Rush v. Dirk, Pratt, & Lerxst

[King Postwhore]

I was shocked to be honest. The Hotel California gold disk is amazing sounding.  I was blown away how the remaster blew away the Rush gold disk.

[TAC]

I was blown away how the remaster blew away the Rush gold disk.

That's a lot of blowing.

[King Postwhore]

You would know.

Tim, you never heard of the gold plated disk series?

[TAC]

I hate to do it but....














WTF is the Gold Plated Disk Series?

[TAC]

[King Postwhore]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab

[KevShmev]

I had like 6 or 7 of those, and then sold them all a few years later on eBay for like 3-4 times the value of each. #profit

[King Postwhore]

The Signals one has a missing line on The Weapon. 

[jammindude]

The Signals one has a missing line on The Weapon.

I was just dropping in to say this.   Apparently they added one line in post production so the original master tapes didn’t have the line.    I think everyone with the band had forgotten that they had done that, and no one realized there was a mistake until after the gold disc had been released.

[jammindude]

Oh...and....Power Windows is EASILY an all time top 3 Rush record.

[Mister Gold]

Oh...and....Power Windows is EASILY an all time top 3 Rush record.

Power Windows is magnificent, but I personally prefer Grace Under Pressure when it comes to the 80's era of Rush. Distant Early Warning, Afterimage, Red Sector A, Between the Wheels? Some of the absolute finest songs Rush ever came up with IMO.

[The Curious Orange]

I have the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab gold CD of Dark Side of the Moon, and I have to say the sound quality is amazing. It's the only version where I've been able to hear the "Ticket to Ride" snippet under the final heartbeats.

[Zydar]

I have the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab gold CD of Dark Side of the Moon, and I have to say the sound quality is amazing. It's the only version where I've been able to hear the "Ticket to Ride" snippet under the final heartbeats.

What?    I have to listen to that.

[jingle.boy]

I'm not quite with Tim on my views of Power Windows, but I have no idea how this fits as a Top 3 record from a band that delivered Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres.  Sure, it's got 8 excellent songs, but nothing jumps out at me as a top 10, or even top 20 Rush song.

It might be a Top 5 album, but no way it out-ranks either of those ones I mentioned, and I might even put 2112 and Clockwork ahead of it.

[King Postwhore]

And I get that but for me, it was such an uplifting album, I was a junior in high school, I just can't get enough of it.

[Mister Gold]

I'm not quite with Tim on my views of Power Windows, but I have no idea how this fits as a Top 3 record from a band that delivered Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres.  Sure, it's got 8 excellent songs, but nothing jumps out at me as a top 10, or even top 20 Rush song.

It might be a Top 5 album, but no way it out-ranks either of those ones I mentioned, and I might even put 2112 and Clockwork ahead of it.

Side A of Moving Pictures is legendary. And then The Camera Eye comes in at the halfway point and just brings the whole album down imo, which is a shame since it's literally a third of the album's total runtime.

[Stadler]

I think you don't know the definition of the word.

Also, Welcome To The Real World is a fantastic album.

Agreed.

King, don't let the bastards grind you down.  I'm right there with you.  They're just jealous because  they didn't get to see all those great shows.

My answer to the mistake question:

[romdrums]

Don't forget this one:

[Stadler]

I'm not quite with Tim on my views of Power Windows, but I have no idea how this fits as a Top 3 record from a band that delivered Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres.  Sure, it's got 8 excellent songs, but nothing jumps out at me as a top 10, or even top 20 Rush song.

It might be a Top 5 album, but no way it out-ranks either of those ones I mentioned, and I might even put 2112 and Clockwork ahead of it.

Side A of Moving Pictures is legendary. And then The Camera Eye comes in at the halfway point and just brings the whole album down imo, which is a shame since it's literally a third of the album's total runtime.

I mean this respectfully, and only in the interest of showing "taste is subjective", but  you praised p/g and slagged The Camera Eye.  It's not a surprise to anyone here because I've said it ad nauseum, but p/g is a BOTTOM three album for me (the only ones I like less are the debut and Roll The Bones) and "The Camera Eye" is a top 10 Rush song for me. 

[KevShmev]

Side A of Moving Pictures is legendary. And then The Camera Eye comes in at the halfway point and just brings the whole album down imo, which is a shame since it's literally a third of the album's total runtime.

I think your math is failing you if you think a song under 11 minutes is “literally” 1/3 of an album over 40 minutes.

[Mister Gold]

Side A of Moving Pictures is legendary. And then The Camera Eye comes in at the halfway point and just brings the whole album down imo, which is a shame since it's literally a third of the album's total runtime.

I think your math is failing you if you think a song under 11 minutes is “literally” 1/3 of an album over 40 minutes.

Right, I meant a quarter of the album's overall running time. I've been busy lately, so my apologies for getting my fractions ever so slightly off.

Point is- The Camera Eye is wayyy too big of a chunk of Moving Pictures imo.

I'm not quite with Tim on my views of Power Windows, but I have no idea how this fits as a Top 3 record from a band that delivered Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres.  Sure, it's got 8 excellent songs, but nothing jumps out at me as a top 10, or even top 20 Rush song.

It might be a Top 5 album, but no way it out-ranks either of those ones I mentioned, and I might even put 2112 and Clockwork ahead of it.

Side A of Moving Pictures is legendary. And then The Camera Eye comes in at the halfway point and just brings the whole album down imo, which is a shame since it's literally a third of the album's total runtime.

I mean this respectfully, and only in the interest of showing "taste is subjective", but  you praised p/g and slagged The Camera Eye.  It's not a surprise to anyone here because I've said it ad nauseum, but p/g is a BOTTOM three album for me (the only ones I like less are the debut and Roll The Bones) and "The Camera Eye" is a top 10 Rush song for me. 

That's a shame to hear. I think P/G is a bit shaky in the middle (nothing terrible though), but kind of like Moving Pictures, it opens really strong and I think it ends on one hell of a highlight with Between the Wheels.

[Stadler]

"Between The Wheels" is one of the better tracks, but it's not even a top 10 album closer in the Rush catalogue (I prefer "Working Man", "In The End", "The Fountain of Lamneth", "Something For Nothing", "La Villa Strangiato" (my favorite Rush song  ever), "Natural Science", "Countdown", "Mystic Rhythms", "Available Light", "We Hold On", and "The Garden" (even though massively over-rated) over BTW.)

[TAC]

And I get that but for me, it was such an uplifting album, I was a junior in high school, I just can't get enough of it.

So you were 17 in junior high??

[The Letter M]

And I get that but for me, it was such an uplifting album, I was a junior in high school, I just can't get enough of it.

So you were 17 in junior high??

 

You're not serious, right? 

-Marc.

[pg1067]

Yes, Power Windows is a Top 3 album during the run of Signals through HYF.


I think Signals sounds great. It has aged very well.

Hell, I'd go as far as to say it's a top 3 album if you consider everything from Signals through RtB:  (1) Signals; (2) Presto; (3) Power Windows....  GUP has more good songs than PoW, but PoW sounds better, so it gets a slight edge.

I have no idea how this fits as a Top 3 record from a band that delivered Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres.  . . . nothing jumps out at me as a top 10, or even top 20 Rush song.

Yup.  Marathon might crack the top 75, but that's about it.

Don't forget this one:

Even Geddy would agree with you about this.

"Between The Wheels" is one of the better tracks, but it's not even a top 10 album closer in the Rush catalogue (I prefer "Working Man", "In The End", "The Fountain of Lamneth", "Something For Nothing", "La Villa Strangiato" (my favorite Rush song  ever), "Natural Science", "Countdown", "Mystic Rhythms", "Available Light", "We Hold On", and "The Garden" (even though massively over-rated) over BTW.)

Mystic Rhythms?  That's a Tai Shan level song.  Available Light, on the other hand, is one of Rush's most underrated songs (and makes up for having Hand Over Fist on Presto).

[King Postwhore]

And I get that but for me, it was such an uplifting album, I was a junior in high school, I just can't get enough of it.

So you were 17 in junior high??

Emotionally, yes.

[Stadler]

Mystic Rhythms?  That's a Tai Shan level song.  Available Light, on the other hand, is one of Rush's most underrated songs (and makes up for having Hand Over Fist on Presto).

I never understood the hate for Tai Shan.  I love Hold Your Fire, and I like that song.  I have a theory, but I believe it will be wildly unpopular here, so I'm going to keep it to myself. 

Just for perspective: the so-called 'synth era' has aged very well with me;  I think very highly of the run from Signals - > PW (though side two is weak) - > Hold Your Fire (Prime Mover!!) - > to Presto.  Only p/g is an anchor on that. 

[jingle.boy]

And I get that but for me, it was such an uplifting album, I was a junior in high school, I just can't get enough of it.

So you were 17 in junior high??

Emotionally, yes.

Helluva post for #40,000.

@ TAC... take note where the word "in" is with King's original statement.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I'd agree that Power Windows is easily one of Rush's best albums. I like Tai Shan a lot as well.

[Indiscipline]

It has always bugged me how, although being generally rank-happy, I am incapable of ranking Rush's discography. It only happens with them and The Beatles, no other act I care about.

[Cool Chris]

https://loudwire.com/guy-air-drum-rush-nfl-game-rush-love-it/

[pg1067]

Mystic Rhythms?  That's a Tai Shan level song.  Available Light, on the other hand, is one of Rush's most underrated songs (and makes up for having Hand Over Fist on Presto).

I never understood the hate for Tai Shan.  I love Hold Your Fire, and I like that song.  I have a theory, but I believe it will be wildly unpopular here, so I'm going to keep it to myself.

A theory about...??

Anyway, I don't "hate" Tai Shan (that word is reserved for stuff like "Tush" by ZZ Top or the sound a vacuum cleaner makes when a cat is caught in it).  It's just bland and boring.  Mystic Rhythms is worse.

https://loudwire.com/guy-air-drum-rush-nfl-game-rush-love-it/

I saw this on Dan Patrick's show earlier this week.  It's awesome!

[jjrock88]

https://loudwire.com/guy-air-drum-rush-nfl-game-rush-love-it/

 

[Stadler]

Mystic Rhythms?  That's a Tai Shan level song.  Available Light, on the other hand, is one of Rush's most underrated songs (and makes up for having Hand Over Fist on Presto).

I never understood the hate for Tai Shan.  I love Hold Your Fire, and I like that song.  I have a theory, but I believe it will be wildly unpopular here, so I'm going to keep it to myself.

A theory about...??

Anyway, I don't "hate" Tai Shan (that word is reserved for stuff like "Tush" by ZZ Top or the sound a vacuum cleaner makes when a cat is caught in it).  It's just bland and boring.  Mystic Rhythms is worse.

You asked, so...   I think a good portion of fans reject Tai Shan because Geddy said HE (and the band) didn't care for it.   "Well Geddy doesn't like it, it MUST suck!"   

[pg1067]

You asked, so...   I think a good portion of fans reject Tai Shan because Geddy said HE (and the band) didn't care for it.   "Well Geddy doesn't like it, it MUST suck!"   

I wouldn't be surprised if you're right.  For me, however, this month marks the 31st anniversary of me not liking the song.  I didn't become aware of Geddy's or the band's opinion about the song until probably sometime in the last decade (and, in any event, what a particular artist thinks about a particular song is of no relevance at all to me).