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    Posted: August 11 2015 at 15:03
Departing from their "Classic Era" and prior to their hiatus, what are your favorite songs from these guys? 

I'll give 5 in order..

1. Mission
2. Turn the Page
3. Double Agent
4. The Pass
5. Afterimage

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Enemy Within
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Marathon
Force Ten
Mission
The Pass
War Paint
Ghost Of A Chance
Roll the Bones
Between Sun and Moon
Animate
Nobody's Hero
Driven 
Dog Years Tongue

Chronological order......

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Pastmaster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2015 at 19:31
Here's some of mine in no order:

Distant Early Warning
The Body Electric
Manhattan Project
Mystic Rhythms
Force Ten
Turn the Page
Scars
Superconductor
Dreamline
Face Up
Animate
Stick it Out
Cut to the Chase
Double Agent
Test for Echo
Driven
Time and Motion
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Red Lenses
Distant Early Warning
The Enemy Within
The Body Electric
Marathon
Mystic Rhythms
The Manhattan Project
The Big Money
Turn The Page
Mission
Open Secrets
Presto
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Chain Lightning
Where's My Thing?
Ghost of a Chance
Between Sun and Moon
Limbo
Resist
Time and Motion

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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Roll the Bones

Dog Years Tongue



Burn them with fire!

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Roll the Bones

Dog Years Tongue



Burn them with fire!


'Gonna kick some gluteus max!'

No words can describe how stupid that lyric is. I think just that one lyric shows why Rush can't and shouldn't rap.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Catcher10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 09:51
LOL

Yes but the live version of RtB on the R40 tour is priceless....

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Everything on Power Windows and
Mission.
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Between the wheels
Afterimage
Big Money
Manhatten project
Force ten
Open secrets
Time stand still
Available light
Ghost of a chance
Animate
Nobodys hero
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ancient_Mariner Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2015 at 13:11
Red Sector A
Distant Early Warning
Time Stands Still
Roll the Bones
Animate
Between the Wheels
Afterimage
Test For Echo
Show Don't Tell
Force Ten

At least today.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Michael678 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2015 at 19:05
probably doing this list in the order from each album chronologically.

Distant Early Warning
The Big Money
Manhattan Project
Mystic Rhythms
Time Stand Still
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Roll the Bones
Leave That Thing Alone
Test for Echo
Driven
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Picked two from every album from Grace under Pressure  to Test for Echo

The Enemy Within
Afterimage
Middletown Dream
Marathon
Time Stands still
Mission
Available Light
Show Don't tell
Bravado
Ghost of  a Chance
Leave That Thing Alone
Cold Fire
Driven
Resist
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The first that come to mind:

Mystic Rhythm
Manhattan Project
Available Light
Ghost of a Chance
Animate
Nobody's Hero
Afterimage
Mission
Between the Wheels



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The only Rush songs I liked from that era were on Sieges Even's A Sense of Change
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Every song on Grace Under Pressure apart from "Kid Gloves" and "Red Lenses" is a personal favourite.
Really enjoy "Grand Designs", "Manhattan Project" and "Mystic Rhythms" from Power Windows.
"Force Ten" and "Time Stand Still" are the big standouts for me from Hold Your Fire.
While all pretty decent, I wouldn't count any track from Presto among my favourites.
I like "Roll the Bones". Embarrassed Also "Dreamline" and "Neurotica". 
"Animate", "Nobody's Hero", "Alien Shore", "Leave that Thing Alone", all stuff I enjoy from Counterparts.
Similarly to Presto (although with less decent songs) there isn't really anything that stands out for me in Test For Echo.
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These are at the top of my list for this era

Between The Wheels
Emotion Detector
Mystic Rhythms
Time Stand Still
High Water
Available Light
Dreamline
Between Sun & Moon
Double Agent
Alien Shore
Driven (although I prefer the Different stages live version)
Totem

Actually, I could include the entire Power Windows album, sans Big Money


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1. Second Nature
2. Mission
3. Force Ten
4. The Big Money
5. Turn the Page
6. Red Lenses
7. Lock and Key
8. Distant Early Warning
9. Mystic Rhythms
X. Marathon

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1. Distant Early Warning
2. Alien Shore
3. Red Sector A
4. Between Sun & Moon


5. Manhattan Project???

I don't know. Besides a few songs on Grace Under Pressure and Counterparts, there wasn't much of Rush's output that I loved after Signals until 2007.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Walkscore Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2018 at 21:52
Most of the songs on Grace Under Pressure would take this era of Rush for me, and there are a number on Counterparts that are great ("Nobody's Hero", "Alien Shore" etc).

However, "Available Light", the last tune on Presto, is for me one of the best of this era.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote verslibre Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2018 at 12:32
For me, the best of this time period would automatically include every single song on Grace Under Pressure. I love that album from start to end. 

Then:

Side A of Power Windows, plus "Territories" and "Middletown Dreams"
Side A of Hold Your Fire, minus "Second Nature," plus "Lock and Key" and "Turn the Page"
"Show Don't Tell," "Chain Lightning," "Presto," "Available Light"
"Dreamline," "Bravado"
Every song on Counterparts minus "Animate," "Stick It Out," and "Everyday Glory" 
"Driven," "Time and Motion," "Totem," "Dog Years," "Resist," "Limbo"
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