Tony R Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Where's the zero option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I said 4. I liked it when it first came out, probably more for the excitement of new material than actually liking the songs...but as time has passed, so has the excitement and I find I barely listen to it at all and don't miss it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I voted a 7, a very strong 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 its a good solid album. Lot of good songs and only a couple that I am not thrilled by. Voted 8 out of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 3. Hard to believe the same band that produced Hemispheres, AFTK, Permanent Waves, 2112, and Moving Pictures made this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 7 - keep in mind, the lowest score I would give a Rush album is 5, maybe 4. It's actually grown on me since I first became a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (Tony R @ Mar 29 2012, 04:38 PM) Where's the zero option? Look in the mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) I give it a 9. It get's a 7.5 compared to other Rush albums and a bonus 1.5 for the pure fanboy heck of it. Of course I don't think I'd give any Rush album anything below a 7 Edited March 30, 2012 by drbirdsong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Mar 30 2012, 12:16 PM) QUOTE (Tony R @ Mar 29 2012, 04:38 PM) Where's the zero option? Look in the mirror. RAW!!! Anyway, I say 5...It's got the good, the bad, and the ugly on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (They Bow Defeated @ Mar 29 2012, 04:33 PM)I originally would have said 8, but I voted 7. Listening in the gym a few nights ago, I do agree that a couple of tracks kind of drag towards the end. If they had dropped four tracks and changed the order a bit, it could have looked something like this: Far Cry Workin' Them Angels The Larger Bowl Spindrift Malignant Narcissism Armor and Sword The Main Monkey Business The Way The Wind Blows Faithless I think this would have EASILY made S&A an 8 or 9. And they could have released Good News, Bravest Face, Hope, and We Hold On as bonus tracks a few years later. Drop 'We Hold On' ? That song kicks ass! I give a 7, a strong 7. A remarkably consistent effort with mostly very good songs but few real all time greats. Heavy record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well it's obviously not a 10, or a 9, or an 8... For me it's a 7... The acoustic guitar that I hoped would be more in the classical vein, like on A Farewell to Kings, is too much of the pseudo folk-pop variety. Ironically I do like the folky Larger Bowl, even though most seem to hate it. I also like Far Cry (the game was ok too), Armor and Sword, Working Them Angels, The Main Monkey Business, Malignant Narcissism and The Way the Wind Blows. Not that I'd ever put them in my top 30 Rush songs or anything, but I think they're pretty good. Spindrift is ok but my thoughts always tend to wander during this song, I don't hate it though. I don't really like, Hope, Faithless, Good News First, We Hold On or Bravest Face, this bunch are a pretty mediocre collection of tunes. And not only does my mind wander when they're playing, but I tend to tune them out somewhat, having already heard the better tunes, then suddenly the album is over. It's like an audio induced blackout, though I know I did listen to them... So yeah it's noticeable that most of the best songs are all at the beginning of the disc. I don't think I've come across an album where the best tunes were more obviously stacked up like that. Anyway I like most of the album and I don't hate the weaker tracks, they're more kind of meh. All of this adds up to a 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (Tony R @ Mar 29 2012, 05:38 PM) Where's the zero option? Oh, I forgot to start the rankings with Tony R., then 1,2,3.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (They Bow Defeated @ Mar 29 2012, 02:33 PM) I originally would have said 8, but I voted 7. Listening in the gym a few nights ago, I do agree that a couple of tracks kind of drag towards the end. If they had dropped four tracks and changed the order a bit, it could have looked something like this: Far Cry Workin' Them Angels The Larger Bowl Spindrift Malignant Narcissism Armor and Sword The Main Monkey Business The Way The Wind Blows Faithless I think this would have EASILY made S&A an 8 or 9. And they could have released Good News, Bravest Face, Hope, and We Hold On as bonus tracks a few years later. For me if you dropped: Good News First Faithless Bravest Face We Hold On The Larger Bowl Then the album would be a solid 9. As it is, 6.5, but for modern day Rush, that's still much more than I could have possibly expected, so I'm damn happy with the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 0 . Will Never be played agian . REO Speedwagon does Metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Mar 30 2012, 10:09 AM) 0 . Will Never be played agian . REO Speedwagon does Metal I see. Well there is the issue with you. It is not metal, like most of Rush music. IMO, calling Rush metal is just about a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 8-9...love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Mar 30 2012, 09:26 AM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Mar 30 2012, 10:09 AM) 0 . Will Never be played agian . REO Speedwagon does Metal I see. Well there is the issue with you. It is not metal, like most of Rush music. IMO, calling Rush metal is just about a joke. It's not an issue if it's not metal, i just don't like the Songs or the Over production of it. If you don't think Rush is Metal , cool. Go to a Bookstore and in the Music section you will find a few books on the history of H.M. Rush is in every one of those books . The 2 new songs are Metal imo . Listen to the intro to BU2B , that's Metal alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 That's definitely true...every Metal book I have has Rush mentioned within it. In the beginning, I thought it was weird. After hearing BU2B...I was convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GernTheFish Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm fairly tough when it comes to any rating as I feel there's always room for improvement. I'll give S&A a 6 out of 10. I don't think there are any bad songs, but Just feel like overall it's a little above "mediocre". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Based on the first 66 votes, I figured the average rating is 6.68, which I think is great, not just because it's pretty close to my rating of 6.5 (which I decided to rate down to a 6 as opposed to up to a 7), but because with all this album gets trashed nowadays on TRF, it's actually done a lot better than I expected. This is a good thing, as it's a very good album and doesn't need to be dragged through the mud like it often is. And even that 6.68 is deceiving as over 65% of the voters gave it a 7, 8 or 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pound of Obscure Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 2. FarCry is pretty good. The remainder is painful. Just dreadful wretchedness. Listening to it is a reasonably effective laxative. Can't for the life of me figure out why anyone likes it, but there you guys are. I'd have given it a one but its Rush and I just couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I went with 9 for the number of songs I liked on it! The rest were just fillers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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