TOP 20 RUSH Songs. Results!

Good list but still no Passage to Bangkok, it's almost like a running joke with the band.

"Losing It" is a song that doesn't fail to get some tears from me.

Tempest77:
Do as you wish Sir ;) If you feel like doing another project for this series, I say go for it!

AFlowerKingCrimson:
When it comes to honorable mentions, I'd single out 5-7 songs that got regular backing towards the end (I didn't do maths this time, but it should be close enough):

Losing It
The Necromancer
Red Sector A
Witch Hunt
Distant Early Warning
Bastille Day

Losing It and Necromancer got votes as early as #11-13 threads. Bastille Day only showed up in #19-20 threads, but got very close so deserves a mention. I remember we had repeated votes for Animatr, Anthem and Manhattan Project, but not as numerous iirc.

thief wrote: I also had much fun during this project, although the height of my "Rush fever" or "cycle" was last fall, September-November roughly, and then I've had enough for some time Not much of a problem because I had a very strong idea about my personal Top 20-30, even though I'm mostly familiar with 1973-85 albums (and select songs from later eras, plus Clockwork Angels). On one hand I'm a bit bummed that not a single song from 90s-00s made the list; on the other, it was to be expected when the list is limited to 20 entries. Rush discography is so robust that we could probably go to #50 and still have many albums with no votes (maybe Hold Your Fire, Presto, Counterparts, that sort of thing). Their prime years are stellar so there's nothing strange about casual fans (like myself) revisiting 2112 B-side or Signals, rather than reaching deeper to Roll the Bones era. But there are songs that came up so often in your votes that I'll be sure to check them thoroughly during my next Rush binge I'm not sure if I have the patience to do another project this soon, especially that there is just one band in prog "realm" that I listen to obsessively for months now (Opeth) and idk if we have fanbase large enough to cover Swedes' TOP20 without cutting the corners. Other stuff I listen to lately doesn't really fit (extreme metal, ambient, synthwave, dungeon synth etc.).

I think the list more or less seems to cement the idea that Rush were on a role up to and including Signals but then lost their mojo. However I only really became a fan with the 90's albums and their musings on modern life that seemed to echo (pun intended) my own feelings. I also think Power Windows is vastly underrated but hey ho. Rush have a legacy that goes well beyond their 'classic years' so I would have liked to see that reflected in the lower rankings.

Great job Thief!!!!

Cheers!! This was fun. Big thanks to thief!! I almost didn't vote on the last round but I'm glad I did so The Trees made it to the list. 

Edited by Hiram - April 09 2021 at 12:02

Well done, and a great outcome.

Nice playlist, thank you for the time and effort. Waiting for the next band!