goose Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush.If you were there, it was fantastic. The show's design had perfect build up to the epic second set. You want a boring set? Clockwork Angels tour. Both sets. The Garden was a tour highlight. 'Nuff said. :zzz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Believe it or not, I really do try not to offend anyone else's musical sensibilities around here. Admittedly, I don't always succeed, but I do try. Also, I am always aware that there are a few here who see Rush through eyes that I will never look at them through. Having said that, here's an undoubtedly unpopular opinion. It is time Rush retires for good. Geddy's voice is gone. his voice has been done since 2011 sadly...........but we don't acknowledge that. hee hee Mick I won't breathe a word of it to anyone. Mums the word for me. ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush.If you were there, it was fantastic. The show's design had perfect build up to the epic second set. You want a boring set? Clockwork Angels tour. Both sets. The Garden was a tour highlight. 'Nuff said. :zzz: oh i would have no trouble being bored being there trust me. Far cry, How it is, Animate, Roll the Bones. Between the Wheels. I'll pass. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush.If you were there, it was fantastic. The show's design had perfect build up to the epic second set. You want a boring set? Clockwork Angels tour. Both sets. The Garden was a tour highlight. 'Nuff said. :zzz: oh i would have no trouble being bored being there trust me. Far cry, How it is, Animate, Roll the Bones. Between the Wheels. I'll pass. MickRoll the Bones was strangely a show highlight. The video made it lots of fun. This from someone who can't stand the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantEarlySignals Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Geddy's voice sounds awful on the R40 recording. Probably best they are hanging it up. No doubt about it. That's an unpopular opinion around here. ;) At least he doesn't autotune it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Believe it or not, I really do try not to offend anyone else's musical sensibilities around here. Admittedly, I don't always succeed, but I do try. Also, I am always aware that there are a few here who see Rush through eyes that I will never look at them through. Having said that, here's an undoubtedly unpopular opinion. It is time Rush retires for good. Geddy's voice is gone.Agreed! His voice has been gone for a while now IMOI agree the R40 cd is hard to take. REAL hard. It wasn't like that for my 3 shows though...that's what has me scratching my head. Keep making studio albums boy...screw the naysayers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Believe it or not, I really do try not to offend anyone else's musical sensibilities around here. Admittedly, I don't always succeed, but I do try. Also, I am always aware that there are a few here who see Rush through eyes that I will never look at them through. Having said that, here's an undoubtedly unpopular opinion. It is time Rush retires for good. Geddy's voice is gone.Agreed! His voice has been gone for a while now IMOI agree the R40 cd is hard to take. REAL hard. It wasn't like that for my 3 shows though...that's what has me scratching my head. Keep making studio albums boy...screw the naysayers Live experiances can tend to blind one to faults. not me of course cause i'm awesome :P :D Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. Here is where I am starting to agree: CaravanBU2BClockwork AngelsThe WreckersSeven Cities Of GoldHeadlong FlightBU2B2Wish Them WellThe Garden Already feeling I am at a point where I can safely say I like it more than these albums: RushSignalsPower WindowsRoll The BonesTest For EchoAnd possibly also Snakes And Arrows I have some issues: I hate the production, sorry but to my ears its worse than Vapor Trails, and The Anarchist, Carnies and Halo Effect are currently still not tops, but this week I found myself not disliking them as much as in the past! And you know what? In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree Edited December 29, 2015 by Tombstone Mountain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree He gets slated for this song, but his voice on Wish Them Well takes me right back to the second side of 2112!I always thought this was an excellent, back to basics style Rush rocker! Love it! Seven Cities is excellent, and the choruses to both the Wreckers and Headlong Flight are AMAZING! And he depth of feeling on The Garden. I am warming to Clockwork Angels again. It is so far from being my favourite album, it is ridiculous but I am at a point where I know for sure it is full of greatness! Still, the production bombs. But I also really love the lyrics, something that I didn't much care for regarding most of SA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree He gets slated for this song, but his voice on Wish Them Well takes me right back to the second side of 2112!I always thought this was an excellent, back to basics style Rush rocker! Love it! Seven Cities is excellent, and the choruses to both the Wreckers and Headlong Flight are AMAZING! And he depth of feeling on The Garden. I am warming to Clockwork Angels again. It is so far from being my favourite album, it is ridiculous but I am at a point where I know for sure it is full of greatness! Still, the production bombs. But I also really love the lyrics, something that I didn't much care for regarding most of SA.As noted ad nauseum I love SCOG. Geddy is just laying it out there at an advanced age. The banshee wail transports the listener. There is no other song in the catalog like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Contrarily I think Wish Them Well is filler. Not Speed of Love or Virtuality level filler but Face Up level filler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree He gets slated for this song, but his voice on Wish Them Well takes me right back to the second side of 2112!I always thought this was an excellent, back to basics style Rush rocker! Love it! Seven Cities is excellent, and the choruses to both the Wreckers and Headlong Flight are AMAZING! And he depth of feeling on The Garden. I am warming to Clockwork Angels again. It is so far from being my favourite album, it is ridiculous but I am at a point where I know for sure it is full of greatness! Still, the production bombs. But I also really love the lyrics, something that I didn't much care for regarding most of SA.As noted ad nauseum I love SCOG. Geddy is just laying it out there at an advanced age. The banshee wail transports the listener. There is no other song in the catalog like it. I have always stated that Seven Cities is up there with my favourites. Not top ten, but higher than many! The closest they have gotten to Xanadu levels of grandeur and beauty, and sometimes I would even go as far as to say I like it more! The Wreckers through to Headlong Flight is excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree He gets slated for this song, but his voice on Wish Them Well takes me right back to the second side of 2112!I always thought this was an excellent, back to basics style Rush rocker! Love it! Seven Cities is excellent, and the choruses to both the Wreckers and Headlong Flight are AMAZING! And he depth of feeling on The Garden. I am warming to Clockwork Angels again. It is so far from being my favourite album, it is ridiculous but I am at a point where I know for sure it is full of greatness! Still, the production bombs. But I also really love the lyrics, something that I didn't much care for regarding most of SA.As noted ad nauseum I love SCOG. Geddy is just laying it out there at an advanced age. The banshee wail transports the listener. There is no other song in the catalog like it. I have always stated that Seven Cities is up there with my favourites. Not top ten, but higher than many! The closest they have gotten to Xanadu levels of grandeur and beauty, and sometimes I would even go as far as to say I like it more! The Wreckers through to Headlong Flight is excellent!I'm so proud of you...I'm gonna cry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Unpopular Opinion: Rush doesn't totally suck now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. In the studio at least, Geddy still sounds cool phenomenal!Fixed. Clockwork Angels has great vocals I agree He gets slated for this song, but his voice on Wish Them Well takes me right back to the second side of 2112!I always thought this was an excellent, back to basics style Rush rocker! Love it! Seven Cities is excellent, and the choruses to both the Wreckers and Headlong Flight are AMAZING! And he depth of feeling on The Garden. I am warming to Clockwork Angels again. It is so far from being my favourite album, it is ridiculous but I am at a point where I know for sure it is full of greatness! Still, the production bombs. But I also really love the lyrics, something that I didn't much care for regarding most of SA.As noted ad nauseum I love SCOG. Geddy is just laying it out there at an advanced age. The banshee wail transports the listener. There is no other song in the catalog like it. I have always stated that Seven Cities is up there with my favourites. Not top ten, but higher than many! The closest they have gotten to Xanadu levels of grandeur and beauty, and sometimes I would even go as far as to say I like it more! The Wreckers through to Headlong Flight is excellent!I'm so proud of you...I'm gonna cry Its currently a 7/10 album for me. It doesn't quite rank up their with anything from Fly By Night to Moving Pictures, but I like it more than Signals and Power Windows. Post 1989, it is rivalled only by CP and VT. Not sure where I stand with CP, as to whether it is better or not (as I said, a few clunkers and the sound affects my enjoyment), but CA is worming its way back into my affections (again, I want it too as when it came out it was enormously important to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. I believe that Clockwork Angels is one of Rush's best, if not the best, albums. (Grammar nerd inquiry: Is it correct for "albums" to be plural here if it is in reference to one plural phrase and one singular phrase? This is the sort of thing I wonder about.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush. Disagreeing! :hi: Hahaha... I just watched it for the first time, a couple of days ago. Thought it was really good, all the way through. Is it anything like the old days? No, of course not. But capturing their former glory is not something they've ever wanted to do. I feel that they put on a great show, regardless. Nothing wrong with the show but the song choices were just a yawn. At least TMMB was in there which perked it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush.If you were there, it was fantastic. The show's design had perfect build up to the epic second set. You want a boring set? Clockwork Angels tour. Both sets. The Garden was a tour highlight. 'Nuff said. :zzz: Considering the first three songs were CA songs that's a big percentage of boring and yes I was there. I would say the second set was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush. Disagreeing! :hi: Hahaha... I just watched it for the first time, a couple of days ago. Thought it was really good, all the way through. Is it anything like the old days? No, of course not. But capturing their former glory is not something they've ever wanted to do. I feel that they put on a great show, regardless. Nothing wrong with the show but the song choices were just a yawn. At least TMMB was in there which perked it up a bit. I dont have a problem necessarily with the song choices though by nafure the flow is very choppy. OLV and Far Cry for example do not belong mid set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. I believe that Clockwork Angels is one of Rush's best, if not the best, albums. (Grammar nerd inquiry: Is it correct for "albums" to be plural here if it is in reference to one plural phrase and one singular phrase? This is the sort of thing I wonder about.) Yes. Think of "if not the best" as being parenthetical. You could recast the sentence like this: "...one of Rush's best albums, if not the best." Sounds a bit more natural, I think. Ultimately it doesn't matter because your premise is false to begin with. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. I believe that Clockwork Angels is one of Rush's best, if not the best, albums. (Grammar nerd inquiry: Is it correct for "albums" to be plural here if it is in reference to one plural phrase and one singular phrase? This is the sort of thing I wonder about.) Yes. Think of "if not the best" as being parenthetical. You could recast the sentence like this: "...one of Rush's best albums, if not the best." Sounds a bit more natural, I think. Ultimately it doesn't matter because your premise is false to begin with. :P I was going to "like" your post until I got to the last line! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 R40 was great in concept.........but i just got around to watching that first half.........god how utterly boring. Should have just done a whole show of pre 90's stuff Mick I agree that set one is/was boring. This ties in to the other thread about why we don't love modern era Rush. Disagreeing! :hi: Hahaha... I just watched it for the first time, a couple of days ago. Thought it was really good, all the way through. Is it anything like the old days? No, of course not. But capturing their former glory is not something they've ever wanted to do. I feel that they put on a great show, regardless. Nothing wrong with the show but the song choices were just a yawn. At least TMMB was in there which perked it up a bit. I dont have a problem necessarily with the song choices though by nafure the flow is very choppy. OLV and Far Cry for example do not belong mid set. They could have dropped them both as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here's an unpopular opinion: Clockwork Angels is one of their best albums. I believe that Clockwork Angels is one of Rush's best, if not the best, albums. (Grammar nerd inquiry: Is it correct for "albums" to be plural here if it is in reference to one plural phrase and one singular phrase? This is the sort of thing I wonder about.) It's my personal favorite, very good indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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