Roddy Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 No f'ing way is it overrated, and shame on you. Yes, it is overplayed (not here in Oz, tho!), I've personally played it probably 725,439 times and it STILL sends shivers down my spine, and is my 2nd favourite Rush tune, after SoR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE Is Tom Sawyer overrated? Possibly [ 3 ]Â [9.68%] No [ 23 ]Â [74.19%] Let me think about it [ 1 ]Â [3.23%] Yes [ 4 ]Â [12.90%] Thank you for letting me have an opinion! [ 0 ]Â [0.00%] Total Votes: 31Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearingsky Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Not overrated at all,just think about the album that contains it(among the finest in recorded history)No,TS just happens to be the smash radio hit from Moving Pics,but I don't hold it in any higher regard than the rest of the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrushfan01 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Its a great song the got the hell played out of it. If it comes on the radio i usually change the station, but if its being played live, or on dvd or sumthin, i usually leave it stay, cause i love the visual of the band playing it, it just gets booring when its on the radio or on random play on Itunes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what went wrong? Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 9 2006, 03:22 PM) QUOTE (what went wrong? @ Aug 9 2006, 03:11 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 9 2006, 03:03 PM) This could only be the perception of someone who's overplayed the song... i mean if you've listened to it non-stop since 1981 then I'm sure it'll probably cross your mind that it might, just could be overrated... Well then it's a good thing that I wasn't even born in 1981. Even if you'd been listening it from 1990 you'd have that perspective I expect... I suppose you have a point. Maybe I shouldn't have started this poll(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid_Gloves Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 There is a difference between being overrated and getting airplay. Tom Sawyer is a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Aug 9 2006, 01:08 PM) Not overrated, just overplayed. The talented musicianship and great lyrics remain. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 overrated? no Overplayed? YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakota2112 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE (third hand grace @ Aug 10 2006, 07:37 AM) overrated? no Overplayed? YES The difference between overplayed and overrated is blurry. When something gets overplayed, it could be said that it ends up being overrated, because of the widespread popularity resulting from being overplayed. TS is definitely a great song, and I think is borderline overrated, but not nearly as overrated as Working Man and the other radio songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soni Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Yes, it's my least favorite from the album, it's only awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElPatron Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 The drums, the bass lines are perfect... Voted NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Still love TS when I put in MP, but I'd rather not hear it live again, if it meant they could add another lost classic. Of course, first time concert-goers would feel cheated, justifiably. (Second Nature just came on RUSH Radio - a song I'd like added in place of Sawyer live. Actually, keep Sawyer & dump Bones!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 no man , Its not overated ......  Is stairway to heaven overated? All a matter of taste. Tom Saywer and the other 3 songs on side 1 of MP make for a very strong album side. Of course it will get alot of airplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Kid Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I agree with alot of you. Overrated No. Over played Yes. It is almost the only song ever played on terrestrial radio. It would be a big diappointment to those new Rush fans and ones seeing them live for the first time if it wasn't played in concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Aug 9 2006, 03:08 PM) Not overrated, just overplayed. The talented musicianship and great lyrics remain. I'd say the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cla2112 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (KublaKhan @ Aug 9 2006, 03:03 PM) I wouldnt say. Its just one of there more frequently played songs, along with Spirit of Radio, Limelight, etc. You realize your "Xanadu" logo is from the Olivia Newton-John movie, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momosdanceparty Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) QUOTE (cla2112 @ Aug 10 2006, 08:56 PM)You realize your "Xanadu" logo is from the Olivia Newton-John movie, right? Heh, heh. In high school, a friend (a drummer) told me that his band was going to bust out "Xanadu" in an upcoming battle of the bands. "Why do you want to play an Olivia Newton-John song?" I asked.  *SMACK!* (At this time, the only RUSH song I had ever heard was... Tom Sawyer. ) Edited August 11, 2006 by momosdanceparty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysmiles007 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 negative. it's just that there aren't that many other songs of Rush's that people would recognize. i honestly can't even tell you how many of my friends have said "hey carolynn, i heard this Rush song on the radio yesterday & i thought of you". when i ask them what it was, they can never tell me! but i figure it's either tom sawyer, spirit of radio, or limelight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what went wrong? Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (The Analog Kid @ Aug 10 2006, 03:37 PM) It is almost the only song ever played on terrestrial radio. It would be a big diappointment to those new Rush fans and ones seeing them live for the first time if it wasn't played in concert. I agree, although this one time they played 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx on the Loop (the biggest classic rock station in Chicagoland, but very hard to get out in the sticks). I wish they played modern-day Rush on the radio; I've never heard anything newer than [ugh] New World Man. Let's get some VT or some Counterparts on the air! Â I have yet to go to a Rush concert (or any concert, for that matter), but I guess I'd still get overly excited about TS when they started to play it, and overly pissed if they didn't. Â I really shouldn't have started this poll, but I have an idea for a better one... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what went wrong? Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (dakota2112 @ Aug 9 2006, 03:38 PM) I voted yes, but it was borderline "possibly". Maybe this depends on how one defines the word "overrated". I'd say the song is definitely overplayed, and possibly overplayed to the point of being overrated. Many people automatically think Tom Sawyer when they hear mention of Rush, like Rush = Tom Sawyer and nothing else. (the same could be said for others, like Working Man, Spirit of Radio, and especially New World Man, which is definitely overrated imho, but that's another topic) A new poll, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (Signals1982 @ Aug 9 2006, 03:33 PM) I have heard this song a zillion times and I never tire of it. It's one of Rushs' trademark songs. It's not my favourite by a longshot, but it's definitely not overrated. I concur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew28 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I don't think it's overrated; but it's certainly not the "quintessential" Rush song (at least not from the 'hardcore' fans' perspectve). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what went wrong? Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (andrew28 @ Aug 11 2006, 10:09 AM) I don't think it's overrated; but it's certainly not the "quintessential" Rush song (at least not from the 'hardcore' fans' perspectve). According to Geddy, the quintessential Rush song is Closer to the Heart. And if anyone rags about that song, I'll kick some serious gluteous max... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 QUOTE (andrew28 @ Aug 11 2006, 09:09 AM) I don't think it's overrated; but it's certainly not the "quintessential" Rush song (at least not from the 'hardcore' fans' perspectve). yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenhigh Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Overplayed, not overrated. It's not my favorite Rush song, but it's on the short list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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