micgtr71 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) My first new Rush was Signals and since that album there has been at least one song that I didn't care for on each new record that through the years has become one that I really dig... Chemistry... I didn't care for this song at all until about ten years ago when I was listening to the vinyl and it jumped out and became the one tune I wished they would pull out if the vault. Mystic Rhythms... Overplayed on MTV (hard to believe). I rediscovered this on the Counterparts tour. Tai Shan... I know, shoot me. I like it. Great Bass playing on a stupid song. Hand Over Fist... Bass is in the pocket. How it is... I did not like this at first, but it grew. Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. There were some from earlier on, but I was thinking about these tunes because these were new for me when they were new to the world. Edited February 17, 2016 by micgtr71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 there are a lot of rush songs i didn't like until i heard them live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy: I was neither when I came to fully appreciate that song. I saw them play it live and there's an energy to it that doesn't exist on the studio recording. I was as shocked as anyone how much I enjoyed live because I didn't really care for it before that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy: I was neither when I came to fully appreciate that song. I saw them play it live and there's an energy to it that doesn't exist on the studio recording. I was as shocked as anyone how much I enjoyed live because I didn't really care for it before that. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy: I was neither when I came to fully appreciate that song. I saw them play it live and there's an energy to it that doesn't exist on the studio recording. I was as shocked as anyone how much I enjoyed live because I didn't really care for it before that. true of many rush songs, and the reason for my comment above! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 there are a lot of rush songs i didn't like until i heard them live. GuP was like that for me. Didn't really dig Red Sector A, nor Distant Early Warning, the first times I heard them. But when I heard the live versions I really liked them more. But that isn't true of all GuP songs; Between the Wheels. I still can't get into that song. I did, however, love The Enemy Within from the first moment I heard it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy: Neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The Wreckers--just didn't care for the melody of the verses upon first listen. Dog Years--to me it seemed a bit cheeky. Then the lyrics are so subversive. Now I love it. Used to be the runt of the litter. Now, it's AKC certified and slaying all the dog shows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Fountain of Lamneth. Never liked it much in HS. I had Archives on reel-to-reel, so usually listened in sequence. I loved the debut, enjoyed FBN, but side 2 of Lamneth was such a departure from all of that, I just wasn't interested. Fast-forward twenty years...and it's one of my favorite pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The Wreckers--just didn't care for the melody of the verses upon first listen. Dog Years--to me it seemed a bit cheeky. Then the lyrics are so subversive. Now I love it. Used to be the runt of the litter. Now, it's AKC certified and slaying all the dog shows.Love the lyrics of Dog Years...really needling. :poke: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 When first listening to new Rush albums, I usually come away unimpressed. Then after repeated listens, they grow on me. Except Hold Your Nose and Pesto...those will never grow on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weirdyes, yes you are ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weirdyes, yes you are ;)The vocals on that album are worthy of all the critical trolling. Every instance of listening to the line "laughed at by time" I think Terry Brown should be in a stockade. What were they thinking? "We just missed it"--Terry Brown Edited February 17, 2016 by Tombstone Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Many songs on VT NocturneSweet MiracleGhost RiderCeiling Unlimited I used to think that album was down there with the dregs of the catalog, Presto and Snakes...now it's hovering around top 10. Peaceable Kingdom and Freeze still give me a headache though, and it's not my favorite one either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A week and a half ago, I didn't like Natural Science. Countdown has definitely grown on me, which solidifies Signals' place as an album I love more than people. Same with Territories: I didn't "get" it at first, but now I think it's probably the best song on Power Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A week and a half ago, I didn't like Natural Science. Countdown has definitely grown on me, which solidifies Signals' place as an album I love more than people. Same with Territories: I didn't "get" it at first, but now I think it's probably the best song on Power Windows.I love Signals more than some people, but definitely not all people. Presto, on the other hand, I love pretty much everyone more than that snooze fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weirdyes, yes you are ;)The vocals on that album are worthy of all the critical trolling. Every instance of listening to the line "laughed at by time"...Now that's a dangerous road to go down with RUSH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Wish Them Well... I listened to this yesterday and loved it for the first time. Were you drunk or high? :laughing guy:Seemed innocuous enough; they must not make sarcasm detectors like they used to, given the reax to the post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weirdyes, yes you are ;)The vocals on that album are worthy of all the critical trolling. Every instance of listening to the line "laughed at by time"...Now that's a dangerous road to go down with RUSH.Oh, to live on Tombstone MountainWith the buggers and the drunken buffoonsJust don't be fifteen on Tombstone MountainOr someone there will be leaving far too soonAnd leaving there for good... It's so noisy at the fairBut all your friends are thereAnd the candy floss you hadAnd your mother and your dad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Tombstone = Enigma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I loathed Cygnus X-1 Book 1 until R40. It's a badass instrumental but save me from the hysterical vocals.It was rather tasty. Funny, I loathe most of Book II but adore Book I. Weirdyes, yes you are ;)The vocals on that album are worthy of all the critical trolling. Every instance of listening to the line "laughed at by time"...Now that's a dangerous road to go down with RUSH.Oh, to live on Tombstone MountainWith the buggers and the drunken buffoonsJust don't be fifteen on Tombstone MountainOr someone there will be leaving far too soonAnd leaving there for good... It's so noisy at the fairBut all your friends are thereAnd the candy floss you hadAnd your mother and your dadIs this sung to the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama"? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 there are a lot of rush songs i didn't like until i heard them live. I didn't like anything on Power Windows until I saw the Clockwork Angels tour. Manhattan Project (at least the first part of it) seems like some easy listening song on record; it wasn't until I saw it performed live that I realized how powerful that song is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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