So I started listening to rush at the beginning of 2020 I started with moving pictures and loved It and listened to alot of their early 80's stuff. Eventually after about a month i went back a bit and listen to their earlier albums I loved those as well. I binged all those albums for a couple of months I never really got around to their synth era or after. I eventually took a little bit of a break from rush but near the beginning of this year I started to listen to them alot again and I decided to listen to the synth era stuff and i loved it so much it was all amazing. This was also when I got into the post synth era stuff and i loved that as well now I definitively say that rush is my favorite band they are just sooo good.
Thats all i wanted to say i just thought it was cool that i had finished the entire discography.
I haven't listened to some of these albums completely for years. Decided today that on my drives to work, I'm going to listen to their entire discography start to finish - from Rush to R40 Live - no Greatest Hits or Compilations. Started their debut album today. I am interested in what everyone's favorite is.
So a couple of hours ago I posted on this sub asking how I should get started listening to Rush. I got a lot of suggestions, but one guy stood out to me who told me to listen to the entire discography in chronological order.
I have taken that as a challenge.
Since I know it would be fun to see someone do this for my favorite artists, I am going to document my journey through each album on this sub. Enjoy.
Finding My Way— Having only previously heard Tom Sawyer, I am pleasantly surprised by this track. It sounds a little like Zeppelin, but that’s fine. All art is derivative. That being said, this song absolutely slaps. It is definitely going on a couple of my playlists, and I have to say that it is the perfect length. It stops right before you get tired of it, so it’s not too long but you won’t need to play it again. Next.
Need Some Love— I like this song. It’s short and sweet, serves as a great follow-up to FMW, and I don’t know what the drummer starts doing when they hit the first chorus but I like it. Next.
Take a Friend— I don’t have much to say about this one, but it’s just as good as the last one (if not better). Next.
Here Again— This song is just what I needed after all those jams, so 10/10 for album organization. I was reading along with the lyrics (they were hard to understand on this one, and when I saw they ran out halfway through I knew my ass was about to get soloed. My ass was not disappointed. Next.
What You’re Doing— Side B (or what I assume is side B, I’m listening to this on my phone) opens with yet another banger. As a huge Billy Joel fan I love myself a good disdain song, and this one definitely delivered. Solid song. Maybe a little long. Next.
In The Mood— Well this one sounds less like a Zeppelin song, and more like something from the Aerosmith debut. I’d say this is the low point of the album, which isn’t really that bad. Next.
Before And After— I like this one quite a bit. I’m not sure when I would listen to it, but it’d be awesome pretty much every time I did. Next.
Working Man— I know this is the big one from this album, so I went in with high expectations. I don’t know how I feel about it. It’s definitely one of the album’s best tracks, but I could honestly do without the vocal sections. The guitar is enough for me on this one.
Overall, great album. A little too much like Zeppelin for my taste, but many artists start off sounding like another one and then grow into their own style. I’m excited to hear what Fly By Nigh
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I have wanted to ask this question for awhile. Its a fun little thought experiment for me, and with other artists. If he released The Slow Rush and then Currents initially, would the reception have been the same? Or similar in success to Innerspeaker? What do you guys think?
https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2019/11/07/rush-discography-review
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My favorite song is definitely Breathe Deeper! Love the bass guitar work and the dance drums, can’t help but groove to it- yet is has almost a depressed tone to it. Super complex both thematically and musically.
For me, TSR is only 3rd best in the discography. Currents comes first and then Lonerism. Both of those albums connect with me much more emotionally and the concepts and themes in TSR seem vague and not fully fleshed out. The most mature and non-surface level songs are On Track and Posthumous Forgiveness. Currents feels way more developed and raw emotionally, while TSR almost sounds corporate lyrically. What do y’all think?
Here are my previous reviews, in case you missed them/want to read them:
- Intro post
- #1. Rush
- #2. Fly By Night
- #3. Caress Of Steel
- #4: 2112
- #5: A Farewell To Kings
- #6: Hemispheres
- #7: Permanent Waves & Moving Pictures
- #8: Signals
- #9: Grace Under Pressure
- #10: Power Windows
- #11: Hold Your Fire
- #12: Presto
- #13: Roll The Bones
- #14: Counterparts
- #15: Test For Echo
- #16: Vapor Trails
- #17: Snakes & Arrows
- #18: Clockwork Angels
Boy, this was a serious undertaking, but I’m glad I did it. Before starting this adventure a few years ago, I had really only heard a couple of Rush’s albums in their entireties (as well as a handful of their bigger hits from other albums) - b
... keep reading on reddit ➡I'm a huge Yes fan and I've often wondered why they don't get the same respect as Rush or Pink Floyd and my only guess is the lack of a cohesive lineup that resulted in albums that didn't have the same quality as their earlier releases.
Update: When I say respect I mean beyond the Prog fanbase and more in the world of bands like Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Queen other classic bands. I can mention those bands and people who aren't even fans have an idea of who they are and may know a song but Yes I get blank stares.
Hi Rush Fans,
I've been doing a thing called "Rock & Roll Club" where me and a few friends pick a band, listen to all their albums, and then meet up to discuss the band & how their sound evolved over time.
This month, the band is Rush, and since we're all quarantined we've created an online Listening Room that allows us to all listen to the same songs at the same time, and chat w/ each other as well.
My friends have gotten busy with their families, and now the Rush Listening Room has dwindled to just me & my 6-year old son, so I figured I'd open the forum to you 'die hard' Rush fans, since I thought you might enjoy the chance to listen to Rush's entire discography and discuss your feelings & insights about their songs, and I'd love to hear what you have to say!
http://www.jqbx.fm/invite/room/5e91093aa9ca2100a653c607
Thanks!
Note: I don't have any affiliation with JQBX. For me and my friends, the goal of "Rock & Roll Club" is to gain a deeper appreciate of Classic Rock bands that we only superficially appreciate from their most famous songs, so my goal here is to learn more about Rush from people who love the band.
[Political Beats] Episode 71: Brad Birzer / Rush #politicalBeats http://podplayer.net/?id=93389004 via @PodcastAddict
RUSH Discography Review has returned. Probably my most anticipated review, I talk about the masterpiece that we call 2112. The album has the title track that is 20 minutes long, the band's longest song and one of the greatest rock songs ever made. One of the best if not the best prog album ever made.
RUSH Discography review is back. Talking about an amazing live album, All The World's A Stage.
I'm looking for a (fairly) recent episode of Ocarina of Time when they're talking about... something that I can't remember and it culminates in Danny listing off Rush's entire discography in 27 seconds. I'm pretty sure this was in the Spirit Temple, if it helps! Thank you!!
Edit: Spirit Temple, I'm a dingus.
As of 12am on March 1st KST Spotify saw huge number of KPop songs go inactive/can't be played. So far there are reports of this from US, CA, UK, DE so I assume it's world wide. The link seems to be everything licensed by/to Kakao M (who own Melon). Spotify recently launched in Korea without their catalog so I assume this is related to that problem: https://hypebae.com/2021/2/spotify-korea-launch-without-iu-zico-monsta-x-kakao-m-k-pop-music-streaming-service-info.
I'm not going to list the artists as I'm sure at least hundreds have been impacted, here are some examples using IU's discography: https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/luigtf/spotify_removes_a_huge_number_of_kpop_tracks/gp6i0lu/
To be clear this is going to have a huge impact on tons and tons of artists, many labels and artists would use Kakao M as their distributor.
It seems like as a general rule things released by SM, YG, JYP, and BH are fine, but anything from a smaller label has a good chance of being gone. But this is a general rule as licensing can be complicated: GFriend's discography is mostly gone because Source distributed through Kakao M not Big hit.
Also please don't rush to blame Spotify. It's hard to say who is at fault for this particular decision but Kakao M certainly blocked Spotify from getting their songs in Korea to limit competition with Melon. If you're a subscriber please contact Spotify and let them know you want this music, but realize they may not be able to do anything.
Here is a list (thread) on twitter of artists with removals but keep in mind this is going to be very much incomplete, so many artists were hit by this - https://twitter.com/lemonphobic/status/1366048808220639234
If you have Spotify playlists you can see what songs were removed by turning on "Show unavailable songs in playlists" under display options in the settings menu.
Note: I've made a few edits here, this comment is also worth checking out: https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/luigtf/spotify_removes_a_huge_number_of_kpop_tracks/gp6skgk/
12:50 pm KST update: Spotify https://www.soompi.com/article/1456872wpp/spotify-officially-explains-why-hundreds-of-k-pop-releases-were-removed-from-platform-worldwide and Kakao M https://twitter.com/tmikpop/status/1366233681820585987 have now both made statements.
2:00 pm KST update: P-Nation seems to have reuploaded some songs that were taken down under their own copyright. May see some other labels also able to do this - https://www.reddit.com/r/k
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"I stand outside this woman's work | This woman's world"
Kate Bush is yet another one of these artistst that i discovered through this sub, though not as "traditionally" as the likes of, let's say Kylie Minogue for exemple. For Kate, i remember, it was maybe 2AM and i was mindlessly typing random words into the r/popheads search bar, longing for an interesting thread to read when i should really have went to sleep. Finally, my prayers are answered, and and old one about creepy songs pops up. In the comment, someone mention Breathing by a certain Kate what ? Kate Bush ?? Intrigued, i click on the link, and it takes me to the Breathing MV... that i mmediately exit after like 3 seconds of seeing a woman singing in a plastic ball, not being in the mindset to discover new music. Still, i'm intrigued, and people talking about her further down in the thread only reinforce my curiosity: a talent for story-telling, people calling her a genius like no other, an album about a woman drowning at sea, red shoes exhausting to death the woman trying to wear them, and another supposedly freaky song named Waking the Witch, who someone mentioned waking up to in the middle of the night once and having the shit scared out of them. Well, all that seemed quite interesting, so i added Kate Bush to my "Artists Roadmap" list... And now here we are. After at least 1 years since i first saw that thread, i finally waltzed into wonderland, following these steps: Hounds of Love>The Kick Inside>Lionheart>Never for Ever>The Dreaming>The Sensual World>The Red Shoes>Director's Cut>Aerial>50 Words for Snow>The Other Sides, and well, through my journey, did i find all the things that drew me in to begin with ? Well, maybe i can find the answer to that by ranking Kate's entire discography. Go!
#9. Lionheart
- Favorite track on 1st listen: Wow
- Favorite track now: Wow
- Note on 1st listen: 8.7/10
- Note now: 8.8/10
- Thoughts: This album basically is The Kick Inside Reloaded but not as good. Well that sounds mean. But it is !! And i mean, it was released in 1978 -- like The Kick Inside --, was kinda quickly pushed out to capitalise on the success of her debut if i'm correct, and like 3/4 of this album was written before Kate even debuted, so i don't think it's that strange for it to be so similar to essentially a Kick Inside Side B. But i think it's weaker because unlik
Ten years ago, the world was a very different place - Rihanna was a musical artist, the idea of Katy Perry getting back-to-back #1s wasn't outlandish, Kesha was still a main pop girl, NFTs didn't exist, Carly Rae Jepsen was just an indie artist whose only claim to fame was placing third on Canadian Idol and a moderately successful folk-pop album, the word 'Corona' only referred to a brand of alcohol, and Pitbull wasn't irrelevant - you know what I mean.
At that time, Lady Gaga was perhaps the most divisive figure in pop culture. Her debut album, The Fame, and its follow-up The Fame Monster had catapulted her into superstardom, and her unique visuals and a flair for being over-the-top had gained her a dedicated fanbase. On the other hand, there was no shortage of detractors calling her "unoriginal", "untalented", "gimmicky" and a "Madonna copycat". Thus, her sophomore era* was shaping up to be a litmus test for her which would determine if she was just a one-era wonder or a pop icon in the making.
*^(Many consider 2009's) ^(The Fame Monster) ^(to be an EP/extended version of) ^(her) ^(debut,) ^(The Fame. However, Lady Gaga's contract leaked last year and it classified The Fame Monster as a separate album, so that makes Born this Way her third album. However. The Fame/The Fame Monster were both part of the same era, so while Born this Way is her third album, it is technically her sophomore era, if that makes sense.)
The Writing + Influences
While 2008's The Fame was a case study on pop culture and 2009's The Fame Monster was a masterclass in how to incorporate dark themes into pop music, Lady Gaga wanted her next album to be her 'freedom album' - she wanted to give something back to the people who had shared a part of themselves with her, so she wrote an album for those fans, most of them very young, who felt worthless, bullied, and ugly. The songs were largely inspired by the experiences she had during tour and the hardships she had faced in her life, with an overarching theme of overcoming your struggles. Most of the writing took place during the Monster Ball tour, with Gaga recording vocals in her tour buses. In her own words, the album is "much more vocally up to par with what I’ve always been capable of. It’s more electronic, but I have married a very theatrical vocal to it. It’s like a giant musical-opus theater piece."
Where her previous work was largely pop, Born this Way expanded Gaga's sonic palette by leaps and b
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Rush has a lot of instrumental exclusive songs in their discography such as YYZ and La Villa Strangiato. So my question to is out of all of them, what's your favourite?
My personal favourite is Where's My Thing?
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I'm doing a RUSH Discography review on my Tumblr, where I talk about all the albums in order, studio and live. I'm already 2 albums in. Feel free to read my thoughts on each album. Review for Caress Of Steel up next, coming Wednesday.
An interesting album in RUSH's Discography. Feel free to go read my take on Caress Of Steel.
I gotta say, it's awesome that one band could produce such an awesome, varied, and eclectic collection of music as they did. It blows my mind that they kept their mojo for 40 years and it never went away.
I also ranked the albums from least favorite to favorite, if you're interested:
Rush, Test for Echo, Roll The Bones, Caress of Steel, Feedback, Presto, Fly By Night, Hold Your Fire, Permanent Waves, Power Windows, Moving Pictures, Vapor Trails, Counterparts, Hemispheres, Signals, Snakes and Arrows, Grace Under Pressure, 2112, A Farewell to Kings, and at the top, Clockwork Angels.
