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1) Moving Pictures

2) Clockwork Angels

3) Permanent Waves

4) Hemispheres

5) Hold Your Fire

6) Counterparts

7) Grace Under Pressure

8) 2112

9) Power Windows

10)Caress of Steel

11) Rush

12) Signals

13) Roll the Bones

14) Test for Echo

15) A Farewell to Kings

16) Snakes & Arrows

17) Fly by Night

18) Presto

19) Vapor Trails

20) Feedback

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I've never actually ranked the albums before, so here's my attempt

 

Hemispheres

Permanent Waves

Moving Pictures

Grace Under Pressure

A Farewell to Kings

Clockwork Angels

Signals

Power Windows

2112

Snakes and Arrows

Counterparts

Hold Your Fire

Caress of Steel

Fly By Night

Roll the Bones

Presto

Test for Echo

Vapor Trails

Rush

Feedback

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1. Vapor Trails

2. Permanent Waves

3. Signals

4. Moving Pictures

5. Clockwork Angels

6. Counterparts

7. Hemispheres

8. 2112

9. A Farewell To Kings

10. Snakes & Arrows

11. Grace Under Pressure

12. Presto

13. Fly By Night

14. Caress Of Steel

15. Test For Echo

16. Hold Your Fire

17. Power Windows

18. Roll The Bones

19. Feedback

20. Rush

 

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Clockwork Angels

Vapor Trails

Snakes and Arrows

Grace Under Pressure

Moving Pictures

Permanent Waves

Signals

Hemispheres

Power Windows

Presto

Hold Your Fire

Farewell to Kings

2112

Counterparts

Roll the Bones

Test For Echo

Fly By Night

Caress of Steel

Debut

 

Edit: Forgot Farewell to Kings

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After about 30 listens its better than the debut, T4E, VT, S&A and thats it.

 

After the first few listens I was just blinded by listening to new Rush and would have ranked it higher at that time, but its sinking in now that the song writing still is just too safe and not adventurous enough for me.

 

Meaning too many songs have really dull choruses, too many standard issue chord progressions, Geddy just playing linear scales for fills all the time rather than what he used to do in the past, his vocals being not even close to what they were, Neil playing way too many standard 4/4 beats and Alex just playing power chords and not really decorating the songs like he used to.

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1. Permanent Waves

2. Moving Pictures

3. Signals

4. Hold Your Fire

5. Snakes And Arrows

6. Clockwork Angels

7. Power Windows

8. 2112

9. Grace Under Pressure

10. Caress Of Steel

11. Fly By Night

12. A Farewell To Kings

13. Presto

14. Hemispheres

15. Roll The Bones

16. Counterparts

17. Test For Echo

18. Rush

19. Vapor Trails

20. Feedback

 

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QUOTE (MUSICinTheABsTrAcT @ Jun 15 2012, 09:25 PM)
1. Vapor Trails
2. Permanent Waves
3. Signals
4. Moving Pictures
5. Clockwork Angels
6. Counterparts
7. Hemispheres
8. 2112
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Snakes & Arrows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Caress Of Steel
15. Test For Echo
16. Hold Your Fire
17. Power Windows
18. Roll The Bones
19. Feedback
20. Rush

Goober will have a heart attack when he sees this list...

 

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QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Jun 15 2012, 09:56 AM)
Now that I've listened many times, I've decided to debut the great Clockwork Angels at #3 on my list. The top 2 will always be the top 2 for what they mean to me on so many levels. But I'm convinced that CA will always be at #3 for me as well.

And in my rankings, I included Feedback, so that I include all studio releases (and so that I make it an even 20).

1. Moving Pictures
2. Permanent Waves
3. Clockwork Angels
4. Signals
5. Hemispheres
6. Counterparts
7. Grace Under Pressure
8. Power Windows
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Test For Echo
11. Snakes & Arrows
12. Presto
13. 2112
14. Vapor Trails
15. Hold Your Fire
16. Rush
17. Fly By Night
18. Caress Of Steel
19. Feedback
20. Roll The Bones

How about you?

1. "Hemispheres"

2. "Clockwork Angels"

 

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QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 01:02 AM)
QUOTE (MUSICinTheABsTrAcT @ Jun 15 2012, 09:25 PM)
1. Vapor Trails
2. Permanent Waves
3. Signals
4. Moving Pictures
5. Clockwork Angels
6. Counterparts
7. Hemispheres
8. 2112
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Snakes & Arrows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Caress Of Steel
15. Test For Echo
16. Hold Your Fire
17. Power Windows
18. Roll The Bones
19. Feedback
20. Rush

Goober will have a heart attack when he sees this list...

 

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Fukk Dukk!

 

Goober lives directly above me by one state and I must say even I can't believe that fukking list.

 

"Vapor Trails" number one and the first "Rush" record last?

 

The guy who did this rank must be 15 years old.

 

 

Ugh.

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QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 16 2012, 04:07 AM)
QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 01:02 AM)
QUOTE (MUSICinTheABsTrAcT @ Jun 15 2012, 09:25 PM)
1. Vapor Trails
2. Permanent Waves
3. Signals
4. Moving Pictures
5. Clockwork Angels
6. Counterparts
7. Hemispheres
8. 2112
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Snakes & Arrows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Caress Of Steel
15. Test For Echo
16. Hold Your Fire
17. Power Windows
18. Roll The Bones
19. Feedback
20. Rush

Goober will have a heart attack when he sees this list...

 

laugh.gif

Fukk Dukk!

 

Goober lives directly me above me by one state and I must say even I can't believe that fukking list.

 

"Vapor Trails" number one and the first "Rush" record last?

 

The guy who did this rank must be 15 years old.

 

 

Ugh.

This guy is the sound expert guy!

 

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QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 02:08 AM)
QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 16 2012, 04:07 AM)
QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 01:02 AM)
QUOTE (MUSICinTheABsTrAcT @ Jun 15 2012, 09:25 PM)
1. Vapor Trails
2. Permanent Waves
3. Signals
4. Moving Pictures
5. Clockwork Angels
6. Counterparts
7. Hemispheres
8. 2112
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Snakes & Arrows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Caress Of Steel
15. Test For Echo
16. Hold Your Fire
17. Power Windows
18. Roll The Bones
19. Feedback
20. Rush

Goober will have a heart attack when he sees this list...

 

laugh.gif

Fukk Dukk!

 

Goober lives directly me above me by one state and I must say even I can't believe that fukking list.

 

"Vapor Trails" number one and the first "Rush" record last?

 

The guy who did this rank must be 15 years old.

 

 

Ugh.

This guy is the sound expert guy!

 

ohmy.gif

Hahaha! Wow Pat! What a joke!!

 

Talk about being exposed.

 

EPIC FAIL!!!!

 

He or she must have too much wax in those earholes of ignorance.

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QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 06:18 PM)
QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 16 2012, 04:13 AM)
Trolls love to eat fake Rush Fans.

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Someone's gonna tear us a new asshole now!

 

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"love", "eat", and "asshole" all in one eyeshot! Sounds like some stupid Julia Roberts flick!

 

I just got CA yesterday and haven't had a proper listening yet (though I have heard it all). I can't see it cracking my top 5 BUT it is better than Snakes & Arrows at the very least and pummels the living f**k out of Roll the Bones (my least liked Rush album).

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QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 16 2012, 05:10 AM)
QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 02:08 AM)
QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 16 2012, 04:07 AM)
QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 16 2012, 01:02 AM)
QUOTE (MUSICinTheABsTrAcT @ Jun 15 2012, 09:25 PM)
1. Vapor Trails
2. Permanent Waves
3. Signals
4. Moving Pictures
5. Clockwork Angels
6. Counterparts
7. Hemispheres
8. 2112
9. A Farewell To Kings
10. Snakes & Arrows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Caress Of Steel
15. Test For Echo
16. Hold Your Fire
17. Power Windows
18. Roll The Bones
19. Feedback
20. Rush

Goober will have a heart attack when he sees this list...

 

laugh.gif

Fukk Dukk!

 

Goober lives directly me above me by one state and I must say even I can't believe that fukking list.

 

"Vapor Trails" number one and the first "Rush" record last?

 

The guy who did this rank must be 15 years old.

 

 

Ugh.

This guy is the sound expert guy!

 

ohmy.gif

Hahaha! Wow Pat! What a joke!!

 

Talk about being exposed.

 

EPIC FAIL!!!!

 

He or she must have too much wax in those earholes of ignorance.

Really?! So opinions on what one's favorite album is can no longer be subjective but can be characterized as 'wrong' or a 'FAIL'?

 

VaporTrails sounds like absolute S#!t , but that doesn't affect its ranking as far as the quality of the song writing and the playing are concerned.

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A little early I guess , but here goes:

 

1.Moving Pictures

2.Permanent Waves

3.Counterparts

4.A Farewell To Kings

5.Vapor Trails

6.Clockwork Angels

7.Presto

8.Power Windows

9.Hemispheres

10.Signals

11.Snakes & Arrows

12.Grace Under Pressure

13.2112

14.Fly By Night

15.Roll The Bones

16.Hold Your Fire

17.Test For Echo

18.Rush

19.Caress Of Steel

20.Feedback

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ive never really ranked them, but ill try!

 

1. a farewell to kings

2. hemispheres

3. moving pictures

4. 2112

5. clockwork angels

6. permanent waves

7. grace under pressure

8. fly by night

9. snakes and arrows

10. counterparts

11. power windows

12. signals

13. caress of steel

14. presto

15. roll the bones

16. vapor trails

17. test for echo

18. rush

19 hold your fire

20. feedback

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QUOTE (trenken @ Jun 15 2012, 09:35 PM)
After about 30 listens its better than the debut, T4E, VT, S&A and thats it.

After the first few listens I was just blinded by listening to new Rush and would have ranked it higher at that time, but its sinking in now that the song writing still is just too safe and not adventurous enough for me.

Meaning too many songs have really dull choruses, too many standard issue chord progressions, Geddy just playing linear scales for fills all the time rather than what he used to do in the past, his vocals being not even close to what they were, Neil playing way too many standard 4/4 beats and Alex just playing power chords and not really decorating the songs like he used to.

So you're saying Clockwork Angels is more dull than Hold Your Fire, Roll the Bones, or Presto?

 

Respectfully disagree there. CA blows most of the stuff from the 80's and 90's away.

 

FOr me, it cracks my top 5 still behind Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, Hemispheres, and Counterparts, and it is FAR FAR FAR from dull

 

The only weakness is that Geddy's voice strains a bit in parts. He has some cringe worthy moments trying to hit some notes he really can't hit anymore

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1. A Farewell to Kings

2. Moving Pictures

3. Permanent Waves

4. Signals

5. Hemispheres

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. Fly By Night

8. 2112

9. Power Windows

10. Caress of Steel

11. Clockwork Angels

12. Counterparts

13. Snakes and Arrows

14. Hold Your Fire

15. Rush

16. Roll the Bones

17. Presto

18. Vapor Trails

19. Test For Echo

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QUOTE (LeaveMyThingAlone @ Jun 16 2012, 09:00 AM)
QUOTE (trenken @ Jun 15 2012, 09:35 PM)
After about 30 listens its better than the debut, T4E, VT, S&A and thats it.

After the first few listens I was just blinded by listening to new Rush and would have ranked it higher at that time, but its sinking in now that the song writing still is just too safe and not adventurous enough for me.

Meaning too many songs have really dull choruses, too many standard issue chord progressions, Geddy just playing linear scales for fills all the time rather than what he used to do in the past, his vocals being not even close to what they were, Neil playing way too many standard 4/4 beats and Alex just playing power chords and not really decorating the songs like he used to.

So you're saying Clockwork Angels is more dull than Hold Your Fire, Roll the Bones, or Presto?

 

Respectfully disagree there. CA blows most of the stuff from the 80's and 90's away.

 

FOr me, it cracks my top 5 still behind Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, Hemispheres, and Counterparts, and it is FAR FAR FAR from dull

 

The only weakness is that Geddy's voice strains a bit in parts. He has some cringe worthy moments trying to hit some notes he really can't hit anymore

It's better than the 90's stuff, but none of the 80's stuff to me.....

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1. Hold Your Fire

2. Signals

3. Fly By Night

4. Moving Pictures

5. A Farewell to Kings

6. Presto

7. Power Windows

8. Grace Under Pressure

9. Roll the Bones

10. Clockwork Angels

11. Vapor Trails

12. Permanent Waves

13. Rush

14. Caress of Steel

15. Hemispheres

16. 2112

17. Counterparts

18. Snakes and Arrows

19. Test for Echo

 

 

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Hemispheres

PerW

M.P

Signals

P. W

Grace Under Pressure

Farewell To Kings

2112

Fly by Night

Caress of Steel

Counterparts

HYF

Presto

V.T

S&A

Clockwork Angels

Test for Echo

RTB

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QUOTE (EmotionDetector @ Jun 15 2012, 04:03 PM)
QUOTE (tupelobarchetta @ Jun 15 2012, 04:35 PM)
1-19. It varies, depending on how I feel and what I'm in the mood to listen to.
20. Feedback.

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This is how I'm feeling it today ...

 

1. Permanent Waves

2. Moving Pictures

3. Hemispheres

4. Signals

5. A Farewell To Kings

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. 2112

8. Clockwork Angels

9. Snakes & Arrows

10. Power Windows

11. Rush

12. Counterparts

13. Fly By Night

14. Test For Echo

15. Roll the Bones

16. Vapor Trails

17. Caress of Steel

18. Hold Your Fire

19. Presto

20. Feedback

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1.Signals

2.Moving Pictures

3.Clockwork Angels

4.Presto

5.Permanent Waves

6.Grace Under Pressure

7.Hemispheres

8.A Farewell To Kings

9.Hold Your Fire

10.Power Windows

11.2112

12.Counterparts

13.Snakes & Arrows

14.Vapor Trails

15.Test For Echo

16.Roll The Bones

17.Rush

18.Fly By Night

19.Caress Of Steel

20.Feedback

 

If it were a race, the time difference between 1st and 20th would less than second.

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