JohnnyBlaze Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) In tribute to the poll-crazed TRFer, _hi_water._ , I give you the Water Battle Tribute Poll! :P Of course, none of these are the standard Rush powerhouse tunes. But let's see how close this gets. Vote. Discuss. Edited July 1, 2020 by JohnnyBlaze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Leaving the songs aside, A for "enthusiasm"! It's hard to enter a board this well-established, with this many active posters, and immediately be recognizable as the one who does that thing. So there's that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I really like Red Tide so it gets my vote.When you consider Rush's body of work collectively, I don't think any of these songs is worthy of a grade A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Can't vote, they all suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Can't vote, they all suck.hot take of the day :hail: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Can't vote, they all suck. First poll questioned edited for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) I really like Red Tide so it gets my vote.When you consider Rush's body of work collectively, I don't think any of these songs is worthy of a grade A. I wouldn’t give any of these an A- or higher either. I do like High Water and Alien Shore though. Alien Shore probably comes closest to an A- with a grade of maybe a B or B+. Red Tide isn’t bad but I don’t particularly like it either. Edited July 1, 2020 by JohnnyBlaze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved here has it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved here has it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Tide Pools... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH I can’t think of a single Poison song that’s better than Bravest Face (my most disliked Rush tune) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?"Which is why I corrected myself on the mediocre terminology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH I can’t think of a single Poison song that’s better than Bravest Face (my most disliked Rush tune)Poison are one of a number of crap bands that emerged in the '80s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH I can’t think of a single Poison song that’s better than Bravest Face (my most disliked Rush tune)Poison are one of a number of crap bands that emerged in the '80sYeah... I love how they're called hair metal. That's a laugh, they're NOT even metal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH I can’t think of a single Poison song that’s better than Bravest Face (my most disliked Rush tune)Poison are one of a number of crap bands that emerged in the '80sYeah... I love how they're called hair metal. That's a laugh, they're NOT even metalHehehe ..... i suspect with the ravages of time, some of them are now no-hair metal!! Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Currently, it’s as tight a vote as it can be with 8 TRFers choosingPossibly an indication that when you get down to mediocrity, there isn't much to choose between them Yeah I think these songs are generally thought of as mediocre (even though I personally only think one of them is) which is why I thought it’d be a tight race.It's a problem with a band who has had so many stellar releases ..... some of the other stuff, whilst good in it's own right, gets somewhat disregarded in terms of quality.It makes this an interesting poll. I think i worded my last post badly..... rather than using the term mediocrity, i should have said 'less popular releases'. Each album involved herehas it's own merits, and i think from a poll perspective it's a fair mark comparing each of these songs against each other. Yeah I hear you. Mediocre for Rush is most band’s masterpiece.Most bands? You mean pop/rap bands? Most rock bands? I don't think Rush has any mediocre songs, or bad songs. The 'worst' Rush songs are just okay. But Geddy and Alex would be like "Tai Shan? Panacea from TFOL?" I rank 7 songs off Hold Your Fire higher than High Water. I’d rank EVERYTHING from 2112 to Power Windows higher than High Water. From Presto onwards, High Water starts beating more songs but it’s still getting crushed by plenty. Among Rush tunes, yes it is mediocre imho...but I like it. And yes, it is better than many other rock band’s best songs. For example, I’d have to really hand pick some Def Leppard songs that’d beat it, and I don’t really have a negative opinion of DL. As far as Rush’s worst tunes go, those I really dislike. [see also: Bravest Face, Spindrift, You Bet Your Life]Rush's worst tunes are better than anything Poison put out Also, Poison... BLECH I can’t think of a single Poison song that’s better than Bravest Face (my most disliked Rush tune)Poison are one of a number of crap bands that emerged in the '80sYeah... I love how they're called hair metal. That's a laugh, they're NOT even metal At the end of the day, the genre doesn’t matter. Instead of hair metal, they could’ve been called pop, rock, or whatever. I stillwould’ve disliked their music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I like Alien Shore, but I don't think I would give it any higher than a B+. The others are decent enough but would probably end up in the area of C+. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1. Alien Shore2.none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1. Alien Shore2.noneh0t t@k3? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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