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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #35 on: May 22, 2023, 08:45:30 PM »
Didn’t think I would need the ranker, but since I was having some problems in a couple of spots, I decided to run it through the ranker to see what I came up with. It was shockingly similar to the list that I had made freehand with just a few minor adjustments that I actually liked. So…list sent.
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2023, 12:19:50 AM »
Okay, my list is sent!
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2023, 08:33:13 AM »
13 lists so far.  I will be surprised if we do not get to 30+ for this one.  :tup :tup

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #38 on: May 23, 2023, 11:30:41 AM »
List sent
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« Reply #39 on: May 23, 2023, 01:54:56 PM »
List sent! Thank you, Kev!
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #40 on: May 23, 2023, 02:00:04 PM »
13 lists so far.  I will be surprised if we do not get to 30+ for this one.  :tup :tup

You'll absolutely get one from me.  Later this week, early next.

Does it start like this?

1. Roll the Bones
2. Test For Echo
3. Snakes and Arrows
4. Caress of Steel...

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #41 on: May 23, 2023, 02:07:26 PM »
My guess from Stads:

Hold Your Fire is #1

Moving Pictures is #19

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« Reply #42 on: May 23, 2023, 07:03:20 PM »
Sent.
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2023, 07:14:08 PM »
13 lists so far.  I will be surprised if we do not get to 30+ for this one.  :tup :tup

You'll absolutely get one from me.  Later this week, early next.

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #44 on: May 23, 2023, 10:09:51 PM »
Sent. My top 5 are miles ahead of the pack, without much separation between them. Then some nostalgia kicked in to fill out the remainder of the Top 10. Finally the rest of the list just fell in to place. Looking forward to see the final forum rankings.
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« Reply #45 on: May 24, 2023, 12:47:00 AM »
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #46 on: May 24, 2023, 09:34:49 AM »
For me, the easiest to rank were the last 3 or 4 lol
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« Reply #47 on: May 24, 2023, 09:42:03 AM »
For me, the easiest to rank were the last 3 or 4 lol

Top 5 and the last 2 were the easiest for myself.
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #48 on: May 24, 2023, 10:21:24 AM »
My guess from Stads:

Hold Your Fire is #1

Moving Pictures is #19

 :biggrin: :lol

Haha.   My problem is, there's a list somewhere here where I did this already.  The trick is to be fairly faithful to that.   I know generally where every album is going to be, it's just the fine tweaks - "Signals", or "A Farewell To Kings"?

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« Reply #49 on: May 24, 2023, 12:22:46 PM »
My guess from Stads:

Hold Your Fire is #1

Moving Pictures is #19

 :biggrin: :lol

Haha.   My problem is, there's a list somewhere here where I did this already.  The trick is to be fairly faithful to that.   I know generally where every album is going to be, it's just the fine tweaks - "Signals", or "A Farewell To Kings"?

Yeah...I think a lot of us have posted Rush album lists over the years.  I have no idea if what I submitted matches any such list I may have posted.  And parsing between some albums is even more difficult when they sound almost nothing alike.  It's pretty easy to choose between FBN and COS, but choosing between FBN and VT is MUCH more difficult.
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #50 on: May 24, 2023, 02:13:57 PM »
My guess from Stads:

Hold Your Fire is #1

Moving Pictures is #19

 :biggrin: :lol

Haha.   My problem is, there's a list somewhere here where I did this already.  The trick is to be fairly faithful to that.   I know generally where every album is going to be, it's just the fine tweaks - "Signals", or "A Farewell To Kings"?

Yeah...I think a lot of us have posted Rush album lists over the years.  I have no idea if what I submitted matches any such list I may have posted.  And parsing between some albums is even more difficult when they sound almost nothing alike.  It's pretty easy to choose between FBN and COS, but choosing between FBN and VT is MUCH more difficult.

And also, a lot of us have probably grown and changed as we've aged, so our tastes might have slightly tweaked where we place other albums. Because of my recent Rush binge (which may have inadvertently jumpstarted this whole thing), I placed COS higher than I would've just a year ago, as I've grown an appreciate for some albums and felt a bit less enthused by others. I also haven't really listened to much Rush beyond HYF lately, so my list might have been skewed more towards their pre-90s albums, which I think might be the case for most Rush fans anyway.

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #51 on: May 24, 2023, 07:34:51 PM »
I'm in! List in a few days.

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« Reply #52 on: May 24, 2023, 07:36:36 PM »
In to help determine all the runners up to Power Windows!

 I love Power Windows. Not as much as Tim does but close.  :lol

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #53 on: May 24, 2023, 07:37:33 PM »
I'm in! List in a few days.

Then you're technically still out.  :lol
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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« Reply #54 on: May 24, 2023, 07:40:31 PM »
I'm in! List in a few days.

Then you're technically still out.  :lol


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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #55 on: May 24, 2023, 07:44:48 PM »

#19 Power Windows
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Highest Ranker Kingshmegland (#19)



You running the thread now?
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« Reply #56 on: May 24, 2023, 07:46:30 PM »
I'm suing for slander Tim.  That's heresy.
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« Reply #57 on: May 24, 2023, 07:47:43 PM »
Actually, it's bravado which blows too.

The bat signal is strong tonight.  :lol
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« Reply #58 on: May 24, 2023, 07:49:04 PM »
 :lol

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« Reply #59 on: May 24, 2023, 10:31:51 PM »
Can’t wait to see Tim whine when he sees how high it finishes.  :lol  :corn
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« Reply #60 on: May 24, 2023, 11:13:04 PM »
Doing my part to keep it low!
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« Reply #61 on: May 24, 2023, 11:23:51 PM »
Can’t wait to see Tim whine when he sees how high it finishes.  :lol  :corn

Its one of my favorite Rush albums. Hold Your Fire as well. My top 5 are classics but I don't understand the hate on PW.

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« Reply #62 on: May 24, 2023, 11:26:02 PM »

#19 Power Windows
Appeared on 1 of 27 lists
Top 10  Finishes  0
Highest Ranker Kingshmegland (#19)



You running the thread now?

No, I would have it higher than 19. I hope everyone ranks this one top 10.  :biggrin:
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« Reply #63 on: May 25, 2023, 04:27:39 AM »
Can’t wait to see Tim whine when he sees how high it finishes.  :lol  :corn

And how I cock wall over him when he's crying on the ground from throwing a hissy fit.
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« Reply #64 on: May 25, 2023, 06:19:22 AM »
My guess from Stads:

Hold Your Fire is #1

Moving Pictures is #19

 :biggrin: :lol

Haha.   My problem is, there's a list somewhere here where I did this already.  The trick is to be fairly faithful to that.   I know generally where every album is going to be, it's just the fine tweaks - "Signals", or "A Farewell To Kings"?

Yeah...I think a lot of us have posted Rush album lists over the years.  I have no idea if what I submitted matches any such list I may have posted.  And parsing between some albums is even more difficult when they sound almost nothing alike.  It's pretty easy to choose between FBN and COS, but choosing between FBN and VT is MUCH more difficult.

Ultimately, if I had trouble deciding between two albums, I just asked myself, "Which album do I listen to more these days?" 

Bill used the "Signals or A Farewell to Kings?" example, and for me, while my immediate thought would be, "Oh, A Farewell to Kings is better," in the last few years, I have listened to Signals far more often than AFTK, so that was the tiebreaker for me in instances like that. 

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« Reply #65 on: May 25, 2023, 06:24:28 AM »
13 lists so far.  I will be surprised if we do not get to 30+ for this one.  :tup :tup

Would that be more than the DT album ranking participants? That would kinda be a shame actually.

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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #66 on: May 25, 2023, 07:40:49 AM »
I'm just curious to see if anyone ranks Test for Echo higher than I do lol
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Re: Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (LISTS DUE BY JUNE 3rd)
« Reply #67 on: May 25, 2023, 07:42:08 AM »
I'm just curious to see if anyone ranks Test for Echo higher than I do lol

I loved the album when it came out, but it hasn't aged as well as some of the other mid-tier albums.
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« Reply #68 on: May 25, 2023, 07:46:21 AM »
Before submitting, I briefly considered putting POW at number one just to purposely skew the results but I decided against it... or did I? I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens...  ;) :lol

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« Reply #69 on: May 25, 2023, 08:00:21 AM »
Well, some fans didn't have to purposely skew with the list.  ;D