Anthemic Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 in no particular order i dislike about half of everything rush has ever done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 10th least Favorite: Carve Away the Stone9th: Peaceable Kingdom8th: Good News First7th: High Water6th: Color of Right5th: The Pass4th: New World Man3rd: Rivendell2nd: BU2B21st and Absolute Least Favorite: Tai Shan I like Tai Shan but totally get why many dislike it. But New World Man & The Pass?? Wow! Those are interesting picks. Not trying to be rude but, why the dislike?? Just curious - if you can articulate/explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Ok, I will take a stab at this. In no particular order it would include: Dog YearsVirtualityThe NecromancerThe Fountain of LamnethFreezeOut of The CradleNocturneCarniesClockwork AngelesThe Anarchist I though I was alone disliking The Anarchist and Carnies! I will admit that those 3 CA songs were a tough pick to include. Much as I like S & A I almost included Bravest Face from it - I really don't care for it . Also, in my rankings I tried to use the re-mixed version of VT. If I had used the original then I would definitely have included 3 more VT songs and the 3 CA songs would have been bumped out. Not certain which 3 however. The original mix just has so many bad songs. Thank goodness for the re-mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Let's see....in no particular order: Test for Echo: the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogRich Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Time Stand StillOpen SecretsSecond NatureTai ShanRoll the BonesFace UpNeuroticaYou Bet Your LifeThe Big WheelSuperconductor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Chronologically we have: Need Some LoveFly By NightLimelightSuperconductorFace UpNeuroticaYou Bet Your LifeStick It OutThe Speed Of LoveCarve Away The StoneWhat in god's name is Limelight doing in there?!!!! ;) My reaction as well. Puzzeled by the inclusion of FBN, The Speed of Love & Carve Away the Stone as well - just to a lesser degree. To each their own I guess - which is 100% fine as it keeps the world interesting. Part of this I'm sure is because I'm sick of hearing it and it never holds my attention the way other Rush songs do. (Even Tom Sawyer manages to do that.)But it just isn't all that interesting to me. I get the lyrics and the message, but there isn't much more to interpret from them. I also know it's Alex's favorite solo and I'm sure he has his reasons (which only he experienced) but for me it's kind of boring. I can think of dozens of solos I like better. (Grace Under Pressure alone has four or five.) Not really a fan of the multi-track approach to the guitar on this song either. I just don't think it's a very dynamic song. (That may be a reason why it's a classic rock staple...I don't know.) If pushed, I think the outro is ok, but it looks even weaker when compared to the other three songs on that side of the album. I'll admit it's fairly unusual not to like it but it just doesn't excite me the way other Rush songs do. So while I'll admit it's generally considered a "classic," it doesn't mean that I have to like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Need Some LoveRivendellI Think I'm Going BaldMadrigalSuperconductorAnagram (For Mongo)Out Of The Cradle Those are seriously the only 7 Rush songs I will absolutely skip every single solitary time when I play the albums they are from proper. Not bad for a band with this kind of catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Need Some LoveRivendellI Think I'm Going BaldMadrigalSuperconductorAnagram (For Mongo)Out Of The Cradle Those are seriously the only 7 Rush songs I will absolutely skip every single solitary time when I play the albums they are from proper. Not bad for a band with this kind of catalog. I agree but whats wrong with Anagram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hold your fire - tracks 1-10. That was easy. Wow!! To each their own I guess. Tracks 1 - 9 are all very good to my ears. Time Stand Still is my #3 favorite Rush song. Track 10 is ok. Not special, but not horrible. The drumming on "Time Stand Still" is just awesome and fun to play along too! I don't get it man but to each their own!! I love every RUSH song ever made up to "Counterparts."Once Neil changed it fukking drum style and kit configuration it was all downhill from there!! "High Water" is fantastic! "Anagram" is amazing!!! "The Saint turns to sin." Dedicated to Treeduck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Need Some LoveRivendellI Think I'm Going BaldMadrigalSuperconductorAnagram (For Mongo)Out Of The Cradle Those are seriously the only 7 Rush songs I will absolutely skip every single solitary time when I play the albums they are from proper. Not bad for a band with this kind of catalog. I agree but whats wrong with Anagram? Nothing! Yeah, "Blazing Saddles" sucks too! LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhealey Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Can we focus on the positive please? Thanks for reorienting our thinking, TM. I can positively say that I hate Superconductor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Can we focus on the positive please? Thanks for reorienting our thinking, TM. I can positively say that I hate Superconductor.I'm watching your every move Healey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Can we focus on the positive please? Thanks for reorienting our thinking, TM. I can positively say that I hate Superconductor.I'm watching your every move Healey. "Every Breath You Take" Signed, The Rush Police 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Superconductor" is fantastic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Alien Shore" is at the bottom of the sea? One of the greatest Rush songs EVER! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 you're weird, earl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddyleegenes Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) 10th least Favorite: Carve Away the Stone9th: Peaceable Kingdom8th: Good News First7th: High Water6th: Color of Right5th: The Pass4th: New World Man3rd: Rivendell2nd: BU2B21st and Absolute Least Favorite: Tai Shan I like Tai Shan but totally get why many dislike it. But New World Man & The Pass?? Wow! Those are interesting picks. Not trying to be rude but, why the dislike?? Just curious - if you can articulate/explain it. For me, "The Pass" is my least favorite song from my least favorite album, "Presto". I find the song tedious and just simply boring. Musically, the song just has no guts. It's like it's trying to be soft and gentle and attempting advice, but it's just weak. I mean, "Turn around and Turn around and Turn around" ??? I just have to slam the door on this song. As for "New World Man". Did you know that this song - THIS SONG - is Rush's biggest hit by Billboard's standards? (For what that's worth.) Yep, bigger than "Tom Sawyer". And to me, that song, "Tom Sawyer", is what this song is trying to be. Lyrically, at least. Musically? Yuck. Right from the "popcorn popping" intro, it's just not what I want from Rush. Yes, I know, I know... Rush songs don't all have to be the same thing musically and they certainly aren't. But this song, for me, is the most un-Rush song in Rush's song list. Even un-Rushier than "Tai Shan". "New World Man" received MAJOR airplay from radio stations simply because the song was the shortest on the "Signals" album. And the only reason this song was even recorded in the first place was because the guys decided the album was about 3 minutes or so too short. They pretty much threw this song together and then threw it on the album and radio stations jumped on it because it wasn't the usual 5 or 6 minute Rush length. Lifeson could play this song with his toes (and maybe he does.) Peart is mostly missing except for a quick burst of energy here and there. Lee is more concerned with his synth than his bass. Though that's a problem with most of "Signals". (Well, to me anyway.) "New World Man" did not deserve the radio play it got and it doesn't deserve to be Rush's biggest hit. Blech. It seems maybe you really like these two songs. If so, then great for you. From your own list, I really like the song, "Nocturne". Edited February 22, 2016 by Geddyleegenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 you're weird, earlShould've seen the time he was snorting banana cream pies. Now that was weird. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) you're weird, earl Hahaha! How cliche! Been called that my entire life! Can't help it! I love what I know and I know what I love. Rush is perfect for my ears up to "Counterparts." I mean, "I Know What I Like." Snorting banana creme pies up my nasty necromancer Neil Peart nodule nose! Signed, GENESIS Edited February 22, 2016 by RUSHHEAD666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farewell to things Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 In no particular order: Tears, Chemistry, Countdown, Red Lenses, most of HYF, most of Presto, most of RTB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbadger Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Need Some LoveHere AgainRivendellTearsMadrigalTai ShanHeresyThe Speed of LoveFreezeHalo Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Face UpSecond NatureDog YearsVirtualitySuperconductorNeuroticaAnagram (for Mongo)The Speed of LoveTai ShanBravest Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 10 worst ... FaithlessAnagram (for Mongo)Good News FirstYou Bet Your LifeDog YearsBravest FaceI Think I'm Going BaldBetween the WheelsRed TideTai Shan Why Between the Wheels? I dunno that song just never did anything for me. Always felt it was the weakest on that album. That and Afterimage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 10 worst ... FaithlessAnagram (for Mongo)Good News FirstYou Bet Your LifeDog YearsBravest FaceI Think I'm Going BaldBetween the WheelsRed TideTai Shan Why Between the Wheels?Maybe they've never seen it life I have seen it live. Still nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 10 worst ... FaithlessAnagram (for Mongo)Good News FirstYou Bet Your LifeDog YearsBravest FaceI Think I'm Going BaldBetween the WheelsRed TideTai Shan Why Between the Wheels?Maybe they've never seen it life I have seen it live. Still nothing.Circumstances sits with me the same way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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