! One of my fav Rush albums, in fact, ever Rush album I have heard is a 9 or a 10 for me!! A 9/10 or a 10/10 would be equal to a 5/5 score if 0.5 measures aren't taken into account. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 My rating: 5. Damn right. I cut my RUSH teeth on it, via cassette and reel to reel versions of Archives. 5-star guitar...fast car...go far... Sub-par? Hardy har! :haz: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2. Great playing at times from geddy and Alex. Just not very rushy. Derivative riffs and so so lyrics. It's pretty amazing to listen to this and realize they made 2112 2 years later. Completely different band.That is true. But both bands slay it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natural Scientist in 2112 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) It has its high points and low points. Working Man is the obvious highlight but What You're Doing and Finding My Way are extremely good listens to me. It's not quite Rush, clearly, and is very much based around the blues rock scene of the time in which it was recorded. I gave it a 3. I would have given it a 4 IF (and this is still one of my biggest unrealized wishes) they had put a proper recording of Garden Road on there. I don't know the circumstances surrounding why the song wasn't cut onto the album, but it would have been a nice addition in my opinion. Edited November 18, 2016 by Natural Scientist in 2112 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I would of given it a 5, but Neil was not on the album so it is a 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 3 stars compared to everything else out there. If I'm only rating it against the other Rush albums, it only gets one star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Anyone who gives this album 5 stars is a total Rush fanatic who thinks Rush is a better band than Led Zeppelin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Anyone who gives this album 5 stars is a total Rush fanatic who thinks Rush is a better band than Led Zeppelin. I like Rush way better than Led Zeppelin, but I give the debut 3 stars because to me, it is solidly average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 and its better than anything that has come out since 1984 in my humble opinion.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) . Edited November 19, 2016 by Segue Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 and its better than anything that has come out since 1984 in my humble opinion.... Alex is the reason I could see myself enjoying this album more. Honestly when I listen to the seventies albums I get sadder and sadder thinking about how in the background he sounded in the eighties... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 and its better than anything that has come out since 1984 in my humble opinion.... Alex is the reason I could see myself enjoying this album more. Honestly when I listen to the seventies albums I get sadder and sadder thinking about how in the background he sounded in the eighties...The debut is all about Alex...and Geddy flexing his vocal muscles. :guitar: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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