Freewill or Red Barchetta?

[diatribein]

I chose a path that was clear. I chose Freewill.

[JohnRogers]

Freewill everyday, all day and I'm a Gear Head.

[toddlimelight]

Tie

[NewWorldScott]

Pleading the 5th might be my actual choice here. I can't!

[Steve Smith]

Musically, Red Barchetta has a lot going for it; great playing, cool structure.

But I find the lyrics distracting: "gleaming alloy air-car", "for fifty odd years", and of course the song's first 6 syllables.

Would be interesting to hear it as an instrumental.

Freewilly!

 

"Jump Free Willy jump! Jump with all your might!"

 

Paradoxically I actually prefer the lyrics for Red Barchetta because it just tells a story rather than the sort of preaching of Freewill.

 

I think Freewill is a brilliant song, one of their best, but as a guitarist, the guitar textures and mix of dynamics makes Barchetta better IMHO. Plus I like the imagery of the lyric. Just my opinion

 

Alex's greatest sounds and textures and dynamics where Barchetta and The Trees IMO

[Steve Smith]

Pleading the 5th might be my actual choice here. I can't!

 

There is an old road near where I live down from the coast where I live, about 3 or 4 miles long, it is very narrow and twisty with countryside all around and some steep drop offs into tree lined valleys. It has a couple of little hump back bridges along the way which if you get the speed wrong you will literally take off. It has an old farmhouse in the middle converted to a pub/restaurant where motorcyclists and car enthusiasts hang out. Every time I drive down that road it makes me think of Red Barchetta and the freedom of the open road. Forget about boring Freeways or Motorways, that's not a driving experience, just tedium.

[Chicken hawk]

RED Barchetta

 

Wind in my Hair.....

[Mystic Slipperman]

VERY Close, but Red Barchetta gets my vote.

[Justus_2112]

Close one, but Red Barchetta comes out on top

[rocket ignites]

I like Red Barchetta more.

[ytserush]

Tie.

[Steve Smith]

Tie.

 

It is like comparing Beethoven to Bach or Van Gogh to Leonardo Da Vinci

 

Completely pointless

[Stinkerbell]

Why? Both songs are great. I suppose if I had to choose and since it is a poll I guess I do then my vote goes to Red Barchetta.

[Texas King]

I could expect that Red Barchetta will be a preferred song.

But I still prefer Freewill by a fair margin.

[_hi_water._]

Red Barchetta

[Texas King]

Can't believe that Entre_Perpetuo missed this poll.

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by Texas King

[goose]

Freewill

[grep]

Barchetta.

Because 20,000 people singing it at MSG just can't be wrong.  Louder than the band. Every single time.

I mean..Freewill is close.  It's peak Rush.  But I've chosen to decide and I will choose Red Barchetta.

Edited February 10, 2023 by grep

[Pound of Obscure]

Red Barchetta.

[TheAccountant]

Freewill is my 4th favorite Rush song.  Red Barchetta is my 5th favorite Rush song.  So Freewill gets my vote.