liddybuck01 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Just a weird thing i was thinking about... A lot of us really love some of Rush's songs that aren't usually referred to as their "best" work. For example, my favorite song is Earthshine, and most of you seem to find it an ok song, but certainly not their best. Then i also really like Xanadu, which people like a lot more. Another example would be, say, the necromancer vs. Tom sawyer. Get the idea here? I just like seeing peoples' personal opinion versus popular opinion. So i guess i'm just saying to list your favorite less "popular" song and favorite more "popular" song.e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 My favorite "less popular" song is Grand Designs. It just flat out rocks, has Geddy's best vocal performance of all time IMO, and has great lyrics. I'm a sucker for their synth years. My favorite "popular" song is Closer To The Heart. I used to really hate this thing, but it just grew on me somewhere along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite less popular song: Vital Signs (love the lyrics) Favorite popular song: Subdivisions (opening synth kicks ass) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Barchetta Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite less popular song: Kid Gloves - I love this song with all of my heart. It speaks to me in a such a personal level. I can't go a day without listening to it. Favorite more popular song: The Trees - Fantastic imagery and funny lyrics. Perfectly crafted piece of kickass prog rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Between The Beers Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Less popular : Madrigal, because I feel a feeling of peace inside of me and I love the lyrics too. Popular : Subdivisions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdryan Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 My fav song is Marathon My fav popular song is Camera Eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 QUOTE (liddybuck01 @ Oct 3 2010, 06:00 PM) I just like seeing peoples' personal opinion versus popular opinion. Personal opinion vs. popular opinion. Okay Presto, Hold Your Fire, Power Windows and what the hell, Vapor Trails, are all better albums than Moving Pictures. Everyday Glory (I'm picking this since there's another thread about it right now, there's a dozen others I could choose) is better than Tom Sawyer. Time Stand Still is better than Free Will. Grand Designs is better than anything on the debut album and most of what's on Fly By Night. That was fun My favorite "unpopular" song is... Middletown Dreams. Is that considered unpopular? My favorite "popular" song is Natural Science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Oct 3 2010, 07:31 PM)Favorite less popular song: Vital Signs Same here. Another is The Necromancer. Popular: Free Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite unpopular song: Too many choices Favorite popular song: Subdivisions It's also hard to decide whether a song is popular or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liddybuck01 Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 popular songs i thought of would be: most of MP, freewill, spirit of radio, 2112, ctth, la villa, among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pause Rewind Replay Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite least popular: Superconductor Popular: Subdivisions Reading the other replies, I'm not sure Vital Signs qualifies as a "unpopular" song. I guess it's little known to non-Rush fans because it wasn't a single, but among Rush fans its very popular. Everybody at W Palm Saturday night sure knew it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd11 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 fav. less popular song: Between Sun & Moon fav. popular song: Red Barchetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varney2613 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Less Popular: A Farewell To Kings Popular: La Villa Strangiato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 one favorite "less popular" > Garden Road one favorite "popular" > Limelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite least popular song would probably be Chemistry. The Necromancer, Territories, and Red Tide also make the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgbam42 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite less popular song: Xanadu or Manhatten Project Favorite popular song: The Spirit of the Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Favorite unpopular song: I Think I'm Going Bald. This usually makes everyone's least favorite song list and is almost always picked the worst song on CoS but I love it. Favorite popular song: La Villa Strangiato (I guess by popular we mean loved by Rush and their fans). Favorite Most Popular overplayed radio song: Limelight. Still not sick of it after 29 years even though I hear it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 My favorite Rush song also happens to be one of if not their most popular...Limelight My favorite song no one ever talks about is Double Agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeeRoth Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (danielmclark @ Oct 3 2010, 10:48 PM) Presto, Hold Your Fire, Power Windows and what the hell, Vapor Trails, are all better albums than Moving Pictures. Everyday Glory (I'm picking this since there's another thread about it right now, there's a dozen others I could choose) is better than Tom Sawyer. LMFAO Those are all really good albums you mentioned, but lets not get ahead of ourselves. C'mon people, reign it back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (GeddyLeeRoth @ Oct 5 2010, 05:59 AM) QUOTE (danielmclark @ Oct 3 2010, 10:48 PM) Presto, Hold Your Fire, Power Windows and what the hell, Vapor Trails, are all better albums than Moving Pictures. Everyday Glory (I'm picking this since there's another thread about it right now, there's a dozen others I could choose) is better than Tom Sawyer. LMFAO Those are all really good albums you mentioned, but lets not get ahead of ourselves. C'mon people, reign it back in. Well that's just it... personal opinion vs. popular opinion, right? I actually do like those albums more than Moving Pictures (yes, even Vapor Trails) for various reasons. Moving Pictures is great, but I like the others more. I play them more, and I have a higher opinion of them. In fact, the only track on Moving Pictures that I still play with any regularity is The Camera Eye. For some reason, that's stayed pretty fresh. Tom Sawyer, I'm over. It's played out. 30 years of hearing practically nothing else on the radio and hearing from people that it's the greatest song ever made has numbed me to it. I don't like it anymore; it bores me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 My favorite Rush songs tend to be among their most popular ones. Looking at my list of top 30 Rush songs, these are the only ones that I think are borderline unpopular: 15. The Fountain of Lamneth 17. Lakeside Park 18. Armor & Sword 29. Bastille Day 30. Nobody's Hero Some people's choices for unpopular songs they love puzzle me, like Xanadu or A Farewell to Kings. How on earth are these songs unpopular? Anyway, here's my top ten Rush songs - all very popular among Rush fans as far as I'm concerned: 1. Subdivisions 2. Tom Sawyer 3. Xanadu 4. La Villa Strangiato 5. YYZ 6. Limelight 7. Red Barchetta 8. The Spirit of Radio 9. The Trees 10. A Farewell To Kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tontonfranck Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 To be honest i don't really know what are the popular ones... So you'll tell me if I'm wrong (not in the choice of songs but their popularity): Less popular: Bravado / nobody's hero (I can't choose) Most popular: Red sector A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCDaniels Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Oct 3 2010, 07:31 PM) Favorite less popular song: Vital Signs (love the lyrics) Favorite popular song: Subdivisions (opening synth kicks ass) ^ This... Exactly. I also just really like the lyrics in Subdivisions... The whole description of growing up in suburbia is pretty dead-on in my opinion. EDIT: Oh - and for some reason I just love Neil's drumming in Vital Signs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdryan Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 another fav for me is mission Popular fav would be Limelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-a RUSH fan! Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Favorite less popular song: Everyday Glory Favorite popular song: 2112 (If that doesn't count...Subdivisions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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