laughedatbytime Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dreamline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the entirety of Presto And the rest of RtB is crap! There's actually no song on Presto that I like, and except for Dreamline, I hate RtB! (which pretty much shows why I didn't go to any shows those two tours!)Then RTB should get your vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dreamline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the entirety of Presto And the rest of RtB is crap! There's actually no song on Presto that I like, and except for Dreamline, I hate RtB! (which pretty much shows why I didn't go to any shows those two tours!)Then RTB should get your vote. Nah...can't bring myself to hit either button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dreamline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the entirety of Presto And the rest of RtB is crap! There's actually no song on Presto that I like, and except for Dreamline, I hate RtB! (which pretty much shows why I didn't go to any shows those two tours!) I recall they have pulled Bravado, Roll and Dreamline out of the hat (pun intended) for a few of their tours since the 90s so I'd say there are three dudes that disagree with ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driven_to_xanadu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Presto easily. But this is like saying which is better, dog poo or cat piss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Dreamline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the entirety of Presto And the rest of RtB is crap! There's actually no song on Presto that I like, and except for Dreamline, I hate RtB! (which pretty much shows why I didn't go to any shows those two tours!) I recall they have pulled Bravado, Roll and Dreamline out of the hat (pun intended) for a few of their tours since the 90s so I'd say there are three dudes that disagree with ya. Dreamline is one of my favorite songs....just can't stand the rest! Edited March 9, 2015 by Jaminbenb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pause Rewind Replay Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 RTB has Heresy, their worst song since Tai Shan. Presto easily. Like/love every song on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefeltner11 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Show Don't Tell vs DreamlineWinner: Dreamline Chain Lightning vs BravadoWinner: Chain Lightning The Pass vs Roll The BonesWinner: The Pass War Paint vs Face UpWinner: War Paint Scars vs Where's My Thing?Winner: Scars Presto vs The Big WheelWinner: Presto Superconductor vs HeresyWinner: Superconductor Anagram vs Ghost of a ChanceWinner: Ghost of a Chance Red Tide vs NeuroticaWinner: Red Tide Hand Over Fist vs Bet Your LifeWinner: Hand Over Fist Winner: Presto Show Don't Tell vs DreamlineWinner: Show Don't Tell Chain Lightning vs BravadoWinner: Bravado The Pass vs Roll The BonesWinner: Roll the Bones War Paint vs Face UpWinner: War Paint Scars vs Where's My Thing?Winner: Where's My Thing Presto vs The Big WheelWinner: Presto Superconductor vs HeresyWinner: Heresy Anagram vs Ghost of a ChanceWinner: Ghost of a Chance Red Tide vs NeuroticaWinner: Red Tide Hand Over Fist vs Bet Your LifeWinner: Hand Over Fist Winner: Roll the Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) LOL. It's all subjective. So here is my take. Roll The Bones has the following (what I deem) upper tier Rush songs: DreamlineBravadoGhost of a ChanceWheres My ThingRoll The Bones - say what you want but this song was a concert staple for several tours and I really love it. Presto has the following upper Tier Rush songs: Show Don't TellThe PassPrestoAvailable Light The albums are like a brother and sister. Same sonic approach, same song writing approach. Yet Roll The Bones was far more successful in the big picture. Edited March 9, 2015 by Todem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dreamline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the entirety of Presto Bingo Ditto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Don't care what anybody else says. Presto is every bit as great as Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures or Grace Under Pressure. Good grief, I am even starting to think I like it more than Hold Your Fire (which I also LUUUURVE) and AFTK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very tough call. I love them both and normally rank Presto higher, but after listening to Roll the Bones today, I think I may need to update my list. PRESTO Show Don't Tell: 9.7Chain Lightning: 9.7The Pass: 9.9War Paint: 7.0Scars: 9.0Presto: 8.7Superconductor: 9.2Anagram (for Mongo): 3.3Red Tide: 9.0Hand Over Fist: 4.6Available Light: 9.9 • Overall: 8.2 • I ranked Presto highly because of its near consistency. Two stinkers, but overall a great album. However, it is the only album that, in my eyes, does not contain a song that is a perfect 10.0. The Pass and Available Light are close, but not quite. ROLL THE BONES Dreamline: 10.0Bravado: 9.9Roll the Bones: 9.3Face Up: 9.2Where's My Thing?: 9.5The Big Wheel: 9.0Heresy: 8.5Ghost of a Chance: 9.3Neurotica: 8.5You Bet Your Life: 4.8 • Overall: 8.8 • Good album. Very underrated. Closer kinda sucks, but otherwise this is a fine release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very tough call. I love them both and normally rank Presto higher, but after listening to Roll the Bones today, I think I may need to update my list. PRESTO Show Don't Tell: 9.7Chain Lightning: 9.7The Pass: 9.9War Paint: 7.0Scars: 9.0Presto: 8.7Superconductor: 9.2Anagram (for Mongo): 3.3Red Tide: 9.0Hand Over Fist: 4.6Available Light: 9.9• Overall: 8.2 • I ranked Presto highly because of its near consistency. Two stinkers, but overall a great album. However, it is the only album that, in my eyes, does not contain a song that is a perfect 10.0. The Pass and Available Light are close, but not quite. ROLL THE BONES Dreamline: 10.0Bravado: 9.9Roll the Bones: 9.3Face Up: 9.2Where's My Thing?: 9.5The Big Wheel: 9.0Heresy: 8.5Ghost of a Chance: 9.3Neurotica: 8.5You Bet Your Life: 4.8• Overall: 8.8 • Good album. Very underrated. Closer kinda sucks, but otherwise this is a fine release.Face Up 9.2? Neurotica 8.5? Scars and The Big Wheel 9? Suddenly the "infinite number of universes" theory seems a lot more plausible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very tough call. I love them both and normally rank Presto higher, but after listening to Roll the Bones today, I think I may need to update my list. PRESTO Show Don't Tell: 9.7Chain Lightning: 9.7The Pass: 9.9War Paint: 7.0Scars: 9.0Presto: 8.7Superconductor: 9.2Anagram (for Mongo): 3.3Red Tide: 9.0Hand Over Fist: 4.6Available Light: 9.9• Overall: 8.2 • I ranked Presto highly because of its near consistency. Two stinkers, but overall a great album. However, it is the only album that, in my eyes, does not contain a song that is a perfect 10.0. The Pass and Available Light are close, but not quite. ROLL THE BONES Dreamline: 10.0Bravado: 9.9Roll the Bones: 9.3Face Up: 9.2Where's My Thing?: 9.5The Big Wheel: 9.0Heresy: 8.5Ghost of a Chance: 9.3Neurotica: 8.5You Bet Your Life: 4.8• Overall: 8.8 • Good album. Very underrated. Closer kinda sucks, but otherwise this is a fine release.Face Up 9.2? Neurotica 8.5? Scars and The Big Wheel 9? Suddenly the "infinite number of universes" theory seems a lot more plausible... Well first of all, it's very plausible. We don't know what else is out there. But, you know, maybe I just happen to like those songs. They're catchy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Don't care what anybody else says. Presto is every bit as great as Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures or Grace Under Pressure. Good grief, I am even starting to think I like it more than Hold Your Fire (which I also LUUUURVE) and AFTK. Good grief indeed! ;) I love Presto, but it shall not overtake Hold Your Fire. Or A Farewell to Kings, for that matter. But I still think it's an excellent record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Available Light on it's own is better than all of RTB thus Presto wins. ETA: RTB has YBYL... the single worst song in the long and storied history of this band. I take it your not a anarchist reactionary running dog revisionist? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Presto was an album of transition, and, as with many of Rush's transition albums it is quite uneven. In RTB, the band is more confident in their new approach, wrote better songs, and quite obviously had more fun with them. I like Presto and don't bemoan the light/thin sound as much as many do, but RTB was a return to form that got the boys known and liked by new fans for the first time since MP. It reversed a long, slow decline for the band quite successfully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Show Don't Tell: 6Chain Lightning: 8The Pass: 9.5War Paint: 4Scars: 3Presto: 9Superconductor: 8Anagram (for Mongo): 5Red Tide: 5Hand Over Fist: 3Available Light: 9• Overall: 6.3 • Dreamline: 10Bravado: 9Roll the Bones: 8Face Up: 4Where's My Thing?: 8The Big Wheel: 8Heresy: 8Ghost of a Chance: 9.5Neurotica: 8You Bet Your Life: 7• Overall: 7.95 • This is a blowout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It was a hard choice. I really like both, and think both are underrated, but i chose Roll The Bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Presto. RTB is just too uneven of an album...Exactly I like what the band was attempting to do with RTB but it has more forgettable songs on it compared with Presto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Roll The Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Both Hine albums are extremely similar in terms of how much I like them. They both have a couple real bangers, with 1 dud song and the rest being middling, but all still good in their own way. For production reasons, as well as lyrical, RTB just barely takes Presto for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattroland76 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Presto by miles. The most underrated album in the entire Rush catalogue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Presto by miles. The most underrated album in the entire Rush catalogue.:ebert: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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