Best third era Rush Album?
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Topic: Best third era Rush Album?
Posted By: Wutu Banale
Subject: Best third era Rush Album?
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 06:50
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Since my "Worst of..." poll created a little tension I decided to make this one. Second era goes from Signals to A Show of Hands (Not included because it's a live album). Nor Moving Pictures or Presto belong to this era. I pick Signals, simpy awesome, one of the most Moody albums ever made. ------------- Käsittämättömän käsittämätöntä Suurta ja arvostettavaa. |
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 07:14
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This is the easiest poll ever as opposed to you previous "The worst.." one.
I only like GUP from all those above. ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: blazno
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 08:44
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Yes this poll really is much easier than your other poll. So, Signals for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: East of Lyra
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 08:53
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Signals.
But Power Windows is growing on me.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 09:13
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I went with Signals; but, Grace Under Pressure was hot on it's heels.
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 10:51
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Signals w/GUP a close 2nd.
------------- DEATH TO FALSE PROG! |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 11:52
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Grace Under Pressure is miles ahead of Signals, one of their absolute best albums ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: mission4prog
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 12:03
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i like 'em all.
and i'm not even gonna say to which my vote goes.
m4p ------------- "The hypocrites are slandering the sacred halls of Truth." |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 12:08
You voted for Hold Your Fire, right? |
mission4prog wrote:Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 13:39
| All are great, but I felt like voting for Hold Your Fire. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 14:10
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every song on power windows is good. so it gets my vote ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 14:16
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GUP is my favorite, with PW in second place. I don't like the other two - BTW, Signals is the worst Rush album IMHO. I know that some people will strongly disagree, but I simply don't like this album!!!! ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 15:49
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My favourite is POWER WINDOWS... Musically is not the best but it has a high sentimental value for me...
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 16:22
For me too. It showcases geddy's skills on keyboards, much more than on the previous records. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 16:44
The remaster of Power Windows sounds fantastic on my hi-fi! OK so Signals is better songs wise but the production is poor.
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 17:16
| Signals by a hair |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 18:53
| Signals are their last masterpiece, five star album. |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 16:16
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Quite a difficult one this, as I was torn between Signals and Power Windows.
Grace Under Pressure was one of the last Rush cds I bought, simply because I was never particularly enamoured of it. I felt it was, and still is, terribly cold and 'of its era'.
True, Afterimage and Beneath The Wheels are wonderful pieces, and the latter contains one of my favourite Lifeson solos, but the rest of the album doesn't do a great deal for me. That would be my last choice here.
Hold Your Fire I do enjoy, but sometimes the songs merge together in my head and aren't outstanding enough for me to remember them for long after listening to them. I like the production on it though.
Signals has some wonderful moments on it, especially New World Man with its superb catchy bass line and melody, and the bitter-sweet Losing It.
But, in the end, I voted for Power Windows. For a long time, it was my favourite Rush album. And it is still one of my favourites. No weak songs, good melodies, and powerful, clean playing. Middletown Dreams is probably my fave track, but it's hard to be sure!
Great stuff!
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Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:59
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Signal for me
One of their two 80 last good albums, with GUP in my opinion
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Posted By: archivep
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:04
| So many Rush pools and I still pick the same one "PW" |