driven_to_xanadu Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Dog YearsThe Speed of LoveSecond Nature That's about it, those are the only songs that legitimately hurt my ears and not for the same reason that Vapor Trails and Clockwork Angels hurts people's ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I don't hate any of their songs, but there are quite a few that I think aren't quite up to their best.That's the way I would put it too. There are quite a few songs that do not measure up to what we know they can do, and a lot better. I think any time they tried to go out of the box and do The Police thing, it was a mistake. That's like the antithesis of what Rush was all about, and what they did the best.How about in later years? They're not really doing that anymore. Hold Your Fire and Presto were the worst offenders. Disagree. Signals was the "worst offender" as you put it and it is brilliant. Signals is littered with reggae and Copeland inspired drums and Andy Summers type guitar. Sure Signals had all of that but the songwriting was better so it's not as offensive. That's what I was referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Face Up, Tears, Rivendell, most of Counterparts, Roll The Bones, Test For Echo, Presto and Hold Fire are pretty awful. Good News First, Wish Them Well, Bravest Face, Out Of the Cradle and The Stars Look Down are truly dreadful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hate is such a strong word.... I don´t hate any Rush song at all, they are all at least good in one way or another. But my top ten favorites are (kinda...): The Fountain Of LamnethCygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres2112Cygnus X-1 Book I: The VoyageLa Villa StrangiatoNatural ScienceSecret TouchCloser To The HeartCircumstancesThe Trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Nope, can't do favorites. That's the subject of another thread...or I should say, dozens of threads. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I first began listening to RUSH before I really knew the full extent of what they were all about, musically ... I was just a kid who found certain bands appealing - and RUSH appealed to me because Geddy's voice was completely unique and their music made me feel the same way bands like KISS, Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin made me feel ... as a kid of 9 or 10, I didn't understand it, I just knew I liked it ... So for a few years, I had this bond with this oddball band who had a unique singer that could have been male or female, and rocked as hard as any other band out there ... A huge part of that bond was lost around 1981-82, and by Grace Under Pressure, I have to admit that RUSH completely lost me .. I love them, and always will ... But I would be lying if I said that I like ALL their music from all eras ... I think a true fan will stick with the band thru think and thin - but that doesn't mean we must love everything that they do ... Not sure if this answers the question, but . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The Body Electric is digital poop.;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I don't hate any rush song, that's why I'm here I would feel weird signing up for a forum if I hated a large chunk of a band's discography. I originally "signed up" prior to the beginning-of-the-end era Vapor Trails release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Half the World is truly worth of hate. Phoned in drivel, especially lyrically. I don't REALLY hate much of anything else in their discography. I can ignore most of it (see most of S&A and Presto) and if you can be indifferent toward something you don't really hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I can honestly say that I haven't heard a Rush song that I hate. Hate is such a strong word. A few do make me scratch my head a bit though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) hmmm the rush songs i hate. if i took a gallagher watermelon mallet to a synthesizer would that give you a hint? Edited March 5, 2015 by 2112FirstStreet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhealey Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Easy:1. Superconductor2. Superconductor3. Superconductor4. The Color of Right5. Superconductor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhealey Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Oh, and I realized the other day while listening to HYF that I pretty much could do without that whole album (except Prime Mover). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I don't hate any of their songs, but there are quite a few that I think aren't quite up to their best.That's the way I would put it too. There are quite a few songs that do not measure up to what we know they can do, and a lot better. I think any time they tried to go out of the box and do the Duran Duran thing, it was a mistake. That's like the antithesis of what Rush was all about, and what they did the best.So true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 hmmm the rush songs i hate. if i took a gallagher watermelon mallet to a synthesizer would that give you a hint? Those are the ones I like the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Only 3 songs I out and out hate. They all come from the same album. Ill make you guess. It isnt Snakes or T4e. Counterparts, of course. My guess is Roll The Bones. The Big WheelFace UpYBYL bad bad bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I don't hate any of their songs, but there are quite a few that I think aren't quite up to their best.That's the way I would put it too. There are quite a few songs that do not measure up to what we know they can do, and a lot better. I think any time they tried to go out of the box and do the Duran Duran thing, it was a mistake. That's like the antithesis of what Rush was all about, and what they did the best.So true. Now you're being mean to Duran Duran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Re the mentions of S&A not being that bad, I listened to my virtual Rush LPs, incl S&A, and when the fat is trimmed it is a really good album. Far CryArmor and SwordThe Main Monkey BusinessThe Way the Wind Blows 24:23 Workin’ Them AngelsThe Larger BowlHopeFaithlessMalignant NarcissismWe Hold On 22:55 To the topic, Rush songs I can't listen to: Show Don't Tell, Stick it Out, Superconductor, Neurotica, BU2B. Other duds like Rivendell and Tai Shan are bad but harmless; they don't bother me like those others. Edited March 5, 2015 by Rutlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 only song off counterparts that sounded like a b side was speed of love... totall filler..couldn't stand alot of vapor trails, although rush hit out of the park with that one cause fans seem to really like that album the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 "how it is" freeze (what the heck was that?) and out of the cradle.. bad rush.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I first began listening to RUSH before I really knew the full extent of what they were all about, musically ... I was just a kid who found certain bands appealing - and RUSH appealed to me because Geddy's voice was completely unique and their music made me feel the same way bands like KISS, Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin made me feel ... as a kid of 9 or 10, I didn't understand it, I just knew I liked it ... So for a few years, I had this bond with this oddball band who had a unique singer that could have been male or female, and rocked as hard as any other band out there ... A huge part of that bond was lost around 1981-82, and by Grace Under Pressure, I have to admit that RUSH completely lost me .. I love them, and always will ... But I would be lying if I said that I like ALL their music from all eras ... I think a true fan will stick with the band thru think and thin - but that doesn't mean we must love everything that they do ... Not sure if this answers the question, but . . . Same experience exactly except replace Thin Lizzy with Aerosmith. LZ, Rush and Aerosmith were my kid holy trinity. They mostly lost me with Signals, went further with GUP, and with PoW it was over. These last few years I've tried hard to like the post-MP stuff with partial success. I don't think I'll ever really appreciate PoW through CP, though I no longer begrudge the people that do. Actually, I only see some of the material as being "bad" (some of the stuff from Presto through CP is terrible, though there's plenty of good stuff too), it's just not my thing I don't think it ever will be. I do like a lot of material from VT on though MP and earlier they were so awesome they'll never touch that again. In fairness though, if LZ has kept making albums those would have never touched their prime stuff either. Same for Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith of course has been an awful parody of themselves. At least Rush didn't become anything like later Aerosmith. They've retained their integrity, and more, making some great stuff lately even if it isn't PeW. Edited March 5, 2015 by Rutlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I first began listening to RUSH before I really knew the full extent of what they were all about, musically ... I was just a kid who found certain bands appealing - and RUSH appealed to me because Geddy's voice was completely unique and their music made me feel the same way bands like KISS, Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin made me feel ... as a kid of 9 or 10, I didn't understand it, I just knew I liked it ... So for a few years, I had this bond with this oddball band who had a unique singer that could have been male or female, and rocked as hard as any other band out there ... A huge part of that bond was lost around 1981-82, and by Grace Under Pressure, I have to admit that RUSH completely lost me .. I love them, and always will ... But I would be lying if I said that I like ALL their music from all eras ... I think a true fan will stick with the band thru think and thin - but that doesn't mean we must love everything that they do ... Not sure if this answers the question, but . . . Same experience exactly except replace Thin Lizzy with Aerosmith. LZ, Rush and Aerosmith were my kid holy trinity. They mostly lost me with Signals, went further with GUP, and with PoW it was over. These last few years I've tried hard to like the post-MP stuff with partial success. I don't think I'll ever really appreciate PoW through CP, though I no longer begrudge the people that do. Actually, I only see some of the material as being "bad" (some of the stuff from Presto through CP is terrible, though there's plenty of good stuff too), it's just not my thing I don't think it ever will be. I do like a lot of material from VT on though MP and earlier they were so awesome they'll never touch that again. In fairness though, if LZ has kept making albums those would have never touched their prime stuff either. Same for Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith of course has been an awful parody of themselves. At least Rush didn't become anything like later Aerosmith. They've retained their integrity, and more, making some great stuff lately even if it isn't PeW. Funny stuff. You reminded me that originally, I was confused about Signals when it came out. I expected another exciting, high spirited album, but remember feeling confused/disappointed. It was rather downbeat and had a sort of somber feel to it. They kinda recouped with the electric/mid-80's-style-futuristic P/G album that I still love. Anyway, Signals grew on me and I consider it one of their finest efforts. A real gem. Edited March 5, 2015 by GeminiRising79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Well... that's me screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I don't hate any of their songs, but there are quite a few that I think aren't quite up to their best.That's the way I would put it too. There are quite a few songs that do not measure up to what we know they can do, and a lot better. I think any time they tried to go out of the box and do the Duran Duran thing, it was a mistake. That's like the antithesis of what Rush was all about, and what they did the best.So true. Now you're being mean to Duran Duran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) "how it is" Bradley Ard Such a happy sounding song, but with some seriously dark and deep lyrics. It speaks to me on a lot of different levels. Reply· Steven Hunter These are maybe the sweetest lyrics Neil ever penned. So beautiful and so deeply personal! I love this song. Reply· Edited March 5, 2015 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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