Clockwork Angels sucks....

[losingit2k]

[ReflectedLight]

i agree with him on some of the lazy melodies part. the wreckers guitar sounds lazy to me along with the vocals and that's one example.

[Gedneil Alpeart]

QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jun 26 2012, 06:50 PM)

i agree with him on some of the lazy melodies part.  the wreckers guitar sounds lazy to me along with the vocals and that's one example.

That's a very subjective take. Trenken thinks it's Gospel and he thinks the WHOLE album is lazy, which is effing ridiculous.

Edited June 27, 2012 by Gedneil Alpeart

[The Gutless Wonder]

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 26 2012, 05:20 PM)

QUOTE (The Gutless Wonder @ Jun 26 2012, 05:02 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 26 2012, 04:50 PM) QUOTE (The Gutless Wonder @ Jun 26 2012, 04:37 PM) Listening to CA for the first time right now. On The Wreckers at the moment. I think it's a really good album so far and it will no doubt grow on me. Really love Halo Effect. Don't have a problem with the sound for this or VT! The first time? Where've you been?? In the UK, waiting for it's release! But it's not out til July over here so I bought the Classic Rock magazine fanpack today instead! Album, keyring, poster and EVERYTHING!!!   I notice you're from the UK also. I take it you downloaded it early or something? No, I bought an American import copy from WOW HD, it arrived on June 11, just in time!     http://www.wowhd.co.uk/CD/rush-clockwork-a...9175901#bc=c4c5 Ah! Thought it would be something like that!

[rushgoober]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rushgoober6/rushdouchechills.jpg

[metaldad]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 27 2012, 09:18 AM)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rushgoober6/rushdouchechills.jpg

Agian i ask, looking at this pic, how does Anyone find these guys Good -Looking ?

[Khan]

QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 27 2012, 10:23 AM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 27 2012, 09:18 AM) http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rushgoober6/rushdouchechills.jpg Agian i ask, looking at this pic, how does Anyone find these guys Good -Looking ? Not sure...I'm not a chick.

[metaldad]

QUOTE (Khan @ Jun 27 2012, 09:29 AM)

QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 27 2012, 10:23 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 27 2012, 09:18 AM) http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rushgoober6/rushdouchechills.jpg Agian i ask, looking at this pic, how does Anyone find these guys Good -Looking ? Not sure...I'm not a chick. I get that but, the 100 "Geddy is Hot "threads i don't understand

[rcsrich]

Disagree with the OP! On the other hand, if you haven't liked the last several albums, chances are you won't like this one...

 

One more thing- if you think Rush albums have "sucked" since Signals (30 years of "sucking"), why in the name of all that's holy would you still be listening to their music in hope of a "comeback"!? Stop wasting your time!

Edited June 27, 2012 by rcsrich

[Khan]

QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 27 2012, 10:34 AM)

QUOTE (Khan @ Jun 27 2012, 09:29 AM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 27 2012, 10:23 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 27 2012, 09:18 AM) http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rushgoober6/rushdouchechills.jpg Agian i ask, looking at this pic, how does Anyone find these guys Good -Looking ? Not sure...I'm not a chick. I get that but, the 100 "Geddy is Hot "threads i don't understand That question would do better posed in the Rush chicks forum area....

[GeminiRising79]

QUOTE (Gedneil Alpeart @ Jun 26 2012, 05:44 PM)

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Jun 26 2012, 05:34 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 26 2012, 03:50 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 26 2012, 03:34 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Jun 26 2012, 03:33 PM) dbl post What are your favourite albums of the last 5-10 years?   No answer?   Yes this is a guy who just posts the same old shit but has no answers to pertinent questions... I don't spend my days on this site like you.   And yes, there are NO albums I like from the last 10 years Then leave. Why post on a forum dedicated to new Rush, unless your aim is to just trash talk and piss people off? Just admit you're a troll. I'm always hopeful that Rush will produce something of gravity, but this last effort leaves me speechless. Even if Terry was at the helm, he wouldn't be able to save Rush from themselves.

[Gixxerman001]

"Pretending to like....."

 

Laughably condescending arrogance much?

[Aikenrooster]

QUOTE (Terrapin @ Jun 23 2012, 08:33 PM)

Apologies to everybody out there who are pretending to like this thing, but the songwriting, vocal melodies, song structures, arrangements are an example of a band that are completely devoid of any ideas as regards a musical future... The mastering is so bad that the individual instruments and vocals are difficult to hear. Quite obviously, to anybody with a pair of ears this album has been cut and pasted beyond belief and not particularly well No, it doesn't "Kick Ass" and no, it's not their best since... ? To be honest, I would prefer to read the novel than to have to listen to Pearts backing band trying to come up with some dodgy music in an effort to support his narrative. "In the fullness of time" this album will go down as sucking as much as the rest of the Rush catalogue since "Signals" I remember reading on this forum how great "Snakes and Arrows" was, only to be slagged of a few moths later, once the childish euphoria wore off.. CA is truly awful... you'll all agree with me in a few years - or through the "fullness" of time...

Perhaps you're right.

But, I would wager that the vast majority of the rock n roll listening masses(of which I am a member) don't have degrees in music theory, are not audiophiles, and simply try to appreciate the product that was produced by real professionals, knowing that if we could make a better product, we would. I think that is the case with most of rock n roll, except in Rush's case, they're one of the few bands, who after 30+ years, are still together, in the original form.

I have no doubt that everyone isn't going to like the exact same songs, because we're human and not robots.

If YOU don't like the album, just say so, BUT, to say that it sucks intimates that you know how to make something better. So, go make us an album and get rich.

[greyfriar]

14 pages and no end in sight...please

[Gedneil Alpeart]

QUOTE (Aikenrooster @ Jun 28 2012, 06:19 AM)

QUOTE (Terrapin @ Jun 23 2012, 08:33 PM) Apologies to everybody out there who are pretending to like this thing, but the songwriting, vocal melodies, song structures, arrangements are an example of a band that are completely devoid of any ideas as regards a musical future... The mastering is so bad that the individual instruments and vocals are difficult to hear. Quite obviously, to anybody with a pair of ears this album has been cut and pasted beyond belief and not particularly well No, it doesn't "Kick Ass" and no, it's not their best since... ? To be honest, I would prefer to read the novel than to have to listen to Pearts backing band trying to come up with some dodgy music in an effort to support his narrative. "In the fullness of time" this album will go down as sucking as much as the rest of the Rush catalogue since "Signals" I remember reading on this forum how great "Snakes and Arrows" was, only to be slagged of a few moths later, once the childish euphoria wore off.. CA is truly awful... you'll all agree with me in a few years - or through the "fullness" of time... Perhaps you're right. But, I would wager that the vast majority of the rock n roll listening masses(of which I am a member) don't have degrees in music theory, are not audiophiles, and simply try to appreciate the product that was produced by real professionals, knowing that if we could make a better product, we would. I think that is the case with most of rock n roll, except in Rush's case, they're one of the few bands, who after 30+ years, are still together, in the original form. I have no doubt that everyone isn't going to like the exact same songs, because we're human and not robots. If YOU don't like the album, just say so, BUT, to say that it sucks intimates that you know how to make something better. So, go make us an album and get rich.

[3113]

Yes Mr. Terrapin, tell it like it is!

 

Vapor Trails

Snakes & Arrows

Clockwork Angels

 

All three releases are wretched messes.

 

Everybody who says these abominations are a "masterpiece" have no taste in music. NONE!

 

These albums are so bad I must troll! I can't help it!

Edited January 22, 2013 by 3113

[tas7]

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The mastering is so bad that the individual instruments and vocals are difficult to hear.

 

Quite obviously, to anybody with a pair of ears this album has been cut and pasted beyond belief and not particularly well

 

No, it doesn't "Kick Ass" and no, it's not their best since... ?

 

To be honest, I would prefer to read the novel than to have to listen to Pearts backing band trying to come up with some dodgy music in an effort to support his narrative.

 

"In the fullness of time" this album will go down as sucking as much as the rest of the Rush catalogue since "Signals"

 

I remember reading on this forum how great "Snakes and Arrows" was, only to be slagged of a few moths later, once the childish euphoria wore off..

 

CA is truly awful... you'll all agree with me in a few years - or through the "fullness" of time... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Perhaps you're right.

But, I would wager that the vast majority of the rock n roll listening masses(of which I am a member) don't have degrees in music theory, are not audiophiles, and simply try to appreciate the product that was produced by real professionals, knowing that if we could make a better product, we would. I think that is the case with most of rock n roll, except in Rush's case, they're one of the few bands, who after 30+ years, are still together, in the original form.

I have no doubt that everyone isn't going to like the exact same songs, because we're human and not robots.

If YOU don't like the album, just say so, BUT, to say that it sucks intimates that you know how to make something better. So, go make us an album and get rich. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->

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I would agree that the decision to ditch Terry Brown has meant the albums that came after Signals have been hit and miss.

Grace Under Pressure is a disappointment but still had Distant Early Warning,After Image and Kid Gloves.

Power Windows is better than GUP but some songs could have been shortened,Marathon does become a Marathon.

Hold Your Fire is awful,sounds like a Kenny Loggins album.

Presto is better than HYF having Presto,War Paint and The Pass.

Roll the Bones similar to Presto except alot of the songs have awesome bits ruined by naffness;Exotica,neurotica,psychotica.

Counterparts,couldn't get into it at all and sold it.

Test for Echo is way too long but the songs suffer from the same problem as Roll the Bones.

Vapor Trails,same as Counterparts,like the band is trying to hard.

Snakes and Arrows is alot better than I thought initially and I have warmed to the songs.

Clockwork Angels is way better than the previous four albums but again is too long,too clogged and oddly enough when I listen to it after any of the 'classic' Rush albums it gets wearing and gives me a headache.

What if Clockwork Angels had been produced like Hemispheres?

Anyway this only a general analysis and just my opinion.

 

[Kris2112]

It's not often you hear the word "dodgy" in such a rant...

[gangsterfurious]

Hold on... let me get my itsy bitsy violin out for you...

[bathory]

14 pages later and still going

[Lost In Xanadu]

but does it inhale?? :smoke:

 

http://www.screamingpickle.com/humor/fromweb/clinton/bill-clinton.jpg

[bathory]

nice

[Harry Satchels Sideburns]

:facepalm: :facepalm:

I absolutely love it. Of course, it's not their best album, but it's wonderful.

[Digitalman3113]

It's a good change of pace. I'm sick of Tom Sawyer etc. the songs that put them on the map. I'm currently listening to more newer Rush. Also, CA has a lot of heavy bass, and I play bass. Maybe that's why I like it alot.

[lifeson90]

Four of the tracks on it, caravan bu2b the title track and the garden, are truly great rush at their best but for me yeah the album as a whole is certainly their weakest :-(

Probably their only weak album as a whole to be honest but, at this stage of this great bands career, the four tracks mentioned were gratefully received.

Edited January 23, 2013 by lifeson90