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Song By Song Battle: Grace Under Pressure vs. Power Windows


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The guitar work on GUP is stellar, which is probably the last album Alex shined on. Conversely, GUP is the second release in a row with 'filler' tunes...

 

Distant Early Warning = The Big Money (both tunes epitomize what a Rush song is all about - power - albeit in different styles)

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project (preachy lyrics that could be on Snakes and Arrows ;))

The Enemy Within (filler) < Marathon (live version rules)

The Body Electric > Territories

Kid Gloves (EVH kiss my ass) > Middletown Dreams (killer riffs by Alex though, and nice lyrics by Neil.... :P)

Red Lenses (filler, "Red dead redemption, get under my bed...your balls are blu...whatever") < Emotion Detector

Between the Wheels (killer solo, splat this rabbit) > Mystic Rhythms

 

edit: edited for kindness.... :D

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The Big Money

Afterimage

Red Sector A

Marathon

The Body Electric

Middletown Dreams

Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels

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Apparently I missed this matchup. And a tough one it is. I like or love everything on these albums.

 

Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels > Mystic Rhythms

 

Shut out in the first three matchups, PoW comes back with 4 in a row. GUP steals the final match to tie the game.

 

Final score...

Grace Under Pressure: 4

Power Windows: 4

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Apparently I missed this matchup. And a tough one it is. I like or love everything on these albums.

 

Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels > Mystic Rhythms

 

Shut out in the first three matchups, PoW comes back with 4 in a row. GUP steals the final match to tie the game.

 

Final score...

Grace Under Pressure: 4

Power Windows: 4

 

I have the same score as you with the EXACT opposite choices!

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7-0-1 for p/g, with only Manhattan Project preventing a clean sweep.

 

PoW is when I started losing interest in the band.

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Apparently I missed this matchup. And a tough one it is. I like or love everything on these albums.

 

Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels > Mystic Rhythms

 

Shut out in the first three matchups, PoW comes back with 4 in a row. GUP steals the final match to tie the game.

 

Final score...

Grace Under Pressure: 4

Power Windows: 4

 

I have the same score as you with the EXACT opposite choices!

 

I’m no surprised! lol

 

However, Red Sector A/Manhattan Project + the last 3 tracks were close and I could’ve gone the same route as you.

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Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels > Mystic Rhythms

 

4 to 4 tie. Definitely some tough matchups.

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Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A < Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within > Marathon (but no one loses)

The Body Electric > Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams (but no one wins)

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels < Mystic Rhythms (but no one wins)

 

4-4, even Steven. On the strength of the first 5 songs (and that I don't like 2 of PoW's wins), I'll take GuP as a better album.

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Distant Early Warning < The Big Money

Afterimage < Grand Designs

Red Sector A = Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses > Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels < Mystic Rhythms

 

Power Windows is the big winner. No surprise the album is Moving Pictures good.

 

I have spoken you may close this thread now.

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Distant Early Warning > The Big Money

Afterimage < Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric > Territories

Kid Gloves > Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels > Mystic Rhythms

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The Big Money

Afterimage

Manhattan Project

Marathon

The Body Electric

Kid Gloves

Emotion Detector

Between the Wheels

 

4/4 tie! Not surprising, considering these two albums are easily in my top 5. VERY difficult choosing between The Big Money and Distant Early Warning! :codger:

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Since "Signals" has the same amount of songs on it as "Power Windows", and "Grace Under Pressure", I'll do it with the both of them, too.

 

Distant Early Warning = the Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A > Manhattan Project

the Enemy Within (Part I of "Fear") < Marathon

the Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves = Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between the Wheels = Mystic Rhythms

 

Subdivisions > Distant Early Warning

the Analog Kid < Afterimage

Chemistry < Red Sector A

Digital Man > the Enemy Within (Part I of "Fear")

the Weapon (Part II of "Fear") > the Body Electric

New World Man < Kid Gloves

Losing It > Red Lenses

Countdown = Between the Wheels

 

Subdivisions > the Big Money

the Analog Kid < Grand Designs

Chemistry > Manhattan Project

Digital Man < Marathon

the Weapon (Part II of "Fear") > Territories

New World Man < Middletown Dreams

Losing It > Emotion Detector

Countdown = Mystic Rhythms

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Distant Early Warning = The Big Money

Afterimage > Grand Designs

Red Sector A < Manhattan Project

The Enemy Within < Marathon

The Body Electric < Territories

Kid Gloves < Middletown Dreams

Red Lenses < Emotion Detector

Between The Wheels < Mystic Rhythm

 

With Power Windows being by favorite of the 4 Synth albums, and p/g being my least of the 4, I expected this

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