Chain Lightning

[jwoods89]

Just listened to this song, WOW! This has to be another one of those 'hidden' gems in the Rush catalog. I say hidden mainly because they honestly shouldn't be, but all of their material is so damn good it's easy for some of it to get overlooked.

[hobo73]

I've always loved Chain Lightning!! =D

So dang catchy.

[Mika]

This was definitely a grower song for me! :)

 

A while ago I made up a totally random cd-sized Rush playlist, and this song was one of the randomizer-chosen ones, and I kinda went, eh, but now I think it's really cool. Hobo's right: it's catchy, and has a good, positive feel to it, and I like the drumming, though all songs on Presto have such melodic drumming! I think one of the fellow TRFers also got a tattoo of a few lines from this song, which I thought was pretty cool.

 

This would actually be a pretty decent song for the boys to play live, too, now that I think of it.

[presto123]

Sorry Show Don't Tell, The Pass, and title track, but Chain Lightning is my favorite song from Presto. It just flows so well much like Dreamline from Roll The Bones.

[Cyclonus X-1]

Cool song. The production does it no favors.

[Pause Rewind Replay]

There's so many great songs on Presto it's a shame the only ones they've played since the VT tour are The Pass and Presto.

 

"Sun dogs fire on the horizon

Meteor rain stars across the night

This moment may be brief

But it can be so bright

 

Reflected in another source of light

When the moment dies the spark still flies

Reflected in another pair of eyes"

 

This, War Paint, Scars, Red Tide, Superconductor (yes, I love Superconductor :madra: ) and most of all Show Don't Tell... come on Rush, one more tour and play ANY of the other 9 Presto songs (where's a "shameless groveling" emoticon when you need it? )

[Mika]

There's so many great songs on Presto it's a shame the only ones they've played since the VT tour are The Pass and Presto.

 

"Sun dogs fire on the horizon

Meteor rain stars across the night

This moment may be brief

But it can be so bright

 

Reflected in another source of light

When the moment dies the spark still flies

Reflected in another pair of eyes"

 

This, War Paint, Scars, Red Tide, Superconductor (yes, I love Superconductor :madra: ) and most of all Show Don't Tell... come on Rush, one more tour and play ANY of the other 9 Presto songs (where's a "shameless groveling" emoticon when you need it? )

 

'Red Tide'. That's another one that's grown on me. :) I like the flow of it (to use Presto123's apt term), much like 'Chain Lightning', and how it's kind of insistent and urgent. And, of course, thinking about it now, I still can't get over how 'colourful' the drums sound, know what I mean? They are so surprisingly melodious.

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

Love the song but hate the guitar solo...it's just a mess. Sometimes I wonder what the hell Lerxst is thinking.

[The Analog Grownup]

Saw the thread and gave the song a listen. Certainly not an instant like, but be a grower. And I too think the solo is a mess. I think Alex tried to find a new way of soloing, but unfortunately many of his 80s solos doesn't sound pleasing to my ears. I would love to hear this one live, or Show Don't Tell or Scars instead of The Pass and Presto :)

[Lerxster]

Love the song but hate the guitar solo...it's just a mess. Sometimes I wonder what the hell Lerxst is thinking.

The solo seems a little backwards, doesn't it? ;)

[djfunkywill]

Just listened to this song, WOW! This has to be another one of those 'hidden' gems in the Rush catalog. I say hidden mainly because they honestly shouldn't be, but all of their material is so damn good it's easy for some of it to get overlooked.

THAATS NIIICE!

[J2112YYZ]

Love the song, the chorus is so damn catchy. Surprised it wasn't made a single because of that. Lyrically, it's great and really paints some nice pictures in your head while listening to it.

[circumstantial tree]

I remember when our local radio station was playing several tracks ahead of the official release in November 1989. They played Chain Lightning as one of several songs to promote the album. I didn't like it at first, but over time it grew on me. It sounds a little bit like the Batman theme from the 60s TV show. Ironically, "Batman" with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, had just been in theatres.

[tx_rush]

presto as a whole has grown on me

[jnoble]

I remember when our local radio station was playing several tracks ahead of the official release in November 1989. They played Chain Lightning as one of several songs to promote the album. I didn't like it at first, but over time it grew on me. It sounds a little bit like the Batman theme from the 60s TV show. Ironically, "Batman" with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, had just been in theatres.

 

:crazy: The theme song from Batman? Ummm....I can't say in the hundreds of times I've heard CL that's ever occured to me. lol

[Chicken hawk]

When i first heard Chain Lightning i wondered what the heck is a sun dog ? Love the song ! Sparks my heart !

[ZachenFoot]

Love it. My favorite on Presto. I'm stunned the band hasn't revisited this one live. I think they would do it excellent justice if they performed it on the next go-around.

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

Love the song but hate the guitar solo...it's just a mess. Sometimes I wonder what the hell Lerxst is thinking.

The solo seems a little backwards, doesn't it? ;)

 

Got it....still sounds like a backward mess.

[theanalogmiddleagedman]

I love it...my favorite off of Presto. I think what first drew my attention was that it was a little heavier than the other songs and I lovethe way Geddy's bass pops.

As someone else mentioned, the lyrics paint a neat picture, too.

I don't mind the solo. I think it is supposed to be all over the place- maybe like a fork of lightning...

[Bluefunk]

 

"Sun dogs fire on the horizon

Meteor rain stars across the night

This moment may be brief

But it can be so bright

 

Reflected in another source of light

When the moment dies the spark still flies

Reflected in another pair of eyes"

 

Love those lyrics, especially since they were about an experience he had with his daughter. I find it kinds sad to listen to, now.

[The Analog Grownup]

I found myself humming it the way home from a night out today. Da-da-da-da-da-da-daaa haa haa haa haa (or whatever ;) ). It's growing on me :)

[jwoods89]

Honestly I felt kind of stupid posting a topic about this song at first, but now I am glad I did, glad everyone is discovering or rediscovering it, and honestly there are so many songs in Rush's catalog that this can be said about.

[The Analog Grownup]

Honestly I felt kind of stupid posting a topic about this song at first, but now I am glad I did, glad everyone is discovering or rediscovering it, and honestly there are so many songs in Rush's catalog that this can be said about.

 

There is no such thing as a stupid topic regarding Rush :finbar:

[J2112YYZ]

Honestly I felt kind of stupid posting a topic about this song at first, but now I am glad I did, glad everyone is discovering or rediscovering it, and honestly there are so many songs in Rush's catalog that this can be said about.

 

You should never feel stupid doing that. This forum is here for fans to discuss anything Rush weather it be a whole album or a single song. There's a lot of topics people start on here to talk about certain songs or even specific parts of songs. I nice to have individual song threads that way some great tunes like Chain Lightning can get the love it deserves.

[goose]