Steel Rat Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) The task is simple - choose one song from each Rush album, and make a masterpiece out of them. You don't have to do it in chronological order like I did, I just liked the concept of having it in chronological order. If I were to craft an album out of each Rush album, it would have to have logical motion, with a reason for the position of each song; it wouldn't just be a random collection of my favorite Rush songs. I may have to burn this to a CD and decorate the crap out of its case. My masterpiece will be a two-CD set. SIDE ONE: Rush - Before and After - Finding My Way or Working Man both work great as an opener for this album. Before and After would be incredibly interesting. It's a great song, and a smooth, dreamlike way to drift into an incredible album. I love the way it transitions into the "After" section of the song, it's like the curtain rising. It ends on an open note, which means it connects well with any song that would come after. Before and After is my choice. Fly By Night - BB&B - Beneath, Between, and Behind fits extremely well after Before and After. BB&B is also just one've those songs that I'll never get sick of. Caress of Steel - Bastille Day - This is tough, but I think I have to go with Bastille Day. At this point, the album is starting to feel too heavy, I need to find something lighter. 2112 - The Discovery/Presentation - Honestly, 2112 does not fit here. You can't just drop in an epic after Bastille Day, it makes no sense. On top of that, Epics never fit well in the middle of the album, it makes the epic seem unimportant, and an unimportant epic is just awkward. However, "The Discovery" fits well after the note that Bastille Day ends on, and it answers the need for a release of the tension. Plus, presentation fills the current void of wicked bad-ass guitar solo. AFTK - Xanadu - Presentation's ending is just BEGGING for some ambience, as found in the opening of Xanadu. Hemispheres - Circumstances - Xanadu kind've ends the way Cygnus II does, so I think it fits. Perm Waves - Entre nous - Kicks ass. Moving Pictures - Red Barchetta - provides some ambience after 2 powerful songs. Signals - Losing It - Basically used as a way to bridge to the next song, that will end the half of the collection. GUP - Between the Wheels - A good way to close the first half of an epic tale. I like the idea of having two sides, because if it was just one, then there would be a huge middle section, and there would be little room for tension and release. Between the Wheels closes out great, and leaves you DYING to move on to the next CD for more. SIDE TWO (to be completed later): Isn't the suspense intense?? What will happen to our heroes next time?? Will Jerry ever find his grandfather's false teeth?? All these answers and MORE when "Rush's awesome chronological collection of their songs" continues. Edited April 30, 2011 by Steel Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Rat Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 SIDE TWO: Power Windows - Manhattan Project - Continues with the air of desperacy that we were left with with Between the Wheels. HYF - Mission - This is where the album decides to take a stand and fight, and struggles its way out of hopelessness. A spirit with a vision, a dream with a mission. Presto - Red Tide - thus begins the tenuous back-and-forth as war breaks out, determined to end all injustice, once and for all. Roll the Bones - Bravado - They were forced to eat one of Robin's minstrels. Counterparts - Animate - Our heroes attempt a risky mission into the heart of the the necromancer's fortress. They will lose their lives, but in the end, this one last strike allows mankind to triumph over evil. Test for Echo - Limbo - the spirits of the heroes realize that their story is over. They've fulfilled their life's duty, and they feel at peace. Their spirits ride off, never to be heard of again. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY TRANSYLVANIA TWIST?? Vapor Trails - Out of the Cradle - Represents the end of the movie/opera/musical, this song plays while the credits roll; the audience stretches, and exits the theater. S&A - Hope - You get in your car on the way home, the story still deep in your mind. "Hope" represents this lingering effect of the album as a whole. End of side 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 QUOTE Roll the Bones - Bravado - They were forced to eat one of Robin's minstrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Wince Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I couldnt do one song from each album. it would drive me nuts trying to listen to it in the car and wanting to hear more than what I got. I do however have a 6 Disc Greatest Hits compilation in chronological order. LMAO It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarJetman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) ...I can't. I tried, but, after about an hour of arranging and rearranging the tracks, there was still no way to make them flow. Although, really, what else should I have expected of an attempt to sequence ~35 years' worth of music into a coherent album? Edited May 1, 2011 by StellarJetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Rat Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Like I said, you don't have to take the albums in chronological order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 So this would kind of be like the Ultimate Yes? Cool: disc 1 If we're going for a greatest hits kind of approach: Finding My Way Fly By Night Bastille Day 2112 Closer to the Heart La Villa Strangiato The Spirit of Radio YYZ disc 2 Subdivisions Distant Early Warning The Big Money Time Stand Still The Pass Roll the Bones Stick it Out Driven Secret Touch Far Cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 On the other hand, my personal track listing would be more like the following.. But first, just know that the tracks probably wouldn't flow well.. This is more of just my favorite track from each album: (actually, thanks Steel Rat, I might have to burn something like this now that I lost my mp3 player.) disc 1 Need Some Love By-Tor & The Snow Dog The Fountain of Lamneth Lessons A Farewell to Kings The Trees Different Strings disc 2 The Camera Eye The Analog Kid Afterimage Middletown Dreams Prime Mover Anagram (for Mongo) Bravado Double Agent The Color of Right Vapor Trail Far Cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (StellarJetman @ Apr 30 2011, 11:52 PM) ...I can't. I tried, but, after about an hour of arranging and rearranging the tracks, there was still no way to make them flow. Although, really, what else should I have expected of an attempt to sequence ~35 years' worth of music into a coherent album? That's what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Rat Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (micgtr71 @ May 1 2011, 05:52 AM) QUOTE (StellarJetman @ Apr 30 2011, 11:52 PM) ...I can't. I tried, but, after about an hour of arranging and rearranging the tracks, there was still no way to make them flow. Although, really, what else should I have expected of an attempt to sequence ~35 years' worth of music into a coherent album? That's what I was thinking. It was dreadfully hard for me, too. I still cringe at some points, like xanadu to circumstances, but I find that the final product was extremely rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarJetman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (Steel Rat @ Apr 30 2011, 10:54 PM) Like I said, you don't have to take the albums in chronological order What part of "about an hour of arranging and rearranging the tracks" didn't you understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Working Man Fly By Night Bastille Day Something for Nothing Xanadu La Villa Strangiato Freewill Limelight Subdivisions Red Sector A Marathon Time Stand Still The Pass Roll the Bones Between Sun and Moon Dog Years Earthshine Summertime Blues Hope Caravan I think that is a good balance. It has lighthearted songs, serious songs, songs about science/history/fantasy, two instrumentals, some very optimistic ones, and the scariest and most nightmare inducing Rush song ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadoo Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Rat, I made the album and am listening to it now. I gotta be honest, it rocks. I've been trying to do something like this for a while and this is really well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethroned emperor Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 working man beneath, between and behind the fountain of lamneth something for nothing cygnus x-1 hemispheres natural science the camera eye the analog kid between the wheels marathon turn the page the pass dreamline cut to the chase driven earthshine we hold on bu2b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarJetman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (IChoseFreeWill @ May 1 2011, 03:48 PM) I think that is a good balance. It has lighthearted songs, serious songs, songs about science/history/fantasy, two instrumentals, some very optimistic ones, and the scariest and most nightmare inducing Rush song ever. "Dog Years"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (StellarJetman @ May 1 2011, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (IChoseFreeWill @ May 1 2011, 03:48 PM) I think that is a good balance. It has lighthearted songs, serious songs, songs about science/history/fantasy, two instrumentals, some very optimistic ones, and the scariest and most nightmare inducing Rush song ever. "Dog Years"? Nope- Red Sector A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadoo Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (StellarJetman @ May 1 2011, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (IChoseFreeWill @ May 1 2011, 03:48 PM) I think that is a good balance. It has lighthearted songs, serious songs, songs about science/history/fantasy, two instrumentals, some very optimistic ones, and the scariest and most nightmare inducing Rush song ever. "Dog Years"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liddybuck01 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 ok, some of these are just my favorites, but i did try to make it blend into a cohesive album. good flow. Finding My Way - perfect opening song. Anthem Bastille Day Something For Nothing Farewell To Kings - Wanted Xanadu, but this one is a little more upbeat, fits with what i already picked. Hemispheres - EPIC. Jacob's Ladder - slow, but still rocks your socks off. Vital Signs - bass solo! The Analog Kid Between the Wheels - The Enemy Within is a close 2nd! was hard to pick. Mystic Rhythms - again, Marathon was a close 2nd. Force Ten - only song i can stand from this album lol Show Don't Tell - almost put my favorite, Presto, but this fit better. Dreamline Cold Fire Test For Echo Earthshine - Ceiling Unlimited almost made it! Far Cry BU2B - had to end on a heavy note! good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I went in order... Finding My Way Making Memories The Fountain of Lamneth Something For Nothing A Farewell To Kings (this album was the toughest choice by far) Circumstances The Spirit Of Radio Witch Hunt The Weapon Between The Wheels Marathon Prime Mover Chain Lightning Bravado Cut To The Chase Resist One Little Victory The Seeker We Hold On (great closer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 So if we're doing favorites album to album, I guess I'll cast my vote... Working Man Fly By Night Bastille Day Something for Nothing Closer to the Heart Hemispheres The Spirit of Radio Red Barchetta Subdivisions Red Lenses Marathon Time Stand Still The Pass Roll the Bones Stick it Out Half the World One Little Victory The Larger Bowl These are just my favorites, maybe tomorrow I'll post a cohesive album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Rat Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 QUOTE (Zanadoo @ May 1 2011, 04:52 PM) Rat, I made the album and am listening to it now. I gotta be honest, it rocks. I've been trying to do something like this for a while and this is really well done. I appreciate it, bro. It's cool that someone else enjoyed it. I'm glad you "get it." It was pretty painful for me to not include ANY of the epics... but I had to be honest, they wouldn't fit. Maybe you could break the rules a bit and include a few more than just one song from a given album. In fact, you can pretty much break the rules however you want. Just build a cool story out of Rush songs. Throw in some tension & release, some kickass moments, some unexpected turns, some outright weird stuff, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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