15 - Best Song From Counterparts

[EmotionDetector]

QUOTE (presto123 @ Apr 17 2012, 03:36 AM)

Animate although there are many right there with it.

^THIS

 

For me, it's almost a 3-way tie between:

 

Animate

Cut To The Chase

Leave That Thing Alone

 

Those are the 'cream of the crop' for me...though pretty much every song on CP kicks ass!

[Unlegit]

Leave That Thing Alone, no question.

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

I absolutely LOVE Cut to the Chase. Love the lyrics, love the guitar solo, love the way the whole song flows. I really wish they would play it live. Leave That Thing Alone is a close second.

[greyfriar]

Animate - the sound of Geddy's bass is freakin' crazy.

[Vic]

Animate.

[CygnusGal]

Animate. Now that sounds like Rush! Loved the back to basics approach. A very lyrical, melodic and interesting album. One of their finest efforts. Regarding Animate, Geddy says "That's the sound of my amp exploding!" And it sounded like it. Awesome!

[Tombstone Mountain]

Between Sun and Moon

[You move me]

The toughest one - to me, CP is full of hits.

 

Sadly can't vote here though I have slight preferences for Animate, Cut To The Chase and Alien Shore.

[Infinite Cactus]

Cold Fire is one my favorite things the band has ever done.

[absolution97]

What an album this is! Without a doubt a must-listen for anybody.

 

The best song, in my opinion, is between Nobody's Hero and Everyday Glory, both of which are two of the best and most underrated songs they ever made.

Edited September 21, 2012 by absolution97

[Cygnus 2112]

My vote goes to Nobody's Hero. It's one of the songs that hooked me onto the drug that is RUSH, along with Freewill and Marathon.

[Pound of Obscure]

Double Agent

[EagleMoon]

I'm torn between Animate and Leave That Thing Alone. They're my two faves. It's interesting how I've heard multiple people say that they've grown to love this album but hadn't at first. Same with me. In fact most of the late 80s/90s stuff didn't do much for me at all at the time but I've learned to love it since. I think the guys have been ahead of their time for a long time.

[micgtr71]

I'm sure I have posted here before, but I still claim Animate as my favorite from this record.

[absolution97]

I fell in love with this album the moment I first heard it. It was exactly what I wanted to hear: big, loud drums, heavy guitars, straight-forward alternative rock. Lovely! I would rank the tracks like so:

 

1. Nobody's Hero

2. Everyday Glory

3. Double Agent

4. Animate

5. Between Sun & Moon

6. Stick It Out

7. Cut To The Chase

8. Leave That Thing Alone

9. Alien Shore

10. Cold Fire

11. The Speed Of Love

[hiker2112]

I'm goin with a more rare one I choose Everyday Glory

[AM2112]

Went with Animate, though I've been listening to Double Agent a lot lately.

[calirush]

Nobody's Hero. One of the more heart felt pieces by Neil.

[WavesandWindows]

As the years went by, we drifted apart. When I heard that you were gone, I felt the shadows cross my heart!

[yyzjam]

This is probably the toughest album to choose from, all really solid efforts.

 

That being said I think I'm going to go with Cold Fire.

[PolarizeMe]

For me personally, I think Counterparts is their best post Power Windows effort, and as a whole it's a pretty strong album. That said, my favorite song from Counterparts is definitely Animate. I love the drive of the song, even though it might be simple compared to other songs, Geddy's flamenco style bass line in this song is one of my all time favorite bass lines. Cold Fire and Between The Sun and Moon are my other two favorites.

[jruiz2112]

Hero, cause it's awesome live!!

[custom55]

C U T T O T H E C H A S E - goose bump guitar riffs from Alex

[The Analog Grownup]

Alien Shore.

 

Some really nice arpeggios from Alex :guitar:

[LedRush]

What type of meat does a priest eat?

 

Nun.