Which is the best of these three RUSH albums?

[treeduck]

Pliskins and Robin Hoods

 

Presto is my least favorite of any production wise. I expect that sound from Michael Bolton and Peter Cetera.

 

Unfortunately Michael Bolton albums such as Everybody's Crazy have way better production than Presto.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xbi3mWRDG8

 

This album of Michael’s - before his record company

no doubt made him switch to a more pop/soul/MOR direction

a few years later - is a highly under-rated

AOR/Melodic Harc Rock Classic ⭐️

I think it was the cover of Sitting on the Dock of the Bay that convinced Bolton to go soft. After doing that he saw $$$ signs and totally sold out in the belief that he would become a future Motown soul legend, instead of a balding soft rocker who lost his balls.

[treeduck]

Who is the biggest sell-out? Michael Bolton or Kenny G?

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

[goose]

Going back to the last 2 track on HYF

I actually like High Water ... at least it’s got some power chords LOL ! :-)

I like High Water just fine. As you note, while not complex it's based around a power chord groove. I also like the lyrics and vocals quite a bit. ETA: So much so, I think I'll update my sig. :) Edited March 7, 2022 by goose

[JohnRogers]

[JohnRogers]

[Rush Didact]

Counterparts is easily the most forgettable of the bunch and the one I listen to least, which is sad, because it sounds the best.

[JohnRogers]

[Stormtron]

Counterparts and Vapor Trails are mostly good. Presto, RTB, and Snakes have a handful of good songs between them, but don't appeal to me as albums. TFE is the only one I think straight up sucks.

 

I'd rank em like this:

 

Counterparts

Vapor Trails

Presto

Snake & Arrows

Roll the Bones

Test for Echo

[Weatherman]

I'm going to need to revisit these albums to properly answer. I've had worse assignments.

 

So JR ... ������ I was wondering after your extensive research how

do you now conclude sir ? ������

I found revisiting Test For Echo gave me the most pleasure. I hate to say this but damn I don't remember Roll the Bones being so weak, with so much filler.

Oh for sure it is. Even as a teenager I knew side 2 sucked (except GoaC). All the action is on side 1.

The better half of RTB (if it had been recorded by the Caveman) + the better half of Counterparts = a killer album.

But that did not happen...

Edited March 11, 2022 by Weatherman

[ozzy85]

I'm going to need to revisit these albums to properly answer. I've had worse assignments.

 

So JR ... ������ I was wondering after your extensive research how

do you now conclude sir ? ������

I've been immersing myself in early ELO & the band Hello. This RUSH question is next on my list.

Pre 1974 ELO is some pretty trippy stuff. The first album is like a demolition derby of classical and Black Sabbath.

 

The Rush question, though... S&A. RTB is decent. The albums I still have a hard time with are the '80's synth era stuff. GUP is obnoxious from the first Casio keyboard note.

[ozzy85]

Who is the biggest sell-out? Michael Bolton or Kenny G?

Probably Bolton. Wasn't Kenny G always this way?

[treeduck]

Who is the biggest sell-out? Michael Bolton or Kenny G?

Probably Bolton. Wasn't Kenny G always this way?

Yeah he always sucked!

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

I'm going to need to revisit these albums to properly answer. I've had worse assignments.

 

So JR ... ������ I was wondering after your extensive research how

do you now conclude sir ? ������

I found revisiting Test For Echo gave me the most pleasure. I hate to say this but damn I don't remember Roll the Bones being so weak, with so much filler.

 

Yep I agree with you that T4E is better than S&A , Presto & RTB ! :-)

[goose]

GUP is obnoxious from the first Casio keyboard note.

You mistyped HYF

[78jazz]

I picked S&A as the best because that is what I would grab to listen to right now.

 

RtB is easily the worst Rush album of the 1990s and probably one of their three worst. It is about half great and half junk.

[jnoble]

The drop-off in quality between the best songs on Roll The Bones and the other half of mediocrity is pretty astounding. Of course Robert Hines wimpy production didn't help any of it. Face up could have been such a kick-ass song if it were recorded during Counterparts instead

[Weatherman]

The drop-off in quality between the best songs on Roll The Bones and the other half of mediocrity is pretty astounding. Of course Robert Hines wimpy production didn't help any of it. Face up could have been such a kick-ass song if it were recorded during Counterparts instead

It was the best of times, worst of times.

I can't think of another album in their catalog with that same disparity.

They should've switched GoaC with Face Up, then spiked the entire 2nd side.

[Todem]

1. Roll The Bones

2. Snakes and Arrows

3. Presto

4. Vapor Trails

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

1. Roll The Bones

2. Snakes and Arrows

3. Presto

4. Vapor Trails

 

I was wondering ..

Where would you place T4E ?

Do you rate higher it or lower than Presto

for example ?