MMCXII Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Well, Dog Years is terrible (I actually think the lyrics are the best part). This is the cool thing about Rush fans, every part of every song has a fan somewhere! I like Dog years for the groove and drum parts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The four best songs they ever did, and I bet someone else wrote them for Rush. No way could they create such majestic songs on their own. Sarcasm Diva ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The four best songs they ever did, and I bet someone else wrote them for Rush. No way could they create such majestic songs on their own. True dat. They write their own stuff and crap like Xanadu is the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The four best songs they ever did, and I bet someone else wrote them for Rush. No way could they create such majestic songs on their own. Sarcasm Diva ;)Not me. :sarcastic: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Four years later I still don't understand the Speed Of Love hate. The verses and chorus are fine, although I'm not a fan of the "got to keep on moving..." part. Dog Years has no redeeming qualities. It. Just. Sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 1. Dog Years - Someone has to dig this song in all of its tongue in cheek glory, and that would be me.2. Superconductor - Decent song as I'm a fan of "Presto"...the video is an abomination.3. Tai Shan - Soft and airy as Charmin.4. The Speed of Love - Off a powerhouse like Counterparts...go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detonator Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I don't understand why Superconductor is "hated". I really don't. I think it's a great song. The video sucks though... but who watches videos anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto_downtown Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I just listened to Superconductor. I don't mind it at all! The one part I hate though is near the end when everything gets pitched up one octave. I've always hated that old pop music trick of going up an octave to add forced variation to a song. It has a cheesy feel when bands do it. Other than that though, I think the song is alright really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I just listened to Superconductor. I don't mind it at all! The one part I hate though is near the end when everything gets pitched up one octave. I've always hated that old pop music trick of going up an octave to add forced variation to a song. It has a cheesy feel when bands do it. Other than that though, I think the song is alright really! Well, it's not an octave, but key changes can certainly be effective. Marathon and the Presto title track both make excellent use of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto_downtown Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I just listened to Superconductor. I don't mind it at all! The one part I hate though is near the end when everything gets pitched up one octave. I've always hated that old pop music trick of going up an octave to add forced variation to a song. It has a cheesy feel when bands do it. Other than that though, I think the song is alright really! Well, it's not an octave, but key changes can certainly be effective. Marathon and the Presto title track both make excellent use of it Oh, is it a key change? Whatever it is... I'm sure you know the part I mean. I've just called it "going up an octave" since I don't know music theory and was only guessing. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Very true videos don't matter these days, but they were a visual capture in time that can be very good or very, very bad to the senses as in the case of Superconductor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I was trying to check out superconductor because I had not heard it in years. Could not get more than 30 seconds in. I thought maybe dog years would surpass it, but I was wrong. Rivendell is more palatable than these two songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... Rivendell is okay. It just gets beat up because it doesn't sound like a "Rush" song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... Good job we are buddies otherwise O was gonna make you EMP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... Rivendell is okay. It just gets beat up because it doesn't sound like a "Rush" song. This is true. Before Presto, Rivendell was the tune that my circle of friends would come up with as the least favorite. There were others, but like you say, it is the least "Rush" sounding. After Superconductor and Dog Years, Rivendell seems a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movinghemispheres Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 My vote goes to Tai Shan, it's a simple and peaceful piece of music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Dog Years > Tai Shan >>>>Superconductor >>>>>>>>>>>>The Speed Of Love That's about right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 You can add Face Up to that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I don't understand why Superconductor is "hated". I really don't. I think it's a great song. The video sucks though... but who watches videos anyway? When the song was released, videos still mattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... Rivendell is okay. It just gets beat up because it doesn't sound like a "Rush" song.Define what that means - a "Rush song". Every album after the seventies was different. Compare Presto to Hemispheres. (Disclaimer: I'm not trying to beat up on Presto, but it is a good example to place along side of Hemispheres for contrast.) Compare Counterparts to Presto. Compare Clockwork Angels to Counterparts. Compare Vapor Trails to A Farewell To Kings. Or Caress of Steel. What is a Rush song? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Rivendell is more palatable than these two songsBy a long shot.... Rivendell is okay. It just gets beat up because it doesn't sound like a "Rush" song.Define what that means - a "Rush song". Every album after the seventies was different. Compare Presto to Hemispheres. (Disclaimer: I'm not trying to beat up on Presto, but it is a good example to place along side of Hemispheres for contrast.) Compare Counterparts to Presto. Compare Clockwork Angels to Counterparts. Compare Vapor Trails to A Farewell To Kings. Or Caress of Steel. What is a Rush song? I'm not comparing it to every song released since, but at the time it was released, it was a little wimpy acoustic song which didn't fit in with their image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Speed of Love. Not the best on CP, but I always liked it, particularly the space in the song and the crisp drum sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detonator Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 What makes Rush so special band to me is that they can come up with something like Superconductor. It's a weird and different song in many ways... among the only Rush songs that people could (almost) dance to. There's a strong and simple beat. :D And that's EXACTLY why I like it. It's like "Hot Dog" in Zep's ITTOD. That's a friggin' rockabilly song and one hilarious one at that. I'm born around the same time ITTOD was released but I bet the old fart Zep fans HATED it when the album got out. That kind of songs are refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 it was a little wimpy acoustic song I should be able to write such wimpy tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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