AnEggplant Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) People like to poop on Counterparts but I must say I don't know how Counterparts is worse than Signals. This seems like a pretty arbitrary gripe. I'm not sure why one needs to have anything to do with the other. In any event, I love both Signals and Counterparts, and I count both among my five favorite Rush albums. But I could understand why people would find a song like Losing It to be more emotionally affecting than anything on Counterparts; or find more to relate to in a song like Subdivisions than in anything on Counterparts; or prefer the guitar/synth combination of Signals to the grungy sound of Counterparts; or prefer the guitar solos in songs like The Analog Kid, Chemistry, and The Weapon to any of the leads on Counterparts; or appreciate the drum/synth breaks on Signals; or find the Signals lyrics generally to be more interesting and less ham-handed than the Counterparts lyrics... I could go on. I'm not saying I would necessarily agree with all of that stuff. But I wouldn't find any of it to be particularly perplexing either. True, it's all opinion. A lot of people can't understand why I like Clockwork Angels so much. I was stating what I said as a matter of opinion. I wasn't trying to be objective although I did say it in a rather poor way. Sorry about that. :) I hear lots of good in CA, it just doesn't blow me away at all...it did, but its charms wore off and they just don't seem to wanna come back! That's okay. I mean, you're wrong, but it's all good. ;) Hehehehehehe...it's an album I have a lot of respect for. It's done them wonders and helped me get stuck in! At least you see the good in it. I personally am not a big fan of Hold Your Fire but I can see why many would consider it a masterpiece. There really is a lot of good composition on it. We should just fall out like everyone else does haha! YOU SUUUUUUCK U WOT M8! U SELFISH PRICK! HAHAHAHAHAHA dude chill! Your back hurt my knife. YOU'RE RAKING MY OPINIONS OVER THE COALS! I CAN NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS CRIME! Good. I hope this rage ages you overnight and you die tomorrow crippled like a Titanic rose. My sympathy is already with the unfortunate mirror your face is set to break. *rages overnight* *is a crippled, wrinkled old eggplant* Good. Just die on the bed linen, no one wants to hide the stain on the carpet. I shall die where I please! *dies in the cabinet* I see I disguised the fireplace really well... *lights match* *sings Firestarter* *is a dead, old, wrinkled, burning eggplant* Edited December 15, 2015 by AnEggplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Signals, better songs, better production, more focus, better album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Signals, better songs, better production, more focus, better album. Better production? Everything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 For me its a draw. Signals has the mighty Subdivisions (my 2nd favorite Rush song) plus the wonderful New World Man, Analog Kid, Losing It & Countdown. Plus other, lesser, work. FBN has By-Tor (a top 10 Rush song for me) plus the wonderful Anthem, Beneath, Between & Behind, In The End, & FBN. Plus other, lesser, work. One (Signals) has slightly more interesting lyrics. The other has music which is more appealing. Love both and can't pick between them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Signals by so far that FBN is not even visible in the rearview mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I like some of the songs on Fly By Night but Signals just seems to have a great concept and continuity that Fly By Night doesn't have. Signals was the first Rush album to captivate me in its entirety. And I actually really love Digital Man and Chemistry. The Weapon made me stop what I was doing when I heard the synths for the first time. Subdivisions is great. Analog Kid made sense once I actually listened to the lyrics, and New World Man took some time to warm up to because it seemed to be jarringly cheerful placed right after The Weapon, but I like it too. The only song I still don't really "get" is Countdown, but I'm giving it a bit of time because it's not a weak song, there's just an odd sound combination between synths and guitar that I don't find to be too catchy. Experience tells me that that's the song I'll understand and learn to enjoy the most in the future as I wouldn't have burned it out from liking it too much too early, so there we go. It's a very easy vote for Signals for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Signals - hands down. Sonically, thematically, a better album. Obviously more mature in subject matter and how its handled. Not as raw energy as FBN, but times had changed. As had ages. Plus. Signals is a beautiful concept album, with its alternating themes of constraint and release and ultimate hopeful message of "Countdown" more than balancing out the pessimistic constraint of "Subdivisions" Edited January 27, 2016 by coventry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I voted Signals. It's my second fave album and was the reason I became hardcore fan. However, Fly By Night is my third favorite so I really love it as well. At the time, FBN was the first "classic" back catalog Rush album for me to get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 This was a tougher choice than I thought it would be, but I went with "Signals". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolix Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Anthem > SubdivisionsBest I Can < The Analog KidBeneath, Between & Behind > ChemistryBy-Tor And The Snow Dog > Digital ManFly By Night > The WeaponMaking Memories < New World ManRivendell <<<<<<<< Losing ItIn The End > Countdown I actually don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Anthem > SubdivisionsBest I Can < The Analog KidBeneath, Between & Behind > ChemistryBy-Tor And The Snow Dog > Digital ManFly By Night > The WeaponMaking Memories < New World ManRivendell <<<<<<<< Losing ItIn The End > Countdown I actually don't know You have them lined up like that and FBN takes it 5-3 but you don’t know? Why not? Because Rivendell got its ass kicked?! I score it 4-4 with the only choice difference from yours being Subdivisions over Anthem. But I pick Signals because the beatings given are overall stronger coming from the Signals end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Alright new one: Anthem < SubdivisionsBest I Can < The Analog KidBeneath, Between & Behind > ChemistryBy-Tor And The Snow Dog > Digital ManFly By Night > The WeaponMaking Memories < New World ManRivendell <<<< Losing ItIn The End < Countdown Signals it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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