New_World_Man Posted May 30 Posted May 30 On 5/26/2026 at 1:02 AM, Silas Lang said: Sure but there are still elements of it in there unlike say on a Madonna or A Flock of Seagulls record. About the same as AFOS imo. Maybe slightly more.
Silas Lang Posted June 1 Posted June 1 On 5/29/2026 at 11:55 PM, New_World_Man said: About the same as AFOS imo. Maybe slightly more. What would be the basis of that opinion out of curiosity
Todem Posted June 2 Posted June 2 On 6/1/2026 at 1:26 AM, Silas Lang said: What would be the basis of that opinion out of curiosity Yeah....no. I agree with you. Marathon...has a bad ass solo section Turn the Page rocks hard. Bridge Section on Mission? Out of control!!! Big Money rips Between the Wheels.....you kidding me? Dark and brooding drop E tuning....ripping intro. The Analog Kid an absolute rock banger. So many great riffs. There are ton's rock elements....because it is rock music.....Progressive Rock Music to the core....it has sonic flavors of the production elements for that time and yes some Police influence...even Tears for Fears on Power Windows....the sounds, the approach....but make no mistake....Rush was rocking pretty damn hard still on Signals thru HYF. A Show of Hands or Grace Under Pressure live......that's a rock band folks...not a pop band. Utterly preposterous New_World_Man......come on man. Because the guitars are thinner and more wet? That was the direction they went in at that moment in time. Clockwork Angels tour had a ton of synth era material played and it was bad ass, thick and aggressive. It's rock. 3
Blue J Posted June 2 Posted June 2 15 minutes ago, Todem said: Yeah....no. I agree with you. Marathon...has a bad ass solo section Turn the Page rocks hard. Bridge Section on Mission? Out of control!!! Big Money rips Between the Wheels.....you kidding me? Dark and brooding drop E tuning....ripping intro. The Analog Kid an absolute rock banger. So many great riffs. There are ton's rock elements....because it is rock music.....Progressive Rock Music to the core....it has sonic flavors of the production elements for that time and yes some Police influence...even Tears for Fears on Power Windows....the sounds, the approach....but make no mistake....Rush was rocking pretty damn hard still on Signals thru HYF. A Show of Hands or Grace Under Pressure live......that's a rock band folks...not a pop band. Utterly preposterous New_World_Man......come on man. Because the guitars are thinner and more wet? That was the direction they went in at that moment in time. Clockwork Angels tour had a ton of synth era material played and it was bad ass, thick and aggressive. It's rock. Yeah, totally agree with all of this. Also I'd say even though they had settled into lots of four and five minute songs, more pop or AOR-oriented, as opposed to the proggy days- there's just enough in terms of time signatures and Neil's copious incredible fills and things- they were still pushing themselves just like in the prog days, but just in different directions. Geddy's voice was unbelievable in the mid '80s, and more melodic than it had ever been. As always, the live shows were the meat of the band- and Alex was as flashy and rocking as ever. 2
James Bond Posted Wednesday at 04:53 PM Posted Wednesday at 04:53 PM Alex is my favourite guitarist of all time, and I truly believe the keyboards actually became an asset to his creativity in the eighties despite his own misgivings. Some of his finest and most creative guitar work came out of those sessions. I agree with Geddy that Red Sector A is one of Alex's finest guitar moments. No big anthemic riff, no flashy solo - just an amazing use of chords, unique voicings, and melody. 1
Todem Posted Wednesday at 07:08 PM Posted Wednesday at 07:08 PM 2 hours ago, James Bond said: Alex is my favourite guitarist of all time, and I truly believe the keyboards actually became an asset to his creativity in the eighties despite his own misgivings. Some of his finest and most creative guitar work came out of those sessions. I agree with Geddy that Red Sector A is one of Alex's finest guitar moments. No big anthemic riff, no flashy solo - just an amazing use of chords, unique voicings, and melody. Red Sector A is a master class on progressive rock guitar in the mid 80's. Just brilliant. I will also throw in Afterimage and that incredible rhythmic solo section. 1
Jaminbenb Posted Thursday at 02:33 AM Posted Thursday at 02:33 AM I never understood the hate for the "SYNTH" era, especially since technically keys were played before the Signals and GuP albums. I get it that keys became more prominent at that time, but I still think the integrity of the band kept its place and they continued to move forward! I LIKED Signals a lot, and considered it a move in a different direction from Moving Pictures, (HOW can you follow that up?) and Grace Under Pressure had a LOT of great moments! Power Windows had some great stuff, but felt like a weak album to me. Hold You Fire will always be my bottom album. MAYBE two songs were worthy, but I feel it was their lowest point. After that, I feel every album has great and OK tunes on it, (like every other band) but most were better live, but that's what happens when you play them a little more. But why hate? It's Rush, and it's all great! 1
New_World_Man Posted Thursday at 02:56 AM Posted Thursday at 02:56 AM (edited) On 6/1/2026 at 1:26 AM, Silas Lang said: What would be the basis of that opinion out of curiosity Why do you care so much? Edited Thursday at 03:11 AM by New_World_Man
New_World_Man Posted Thursday at 02:58 AM Posted Thursday at 02:58 AM (edited) On 6/2/2026 at 11:05 AM, Todem said: Yeah....no. I agree with you. Marathon...has a bad ass solo section Turn the Page rocks hard. Bridge Section on Mission? Out of control!!! Big Money rips Between the Wheels.....you kidding me? Dark and brooding drop E tuning....ripping intro. The Analog Kid an absolute rock banger. So many great riffs. There are ton's rock elements....because it is rock music.....Progressive Rock Music to the core....it has sonic flavors of the production elements for that time and yes some Police influence...even Tears for Fears on Power Windows....the sounds, the approach....but make no mistake....Rush was rocking pretty damn hard still on Signals thru HYF. A Show of Hands or Grace Under Pressure live......that's a rock band folks...not a pop band. Utterly preposterous New_World_Man......come on man. Because the guitars are thinner and more wet? That was the direction they went in at that moment in time. Clockwork Angels tour had a ton of synth era material played and it was bad ass, thick and aggressive. It's rock. I'm not going anywhere dude. Speaking of preposterous. The 80s era was lighter than the 70s or 90s era. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. It was maybe deeper or heavier in some ways but heavy as in heavy metal? Nope. Not on your life. Anyway, I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on this. Edited Thursday at 03:11 AM by New_World_Man
Todem Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM On 6/3/2026 at 10:58 PM, New_World_Man said: I'm not going anywhere dude. Speaking of preposterous. The 80s era was lighter than the 70s or 90s era. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. It was maybe deeper or heavier in some ways but heavy as in heavy metal? Nope. Not on your life. Anyway, I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on this. I am not referring to sonically. We all know the guitars were not thick. Talking about the feel, grooves that kinda thing.
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