Segue Myles Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Not hard for me. Power Windows. But I do expect CA to win this one.
laughedatbytime Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 CA easily. PoW is where I started to lose interest in the band. Still enjoyed The Big Money and Manhattan Project but was wondering how the band who couldn't miss from 2112 or at the very least AFTK had turned into a .250 hitter so quickly.
Blue J Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Clockwork Angels for me. And I am a big fan of Power Windows- much bigger than I used to be, anyway. Outside the context of whatever people's judgments are about the synth sound continuing to be so prominent...leaving all that aside...the songs are extremely well-written, and the musicianship is top-notch. But I do like CA more, and I feel it's a grander statement. 1
Ancient Ways Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 This is the last great album until CA. Power windows for me, then I vote CA straight through. 2
GabesCavesOfIce Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Power was much easier to digest than HyF, which is funny cuz Fire has less synths (?) Still Power has some classics, Territories, GD, Marathon. But It was tough to digest so much Power on the CA tour. CA also! That should be the "Tough to Digest Tour!" These two records are tied together! If CA was a clean record, this would be a much easier vote. Its not just the lack of clarity, when ambient keys are blocking Lifeson for no apparent reason, and it often sounds like they left the tea on the kettle, it makes me run low on the Advil, despite the abundance of good songs. 1
Bigbobby10 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 PoW. Would be a perfect album, but not a fan of grand designs, but marathon makes up for it. Still overall better than CA
Blue J Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 It was tough to digest so much Power on the CA tour. CA also! That should be the "Tough to Digest Tour!" These two records are tied together! Boooo!! :boo hiss: If CA was a clean record, this would be a much easier vote. it makes me run low on the Advil, despite the abundance of good songs. Here's what I have to say to that --> :codger: Haha! To each his/her own...but I had to put my two cents in. Again. That's four cents, then...so far...
Stormtron Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 This is the last great album until CA. Power windows for me, then I vote CA straight through. Same here.
Tombstone Mountain Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 For me, it's on the mantle of perfect albums produced by Rush. Clockwork Angels gets the nod over PoW based on length...simply more greatness based on album length. Next to CA, this record gets more playing time than any other album.
Narps Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Power was much easier to digest than HyF, which is funny cuz Fire has less synths (?) If CA was a clean record, this would be a much easier vote. Its not just the lack of clarity, when ambient keys are blocking Lifeson for no apparent reason, and it often sounds like they left the tea on the kettle, it makes me run low on the Advil, despite the abundance of good songs.^^^ This of course... :)
Disk98 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Love Power Windows, but Clockwork Angels is better. 3
Na na na Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/album_review/164bfebefc274f9fb19cbfad7c1aa92faefea441.jpg 2
rocket ignites Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Easy one for me. I don't give PoW much thought after a few songs...CA in a trounce. 3
x1yyz Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 CA easily. PoW is where I started to lose interest in the band. Ditto here. I didn't care for PoW at all until I saw the songs live last tour. 2
Hemispheres4Echo Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 I'll go with Power Windows. It is my favourite synth era album. There's not one song on the album that I don't like! 2
sxetnrdrmr Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Power Windows for me, even though I really like CA, PoW came out during a time in my life where I was really leaning on music, and Rush specifically, to keep me from "doing bad things" to myself. The "Synth years" albums all sort of kept me afloat when things were not going the way I wanted in life. All has been better for many years, and now I listen to those albums with a different mindset and it makes them even better in most cases
theredtamasrule Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Man...I love both albums...both are snapshots catching the boys at their best. But Ged's hair was friggin huge on PoW so it wins. 3
Rushman14 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 two years ago I would have voted CA but now PoW edges it out 2
Narps Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 two years ago I would have voted CA but now PoW edges it outThe bloom wore off the rose aye? Agree with you obviously... :cheers: 2
LedRush Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Easy one for me. I don't give PoW much thought after a few songs...CA in a trounce. To paraphrase Eugene Levy, three good songs does not an album make. CA is several times better than PoW. 4
TexMike Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 For me, PoW wins this one pretty easily. It sounds so good through headphones (clean with nice instrument separation), the playing is top notch and the lyrics are quite good. It's a shame Geddy went a bit overboard bathing it in so much synth. It took me until the last tour to realize what a rockin' song "Grand Designs" actually is. CA showed them getting back on the right track, but has more filler and is a fatiguing album to listen to. I hope they continue in the more progressive direction on future albums, but with a good producer. 2
GabesCavesOfIce Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 It was tough to digest so much Power on the CA tour. CA also! That should be the "Tough to Digest Tour!" These two records are tied together! Boooo!! :boo hiss: If CA was a clean record, this would be a much easier vote. it makes me run low on the Advil, despite the abundance of good songs. Here's what I have to say to that --> :codger: Haha! To each his/her own...but I had to put my two cents in. Again. That's four cents, then...so far... BlueJ, a difference in crowd energy this tour? Lack of enthusiasm last tour? Lackluster ticket sales last tour? Good songs on CA no doubt, too much loose noise, alot of it is strings. Sometimes CA sounds like a drifting radio station . 2
Segue Myles Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 It was tough to digest so much Power on the CA tour. CA also! That should be the "Tough to Digest Tour!" These two records are tied together! Boooo!! :boo hiss: If CA was a clean record, this would be a much easier vote. it makes me run low on the Advil, despite the abundance of good songs. Here's what I have to say to that --> :codger: Haha! To each his/her own...but I had to put my two cents in. Again. That's four cents, then...so far... BlueJ, a difference in crowd energy this tour? Lack of enthusiasm last tour? Lackluster ticket sales last tour? Good songs on CA no doubt, too much loose noise, alot of it is strings. Sometimes CA sounds like a drifting radio station . Production aside it gets very boring. SA had great production and that albums bores me to death. 2
laughedatbytime Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Production aside it gets very boring. SA had great production and that albums bores me to death.Even though production's goodIt's really near the bestLyrics from a preaching atheistBore us all to deeeeeeeeeeeeeeath 1
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