LABT's Rush song rankings (1-165), with special dispensation from hi_water to reveal them concurrent with his list

**_hi_water._** · August 14, 2023

37 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said:

We have Earthshine at about the same place, the Color of Right much much lower, and the other 3 higher. But I don't disagree with any of your comments, other than those for The Color of Right, which I think is forgettable.

The Color Of Right is probably the one song off of my list I feel that I have ranked too low and didn't give it enough credit - if you were to ask me where to rank it now I might rank it the 2nd best off of TFE, somewhere in the middle of the list.

**TheAccountant** · August 14, 2023

10 hours ago, laughedatbytime said:

The top 50 starts now:

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

There will no doubt be pushback here. In the End is overrated, I'll admit, but for the same reason as Rivendell. Between the Wheels would be higher but for the dissonance at the beginning. I almost never gave Nocturne a chance after the beginning line, which seems both too trite and glib but getting past that, this song rawks! Losing It is a slow song which usually is the kiss of death but the lyrics are profound and the music haunting, it's remarkable that someone as yoiung as Neil was at the time would have that much insight into aging and write so poignantly about it. Best I Can is the reverse, a good song with such goofy and dated lyrics that it's fun to just belt out (with no one around, of course). I think that, with the exception of Losing It and maybe BTW this batch will be considered overrated. So let the hate flow!

In the End and Best I Can are both from FBN which means they will be in my top 100 - but more lower. Below 75 would be my best guess.

Between the Wheels was a song that I totally overlooked until I saw them play it live on the R30 tour. Up to that point it was filler. That made me reconsider it and really listen to it again. Now I have it in my top 25. Perhaps top 20.

Nocturne is totally unlistenable for me. If it was 148 that would ranking it unreasonable high. Mush lower IMO.

Losing it - I loved you comments about it. Clearly in the top 100. Where? I am not certain. No argument with where you have ranked it.

**TheAccountant** · August 14, 2023

1 hour ago, Mosher said:

#165 Need Some Love (Rush, 8th best of 8)
#164 Tears (2112, 6th of 6)
#163 Stick It Out (CP, 11th of 11)
#162 What You're Doing (Rush, 7th of 8)
#161 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#160 In The Mood (Rush, 5th of 8)
#159 Before and After (Rush, 4th of 8)
#158 Finding My Way (Rush, 3rd of 8)
#157 Second Nature (HYF, 10th of 10)
#156 Bravest Face (S&A, 13th of 13)

#155 Sweet Miracle (VT, 13th of 13)
#154 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)
#153 Speed of Love (CP, 10th of 11)
#152 Good News First (S&A, 12th of 13)
#151 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#150 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)
#149 Half the World (T4E, 11th of 11)
#148 Out Of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)
#147 Red Lenses (P/G, 8th of 8)
#146 Tai Shan (HYF, 9th of 10)

#145 Peacable Kingdom (VT, 11th of 13)
#144 Freeze (VT, 10th of 13)
#143 Stars Look Down (VT, 9th of 13)
#142 Lakeside Park (CoS, 5th of 5)
#141 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 9th of 11)

#140 Secret Touch (VT, 8th of 13)
#139 Totem (T4E, 10th of 11)
#138 Neurotica (RtB, 10th of 10)
#137 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)
#136 Limbo (T4E, 9th of 11)

#135 Lessons (2112, 5th of 6)
#134 Best I Can (FBN, 8th of 8)
#133 Mission (HYF, 8th of 10)
#132 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 4th of 5)
#131 Superconductor (P, 11th of 11)

#130 We Hold On (S&A, 9th of 13)
#129 Scars (P, 10th of 11)
#128 Take A Friend (Rush, 2nd of 8)
#127 Ghost of a Chance (RtB, 9th of 10)
#126 Resist (T4E, 8th of 11)

#125 Caravan (CA, 11th of 12)
#124 Double Agent (CP, 8th of 11)
#123 Making Memories (FBN, 7th of 8)
#122 Rivendell (FBN, 6th of 8)
#121 Twilight Zone (2112, 4th of 6)

#120 Dog Years (T4E, 7th of 11)
#119 Bravado (RtB, 8th of 10)
#118 The Garden (CA, 10th of 12)
#117 Halo Effect (CA, 9th of 12)
#116 Presto (P, 9th of 11)

#115 Virtuality (T4E, 6th of 11)
#114 Time and Motion (T4E, 5th of 11)
#113 Hope (S&A, 8th of 13)
#112 Armor & Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)
#111 Roll the Bones (RtB, 7th of 10)

#110 Show Don't Tell (P, 8th of 11)
#109 Where's My Thing (RtB, 6th of 10)
#108 Chemistry (S, 8th of 8)
#107 Red Barchetta (MP, 7th of 7)
#106 Available Light (P, 7th of 11)

#105 Mystic Rythms (PoW, 8th of 8)
#104 The Pass (P, 6th of 11)
#103 Lock and Key (HYF, 7th of 10)
#102 Losing It (S, 7th of 8)
#101 Anthem (FBN, 5th of 8)

#100 Hand Over Fist (P, 5th of 11)
#99 Main Monkey Business (S&A, 6th of 13)
#98 Open Secrets (HYF, 6th of 10)
#97 Wish Them Well (CA, 8th of 12)
#96 War Paint (P, 4th of 11)

#95 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 5th of 13)
#94 Everyday Glory (CP, 7th of 11)
#93 The Way The Wind Blows (S&A, 4th of 13)
#92 Vapor Trail (VT, 7th of 13)
#91 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 6th of 13)

#90 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)
#89 Emotion Detector (PoW, 7th of 8)
#88 Entre Nous (PeW, 6th of 6)
#87 Different Strings (PeW, 5th of 6)
#86 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#85 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)
#84 Marathon (PoW, 6th of 8)
#83 Cold Fire (CP, 6th of 11)
#82 New World Man (S, 6th of 8)
#81 A Passage To Bangkok (2112, 3rd of 6)

#80 You Bet Your Life (RtB, 5th of 10)
#79 Headlong Flight (CA, 6th of 12)
#78 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 3rd of 13)
#77 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)
#76 Working Man (Rush, 1st of 8)

#75 Bastille Day (CoS, 3rd of 5)
#74 Fly By Night (FBN, 4th of 8)
#73 Heresy (RtB, 4th of 10)
#72 Between The Wheels (P/G, 7th of 8)
#71 Anagram (P, 3rd of 11)

#70 Red Tide (P, 2nd of 11)
#69 The Big Wheel (RtB, 3rd of 10)
#68 One Little Victory (VT, 4th of 13)
#67 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)
#66 Wreckers (CA, 5th of 12)

#65 Workin' Them Angels (S&A, 2nd of 13)
#64 Alien Shore (CP, 4th of 11)
#63 2112 (2112, 2nd of 6)
#62 BU2B (CA, 4th of 12)
#61 How It Is (VT, 3rd of 13)

#60 Carve Away The Stone (T4E, 4th of 11)
#59 Test For Echo (T4E, 3rd of 11)
#58 Force Ten (HYF, 5th of 10)
#57 Face UP (RtB, 2nd of 10)
#56 The Big Money (PoW, 5th of 8)

#55 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)
#54 The Trees (H, 4th of 4)
#53 Chain Lightning (P, 1st of 11)
#52 Red Sector A (P/G, 6th of 8)
#51 Jacob's Ladder (PeW, 4th of 6)

#50 Witch Hunt (MP, 6th of 7)
#49 Earthshine (VT, 1st of 13)
#48 The Colour Of Right (T4E, 2nd of 11)
#47 Distant Early Warning (P/G, 5th of 8)
#46 Time Stand Still (HYF, 4th of 10)

Witch Hunt is a song that again evokes an emotional response perfectly. Of the "Fear" collective of songs it probably reflects the fear response best. Every song from here on out I enjoy thoroughly, so I have few complaints about any remaining songs.

Earthshine is the best song on Vapor Trails and always has been, I've never wavered here. So Earthshine is the exit point for Vapor Trails, joining the debut and Presto for the eliminated club.

The Colour of Right leaves T4E hanging by a thread. This song has grown phenomenally for me over the years, it may move past Driven next time.

Distant Early Warning was a frequently played video back when I was young. At my friends house on several weekends we'd stay up late watching music videos, and this one really worked for me. My friend became a drummer with little interest in Rush, I never learned to play anything and became a huge Rush fan. Feels like that result is backwards, but there you go.

Time Stand Still waxes and wanes. I adore Aimee Mann's solo career- she's an incredible songwriter. That has no bearing on this song, but I figured I'd say it for anyone interested. Her music is generally soft, though, so not for people who only like the heavy side of the road. I like the whole musical highway, so her music works for me.
Time Stand Still is a powerful emotional piece of music I like more every year. I always understood it and enjoyed it, but as my children have grown up and my friends become older the song is more personal now.

All good stuff, all contenders for top 40, they just didn't make it this time.

Ok - my turn to toss out a few shockers.

Witch Hunt is a good song that I enjoy but Rush just has better songs. For me its outside my top 100. Yes - thats right. Outside my top 100. Not by a lot but its out of my top 100. Good song but Rush just has better.

Earthshine falls way out side my top 100. But its from VT so that should not be a shock given my dislike of VT.

The Color of Right is decent but nothing special. Its out side my top 100 & lower than Witch Hunt.

Distant Early Warning - clearly (IMO) a top 100 song. Feels about right although it could be a bit higher. But no disagreement over this ranking.

Time Stand Still - wow. For me this is #3. Yes, its my overall #3 Rush song. Loved it right from when I first heard it.

**laughedatbytime** · August 15, 2023

on the precipice of the top 40...

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

In retrospect, Bangkok, Cinderella Man, and probably Force Ten are too high and Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart are too low. Just to preempt some of the hate.

**Mosher** · August 15, 2023

23 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said:

on the precipice of the top 40...

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

In retrospect, Bangkok, Cinderella Man, and probably Force Ten are too high and Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart are too low. Just to preempt some of the hate.

I'm fine with all of these decisions. My ratings are different but at some point in my life all of these have been around your placements.

**Nova Carmina** · August 15, 2023

15 hours ago, Mosher said:

#50 Witch Hunt (MP, 6th of 7)
#49 Earthshine (VT, 1st of 13)
#48 The Colour Of Right (T4E, 2nd of 11)
#47 Distant Early Warning (P/G, 5th of 8)
#46 Time Stand Still (HYF, 4th of 10)

Witch Hunt is a song that again evokes an emotional response perfectly. Of the "Fear" collective of songs it probably reflects the fear response best. Every song from here on out I enjoy thoroughly, so I have few complaints about any remaining songs.

Earthshine is the best song on Vapor Trails and always has been, I've never wavered here. So Earthshine is the exit point for Vapor Trails, joining the debut and Presto for the eliminated club.

The Colour of Right leaves T4E hanging by a thread. This song has grown phenomenally for me over the years, it may move past Driven next time.

Distant Early Warning was a frequently played video back when I was young. At my friends house on several weekends we'd stay up late watching music videos, and this one really worked for me. My friend became a drummer with little interest in Rush, I never learned to play anything and became a huge Rush fan. Feels like that result is backwards, but there you go.

Time Stand Still waxes and wanes. I adore Aimee Mann's solo career- she's an incredible songwriter. That has no bearing on this song, but I figured I'd say it for anyone interested. Her music is generally soft, though, so not for people who only like the heavy side of the road. I like the whole musical highway, so her music works for me.
Time Stand Still is a powerful emotional piece of music I like more every year. I always understood it and enjoyed it, but as my children have grown up and my friends become older the song is more personal now.

All good stuff, all contenders for top 40, they just didn't make it this time.

Four of these seem about right, although "Time Stand Still" might be better a little lower, but "The Color of Right" is way, way off! "Earthshine" is a great track; good stuff.

**Nova Carmina** · August 15, 2023

15 hours ago, _hi_water._ said:

The Color Of Right is probably the one song off of my list I feel that I have ranked too low and didn't give it enough credit - if you were to ask me where to rank it now I might rank it the 2nd best off of TFE, somewhere in the middle of the list.

Second best of T4E is like the second least terrible tropical disease! You may be right, of course, but . . . oof.

**laughedatbytime** · August 15, 2023

6 minutes ago, Nova Carmina said:

Second best of T4E is like the second least terrible tropical disease! You may be right, of course, but . . . oof.

Wouldn't it be more like the tenth least terrible tropical disease?

**Nova Carmina** · August 15, 2023

1 hour ago, laughedatbytime said:

Wouldn't it be more like the tenth least terrible tropical disease?

Yeah, maybe I got my tropical diseases inverted there, but I stand by my simile!

**Nova Carmina** · August 15, 2023

3 hours ago, laughedatbytime said:

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

In retrospect, Bangkok, Cinderella Man, and probably Force Ten are too high and Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart are too low. Just to preempt some of the hate.

Oh no -- "Closer to the Heart" is way too . . . what's that? He's already preempted that comment? Oh, never mind, then.

The other four here all seem perfectly reasonable; "Force Ten" is one of the tracks from HYF I don't hate.

This grouping gets an A-.

**Mosher** · August 15, 2023

#165 Need Some Love (Rush, 8th best of 8)
#164 Tears (2112, 6th of 6)
#163 Stick It Out (CP, 11th of 11)
#162 What You're Doing (Rush, 7th of 8)
#161 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#160 In The Mood (Rush, 5th of 8)
#159 Before and After (Rush, 4th of 8)
#158 Finding My Way (Rush, 3rd of 8)
#157 Second Nature (HYF, 10th of 10)
#156 Bravest Face (S&A, 13th of 13)

#155 Sweet Miracle (VT, 13th of 13)
#154 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)
#153 Speed of Love (CP, 10th of 11)
#152 Good News First (S&A, 12th of 13)
#151 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#150 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)
#149 Half the World (T4E, 11th of 11)
#148 Out Of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)
#147 Red Lenses (P/G, 8th of 8)
#146 Tai Shan (HYF, 9th of 10)

#145 Peacable Kingdom (VT, 11th of 13)
#144 Freeze (VT, 10th of 13)
#143 Stars Look Down (VT, 9th of 13)
#142 Lakeside Park (CoS, 5th of 5)
#141 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 9th of 11)

#140 Secret Touch (VT, 8th of 13)
#139 Totem (T4E, 10th of 11)
#138 Neurotica (RtB, 10th of 10)
#137 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)
#136 Limbo (T4E, 9th of 11)

#135 Lessons (2112, 5th of 6)
#134 Best I Can (FBN, 8th of 8)
#133 Mission (HYF, 8th of 10)
#132 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 4th of 5)
#131 Superconductor (P, 11th of 11)

#130 We Hold On (S&A, 9th of 13)
#129 Scars (P, 10th of 11)
#128 Take A Friend (Rush, 2nd of 8)
#127 Ghost of a Chance (RtB, 9th of 10)
#126 Resist (T4E, 8th of 11)

#125 Caravan (CA, 11th of 12)
#124 Double Agent (CP, 8th of 11)
#123 Making Memories (FBN, 7th of 8)
#122 Rivendell (FBN, 6th of 8)
#121 Twilight Zone (2112, 4th of 6)

#120 Dog Years (T4E, 7th of 11)
#119 Bravado (RtB, 8th of 10)
#118 The Garden (CA, 10th of 12)
#117 Halo Effect (CA, 9th of 12)
#116 Presto (P, 9th of 11)

#115 Virtuality (T4E, 6th of 11)
#114 Time and Motion (T4E, 5th of 11)
#113 Hope (S&A, 8th of 13)
#112 Armor & Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)
#111 Roll the Bones (RtB, 7th of 10)

#110 Show Don't Tell (P, 8th of 11)
#109 Where's My Thing (RtB, 6th of 10)
#108 Chemistry (S, 8th of 8)
#107 Red Barchetta (MP, 7th of 7)
#106 Available Light (P, 7th of 11)

#105 Mystic Rythms (PoW, 8th of 8)
#104 The Pass (P, 6th of 11)
#103 Lock and Key (HYF, 7th of 10)
#102 Losing It (S, 7th of 8)
#101 Anthem (FBN, 5th of 8)

#100 Hand Over Fist (P, 5th of 11)
#99 Main Monkey Business (S&A, 6th of 13)
#98 Open Secrets (HYF, 6th of 10)
#97 Wish Them Well (CA, 8th of 12)
#96 War Paint (P, 4th of 11)

#95 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 5th of 13)
#94 Everyday Glory (CP, 7th of 11)
#93 The Way The Wind Blows (S&A, 4th of 13)
#92 Vapor Trail (VT, 7th of 13)
#91 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 6th of 13)

#90 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)
#89 Emotion Detector (PoW, 7th of 8)
#88 Entre Nous (PeW, 6th of 6)
#87 Different Strings (PeW, 5th of 6)
#86 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#85 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)
#84 Marathon (PoW, 6th of 8)
#83 Cold Fire (CP, 6th of 11)
#82 New World Man (S, 6th of 8)
#81 A Passage To Bangkok (2112, 3rd of 6)

#80 You Bet Your Life (RtB, 5th of 10)
#79 Headlong Flight (CA, 6th of 12)
#78 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 3rd of 13)
#77 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)
#76 Working Man (Rush, 1st of 8)

#75 Bastille Day (CoS, 3rd of 5)
#74 Fly By Night (FBN, 4th of 8)
#73 Heresy (RtB, 4th of 10)
#72 Between The Wheels (P/G, 7th of 8)
#71 Anagram (P, 3rd of 11)

#70 Red Tide (P, 2nd of 11)
#69 The Big Wheel (RtB, 3rd of 10)
#68 One Little Victory (VT, 4th of 13)
#67 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)
#66 Wreckers (CA, 5th of 12)

#65 Workin' Them Angels (S&A, 2nd of 13)
#64 Alien Shore (CP, 4th of 11)
#63 2112 (2112, 2nd of 6)
#62 BU2B (CA, 4th of 12)
#61 How It Is (VT, 3rd of 13)

#60 Carve Away The Stone (T4E, 4th of 11)
#59 Test For Echo (T4E, 3rd of 11)
#58 Force Ten (HYF, 5th of 10)
#57 Face UP (RtB, 2nd of 10)
#56 The Big Money (PoW, 5th of 8)

#55 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)
#54 The Trees (H, 4th of 4)
#53 Chain Lightning (P, 1st of 11)
#52 Red Sector A (P/G, 6th of 8)
#51 Jacob's Ladder (PeW, 4th of 6)

#50 Witch Hunt (MP, 6th of 7)
#49 Earthshine (VT, 1st of 13)
#48 The Colour Of Right (T4E, 2nd of 11)
#47 Distant Early Warning (P/G, 5th of 8)
#46 Time Stand Still (HYF, 4th of 10)

#45 Afterimage (P/G, 4th of 8)
#44 The Body Electric (P/G, 3rd of 8)
#43 In The End (FBN, 3rd of 8)
#42 Turn The Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)
#41 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 4th of 8)

Afterimage and Middletown Dreams are both songs that have risen phenomenally over the years. As with all five of these they are fully capable of being top 40 songs on any given day. Even top 20 on the right day.

The Body Electric was possibly my favorite Rush song for awhile, in the era before I had heard all of the albums. I think it dropped here mostly because every song left is a song I love. Honestly until we get well into that top 20 I think every song is potentially interchangeable on my list at this point given the right day.

In The End was once my favorite FBN song and certainly can still be on the right day.

Turn the Page is the biggest surprise to me. I love how it builds into a fantastic grand finale, but it's the sole song here that would probably never see the top 20 no matter the day. Top 40 certainly.

It was a good rating day for HYF-T4E. I know I've already eliminated Presto, but those albums have fared well overall compared to how my lists normally go.

Edited August 15, 2023 by Mosher

**Mosher** · August 15, 2023

Over the next two rounds I'm killing off three more albums, the herd is getting thinner!

**TheAccountant** · August 15, 2023

10 hours ago, laughedatbytime said:

on the precipice of the top 40...

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

In retrospect, Bangkok, Cinderella Man, and probably Force Ten are too high and Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart are too low. Just to preempt some of the hate.

For me Cinderella Man is a very good song but Rush just has better. Likely would make my top 100 but just barely. Below 80. At best.

A Passage to Bangkok, Red Sector A, Force 10 & Closer to the Heart are all top 100 songs. My only issue with CTTH is that its overplayed and as a result has not aged well. I would have it somewhat lower - but not a big issue.

On to the top 40!!

**TheAccountant** · August 15, 2023

1 hour ago, Mosher said:

#165 Need Some Love (Rush, 8th best of 8)
#164 Tears (2112, 6th of 6)
#163 Stick It Out (CP, 11th of 11)
#162 What You're Doing (Rush, 7th of 8)
#161 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#160 In The Mood (Rush, 5th of 8)
#159 Before and After (Rush, 4th of 8)
#158 Finding My Way (Rush, 3rd of 8)
#157 Second Nature (HYF, 10th of 10)
#156 Bravest Face (S&A, 13th of 13)

#155 Sweet Miracle (VT, 13th of 13)
#154 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)
#153 Speed of Love (CP, 10th of 11)
#152 Good News First (S&A, 12th of 13)
#151 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#150 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)
#149 Half the World (T4E, 11th of 11)
#148 Out Of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)
#147 Red Lenses (P/G, 8th of 8)
#146 Tai Shan (HYF, 9th of 10)

#145 Peacable Kingdom (VT, 11th of 13)
#144 Freeze (VT, 10th of 13)
#143 Stars Look Down (VT, 9th of 13)
#142 Lakeside Park (CoS, 5th of 5)
#141 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 9th of 11)

#140 Secret Touch (VT, 8th of 13)
#139 Totem (T4E, 10th of 11)
#138 Neurotica (RtB, 10th of 10)
#137 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)
#136 Limbo (T4E, 9th of 11)

#135 Lessons (2112, 5th of 6)
#134 Best I Can (FBN, 8th of 8)
#133 Mission (HYF, 8th of 10)
#132 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 4th of 5)
#131 Superconductor (P, 11th of 11)

#130 We Hold On (S&A, 9th of 13)
#129 Scars (P, 10th of 11)
#128 Take A Friend (Rush, 2nd of 8)
#127 Ghost of a Chance (RtB, 9th of 10)
#126 Resist (T4E, 8th of 11)

#125 Caravan (CA, 11th of 12)
#124 Double Agent (CP, 8th of 11)
#123 Making Memories (FBN, 7th of 8)
#122 Rivendell (FBN, 6th of 8)
#121 Twilight Zone (2112, 4th of 6)

#120 Dog Years (T4E, 7th of 11)
#119 Bravado (RtB, 8th of 10)
#118 The Garden (CA, 10th of 12)
#117 Halo Effect (CA, 9th of 12)
#116 Presto (P, 9th of 11)

#115 Virtuality (T4E, 6th of 11)
#114 Time and Motion (T4E, 5th of 11)
#113 Hope (S&A, 8th of 13)
#112 Armor & Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)
#111 Roll the Bones (RtB, 7th of 10)

#110 Show Don't Tell (P, 8th of 11)
#109 Where's My Thing (RtB, 6th of 10)
#108 Chemistry (S, 8th of 8)
#107 Red Barchetta (MP, 7th of 7)
#106 Available Light (P, 7th of 11)

#105 Mystic Rythms (PoW, 8th of 8)
#104 The Pass (P, 6th of 11)
#103 Lock and Key (HYF, 7th of 10)
#102 Losing It (S, 7th of 8)
#101 Anthem (FBN, 5th of 8)

#100 Hand Over Fist (P, 5th of 11)
#99 Main Monkey Business (S&A, 6th of 13)
#98 Open Secrets (HYF, 6th of 10)
#97 Wish Them Well (CA, 8th of 12)
#96 War Paint (P, 4th of 11)

#95 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 5th of 13)
#94 Everyday Glory (CP, 7th of 11)
#93 The Way The Wind Blows (S&A, 4th of 13)
#92 Vapor Trail (VT, 7th of 13)
#91 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 6th of 13)

#90 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)
#89 Emotion Detector (PoW, 7th of 8)
#88 Entre Nous (PeW, 6th of 6)
#87 Different Strings (PeW, 5th of 6)
#86 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#85 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)
#84 Marathon (PoW, 6th of 8)
#83 Cold Fire (CP, 6th of 11)
#82 New World Man (S, 6th of 8)
#81 A Passage To Bangkok (2112, 3rd of 6)

#80 You Bet Your Life (RtB, 5th of 10)
#79 Headlong Flight (CA, 6th of 12)
#78 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 3rd of 13)
#77 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)
#76 Working Man (Rush, 1st of 8)

#75 Bastille Day (CoS, 3rd of 5)
#74 Fly By Night (FBN, 4th of 8)
#73 Heresy (RtB, 4th of 10)
#72 Between The Wheels (P/G, 7th of 8)
#71 Anagram (P, 3rd of 11)

#70 Red Tide (P, 2nd of 11)
#69 The Big Wheel (RtB, 3rd of 10)
#68 One Little Victory (VT, 4th of 13)
#67 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)
#66 Wreckers (CA, 5th of 12)

#65 Workin' Them Angels (S&A, 2nd of 13)
#64 Alien Shore (CP, 4th of 11)
#63 2112 (2112, 2nd of 6)
#62 BU2B (CA, 4th of 12)
#61 How It Is (VT, 3rd of 13)

#60 Carve Away The Stone (T4E, 4th of 11)
#59 Test For Echo (T4E, 3rd of 11)
#58 Force Ten (HYF, 5th of 10)
#57 Face UP (RtB, 2nd of 10)
#56 The Big Money (PoW, 5th of 8)

#55 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)
#54 The Trees (H, 4th of 4)
#53 Chain Lightning (P, 1st of 11)
#52 Red Sector A (P/G, 6th of 8)
#51 Jacob's Ladder (PeW, 4th of 6)

#50 Witch Hunt (MP, 6th of 7)
#49 Earthshine (VT, 1st of 13)
#48 The Colour Of Right (T4E, 2nd of 11)
#47 Distant Early Warning (P/G, 5th of 8)
#46 Time Stand Still (HYF, 4th of 10)

#45 Afterimage (P/G, 4th of 8)
#44 The Body Electric (P/G, 3rd of 8)
#43 In The End (FBN, 3rd of 8)
#42 Turn The Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)
#41 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 4th of 8)

Afterimage and Middletown Dreams are both songs that have risen phenomenally over the years. As with all five of these they are fully capable of being top 40 songs on any given day. Even top 20 on the right day.

The Body Electric was possibly my favorite Rush song for awhile, in the era before I had heard all of the albums. I think it dropped here mostly because every song left is a song I love. Honestly until we get well into that top 20 I think every song is potentially interchangeable on my list at this point given the right day.

In The End was once my favorite FBN song and certainly can still be on the right day.

Turn the Page is the biggest surprise to me. I love how it builds into a fantastic grand finale, but it's the sole song here that would probably never see the top 20 no matter the day. Top 40 certainly.

It was a good rating day for HYF-T4E. I know I've already eliminated Presto, but those albums have fared well overall compared to how my lists normally go.

Afterimage - I 100% agree it has risen over the years. Once upon a time it was filler material for me. Not any more. Not at all. Yes, could be higher.

The Body Electric - falls out of my top 100. Decent song but Rush just has better.

In The End - I agree its a top 100 Rush song. Would not rank it this high but clearly (IMO) top 100.

Turn the Page - again, clearly top 100. No argument her. Not certain exactly where I would rank it though.

Middletown Dreams - I know Rush has said they view it as a hopeful song but I find it to be a very depressing song. Very sad. But very good. Top 100 yes. Not exactly certain where though. So no disagreement with this ranking.

On to the top 40.

**laughedatbytime** · August 15, 2023

1 hour ago, Mosher said:

#165 Need Some Love (Rush, 8th best of 8)
#164 Tears (2112, 6th of 6)
#163 Stick It Out (CP, 11th of 11)
#162 What You're Doing (Rush, 7th of 8)
#161 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#160 In The Mood (Rush, 5th of 8)
#159 Before and After (Rush, 4th of 8)
#158 Finding My Way (Rush, 3rd of 8)
#157 Second Nature (HYF, 10th of 10)
#156 Bravest Face (S&A, 13th of 13)

#155 Sweet Miracle (VT, 13th of 13)
#154 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)
#153 Speed of Love (CP, 10th of 11)
#152 Good News First (S&A, 12th of 13)
#151 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#150 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)
#149 Half the World (T4E, 11th of 11)
#148 Out Of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)
#147 Red Lenses (P/G, 8th of 8)
#146 Tai Shan (HYF, 9th of 10)

#145 Peacable Kingdom (VT, 11th of 13)
#144 Freeze (VT, 10th of 13)
#143 Stars Look Down (VT, 9th of 13)
#142 Lakeside Park (CoS, 5th of 5)
#141 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 9th of 11)

#140 Secret Touch (VT, 8th of 13)
#139 Totem (T4E, 10th of 11)
#138 Neurotica (RtB, 10th of 10)
#137 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)
#136 Limbo (T4E, 9th of 11)

#135 Lessons (2112, 5th of 6)
#134 Best I Can (FBN, 8th of 8)
#133 Mission (HYF, 8th of 10)
#132 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 4th of 5)
#131 Superconductor (P, 11th of 11)

#130 We Hold On (S&A, 9th of 13)
#129 Scars (P, 10th of 11)
#128 Take A Friend (Rush, 2nd of 8)
#127 Ghost of a Chance (RtB, 9th of 10)
#126 Resist (T4E, 8th of 11)

#125 Caravan (CA, 11th of 12)
#124 Double Agent (CP, 8th of 11)
#123 Making Memories (FBN, 7th of 8)
#122 Rivendell (FBN, 6th of 8)
#121 Twilight Zone (2112, 4th of 6)

#120 Dog Years (T4E, 7th of 11)
#119 Bravado (RtB, 8th of 10)
#118 The Garden (CA, 10th of 12)
#117 Halo Effect (CA, 9th of 12)
#116 Presto (P, 9th of 11)

#115 Virtuality (T4E, 6th of 11)
#114 Time and Motion (T4E, 5th of 11)
#113 Hope (S&A, 8th of 13)
#112 Armor & Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)
#111 Roll the Bones (RtB, 7th of 10)

#110 Show Don't Tell (P, 8th of 11)
#109 Where's My Thing (RtB, 6th of 10)
#108 Chemistry (S, 8th of 8)
#107 Red Barchetta (MP, 7th of 7)
#106 Available Light (P, 7th of 11)

#105 Mystic Rythms (PoW, 8th of 8)
#104 The Pass (P, 6th of 11)
#103 Lock and Key (HYF, 7th of 10)
#102 Losing It (S, 7th of 8)
#101 Anthem (FBN, 5th of 8)

#100 Hand Over Fist (P, 5th of 11)
#99 Main Monkey Business (S&A, 6th of 13)
#98 Open Secrets (HYF, 6th of 10)
#97 Wish Them Well (CA, 8th of 12)
#96 War Paint (P, 4th of 11)

#95 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 5th of 13)
#94 Everyday Glory (CP, 7th of 11)
#93 The Way The Wind Blows (S&A, 4th of 13)
#92 Vapor Trail (VT, 7th of 13)
#91 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 6th of 13)

#90 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)
#89 Emotion Detector (PoW, 7th of 8)
#88 Entre Nous (PeW, 6th of 6)
#87 Different Strings (PeW, 5th of 6)
#86 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#85 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)
#84 Marathon (PoW, 6th of 8)
#83 Cold Fire (CP, 6th of 11)
#82 New World Man (S, 6th of 8)
#81 A Passage To Bangkok (2112, 3rd of 6)

#80 You Bet Your Life (RtB, 5th of 10)
#79 Headlong Flight (CA, 6th of 12)
#78 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 3rd of 13)
#77 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)
#76 Working Man (Rush, 1st of 8)

#75 Bastille Day (CoS, 3rd of 5)
#74 Fly By Night (FBN, 4th of 8)
#73 Heresy (RtB, 4th of 10)
#72 Between The Wheels (P/G, 7th of 8)
#71 Anagram (P, 3rd of 11)

#70 Red Tide (P, 2nd of 11)
#69 The Big Wheel (RtB, 3rd of 10)
#68 One Little Victory (VT, 4th of 13)
#67 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)
#66 Wreckers (CA, 5th of 12)

#65 Workin' Them Angels (S&A, 2nd of 13)
#64 Alien Shore (CP, 4th of 11)
#63 2112 (2112, 2nd of 6)
#62 BU2B (CA, 4th of 12)
#61 How It Is (VT, 3rd of 13)

#60 Carve Away The Stone (T4E, 4th of 11)
#59 Test For Echo (T4E, 3rd of 11)
#58 Force Ten (HYF, 5th of 10)
#57 Face UP (RtB, 2nd of 10)
#56 The Big Money (PoW, 5th of 8)

#55 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)
#54 The Trees (H, 4th of 4)
#53 Chain Lightning (P, 1st of 11)
#52 Red Sector A (P/G, 6th of 8)
#51 Jacob's Ladder (PeW, 4th of 6)

#50 Witch Hunt (MP, 6th of 7)
#49 Earthshine (VT, 1st of 13)
#48 The Colour Of Right (T4E, 2nd of 11)
#47 Distant Early Warning (P/G, 5th of 8)
#46 Time Stand Still (HYF, 4th of 10)

#45 Afterimage (P/G, 4th of 8)
#44 The Body Electric (P/G, 3rd of 8)
#43 In The End (FBN, 3rd of 8)
#42 Turn The Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)
#41 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 4th of 8)

Afterimage and Middletown Dreams are both songs that have risen phenomenally over the years. As with all five of these they are fully capable of being top 40 songs on any given day. Even top 20 on the right day.

The Body Electric was possibly my favorite Rush song for awhile, in the era before I had heard all of the albums. I think it dropped here mostly because every song left is a song I love. Honestly until we get well into that top 20 I think every song is potentially interchangeable on my list at this point given the right day.

In The End was once my favorite FBN song and certainly can still be on the right day.

Turn the Page is the biggest surprise to me. I love how it builds into a fantastic grand finale, but it's the sole song here that would probably never see the top 20 no matter the day. Top 40 certainly.

It was a good rating day for HYF-T4E. I know I've already eliminated Presto, but those albums have fared well overall compared to how my lists normally go.

Afterimage is good, but not as good as conservatively 50 others.

TBE I always skipped till I heard it live. It's incredible live and this moved it up quite a bit, though not this high.

Turn the Page is catchy but there's too much quality for me to rate it this high.

Middletown Dreams is way too depressing lyrically and 80s musically for me to have had it anywhere near this high.

But to each their own. I'm enjoying the different perspectives and opinions (as long as they don't involve the execrable Half the World).

**laughedatbytime** · August 16, 2023

Into the top 40 we gooooooooo....

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

#40 A Farewell to Kings (AFTK, 3rd of 6)

#39 Far Cry (S&A, 1st of 13)

#38 Manhattan Project (PoW, 1st of 8)

#37 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 1st of 13)

#36 The Camera Eye (MP, 7th of 7)

Well, we complete three albums with this group, S&A, PoW, VT, and introduce the second to last album to the list, Moving Pictures, leaving Hemispheres the only album without a song gone. I think I'd move The Camera Eye up upon further review, perhaps into the top 20. I might move AFTK down but not far, I love Alex's guitar sound on AFTK perhaps more than any other album. This overcomes perhaps some overwrought lyrics. Can't wait to see what goose has to say about some recent picks...

**1-0-0-1-0-0-1** · August 16, 2023

49 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said:

Into the top 40 we gooooooooo....

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

#40 A Farewell to Kings (AFTK, 3rd of 6)

#39 Far Cry (S&A, 1st of 13)

#38 Manhattan Project (PoW, 1st of 8)

#37 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 1st of 13)

#36 The Camera Eye (MP, 7th of 7)

Well, we complete three albums with this group, S&A, PoW, VT, and introduce the second to last album to the list, Moving Pictures, leaving Hemispheres the only album without a song gone. I think I'd move The Camera Eye up upon further review, perhaps into the top 20. I might move AFTK down but not far, I love Alex's guitar sound on AFTK perhaps more than any other album. This overcomes perhaps some overwrought lyrics. Can't wait to see what goose has to say about some recent picks...

I like that last five. I have Camera Eye a little higher but I like that you have the other four ranked that high.

**Mosher** · August 16, 2023

58 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said:

Into the top 40 we gooooooooo....

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

#40 A Farewell to Kings (AFTK, 3rd of 6)

#39 Far Cry (S&A, 1st of 13)

#38 Manhattan Project (PoW, 1st of 8)

#37 Ceiling Unlimited (VT, 1st of 13)

#36 The Camera Eye (MP, 7th of 7)

Well, we complete three albums with this group, S&A, PoW, VT, and introduce the second to last album to the list, Moving Pictures, leaving Hemispheres the only album without a song gone. I think I'd move The Camera Eye up upon further review, perhaps into the top 20. I might move AFTK down but not far, I love Alex's guitar sound on AFTK perhaps more than any other album. This overcomes perhaps some overwrought lyrics. Can't wait to see what goose has to say about some recent picks...

No complaints about the placements of these specific songs- but nothing from Power Windows is higher? That's wrong.

Ceiling Unlimited is a surprise for top song off VT, but this is still a good spot for top song.

**Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios** · August 16, 2023

On 8/15/2023 at 12:50 PM, laughedatbytime said:

on the precipice of the top 40...

#165 Half the World (T4E, 11th best of 11)

#164 Good News First (S&A, 13th of 13)

#163 The Speed of Love (CP, 11th of 11)

#162 Tai Shan (HYF, 10th of 10)

#161 Bravest Face (S&A, 12th of 13)

#160 Second Nature (HYF, 9th of 10)

#159 Faithless (S&A, 11th of 13)

#158 Neurotica (RTB, 10th of 10)

#157 Anagram (for Mongo) (Presto, 11th of 11)

#156 High Water (HYF, 8th of 10)

#155 Spindrift (S&A, 10th of 13)

#154 Stick It Out (CP, 10th of 11)

#153 Peaceable Kingdom (VT, 13th of 13)

#152 The Larger Bowl (S&A, 9th of 13)

#151 Out of the Cradle (VT, 12th of 13)

#150 Scars (Presto, 10th of 11)

#149 Superconductor (Presto, 9th of 11)

#148 Heresy (RTB, 9th of 10)

#147 The Way the Wind Blows (S&A, 8th of 13)

#146 War Paint (Presto, 8th of 11)

#145 You Bet Your Life (RTB, 8th of 10)

#144 Open Secrets (HYF, 7th of 10)

#143 In the Mood (Rush, 8th of 8)

#142 Time and Motion (T4E, 10th of 11)

#141 Hand Over Fist (Presto, 7th of 11)

#140 Presto (Presto, 6th of 11)

#139 Available Light (Presto, 5th of 11)

#138 Emotion Detector (PoW, 8th of 8)

#137 Take a Friend (Rush, 7th of 8)

#136 Grand Designs (PoW, 7th of 8)

#135 Armor and Sword (S&A, 7th of 13)

#134 Resist (T4E, 9th of 11)

#133 Freeze (VT, 11th of 13)

#132 The Stars Look Down (VT, 10th of 13)

#131 Dog Years (T4E, 8th of 11)

#130 Double Agent (CP, 9th of 11)

#129 Chemistry (Signals, 8th of 8)

#128 Here Again (Rush, 6th of 8)

#127 Middletown Dreams (PoW, 6th of 8)

#126 Mission (HYF, 6th of 10)

#125 The Twilight Zone (2112, 6th of 6)

#124 The Big Wheel (RTB, 7th of 10)

#123 Face Up (RTB, 6th of 10)

#122 I Think I'm Going Bald (CoS, 5th of 5)

#121 Everyday Glory (CP, 8th of 11)

#120 Totem (T4E, 7th of 11)

#119 Territories (PoW, 5th of 8)

#118 Cut to the Chase {CP, 7th of 11)

#117 Alien Shore (CP, 6th of 11)

#116 Red Lenses (p/g, 8th of 8)

#115 The Color of Right (T4E, 6th of 11)

#114 Ghost of a Chance (RTB, 5th of 10)

#113 BU2B2 (CA, 12th of 12)

#112 Mystic Rhythms (PoW, 4th of 8)

#111 The Pass (Presto, 4th of 11)

#110 What You're Doing (Rush, 5th of 8)

#109 Digital Man (Signals, 7th of 8)

#108 Nobody's Hero (CP, 5th of 11)

#107 Need Some Love (Rush, 4th of 8)

#106 Madrigal (AFTK, 6th of 6)

#105 Carve Away the Stone (T4E, 5th of 11)

#104 Vapor Trail (VT, 9th of 13)

#103 Virtuality (T4E, 4th of 11)

#102 Chain Lightning (Presto, 3rd of 11)

#101 Before and After (Rush, 3rd of 8)

#100 Different Strings (PeW, 6th of 6)

#99 The Fountain of Lamneth (CoS, 4th of 5)

#98 Bravado (RTB, 4th of 10)

#97 We Hold On (S&A, 6th of 13)

#96 Tears (2112, 5th of 6)

#95 Lessons (2112, 4th of 6)

#94 Red Tide (Presto, 2nd of 11)

#93 Marathon (PoW, 3rd of 8)

#92 Lock and Key (HYF, 5th of 10)

#91 Working Them Angels (S&A, 5th of 13)

#90 Limbo (T4E, 3rd of 11)

#89 Where's My Thing? (t4\, 3rd of 10)

#88 The Necromancer (CoS, 3rd of 5)

#87 Making Memories (FBN, 8th of 8)

#86 Hope (S&A, 4th of 13)

#85 Kid Gloves (p/g, 7 of 8)

#84 Halo Effect (CA, 11th of 12)

#83 Countdown (Signals, 6th of 8)

#82 The Body Electric (p/g, 6th of 8)

#81 Lakeside Park (CoS, 2nd of 5)

#80 Finding My Way (Rush, 2nd of 8)

#79 Prime Mover (HYF, 4th of 10)

#78 Animate (CP, 4th of 11)

#77 Test for Echo (T4E, 2nd of 11)

#76 Leave That Thing Alone (CP, 3rd of 11)

#75 Cold Fire (CP, 2nd of 11)

#74 Carnies (CA, 10th of 12)

#73 How It Is (VT, 8th of 13)

#72 Afterimage (p/g, 5th of 8)

#71 Between Sun and Moon (1st of 11)

#70 Turn the Page (HYF, 3rd of 10)

#69 Secret Touch (VT, 7th of 13)

#68 7 Cities of Gold (CA, 9th of 12)

#67 Show Don't Tell (Presto, 1st of 11)

#66 The Main Monkey Business (S&A, 3rd of 13)

#65 Sweet Miracle (VT, 6th of 13)

#64 The Wreckers (CA, 8th of 12)

#63 Rivendell (FBN, 7th of 8)

#62 Malignant Narcissism (S&A, 2nd of 13)

#61 New World Man (Signals, 5th of 8)

#60 Clockwork Angels (CA, 7th of 12)

#59 Caravan (CA, 6th of 12)

#58 Wish Them Well (CA, 5th of 12)

#57 Fly By Night (FBN, 6th of 8)

#56 The Big Money (PoW, 2nd of 8)

#55 Ghost Rider (VT, 5th of 13)

#54 Earthshine (VT, 4th of 13)

#53 Roll The Bones (RTB, 2nd of 10)

#52 One Little Victory (VT, 3rd of 13)

#51 Beneath Between and Behind (FBN, 5th of 8)

#50 In the End (FBN, 4th of 8)

#49 Between the Wheels (p/g, 4th of 8)

#48 Nocturne (VT, 2nd of 13)

#47 Losing It (Signals, 4th of 8)

#46 Best I Can (FBN, 3rd of 8)

#45 Cinderella Man (AFTK, 5th of 6)

#44 A Passage to Bangkol (2112, 3rd of 6)

#43 Red Sector A (p/g, 3rd of 8)

#42 Force Ten (HYF, 2nd of 10)

#41 Closer to the Heart (AFTK, 4th of 6)

In retrospect, Bangkok, Cinderella Man, and probably Force Ten are too high and Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart are too low.

Yep, bang on with this remark :yes:

**Mosher** · August 16, 2023