Best three songs in a row (ever)

[Alexmai]

I took blocks of three songs (not suites) off Rush Golden Age albums and the 4 blocks off CA... what do you select?

 

Then I'll repeat it taking off the first three blocks (that are supposed to be invincible) and entering three new-old blocks... you suggest which ones

Edited June 24, 2012 by Alexmai

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

Easy.

 

Broons Bane/ The Trees/ Xanadu...Best ever!!!!!

[Alexmai]

I left off the poll both the live albums and the suites...

 

Some candidate for next poll (after the choice for the best three blocks) are:

 

Here again, What you're doing, In the mood

In the mood, Before and after, Working man

Anthem, Best I can, Beneath

Beneath, ByTor, Fly by night

Bastille day, Going Bald, Lakeside

Going bald, Lakeside, Necromancer

Bangkok, Twilight, Lessons

Subdivisions, Analog, Chemistry

Digital man, Weapon, New world man

Distant early warning, Afterimage, Red sector A

Afterimage, Red sector A, Body electric

Marathon, Territories, Middletown dreams

Lock and key, Mission, Turn the page

Show don't tell, Chain, Pass

Presto, Superconductor, Anagram

Dreamline,Bravado, Bones

Animate, Stick, Cut to the chase

Double agent, Leave that thing alone, Cold fire

Test, Driven, Half the world

One little victory, Ceiling, Ghost rider

How it is, Vapor trail, Secret touch

Nocturne, Freeze, Out of the cradle

Far cry, Armor, Working them angels

Spindrift, Monkey, The way the wind blows

 

[rushgoober]

Rush has 4 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT album sides:

 

1. Side one of A Farewell to Kings

2. Side two of Hemsipheres

3. Side one of Moving Pictures

4. Side one of Permanent Waves

 

All four of those are represented here, except AFTK also has the excellent Closer to the Heart on side two, and Limelight is missing from from side one of MP.

 

I guess for me it would be between Farewell/Xanadu & Closer (if for no other reason because that group has Xanadu, even though the other two songs are also all-out classics), and Sawyer/Barchetta & YYZ (since they come from the greatest album side in the history of the world).

 

I really can't decide. All I know is that no matter how great the new album is, and it is great, there's no way any grouping of 3 songs together comes anywhere close to the sets of 3 songs together from Permanent Waves through Moving Pictures mentioned in this poll.

 

In terms of groupings of 3 songs, the songs from 1977-1981 are untouchable.

[losingit2k]

TSOR, FW, Ladder! Hands down.

 

[Snaked]

you can add any 3 consecutive songs from P/g! or PoW to that list as well.

[Alexmai]

Let's propose new blocks...

[Cyclonus X-1]

QUOTE (Alexmai @ Jun 24 2012, 07:35 AM)

Afterimage, Red sector A, Body electric

You left out a song here--a song that's much better than The Body Electric.

 

Out of the options presented here, I went with TSOR/Freewill/JL. But I think this is the sort of question that's best left open ended instead of handled with polls. There are so many conceivable combos that people could go with.

[barchetta90480]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 24 2012, 01:43 PM)

Rush has 4 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT album sides: 1. Side one of A Farewell to Kings 2. Side two of Hemsipheres 3. Side one of Moving Pictures 4. Side one of Permanent Waves All four of those are represented here, except AFTK also has the excellent Closer to the Heart on side two, and Limelight is missing from from side one of MP. I guess for me it would be between Farewell/Xanadu & Closer (if for no other reason because that group has Xanadu, even though the other two songs are also all-out classics), and Sawyer/Barchetta & YYZ (since they come from the greatest album side in the history of the world). I really can't decide. All I know is that no matter how great the new album is, and it is great, there's no way any grouping of 3 songs together comes anywhere close to the sets of 3 songs together from Permanent Waves through Moving Pictures mentioned in this poll. In terms of groupings of 3 songs, the songs from 1977-1981 are untouchable.

+ Side one and two of Grace Under Pressure - the best eight songs in a row they ever did ...

[barchetta90480]

QUOTE (Cyclonus X-1 @ Jun 24 2012, 03:56 PM)

QUOTE (Alexmai @ Jun 24 2012, 07:35 AM) Afterimage, Red sector A, Body electric You left out a song here--a song that's much better than The Body Electric. ... left out two (see post above) ... Best side one ever. By any band.

[Broncos730]

I vote for the three that come up at random when my ipod is set to shuffle and is loaded with all the Rush it can hold..

 

[Earthshine]

The Anarchist, Carnies, Halo Effect

[jc4gd]

QUOTE (Broncos730 @ Jun 24 2012, 11:06 AM)

I vote for the three that come up at random when my ipod is set to shuffle and is loaded with all the Rush it can hold..

Now that is cool.........Rush is Rush is Rush.............

[New World Kid]

Dreamline/Bravado/Roll the Bones

 

or

 

Vapor Trail/Secret Touch/Earthshine

 

of those listed, I chose:

Sawyer/Barchetta/YYZ

 

 

[RAGEous]

If you make it four songs, it's Hemispheres hands down!

[DBJetsman]

Sawyer, Barchetta, and YYZ hands down...

[mazyyz]

QUOTE (OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan @ Jun 24 2012, 08:14 AM)

Easy. Broons Bane/ The Trees/ Xanadu...Best ever!!!!!

...they need to perform that again on this tour

[troutman]

Well,

 

I usually don't do the favorites thing. That said, with this poll. I had to go with the Hemi trio!

[tkdryan]

looks like im in the Majority,, I LOVE BARCHETTA,, one of these days i will buy an convertable red MX 5 or a S 2000 and i will blast this song

[Alexmai]

QUOTE (Alexmai @ Jun 24 2012, 07:35 AM)

I left off the poll both the live albums and the suites... Some candidate for next poll (after the choice for the best three blocks) are: Here again, What you're doing, In the mood In the mood, Before and after, Working man Anthem, Best I can, Beneath Beneath, ByTor, Fly by night Bastille day, Going Bald, Lakeside Going bald, Lakeside, Necromancer Bangkok, Twilight, Lessons Subdivisions, Analog, Chemistry Digital man, Weapon, New world man Distant early warning, Afterimage, Red sector A Afterimage, Red sector A, Body electric Marathon, Territories, Middletown dreams Lock and key, Mission, Turn the page Show don't tell, Chain, Pass Presto, Superconductor, Anagram Dreamline,Bravado, Bones Animate, Stick, Cut to the chase Double agent, Leave that thing alone, Cold fire Test, Driven, Half the world One little victory, Ceiling, Ghost rider How it is, Vapor trail, Secret touch Nocturne, Freeze, Out of the cradle Far cry, Armor, Working them angels Spindrift, Monkey, The way the wind blows

On Sunday July 1st I'll put a new chart without the first three blocks in the chart (that are the Rush Holy Trinity ), adding 5 new blocks off this list... select your candidate blocks

Edited June 26, 2012 by Alexmai

[Gilbertk]

Camera Eye, Witch Hunt, Vital Signs..

[Alexmai]

New poll on http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?act=ST&f=55&t=75551 without 1978-1981

[micgtr71]

What about Totem, Dog Years, Virtuality?

 

Seriously, I went with side 2 of Hemispheres, but Territories, Middletown Dreams, Emotion Detector and Force 10, Time Stand Still, and Open Secrets should be mentioned as well.

[micgtr71]

Also, this is weird. Closer does not follow Xanadu like some of the others do...It is on side 2. Strange to see it that way.

[Todem]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 24 2012, 08:43 AM)

Rush has 4 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT album sides: 1. Side one of A Farewell to Kings 2. Side two of Hemsipheres 3. Side one of Moving Pictures 4. Side one of Permanent Waves All four of those are represented here, except AFTK also has the excellent Closer to the Heart on side two, and Limelight is missing from from side one of MP. I guess for me it would be between Farewell/Xanadu & Closer (if for no other reason because that group has Xanadu, even though the other two songs are also all-out classics), and Sawyer/Barchetta & YYZ (since they come from the greatest album side in the history of the world).  I really can't decide.  All I know is that no matter how great the new album is, and it is great, there's no way any grouping of 3 songs together comes anywhere close to the sets of 3 songs together from Permanent Waves through Moving Pictures mentioned in this poll. In terms of groupings of 3 songs, the songs from 1977-1981 are untouchable.

Side one of Signals, Side one of Grace Under Pressure and Side one of Power Windows are in their for me as well.

 

 

Subdivisions

The Analog Kid

Chemistry

Digital Man

 

 

Distant Early Warning

Afterimage

Red Sector A

The Enemy Within

 

The Big Money

Grand Designs

The Manhatten Project

Marathon

 

 

Now with CA I have the vinyl but only three songs on side one...so If I were to just add another tune I would put side one right up there with all the classics we both have.

 

Caravan

BU2B

Clockwork Angels

The Anarchist

Edited June 28, 2012 by Todem