LeaveMyThingAlone Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Whomever compared Signals to the Rupert Hine era was spot on. The album as a whole really has no balls and was the beginning of a downward turn for Rush. Countdown, Chemistry, and Losing It are all very good examples of the problems that plagued this album. They all have very promising starts and brilliants parts but just go nowhere. I have always found this album to be extremely overrated and, coming off such an incredibly brilliant run of albums, a very disappointing effort at a time when Rush could have exploded. I love Subdivisions and Analog Kid. The rest of the album needs a shot of adrenaline and sounds like an unfinished project as a whole. That being said, Rush did what they wanted to do at the time and that's the important part. They challenged themselves and even though I believe they really missed the mark, they gave it a good shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pause Rewind Replay Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I bloody hope they never play Losing It, that depressing dirge that couldn't be further from the current reality of Rush! Totally agree. It's a very good song, but a also a total downer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I love Signals, just bought the smallest sub-woofer in the world, a Cambridge Little Minx and Signals sounds awesome because I can really separate Alex's guitar away from the mix so it sounds really crisp. Sure the mix is questionable but I've always called it the album they tried to mix in the sky. The Signals tour was the best and the one they should have put on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I love Signals, just bought the smallest sub-woofer in the world, a Cambridge Little Minx and Signals sounds awesome because I can really separate Alex's guitar away from the mix so it sounds really crisp. Sure the mix is questionable but I've always called it the album they tried to mix in the sky. The Signals tour was the best and the one they should have put on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder80 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Signals is such a unique album. Personally I find Signals to be nearly a perfect album and it's definitely one of my favorites. I think both songs serve the album well. GUP is a little bit more aggressive and the lyrical content is in a different direction for most of the songs. Lyrically speaking, Kid Gloves would have went well on Signals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowroolz Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Signals is such a unique album. Personally I find Signals to be nearly a perfect album and it's definitely one of my favorites. Agreed, and for all of the talk of the keyboards on it, it has some of my favourite Lerxst solos, too: Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, Chemistry, Digital Man, The Weapon. Brilliant album, and I think Losing It and Countdown finish it really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 One post this time. I found Grace Under Pressure a huge disappointment when it came out although it has age quite well. Didn't like Alex doing those U2 Edge type solos although the Kid Gloves solo is awesome. The guitar work on Signals is under rated and the solo in The Weapon is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 No reason whatsoever to leave those songs off. Both excellent, and Countdown is a perfect closer to a perfect album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 One post this time. I found Grace Under Pressure a huge disappointment when it came out although it has age quite well. Didn't like Alex doing those U2 Edge type solos although the Kid Gloves solo is awesome. The guitar work on Signals is under rated and the solo in The Weapon is amazing. Agree completely re: guitar parts. Its some of Alex's best work, easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Losing It isn't depressing. No, it's not an uplifting little ditty, but it's real. Countdown is fall of drama and crescendos. Both songs are truly excellent and Signals itself is perfect. Not sure what the detractors are referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Losing It isn't depressing. No, it's not an uplifting little ditty, but it's real. Countdown is fall of drama and crescendos. My thoughts exactly on both. "Real" is a perfect way to describe Losing It. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Losing It isn't depressing. No, it's not an uplifting little ditty, but it's real. Countdown is fall of drama and crescendos. My thoughts exactly on both. "Real" is a perfect way to describe Losing It. Just because something is real doesn't mean it's not depressing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Losing It isn't depressing. No, it's not an uplifting little ditty, but it's real. Countdown is fall of drama and crescendos. My thoughts exactly on both. "Real" is a perfect way to describe Losing It. Just because something is real doesn't mean it's not depressing! Whatever you want to call it, it's a f*cking GREAT and beautiful song. :ebert: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Whomever compared Signals to the Rupert Hine era was spot on. The album as a whole really has no balls and was the beginning of a downward turn for Rush. Countdown, Chemistry, and Losing It are all very good examples of the problems that plagued this album. They all have very promising starts and brilliants parts but just go nowhere. I have always found this album to be extremely overrated and, coming off such an incredibly brilliant run of albums, a very disappointing effort at a time when Rush could have exploded. I love Subdivisions and Analog Kid. The rest of the album needs a shot of adrenaline and sounds like an unfinished project as a whole. That being said, Rush did what they wanted to do at the time and that's the important part. They challenged themselves and even though I believe they really missed the mark, they gave it a good shot. Agree completely, though I'm really only a fan of Analog Kid from that album (and New World Man is an admittedly good single). At a later point in their career I would have welcomed Signals, but coming on the heels of PW and MP, when Rush was poised to rule the world, it was like "WT#?!? Is this the same band?" I play it now and then thinking I might like it more, but it really does sound sort of unfinished, esp the last two songs, which are really good conceptually, but just not executed in a way that dounds right (is the disembodied NASA voice in Countdown the same one that so ominously warned me of the danger of the Necromancer and the triumph of the Solar Federation??? Is that my niece's Sony fun machine doing the dee do dee do keyboard solo before the anti-climactic playout?? I can only wonder). It would have been interesting if they could have done Losing It on tour as they might have finally done it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Whomever compared Signals to the Rupert Hine era was spot on. The album as a whole really has no balls and was the beginning of a downward turn for Rush. Countdown, Chemistry, and Losing It are all very good examples of the problems that plagued this album. They all have very promising starts and brilliants parts but just go nowhere. I have always found this album to be extremely overrated and, coming off such an incredibly brilliant run of albums, a very disappointing effort at a time when Rush could have exploded. I love Subdivisions and Analog Kid. The rest of the album needs a shot of adrenaline and sounds like an unfinished project as a whole. That being said, Rush did what they wanted to do at the time and that's the important part. They challenged themselves and even though I believe they really missed the mark, they gave it a good shot. Agree completely, though I'm really only a fan of Analog Kid from that album (and New World Man is an admittedly good single). At a later point in their career I would have welcomed Signals, but coming on the heels of PW and MP, when Rush was poised to rule the world, it was like "WT#?!? Is this the same band?" I play it now and then thinking I might like it more, but it really does sound sort of unfinished, esp the last two songs, which are really good conceptually, but just not executed in a way that dounds right (is the disembodied NASA voice in Countdown the same one that so ominously warned me of the danger of the Necromancer and the triumph of the Solar Federation??? Is that my niece's Sony fun machine doing the dee do dee do keyboard solo before the anti-climactic playout?? I can only wonder). It would have been interesting if they could have done Losing It on tour as they might have finally done it justice. You people are :crazy: - Signals is a PERFECT album. A masterpiece! :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmac Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I think Losing It is one of the most profound songs they have ever put on an album but...as was mentioned above...could be awfully strange playing it live at this point in their career. Countdown to me is f@$%^&! EPIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Countdown live was a blast. Back then, on the Signals tour, I thought the whole building will collapse. The sound was so earthshaking. Pure drama. Great tune, especially performed live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Two songs I'd love to see live... I really thought that with the string section, this would be a time to pull something like Losing It out... Countdown was just a wild tune to begin with, and I was surprised that they dropped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Countdown live was a blast. Back then, on the Signals tour, I thought the whole building will collapse. The sound was so earthshaking. Pure drama. Great tune, especially performed live. Did they have the shuttle visuals in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Countdown live was a blast. Back then, on the Signals tour, I thought the whole building will collapse. The sound was so earthshaking. Pure drama. Great tune, especially performed live. Did they have the shuttle visuals in the background? I remember them having shuttle visuals in the background - that was, however, a long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Losing It is an absolute classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Countdown live was a blast. Back then, on the Signals tour, I thought the whole building will collapse. The sound was so earthshaking. Pure drama. Great tune, especially performed live. Did they have the shuttle visuals in the background? I remember them having shuttle visuals in the background - that was, however, a long time ago! What I remember is that they showed pictures in the background, not exactly sure if it was a film. :codger: It was in 1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I keep telling people the Signals tour was the one that got away, perfect sound and perfect set list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Countdown live was a blast. Back then, on the Signals tour, I thought the whole building will collapse. The sound was so earthshaking. Pure drama. Great tune, especially performed live. Did they have the shuttle visuals in the background? I remember them having shuttle visuals in the background - that was, however, a long time ago! What I remember is that they showed pictures in the background, not exactly sure if it was a film. :codger: It was in 1983. Wow. It must have been in black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy6 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Losing it sound patch for Roland Fantom X7. Does anyone know the sound patch Geddy uses on his X7 for losing it? Edited February 24, 2021 by Geddy6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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