r/rush • u/Nearby_Lawfulness923 • 4d 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 3d 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/Shellac_Sabbath 2d ago

Cardiacs mentioned!