Nate2112 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Damn' this album is REALLY starting to grow on me. It's so good and i'm sure that if I get my class to listen to it, they would like it. 1. The Big Wheel 2. You'd Bet Your Life 3. Dreamline 4. Heresy 5. Ghost Of A Chance 6. Roll The Bones 7. Bravado 8. Where's My Thing 9. Neurotica 10. Face Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Bravado is the greatest thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullSkull Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The whole album rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2112 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 And even better, its getting the audiophile treatment by Audio Fidelity to be released on July 19th. I've already pre-ordered my copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm not ashamed to admit I like it. This is the tour I missed going to, and I'm sure if I had, I'd have been a big Rush fan a lot sooner. Oh well, we'll see if anything from this album comes back next tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUP1771 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I don't understand the hate for the album. Yeah, so what if it has some pop leanings. It's tight music that has some beautiful lyrics, and songwriting. Bravado, The Big Wheel, Roll the Bones, and most of all, Ghost Of A Chance are absolute standouts. Ghost of a Chance probably has some of the most beautiful lyrics and music from Rush, which touches you, even though I personally don't favor the context of the lyrics, especially the chorus (although that is my favorite section of the song.) Alex's solo really grabs you, and definitely fits with the song, as most of his solos do. Geddy sings differently on this song than most of Rush's other songs, and I like it. It also fits with the song. Oddly, I love the way Neil writes the lyrics, however, it don't agree with the context. It's one of those weird moments. Excellent writing all around, whether it may be musically or lyrically. Roll the Bones probably isn't top 5, but the standouts I listed above triumph over many bands, particularly those of modern music today. I'm also not ashamed of this album. Keep rollin' those bones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 QUOTE (GUP1771 @ Jul 10 2011, 10:12 PM) I don't understand the hate for the album. Yeah, so what if it has some pop leanings. It's tight music that has some beautiful lyrics, and songwriting. Bravado, The Big Wheel, Roll the Bones, and most of all, Ghost Of A Chance are absolute standouts. Ghost of a Chance probably has some of the most beautiful lyrics and music from Rush, which touches you, even though I personally don't favor the context of the lyrics, especially the chorus (although that is my favorite section of the song.) Alex's solo really grabs you, and definitely fits with the song, as most of his solos do. Geddy sings differently on this song than most of Rush's other songs, and I like it. It also fits with the song. Oddly, I love the way Neil writes the lyrics, however, it don't agree with the context. It's one of those weird moments. Excellent writing all around, whether it may be musically or lyrically. Roll the Bones probably isn't top 5, but the standouts I listed above triumph over many bands, particularly those of modern music today. I'm also not ashamed of this album. Keep rollin' those bones! Nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (GUP1771 @ Jul 10 2011, 10:12 PM) I don't understand the hate for the album. Yeah, so what if it has some pop leanings. It's tight music that has some beautiful lyrics, and songwriting. Bravado, The Big Wheel, Roll the Bones, and most of all, Ghost Of A Chance are absolute standouts. Ghost of a Chance probably has some of the most beautiful lyrics and music from Rush, which touches you, even though I personally don't favor the context of the lyrics, especially the chorus (although that is my favorite section of the song.) Alex's solo really grabs you, and definitely fits with the song, as most of his solos do. Geddy sings differently on this song than most of Rush's other songs, and I like it. It also fits with the song. Oddly, I love the way Neil writes the lyrics, however, it don't agree with the context. It's one of those weird moments. Excellent writing all around, whether it may be musically or lyrically. Roll the Bones probably isn't top 5, but the standouts I listed above triumph over many bands, particularly those of modern music today. I'm also not ashamed of this album. Keep rollin' those bones! It's definitely an album that holds a special place for me, cause it was the first album I listened to, and it was my introduction to Rush. Not a top 5, but I still have high regards for the album in retrospective. For a long time I thought I was the only who loved The Big Wheel but I guess that's not the case anymore! Edited July 11, 2011 by PolarizeMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 To me, it was an album of both ingenuity and... not. Bravado instantly, instantly sticks out to me whenever I think of this album. Also Heresy (don't laugh! I'm serious!) and Dreamline. It has some real gems and some real.. well, rhinestones. They're kind of nice but they're just not up to par with the others. I thought it was a great transition album into Counterparts. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Absolutely LOVE this album! There isn't one song on it that I don't like. Bravado is one of their very best. Ghost Of A Chance is wonderful; I love the bluesy riffs Alex plays. Heresy really gets me because I was born at the end of the Baby Boom and the third verse sums the whole thing up for me. "All the crap we had to take" indeed. The title song is fun and poignant at the same time and I dig the beat poetry section. The Big Wheel has one of Neil's cleverest lyric - "I was lined up for glory but the tickets sold out in advance..." As I say, there isn't one song I don't like on this highly under-rated album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Funny how this thread was started. I started that gold disc Audio Fidelity Thread a while ago and there are a lot of TRF'rs who absolutely HATE this record. Glad you are seeing the "Available Light" deep within this record. Whoops! That's a "Presto" song! I love all the polished Rush shit. The only Rush album in their canon that I cannot fully love is "Test For Echo." Nobody's Heroes are perfect. It's "Bravado" and "Ghost Of A Chance" for me. Remember, even Alex had to stop what he was doing in the recording studio to watch Neil lay down that drum track to "Bravado." Some think it's a fukking Journey pop hit. I think it's a drumming wet dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I love the whole thing. The outstanding songs are named above so I had to add that the cover artwork is one of the best from Hugh Syme. (see the photo of the elephant inside the booklet - lol) Looking forward to that 'audiophile version'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 QUOTE (TullSkull @ Jul 10 2011, 08:46 PM) The whole album rocks +1 million! it! it! it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Don't care much for YBYL or FU and I think they put Nuerotica on as a joke. But the rest of the album is damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Craptastick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jul 11 2011, 10:11 AM) Craptastick This album does not deserve this many threads. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariahDog Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) I was just listening to RTB this weekend. The real problem is that RTB is EXTREMELY inconsistent. It's got a couple very good tracks and some mediocre tracks, but also three of Rush's wost songs. Dreamline: A+ Bravado: A+ Roll The Bones: B+ Face Up: F- Where's My Thing?: B+ The Big Wheel: B+ Heresy: B+ Ghost Of A Chance: A Neurotica: F- You Bet Your Life: F- I think the "Choir of Rupert" backing vocals in Face Up and especially YBYL ("the odds get even" ) may be the poorest artistic choices that Rush has ever made on their studio albums. The chorus of Neurotica is also pretty bad: "It's just Erotica... Hypnotica... Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh." If you played these tracks for your class, they would probably be But without the F- tracks, RTB is a pretty decent album. Dreamline and Bravado are superb, and the production quality is much improved over Presto. Edited July 11, 2011 by PariahDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Whompus Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Bravado is awesome. My favorite song from the album. Oh and the rap in RTB is better than modern rap today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 QUOTE (PariahDog @ Jul 11 2011, 12:46 PM) I was just listening to RTB this weekend. The real problem is that RTB is EXTREMELY inconsistent. It's got a couple very good tracks and some mediocre tracks, but also three of Rush's wost songs. Dreamline: A+ Bravado: A+ Roll The Bones: B+ Face Up: F- Where's My Thing?: B+ The Big Wheel: B+ Heresy: B+ Ghost Of A Chance: A Neurotica: F- You Bet Your Life: F- I think the "Choir of Rupert" backing vocals in Face Up and especially YBYL ("the odds get even" ) may be the poorest artistic choices that Rush has ever made on their studio albums. The chorus of Neurotica is also pretty bad: "It's just Erotica... Hypnotica... Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh." If you played these tracks for your class, they would probably be But without the F- tracks, RTB is a pretty decent album. Dreamline and Bravado are superb, and the production quality is much improved over Presto. Yeah, they really dropped a couple f-bombs on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Of the Rupert produced albums, I prefer Presto, but I like Roll the Bones for the most part. What I don't like is the rap in RTB and I definitely do not like the verbal diarrhea on You Bet Your Life. I also never cared for the album cover. Brown and grey don't always mix as colors. My favorite song is "Heresy" and I love the "Big Wheel". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Jul 10 2011, 03:30 PM) Bravado is the greatest thing ever. Uhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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