Is Presto an 80's or 90's album?

[Segue Myles]

The chorus is beautiful!

 

Such a simple, chiming melody. Really gorgeous if you ask me.

[savagegrace26]

And yes, the "boys and girls" is cheesy and it took me a while to like the song, but it is catchy. And let's face it, much of Rush's early stuff was cheesy too. Cheesiness (and nerdiness) somewhat defines this band and that's partly why I love them.

[Narps]

I love the regrettable choruses

You have a big heart. My heart shriveled a little when I heard sun dogs fire . . .

It seems to me that Chain Lightning and Available Light are so similar stylistically I think either you love them both or hate them. I tend to enjoy them to be honest....

[savagegrace26]

Read about it::

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog

 

The line created great imagery for me.

 

And "parhelia fire on the horizon" wouldnt have worked as well

 

[Segue Myles]

Playing Chain Lightning now.

 

I think its my favourite Rush song...

 

1. CL

2. Red Barchetta

3. Limelight

4. Available Light

5. Witch Hunt

[Narps]

Playing Chain Lightning now.

 

I think its my favourite Rush song...

 

1. CL

2. Red Barchetta

3. Limelight

4. Available Light

5. Witch Hunt

Wow. Ok my friend. Whats in those cupcakes again?.....

[Segue Myles]

Playing Chain Lightning now.

 

I think its my favourite Rush song...

 

1. CL

2. Red Barchetta

3. Limelight

4. Available Light

5. Witch Hunt

Wow. Ok my friend. Whats in those cupcakes again?.....

 

6. The Camera Eye

7. Cold Fire

8. Xanadu

9. Marathon

10. Bastille Day

 

I know...my list is "wrong".

[Narps]

Playing Chain Lightning now.

 

I think its my favourite Rush song...

 

1. CL

2. Red Barchetta

3. Limelight

4. Available Light

5. Witch Hunt

Wow. Ok my friend. Whats in those cupcakes again?.....

 

6. The Camera Eye

7. Cold Fire

8. Xanadu

9. Marathon

10. Bastille Day

 

I know...my list is "wrong".

I honestly can't recall ever, and I am pretty sure I am correct, in over 16,000 posts ever typing the word "wrong". I welcome anybody to find one.... Edited December 15, 2014 by Narpski

[Segue Myles]

thing is...i rarely listen to individual Rush songs, they are a band i tend to just pick an album and listen straight through. Hard to pick standouts.

 

But these ten are, no argument, my babies.

[toymaker]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

[Segue Myles]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

[toymaker]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

[Segue Myles]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

 

Or...i could just play Rush's Cygnus

[toymaker]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

 

Or...i could just play Rush's Cygnus

That is probably safer and wiser.

[Narps]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QNwrxwzqU

[toymaker]

They just can't stop clapping!

[Narps]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

Does he do anything from VT?....

[toymaker]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

Does he do anything from VT?....

He tried, but there was too much distortion in the mix.

[Narps]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh!

 

You should hear his Cygnus X1. Mind-altering stuff.

Does he do anything from VT?....

He tried, but there was too much distortion in the mix.

:rfl: ...... :ebert:

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

I think that guy had a few too many tabs in his day Edited December 15, 2014 by Geddy's Soul Patch

[greyfriar]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QNwrxwzqU

:rfl: I love the dude. :smoke: He's playing Rush on hash and that's a great way to do it. :smoke:

His reaction at 2.32 when the lorry drives by is priceless...and that solo.

[EagleMoon]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QNwrxwzqU

:rfl: I love the dude. :smoke: He's playing Rush on hash and that's a great way to do it. :smoke:

His reaction at 2.32 when the lorry drives by is priceless...and that solo.

 

I kept waiting for one of the strings to break.

[greyfriar]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QNwrxwzqU

:rfl: I love the dude. :smoke: He's playing Rush on hash and that's a great way to do it. :smoke:

His reaction at 2.32 when the lorry drives by is priceless...and that solo.

 

I kept waiting for one of the strings to break.

Haha, he's a killer on the uke.

To be fair, he's playing a great song and he loves it. That counts. :smoke: :hail:

[EagleMoon]

Here you go, Segue: just for you:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QNwrxwzqU

:rfl: I love the dude. :smoke: He's playing Rush on hash and that's a great way to do it. :smoke:

His reaction at 2.32 when the lorry drives by is priceless...and that solo.

 

I kept waiting for one of the strings to break.

Haha, he's a killer on the uke.

To be fair, he's playing a great song and he loves it. That counts. :smoke: :hail:

 

It's sort of sad too.

[coventry]

These threads annoy me.

 

It isn't that far removed from the style of MP and Signals.

 

What does that have to do if one considers it an 80s or 90s album?

 

Roll the Bones isn't that far removed from Presto so should RTB be considered an 80's album too?

 

Actually I'm very surprised how many 90's votes Presto is getting since it's obviously an 80's album because it was like released in the 80's ;)

 

I was making the comparison because many make out like Presto sounds like nothing else from that decade.

 

And I honestly hear little in common with RTB, aside from a couple of tracks (Big Wheel and Roll The Bones). Not keen on RTB at all.

 

I think RTB was much more pop and hook-conscious that Presto. It worked, too. But RTB's songs are quite different from Presto both in theme and style. They don't seem as playful as Presto ("Red Tide" on Presto and "YBYL" on RTB notwithstanding - yet "Where's My Thing" is also one of the top 2 or 3 Rush instrumentals, so both albums have their anomalies).