least favorite (or worst) song on each album

[GeddyLeeFender]

About to blow some minds on here because I love the songs everyone hates:

 

 

Rush: "Here Again"

 

Fly by Night: By-Tor and the Snow Dog

 

Caress of Steel: I Think Im Going Bald

 

2112: Tears

 

A Farewell to Kings: Madrigal

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II (Took me years to even like the song, except for the epic finale)

 

Permanent Waves: "Freewill"

 

Moving Pictures: "YYZ"

 

Signals: "The Weapon"

 

Grace Under Pressure: "Red Lenses"

 

Power Windows: "Territories"

 

Hold Your Fire: "High Water"

 

Presto: "Superconductor"

 

Roll The Bones: "Where's my Thing?"

 

Test for Echo: "Dog Years" (Easiest choice by far)

 

Vapor Trails: "Freeze"

 

Snakes and Arrows: "Spindrift"

 

Clockwork Angels: "BU2B2"

 

 

This was INCREDIBLY hard to do, and most of these songs listed I really like. Except for Dog Years of course

[The K Man]

Take a Friend

Rivendell

I Think I'm Going Bald

Something for Nothing

Madrigal

Circumstances

Entre Nous

Vital Signs

Chemistry

Red Lenses

Emotion Detector

Second Nature

War Paint

You Bet Your Life

The Speed of Love

Time and Motion

The Stars Look Down

Spindrift

BU2B2

[YYZumbi]

First I just wanna say...I love ALL Rush songs, its no song that I think is bad, but its always some songs that you listen to more then other, so here is the songs that I listen less to:

 

Rush: Before And After

Fly By Night: Making Memories

Caress Of Steel: I Think I'm Going Bald

2112: Tears

A Farewell To Kings: Cinderella Man

Hemispheres: Circumstances (really hard choise, since this is my all time favorite album, and its a perfect album!)

Permanent Waves: Entre Nous

Moving Pictures: Tom Sawyer (this is the easiest choise)

Signals: Countdown

Grace Under Pressure: Kid Gloves

Power Windows: The Big Money

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature

Presto: Hand Over Fist

Roll The Bones: Roll The Bones

Counterparts: Double Agent

Test For Echo: The Color Of Right

Vapor Trails: Vapor Trail

Feedback: Shapes Of Things

Snakes & Arrows: Larger Bowl

Clockwork Angels: The Wreckers

[Bangster of Goats]

Man that pic of Geddy doing the ultra duckface creeps me out every time. :D

[jamie]

Here Again

Rivendell

The Fountain of Lamneth (not a huge fan, of that one but CoS is great)

Tears

Madrigal (AFTK is my favorite so it's hard to choose)

I love every song on Hemispheres.

Different Strings

Red Barchetta

I can't really choose one from Signals

Distant Early Warning

Mystic Rhythms

Pretty much all from HYF except for Force Ten, Time Stand Still, and Turn the Page

Available Light

Ghost of a Chance

Cold Fire

Time and Motion

Sweet Miracle

The Way the Wind Blows

BU2B2

[ytserush]

My least favorite:

 

In The Mood, Need Some Love

Fly By Night

Limelight

Neurotica, You Bet Your Life

Stick It Out, The Speed Of Love

Carve Away The Stone

 

There you have it sports fans....

[BB&B]

Need Some Love (least favorite Rush song of all-time)

Rivendell

I Think I'm Going Bald

Lessons

Closer To The Heart

The Trees

The Spirit Of Radio

Tom Sawyer (easiest choice)

Countdown

Red Lenses (hardest choice)

Territories

Turn The Page

Superconductor

Face Up

Stick It Out

Carve Away The Stone

Out Of The Cradle

We Hold On

Carnies

Edited April 6, 2014 by BB&B

[jamie]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites. come on, Tom Sawyer is a classic!

[Rushman14]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites. come on, Tom Sawyer is a classic!

 

agreed that's just silly. probably picked it because it's so played out.

[Chronos]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites.

 

Says the girl who selected "Here Again"!

 

:P

[Narps]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites.

 

Says the girl who selected "Here Again"!

 

:P

Wow. I noticed that too.....

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

Rivendell

Panacea

Tears

Madrigal

No dislikes from from Hemispheres - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from PW - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from MP - Greatest album of all-time

New World Man

Red Sector A

Mystic Rhythms

Time Stand Still

Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones

Cold Fire and Alien Shore (tie)

Virtuality

Sweet Miracle

Faithless

BU2B2

 

Just to add a little commentary, My choices from FBN, COS, 2112, AFTK, Signals, and p/g are the ONLY songs from those albums I don't care much for. On the other hand, Presto, RTB, TFE, VT, S&A there were quite a few to choose from.

[goose]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites.

 

Says the girl who selected "Here Again"!

 

:P

 

Ged's voice, Alex's guitar

[goose]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

 

:goodone: :goodone: :goodone:

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

Rivendell

Panacea

Tears

Madrigal

No dislikes from from Hemispheres - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from PW - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from MP - Greatest album of all-time

New World Man

Red Sector A

Mystic Rhythms

Time Stand Still

Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones

Cold Fire and Alien Shore (tie)

Virtuality

Sweet Miracle

Faithless

BU2B2

 

Just to add a little commentary, My choices from FBN, COS, 2112, AFTK, Signals, and p/g are the ONLY songs from those albums I don't care much for. On the other hand, Presto, RTB, TFE, VT, S&A there were quite a few to choose from.

Time Stand Still????? I don't understand that at all. I think it's easily the best song in the album; such a perfect marriage of music and lyrics.

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

Rivendell

Panacea

Tears

Madrigal

No dislikes from from Hemispheres - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from PW - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from MP - Greatest album of all-time

New World Man

Red Sector A

Mystic Rhythms

Time Stand Still

Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones

Cold Fire and Alien Shore (tie)

Virtuality

Sweet Miracle

Faithless

BU2B2

 

Just to add a little commentary, My choices from FBN, COS, 2112, AFTK, Signals, and p/g are the ONLY songs from those albums I don't care much for. On the other hand, Presto, RTB, TFE, VT, S&A there were quite a few to choose from.

Time Stand Still????? I don't understand that at all. I think it's easily the best song in the album; such a perfect marriage of music and lyrics.

 

Everyone has their own tastes… IMO it is a very plain, bland, whiny song. Probably the most overrated RUSH song ever. Seems like they play it on every friggin tour, while I would much rather hear Prime Mover, Lock and Key, Open Secrets or Mission. (Or better yet, something from the first 5 albums instead!). To be honest though, I really should have called it a tie between Time Stand Still and Tai Shan. Again, just my opinion and naturally lots of folks will disagree.

[LedRush]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

Rivendell

Panacea

Tears

Madrigal

No dislikes from from Hemispheres - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from PW - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from MP - Greatest album of all-time

New World Man

Red Sector A

Mystic Rhythms

Time Stand Still

Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones

Cold Fire and Alien Shore (tie)

Virtuality

Sweet Miracle

Faithless

BU2B2

 

Just to add a little commentary, My choices from FBN, COS, 2112, AFTK, Signals, and p/g are the ONLY songs from those albums I don't care much for. On the other hand, Presto, RTB, TFE, VT, S&A there were quite a few to choose from.

Time Stand Still????? I don't understand that at all. I think it's easily the best song in the album; such a perfect marriage of music and lyrics.

 

Everyone has their own tastes… IMO it is a very plain, bland, whiny song. Probably the most overrated RUSH song ever. Seems like they play it on every friggin tour, while I would much rather hear Prime Mover, Lock and Key, Open Secrets or Mission. (Or better yet, something from the first 5 albums instead!). To be honest though, I really should have called it a tie between Time Stand Still and Tai Shan. Again, just my opinion and naturally lots of folks will disagree.

 

I've always thought of Time Stand Still as affirming, not whiny.

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

 

I've always thought of Time Stand Still as affirming, not whiny.

 

Affirming in what way? That Rush was headed in the wrong direction? :P

[Citizen of the World]

Tough to pick but:

 

Rush - Need Some Love

Fly By Night - Rivendell

Caress of Steel - I Think I'm Going Bald

2112 - Lessons

A Farewell to Kings - Madrigal

Hemispheres - Circumstances

Permanent Waves - Jacob's Ladder

Moving Pictures - The Camera Eye

Signals - Losing It

Grace Under Pressure - Red Lenses

Power Windows - Middletown Dreams

Hold Your Fire - Tai Shan

Presto - War Paint

Roll the Bones - You Bet Your Life

Counterparts - Everyday Glory

Test for Echo - The Colour of Right

Vapour Trails - Peaceable Kingdom

Snakes and Arrows - Spindrift

Clockwork Angels - Wish Them Well

[goose]

No dislikes from RUSH - Greatest pure hard rock and roll album of all-time.

Rivendell

Panacea

Tears

Madrigal

No dislikes from from Hemispheres - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from PW - Greatest album of all-time

No dislikes from from MP - Greatest album of all-time

New World Man

Red Sector A

Mystic Rhythms

Time Stand Still

Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones

Cold Fire and Alien Shore (tie)

Virtuality

Sweet Miracle

Faithless

BU2B2

 

Just to add a little commentary, My choices from FBN, COS, 2112, AFTK, Signals, and p/g are the ONLY songs from those albums I don't care much for. On the other hand, Presto, RTB, TFE, VT, S&A there were quite a few to choose from.

Time Stand Still????? I don't understand that at all. I think it's easily the best song in the album; such a perfect marriage of music and lyrics.

 

Probably the most overrated RUSH song ever. Seems like they play it on every friggin tour, while I would much rather hear Prime Mover, Lock and Key, Open Secrets or Mission. (Or better yet, something from the first 5 albums instead!).

While it was resurrected for the Time Machine Tour, Time Stand Still was not played on Clockwork Angels (Force 10), Snakes and Arrows live (Mission), Snakes and Arrows (Mission), R30 (Force 10), Vapor Trails, or T4E (Force 10),

 

When I've seen it live, it's been very well-received, as it speaks to the passing of time among long-time friends.

[lachrymal]

Rush - In the Mood (only because I think the lyrics are cheesy and it was overplayed early in their career)

Fly By Night - Best I Can

Caress of Steel - I Think I'm Going Bald (Side note: I don't consider Panacea is a song, it's just part of FOL)

2112 - Tears

A Farewell to Kings - Madrigal (although I like Madrigal, AFTK is strong throughout)

Hemispheres - Circumstances (another album where I like all the songs a lot, but if I had to choose...)

Permanent Waves - Entre Nous

Moving Pictures - YYZ

Signals - Chemistry (This is another tough one, I could have gone with Digital Man or Losing It. I like all those tracks though)

Grace Under Pressure - Red Lenses

Power Windows - Mystic Rhythms

Hold Your Fire - Second Nature (Tai Shan is just fine, it's never bugged me)

Presto - Hand Over Fist

Roll the Bones - Face Up

Counterparts - Speed of Love (Could have chosen a lot of songs, I'm not too into Counterparts)

Test for Echo - Half the World (ditto)

Vapor Trails - Peaceable Kingdom

Snakes & Arrows - Workin Them Angels

Clockwork Angels - Wish Them Well

[GeddyLeeFender]

Here Again is only good because its Rush showing what they would give later on in their career, I think its pretty plodding personally. Then again, im not too crazy about their debut album—and absolutely obsessed with everything after

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

Here Again is only good because its Rush showing what they would give later on in their career, I think its pretty plodding personally. Then again, im not too crazy about their debut album—and absolutely obsessed with everything after

 

I don't think it is anything at all like anything they've done later in their career. Actually, I consider it to be the only "bluesy" song they've ever done and like it quite a bit.

[jamie]

some of you guys have some crazy least-favorites.

 

Says the girl who selected "Here Again"!

 

:P

at least Tom Sawyer is better than Here Again

[Empty Mindless Spectre]

at least Tom Sawyer is better than Here Again

 

Tom Sawyer is really a great song (IMO). The only "bad" thing about it is how ridiculously much more attention it gets than other Rush songs that are also great, and in some cases better songs.