Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Rediscovered this gem this past week! Excellent album. Not top shelf Rush (but almost). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 YES! My 4th favorite. Only Caress of Steel, Hemispheres, and Clockwork Angels can beat it. Truly a great album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Their attitude in the studio must have been "sometimes people like crap". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 So far it is number 8. 1. AFTK=HYF=MP4. VT (2002)5. CoS6. GUP7. Presto8. CP9. PeW10. 2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I like 8 out of the 11. Not bad for a later album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Their attitude in the studio must have been "sometimes people like crap". Slate away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 My name's Mick and um.......yea i enjoy this album now. No stop Laughing......right now. The gates have opened. This is basically a collection of Rush oddities. Taken like that....this album has weird beauty to it. It's silly.......absoloultly stupid in spots but owns it. I sit astounded. Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 My name's Mick and um.......yea i enjoy this album now. No stop Laughing......right now. The gates have opened. This is basically a collection of Rush oddities. Taken like that....this album has weird beauty to it. It's silly.......absoloultly stupid in spots but owns it. I sit astounded. Mick I told you! It took me a while to get it. But it hit me when I was listening to Between Sun And Moon that Rush can be goofballs! It worked for me on T4E from day one! So why not CP? Some excellent songs everywhere on this! Stick It Out might even be less offensive to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Animate: good studio cut, well-performed on the R40 tour, dreadful in concert on previous toursStick it Out: musically, I'm fine with it, not a fan of the Geddy Tabernacle ChoirCut to the Chase: PLAY IT LIVE ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nobody's Hero: does nothing for me, their other recent "softer" songs are much betterBetween Sun and Moon: became okay after seeing it liveAlien Shore: some of my favorite Geddy bass work, cool tuneThe Speed of Love: noDouble Agent: I want to like it, but..... mehLeave That Thing Alone: decent, studio cut is far inferior to live versionsCold Fire: I like itEveryday Glory: I like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Their attitude in the studio must have been "sometimes people like crap". I chuckled. It's kinda like Dream Theater. I like it but can totally understand why it gets derided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 and......has some of Alex's most unique solos. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 And Stick it out is fun.......get with it Segue. Speed of Love still sucks though. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Animate- 8/10 WHAT A WEIRD SONG! Love it. Stick It Out- 1/10 I picked out some OK instrumentation. Vocals make me sick. Cut To The Chase- 6/10 Some love it. I like it. Nobody's Hero- 8/10 Some...rather direct lyrics...great song! At this point I must say I am loving the lyrical approach on this album. Really refreshing. Between Sun And Moon- 7/10 A great chorus, really reminds me if sixties surf pop! The song itself? Not quite top shelf Alien Shore- 9/10 LOVE THIS SONG! Great lyrics The Speed Of Love- 9/10 Whimsical, delicate, and some really frank lyrics. Trippy, chilled chorus, and I love the bridge. Leave That Thing Alone- 8/10 Nice! Cold Fire- 10/10 Normally a song like this would be my favourite but... EVERYDAY GLORY- 10/10 I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH! The guitar tone is just too sexilicious to describe and everything is just on point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Oh, Counterparts. I love it, note for note. Except for TSoL. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Animate-10/10. Rules in the Studio. Drags live though. but we are talking studio so....it rules. Stick it Out-8/10. It's fun as hell. I groove to it. Cut to the Chase-10/10. Talk about Groove This Has it in spades. Never performed live.......that's a crime Nobody's Hero- 6/10. meh. I appreciate the Lyrics. but it Kinda drags on for me. Between Sun and Moon-7/10Quirky. Don't know what the hell Neil wrote but........i love his drums on this track. Alien Shore- 10/10. Yea man!!!!!! it works. Love the oddball lyrics here too. Alex rock's here Speed of Love-0/10. well.........some things never change Double Agent-9/10. What were they smoking? and i want some. NERDS!!!!!!! I love how out there this is. Leave That Thing Alone-10/10. Perfect instrumental. Always loved it. Cold Fire-10/10. Great pop/rock tune. Catchy hooks. one of Al's most overlooked solos. Everyday Glory-10/10 I hear U2 in the opening riff. One of Rush's best closers. Tuneful. Beauty really. Mick Edited October 19, 2015 by bluefox4000 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I used a GPA kind of scale. That is, 4 points.0=fail, 1= below average, 2=average, 3=above average, 4=superior.I like Counterparts but the score was much lower than I expected: 2.27. Here's the break down...0 points: 1 song1 point: 1 song2 points: 4 songs3 points: 4 songs4 points: 1 song By comparison, their worst album (RTB) got 1.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 :laughing guy: :sigh: :outtahere: :dweez: ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Animate-10/10. Rules in the Studio. Drags live though. but we are talking studio so....it rules. Stick it Out-8/10. It's fun as hell. I groove to it. Cut to the Chase-10/10. Talk about Groove This Has it in spades. Never performed live.......that's a crime Nobody's Hero- 6/10. meh. I appreciate the Lyrics. but it Kinda drags on for me. Between Sun and Moon-7/10Quirky. Don't know what the hell Neil wrote but........i love his drums on this track. Alien Shore- 10/10. Yea man!!!!!! it works. Love the oddball lyrics here too. Alex rock's here Speed of Love-0/10. well.........some things never change Double Agent-9/10. What were they smoking? and i want some. NERDS!!!!!!! I love how out there this is. Leave That Thing Alone-10/10. Perfect instrumental. Always loved it. Cold Fire-10/10. Great pop/rock tune. Catchy hooks. one of Al's most overlooked solos. Everyday Glory-10/10 I hear U2 in the opening riff. One of Rush's best closers. Tuneful. Beauty really. Mick Your 10/10's are making me question my lower ratings. Alien Shore and Leave That Thing Alone are KILLER! And Double Agent is a beast! Bowl City was right all along... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Their attitude in the studio must have been "sometimes people like crap". :syrinx: Unfortunate it wasn't nearly the only time that occurred. They must of had a sign made up and hung in the studio somewhere for quite a while a bunch of years. Hope somebody at least had some Pledge to keep it dusted off.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I used a GPA kind of scale. That is, 4 points.0=fail, 1= below average, 2=average, 3=above average, 4=superior.I like Counterparts but the score was much lower than I expected: 2.27. Here's the break down...0 points: 1 song1 point: 1 song2 points: 4 songs3 points: 4 songs4 points: 1 song By comparison, their worst album (RTB) got 1.8.I'd rate it but I would have to listen to it. Not gonna happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Between Sun and Moon-7/10Quirky. Don't know what the hell Neil wrote but........i love his drums on this track. That's mostly Pye Dubois' baby lyrically. Look around and you'll find a vid of him reading the original poem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Everyday Glory is smack right in the fatty pit: I want more like this, GIMME MORE RUSH! Edited October 19, 2015 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I see Narps is not taking this Seriously, lol. to the back of the class young man. lol. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 I see Narps is not taking this Seriously, lol. to the back of the class young man. lol. Mick He is so naughty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This album, specifically Nobody's Hero, is why I am a Rush fan. I love this album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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