Rush studio albums countdown thread!!! (#01 revealed!!)

[Samsara]

Can't wait to see Tim whine when he sees how high it finishes.   

[jingle.boy]

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... 

-Marc.

Tim's doing that too, just have to add a 9 to that 1.

[jingle.boy]

Sent.

Top 10 was pretty easy.  The next 8 were a little challenging - they've all got their strengths and weaknesses, and I could probably interchange any of them..  The caboose was a no brainer.

[KevShmev]

devieira73, FYI, I did receive yours, but your Inbox was full, so I was unable to send you back the confirmation message.

[Stadler]

Really trying to give this a fresh go, and I am, for the first time in a LONG time... reevaluating what my favorite Rush album is.

[pg1067]

#19 20 Power Windows
Appeared on 1 of 27 lists
Top 10  Finishes  0
Highest Ranker Kingshmegland (#19)

You running the thread now?

Don't forget Feedback.

/s

Or is it?   

[HOF]

I'm just curious to see if anyone ranks Test for Echo higher than I do lol

It's solidly in my top 10.

[jingle.boy]

Really trying to give this a fresh go, and I am, for the first time in a LONG time... reevaluating what my favorite Rush album is.

#19 20 Power Windows
Appeared on 1 of 27 lists
Top 10  Finishes  0
Highest Ranker Kingshmegland (#19)

You running the thread now?

Don't forget Feedback.

Don't forget to read the VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE OP!!   

[hefdaddy42]

I'm just curious to see if anyone ranks Test for Echo higher than I do lol

It's solidly in my top 10.

You win.

Oh well.

[The Letter M]

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... 

-Marc.

Tim's doing that too, just have to add a 9 to that 1.

So it'll be placed at 10th, right? 9+1=10 

Tenth place is still too low for POW though...

-Marc.

[jjrock88]

List sent.  Top five and bottom five were pretty easy.  The rest were pretty interchangable.

[pg1067]

Don't forget to read the VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE OP!!   

Yeah..yeah...I know.

Tenth place is still too low way too high for POW though...

Agree.

[425]

As I revisit the late 80s and 90s material, I'm getting more interested to see how the order shakes out. Like everyone, I have a pretty good guess of what the top five or so will be, and the bottom few, but I really have no idea how the middle will go.

[Kram]

List sent.  This was harder than I had anticipated.

[Glasser]

Actually, it's bravado which blows too.

The bat signal is strong tonight. 

[nick_z]

Tenth place is still too low way too high for POW though...

Agree.

When we did the top 75, the resulting album ranking from aggregating the songs' rankings put Power Windows in the #2 spot...just sayin'  It was a triumph all around!

Btw - list sent!

[King Postwhore]

[TAC]

 

Best Rush album ever!!

[nick_z]

 

[jjrock88]

 

[KevShmev]

29 lists already received and accepted!

The Dream Theater studio albums countdown had 65 total, and I doubt this will catch that, but I suspect we will get close to 40 or so by the time June 3rd is over. 

[devieira73]

But the original cover is still my second fave Rush, just behind and close to GUP's.

Hugh, where were you on these last decades?! You really did some amazing covers...

[Zydar]

That's some wicked Zydar level shoops

[Stadler]

But the original cover is still my second fave Rush, just behind and close to GUP's.

Hugh, where were you on these last decades?! You really did some amazing covers...

I'd love to see a list of albums BY COVER.  They have some outstanding covers; I know Hugh Syme takes a lot of shit around here, but I disagree with a lot of it.  I LIKE their art (even something abstract like Counterparts or HYF). As horrible as the album is, Grace Under Pressure is one of my favorite album covers of all time, by any band. The only one's I actively dislike are the first album and Clockwork Angels. 

[HOF]

I'd love to see a list of albums BY COVER.  They have some outstanding covers; I know Hugh Syme takes a lot of shit around here, but I disagree with a lot of it.  I LIKE their art (even something abstract like Counterparts or HYF). As horrible as the album is, Grace Under Pressure is one of my favorite album covers of all time, by any band. The only one's I actively dislike are the first album and Clockwork Angels.

I love Syme's work for Rush (for the most part). It's his stuff with DT that I find somewhat Thomas Kinkade-ish.

[TAC]

I'd love to see a list of albums BY COVER.  They have some outstanding covers; I know Hugh Syme takes a lot of shit around here, but I disagree with a lot of it.  I LIKE their art (even something abstract like Counterparts or HYF). As horrible as the album is, Grace Under Pressure is one of my favorite album covers of all time, by any band. The only one's I actively dislike are the first album and Clockwork Angels.

I love Syme's work for Rush (for the most part). It's his stuff with DT that I find somewhat Thomas Kinkade-ish.

Did Thomas Kinkade invent Color Forms?

[425]

Did Thomas Kinkade use Shutterstock?

[Stadler]

Who's Thomas Kinkade and what does "Thomas Kinkade-ish" mean in this context?

EDIT: Kitsch?

[425]

Thomas Kinkade was a painter of kitschy, mid-quality paintings that were heavily mass-marketed. There were stores selling his prints in a lot of shopping malls during the 2000s.

[HOF]

Who's Thomas Kinkade and what does "Thomas Kinkade-ish" mean in this context?

EDIT: Kitsch?

Yeah, that's the word I was looking for!

[King Postwhore]

Thomas Kinkade was a painter of kitschy, mid-quality paintings that were heavily mass-marketed. There were stores selling his prints in a lot of shopping malls during the 2000s.

Now tell me who invented elevator music so I can go on a rampage.

[billboy73]

But the original cover is still my second fave Rush, just behind and close to GUP's.

Hugh, where were you on these last decades?! You really did some amazing covers...

I'd love to see a list of albums BY COVER.  They have some outstanding covers; I know Hugh Syme takes a lot of shit around here, but I disagree with a lot of it.  I LIKE their art (even something abstract like Counterparts or HYF). As horrible as the album is, Grace Under Pressure is one of my favorite album covers of all time, by any band. The only one's I actively dislike are the first album and Clockwork Angels.

They do have some great album covers.  I have a Grace Under Pressure t-shirt, because I love the cover (and album too!).  I want a Fly By Night album t-shirt, because I like that one a lot too and would totally rock that shirt.

[King Postwhore]

[TAC]

Oh boy.


Can't wait to see the Hemisphere's cover!

[King Postwhore]

You know where your face is going.