Jag2112 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Signals 40th Anniversary Box Set Information Page Signals 40th Anniversary Box Set Photos and Artwork Page Enjoy! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 The photo with the bike and the books is a nice tribute. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I can't get excited with any of this i'm afraid. Such an important release as Signals - to get what is, in my opinion, a shoddy anniversary release is pretty disappointing (to put it mildly!). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I honestly just find all the after-the-fact digital artwork pointless. It totally leaves me cold...and doesn't, for me, represent how I "feel" about Signals - one of their great records. I wish Syme would just put a book out of his re-interpretations of the album art, if that's what he's into. A handful of live shots that I'm pretty sure we've all seen before feels really shoddy - why the hell are their NO studio photos? Also (and perhaps there are such things in the box...it didn't seem like it, though) there are great music writers who could write about the importance of Signals as an album in their career...I'd prefer that kind of content to some image of the Facebook logo created in a computer. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Looks great as an art project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Thank you Jag2112 - it's good for more folks to get a sense of the release! Of interest, to me, I got my delivery today and a couple of things stood out: The four 7 inch vinyls each have 2 songs. So, 8 songs, like Signals has 8 songs. But New World Man is covered twice and Vital Signs and Red Barchetta (both live versions) are from Moving Pictures! So with Signals being an 8 song album, 3 songs were left out - The Analog Kid, Chemistry and Losing It. Why? Besides the lack of a live tour track, another missed opportunity was the inclusion of the actual Signals Tour Book. I bought that as a stand alone some time ago, but why would it not be part of the 40th release? Will have to check if previous anniversary packs included the tour books. And I personally love the new artwork. The package was clear that new artwork would be included, so buyer beware I guess, but a more sci-fi like theme seems very cool to me. But often with the dalmatian watching, a kind of approving presence? Folks do know there are at least two Hugh Syme album art books with lots of different interpretations and archive art. The guy made a lot of album art and it's nice to be able to have them. Signals adds another bunch of artwork, a nice bonus. But overall, an excellent anniversary pack. It is amazing, to me, to think that as a kid I never even considered the possibility of seeing it released with cool goodies and artwork forty years later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 My comments here have nothing to do with Jag 2112's excellent posting of the material. It's really cool that he takes the time to archive this stuff for the rest of us to enjoy. But this release is just so under-thought. Is the art and goodies nice? Yes. But where is that live material? Also,not regular CD release ...whoich again would presume live material. Not having the CD option pretty much invalidates keeping a collection of all the other 40th releases. What's the point? Suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1st one without a streaming option. Shame on you, Universal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Fierce, but fair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Tor Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, goose said: Fierce, but fair? I remember I felt pretty much the same way when I first heard Signals. It eventually grew on me and I "get it" now, but it was not an easy first listen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 8:38 PM, goose said: Fierce, but fair? You'd think the bass player from Genesis would have more sympathy for a band stretching out and progressing.... 😉 Seems like a lot of people felt like that at the time. Mourning the loss of a "rock" band for whatever they were becoming. The review looks pretty silly now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 1:38 AM, goose said: Fierce, but fair? 🤔A tad harsh, but we have to remember back in ‘82 this was considered a Massive change in direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Barton, you lose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Back in 82' everyone thought this album would be a 3rd continuation of work similar to PeW and MP, and ESL in the mix . Nobody expected nor was prepared the change in direction that came out with Signals . IMO It was the biggest shift in gears they ever went through, and the defining moment of what yet to come . Along came the haters , mixed fan base reviews, and the other 40%-50% who knows that embraced it . All you had to do was listen to the 1st track of Signals which is certainly in the top 3,5,or 10 of their entire library of songs and that tells the story After the dust settled about a year or so later everyone started to appreciate the potential was endless for what these guys create and Signals was, and still is, a great album. Another change in direction with GUP followed soon after in 84 I remember back then in High school being a huge Rush Nutter - still am.) finding myself defending the shit out of Signals and myself for being the die hard fan on a continuous basis when all all your hard rockin buddies would say how good Rush used to be but this album is not like the others or Rush's best albums are the older ones-they're done- What happened to your favorite band . ( Im sure some people here did the same.lol). For some reason it became personal because I really liked the album and the technical aspects of the music especially starting out as a drummer back then . The article above is way to harsh. I think most people were to harsh on this Signals topic back then. It was a lack of understanding of the material for the masses maybe? Signals is and will always be top 3 for me, and has amazing tracks-proven to be a bold move by the band to expand talents and ideas . A perfectly timed follow up to their flagship album MP . In Signals, The Red Tamas rule- and another example of the stars aligning once again in Morin Heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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