GeddyRulz Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Nov 17 2008, 04:04 PM) Thank goodness you're both wrong. Grace Under Pressure is way better than CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
job Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Counterparts by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULTIPLIED REACTION Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 GUP, but closer than the experts think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Aug 12 2008, 12:18 PM) I'd prefer an album of extremes, with some great songs and some bad songs, over an entire album of merely average songs. I'd be interested in hearing thoughts on this: which would you prefer? Ironically this is why I chose GUP over C/p. (not that I don't think C/p is a better than average album) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (gleamingalloyaircar81 @ Aug 12 2008, 01:34 PM)its nearly impossible to rank GUP songs from best to worst. Here, I'll do it for ya: (out of 10) 10--The Enemy Within -----Red Sector A 9---Distant Early Warning 8---Afterimage 7---Kid Gloves 5---Between The Wheels ----The Body Electric 1---Red Lenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 And the C/p songs: 10--Cut To The Chase 8---Stick It Out ----Between Sun & Moon ----Nobody's Hero ----Cold Fire ----Double Agent 7---Animate 5---Alien Shore ----Leave That Thing Alone 2---Everyday Glory 1---The Speed Of Love GUP wins by an average song score of 6.875 to 6.364 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotbass1228 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Grace Under Pressure by a hair. I love both albums, but GUP is kind of gives off a different vibe. Every song of Grace Under Pressure is a hit. Counterparts has all hits though. It confuses me. But I voted Grace Under Pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu93 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Counterparts. I've been listening to it a ton recently. Grace Under Pressure, I've just played so much, so I guess I got tired of it. Whereas I can crank stuff from CP, I really can't crank much from p/g besides "Kid Gloves", which does rock IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (Rushian King @ Nov 18 2008, 07:22 AM) GUP wins by an average song score of 6.875 to 6.364 GUP wins by a Knockout, a home run, a whitewash, a rout, a humiliation, and an early cricket declaration. In fact, you could give Counterparts a ten goal start and GUP would still hammer it at a game of (proper ) football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (RyanC @ Aug 12 2008, 12:23 PM) Definitely P/G, simply because the songwriting is better IMO. However, I do consider Counterparts their best 90's album and possibly their best sounding album production wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middletown Tom Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soni Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 why these albums? they have nothing in common! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (Soni @ Nov 18 2008, 12:05 PM) why these albums? they have nothing in common! It began from an argument I had with Goob. I was pro-CP and anti-GUP, and he was the opposite. I made the hasty comment that most people would agree with me; that CP was the far superior album. I was wrong; apparently, most people prefer GUP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soni Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Nov 18 2008, 06:31 PM) QUOTE (Soni @ Nov 18 2008, 12:05 PM) why these albums? they have nothing in common! It began from an argument I had with Goob. I was pro-CP and anti-GUP, and he was the opposite. I made the hasty comment that most people would agree with me; that CP was the far superior album. I was wrong; apparently, most people prefer GUP. well, I agree with you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (Soni @ Nov 18 2008, 05:05 PM) why these albums? they have nothing in common! Apart from being by the same artist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Tough choice.......I thought long and hard over it. In the end though, it came down to this: Grace - near masterpiece. CP - good solid album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I love both albums. But for me CP is far more superior. When I first heard it I was soooo relieved that the band finally got back to doing some heavier material without the overwhelming keyboards of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush the Stage Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 i voted counterparts. was surprised to see GUP held in such high regard. between sun and moon, everyday glory, and animate carry CP over GUP all day every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy777 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 For me, it's "Grace Under Pressure". Although, I love Counterparts. When GUP came out, I was immediately hooked. Counterparts took numerous listens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (Fridge @ Nov 18 2008, 09:12 AM) QUOTE (Rushian King @ Nov 18 2008, 07:22 AM) GUP wins by an average song score of 6.875 to 6.364 GUP wins by a Knockout, a home run, a whitewash, a rout, a humiliation, and an early cricket declaration. In fact, you could give Counterparts a ten goal start and GUP would still hammer it at a game of (proper ) football It's funny but I would've thought GUP would clobber C/p in my ears, but to be fair I gave them both a play before voting. Listening to both closely with the mind that I'd score them, I was surprised that GUP didn't do better and that C/p didn't do worse. The lyrical edge GUP has is bigger than C/p's musical edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 My name says it all. GUP has always been my favorite album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Don't Tell Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 P slash G Every song on that album is killer! Yes, including Red Lenses. I simply love GUP. It was my first Rush album, and remains up there in the top 5. Don't get me wrong though, I love CP. But GUP... you just can't beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 QUOTE (Rushian King @ Nov 18 2008, 02:22 AM) And the C/p songs: 10--Cut To The Chase 8---Stick It Out ----Between Sun & Moon ----Nobody's Hero ----Cold Fire ----Double Agent 7---Animate 5---Alien Shore ----Leave That Thing Alone 2---Everyday Glory 1---The Speed Of Love GUP wins by an average song score of 6.875 to 6.364 This is hilarious, it really is! As for this poll, I cannot believe the results. Counterparts is in my top 3 ever. It's raw, it's Alex Lifeson at his best coming back in the lead and showing everyone once again what a rockin' Guitar player he is! This is Rush as the POWER trio we hadn't heard since Moving Pictures---Drums, Bass, Guitar. And Alex has so many great moments on this album, it's amazing. I would imagine Alex would be a little bummed to see these results, as I guess the hard core really do prefer the synthesizers to the guitar in the lead. Personally, it's no contest and I voted for CP, but I guess there are more fans of the Synth era Rush than I thought....me gimme Alex's guitar ANY day over that stuff. And then there's the lyrics to Red Lenses which, in itself, should disqualify the album! LOL And to those that say there are 3 or 4 songs off CP they dont like and none off P/G, remember you had about 25-30 miuntes MORE music on C/P so you're actually getting much more bang for your buck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I say GUP. It just has this intense vibe to it that I can't explain. They're both very strong albums to me, but GUP is just all-around better IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 GUP, narrowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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