Rush never made a bad album*

[Chip Z'Hoy]

*of original materal

[Bono Nettencourt]

Nope.

[Newsted's FU Money]

Good musicians. Horrible band.

See also: Dream Theater.

[Bob Sacamano]

I really don't care about anything post Signals.

[dmbrocker]

OP indeed speaks the truth. I've never heard a single Rush song (original material) that I didn't like.

[Bassmaster1984]

Total RUSH geek here but, the last couple albums they made bored the hell outta me. All the songs were same pace and Melodie’s forgettable

[WOLF]

Even their “bad” albums had one or two redeeming tracks that made them passable.

I don’t like Hold Your Fire, but Time Stand Still is great. Same with Test 4 Echo (Driven), and 1-2 others.

[JamesHetfieldsAcneScars]

Everything up to Moving Pictures was legendary. That was their golden era. I think Signals is where they dropped the ball, but they rebounded with the excellent Grace Under Pressure, but after that it was Turdsville for the rest of their career. But then again im a fan of their harder stuff so thats how i base my opinion.

[exitflagger]

I think Signals is where they dropped the ball, but they rebounded with the excellent Grace Under Pressure

Da fuq? That's bas-ackwards.

And oh my god they definitely made some bad albums. I always saw it like their quality of music kind of mirrored the unfortunate quality of Geddy Lee's hair-do and clothing choices at any given time.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Yep. That mini-Steinberger wasn't doing him any favors either.

[Newsted's FU Money]

I actually find that hairstyle, suit and Steinberger combo quite titillating.

[kytepunches]

I just bought an ‘80’s Steinberger stick yesterday for $200. It sounds great , plays ugly as it looks.

[Ziggy Sawdust]

I don’t like Test For Echo.

[AJL]

Maybe they never made a bad album, but to me, the debut is shaky, and everything from Hold Your Fire and onwards are boring and forgettable, except for a few songs here and there, and maybe even the Clockwork Angels album, which was their best since the 80's.

[Love_Industry]

I don’t like Test For Echo.

I love it.

There are a few weaker albums, for me Snakes & Arrows and their 80s run of Signals-GUP-Power Windows, but truly bad? Hear in the Now Frontier or St. Anger bad? Not really.

[Bono Nettencourt]

I actually find that hairstyle, suit and Steinberger combo quite titillating.

And then he said, "how can I make this even more irritating? I know - I'll sing a duet with Aimee Mann!"

Ohhh... you said titillating. So did Geddy and Aimee flying around on a blue screen take you over the edge?

[Wednesday 13 Fan]

The latter half of the 80s says hello.

[JamesHetfieldsAcneScars]

I think Signals is where they dropped the ball, but they rebounded with the excellent Grace Under Pressure

Da fuq? That's bas-ackwards.

Sorry Sir, but signals lacks the rock. Not a rocking moment to be found.

[tooth]

I think Signals is where they dropped the ball, but they rebounded with the excellent Grace Under Pressure

Da fuq? That's bas-ackwards.

Sorry Sir, but signals lacks the rock. Not a rocking moment to be found.

If not "rocking", how would you describe The Analog Kid? Specifically, the guitar solo & the bass/drums/keyboards underneath it.
I agree with the OP & love them all but, to me, the final 3 all listen bloated. Like I have to go a couple/3 songs at a time & put it down for a few. Kinda like all the recent Iron Maiden records.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

They certainly never sunk as low as some of their peers but they definitely had a few less than stellar records. I would say Rush never made a Terrible album...

[MetalSludgeCEO]

The band as a whole, have the personality of a wet dish rag.

Neil Peart might have well been a mute... dude never said 2 words for years at a clip.

Geddy was (is) a super nerd and Alex is a drunk.

I'd rather go to an Anime convention and hang out with fat gamers than hang out with Rush.

$tEvil

[Bono Nettencourt]

Maybe they never made a bad album, but to me, the debut is shaky, and everything from Hold Your Fire and onwards are boring and forgettable, except for a few songs here and there, and maybe even the Clockwork Angels album, which was their best since the 80's.

This here is the take

[Newsted's FU Money]

I actually find that hairstyle, suit and Steinberger combo quite titillating.

And then he said, "how can I make this even more irritating? I know - I'll sing a duet with Aimee Mann!"

Ohhh... you said titillating. So did Geddy and Aimee flying around on a blue screen take you over the edge?

Yes. Yes it did.

We'll leave it at that.

[CrankerBait]

Maybe they never made a bad album, but to me, the debut is shaky, and everything from Hold Your Fire and onwards are boring and forgettable, except for a few songs here and there, and maybe even the Clockwork Angels album, which was their best since the 80's.

This here is the take

Yes, that is a good assessment of things.

[Chip Z'Hoy]

One of my favorite era of theirs is Hold Your Fire through Counterparts. A lot of people don't dig that stuff but I think they're missing out bigly.

Clockwork Angels didn't grab me the first couple times and I gave up on it but lately I've been putting that on and really getting into it. So much kickass stuff on there.

I'm also a big fan of when Alex Lifeson says "Fuck you, puppet! Get out of my way!" in the Exit Stage Left skit at the end of the R40 concert video.

[Alias]

The band as a whole, have the personality of a wet dish rag.

Neil Peart might have well been a mute... dude never said 2 words for years at a clip.

Geddy was (is) a super nerd and Alex is a drunk.

I'd rather go to an Anime convention and hang out with fat gamers than hang out with Rush.

$tEvil

I completely disagree with everything but Alex being a drunk. Neil was a brilliant mind and I've often gotten inspiration for life listening to his thoughts via interviews and books.

[Love_Industry]

One of my favorite era of theirs is Hold Your Fire through Counterparts. A lot of people don't dig that stuff but I think they're missing out bigly.

This but I'd als add the following album, the way underrated Test for Echo. They were playing it a bit safe and not breaking any new ground but a 90s Rush album doesn't need grungy guitars or rapping skeletons.

[dmbrocker]

One of my favorite era of theirs is Hold Your Fire through Counterparts. A lot of people don't dig that stuff but I think they're missing out bigly.

For me that era began with Permanent Waves, but really got going on Signals - their "synth era" as it is known. I love that period of Rush.

[AlexVonHaig]

l like the original line up way more than the scab version later on.

[Bono Nettencourt]

One of my favorite era of theirs is Hold Your Fire through Counterparts. A lot of people don't dig that stuff but I think they're missing out bigly.

This but I'd als add the following album, the way underrated Test for Echo. They were playing it a bit safe and not breaking any new ground but a 90s Rush album doesn't need grungy guitars or rapping skeletons.

T4E was when they lost me for good... Counterparts was a brief bounce-back from those dreadful Rupert Hine records, and the hardest that they rocked since GUP. They followed it up with a drab, lifeless record, and they had to bring back 2112 to get asses in the seats on tour.