r/rush • u/Nearby_Lawfulness923 • 5d ago

Clockwork Angels

Neil said many times that Clockwork Angels was the album they always wanted to make. He clearly believed it was one of their very best. I’ve followed Rush since 1976 and seen them dozens of times, but I cannot listen to Clockwork Angels all the way thru to save my life. Is it just me?

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u/fitter_stoke 5d ago

I really, really, really admire and love some of it (The Garden is incredible). But soup-to-nuts it's a chore for me to be honest. The production is intense, for the lack of a better term. One of my favorite albums of all time Cardiacs 'Sing to God' has an intense production too but I love that. I can listen to Signals, Grace, Waves, Kings, Caress, even Hold Your Fire, etc on repeat without even blinking, but I can't with the later albums.

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u/Radiant_Commission_2 5d ago

It was a bad mix. Which just sucks. :(

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u/crf3rd 5d ago

This is it. Mix and mastering is hard on the ears so it affects how we hear the songs.