Official Top 75 Rush songs Thread!!! (Top 2 revealed!!)

[wolfking]

That's sick I know, but I need to find ways to deal with it I guess haha.

[Stadler]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

[wolfking]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

I don't take it that way from anyone Bill, don't stress about that.  I take it as love.

[wolfking]

I am actually revisiting some older Rush stuff that just never quite fully clicked with me.  It's all good stuff, but my sentiment hasn't really changed.

Funny how the eras of this band can fully divide the fan base.

[HOF]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

I don't take it that way from anyone Bill, don't stress about that.  I take it as love.

Dude, had no idea what the ribbing was about but just went over to the General Discussion and saw your post. That’s really scary stuff! Glad you pulled through.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I am actually revisiting some older Rush stuff that just never quite fully clicked with me.  It's all good stuff, but my sentiment hasn't really changed.

Funny how the eras of this band can fully divide the fan base.

It's funny that. Even bad Rush is still good music! Rush is just on a whole other level when it comes to songwriting and musicianship from the rest of the music industry. In my opinion of course.

[wolfking]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

I don't take it that way from anyone Bill, don't stress about that.  I take it as love.

Dude, had no idea what the ribbing was about but just went over to the General Discussion and saw your post. That’s really scary stuff! Glad you pulled through.

Thanks mate.  Reading back my OP, I didn't really fully portray that well how fucking intense and scary it was the more that comes back to me.  Coming to terms now how fucked up it was and how close to death I actually came.  I'll get there though.

Rush helps haha.

[romdrums]

That's sick I know, but I need to find ways to deal with it I guess haha.

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine!  Glad to hear you made it through that, btw.   

[wolfking]

That's sick I know, but I need to find ways to deal with it I guess haha.

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine!  Glad to hear you made it through that, btw.   

Thanks mate. 

[jammindude]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

[King Postwhore]

Got this as a present Christmas 2002.



Picked my 75 songs. Now for placement. 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Got this as a present Christmas 2002.



Picked my 75 songs. Now for placement.

Someone needs to make you an updated version

[TAC]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

That's because it's not.

[TAC]

Got this as a present Christmas 2002.



Picked my 75 songs. Now for placement.

Please tell me you have pants on.

[King Postwhore]

That's an old picture and yes, I had pants on then.  But now.....

[jammindude]

That's an old picture and yes, I had pants on then.  But now.....

 

[KevShmev]

I liked Totem a lot when TfE was first out.  In fact, it was my initial favorite from the album and I was majorly bummed when it wasn't played on the tour. Considering how much the band talked that one up in pre-release interviews, I thought for sure it would get played.  Ironically, at the time, I was like, "How could not play Totem, but play Resist?" And here we are 25 years later and Resist is my favorite song from the album and Totem is probably now middle of the pack.

[Stadler]

That's an old picture and yes, I had pants on then.  But now.....

Nice blanket, though, but it's now ruined for me. 

[King Postwhore]

Just one side is ruined.

[TAC]

[nick_z]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

I don't take it that way from anyone Bill, don't stress about that.  I take it as love.

Dude, had no idea what the ribbing was about but just went over to the General Discussion and saw your post. That’s really scary stuff! Glad you pulled through.

Yes, same here! I was a bit confused, as I rarely check that section. As I said over there, so very happy you are ok. Can't quite imagine how scary that must have been.

[HOF]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

With you on this one.

[KevShmev]

High Water is one I don't revisit as much as I should, but I definitely love it.  I just love too many songs from that record just a little more. 

[TAC]

High Water is one I don't revisit as much as I should, but I definitely love it.  I just love too many songs from that record just a little more.

What are you, a politician??

[Cool Chris]

Rush....5/8
Fly By Night....7/8
Caress Of Steel....0/5
2112....6/6
A Farewell To Kings....6/6
Hemispheres....4/4
Permanent Waves....6/6
Moving Pictures....7/7
Signals....1/8
Grace Under Pressure....0/8
Power Windows....3/8
Hold Your Fire....1/10
Presto....4/11
Roll The Bones....4/10
Counterparts....2/11
Test For Echo....3/11
Vapor Trails....0/13
Snakes & Arrows....6/13
Clockwork Angels....10/12

5 albums batted 1.000. 3 albums posted donuts. Song #1 was obvious, 2-9 were easy to identify, impossible to rank. 11-20 were easy to spot, hard to rank. 21-50 were solid picks but started to blend together in the 40s. 51+ got to be a challenge.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Here's my per album breakdown

Rush - 1/8
Fly By Night - 2/8
Caress of Steel - 3/5
2112 - 1/6
A Farewell to Kings - 4/6
Hemispheres - 3/4
Permanent Waves - 5/6
Moving Pictures - 7/7
Signals - 4/8
Grace Under Pressure - 6/8
Power Windows - 8/8
Hold Your Fire - 6/10
Presto - 3/11
Roll the Bones - 3/10
Counterparts - 6/11
Test for Echo - 2/11
Vapor Trails - 5/13
Snakes & Arrows - 0/13
Clockwork Angels - 6/12

Every album but S&A represented (that album hasn't aged very well for me, still some good songs on it though). Only MP and PoW got all songs on my list. As it should be. I was a little surprised Presto wasn't more well represented on my list, but several of those songs ended up just outside my top 75.

[wolfking]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

That's because it's not.

No kidding.  The real hidden gem on that album is Open Secrets.

[Deadeye21]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

That's because it's not.

No kidding.  The real hidden gem on that album is Open Secrets.

And Prime Mover. I absolutely love that song!

[wolfking]

Ok, 25 to go.

[Podaar]

And I don't speak for anyone else, but that's my way of showing gratitude that you made it through.  I don't mean to cheapen or minimize your experience in any way.

I don't take it that way from anyone Bill, don't stress about that.  I take it as love.

Yeah, that's kinda guy culture in a nutshell, add in the Aussie factor and jabbing someone's sore spot is the ultimate expression. Isn't it?

I have no electricity jokes for you, Kade. Sorry, mate. 

[Stadler]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

That's because it's not.

No kidding.  The real hidden gem on that album is Open Secrets.

And Prime Mover. I absolutely love that song!

Me too.

[nick_z]

No kidding.  The real hidden gem on that album is Open Secrets.

And Prime Mover. I absolutely love that song!

Agreed, they both made my list. I've always loved Prime Mover. And "hidden gem" describes Open Secrets well - There are a few songs on HYF that I rank higher, but Open Secrets is great and I rarely see it mentioned. Peart's drumming on it is sublime.

[Dream Team]

Sent my list in. I'm sure it will provide some laughs. For frame of reference here is how I rank the albums:

Moving Pictures
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Signals
Clockwork Angels
A Farewell to Kings
Fly By Night
Power Windows
Grace Under Pressure
Caress of Steel
Vapor Trails
2112
Test For Echo
Counterparts
Rush
Roll the Bones
Hold Your Fire
Presto
Snakes and Arrows

[pg1067]

I don't know how high it will go on my list, but I just heard High Water for the first time in probably 30 years and I was completely blown away.  I do not remember that song being THAT awesome!

That's because it's not.

No kidding.  The real hidden gem on that album is Open Secrets.

And Prime Mover. I absolutely love that song!

Hey...y'all finally found an album that's worse than POW!   

[Stadler]

I used the Ranker this time; couple surprises, but I don't back away from any of it.   Yes, p/g has gained a few places.  I had the direct choice of "MP or Hemispheres", and while Hemispheres always seemed to win, I picked MP this time.  It could change in an hour or so.

Rank   Item
1   Moving Pictures
2   Hemispheres
3   A Farewell to Kings
4   Signals
5   Presto
6   Hold Your Fire
7   Fly By Night
8   Snakes and Arrows
9   Counterparts
10   Power Windows
11   Permanent Waves
12   2112
13   Clockwork Angels
14   Caress of Steel
15   Grace Under Pressure
16   Rush
17   Vapor Trails
18   Test For Echo
19   Roll the Bones