Seeing as we mostly agree 425 I'll give Aquarius a go - haven't heard that one. I can tell that they're a band that are capable of hooking me ( so to speak) but nothing I've sampled so far - maybe a dozen random tracks- has done anything much for me.
Anyway................good to know that I'm not entirely alone in my reservations on SDOIT , my liking for BCSL and my thoughts on Rush being over rated. I keep trying with Rush (because so many people whose opinions on music I respect - and whose tastes I mostly share ,including many here- rate them so high. But to no avail so far)
I like Rush, but I rarely get the urge to listen to their stuff. I like many of their songs but just can't get into them like I can with DT.
With
Aquarius, that's an album that took me around three listens before I was seriously impressed. And it is an album with a lot of memorable choruses. It's just that there's also some "wtf" moments as well. But the chorus to Celestial Elixir is one of those great moments in music where you have a great melody, some good lyrics, and some significant emotion all at once.
[ Have you listened to Signals? It's one of their catchier albums, and one of my favorites.
I have had that suggested to me by others too - I gather it's an album many of the diehard fans of their earlier work dislike with some passion. I did go out and buy it but (along with dozens of other albums) it's waiting around to be listened to , so I can't comment as yet. Will give it a go during the week. Aside from the music though I have a hard time imagining myself digging Geddy Lee's voice which will make it hard to really love the band. We'll see.........
I would endorse
Signals as much as I would any Rush album and more than most. Geddy is a lot more subdued on it than on previous ones. I've only spun it a couple of times because I rarely get the urge to play any Rush, but it's close to being my favorite. I'm in the same boat as well with having a Rush album sitting around in the stack of albums to be listened to, that's been there for a while. In my case, it's
Grace Under Pressure.
I guess I just like the tone of JP's guitar there. Them "tinkly keys" I don't mind much either. Agree to disagree I suppose.
No. I hate everyone who likes the tinkly keys.
Kidding, of course, I definitely agree to disagree.
I think its quite the contrary but, regardless, they have plenty catchy stuff, pop or no...Maiden choruses are very catchy most of the time.
Some Maiden choruses are rather catchy, to my ear. But I don't think Maiden has a single chorus that is as catchy as practically every damn vocal line in The Killing Hand. I think this is at least to a degree subjective, though.
Also, sorry for hijacking your thread, 425. Though I think we've got a great discussion going on here.
No, of course, this is fantastic. I'm loving the discussion.