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Ooh, that track has some bite to it! Wasn't expecting that but I like it!

Best: Worst: idk, there are a lot

Dennis Ward back thank god

Well, fuck. Rush is my favorite band and I can't put into words the profound effect Peart's lyrics have had on me as a young man trying to find his own identity. There has never been a band I've connected with like Rush and that man was the #1 reason. He was one of my heroes (and I don't use that word lightly), not just for his incredible work and influence as a musician, but for how he carried himself, his attitude towards the whole "rock star" lifestyle," his ability to tackle an insane range of lyrical matter in the most concise, poetic, and relatable ways, and his constant state of humility. The way he was able to keep going after both his daughter and wife died...that's the stuff of legends. Rush, man, the music may be polarizing, but just look at the outpouring of sentiment from all the huge players in rock and metal today. Neil wasn't just a tremendous musician, he was a human everyone respected, and for the right reasons. As a fan of the band, I've never been sadder, but I've also never been prouder of what they accomplished and more grateful to have experienced it. As Peart wrote in their swansong, "The measure of a life is the measure of love and respect," both of which he earned in spades. Fuck.

1. The Defiants 2. Work of Art 3. Pretty Maids 4. ?

This is also known as the "Timo Tolkki method." (who is apparently suing Eclipse because he thinks they ripped off a Revolution Renaissance song, lol)

And bringing First Signal back from mediocrity.

Yikes, sorry for the huge reply. Here are some old school ones that I'll just list: Aviator - Magic Survivor - Desperate Dreams Harem Scarem - Hard to Love Boulevard - In The Twilight Danger Danger - Feels Like Love Dare - The Last Time Witness - You're Not My Lover Fahrenheit - Talkin' Bout Love FM - Other Side Of Midnight Heart - Secret Journey - Be Good to Yourself Push - Red Light TNT - Intuition

Sounds like a new album next year, no details yet but they re-recorded Kiss of Life as a teaser. What's everyone think? IMO it doesn't sound like a very serious attempt, the production and vocal arrangements are both all over the place.

Bleed & Scream had 1 vote before mine? Wat?

Definitely one of the best retrowave projects out there. LeBrock and Magic Dance got me into the whole retrowave scene and I've been hooked for a year now. Lots of great artists but this is the one I'll always be coming back to because of the vocals and AOR influences.

Hollywood in Headlights has one of the best I've ever heard.

Oh boy! I'll try to contain my excitement!

Classic era Survivor (Jamison) Treat Harem Scarem House of Lords Modern era Work of Art Vega The Defiants Find Me

Agreed with all of this. Nordic Union sounds just like Eclipse plus Ronnie Atkins minus solos. Very formulaic.

1. The Defiants 2. Work of Art 3. Pretty Maids ...That's it. Waiting on that LeBrock though.

This album isn't their best IMO, but it's still plenty good, and I feel like "more of the same" is actually a good thing for this band. And/or puts into perspective how lousy Frontiers has been for most of this year.

That's my favorite from Martensson. Hitchcock debut and Bleed & Scream 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Anything by Rush Survivor - Vital Signs The first Work of Art album

This is a good point (especially the bolded), and probably the same reason why I'm tired as hell of Flores, del Vecchio, Karlsson, etc. Listened to in a vacuum, this album is fine. But after so many years of so many projects in this vein, there's just nothing about it that grabs my attention anymore.

Why? The album is a year and a half old and they already did a lyric video.

This band got old for me fast but it's nice to hear a somewhat different production this time around. That snare sounds terrific.

Oh, I actually am but not nearly as much as I used to be. Not sure if it will do anything for me but I'll check it out.

Idea that will never happen but I think should: Stop including acoustic renditions as bonus tracks and do covers of AOR classics instead. There are some REALLY good musicians putting out solid material right now and I'd love to hear them pay tribute to the previous generation like this. That Survivor cover is phenomenal and I know I'm not the only one who was pleasantly surprised to see a Storm cover as well. Like, how cool would it be to hear one of these newer studio projects cover Virginia Wolf? Or Boulevard? Or Signal? Or Strangeways? Or some other band that only we (as their target demographic) are going to recognize anyway?