Roll The Bones

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Roll The Bones

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The album that started me (well......it was Exit Stage Left at 7 but I lost touch) on Rush.
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From what i hear i much enjoy this album, haven't ehard it all, yet, soon i purchase, well finding them is the trick... cd stores suck...
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Roll the Bones - one of Rush's finest moments.

What can I say about it? Great songs, not a single dud among them, although I particularly rate Roll the Bones, Heresy, Ghost of a Chance and Neurotica. The performances are fantastic and are really brought out by a beautifully crisp production. The cover is great. I just can't praise the album enough.
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Post by happysmilies007 »

RTB is definitely one of my faves, i especially like Bravado, Dreamline, Ghost of a Chance, Where's My Thing?, and You Bet Your Life. i love the sound of the guitar on this'un & the bass is quite a bit more prominent than on some previous albums.

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Post by Scottish Lad »

Good album. I went to see Rush for the first time on this tour.

My faves are The Big Wheel and Bravado.
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Post by D'Anconia »

IMO Roll the Bones was an inflection point for Rush. I like HYF and Presto but RTB put Rush back in the right direction, with more guitar oriented music (or to put another way, more Alex!).
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More Alex is a good thing. His guitar is so rockin'! Too bad more people don't realize that.
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RTB's is one of my least played albums. Sure there are individual moments of brilliance but it rarely gets a listen these days. Sorry.
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Well it would be boring if we all liked the same. At least you're willing to accept that other people like it.
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D'Anconia wrote:IMO Roll the Bones was an inflection point for Rush. I like HYF and Presto but RTB put Rush back in the right direction, with more guitar oriented music (or to put another way, more Alex!).
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I love the cover artwork on this album. One of my faves. Quite amusing.
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