What about CA?

[CruisingInPrimetime]

So... what will it be?

[losingit2k]

Best album since MP!

 

[jnoble]

If only Geddy can get his ability to compose/sing a good melody back AND Neil can go back to writing lyrics that can more easily be put into a good song again, I'd like it much more. Pretty much all of Neil's lyrics starting with VT make for interesting poetry but awkward sounding songs...too many words in most. Edited June 16, 2012 by jnoble

[presto123]

QUOTE (jnoble @ Jun 15 2012, 11:13 PM)

If only Geddy can get his ability to compose/sing a good melody back AND Neil can go back to writing lyrics that can more easily be put into a good song again, I'd like it much more. Pretty much all of Neil's lyrics starting with VT make for interesting poetry but awkward sounding songs...too many words in most.

Disagree with that. I think the vocals flow well on this record.

[jnoble]

Edited June 16, 2012 by jnoble

[WCFIELDS]

[pedro2112]

Where is the "I love it now, but we'll see how it stands up over time" option?

 

 

 

[greg2112]

Grabs hold....After repeated listens, absorbing the lyrics, etc, I can definitely say (IMO) that this is hands down the finest Rush album top to bottom since Grace Under Pressure. And the only one that comes close in quality since then is Counterparts.

[GeddyRulz]

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What about CA? What do you think?

 

Well, I lived in San Jose for a year, back in 1977. That was nice; we'd take day trips to San Francisco, Santa Cruz beach boardwalk, or the amusement park in Santa Clara (now a Six Flags; then it was Marriott's Great America). The first three times I saw "Star Wars" was in CA, in those San Jose theaters next door to the Winchester Mystery House.

 

I've also been to CA for my honeymoon. We went to all of the above places, plus Big Sur, Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Venice Beach, Hollywood, Disneyland, and two nights in San Diego (the most perfect weather in the country).

 

I could go on, but you get my point. Overall, I think CA is beautiful. I could imagine living there again.

[CruisingInPrimetime]

I voted been around.

[Albone2112]

Definitely the best album since 'Counterparts', which at the time of its release was the best album since 'Signals'.

[ReflectedLight]

[Earthshine]

Grabs hold, and won't let go!

[BriGuy]

What I like about CA -- and why I like Rush overall -- is the atypical lyrics.

 

I like that their songs aren't the drivel about hooking up/breaking up that most music is. That stuff is just such mindless dreck.

 

For me, the CA songs are quickly becoming "well known friends." When I play my Rush playlist on random, and a CA song comes up, it fits right in.

Edited June 17, 2012 by BriGuy

[Principled Man]

[P-Tor]

QUOTE (jnoble @ Jun 15 2012, 11:13 PM)

If only Geddy can get his ability to compose/sing a good melody back AND Neil can go back to writing lyrics that can more easily be put into a good song again, I'd like it much more. Pretty much all of Neil's lyrics starting with VT make for interesting poetry but awkward sounding songs...too many words in most.

This.

 

The biggest thing preventing me from fully enjoying this album is Geddy's vocals. Seven Cities of Gold is a perfect example. The music is good but Ged's vocals make the song practically unlistenable.

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

Grabs ahold.

[mazyyz]

QUOTE (losingit2k @ Jun 16 2012, 12:12 AM)

Best album since MP!

[robertrobyn]

Gets better with every listen. Im kicking my wife out today so I can listen on LP. Can't wait.

[condemned2bfree]

grabs hold and wont let go!

 

[metaldad]

I love it, only 2 songs i don't like and i Hate the production but ...........

[EveryNerveAware]

Grabs hold and won't let go...

 

After my 2nd listen, there isn't any music I've heard in the last 20 years that has given me goosebumps and a sense of "hope" that epic, superior quality music is not dead but is alive and well in the hands of a band called Rush.