Disk98 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 The focus is sharp in the cityyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!Yeah, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I just listened to Signals this morning on the train. I love that album. It was the last album, IMO, on which the synthesizers didn't overwhelm the songs. In what universe do the synthesizers not overwhelm the songs on Signals? And do you really think the they overwhelm the songs on Grace Under Pressure? I would agree with PoW and HYF. The Analog Kid and Digital Man are more guitar and bass driven, and Subdivisions and The Weapon are more like Tom Sawyer than Distant Early Warning with their synth presence. To my ears anyways. I love Grace Under Pressure, but I remember at the time thinking that they were going too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 5. Limelight4. The Garden3. 2112 (Grand Finale)2. Mission1. Resist (acoustic) Honorable Mentions: Marathon, Manhattan Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I just listened to Signals this morning on the train. I love that album. It was the last album, IMO, on which the synthesizers didn't overwhelm the songs. In what universe do the synthesizers not overwhelm the songs on Signals? And do you really think the they overwhelm the songs on Grace Under Pressure? I would agree with PoW and HYF. The Analog Kid and Digital Man are more guitar and bass driven, and Subdivisions and The Weapon are more like Tom Sawyer than Distant Early Warning with their synth presence. To my ears anyways. I love Grace Under Pressure, but I remember at the time thinking that they were going too far. Understood. To me, the synth thing didn't reach the point of having gone too far until PoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I just listened to Signals this morning on the train. I love that album. It was the last album, IMO, on which the synthesizers didn't overwhelm the songs. In what universe do the synthesizers not overwhelm the songs on Signals? And do you really think the they overwhelm the songs on Grace Under Pressure? I would agree with PoW and HYF. The Analog Kid and Digital Man are more guitar and bass driven, and Subdivisions and The Weapon are more like Tom Sawyer than Distant Early Warning with their synth presence. To my ears anyways. I love Grace Under Pressure, but I remember at the time thinking that they were going too far. Understood. To me, the synth thing didn't reach the point of having gone too far until PoW. I think it's GUP, but the songs themselves are stronger, so it covers up the shift. PoW was the first Rush album that I bought and said "I don't love this album." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Man I totally forgot about Available Light until it was mentioned. KILLER ending. And seeing Digital Man live was pretty epic too, building into that final driving outro like that. A case could probably be made with about 90% of their library for this thread, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFlyer2112 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 For me,Marathon,Misson,The Pass,The Garden and The Sprit of the Radio all the live verisons of it from ASOH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 "Christ what have you done?" And the ending of The Pass. Such a powerful way to end a song, and letting the words resonate in your mind. "But I must help my mother stand up STRAAAIGHT" Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. And in Snakes & Arrows Live during Spindrift where Geddy plays it through the roof on his bass :geddy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Good one, SDB! Lock and Key has an awesome ending as well - both songs kick ass live!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Good one, SDB! Lock and Key has an awesome ending as well - both songs kick ass live!!! I wish I got to see those live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 The last chorus of Show Don't Tell always rocked me up, big time. Throughout the song each chorus is played differently, with the last one having Alex play fully open and kicking ass. I love Alex's progression during this song, and Neil's killer fills to close it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Man, those guys really know how to end a song, don't they? It's easier to think of the Rush song with my least favoured ride-out (New World Man!) than my most! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Lent's sis Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 High Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover? See my list on page 1. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover? See my list on page 1. ;) Crap! I must've missed it! My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Have we all forgotten about Prime Mover? See my list on page 1. ;) Crap! I must've missed it! My bad. No worries...I was glad to see someone else likes that ride-out, too. :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaninglessphoto Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Middletown Dreams. I love the chorus but I love in the last chorus how geddy changes how he songs "dreams transport the ones who need to get out of town" serous, I get chills every single time. Partly why I was disappointed when I saw em in Raleigh and they didn't play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lifeson90 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Yeah a ton of outstanding ones but going for The Garden, last track on probably the last studio album with Al driving it out Just so emotional, last 'rideout' ever of this awesome band Edited April 16, 2017 by lifeson90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootruss Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 "..Down to brother can you spare another another war.." last time thru when he goes up as opposed to down.. Still gives me goosebumps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 FEELINGS RUN HIGH!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 The entire Power Windows album has great song finishes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yeah, the Power Windows album has a bunch of them.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 There's the dramatic epic ending of Marathon live. ..and there's everything else they ever did :ebert: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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