GrandDesigner Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I think my issue with the post-HYF albums is that I often like half of the songs A LOT (and apparently the band feels the same way since they've only done half of each album live) and just despise the other half. So if you were to combine the pairs of similar albums into one album, what would the tracklist be? Keep the amount of songs the same as whatever the tracklist of the average of the two is (Presto/RTB, CP/TFE, VT/S&A) 1. Show Don't Tell 2. Bravado 3. The Pass 4. Chain Lightning 5. Heresy 6. Dreamline 7. Presto 8. Roll The Bones 9. Hand Over Fist 10. Available Light 1. Animate 2. Double Agent 3. Stick It Out 4. Cut To The Chase 5. Half The World 6. Time & Motion 7. Alien Shore 8. Virtuality 9. Resist 10. Leave That Thing Alone 11. Test For Echo 1. Far Cry 2. Armor & Sword 3. Earthshine 4. Peaceable Kingdom 5. Spindrift 6. Bravest Face 7. Faithless 8. Sweet Miracle 9. Vapor Trail 10. Secret Touch 11. Freeze 12. One Little Victory The TFE/CP one would definitely be one of my top Rush albums if it had that tracklist, the Presto/RTB loses most of its filler songs, yet I still pretty much dislike the VT/S&A one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Leave off RTB and S&A . Pretty good album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Here's my conbination of Counterparts and Test for Echo 1. Animate 2. Stick it Out 3. Cut to the Chase 4. Nobody's Hero 5. Between Sun and Moon 6. Alien Shore 7. Driven 8. Double Agent 9. Leave that thing Alone 10. Cold Fire 11. Everyday Glory The BEST of Counterparts and the BEST of T4E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 It's all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 To me it's a matter of combining their early albums into good albums, quite honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Really? Their early albums? Hmmm. I'm going to go for the following as far as CP/T4E Animate Stick it Out Driven Between the Sun and Moon Alien Shore Time and Motion Double Agent Leave That Thing Alone Limbo Cold Fire Presto/RTB Show Don't Tell Bravado The Pass Available Light I guess it's more of an EP VT/S&A Armor and Sword Ceiling Unlimited Secret Touch Vapor Trail Faithless Malignant Narcisism Maybe I should combine P/RTB/VT and S&A to make one album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I think if I could combine any two after HYF (just to play along) it'd be Roll The Bones & Presto, both of which I like fine enough as is...but of which both could use some trimming. Here's what I'd cut: Superconductor Hand Over Fist Anagram Face Up Where's My Thing You Bet Your Life Neurotica ....and what's left would make an incredible Rush record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortkort Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 VT is not mediocre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (mortkort @ May 12 2010, 03:23 PM) VT is not mediocre Agreed. It sounds like brick-walled shit, but the songs are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 12 2010, 03:38 PM) QUOTE (mortkort @ May 12 2010, 03:23 PM) VT is not mediocre Agreed. It sounds like brick-walled shit, but the songs are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Ill just do VT and S&A since I dont really like either album very much, but I think an album of these songs would be decent. Ceiling Unlimited Earthshine Armor and Sword Vapor Trails Spindrift Nocturne Freeze TMMB Stars Look Down As you can see basically what I did was pick all the songs that I feel have a more modern and edgy sound to them, and dumped all the other crap. To me this would be a pretty strong album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 12 2010, 02:56 PM) To me it's a matter of combining their early albums into good albums, quite honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 12 2010, 12:56 PM) To me it's a matter of combining their early albums into good albums, quite honestly. This, I'll enjoy doing, even though I like their 70s albums and 90/00's alike. (Rush/Fly By Night) Finding My Way Need Some Love Anthem Best I Can Fly By Night Before and After Working Man By-tor and the Snow Dog (CoS/2112) Bastille Day Lessons A Passage to Bangkok The Fountain of Lamneth 2112 (AFTK/Hemispheres) A Farewell to Kings The Trees Cinderella Man Cyngus X-1 La Villa Strangiato Closer to the Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (KennethRush @ May 12 2010, 04:30 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 12 2010, 12:56 PM) To me it's a matter of combining their early albums into good albums, quite honestly. This, I'll enjoy doing, even though I like their 70s albums and 90/00's alike. (Rush/Fly By Night) Finding My Way Need Some Love Anthem Best I Can Fly By Night Before and After Working Man By-tor and the Snow Dog (CoS/2112) Bastille Day Lessons A Passage to Bangkok The Fountain of Lamneth 2112 (AFTK/Hemispheres) A Farewell to Kings The Trees Cinderella Man Cyngus X-1 La Villa Strangiato Closer to the Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Let's not bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Vapor Trails is a masterpiece. Please leave it alone =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankad89 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 lol wow, I love how this thread just arrogantly assumes the most recent albums were "mediocre," like it's a proven fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu93 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (mankad89 @ May 12 2010, 05:57 PM) lol wow, I love how this thread just arrogantly assumes the most recent albums were "mediocre," like it's a proven fact. To some people (read: 95% of the forum), it IS fact. I'm part of that 5% that disagrees, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (trenken @ May 12 2010, 04:13 PM) Ill just do VT and S&A since I dont really like either album very much, but I think an album of these songs would be decent. Ceiling Unlimited Earthshine Armor and Sword Vapor Trails Spindrift Nocturne Freeze TMMB Stars Look Down As you can see basically what I did was pick all the songs that I feel have a more modern and edgy sound to them, and dumped all the other crap. To me this would be a pretty strong album. Armor and Sword has an edgy sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankad89 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (LeaveMyThingAlone @ May 12 2010, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (trenken @ May 12 2010, 04:13 PM) Ill just do VT and S&A since I dont really like either album very much, but I think an album of these songs would be decent. Ceiling Unlimited Earthshine Armor and Sword Vapor Trails Spindrift Nocturne Freeze TMMB Stars Look Down As you can see basically what I did was pick all the songs that I feel have a more modern and edgy sound to them, and dumped all the other crap. To me this would be a pretty strong album. Armor and Sword has an edgy sound? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 QUOTE (LeaveMyThingAlone @ May 12 2010, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (trenken @ May 12 2010, 04:13 PM) Ill just do VT and S&A since I dont really like either album very much, but I think an album of these songs would be decent. Ceiling Unlimited Earthshine Armor and Sword Vapor Trails Spindrift Nocturne Freeze TMMB Stars Look Down As you can see basically what I did was pick all the songs that I feel have a more modern and edgy sound to them, and dumped all the other crap. To me this would be a pretty strong album. Armor and Sword has an edgy sound? Nope. Not one bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I don't find the last five albums to be mediocre, I find T4E, RTB, and Presto to be mediocre. To be honest, CP is fantastic-near flawless and I really enjoy about 2/3 of VT and at least half of S&A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeefan2112 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Since when has Counterparts been proven to be shit? I think Counterparts is one of their better albums. Sure, there's definitely some stuff I'd cut out of Roll the Bones and Presto (I don't even own Test For Echo if that shows you how I feel about it), but I honestly think Snakes and Arrows and Vapor Trails are both very good as well. They have a few iffy songs, but I still enjoy the albums on whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 12 2010, 12:56 PM) To me it's a matter of combining their early albums into good albums, quite honestly. IMO their only weak album is the debut; I still think that You Can't Fight It should have made it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 If I combined Presto, Roll the Bones, Test For Echo and Vapor Trails, I still wouldn't have a full album of good material. This is pretty much what I would listen to: Chain Lightning The Pass Dreamline Bravado Where's My Thing Even then, I would only really be excited about the first three songs. There's nothing from T4E or VT I would have any desire to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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