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Poll Question: Which Rush album do you prefer?
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Never understood the appeal of GUP, it was a shock to the ears of older fans and the tour was disappointing to say the least.   Grace under pressure indeed, but hardly graceful, and the pressure came from the band, their dismissal of Terry Brown, cheesy '80s haircuts, and the rejection of their fantastic past.
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Signals for me. I do quite like GUP, but feel this album was the start of the slide into the 80s sound I wasn't keen on.
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

Grace Under Pressure is the most "dated" Rush album.


More "dated" than Hold Your Fire or Roll the Bones? I think not.
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Signals, by far. It's timeless, future-focused, and the best album they ever did.

Grace Under Pressure is the most "dated" Rush album. It's not bad, but it's just "kind of there". If it disappeared tomorrow, I wouldn't miss it.
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Signals because it has Subdivisions, while Grace Under Pressure does not. Also, I personally can't stand the overprocessed electronic drum sound on GUP.
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Why not Rush vs. Presto?
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Originally posted by Big Sky Big Sky wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Grace, hugely. My fave of the 80s by far.


Grace Under Pressure ahead of Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves, two other 80s releases. You don't see that everyday.



For the poll, in my head I was thinking Signals-forward when using the words "by far." But you raise a good point that the two previous albums were also 80s. Taking those two albums into the mix, I would drop the words "by far," yet still I prefer Grace over both of them. Such consistency, punch, and quality songwriting. It is my clear favorite post-Hemispheres and near the top of my overall list.
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Signals, as it brings back great memories of my later HS years. I saw that tour as well at the great LA Forum.
Subdivisions is such a great song........That being said GUP is no slouch either.
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Grace, hugely. My fave of the 80s by far.


Grace Under Pressure ahead of Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves, two other 80s releases. You don't see that everyday.
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more of a Signals man these days...
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Both albums are quite good. However, Signals has Subdivisions, Countdown and The Weapon that I rate ahead of any track on Grace Under Pressure.
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Grace Under Pressure
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Grace, hugely. My fave of the 80s by far.
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I like'em both.
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