The Owl Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) If you are a regular in the MOTS section, you will have seen that I have started doing weekly polls over there comparing and contrasting famous album sides in the form of a poll... Week 1 was "Sgt.Pepper" by the Beatles, and last week was Pink Floyd's "The Wall" This week however I wanted to go with a Rush album... and which is why I am posting this weeks "Battle of the Album sides" over here in the Main Forum.... So this week on the chopping block is Side 1 vs Side 2 of Rush's 7th studio album... "Permanent Waves" - Side 1: The Spirit of Radio Free Will Jacob's Ladder vs - Side 2 Entra Nous Different Strings Natural Science --------------------------- Edited May 1, 2011 by The Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 This is VERY HARD to choose.... All tracks are stellar, both sides score a 10 in my book... But I have to go with Side 2, just because of Natural Science... which is IMO (while not my personal favorite Rush song) the "Best" rush song out there.. Side 2 gets my vote.... but I feel I am cheating on the SoR/Freewill combo by doning so.... probably the best 2 consecutive songs on any Rush album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 side two... I like entre nous a lot but don't care for it much. Different Strings though is quite moving, though not as much as some other stuff I hear... but these two alone are pretty great, and with the addition of NATURAL SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!! This album side is an 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarJetman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 "Natural Science" is a top 5 song for me, but "Entre Nous" and "Tears" "Different Strings" are the weakest tracks on the album. The first side has a more consistent level of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Jeez, how about just asking me which one of (my brother's) children I prefer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Side 1 for me but ye couldnae fit a rizla between them to be honest! Edited May 1, 2011 by Docmilsap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (Docmilsap @ May 1 2011, 04:35 PM) Side 1 for me but ye couldnae fit a rizla between them to be honest! What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Side 1 has Freewill. Which is my favorite Rush song. And Spirit of Radio is in my top 10. Just Freewill alone makes it win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 QUOTE (The Owl @ May 1 2011, 10:38 PM) QUOTE (Docmilsap @ May 1 2011, 04:35 PM) Side 1 for me but ye couldnae fit a rizla between them to be honest! What? Simple really......they're so close you could hardly squeeze a rizla (cigarette paper) between them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Ughhh, why did you have to use PeW!?!? This is hard for me, as I really love this album. But I'll have to go with side two. JL kinda pulls me away from side one. The only song that almost makes me lose hope in the entire album is DS, but I can easily sit through it without being bothered too much. So yes, side two it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I evened it up with a vote for Side 1, but yes, tough choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Every song, even Different Strings, is perfect but Natural Science is one of the best Rush songs ever. Side 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 7 and 7 (as of this post) this is going to be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappy2112 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 side 1 Natural Science is great , but can't out dual Spirit and Freewill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I went with side one, but I haven't listened to the vinyl since I got the cd so I get it ALL (10+) every time I listen and it is the one I listen to the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 What a bunch of fanbois...where's the choice of neither? Had to go with side 2, but it kills me to go against the greatness that is TSOR, Freewill, and Jacob's Ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 QUOTE (The Owl @ May 1 2011, 02:51 PM) the SoR/Freewill combo.... probably the best 2 consecutive songs on any Rush album. I tend to agree with that. And Jacob's Ladder is no slouch either. Side 1 it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Why PeW? This is so hard. Side 1 has TSoR, one of my all time favorite Rush songs. I mean, that riff... Freewill has one of the best instumental sections of any song ever written. And then..... there's Jacob's Ladder. Good song, just I would NEVER say, "Oh, I'm going to listen to JL." It just doesn't have that appeal. Side 2 has Entre Nous, Different Strings, and NatSci. Entre Nous is catchy, and the verses just rock. Not the best song ever, but it has more appeal than JL. And then.... there's Different Strings, one the greatest slow songs ever written! Why do people hate this song? It's just so beautiful... And a sweet Lerxst solo to boot. I fall asleep to Different Strings every night. If it wasn't for this song, Side 1 probably would have won. Natural Science is a great closer, and has been talked about before. Hyperspace is the best section, with Permanent Waves weighing in with killer lyrics. Love the nature sounds at the beginning/end. Great song to end an (almost) perfect album. So, Side 2 it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I picked PeW because it is one of the most balanced albums as far as sides go.. I mean if I put 2112 up there, it would be a no contest, side 1 would dominate... same thing with Hemispheres If I put moving pictures up there it would be closer, but side 1 would still dominate.. AFTK might be an album that pops up on a future BOTAS we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teababe27 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 This is hard, but I picked Side 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I honestly can't decide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Very tough call. When it's this tough a call, it calls for creative decision making. I'll take my least favorite song from both sides, and side of the album that has that song will lose. Entre Nous is my least fave off PM, so I'm voting side 1. Too bad, because Natural Science is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Side one. Spirit of the Radio and Freewill are just amazing tunes. So is Natural Science, but that's 1 vs. 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 side 1 is probably "better" or at least more popular but I chose side 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Side Two, Spirit of Radio is HORRIBLE in the studio (Vocals only, Geddy sounds like he's TALKING.) the same with Freewill, even though they really are the best 1-2 punch out in the history of recorded music, they are better live though. Side Two has Natural Science. Enough said. I don't have the Vinyl so I don't know where SIDE 2 begins, I'll say with Entre Nous, possibly? If so, then it's a blast out of the Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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