The Rush Thread v. Clockwork Angels

[tri.ad]

Nobody's Hero is pretty good

It is, although I don't enjoy it as much as I used to.

[glaurung]

Nobody's Hero is one of my favorites on the album.

[TL]

Counterparts is probably one of my favorite Rush albums.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

25 years ago today, perfection was released in album form


Power Windows came into being.

[King Postwhore]

25 years ago today, perfection was released in album form


Power Windows came into being.

I remember waiting for the record store to open so I could get it!!

[Zydar]

25 years ago today, perfection was released in album form


Power Windows came into being.

Marathon

[PlaysLikeMyung]

25 years ago today, perfection was released in album form


Power Windows came into being.

Marathon

 

[ZBomber]

25 years ago today, perfection was released in album form


Power Windows came into being.

Marathon

 

[skydivingninja]

Great excuse to listen to the album today!

[Gadough]

You don't need an excuse to listen to Rush.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

You don't need an excuse to listen to Rush.

Or Power Windows, for that matter

I swear... I still get tears in my eyes when I recall seeing Marathon over the summer. Best moment of my life without a doubt

[Gadough]

I love Marathon, but I think I love Manhatten Project just a wee bit more.

[Seventh Son]

Power Windows is awesome but Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

[skydivingninja]

You don't need an excuse to listen to Rush.

This is true.  Marathon is absolutely amazing, especially live.  The light show and fireworks...

Also: Dammit Seventh Son.

[Zydar]

I didn't know they still play Marathon live. Awesome

[Seventh Son]

You don't need an excuse to listen to Rush.

This is true.  Marathon is absolutely amazing, especially live.  The light show and fireworks...

Also: Dammit Seventh Son.

You can't deny the truth!

[King Postwhore]

I love Marathon, but I think I love Manhatten Project just a wee bit more.

Marathon is much more emotional live whicch gives it a slight edge for me.

[TL]

Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

I have to agree with this part. Honestly, out of the four synth albums, it's the only one that has really clicked with me.

[Seventh Son]

Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

I have to agree with this part. Honestly, out of the four synth albums, it's the only one that has really clicked with me.

I enjoy P/G and PW a lot, but Signals/HYF don't do anything for me.

[ZBomber]

Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

I have to agree with this part. Honestly, out of the four synth albums, it's the only one that has really clicked with me.

I enjoy P/G and PW a lot, but Signals/HYF don't do anything for me.

P/G and PW are definitely the best albums... the other two have their moments but overall aren't very strong albums imo.

[Orbert]

Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

I have to agree with this part. Honestly, out of the four synth albums, it's the only one that has really clicked with me.

The four synth albums?  Signals through Hold Your Fire, I presume?  Obviously they started using synths much earlier than that, and continued after, but I guess these four are the most synth-based.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

Synth ranking:

Power Windows


*sizable gap*

Signals
Hold Your Fire

Grace Under Pressure

Interestingly enough, Signals is my second favorite album overall, as well.

Which should tell you a bit about how much I love Power Windows

[Nick]

Power Windows>Signals>Grace Under Pressure=Hold Your Fire

[ZBomber]

I keep forgetting Losing It is on Signals... that makes the album a much stronger album then.

Signals is probably on par with GUP. Signals has better songs but I think GUP has a better "album feel".

[Seventh Son]

I keep forgetting Losing It is on Signals... that makes the album a much stronger album then.

Signals is probably on par with GUP. Signals has better songs but I think GUP has a better "album feel".

There is not a single song on Signals that matches up with Between the Wheels, Afterimage, etc.

[Zydar]

Subdivisions

[Seventh Son]

Subdivisions

Subdivisions is great and all, but I'd honestly put every song on P/G over Subdivisions.

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[Nick]

Subdivisions

Subdivisions is great and all, but I'd honestly put every song on P/G over Subdivisions.

ib4massivedtfrage

There was a time that only I thought you were crazy, and now I'm happy because everyone can share that view now.

[ZBomber]

Subdivisions, Losing It, and The Analog Kid are better than everything on P/G.

But then you have Chemistry and Countdown... yuck.

[Gadough]

Chemistry is great. Countdown is yuck.

[Seventh Son]

Subdivisions, Losing It, and The Analog Kid are better than everything on P/G.

But then you have Chemistry and Countdown... yuck.

Between the Wheels says hi, kicks you in the nads and gives you the finger.

[skydivingninja]

Power Windows > Signals >> Grace Under Pressure > Hold Your Fire.

[TL]

Grace Under Pressure is still the best synth album.

I have to agree with this part. Honestly, out of the four synth albums, it's the only one that has really clicked with me.

The four synth albums?  Signals through Hold Your Fire, I presume?  Obviously they started using synths much earlier than that, and continued after, but I guess these four are the most synth-based.

While there are synths on other albums, those are the four albums where the synths have such a prominent role throughout.

[setrataeso]

Power Windows and Hold Your Fire are my #1 and #2.
Yeah, I say screw all the synth haters. The 80s were awesome for Rush!

[tri.ad]

Power Windows is amazing. Middletown Dreams is one of my favourite songs on this album, and it's a shame that it gets overlooked so often. Mystic Rhythms and Marathon are great as well, and Territories probably contain my favourite lyrics by Neil.