Herbivore 888 Posted March 25, 2020 My favorite from them always changes. Usually between Farewell and Moving Pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted March 25, 2020 2112 was awesome. Not a big Rush fan. Moving Pictures will probably win this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 Geddy Lee sounds like a whiny woman when he sings and he looks like an even uglier woman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 370 Posted March 25, 2020 Rush is easily in the Top 10-15 range when it comes to best power trios of all time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,285 Posted March 25, 2020 He wrote two pretty good books... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, posty said: He wrote two pretty good books... Private Parts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 888 Posted March 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, BufordT said: Rush is easily in the Top 10-15 range when it comes to best power trios of all time. top 5, probably 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, Herbivore said: top 5, probably 3 Not even top 3 canadian. Nickleback > Rush Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,297 Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, edjr said: Not even top 3 canadian. Nickleback > Rush Only in albums sold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 888 Posted March 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, edjr said: Not even top 3 canadian. Nickleback > Rush Nickleback is a trio? I assumed they had like 8 to make those lush sounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,884 Posted March 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, edjr said: Not even top 3 canadian. Nickleback > Rush I'm glad I wasn't drinking something when I read this. Would have ruined a keyboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, Strike said: I'm glad I wasn't drinking something when I read this. Would have ruined a keyboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Herbivore said: Nickleback is a trio? I assumed they had like 8 to make those lush sounds. Chad Kroeger really hits me in that spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,285 Posted March 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, edjr said: Private Parts? But seriously... "The Way Things Ought to Be" "See, I Told You So" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 370 Posted March 25, 2020 43 minutes ago, Herbivore said: top 5, probably 3 I was half kidding with 10-15 range for power trios. I can't put them in the Top 5, though.. I always found Geddy's voice annoying and overrated. Never understood the hype. Cream, Jimi Hendrix Exp, Green Day, Nirvana, The Police are a solid Top 5. 6-10 you have in no particular order. ZZ Top > Rush, Blink 182, maybe Sublime and who knows...so Rush Top 9 probably 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,140 Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, BufordT said: Rush is easily in the Top 10-15 range when it comes to best bands of all time. Fixed. Also, Metallica next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 370 Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, frank said: I don't know music. fixed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 888 Posted March 25, 2020 28 minutes ago, BufordT said: I was half kidding with 10-15 range for power trios. I can't put them in the Top 5, though.. I always found Geddy's voice annoying and overrated. Never understood the hype. Cream, Jimi Hendrix Exp, Green Day, Nirvana, The Police are a solid Top 5. 6-10 you have in no particular order. ZZ Top > Rush, Blink 182, maybe Sublime and who knows...so Rush Top 9 probably 7. Police and ZZ Top have a claim at top 5. Nirvana and Sublime..no, and I am bigger fan than most here. Blink 182..hells no, you didnt find Toms voice annoying? Green Day, maybe, I just never much liked them after Dookie and Nimrod. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 25, 2020 Tough call, as my favorite tends to vary as well. Ultimately chose 2112 w/ Moving Pictures a very close 2nd. While not listed I do have a soft spot for Power Windows. This was the first Rush album I ever brought. I bought it on cassette at a mall in Quebec City while on a high school class trip for French class. Listened to it nonstop with my high tech Sony Walkman on the long bus ride home. Now get off my lawn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 25, 2020 Don't forget the other Canadian power trio: Triumph! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,884 Posted March 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, DonS said: Don't forget the other Canadian power trio: Triumph! Very underrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,444 Posted March 25, 2020 42 minutes ago, Strike said: Very underrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,069 Posted March 25, 2020 Went with Moving Pictures; as with Iron Maiden, I went with the album which introduced me to Rush. Honorable mention to Permanent Waves and 2112, each of which I discovered earlier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 888 Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, edjr said: I love Triumph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, edjr said: Private Parts? Not that was his twin. Joey Ramone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted March 26, 2020 I've been a fan since 1974 when I heard "Working Man" on WMMS in Cleveland Ohio (which broke them in America btw) My friends and I ate up the debut album for a year or so through countless hours of billiards and sleepovers. When "Fly By Night" came out it quickly became an absolute fave, I absolutely loved the artwork as well. I had a kick ass stereo and it totally rocked. Before they "made it", 5 more albums were released. To me the 70's albums were by far their best work, and "Fly By Night" has remained my favorite for many reasons. When "Tom Sawyer" became huge, they were no longer "My Band", but the World's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,069 Posted March 26, 2020 4 hours ago, BufordT said: I was half kidding with 10-15 range for power trios. I can't put them in the Top 5, though.. I always found Geddy's voice annoying and overrated. Never understood the hype. Cream, Jimi Hendrix Exp, Green Day, Nirvana, The Police are a solid Top 5. 6-10 you have in no particular order. ZZ Top > Rush, Blink 182, maybe Sublime and who knows...so Rush Top 9 probably 7. IMO just because a group has 3 primary members doesn't immediately qualify them for best power trio (sounds weird but hear me out). IMO each member has to be good enough to be known by name, for excellence with the band and if applicable success after the band broke up. Cream is maybe the top of the list (Clapton, Baker, Bruce). Police (Sting, Copeland, Summers). Rush (Lee, Peart, Lifeson). I'll add Nirvana although I had to look up their bassist (Cobain, Grohl (but not always), bassist guy). Green Day is a great band but I didn't know they were a trio; I've only heard of the lead singer Armstrong. ZZ Top is good but I couldn't name a member, they just happened to have 3 guys. Nickelback is a quartet as per Wiki, and even if not it has Chad Kroeger and a box of rocks. Blink 182, Sublime, really? Another criteria, which my top 4 above meet, is the volume of sound they produce. In other words, after hearing a song, are you surprised that only 3 people are performing and not more? In this category I would add Triumph, which others have mentioned. But I couldn't name a member so... I'll stick with my top 4. Actually I'll add Crosby Stills and Nash to round out the top 5. Not "power" per se of course, but incredibly talented and successful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,069 Posted March 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Big Guy said: I've been a fan since 1974 when I heard "Working Man" on WMMS in Cleveland Ohio My friends and I ate up the debut album for a year or so through countless hours of billiards and sleepovers. When "Fly By Night" came out it quickly became an absolute fave, I absolutely loved the alrwork as well. I had a kick ass stereo and it totally rocked. Before they "made it", 5 more albums were released. To me the 70's albums were by far their best work, and "Fly By Night" has remained my favorite for many reasons. Yeah, all of their stuff through Moving Pictures was awesome. Subdivisions was a big disappointment, as were many of the awesome 70s bands who tried to fit into the synth pop 80s. Yes (90210), Styx (Cornerstone, although they recovered with Paradise Theatre then totally shiot the bed with Kilroy was Here) were among my other disappointments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 26, 2020 Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Domo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted March 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, DonS said: Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Domo. you're thinking Journey 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Big Guy said: you're thinking Journey Huh?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted March 26, 2020 ZZTop next or Aerosmith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted March 26, 2020 Just now, shotsup said: ZZTop next or Aerosmith Both 70’s only please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fumbleweed 401 Posted March 26, 2020 Album with Force Ten and Time Stand Still was pretty awesome, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, Fumbleweed said: Album with Force Ten and Time Stand Still was pretty awesome, too. Hold Your Fire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 888 Posted March 26, 2020 all the albums post Hold Your Fire had something to offer. Clockwork Angels is great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted March 26, 2020 21 hours ago, DonS said: Don't forget the other Canadian power trio: Triumph! Glad I read the whole thread was going to mention them too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted March 26, 2020 I went with A Farewell To Kings,it was the first album(thanks to English Lit class) that I learned Peart was borrowing from old literature when we had to read Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan.Cygnus X-1 is also one of my favorite Rush tunes ever, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,050 Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, nzoner said: Glad I read the whole thread was going to mention them too Listening to them on shuffle right now. Fight the good fight, b1tches!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites