RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Dec 1 2011, 10:41 PM) Both LP's are good (hey it's RUSH..duh!) but,I'd have to go with CP...excellent album. Good point! CP is much more guitar oriented which is excellent. I'm just a nostalgic nerd for Power Windows. I was a Junior in high school when it came out. I even did an oil painting of the album cover in art class. I got an honorable mention in some art show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eshine Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I used to LOATHE Power Windows - until I came to my senses later in life and realized it is a Rush masterpeice. CP sounds great, but has a few too many clunkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 QUOTE (eshine @ Dec 1 2011, 11:15 PM) I used to LOATHE Power Windows - until I came to my senses later in life and realized it is a Rush masterpeice. CP sounds great, but has a few too many clunkers. When I first heard "Signals" I wanted to cry. I thought it was pure shit. Then a few months of going back to it my young teen-age mind at the time fell in love with yet another Rush masterpiece. I fell in love with GUP after one listen when it came out. My mind was blown away after one listening of Power Windows. "Mystic Rhythms" was so much fun to learn to play on the drums even though back then I didn't have any electronic percussion on my kit. I winged it organically! ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've only known Counterparts for 6 years and I like it more and more with each passing year, but I've been into Power Windows since it came out and I also saw 'em on that tour so I have many special memories with that album. I chose PoW, although the albums are 9 years apart and seem light years apart musically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Power Windows. I know everyone seems to think that Alex is buried or overpowered but I think some of his most creative work appears on this album. Maybe having to "fit" the guitar in made him think about it differently. I don't know but I do know that there is some amazing guitar work on this album. Plus the lyrics are great; some of Neil's best, IMO. Geddy's vocals are inspiring as is his bass. The whole album is mesmerizing. There's not a single song on it that I don't love. Counterparts does have some great guitar - almost grungy. But there are a few songs on it that I will skip sometimes. Nobody's Hero isn't one of those, though. I love that song. I also think that the last stanza of Everyday Glory is possibly the best lyric Neil has ever written. It's a great album just not as great as PoW, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 The heavier sound in counterparts makes it my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 QUOTE (Litehawk @ Dec 1 2011, 10:55 PM) >.> I thought for sure CP would be winning Really? I love both albums, but even I expected PoW to be winning in a landslide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeeRoth Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 In my Rush studio album heirarchy, PoW is 7th and CP is 11th, so yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Counterparts by a mile Signed, Double Agent (PS - listen/watch the 1994 pro-shot of Double Agent and still tell me you hate it! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Double Agent is awesome, even if in a largely kitschy sort of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Easy for me....power windows is a top 6 or 7 Rush album for me, and CP is easily one of my least favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Dec 2 2011, 03:59 PM) Counterparts by a mile Signed, Double Agent (PS - listen/watch the 1994 pro-shot of Double Agent and still tell me you hate it! ) Absolutely LOVE Double Agent..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 QUOTE (Babycat @ Dec 1 2011, 03:13 PM) Love them both, but I'll go with PoW +1 Also Mystic Rhythms is my #1 favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 QUOTE (goose @ Dec 2 2011, 04:54 AM) QUOTE (Litehawk @ Dec 1 2011, 09:55 PM) >.> I thought for sure CP would be winning Synth era is big here on TRF. When I first joined TRF I was a bit worried that people would laugh because I like synth era as much as the heavy stuff. I'm so pleased that it wasn't that way here at all! Thank you TRF! This is truly the nicest place to be for a Rush fan like me! Hey, that rhymed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force X Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (LyndseyG @ Dec 3 2011, 07:54 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Dec 2 2011, 04:54 AM) QUOTE (Litehawk @ Dec 1 2011, 09:55 PM) >.> I thought for sure CP would be winning Synth era is big here on TRF. When I first joined TRF I was a bit worried that people would laugh because I like synth era as much as the heavy stuff. I'm so pleased that it wasn't that way here at all! Thank you TRF! This is truly the nicest place to be for a Rush fan like me! Hey, that rhymed! I'd say I like synth era Rush more, so I'm glad also! My vote is for Power Windows Edited December 5, 2011 by Force X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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