aaronrusso Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 jeez, the track clockwork angels really makes me want to run naked through my court.... ill hold off for now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Phantom @ Jun 3 2012, 02:40 AM) Clockwork Angels has a real "Double Agent " vibe going on... I LOVE that groove. They keep using that Double Agent thing, The Way the Wind Blows has it too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 "You promise every treasure to the foolish and the wise. Goddesses' and Mistress' spirits in disguise." I can't really make it out, but that's what it sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 If we hadn't heard anything, or any clips, and these were the first clips that we'd heard, I think many fans would pick Clockwork Angels, BU2B, or Headlong Flight as their faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 3 2012, 02:44 AM) QUOTE (Phantom @ Jun 3 2012, 02:40 AM) Clockwork Angels has a real "Double Agent " vibe going on... I LOVE that groove. They keep using that Double Agent thing, The Way the Wind Blows has it too... Very VERY true.... thankfully, it's a groove I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Like I said, SnA on speed. And not in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog_Bro Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Tony R @ Jun 3 2012, 02:48 AM) Like I said, SnA on speed. And not in a good way. Well it definitely is "in a good way" to me, the clips sound fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Tony R @ Jun 3 2012, 02:48 AM) Like I said, SnA on speed. And not in a good way. Oh you. Begone Tony. Let the young'uns enjoy this moment. Edited June 3, 2012 by D3strukt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Clockwork Angels is Neil at his very best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And so it begins... With the album yet to be released... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronrusso Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 the melody of the wreckers actually made me smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Oh boy. This is giving me Vapor Trails vibes in all the best ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Can't wait to hear how Clockwork Angels gets from the Walmart sample to this sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 The Wreckers, has a VERY emotional feel to it. Almost, sad. But in an eerie way. It's f***ing great. Dat Chorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Phantom @ Jun 3 2012, 08:52 AM) Clockwork Angels is Neil at his very best Can you also tell me next week's winning lottery numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemical Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Can't wait until people bitch about the waveforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Alchemical @ Jun 3 2012, 03:16 AM) Can't wait until people bitch about the waveforms. There will be no need. The album is mixed very well, even from these samples, it sounds SONICALLY VERY GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushnmike Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 AWESOME!!!! This will hold me over till the morning. i hope it leaaks in the next 6 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Henry Gale Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Alchemical @ Jun 3 2012, 12:16 AM) Can't wait until people bitch about the waveforms. Bad is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Alchemical @ Jun 3 2012, 09:16 AM) Can't wait until people bitch about the waveforms. This makes no sense at all. Imagine going into a restaurant and ordering your favourite dish only to have the chef prepare it carefully and beautifully with the finest ingredients then chuck it into a blender and serve it to you in one big homogenous mush. You'd send it back unless you had no teeth. If you accept the way the last few Rush albums have been served up then you must have neither good taste nor good ears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 well the walmart intros got me stoked but..... these all sound the same to me no distinctiveness to Alex's sound oh heck i'm waiting for the full versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobtrusive Companion Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Despite the two samples of it being almost identical, I really like Wish Them Well (or at least, what we've got so far). If the reviews are to be believed, and it's more of a straight-forward rock song, it'll make a nice change to the apparently very different ambience of the rest of the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deslock Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Geddy's voice is grating on these samples, but that's because their bitrate is low (they sound far worse than the singles we've gotten so far). However, I agree with the comment about Alex lacking distinction, which may partly explain the My Favorite Headache vibe. Based on what I've heard so far:Caravan - strongBU2B - masterpieceClockwork Angels - expected to be masterpieceThe Anarchist - expected to be awesomeCarnies - promisingHalo Effect - promising/mehSeven Cities of Gold - promising/mehThe Wreckers - mehHeadlong Flight - masterpieceBU2B - promisingWish Them Well - mehThe Garden - mehOn the downside, I'm no longer optimistic this will be their first consistant album since Power Windows. On the upside, it's premature to judge and there's a lot to be stoked for. At the very least, I expect a few masterpieces, a few strong songs, and a few worthwhile songs (and I'm sure some of them will grow on me, especially when I'm not listening to crappy streaming). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) A few observations: "Clockwork Angels" - the Wal-Mart clip was mostly ambient noise; this IBS clip has more of the actual song, which sounds like "Double Agent." "The Wreckers" - anyone who was worried there would be no good vocal melodies on the album, check out this one. "Seven Cities of Gold" - I preferred the funk-tastic bass groove of the Wal-Mart clip over the vocal-heavy part of the song in this IBS clip. Balancing the Wal-Mart clips with these clips, I'll pick my favorite songs as being "The Anarchist" and "The Wreckers," although the bass is so fantastic in parts of "Seven Cities of Gold" that it should get a mention. Edited June 3, 2012 by GeddyRulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 My god, and I the only one that thinks these clips are f***ing terrible sounding? Bad, I mean really bad. Somehow even worse than S&A. The lyrics all feel really angular and shoehorned into every song because the vocal melodies are awkward as hell, almost like Geddy has never written a song in his life before. The music is not has heavy as I thought it would be. None of it is as heavy as BU2B and most of it has those old 60's/70s guitar chord progressions, nothing nearly as edgy as I thought it would be. They definitely sound completely washed up to me in these clips. The only thing I liked was the chorus in Wreckers because amazingly it actually has some normal vocal melodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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