ZivotSon Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The Anarchist The Garden Headlong Flight Caravan The fourth one is the hard one, but I think Caravan is a little better than the title track or Carnies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJetsman Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 The Anarchist The Garden Headlong Flight The Wreckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott777 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 1. The Anarchist 2. The Anarchist 3. The Anarchist 4. The Anarchist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYM86 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 anarchist, wish them well, caravan, headlong flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 The Anarchist Carnies Caravan Wish Them Well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyJeff Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Caravan BU2B HF SSoG honorable mention: The Anarchist CA Bottom 4: BU2B2 (shouldn't count) Halo Effect Wish Them Well The Wreckers The fact that the Wreckers (which I like) is in my bottom 4 should tell you how I feel about this album. There isn't a sing on it that I dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 The Wreckers Headlong Flight Wish Them Well The Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Today: Clockwork Angels The Anarchist Carnies Seven Cities of Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 The Wreckers The Garden Clockwork Angels Carnies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazyyz Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Carnies The Wreckers The Anarchist BU2B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckiller Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Caravan Halo Effect The Anarchist The Wreckers Halo Effect is growing on me by leaps and bounds. That song with a young Geddy on vocals would be top tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 BU2B Halo Effect The Garden Carnies This is really hard! I chose Carnies over The Anarchist, because I like the way Ged sings "Such a Dangerous Device" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginos Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 It's hard to choose as it's all great, but here goes.... 1. The Garden 2. The Wreckers 3. Caravan 4. Clockwork Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluePhoenix Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Headlong Flight BU2B Caravan Carnies As you can tell, I lean more toward the heavier stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Today: The Garden The Anarchist Carnies Clockwork Angels I absolutely love this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainMonkeyBusiness Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 The Garden Headlong Flight BU2B The Anarchist Doesn't matter, it is all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jun 12 2012, 07:00 PM) No order: The Garden Clockwork Angels The Anarchist The Wreckers (I intentionally left off previously heard tracks, otherwise Headlong Flight and BU2B are solidly in that mix) Clockwork Angels (song, but the album too!) just KICKS MY @$!& ASS. I realize I'm quoting myself here (lol), but I think these selections still stand for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) It's been a while now and I have logged probably 2 dozen full listens of this fine album. 1) The Anarchist 2) Clockwork Angels 3) The Wreckers 4) The Garden 2 songs that have hit me like a rock this past week are Carnies and Wish Them Well. Carnies is such a killer track for many reasons. First off I love the opening riff. A nice hard rocking metal like assault. Then the wonderful chorus and spacey verse music. The Verse music is very mid 80's Rush. Other than the opening riff this song reminds me of the Signals through Power Windows phase of the band big time. The Same holds true of The Anarchist. I love Alex's use of effects on Carnies. A perfect mood is set. Also Neil's lyrics (which shine on every tune on CA) standout again on Carnies. Wish Then Well - Such a cool straight ahead rocker. Unexpected is the best way to put it. A song that on my first half a dozen listens I was liking but still not all the way there yet. But the lyrics reeled me in along with that infectious pre-chorus. Although the pre-chorus has Carve Away The Stone musings (a song I quite enjoy on T4E anyway) it still pulled me in. A standard Rush rhythm always seems to do that. But The jamming on this tune is reckless and loose. Something you rarely hear from Rush. I think those 4 songs I listed though are true great Rush songs in every way for one small exception. The Garden loses a little for me with Alex's half realized solo. It is just not up to the high standards Alex has laid out for us in the past on songs like: Available Light Ghost of a Chance Mission Faithless Everyday Glory Cold Fire Those 6 songs have amazing solos and really cap off the drama of those songs. I feel The Garden has all those dramatic and emotional elements of the songs above in a big way. The build up to the solo is magnificent. Then it just does not lift the song even higher. The first couple of measures sound great...then it really does not keep lifting the song. It is just kinda there, filling in some space. I think Alex missed on this one. I have listened to it so many times....and always have the same feeling after it's done. I feel it was half done. Starts strong and fizzles and meanders. Feels like Alex did not want to over do it or I have no idea really what the thinking was....but I am shocked he was satisfied with it. Not like Alex IMO. He is capable of so much more emotion and making the kost out of 1,2,or 3 notes. I know a lot of people think it's great. I can't. Not with the amazing catalog of great solos Alex has given us over 40 years now. This one does not come close to my top 30...would not even sniff it. Anyway still....regardless The Garden is a great Rush song and another unexpected gem. I love when they reach and they went for a real contemporary approach and a nice finish to the epic concept of Clockwork Angels. Edited July 3, 2012 by Todem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 yeah the anarchist wasnt in my top 4 a week ago but has now worked its way into my best 5 and getting most play to be honest loving the kinda rolling drum effect of neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Clockwork Angels BU2B The Wreckers the Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Putt Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) BU2B HF The Anarchist Caravan The Wreckers The Garden 7 Cities Halo Effect Carnies Clockwork Angels Wish Them Well BU2B2 Edited July 3, 2012 by Three Putt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Keep em comin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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