savagegrace26 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 1. Natural Science2. Freewill3. Middletown Dreams4. Different Strings5. The Spirit Of Radio6. Marathon7. Jacob's Ladder8. Grand Designs9. Manhattan Project10. Entre Nous11. Territories12. The Big Money13. Mystic Rhythms14. Emotion Detector I adjusted my list. Marathon should be ahead of Jacob's Ladder on mine. Marathon made my Top 20 and JL didn't. Just letting you know so your file on me is accurate. I also need to adjust some of my ratings (this is an always evolving process). For example, in the "rate Counterparts" thread I rated Nobody's Hero a 9 but it should be a really 8. I'm trying to be as consistent as I can but upon closer examination I realize I that I might be a human being and not perfect. I will try to straighten myself out and become more machine-like in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. :P 1. The Spirit of Radio2. Jacob's Ladder3. Natural Science4. Marathon5. Freewill6. The Big Money7. Mystic Rhythms8. Grand Designs9. Manhattan Project10. Territories11. Entre Nous12. Middletown Dreams13. Different Strings14. Emotion Detector The worst of Permanent Waves is worse than the worst of Power Windows. But with its lower lows, PeW has higher highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. :P 1. The Spirit of Radio2. Jacob's Ladder3. Natural Science4. Marathon5. Freewill6. The Big Money7. Mystic Rhythms8. Grand Designs9. Manhattan Project10. Territories11. Entre Nous12. Middletown Dreams13. Different Strings14. Emotion Detector The worst of Permanent Waves is worse than the worst of Power Windows. But with its lower lows, PeW has higher highs.You put the lowest on PeW over the lowest on PoW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 All of this Emotion Detector hate...I don't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) All of this Emotion Detector hate...I don't get it No "hate" from me. That's just where it ranks compared to the other songs. I rate it a solid 8....maybe a 7.5 would be more accurate...would be better withit that awkard keyboard intro. Edited October 19, 2014 by savagegrace26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 All of this Emotion Detector hate...I don't get itThe song never really connected with me. I will concede however that the solo is great... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I got a good one. black sabbath or a-ha? I would go for a-ha. Not even joking. -___- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I got a good one. black sabbath or a-ha? I would go for a-ha. Not even joking. We know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 PeW..................................PoW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Facsimile Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 This is tough...I love them both. The CA tour revitalized PoW for me. I guess I still gotta give it to PeW though...just a monster album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) PeW is a monster album. PoW is a good album but in a completely different way. It's like two completely different bands. Edited October 21, 2014 by EagleMoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Permanent Waves, written and recorded in the 70s, just has that 70s magic. Power Windows just has that teased-out, shoulder-padded, polyester 80s synth sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I loved shoulder pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Permanent Waves, written and recorded in the 70s, just has that 70s magic. Too bad it was never HEARD by the GENERAL PUBLIC in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Right. It was released on January 1, 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Right. It was released on January 1, 1980. A day earlier in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Right. It was released on January 1, 1980. A day earlier in Japan.That's probably why the Japanese do not like Rush. I heard Geddy say in an interview once that they didn't sell many albums over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 "Alex, Neil, what can we do to make sure that our 70s masterpiece has the most creative culmination it can possibly have?""Well . . . maybe we can wait until 1980 to release it?""Beautiful!" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 really no contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 As Rush surfed on the perfect wave, the apotheosis of the 70s prog rock aesthetic with a hint of a prescient gesture towards the next decade which it by no means embraces, no one could have known that by the middle of the 80s they would be drowning in - awash in - deluged by - the inorganic and inevitably dated sounding synthesizers that characterize Power Windows, an album title that reflects an unfortunate attitude of letting technology do the work for you, flicking a switch and watching the windows roll up and shut out the world of real, from-the-heart music; somewhere from behind those power windows we can hear a band rocking out like the days of old. Just like we knew that under all that teased out hair and make-up, under those giant shoulder pads, behind those giant mirrored sunglasses, behind that barrier of synthetic fabric, behind that little toy bass and those plastic drums, was a person with a soul in his eyes...I guess like that scrawny shirtless dude on the cover. And I like Power Windows. But, it's nothing like Permanent Waves, which had its creative genesis and explosive realization in the musically heroic and muscular last days of the 70s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 As Rush surfed on the perfect wave, the apotheosis of the 70s prog rock aesthetic with a hint of a prescient gesture towards the next decade which it by no means embraces, no one could have known that by the middle of the 80s they would be drowning in - awash in - deluged by - the inorganic and inevitably dated sounding synthesizers that characterize Power Windows, an album title that reflects an unfortunate attitude of letting technology do the work for you, flicking a switch and watching the windows roll up and shut out the world of real, from-the-heart music; somewhere from behind those power windows we can hear a band rocking out like the days of old. Just like we knew that under all that teased out hair and make-up, under those giant shoulder pads, behind those giant mirrored sunglasses, behind that barrier of synthetic fabric, behind that little toy bass and those plastic drums, was a person with a soul in his eyes...I guess like that scrawny shirtless dude on the cover. And I like Power Windows. But, it's nothing like Permanent Waves, which had its creative genesis and explosive realization in the musically heroic and muscular last days of the 70s. Yes. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 As Rush surfed on the perfect wave, the apotheosis of the 70s prog rock aesthetic with a hint of a prescient gesture towards the next decade which it by no means embraces, no one could have known that by the middle of the 80s they would be drowning in - awash in - deluged by - the inorganic and inevitably dated sounding synthesizers that characterize Power Windows, an album title that reflects an unfortunate attitude of letting technology do the work for you, flicking a switch and watching the windows roll up and shut out the world of real, from-the-heart music; somewhere from behind those power windows we can hear a band rocking out like the days of old. Just like we knew that under all that teased out hair and make-up, under those giant shoulder pads, behind those giant mirrored sunglasses, behind that barrier of synthetic fabric, behind that little toy bass and those plastic drums, was a person with a soul in his eyes...I guess like that scrawny shirtless dude on the cover. And I like Power Windows. But, it's nothing like Permanent Waves, which had its creative genesis and explosive realization in the musically heroic and muscular last days of the 70s. Yes. This. Thanks, man. I spent more time than I should have on that one, not really being a naturally gifted writer. Now I'm way behind in my work, but hey, some things really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I was disappointed to read that Rush doesn't think much of Permanent Waves. I have already forgotten why, and I just read about it last night. Don't get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) I was disappointed to read that Rush doesn't think much of Permanent Waves. I have already forgotten why, and I just read about it last night. Don't get old. I guess because it all happened in the 70s...? :) Edited October 24, 2014 by toymaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) I was disappointed to read that Rush doesn't think much of Permanent Waves. I have already forgotten why, and I just read about it last night. Don't get old. I guess because it all happened in the 70s...? :) They dislike Grace Under Pressure even more. Too many bad memories associated with making the album. Edited October 24, 2014 by Lorraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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