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Caravan- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J9K0ipA9EI
BU2B - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prLXJdqjQ14

iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carava ... mpt=uo%3D4

I'll be seeing them in Houston in September...

Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

StocktontoMalone wrote:Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

There's a bit of a Cygnus riff in Caravan...

I'll have to wait until lunchtime to listen

2 more weak songs from rush Gee, i'm shocked Everything these guys used to touch was gold(in the 70's and 80's) ....now they are just old

yulog wrote:2 more weak songs from rush Gee, i'm shocked Everything these guys used to touch was gold(in the 70's and 80's) ....now they are just old

I don't know - I'm digging Caravan. It'll be interesting to see how it goes over live...

Both vids from those links are gone now due to copyright violations... shoot!

I think the last Rush album I really enjoyed was Counterparts, and I LOVE that album. Most of their albums since then have been pretty boring and not very melodic to me, and that's a shame since they were always one of my favorite bands. I'll get this one regardless.

Huge Rush fan...Looking forward to their movie, and concert this year...

But BU2B is awful.

StocktontoMalone wrote:Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

I really liked Counterparts...Still do....But VT and S&A left me feeling a bit empty.

JSS Rocks! wrote:

StocktontoMalone wrote:Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

I really liked Counterparts...Still do....But VT and S&A left me feeling a bit empty.

I actually really like S&A, and the songs from VT go over very well live. The production on that album was horrible, though, as has been well documented...

AlteredDNA wrote:

JSS Rocks! wrote:

StocktontoMalone wrote:Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

I really liked Counterparts...Still do....But VT and S&A left me feeling a bit empty.

I actually really like S&A, and the songs from VT go over very well live. The production on that album was horrible, though, as has been well documented...

I agree on both accounts with DNA. Although I'd say I liked S&A, not "really liked."

Ehwmatt wrote:

AlteredDNA wrote:

JSS Rocks! wrote:

StocktontoMalone wrote:Wow....definitely like the second one better. Although I'm not blown away with either tune. I've Always been a fan of Neil's lyrics...but not always a lover of the direction or style they've taken. Counterparts, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows left me scratching my head....while T4E, Roll the Bones, and Presto are the ones I revisit most often....I'm a fan who likes the deep cuts. I remember before S&A came out they played 25 sec. Or so teaser clip from 'Far Cry'. It was all instrumental...and the last note was something you would have heard on Hemispheres, Cygnus x-1, or 2112. And fans were creaming in their pants saying 'Rush is back to the classic style!!' When the album finally dropped it was such a disappointment...

I really liked Counterparts...Still do....But VT and S&A left me feeling a bit empty.

I actually really like S&A, and the songs from VT go over very well live. The production on that album was horrible, though, as has been well documented...

I agree on both accounts with DNA. Although I'd say I liked S&A, not "really liked."

A matter of degrees, then...

I was happy with the instrumentals...

AlteredDNA wrote:I actually really like S&A, and the songs from VT go over very well live. The production on that album was horrible, though, as has been well documented...

That's interesting because I thought from the first time I popped it in it was way too muddy and bassy, but never saw any other opinions about it. I need to look that up. Still love the first song and especially "Earthshine" - that one really has the classic Rush sound.

Rip Rokken wrote:

AlteredDNA wrote:I actually really like S&A, and the songs from VT go over very well live. The production on that album was horrible, though, as has been well documented...

That's interesting because I thought from the first time I popped it in it was way too muddy and bassy, but never saw any other opinions about it. I need to look that up. Still love the first song and especially "Earthshine" - that one really has the classic Rush sound.

O yea, VT is MUCH maligned amongst Rush fans. Check any forum where Rush or prog rock is discussed and I'm sure you can find several threads about the shitty production.