spock Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Try this: It only happens once in a great while. Rush writes/plays a song that so un-like them that you love it just 'cause it's THAT different. Here's my short list: Available Light Losing It The Garden Red Lenses Bravest Face Fire away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 QUOTE (spock @ Jul 20 2012, 06:15 PM) Try this: It only happens once in a great while. Rush writes/plays a song that so un-like them that you love it just 'cause it's THAT different. Here's my short list: Available Light Losing It The Garden Red Lenses Bravest Face Fire away! Add clockwork angels to that list...cool thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Oh, forgot to add Peaceable Kingdom - my second VT fave next to Freeze (which almost makes the list, too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Sure, I'll play. Different Strings (Alex at then end) Madrigal (I love contrast of the gentle melodic end followed by Cygnus X-1's chime) Losing It (poignant) Double Agent (strangest thing the band has done, imo) Available Light (Alex's line after "play of light, a photograph, the way I used to be", the crack in Geddy's voice) I'm leaving CA off the list for the time. I'm still digesting it and ranking it in the pantheon of , but I think you're correct about The Garden. It transcends the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Jul 20 2012, 06:34 PM) Sure, I'll play. Different Strings (Alex at then end) Madrigal (I love contrast of the gentle melodic end followed by Cygnus X-1's chime) Losing It (poignant) Double Agent (strangest thing the band has done, imo) Available Light (Alex's line after "play of light, a photograph, the way I used to be", the crack in Geddy's voice) I'm leaving CA off the list for the time. I'm still digesting it and ranking it in the pantheon of , but I think you're correct about The Garden. It transcends the band. Double Agent! Completely agree - that song ROCKS! But, still one of a kind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Rivendell Making Memories (love the easy acoustics rolling into the hard, more "normal" Rush) Countdown Losing It Tai Shan (suck it, haters) Available Light Roll the Bones (you don't like the rap? Well I do!) Resist (live) Hope Halo Effect The Garden I don't love each of these songs, but I like them and I love that Rush did something new on each of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 For those playing at home - don't you see a pattern? Similar songs? Hmmm - aren't we really building the set list that ought to bookend CA next tour?!? Why, yes we are! Hope someone in the band is reading this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYM86 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) It's hard for me to think of a song that 'doesn't sound like Rush,' because they have been through so many different eras/sounds that I can't put anything past them. Hell that's half the reason they are my all-time favorite band. Edited July 21, 2012 by NYM86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 QUOTE (spock @ Jul 20 2012, 08:25 PM)For those playing at home - don't you see a pattern? Similar songs? Hmmm - aren't we really building the set list that ought to bookend CA next tour?!? Why, yes we are! Hope someone in the band is reading this... Well....I don't know about that...When I saw them do Double Agent live, it did not work. I recall an interview with Geddy acknowledging that song's weird live sound. The syncopated beat with the vocal was really tough for him and parts of it were taped for the live performance. Some of the other songs sure, but not that one. I do like the thread about quirky songs though. Making Memories was one that I considered (a road trip song for me) since it is very pop-like, especially for the same album as By-Tor. Totally respect the Rivendell reference, though it's not one of my preferred tunes. - good call LedRush (and I'm not a Tai Shan hater, not really a lover though either) No One at the Bridge (even though its part of a larger composition) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Test For Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I'm going to add 'Mystic Rhythms' to the mix. It's always stood out as a different-sounding song to me - that echo-y, tribal-ish beat and, well, mystic sound. Another one I'd pick is 'One Little Victory' - the driving drums and thrust of the song is something a little different; at least, it stands out the most to me on Vapor Trails, as the 'odd one out'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Great lists! I would add The Wreckers How it Is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Here Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangster of Goats Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Well, these are the songs that struck me as "strange" at first listen, but now I'm so used to them that they now sound "normal" to me. Double Agent Red Lenses Didacts and Narpets (not sure if this really counts as a "song") Twilight Zone Losing It (mostly because of the violin) Ha, I'm detecting a common theme through most of these: strange vocals. Double Agent - obviously Red Lenses - "it's true!" and Geddy's weird scat singing on the fadeout Didacts and Narpets - obviously lol Twilight Zone - the whispering Edited July 21, 2012 by Bangster of Goats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 QUOTE (Bangster of Goats @ Jul 21 2012, 09:04 AM) Well, these are the songs that struck me as "strange" at first listen, but now I'm so used to them that they now sound "normal" to me. Double Agent Red Lenses Didacts and Narpets (not sure if this really counts as a "song") Twilight Zone Losing It (mostly because of the violin) Ha, I'm detecting a common theme through most of these: strange vocals. Double Agent - obviously Red Lenses - "it's true!" and Geddy's weird scat singing on the fadeout Didacts and Narpets - obviously lol Twilight Zone - the whispering ....And the rapping in 'Roll the Bones'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangster of Goats Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 QUOTE (Mika @ Jul 21 2012, 03:17 PM) QUOTE (Bangster of Goats @ Jul 21 2012, 09:04 AM) Well, these are the songs that struck me as "strange" at first listen, but now I'm so used to them that they now sound "normal" to me. Double Agent Red Lenses Didacts and Narpets (not sure if this really counts as a "song") Twilight Zone Losing It (mostly because of the violin) Ha, I'm detecting a common theme through most of these: strange vocals. Double Agent - obviously Red Lenses - "it's true!" and Geddy's weird scat singing on the fadeout Didacts and Narpets - obviously lol Twilight Zone - the whispering ....And the rapping in 'Roll the Bones'! Well, that song didn't strike me as "strange"... just "bad". Well actually now that I think about it, I definitely did think it was strange at first. The first time I ever heard that song, I had gone to the record store specifically to buy Roll The Bones on the day it was released. They happened to be playing it in-store when I got there, and I walked in right on the rapping part. I was like "wtf is this?" thinking it was some rap/pop/techno thing and then the rapping/electro part concluded and the band (which sounded immediately "Rushy" to me) kicked in, and I was like "waitaminute is this the new Rush?" and sure enough once I heard Geddy sing I thought "oooooohh it is! cool!.... wait what the hell was that I heard earlier!??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJetsman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ALL OF CLOCKWORK ANGELS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Does "Closer to the Heart" count? It is more sentimental than most other "harder" Rush songs. Also "Hope", since it is an instrumental not involving nerdy subjects like an airport or a strange village. And of course, the silly and goofy "Dog Years". Cracks me up every time I listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokebabies2112 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Losing it.... The song is so unique (even on Rush standard) definately my choice out of those on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Vital Signs Countdown Territories Available Light Bravado Most of CA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 All of the above! And... SCARS! Freaking epic tune! I love when Rush experiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Mmm, I 'Scars'! One more song I'd add to the list: 'Tears'. I wasn't very familiar with it until recently, and the first couple of times it popped up on my ipod I thought, "What's this? What girl singer could have snuck on my Rush-dominated playlist?" That last time it played, I finally knew better. It's a great song, and I get a little emotional listening to it, but geez, Geddy sounds a bit like a girl singing it, if one is not prepared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintonb Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Jul 20 2012, 06:34 PM) Sure, I'll play. Different Strings (Alex at then end) Madrigal (I love contrast of the gentle melodic end followed by Cygnus X-1's chime) Losing It (poignant) Double Agent (strangest thing the band has done, imo) Available Light (Alex's line after "play of light, a photograph, the way I used to be", the crack in Geddy's voice) I'm leaving CA off the list for the time. I'm still digesting it and ranking it in the pantheon of , but I think you're correct about The Garden. It transcends the band. Yeah, "Double Agent" is kind of weird with it's spoken vocal. But when I first listened to the Counterparts album that was the one song that made me think "now this one sounds like Rush". There was something about it that reminded me of old Rush. It's one of my favorites from that album. Edited July 26, 2012 by clintonb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintonb Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I think "Scars" is pretty different for them and is one of my favorite songs off of Presto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 HYF S&A RTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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