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Love this thread ; it's one of the few threads where we can have different opinions about something yet nobody loses their temper or starts insulting one another...  Exactly the way these forums ought to be !  Cheers to you all !!!

NaturalScience wrote: Melomaniac wrote:   Production wise, my only complaint about this album is the lack of bottom.  Some songs should've sounded a lot more powerful than they have. We are again in agreement!

I totally agree as well. I wish this album could be "repaired". I've messed with EQ'ing the music myself to bring up the bottom. But worse, the highs, especially Alex's acoustic, really bother me.  Nothing can remedy this. I fault Rupert Hine, but maybe it's not his doing. He is also behind RTB.




Edited by StyLaZyn - August 28 2007 at 18:11

zachfive wrote: I'll accept the bashing of Roll the Bones because that is probably their weakest album,  but leave T4E alone. The only song I cant stand off the album is Dog Years, its right up there with I Think Im Going Bald. (The 2 rush songs I actually hate.)

Edited by rushfan4 - August 28 2007 at 16:22

I'll accept the bashing of Roll the Bones because that is probably their weakest album,  but leave T4E alone. The only song I cant stand off the album is Dog Years, its right up there with I Think Im Going Bald. (The 2 rush songs I actually hate.)

Edited by zachfive - August 28 2007 at 15:22

Melomaniac wrote:   Production wise, my only complaint about this album is the lack of bottom.  Some songs should've sounded a lot more powerful than they have.

We are again in agreement! 

Melomaniac wrote: No love for Lock & Key ? That's a great song too.  I was listing the ones that stood out in particular for me.    And even if Force Ten was a single, it's the song that rocked the most on HYF. No doubt.  It was the opener for my first Rush show, and I think it rocked even more live.

I love both these songs, however I do agree with you that it was too long, but I would drop the mainstream songs Time Stand Still and Force Ten.

Also I failed to acknowledge the brilliance of Presto. Anagram, Scars, War Paint, Superconductor, Chain Lighting, and Show Don't Tell (Geddy's Bass work on this song is amazing!) are all fabulous songs, if not lyrically then musically and vice versa.

zachfive wrote: I use to be like so many of you, only liking the "old Rush" ( the 70's) That was true until I fell in love with Hold Your Fire, in my opinion there is not a bad song on this album.

That album usually gets a lot of flak, but there are some really outstanding songs on there, particularly once you get past the two "hits", Force Ten and Time Stand Still, which are in my opinion good but not great.  Open Secrets, Mission, Turn the Page...I've always thought these were fantastic songs.

I use to be like so many of you, only liking the "old Rush" ( the 70's) That was true until I fell in love with Hold Your Fire, in my opinion there is not a bad song on this album. After that, I made myself listen to all their "newer" stuff and now, I actually prefer it over their older music. My favorite albums are Power Windows(territories/Manhattan project), Hold Your Fire(prime mover/high water), Test for Echo(totem/time and motion), and Grace Under Pressure(enemy within/body electric). I guess I just love anything those three brilliant b*****ds create.

Melomaniac wrote: rushfan4 wrote: 8 hours until showtime and I am rocking out to the R30 bonus CDs.  Oh yeah, it is going to be a great show tonight.   Hope you have a blast !   I'll be seeing them on Saturday September 15th here in Montreal, right after Genesis (September 14th).  What a week-end I'll be having !