Author Topic: Neil Peart - Dead at 67 (Read 43189 times)

TAC · « **Reply #665 on:** January 20, 2021, 09:40:32 AM »

Especially the dark ones.

Architeuthis · « **Reply #666 on:** January 20, 2021, 10:49:04 AM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on January 20, 2021, 09:11:12 AM

I'm not a big Heresy fan. I do love The Big Wheel.

I like Heresy. Good melodies, and it's also kind of an answer to Scorpions "Wind of Change" lyrically.

pg1067 · « **Reply #667 on:** January 20, 2021, 01:18:51 PM »

Quote from: TAC on January 19, 2021, 08:52:56 PM

Yeah, but Roll The Bones followed a good album..

From my mind to your keyboard. Thanks for taking the heat, Tim.

Quote from: HOF on January 20, 2021, 07:16:36 AM

The Big Wheel has a strong chorus, but I don’t love the verses. It’s one of the better songs on the second half though.

For me, The Big Wheel is probably the only song on RTB that I would intentionally listen to. Dreamline is fine but nothing special. Bravado is blah. The title track is better ignored. Face Up? No. Where's My Thing? is ok. I can't really remember heresy. Ghost of a Chance has a couple moments. Neurotica and particularly You Bet Your Life are two of the worst choruses in Rush's catalog. RtB is pretty easily album #19 of 19 in Rush's catalog.

TAC · « **Reply #668 on:** January 20, 2021, 01:28:33 PM »

Blahvado!

King Postwhore · « **Reply #669 on:** January 20, 2021, 01:35:30 PM »

You will pay the price Tim.

TAC · « **Reply #670 on:** January 20, 2021, 01:48:50 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on January 20, 2021, 01:35:30 PM

You will pay the price Tim.

But I will not count the cost.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #671 on:** January 20, 2021, 02:28:02 PM »

You certainly don't LOL BTW, I think Neurotica's chorus is not good at all. I love the bridge to the solo but that song is a dud.

DTA · « **Reply #672 on:** January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM »

Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

RodrigoAltaf · « **Reply #673 on:** January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM »

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM

Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

wolfking · « **Reply #674 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:02:51 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on January 20, 2021, 07:18:30 AM

Quote from: TAC on January 20, 2021, 06:44:12 AM
Quote from: wolfking on January 19, 2021, 11:37:00 PM
Alex's solo on Ghost is bloody awesome.

So good. Really one of my favorite Alex moments in the catalog.

Also is his demo solo. He couldn't recreate the magic of that solo from the studio so they used his demo solo for the song.

Wow, I didn't know that, incredible.

DTA · « **Reply #675 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM »

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

RodrigoAltaf · « **Reply #676 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:12:30 PM »

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

Yes, where are they?

DTA · « **Reply #677 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:18:29 PM »

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 03:12:30 PM

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM
Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

Yes, where are they?

...maybe go bother one of the other people in this thread also trashing RtB? They might be interested in playing along with you

TAC · « **Reply #678 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:29:26 PM »

Rodrigo is defensive today!

pg1067 · « **Reply #679 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:29:50 PM »

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:18:29 PM

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 03:12:30 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM
Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

Yes, where are they?

...maybe go bother one of the other people in this thread also trashing RtB? They might be interested in playing along with you

RodrigoAltaf · « **Reply #680 on:** January 20, 2021, 03:35:59 PM »

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:18:29 PM

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 03:12:30 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM
Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

Yes, where are they?

...maybe go bother one of the other people in this thread also trashing RtB? They might be interested in playing along with you

No man, I wanna bother you. Where are those hits? I have all the time in the world.

T-ski · « **Reply #681 on:** January 20, 2021, 04:26:26 PM »

I always loved Tom Sawyer when I was a kid but it wasn’t until I heard Ghost of a Chance that I decided to buy my first Rush album, so Roll the Bones is where I officially started with Rush. At the time I thought it was okay, loved Ghost of a Chance, Dreamline and the instrumental, the rest didn’t really wow me. After going through their catalog afterwards and then going back to RTB it was clear to me RTB was rather inferior to most everything else.

I popped it in the CD player for a road trip recently and was really stunned how much I didn’t like some of the songs.

wolfking · « **Reply #682 on:** January 20, 2021, 04:30:24 PM »

Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 03:35:59 PM

Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:18:29 PM
Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 03:12:30 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 03:03:29 PM
Quote from: RodrigoAltaf on January 20, 2021, 02:59:42 PM
Quote from: DTA on January 20, 2021, 02:51:23 PM
Surprised to see so much affection for The Big Wheel and it's awful, cringy chorus ("looking for LURRRV"). This album has so many terrible moments that it actually circles back around to being enjoyable to listen to purely to hear all the bad songwriting decisions.

Show us the hits you wrote.

Yes because I must write hits to to criticize an already much-criticized album.

Yes, where are they?

...maybe go bother one of the other people in this thread also trashing RtB? They might be interested in playing along with you

No man, I wanna bother you. Where are those hits? I have all the time in the world.

jammindude · « **Reply #683 on:** January 20, 2021, 04:41:49 PM »

Rush’s all time top 5 worst songs are ALL on Roll the Bones.

But Bravado is not one of them. That song is bloody brilliant!

King Postwhore · « **Reply #684 on:** January 20, 2021, 04:49:02 PM »

Quote from: jammindude on January 20, 2021, 04:41:49 PM

Rush’s all time top 5 worst songs are ALL on Roll the Bones.

But Bravado is not one of them. That song is bloody brilliant!

Say what? So what are the 5 worst songs?

wolfking · « **Reply #685 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:01:48 PM »

Gonna guess;

Face Up
Heresy
Big Wheel
Neurotica
You Bet Your Life

?

King Postwhore · « **Reply #686 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:18:35 PM »

Yeah, no. I could see Heresy & Neurotica. The others not in the bottom 5.

pg1067 · « **Reply #687 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:18:57 PM »

Quote from: jammindude on January 20, 2021, 04:41:49 PM

Rush’s all time top 5 worst songs are ALL on Roll the Bones.

No.

Need Some Love is on the self-titled debut.

Red Lenses is on GUP.

Mystic Rhythms is on Power Windows.

Tai Shan is on Hold Your Fire

Hand over Fist and Scars are on Presto

RTB is the worst album, but none of the songs on it are as bad as those songs (and a few others). RTB is just consistently blah, while other albums have great moments to counterbalance those stinking duds.

wolfking · « **Reply #688 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:24:17 PM »

Mystic Rhythms?

no fucking way.

KevShmev · « **Reply #689 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:28:35 PM »

Anyone list of the worst 5 Rush songs that doesn't include Time and Motion and Rivendell is invalid.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #690 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:28:55 PM »

Quote from: wolfking on January 20, 2021, 05:24:17 PM

Mystic Rhythms? no fucking way.

Seconded.

TAC · « **Reply #691 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:29:21 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on January 20, 2021, 05:28:35 PM

Anyone list of the worst 5 Rush songs that doesn't include Time and Motion and Rivendell is invalid.

Time And Motion is awesome, troll.

KevShmev · « **Reply #692 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:30:43 PM »

Quote from: TAC on January 20, 2021, 05:29:21 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on January 20, 2021, 05:28:35 PM
Anyone list of the worst 5 Rush songs that doesn't include Time and Motion and Rivendell is invalid.

Time And Motion is awesome, troll.

Wait, so Time and Motion and You Bet Your Life are great, but most of Power Windows, The Pass and Bravado all suck?

Maybe it's time to go see a doctor about that concussion.

TAC · « **Reply #693 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:32:20 PM »

...and a sudden bout of nausea.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #694 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:35:39 PM »

Quote from: TAC on January 20, 2021, 05:32:20 PM

...and a sudden bout of nausea.

Lack of air to the brain.

T-ski · « **Reply #695 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:37:45 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on January 20, 2021, 05:28:55 PM

Quote from: wolfking on January 20, 2021, 05:24:17 PM
Mystic Rhythms? no fucking way.

Seconded.

Thirded.

KevShmev · « **Reply #696 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:40:15 PM »

What's funny is even the band figured out quickly that Time and Motion sucked. I guess they convinced themselves that it was worth playing live at the start of the TFE tour, but it was demoted in the set list after one show to being a rotating song and then was chucked for good shortly thereafter. Has any other song in their catalogue ever been ditched so quickly on its first tour and then never brought back?

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #697 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:44:29 PM »

Quote from: jammindude on January 20, 2021, 04:41:49 PM

Rush’s all time top 5 worst songs are ALL on Roll the Bones.

But Bravado is not one of them. That song is bloody brilliant!

Wait, last I checked Stupidconductor isn't on Roll the Bones.

TAC · « **Reply #698 on:** January 20, 2021, 05:46:23 PM »

It sounds like it should be.

Quote from: jammindude on January 20, 2021, 04:41:49 PM

..not sure why I'm in the Rush thread when I should be worring about the AC/DC one.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, actually.

HOF · « **Reply #699 on:** January 20, 2021, 06:45:10 PM »

Heh, I don’t like Time and Motion either. Though it’s not in their 5 worst songs for me probably.

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Author Topic: Neil Peart - Dead at 67 (Read 43189 times)