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Probably in this order...

 

1) Bravest Face...yodeling garbage

 

2) You Bet Your Life...sounds like Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” - Buddy Holly Ben Hur bla bla bla suck

 

3) Speed of Love...(underserving of a comment)

 

4) Rivendell...Necromancer is an example of a good song made when drugged up; Rivendell is an example of a shit song when drugged up

 

5) Face Up...these lyrics kill this song for me. If it were an instrumental or just a bunch of humming I'd pass it. It’s a shame as the music behind the words is decent

 

I think I’m going to have to replace Face Up with Wish Them Well as there’s nothing in it that I enjoy. Nothing.

At least Face Up has the stuff I said previously.

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The Color Of Right belongs on a list too. I've never understood the point of the lyrics of it and its the beginning of Geddy's "I couldn't sing a good hook or melody to this" phase that would only get worse as time went on

T4E is a treasure trove of lyrical garbage.

 

Can't do the time?

Don't do the crime

And wind up in the perp walk on TV

 

Half of us divided

Like a torn-up photograph

 

I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos

 

Astronauts in the weightlessness of pixellated space

 

and of course...

 

A quality of justice

A quantity of light

A particle of mercy

Makes the color of right

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The Color Of Right belongs on a list too. I've never understood the point of the lyrics of it and its the beginning of Geddy's "I couldn't sing a good hook or melody to this" phase that would only get worse as time went on

T4E is a treasure trove of lyrical garbage.

 

Can't do the time?

Don't do the crime

And wind up in the perp walk on TV

 

Half of us divided

Like a torn-up photograph

 

I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos

 

Astronauts in the weightlessness of pixellated space

 

and of course...

 

A quality of justice

A quantity of light

A particle of mercy

Makes the color of right

 

 

Check out this video made to Test for Echo. I'll guarantee you will change your mind about the lyrics regarding at least that song.

 

 

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This thread is not fair. There are 11 equally,utterly, totally, completely, entirely shitty songs on Test For Echo. 6 of them shouldn't be let off the hook because you only want 5!

 

My 11:

 

Can't Fight It

 

Need Some Love

 

Working Man

 

Fly By Night

 

Closer To The Heart (studio version only...kicks ass live)

 

Limelight

 

Superconductor

 

Ghost Of A Chance

 

Face Up

 

Neurotica

 

The Speed Of Love

 

Carve Away The Stone

 

 

Oh wait....that's not 11.

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This thread is not fair. There are 11 equally,utterly, totally, completely, entirely shitty songs on Test For Echo. 6 of them shouldn't be let off the hook because you only want 5!

 

My 11:

 

Can't Fight It

 

Need Some Love

 

Working Man

 

Fly By Night

 

Closer To The Heart (studio version only...kicks ass live)

 

Limelight

 

Superconductor

 

Ghost Of A Chance

 

Face Up

 

Neurotica

 

The Speed Of Love

 

Carve Away The Stone

 

 

Oh wait....that's not 11.

 

Something from side 1 of their masterpiece is among their worst songs?

 

Fly By Night and Working Man are probably in my 25 favorite songs by them.

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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

Middletown Dreams??? WTF!!! That's TOP TEN Rush for me...
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Even the Beatles had a few clunkers. Everyone makes mistakes. What were Rush's top 5 worst songs?

 

1 ) Roll the Bones (has to be the worst I can think of with the horrible orchestra hits and the "rapping" if you can call it that. Why are we here? Because we're here. Really?

2) I think I'm going bald - Cheesemania

3) Face Up

4) Dog Years

5) Leave that thing Alone - Lazy

 

Not surprised by #1-4.

 

But to #5’s one word comment I reply, “Holy shit. ‘Lazy’?! Rush?! They were like three hyperactive bees for their entire career.”

#1-4 + Faithless...love all :rush: instrumentals
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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

Middletown Dreams??? WTF!!! That's TOP TEN Rush for me...

She hates the lyrics, especially "Dreams flow across the heartland..."
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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

Middletown Dreams??? WTF!!! That's TOP TEN Rush for me...

She hates the lyrics, especially "Dreams flow across the heartland..."

The lyrics are among my favorite in any song by anyone!
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The worst to me, and in my opinion, off albums I listen to regularly...

 

The Mission (blah, the intro makes me cringe)

Bravest Face

We hold on

Good News First

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

 

I don't care if the rest of you lot love them, I don't care if they speak to you, I don't care if they strike a chord. I don't care, I don't like 'em.

Middletown Dreams??? WTF!!! That's TOP TEN Rush for me...

She hates the lyrics, especially "Dreams flow across the heartland..."

The lyrics are among my favorite in any song by anyone!

 

The 80s are easily Peart’s best decade for lyrics imho

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Another glass half empty thread. I will NOT make a list of 5 bad Rush songs because I'd rather revere Rush for how AWESOME they are! And the fact some songs are weaker than others is positive in the respect that Rush always creates something different. That's why they are so awesome! So continue on with this stupid thread if you must. Edited by Tick
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Another glass half empty thread. I will NOT make a list of 5 bad Rush songs because I'd rather revere Rush for how AWESOME they are! And the fact some songs are weaker than others is positive in the respect that Rush always creates something different. That's why they are so awesome! So continue on with this stupid thread if you must.

 

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Another glass half empty thread. I will NOT make a list of 5 bad Rush songs because I'd rather revere Rush for how AWESOME they are! And the fact some songs are weaker than others is positive in the respect that Rush always creates something different. That's why they are so awesome! So continue on with this stupid thread if you must.

 

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Another glass half empty thread. I will NOT make a list of 5 bad Rush songs because I'd rather revere Rush for how AWESOME they are! And the fact some songs are weaker than others is positive in the respect that Rush always creates something different. That's why they are so awesome! So continue on with this stupid thread if you must.

 

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Dimmy. Why you do this to me Dimmy?

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The 5 worst?

 

Easy...very easy answer.

 

1) Rivendell

 

2) Need Your Love

 

3) Madrigal

 

4) Anagram (For Mongo)

 

5) I Think I Am Going Bald

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