Unpopular opinions you have about RUSH

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QUOTE (Del_Duio @ May 9 2012, 07:24 AM)

QUOTE (Animate @ May 8 2012, 07:17 AM) I think the word "tears" is overused in Rush lyrics. Geddy and Neil are both guilty of this. I noticed awhile ago a lot of Rush songs had "like a (fill in the blank)" repeating theme.   Like an English rain Like a force of nature Like a rare and precious metal Like a righteous inspiration Like a teardrop in the ocean Like a streak of lightning Like a brilliant shooting star Like a stranger coming out of the rain Like a million little doorways Like a million little crossroads Like a torn up photograph Like a shipwrecked mariner adrift on an unknown sea Like a pair of vagabonds who wave between two passing trains Like a ghost rider Like a cornered beast Like a stone in the river Like a forest bows to winter Like a flower in the desert Like a steely blade in a silken sheath Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers   It's almost..   Like a spiral sea UNENDIIIINGGG!!! Good catch! I can see Neil making a potential list of candidates now..   Like a Rolling Stone. (rock you) Like a Hurricane Like a Virgin (touched for the very first time) Like a Candle in the Wind     and thinking "Damit, all the good ones are taken already!, Oh well, guess I will just have to go with "Like a teardrop in the ocean".

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QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 9 2012, 07:55 PM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 9 2012, 08:14 AM) If you really want to talk about an overused word in Rush lyrics, be prepared, because it's used A LOT! Rock and roll-in's a scream, makin' millions my dream A wondrous dream came into being Fantastic dreams come true The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail We would sit and talk of dreams all night Dreams of youth And a dream must give it flame V. Oracle: The Dream Dream can't you show me the light? The dream is still in my head Not fade like all my dreams Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams Come explore your dreams' creation No matter what your dreams might be Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams VI. The Sphere: A Kind of Dream Things that I once dreamed of have become reality. II. To sleep, perchance to dream... The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams... To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. Race back to the farm, to dream with my uncle at the fireside. The universal dream Will drag the dream into existence. Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone The restless dreams of youth Some will sell their dreams for small desires And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight Dances on the edge of his dream But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams I'm not giving up On implausible dreams- From dreams to a bowl of dust Big money make a million dreams We break the surface tension With our wild kinetic dreams While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind Dreams flow across the heartland Dreams transport desires Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town They dream in Middletown... More things than are dreamed about Dance and dream like lovers Now I lay me down in Dreamland Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites- A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission I walk through their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don't need to have motion In the dreams of a desert thirst dreams are sometimes catching Dreamers learn to steer by the stars Dreamers turn to look at the cars dreams for self-delusion I had a dream of a winter garden I had a dream of the open water chase the dreams of merchandise Dreamline Wondering what our dreams might be worth To leave you stranded in Dreamland If the dream is won - Though everything is lost Just another dreamer who was going too far Evil as a murderer's dream In the city where nobody smiles And nobody dreams Live and love and dream Dream of a Peaceable Kingdom Dream of a time without war You could look with pride On your world of dreams Form a dream to rise to Earthshine Did I have a dream? Or did the dream have me? Dream - Temporary madness Dream - A voice in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious revelations Another world of dreams appears Dream - A walk in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious recreation It's a dream for the waking To the distant dream of the city   Heh. See, I always noticed the word "heart" used a lot   Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind Begging hands and bleeding hearts Weakening the body and saddening the heart Gives my heart no peace My heart will lie beside you Feel, my heart is pounding See how it sings like a sad heart Let your heart be the anchor Withered hearts and cruel, tormented eyes Can't we find the minds to lead us closer to the heart Closer to the heart Eyes wide open heart undefended Headed for the heart of Cygnus Sound and fury drowns my heart In the heart's eternal light And the hearts of men despaired IV. Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind The universe divided as the heart and mind collided For their hearts were so unclear To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force With the heart and mind united in a single perfect sphere All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted Or playing from the heart? It's hard for one to know Different hearts beat on different strings Caught in the camera eye. I have no heart to lie A vague sensation quickens in his young and restless heart A wound that will not heal- A heart that cannot feel A world of indifference heads and hearts too full It's the color of your heartbeat The heartbreak climb uphill Dreams flow across the heartland Right to the heart of the matter In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts Primitive things stir the hearts of everyone Tough times demand tough talk demand tough hearts demand tough songs Too-tender hearts upon our sleeves Between these two directions my heart is sometimes torn The heart of a lonely hunter guards a dangerous frontier Read the words that touch my heart Like the heart of the earth would burst Staring down into a heartless sea Here I hide in the heart of the city When my heart still changes overnight Take heart from earth and weather Take heart from the harvest I hear in the rate of her heart Holding my hand to my heart Holding my fist to my racing heart On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun Memory a flickering light left behind in the heartland My counterpart - my foolish heart I felt a shadow cross my heart At the speed of love my heart goes out to you She said sure, my heart is boundless The flame at the heart of a pawnbroker's diamond Send your heartbeat round the world A gentle hand, a secret touch on the heart And the secret places of the heart Memory humming at the heart of a factory town Memory strumming at the heart of a moving picture Memory drumming at the heart of an English winter Memories beating at the heart of an African village   I think your list is longer though Hearts and dreams are what Rush is really all about! Even if a lot of the dreams are about technology, or sociology, or science fiction. Sorry if that was overbearingly cheesy, but it is sort of really true

[rushgoober]

QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 9 2012, 05:55 PM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 9 2012, 08:14 AM) If you really want to talk about an overused word in Rush lyrics, be prepared, because it's used A LOT! Rock and roll-in's a scream, makin' millions my dream A wondrous dream came into being Fantastic dreams come true The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail We would sit and talk of dreams all night Dreams of youth And a dream must give it flame V. Oracle: The Dream Dream can't you show me the light? The dream is still in my head Not fade like all my dreams Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams Come explore your dreams' creation No matter what your dreams might be Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams VI. The Sphere: A Kind of Dream Things that I once dreamed of have become reality. II. To sleep, perchance to dream... The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams... To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. Race back to the farm, to dream with my uncle at the fireside. The universal dream Will drag the dream into existence. Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone The restless dreams of youth Some will sell their dreams for small desires And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight Dances on the edge of his dream But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams I'm not giving up On implausible dreams- From dreams to a bowl of dust Big money make a million dreams We break the surface tension With our wild kinetic dreams While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind Dreams flow across the heartland Dreams transport desires Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town They dream in Middletown... More things than are dreamed about Dance and dream like lovers Now I lay me down in Dreamland Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites- A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission I walk through their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don't need to have motion In the dreams of a desert thirst dreams are sometimes catching Dreamers learn to steer by the stars Dreamers turn to look at the cars dreams for self-delusion I had a dream of a winter garden I had a dream of the open water chase the dreams of merchandise Dreamline Wondering what our dreams might be worth To leave you stranded in Dreamland If the dream is won - Though everything is lost Just another dreamer who was going too far Evil as a murderer's dream In the city where nobody smiles And nobody dreams Live and love and dream Dream of a Peaceable Kingdom Dream of a time without war You could look with pride On your world of dreams Form a dream to rise to Earthshine Did I have a dream? Or did the dream have me? Dream - Temporary madness Dream - A voice in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious revelations Another world of dreams appears Dream - A walk in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious recreation It's a dream for the waking To the distant dream of the city   Heh. See, I always noticed the word "heart" used a lot   Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind Begging hands and bleeding hearts Weakening the body and saddening the heart Gives my heart no peace My heart will lie beside you Feel, my heart is pounding See how it sings like a sad heart Let your heart be the anchor Withered hearts and cruel, tormented eyes Can't we find the minds to lead us closer to the heart Closer to the heart Eyes wide open heart undefended Headed for the heart of Cygnus Sound and fury drowns my heart In the heart's eternal light And the hearts of men despaired IV. Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind The universe divided as the heart and mind collided For their hearts were so unclear To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force With the heart and mind united in a single perfect sphere All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted Or playing from the heart? It's hard for one to know Different hearts beat on different strings Caught in the camera eye. I have no heart to lie A vague sensation quickens in his young and restless heart A wound that will not heal- A heart that cannot feel A world of indifference heads and hearts too full It's the color of your heartbeat The heartbreak climb uphill Dreams flow across the heartland Right to the heart of the matter In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts Primitive things stir the hearts of everyone Tough times demand tough talk demand tough hearts demand tough songs Too-tender hearts upon our sleeves Between these two directions my heart is sometimes torn The heart of a lonely hunter guards a dangerous frontier Read the words that touch my heart Like the heart of the earth would burst Staring down into a heartless sea Here I hide in the heart of the city When my heart still changes overnight Take heart from earth and weather Take heart from the harvest I hear in the rate of her heart Holding my hand to my heart Holding my fist to my racing heart On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun Memory a flickering light left behind in the heartland My counterpart - my foolish heart I felt a shadow cross my heart At the speed of love my heart goes out to you She said sure, my heart is boundless The flame at the heart of a pawnbroker's diamond Send your heartbeat round the world A gentle hand, a secret touch on the heart And the secret places of the heart Memory humming at the heart of a factory town Memory strumming at the heart of a moving picture Memory drumming at the heart of an English winter Memories beating at the heart of an African village   I think your list is longer though Wow, amazing!   I've also noticed that Rush has used the word "THE" dozens, if not hundreds of times, but I'm not going to list them here. You'll just have to take my word for it.

[DistantEarlyRushFan]

I hate this thread

 

 

[SchemingDemon]

Edited May 10, 2012 by SchemingDemon

[Cowtothesky]

Here is mine:

 

I don't like how Geddy doubles his bass and vocals with more than 1 track on recordings. It sounds terrible to me. I think he should do 1 track of bass and 1 track of vocals. For the past 10+ years, he has done this. It sounds terrible.

 

Another is their departure of the 3-piece sound. I love the sound of a true 3-piece band. 1 track of guitar, 1 track of bass, 1 track of drums. There is no need to add synths and rhythm guitar tracks. If I wanted to hear a 5 piece band, I would listen to someone else. However, Headlong Flight sounds like s step in the right direction. Love the solo section.

[hammerofthor]

I can't stand Far Cry. That and Mal Nar may be the two most annoying songs Rush have ever recorded.

[savagegrace26]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 9 2012, 10:33 PM)

QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 9 2012, 05:55 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 9 2012, 08:14 AM) If you really want to talk about an overused word in Rush lyrics, be prepared, because it's used A LOT! Rock and roll-in's a scream, makin' millions my dream A wondrous dream came into being Fantastic dreams come true The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail We would sit and talk of dreams all night Dreams of youth And a dream must give it flame V. Oracle: The Dream Dream can't you show me the light? The dream is still in my head Not fade like all my dreams Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams Come explore your dreams' creation No matter what your dreams might be Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams VI. The Sphere: A Kind of Dream Things that I once dreamed of have become reality. II. To sleep, perchance to dream... The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams... To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. Race back to the farm, to dream with my uncle at the fireside. The universal dream Will drag the dream into existence. Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone The restless dreams of youth Some will sell their dreams for small desires And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight Dances on the edge of his dream But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams I'm not giving up On implausible dreams- From dreams to a bowl of dust Big money make a million dreams We break the surface tension With our wild kinetic dreams While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind Dreams flow across the heartland Dreams transport desires Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town They dream in Middletown... More things than are dreamed about Dance and dream like lovers Now I lay me down in Dreamland Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites- A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission I walk through their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don't need to have motion In the dreams of a desert thirst dreams are sometimes catching Dreamers learn to steer by the stars Dreamers turn to look at the cars dreams for self-delusion I had a dream of a winter garden I had a dream of the open water chase the dreams of merchandise Dreamline Wondering what our dreams might be worth To leave you stranded in Dreamland If the dream is won - Though everything is lost Just another dreamer who was going too far Evil as a murderer's dream In the city where nobody smiles And nobody dreams Live and love and dream Dream of a Peaceable Kingdom Dream of a time without war You could look with pride On your world of dreams Form a dream to rise to Earthshine Did I have a dream? Or did the dream have me? Dream - Temporary madness Dream - A voice in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious revelations Another world of dreams appears Dream - A walk in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious recreation It's a dream for the waking To the distant dream of the city   Heh. See, I always noticed the word "heart" used a lot   Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind Begging hands and bleeding hearts Weakening the body and saddening the heart Gives my heart no peace My heart will lie beside you Feel, my heart is pounding See how it sings like a sad heart Let your heart be the anchor Withered hearts and cruel, tormented eyes Can't we find the minds to lead us closer to the heart Closer to the heart Eyes wide open heart undefended Headed for the heart of Cygnus Sound and fury drowns my heart In the heart's eternal light And the hearts of men despaired IV. Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind The universe divided as the heart and mind collided For their hearts were so unclear To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force With the heart and mind united in a single perfect sphere All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted Or playing from the heart? It's hard for one to know Different hearts beat on different strings Caught in the camera eye. I have no heart to lie A vague sensation quickens in his young and restless heart A wound that will not heal- A heart that cannot feel A world of indifference heads and hearts too full It's the color of your heartbeat The heartbreak climb uphill Dreams flow across the heartland Right to the heart of the matter In the secret wells of emotion buried deep in our hearts Primitive things stir the hearts of everyone Tough times demand tough talk demand tough hearts demand tough songs Too-tender hearts upon our sleeves Between these two directions my heart is sometimes torn The heart of a lonely hunter guards a dangerous frontier Read the words that touch my heart Like the heart of the earth would burst Staring down into a heartless sea Here I hide in the heart of the city When my heart still changes overnight Take heart from earth and weather Take heart from the harvest I hear in the rate of her heart Holding my hand to my heart Holding my fist to my racing heart On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun Memory a flickering light left behind in the heartland My counterpart - my foolish heart I felt a shadow cross my heart At the speed of love my heart goes out to you She said sure, my heart is boundless The flame at the heart of a pawnbroker's diamond Send your heartbeat round the world A gentle hand, a secret touch on the heart And the secret places of the heart Memory humming at the heart of a factory town Memory strumming at the heart of a moving picture Memory drumming at the heart of an English winter Memories beating at the heart of an African village   I think your list is longer though Wow, amazing!   I've also noticed that Rush has used the word "THE" dozens, if not hundreds of times, but I'm not going to list them here. You'll just have to take my word for it. I think it's been established before that "world" and "love" are the most used words in Rush lyrics.   Although I'm not going to attempt to list them...

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QUOTE (hammerofthor @ May 10 2012, 01:07 PM)

I can't stand Far Cry. That and Mal Nar may be the two most annoying songs Rush have ever recorded.

[Czarcasm]

QUOTE (Powlich @ May 5 2012, 11:18 AM)

I really like this topic, so I just had to register. Hi everybody! Now, here is the deal: - If we're talking about studio versions, I would say "Freeze" is my favourite song in the "fear" series. The studio recordings of the last 2 songs on MP plus most of Signals and GuP are to thin sounding. If they had the same power as in the GuP live video, that period could probably be my favourite. Much more guitar, but no less keyboard. - Most overrated album: Counterparts. Can't see what's so special about it. People talk all the time about "the best thing since CP". I would say VT, S&A and probably also CA is their best stuff since Power Windows. (at least) - Most overrated song could be "Jacobs ladder". They could easily cut 1-2 mins of that song. They could do that with many old "epics", and it would help the old albums to rock all the way through. - Most underrated song could be "Spindrift". I really like the powerfull singing in some parts of the song. (not Geddy's ooooooo's) The outro is rocking soooo hard! - The guitar solo in BU2B is the best one of the 3 new songs, and I almost don't want to call it a solo. - Can't see why people are going crazy about Alex's shredding solos in songs like Headlong flight or Working man on the latest tour. If any other guitarrist would have played exactly the same, most of you would call it emotionless crap. I myself prefer his more melodic 80's solos. - I don't see any of the band members as master musicians. I just like the way they write music, and tries to explore new horizons. Dream Theater plays with their brains, Rush with their hearts. For me Rush > DT because of that. - My favourite Rush music video is....... Far cry! - C'mon girls, are the Rush guys really THAT good looking!? - I like it when they don't try to hurry the realease of the new album. We all want quality, don't we? Just my thoughts!

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[SchemingDemon]

QUOTE (savagegrace26 @ May 10 2012, 12:35 PM)

I think it's been established before that "world" and "love" are the most used words in Rush lyrics. Although I'm not going to attempt to list them...

I will attempt this when I'm bored! I think I counted about 72 separate instances of "dream" being used and 61 separate instances of "heart" in our lists. I could be wrong, but I don't feel like counting them again.

[snowdog2112]

QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ May 10 2012, 06:38 AM)

Here is mine: I don't like how Geddy doubles his bass and vocals with more than 1 track on recordings. It sounds terrible to me. I think he should do 1 track of bass and 1 track of vocals. For the past 10+ years, he has done this. It sounds terrible. Another is their departure of the 3-piece sound. I love the sound of a true 3-piece band. 1 track of guitar, 1 track of bass, 1 track of drums. There is no need to add synths and rhythm guitar tracks. If I wanted to hear a 5 piece band, I would listen to someone else. However, Headlong Flight sounds like s step in the right direction. Love the solo section.

You know, all the 70s albums had layered guitars, too. And keyboards. And other overdubs. I'd be hard pressed to think of a single rock album or maybe any kind of album since maybe the 50s where there are no overdubs or doubling (or more) of instruments. On a recent interview with Terry Brown he talked specifically about being so impressed with Alex's doubling of the guitars on the very first Rush album.

 

I understand what you're getting at and I enjoy more space and separation when I can get it but having essentially a 4 track studio album with one each for guitar, bass, drums, and vocals is just not realistic and hasn't been for ages.

[arushhead]

QUOTE (jnoble @ May 8 2012, 06:12 AM)

If I never hear Tom Sawyer again....either on the radio or live in concert or even played by a tribute band that'd be fine by me. Natural Science, The Pass, Signals, and Animate are overrated by fans. Neil's drumming on Fly By Night...both the playing itself and the sound of his drums kicks ass and is much more enjoyable than his "more mature and technologically advanced Gruber-influenced" current style HYF is underrated. Yes, it's not hard rock and it's lush and overproduced, but the song writing and arrangments are for the most part very very good. Rupert Hine's thin production worked better for Presto than it did for RTB. Geddy's Wal era bass playing was more enjoyable than his post Counterparts distorted Fender Jazz flamenco "play as many notes as fast as possible in every song" style I like the narroration in songs like The Necromancer and Cygnus X-1 Geddy ability to compose and sing a decent melody largely disappeared around Test For Echo I enjoy screechy '70s young Geddy's singing much more than straining cracking "more mature and soulful" Geddy of now. VT is more listenable than the preachy borefest of Snakes Neil Pearts ability to write enjoyable understandable lyrics started going downhill starting with Counterparts and got worse with every album since Grace Under Pressure is an OK album but doesn't make me convulse with joy like most other fans the three new songs, especially Headlong Flight, aren't all that great. Headlong Flight is overlong, needlessly complicated, and the melody is almost non-existant. Which is what I think of most of their stuff from the last 10 years. Superconductor is a fun song I've always liked. Ditto Where's my Thing. I'm tired of hearing the band and fans discuss Moving Pictures....either the songs themselves or the recording of it. And definatly I'm tired of hearing any of those songs on radio or in concert. Drum solos bore me. The last Peart solo I liked was the one on ASOH.

nice post. similiar thought 'ere lol

[CrossedSignals]

I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is".

[ThinkingBig]

I've never been a fan of the dancing/rapping skeleton.

 

In fact, after RTB, I sort of checked out until VT.

 

 

[ThinkingBig]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 9 2012, 08:14 AM)

If you really want to talk about an overused word in Rush lyrics, be prepared, because it's used A LOT! Rock and roll-in's a scream, makin' millions my dream A wondrous dream came into being Fantastic dreams come true The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail We would sit and talk of dreams all night Dreams of youth And a dream must give it flame V. Oracle: The Dream Dream can't you show me the light? The dream is still in my head Not fade like all my dreams Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams Come explore your dreams' creation No matter what your dreams might be Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams VI. The Sphere: A Kind of Dream Things that I once dreamed of have become reality. II. To sleep, perchance to dream... The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams... To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. Race back to the farm, to dream with my uncle at the fireside. The universal dream Will drag the dream into existence. Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone The restless dreams of youth Some will sell their dreams for small desires And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight Dances on the edge of his dream But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams I'm not giving up On implausible dreams- From dreams to a bowl of dust Big money make a million dreams We break the surface tension With our wild kinetic dreams While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind Dreams flow across the heartland Dreams transport desires Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town They dream in Middletown... More things than are dreamed about Dance and dream like lovers Now I lay me down in Dreamland Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites- A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission I walk through their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don't need to have motion In the dreams of a desert thirst dreams are sometimes catching Dreamers learn to steer by the stars Dreamers turn to look at the cars dreams for self-delusion I had a dream of a winter garden I had a dream of the open water chase the dreams of merchandise Dreamline Wondering what our dreams might be worth To leave you stranded in Dreamland If the dream is won - Though everything is lost Just another dreamer who was going too far Evil as a murderer's dream In the city where nobody smiles And nobody dreams Live and love and dream Dream of a Peaceable Kingdom Dream of a time without war You could look with pride On your world of dreams Form a dream to rise to Earthshine Did I have a dream? Or did the dream have me? Dream - Temporary madness Dream - A voice in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious revelations Another world of dreams appears Dream - A walk in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious recreation It's a dream for the waking To the distant dream of the city

Hence the poor man's RUSH is called Dream Theater.

 

 

How many times does the world bald show up?

[CruisingInPrimetime]

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 12:00 PM)

I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is".

You say "even' as if there's some consensus among Rush fans that those songs suck. I'll be the one to say it... any Rush fan who doesn't like those songs is a fizzle.

[SchemingDemon]

QUOTE (CruisingInPrimetime @ May 12 2012, 03:58 PM)

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 12:00 PM) I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is". You say "even' as if there's some consensus among Rush fans that those songs suck. I'll be the one to say it... any Rush fan who doesn't like those songs is a fizzle. I LOVE How It Is Lately, any time somebody says that phrase, the song is immediately stuck in my head.

[CrossedSignals]

QUOTE (CruisingInPrimetime @ May 12 2012, 04:58 PM)

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 12:00 PM) I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is". You say "even' as if there's some consensus among Rush fans that those songs suck. I'll be the one to say it... any Rush fan who doesn't like those songs is a fizzle. I don't think there's a consensus, but I do think it's an unpopular opinion, at least around these parts....

[CruisingInPrimetime]

I prefer Geddy's voice on Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows to his voice on Fly By Night and Caress of Steel.

[CruisingInPrimetime]

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 06:48 PM)

QUOTE (CruisingInPrimetime @ May 12 2012, 04:58 PM) QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 12:00 PM) I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is". You say "even' as if there's some consensus among Rush fans that those songs suck. I'll be the one to say it... any Rush fan who doesn't like those songs is a fizzle. I don't think there's a consensus, but I do think it's an unpopular opinion, at least around these parts.... Fizzles. All of them.

[brizzy]

QUOTE (CruisingInPrimetime @ May 12 2012, 07:50 PM)

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 06:48 PM) QUOTE (CruisingInPrimetime @ May 12 2012, 04:58 PM) QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 12 2012, 12:00 PM) I'm starting to really like ALL of Vapor Trails.... yes, even "Peaceable Kingdom", "Stars Look Down" and "How It Is". You say "even' as if there's some consensus among Rush fans that those songs suck. I'll be the one to say it... any Rush fan who doesn't like those songs is a fizzle. I don't think there's a consensus, but I do think it's an unpopular opinion, at least around these parts.... Fizzles. All of them. indeed fizzles.

[tas7]

I prefer Hemispheres to 2112, think it is a far superior record.

[Dscrapre]

The list of Rush albums that I like more than Vapor Trails is growing increasingly smaller.

 

How it Is is glorious. The Stars Look Down is one of the most truthful songs I've ever heard. Freeze captures uneasiness and fear unlike any other song I know of.

 

I prefer all but 2 songs from VT to nearly anything released before A Farewell to Kings.

Edited May 13, 2012 by Dscrapre

[EmotionDetector]

QUOTE (tas7 @ May 12 2012, 10:30 PM)

I prefer Hemispheres to 2112, think it is a far superior record.

You are correct.

 

But I don't think that is really considered "uncommon". In fact, Hemispheres tends to be voted many people's all-time favourite Rush album.

 

But again, yeah...I agree. It is better than 2112 overall.