OH MY GOD!

[Rush-O-Matic]

Like it. (Thought the RS link was a joke. It is not.)

 

Music kicks ass, vocals don't really have hook, but damn it rocks.

[Snaked]

this aint half bad

and it's the FULL version

[gna2112]

FEEL THE RUSH!!!!!!!!!!

[ReRushed]

It's good. I can't wait for the rest of the album.

[Godeater2112]

QUOTE (danielmclark @ Apr 18 2012, 12:06 PM)

I knew it would leak!!! WOO HOO!!! AWESOME song. Love it.

This is not a leak, this is orchestrated release marketing.

 

ROLLING F**KING STONE of all unlikely places?! Wow.

 

[Merely Space]

Freakin' Awesome!!! Love the variety of feels in what I'm hearing!

 

 

 

(I can't believe I'm grateful to Rolling Stone for anything!)

[ReflectedLight]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 18 2012, 11:03 AM)

Listening now - wow, I can barely discern any of the lyrics - I hope that's because it's compressed...

that's because it's metal.

[Powderfinger]

I'm loving it. Alex's solo rips!

[Rush-O-Matic]

QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Apr 18 2012, 11:08 AM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 18 2012, 11:03 AM) Listening now - wow, I can barely discern any of the lyrics - I hope that's because it's compressed... that's because it's metal. Damn skippy!

[ReflectedLight]

rolling stone is still a piece of sh*t.

[Rushman14]

Holy shit!

 

http://cdn.hometheaterforum.com/6/62/620c8e8f_htf_imgcache_8556.jpeg

[ioc]

mesmerizing to listen while focused on stereoscopic smileys. Whoa.

 

..............................

[rushlady23]

[snowdog2112]

QUOTE (GangsterOnBoats @ Apr 18 2012, 10:04 AM)

Has anyone been able to decifer the middle section's weird narration voice?

No, it's really compressed sounding, the teaser sounds better to me audio-wise.

 

And I'll be the first to say it, just as I expected there's nothing "Bytor-ish" about it unless you want to count the drum fill. Not that that matters, just that people who were expecting Bytor part 2 were setting themselves up for a letdown. Ged sounds fine to me, I don't hear any straining as was commented on but of course now I've got to hear it another 20 times. There's not much of a hook to it, really.

[cygnify]

Digging it!!!

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

I merged this and Godeater's threads. They were both posted at pretty much the exact same time -- just so happens that Gangster survives as the thread starter.

 

This is the full song, too, not the radio edit!

[USB Connector]

This is the first time Rolling Stone has done anything right for Rush fans. LOVE THIS SONG!!!! Edited April 18, 2012 by USB Connector

[rushgoober]

VERY FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

 

1. The sound quality is horrible - I'm assuming this is because it's a compressed file on the Rolling Stone site and that it will sound much cleaner/clearer on the CD. The lyrics are VERY hard to make out.

 

2. VERY F*CKING HEAVY - definitely a continuation of the sound they started on CP and especially on T4E - not crazy about how relentlessly heavy it has to be.

 

3. Otherwise sounds pretty damn cool. For awhile I was afraid there would be no real guitar solo, just repeating of the main riff(s), but thankfully there was one in there - not the best Alex solo in the multiverse, but still really cool, and the instrumentation sounds great even with the muddiness of this version. I at least really like it, and I could grow to love it, especially when I can hear it clearer and discern the lyrics!

Edited April 18, 2012 by rushgoober

[Nate1647]

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

 

Neil hasn't honestly played with this much intensity in DECADES. You can actually hear him playing as hard as he does live, which probably hasn't happened in a while (in the studio).

 

Also, how credible does the article about rush the cover of rolling stone seem now lol.

 

I dont wanna go to work. f**k.

[theanarchist]

I just came.

[Finding IT]

7+ minutes of Goosebumps.

 

I can't remember a Rush song that grabbed me by the balls like this on a first listen. It has certainly been decades.

[Powderfinger]

Listening for the second time. I am getting a classic Rush vibe from this. It might not be By-Tor, but Alex's solo and Geddy's sustained wails evoke classic Rush to my ears.

[USB Connector]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 18 2012, 11:11 AM)

VERY FIRST IMPRESSIONS: 1. The sound quality is horrible - I'm assuming this is because it's a compressed file on the Rolling Stone site and that it will sound much cleaner/clearer on the CD. The lyrics are VERY hard to make out.

I'm glad this wasn't just me. I'm listening to this in a library and I was thinking my earbuds died.

[Lerxster]

HOLY f**k!!!!!! CHILL CITY!!!!!!! THAT WAS THE FASTEST 7 MIN RUSH SONG EVER. WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rush-O-Matic]

I'm enjoying watching the users online grow.

 

Second time through now.

 

Rawk!