Rush Survivor finished: Xanadu reigns victorious
- Thread starter SinisterMinisterX
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Re: Rush Survivor: Signals round 7 (Sep 19-21)
All right then, here's what we'll do...
I'm equally concerned with keeping some of the songs you picked alive. So, in the tiebreaker: I'll pick one of your songs, and you pick one of mine. That's fair.
In other words: I'll kill off Freewill (saving Tom Sawyer and Red Barchetta), and you can save Subdivisions - but you have to choose The Camera Eye or The Analog Kid to die.
If you announce your choice in advance like I just did, we can even skip the tiebreaker.
All right then, here's what we'll do...
I'm equally concerned with keeping some of the songs you picked alive. So, in the tiebreaker: I'll pick one of your songs, and you pick one of mine. That's fair.
In other words: I'll kill off Freewill (saving Tom Sawyer and Red Barchetta), and you can save Subdivisions - but you have to choose The Camera Eye or The Analog Kid to die.
If you announce your choice in advance like I just did, we can even skip the tiebreaker.
Re: Rush Survivor: Signals round 7 (Sep 19-21)
Very well - if this round ends without a 3rd voter, Freewill and The Camera Eye die and we move on.
But be warned - I still think Subdivisions is the weakest surviving song. And there are at least 2 on the next album I think are top 10 songs. So at some point, I will resume my assault on Subdivisions.
Very well - if this round ends without a 3rd voter, Freewill and The Camera Eye die and we move on.
But be warned - I still think Subdivisions is the weakest surviving song. And there are at least 2 on the next album I think are top 10 songs. So at some point, I will resume my assault on Subdivisions.
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 1 (Sep 21-23)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 8.7: Freewill, The Camera Eye
Grace Under Pressure has joined the battle; Round 9.1 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11 (tie). Freewill
11 (tie). The Camera Eye
13. New World Man
14. Losing It
15. Chemistry
16. Digital Man
17. Countdown
18. The Weapon
The Body Electric, Red Lenses, Between The Wheels
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 8.7: Freewill, The Camera Eye
Grace Under Pressure has joined the battle; Round 9.1 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11 (tie). Freewill
11 (tie). The Camera Eye
13. New World Man
14. Losing It
15. Chemistry
16. Digital Man
17. Countdown
18. The Weapon
The Body Electric, Red Lenses, Between The Wheels
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 2 (Sep 23-25)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.1: The Body Electric, Red Lenses
Round 9.2 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?
16. ?
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
Between The Wheels, Kid Gloves, The Enemy Within
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.1: The Body Electric, Red Lenses
Round 9.2 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?
16. ?
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
Between The Wheels, Kid Gloves, The Enemy Within
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 3 (Sep 25-27)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.2: Kid Gloves, Between The Wheels
Round 9.3 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
The Enemy Within, Afterimage, The Analog Kid
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.2: Kid Gloves, Between The Wheels
Round 9.3 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
The Enemy Within, Afterimage, The Analog Kid
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 4 (Sep 27-29)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winner" of round 9.3: The Analog Kid
Round 9.4 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
The Enemy Within, Afterimage, Subdivisions
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winner" of round 9.3: The Analog Kid
Round 9.4 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
The Enemy Within, Afterimage, Subdivisions
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 5 (Sep 29 - Oct 1)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winner" of round 9.4: The Enemy Within
Round 9.5 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. The Enemy Within
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
Afterimage, Subdivisions, AFTK
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winner" of round 9.4: The Enemy Within
Round 9.5 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. The Enemy Within
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
Afterimage, Subdivisions, AFTK
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Re: Rush Survivor: Grace Under Pressure round 5 (Sep 29 - Oct 1)
Since I feel (at least) one of my favourite Rush songs will disappear, I will already pay some tribute.
I really like Afterimage. Maybe even more than Subdivisions (my alltime favourite Rush track). One of the catchiest songs Rush has ever made. It's in my top 5 of favourite Rush songs. An emotional song*, with a midpiece intermezzo that has a kind of Sci-Fi feel, haunting stuff. Actually the melodies are good thoughout the whole song, something which can't be said for Distant Early Warning which has a weaker instrumental part. Geddy is very good on this song. Heartfelt lyrics & singing!
In case someone wants to see the (quite rare!) HQ video clip of Afterimage: Enjoy!
Link
* Afterimage was dedicated to Robbie Whelan, a friend of the band who worked as an assistant engineer on some of Rush's earlier albums, most notably Moving Pictures and Signals. The track deals with the loss of a friend and the emotional aftermath that follows.
It came out as a single, a Japan-only release. The opening lyric was quoted in the liner notes for Rush's 1998 live release, Different Stages, as a dedication to drummer Neil Peart's wife and daughter, who both died in 1997. The memoriam is as follows:
"Suddenly...you were gone...from all the lives you left your mark upon..."
In loving memory of Jackie and Selena
Since I feel (at least) one of my favourite Rush songs will disappear, I will already pay some tribute.
I really like Afterimage. Maybe even more than Subdivisions (my alltime favourite Rush track). One of the catchiest songs Rush has ever made. It's in my top 5 of favourite Rush songs. An emotional song*, with a midpiece intermezzo that has a kind of Sci-Fi feel, haunting stuff. Actually the melodies are good thoughout the whole song, something which can't be said for Distant Early Warning which has a weaker instrumental part. Geddy is very good on this song. Heartfelt lyrics & singing!
In case someone wants to see the (quite rare!) HQ video clip of Afterimage: Enjoy!
Link
* Afterimage was dedicated to Robbie Whelan, a friend of the band who worked as an assistant engineer on some of Rush's earlier albums, most notably Moving Pictures and Signals. The track deals with the loss of a friend and the emotional aftermath that follows.
It came out as a single, a Japan-only release. The opening lyric was quoted in the liner notes for Rush's 1998 live release, Different Stages, as a dedication to drummer Neil Peart's wife and daughter, who both died in 1997. The memoriam is as follows:
"Suddenly...you were gone...from all the lives you left your mark upon..."
In loving memory of Jackie and Selena
Re: Rush Survivor: Power Windows round 1 (Oct 1-3)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.5: A Farewell To Kings, Afterimage
Power Windows has joined the battle; Round 10.1 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11 (tie). A Farewell To Kings
11 (tie). Afterimage
13. The Enemy Within
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
First, let me explain the winners. There was a 4-way tie, and I would normally run a 4-song round with everyone getting 2 votes. But if I did that, it's almost certain that we'd just have another 4-way tie, and I'd wind up picking the winners anyway.
So I did that here. I broke the tie, with Subdivisions and Distant Early Warning surviving. I actually prefer AFTK to Subdivisions, but the latter got the nod because it's more popular, despite my dislike for it.
As for Power Windows: I hate the whole album. I don't even care what order they die, as long as they all die. So I'm just voting for the bottom 3 choices every time on this album. (And I'll be doing the same for Hold Your Fire too.)
Middletown Dreams, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 9.5: A Farewell To Kings, Afterimage
Power Windows has joined the battle; Round 10.1 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11 (tie). A Farewell To Kings
11 (tie). Afterimage
13. The Enemy Within
14. The Analog Kid
15 (tie). Kid Gloves
15 (tie). Between The Wheels
17 (tie). The Body Electric
17 (tie). Red Lenses
First, let me explain the winners. There was a 4-way tie, and I would normally run a 4-song round with everyone getting 2 votes. But if I did that, it's almost certain that we'd just have another 4-way tie, and I'd wind up picking the winners anyway.
So I did that here. I broke the tie, with Subdivisions and Distant Early Warning surviving. I actually prefer AFTK to Subdivisions, but the latter got the nod because it's more popular, despite my dislike for it.
As for Power Windows: I hate the whole album. I don't even care what order they die, as long as they all die. So I'm just voting for the bottom 3 choices every time on this album. (And I'll be doing the same for Hold Your Fire too.)
Middletown Dreams, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Re: Rush Survivor: Power Windows round 1 (Oct 1-3)
edit:
Thanks for that Early Distant Warning, hehe.
Last night I played this album and I really appreciate it. I always have. It sounds very poppy and the guitars are at times succumbed by keyboards. But there are good melodies and vocals, and it has a special atmosphere. From Hold Your Fire I only like especially one song. If I'll vote for it depends on which 10 will survive.
edit:
Thanks for that Early Distant Warning, hehe.
Last night I played this album and I really appreciate it. I always have. It sounds very poppy and the guitars are at times succumbed by keyboards. But there are good melodies and vocals, and it has a special atmosphere. From Hold Your Fire I only like especially one song. If I'll vote for it depends on which 10 will survive.
Habberdasher
Trooper
Re: Rush Survivor: Power Windows round 1 (Oct 1-3)
It's funny that the Rush survivor got to Power Windows and Hold Your Fire when the IM survivor got to NPFTD and FOTD. Coincidence?
SinisterMinisterX said:
It's funny that the Rush survivor got to Power Windows and Hold Your Fire when the IM survivor got to NPFTD and FOTD. Coincidence?
Re: Rush Survivor: Power Windows round 2 (Oct 3-5)
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 10.1: Emotion Detector, Grand Designs
Round 10.2 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?
16. ?
17. Grand Designs
18. Emotion Detector
Territories, Middletown Dreams, Mystic Rhythms
Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in first post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.
"Winners" of round 10.1: Emotion Detector, Grand Designs
Round 10.2 has now begun.
Eliminated:
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?
16. ?
17. Grand Designs
18. Emotion Detector
Territories, Middletown Dreams, Mystic Rhythms