sitboaf Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 We had many great responses for Part 1 - the Kimono Years here. For part 2, let's try the Synthesizer Years (Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows and Hold Your Fire). We're skipping over Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, which are darn-near perfect on their own, not as synthy, and usually placed in their own "Classic" Era. It was really the Signals album that marked a new style. The Rules: 1. Choose eight songs from the four synth albums (S, P/G, PoW, HYF). Why eight? Because S, P/G and PoW have eight songs, and songs #9 and #10 from HYF seem to be conveniently forgotten, anyway. 2. Choose at least one song from each album. 3. No time restrictions! There are no epics to worry about! 4. Optional: You may include "Vital Signs" from Moving Pictures, because musically, it belongs with the Synth Era. Go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 1 Subdivisions 2 Time Stand Still 3 Red Sector A 4 Turn The Page 5 Distant Early Warning 6 Mission 7 The Analog Kid 8 Marathon Gotta start the collection with one of my top 5 songs. Turn the Page closes side 1 in grand style, and Distant Early Warning kicks side 2 off with a bang. I close with my favorite Rush song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchemingDemon Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 1. The Analog Kid 2. Middletown Dreams 3. Mission 4. Territories 5. The Weapon 6. Kid Gloves 7. Prime Mover 8. Marathon I'm in a PoW mood today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 1. Subdivisions 2. Time Stands Still 3. Marathon 4. Mission 5. Chemistry 6. Prime Mover 7. Afterimage 8. Losing it Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pause Rewind Replay Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 This is agonizing... my first swing through I have 12 "nominees": Subdivisions Analog Kid The Weapon Distant Early Warning Red Sector A Body Electric Between The Wheels Big Money Mystic Rhythms Lock And Key Mission High Water (track 10 of HYF is NOT forgotten by me ) Now to cut down to 8 winners... just take my left arm while you're at it 1 Subdivisions 2 Body Electric 3 Analog Kid 4 Mystic Rhythms 5 Distant Early Warning 6 Big Money 7. Mission 8 Between The Wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 The Big Money Lock and Key Distant Early Warning The Weapon Red Sector A Chemistry Afterimage Subdivisions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 1. Subdivisions 2. The Analog Kid 3. Force Ten 4. Time Stand Still 5. The Big Money 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Territories 8. Prime Mover Mission and New World Man should have been in there too, but not enough room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Cant do it because I would never use the title "Perfect Rush Album - the Synth Years" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Side 1 1) Subdivisions 2) The Analog Kid 3) Afterimage 4) Between The Wheels Side 2 5) Marathon 6) Middletown Dreams 7) Time Stand Still 8) Mission Edited August 28, 2012 by Todem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudbuytjane Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 SIDE ONE 1. Subdivisions 2. Turn The Page 3. Marathon 4. Between The Wheels SIDE TWO 1. Force Ten 2. Distant Early Warning 3. Time Stand Still 8. Vital Signs -Jane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Force Ten The Analog Kid Afterimage Marathon Subdivisions Open Secrets The Weapon Between the Wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalsBandGuy Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 1. Digital Man 2. The Big Money 3. Red Sector A 4. Marathon 5. The Weapon 6. Second Nature 7. Middletown Dreams 8. Between The Wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) this is hard to do. My album is very Signals and P/G heavy, I suppose. I tried to give it a flow, starting each side with a starter and ending each side with a closer. side 1: 1. Subdivisions 2. Analog Kid 3. Marathon 4. Digital Man side 2. 1. Force Ten 2. Afterimage 3. The Enemy Within 4. Between The Wheels Bonus tracks on 1997 remaster: Time Stands Still The Manhattan Project Mystic Rhythms Edited August 28, 2012 by Bastille Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 1. Big Money 2. Kid Gloves 3. Open Secrets 4. Subdivisions 5. DEW 6. Emotion Detector 7. Afterimage 8. Mission Tough 8 to pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantEarlyRushFan Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 This album would instantly be my favorite album of all time. the analog kid new world man kid gloves between the wheels territories middletown dreams open secrets lock and key It's hard to pick only 2 from signals though. it still has a lot of that classic era magic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE Cant do it because I would never use the title "Perfect Rush Album - the Synth Years" Sorry, Animate. Maybe you can make "The Optimal Rush Album - the Synth Years" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE It's hard to pick only 2 from signals though. it still has a lot of that classic era magic Agreed. I sometimes think Vital Signs and Subdivisions would like to swap houses so that Subdivisions could hang out with Red Barchetta in the basement of Moving Pictures playing Nintendo. And Vital Signs could with Digital Man over in Signals Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJetsman Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Side 1: 1. New World Man 2. Marathon 3. Vital Signs 4. Time Stand Still Side 2: 5. Subdivisions 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Chemistry 8. Manhatten Project 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE (sitboaf @ Aug 28 2012, 10:52 PM) QUOTE Cant do it because I would never use the title "Perfect Rush Album - the Synth Years" Sorry, Animate. Maybe you can make "The Optimal Rush Album - the Synth Years" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Here goes: 1. Subdivisions 2. Distant Early Warnings 3. Mission 4. The Big Money 5. The Analog Kid 6. Turn the Page 7. Red Sector A 8. Marathon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brava Doh! Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The Analog Kid Grand Designs Mission Between the Wheels Time Stand Still Afterimage Emotion Detector Prime Mover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 28 2012, 11:28 PM) QUOTE (sitboaf @ Aug 28 2012, 10:52 PM) QUOTE Cant do it because I would never use the title "Perfect Rush Album - the Synth Years" Sorry, Animate. Maybe you can make "The Optimal Rush Album - the Synth Years" Fair enough! Ok, here is my "Optimal Rush Album- Synth Era CD" 1. Analog Kid 2. New World Man 3. Body Electric 4. Between the Wheels 5. Manhattan Project 6. Territories 7. Open Secrets 8. Turn the Page TBH- it was suprising hard to pick just 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Grace Under Pressure nah... just kidding. Force 10 The Enemy Within Red Lenses Marathon Between the Wheels Afterimage Red Sector A Mystic Rhythms Yeah... I like GUP far more than the other 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 There are so many good songs from this era so this is VERY hard to do. That being said, here is my stab at it. 1. Subdivisions 2. Time Stand Still 3. Distant Early Warning 4. New World Man 5. Big Money 6. Manhattan Project 7. Lock & Key 8. Force 10 I wish I could do a double CD (with 10 songs on each CD). Even that would not do full justice to this period. Asking for only 8 songs is just horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantEarlyRushFan Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 QUOTE (Animate @ Aug 29 2012, 04:42 PM) QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 28 2012, 11:28 PM) QUOTE (sitboaf @ Aug 28 2012, 10:52 PM) QUOTE Cant do it because I would never use the title "Perfect Rush Album - the Synth Years" Sorry, Animate. Maybe you can make "The Optimal Rush Album - the Synth Years" Fair enough! Ok, here is my "Optimal Rush Album- Synth Era CD" 1. Analog Kid 2. New World Man 3. Body Electric 4. Between the Wheels 5. Manhattan Project 6. Territories 7. Open Secrets 8. Turn the Page TBH- it was suprising hard to pick just 8 You have good taste. Although your pivk of the body electric is a bit puzzling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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