JohnRogers Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I see some of the Long Hair Painted Denim Jacket crowd have spoken, frankly I expected more of them to put down the hash pipe and champion their cause.;) 1974 -1979 hands down...No hash pipe (h/t Weezer), but here is the requested Cause Champion: Ged's bass from these years kicks butt over every keyboard he ever touched. Every one. Still waiting for Ged to be on a top three keyboardists of all time list.Ged's power Zeppelinesque emotional screaming in this era is better than Ged's measured, safe nonchalant 80s era singing. Alex' strong, dark, powerful riffs in this era and amazingly insane and creative solo's are much superior to his 80s work. Even he admitted he complained famously about the 80s "...why do I need to find a new space." Neil, well he is amazing on every album he appears... Hemispheres, FTK, 2112...they laid it all on the line for these three and it shows...there is nothing close to any of these albums in the 80s, sorry Ged... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Priest Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 1976 to 1982 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 77-85 and '02-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick Agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I see some of the Long Hair Painted Denim Jacket crowd have spoken, frankly I expected more of them to put down the hash pipe and champion their cause.;) 1974 -1979 hands down...No hash pipe (h/t Weezer), but here is the requested Cause Champion...I may not completely agree but this man did argue his point well. I bet he had a kick ass 2112 painted denim jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 everyone on all rush message boards seems to be goofy head over heels with vapor trails.. not sure why... Thats because it is a 9/10 and one of the very best Rush albums ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick People actually listen to the lyrics? Who knew? :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 76-87 were the greatest years. One long stretch of consistent awesomeness. Since then, much more spotty awesomeness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 74-81 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 74-81This^^^^ every day and twice on Sundays... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Caress of Steel up to and including Signals. After that, hit and miss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick People actually listen to the lyrics? Who knew? :D so shocking right? I'm a lyric guy. and Neil's writing took a major hit in the 90's IMO. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 74-81This^^^^ every day and twice on Sundays... It's not as if there wasn't good material after 81, but the signal-to-noise ratio began to shift after MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick People actually listen to the lyrics? Who knew? :D so shocking right? I'm a lyric guy. and Neil's writing took a major hit in the 90's IMO. Mick Generally with most music I don't pay much attention. I hear and understand them but just don't 'feel' them. With Neil's lyrics, I've always 'felt' them. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should edit the title to 1980-1989, Roll the Bones is not as good as I misrembered. I liked RTB until i payed attention to the lyrics. Actually the 90's may well be Neil's worst decade lyrically. Just awful. Mick People actually listen to the lyrics? Who knew? :D so shocking right? I'm a lyric guy. and Neil's writing took a major hit in the 90's IMO. MickYes shocking! What makes Rush this great band is the awesome music, musicianship coupled with deep, serious, thought provoking, story telling lyrics unlike Crotly Mu and KISS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I see some of the Long Hair Painted Denim Jacket crowd have spoken, frankly I expected more of them to put down the hash pipe and champion their cause.;) 1974 -1979 hands down...No hash pipe (h/t Weezer), but here is the requested Cause Champion: Ged's bass from these years kicks butt over every keyboard he ever touched. Every one. Still waiting for Ged to be on a top three keyboardists of all time list.Ged's power Zeppelinesque emotional screaming in this era is better than Ged's measured, safe nonchalant 80s era singing. Alex' strong, dark, powerful riffs in this era and amazingly insane and creative solo's are much superior to his 80s work. Even he admitted he complained famously about the 80s "...why do I need to find a new space." Neil, well he is amazing on every album he appears... Hemispheres, FTK, 2112...they laid it all on the line for these three and it shows...there is nothing close to any of these albums in the 80s, sorry Ged... I understand where you're coming from. But to take it on a bit more of a tangent, away from strictly about the quality of the songs they recorded, or whether or not you prefer the overall sound of one era versus another- I think they became much, much better live performers and much better musicians overall, during the '80s. It was the decade of their greatest improvement, in terms of perfecting their overall craft as musicians. It is certainly and singularly impressive, to say the least, to have done what they did in the '70s. But I think of an interview that Neil gave around the time of either Power Windows or Hold Your Fire when he said that even though they were not writing and performing the side-long epics anymore, the music they were making then required just as much skill and virtuosity to play. And I believe that's true. Edited February 17, 2015 by Blue J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I see some of the Long Hair Painted Denim Jacket crowd have spoken, frankly I expected more of them to put down the hash pipe and champion their cause.;) 1974 -1979 hands down...No hash pipe (h/t Weezer), but here is the requested Cause Champion: Ged's bass from these years kicks butt over every keyboard he ever touched. Every one. Still waiting for Ged to be on a top three keyboardists of all time list.Ged's power Zeppelinesque emotional screaming in this era is better than Ged's measured, safe nonchalant 80s era singing. Alex' strong, dark, powerful riffs in this era and amazingly insane and creative solo's are much superior to his 80s work. Even he admitted he complained famously about the 80s "...why do I need to find a new space." Neil, well he is amazing on every album he appears... Hemispheres, FTK, 2112...they laid it all on the line for these three and it shows...there is nothing close to any of these albums in the 80s, sorry Ged... I understand where you're coming from. But to take it on a bit more of a tangent, away from strictly about the quality of the songs they recorded, or whether or not you prefer the overall sound of one era versus another- I think they became much, much better live performers and much better musicians overall, during the '80s. It was the decade of their greatest improvement, in terms of perfecting their overall craft as musicians. It is certainly and singularly impressive, to say the least, to have done what they did in the '70s. But I think of an interview that Neil gave around the time of either Power Windows or Hold Your Fire when he said that even though they were not writing and performing the side-long epics anymore, the music they were making then required just as much skill and virtuosity to play. And I believe that's true. I think this is very true and part of the reason it is true is because they were constantly performing albums such as Permanent Waves, Hemispheres and Moving Pictures. It helped refine their playing chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 1975 - 1981. To me, that is Rush. Everything else is Rush Lite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerrobin Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 In my mind, no way could Presto and Roll the Bones be considered to be part of "the best Rush" and no way could 2112, A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres not be considered part of it. So I'd adjust it to being 1976-1988 - from the release of 2112 to the end of the Hold Your Fire tour. Those 9 albums are my top 9 Rush albums with Clockwork Angels coming in 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 In my mind, no way could Presto and Roll the Bones be considered to be part of "the best Rush" and no way could 2112, A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres not be considered part of it. So I'd adjust it to being 1976-1988 - from the release of 2112 to the end of the Hold Your Fire tour. Those 9 albums are my top 9 Rush albums with Clockwork Angels coming in 10th.I been revisiting entire albums lately and I'm starting to come around to a similar opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Presto is really good imo. It definetly belongs. 1976-1989. And now. They are peaking and the last 3 albums are strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 They are peaking I can't hear the word 'peaking' without being reminded of Wavy Gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 75-81, 2012-2013. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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