# RUSH Madness - Opening Round **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 22, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362 "2008-03-22T19:28:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/1 "2008-03-22T19:28:46Z")
The current music madness threads seem to be fairly popular, so I thought I would give it a go with Rush. I’ve started with 64 of their songs, broken down into 4 brackets. Brackets 1 and 4 will eventually match up, as will 2 and 3, then the ultimate champion will be decided. I broke it down by era, and tried to match up similar style songs when I could. With each matchup, just vote for the one you personally like best. I will total up all the votes and the winners will go on to the next round. This round will conclude at 11:00 PM Tuesday March 25th, or sooner if voting slows too much. Now for the songs: **Bracket 1 - "Panacea"** 1. 2112 vs. 2. Cygnus X-1, Book One: The Voyage 3. A Farewell to Kings vs. 4. Anthem 5. A Passage to Bangkok vs. 6. The Twilight Zone 7. Xanadu vs. 8. The Fountain of Lamneth 9. Working Man vs. 10. In The End 11. Closer to The Heart vs. 12. Rivendell 13. Bastille Day vs. 14. Something for Nothing 15. Fly By Night vs. 16. Lakeside Park **Bracket 2 - "Hyperspace"** 17. Tom Sawyer vs. 18. Vital Signs 19. Circumstances vs. 20. Entre Nous 21. YYZ vs. 22. La Villa Strangiato 23. Natural Science vs. 24. Cygnus X-1, Book Two: Hemispheres 25. Limelight vs. 26. Freewill 27. Red Barchetta vs. 28. Jacob’s Ladder 29. The Trees vs. 30. Witch Hunt 31. The Spirit of Radio vs. 32. The Camera Eye **Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1** 33. Subdivisions vs. 34. Manhattan Project 35. The Enemy Within vs. 36. The Weapon 37. Analog Kid vs. 38. Digital Man 39. Force Ten vs. 40. Red Sector A 41. Between the Wheels vs. 42. The Big Money 43. Distant Early Warning vs. 44. Countdown 45. Time Stand Still vs. 46. The Body Electric 47. New World Man vs. 48. Mission **Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow** 49. Dreamline vs. 50. The Main Monkey Business 51. The Pass vs. 52. Ghost Rider 53. Far Cry vs. 54. Chain Lightning 55. Show Don’t Tell vs. 56. Secret Touch 57. One Little Victiry vs. 58. Driven 59. Test for Echo vs. 60. Spindrift 61. Roll the Bones vs. 62. Stick It Out 63. Animate vs. 64. Half the World ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/2 "2008-03-24T00:25:36Z")
Finally! One I want to play! Although I cannot BELIEVE you didn’t put ‘Turn the Page’ on there! Bracket 1 - “Panacea” 1. 2112 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. A Passage to Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. In The End 6. Closer to The Heart 7. Bastille Day 8. Lakeside Park Bracket 2 - “Hyperspace” 9. Tom Sawyer 10. Entre Nous 11. La Villa Strangiato 12. Natural Science vs. 13. Freewill 14. Red Barchetta 15. Witch Hunt 16. The Spirit of Radio Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 1. Subdivisions 2. The Weapon 3. Digital Man 4. Force Ten 5. The Big Money 6. Countdown 7. Time Stand Still 8. New World Man Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow 1. Dreamline 2. The Pass 3. Far Cry 4. Show Don’t Tell 5. Driven 6. Test for Echo 7. Roll the Bones 8. Animate ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/3 "2008-03-24T00:48:13Z")
Bracket 1 1. 2112 2. Anthem 3. A Passage to Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. Working Man 6. Closer to The Heart 7. Something for Nothing 8. Fly By Night Bracket 2 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Circumstances 3. YYZ 4. Natural Science v 5. Freewill 6. Red Barchetta 7. Witch Hunt 8. The Spirit of Radio Bracket 3 1. Subdivisions 2. The Enemy Within 3. Digital Man 4. Force Ten 5. Between the Wheels 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Time Stand Still 8. New World Man Bracket 4 1. Dreamline 2. Ghost Rider 3. Far Cry 4. Secret Touch 5. Driven 6. Test for Echo 7. Roll the Bones 8. Animate ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/4 "2008-03-24T01:29:04Z")
Bracket 1 1. 2112 2. Anthem 3. A Passage To Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. Working Man 6. Closer To The Heart 7. Bastille Day 8. Fly By Night Bracket 2 16. Vital Signs 8. Circumstances 12. La Villa Strangiato 4. Natural Science 11. Freewill 3. Red Barchetta 10. Witch Hunt 2. The Spirit of Radio Bracket 3 1. Subdivisions 2. The Enemy Within 3. Analog Kid 4. Force Ten 5. The Big Money 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Time Stand Still 8. New World Man I’m skipping bracket 4 because I don’t know the songs well enough. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/5 "2008-03-24T01:36:31Z")
Bracket 1 - “Panacea” 1. 2112 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. A Passage to Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. Working Man 6. Closer to The Heart 7. Fly By Night Bracket 2 - “Hyperspace” 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Entre Nous 3. La Villa Strangiato . . . 4. Freewill 5. Red Barchetta 6. The Spirit of Radio Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 1. Subdivisions . . . 2. Analog Kid 3. Red Sector A 4. The Big Money 5. Distant Early Warning 6. Time Stand Still 7. New World Man Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow Not as familiar with their newer stuff. 4. Show Don’t Tell 7. Roll the Bones [one of their best songs ever, though] ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/6 "2008-03-24T18:21:17Z")
I own(ed) every Rush album up until “Signals” but there is a huge gap from there to “Snakes and Arrows”. I’d have to pass on about half of bracket 3 and all of bracket 4! Maybe I’ll check back in for one of the later rounds. (Maybe I should go stock up on some later Rush!) ---
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/7 "2008-03-24T18:35:24Z")
Great seeding! I’ve got a couple of upsets here. YYZ vs. La Villa? You’re killing me! I also loved the Analog kid vs. Digital Man. My shocker is Spirit of the Radio getting bounced by 15 seed Camera Eye. Camera Eye just had the game of it’s life, and I love that freakin’ song. **Bracket 1 - "Panacea"** 1. 2112 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. A Passage to Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. Working Man 6. Closer to The Heart 7. Bastille Day 8. Fly By Night **Bracket 2 - "Hyperspace"** 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Entre Nous 3. La Villa Strangiato 4. Natural Science 5. Freewill 6. Red Barchetta 7. Witch Hunt 8. The Camera Eye **Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1** 1. Subdivisions 2. The Enemy Within 3. Analog Kid 4. Red Sector A 5. The Big Money 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Time Stand Still 8. New World Man B **racket 4 - Ebb and Flow** 1. Dreamline 2. The Pass 3. Far Cry 4. Show Don’t Tell 5. Driven 6. Test for Echo 7. Roll the Bones 8. Animate ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/8 "2008-03-24T20:12:09Z")
Afraid I’m going to have a lot of passes **Bracket 1 - "Panacea"** 1. 2112 2. The Twilight Zone 3. Working Man 4. Rivendell 5. Something for Nothing 6. Fly By Night **Bracket 2 - "Hyperspace"** 7. Tom Sawyer 8. YYZ vs. 9. Limelight 10. Red Barchetta 11. Witch Hunt 12. The Spirit of Radio **Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1** **Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow** 3. Test for Echo 15. Half the World ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/9 "2008-03-25T00:40:58Z")
**Bracket 1 - "Panacea"** 1. 2112 2. Anthem 3. A Passage to Bangkok 4. Xanadu 5. Working Man 6. Closer to The Heart 7. Bastille Day 8. Lakeside Park **Bracket 2 - "Hyperspace"** 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Entre Nous 3. La Villa Strangiato 4. Natural Science 5. Limelight vs. 6. Red Barchetta 7. Witch Hunt 8. The Spirit of Radio **Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1** Not familiar with this era of the band at all… **Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow** 1. Test for Echo vs. 2. Roll the Bones vs. 3. Animate vs. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/10 "2008-03-26T02:05:06Z")
I’m going to go ahead and close this and tabulate the results. Not exactly the number of responses I was hoping for, but whatareyagonnado. I’ll start round two shortly. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-madness-opening-round/442362/11 "2008-03-26T02:23:48Z")
Scores: **Bracket 1 - "Panacea"** 1. 2112 7 2. Cygnus X-1, Book One: The Voyage 0 3. A Farewell to Kings 3 4. Anthem 3 5. A Passage to Bangkok 6 6. The Twilight Zone1 7. Xanadu 6 8. The Fountain of Lamneth 0 9. Working Man 6 10. In The End 1 11. Closer to The Heart 6 12. Rivendell 1 13. Bastille Day 4 14. Something for Nothing 2 15. Fly By Night 5 16. Lakeside Park 2 **Bracket 2 - "Hyperspace"** 17. Tom Sawyer 6 18. Vital Signs 1 19. Circumstances 2 20. Entre Nous 4 21. YYZ 2 22. La Villa Strangiato 5 23. Natural Science 5 24. Cygnus X-1, Book Two: Hemispheres 0 25. Limelight 2 26. Freewill 5 27. Red Barchetta 7 28. Jacob’s Ladder 0 29. The Trees 0 30. Witch Hunt 6 31. The Spirit of Radio 6 32. The Camera Eye 1 **Bracket 3 - 1-0-0-1-0-0-1** 33. Subdivisions 5 34. Manhattan Project 0 35. The Enemy Within 3 36. The Weapon 1 37. Analog Kid 3 38. Digital Man 2 39. Force Ten 3 40. Red Sector A 2 41. Between the Wheels 1 42. The Big Money 4 43. Distant Early Warning 4 44. Countdown 1 45. Time Stand Still 5 46. The Body Electric 0 47. New World Man 5 48. Mission 0 **Bracket 4 - Ebb and Flow** 49. Dreamline 3 50. The Main Monkey Business 0 51. The Pass 2 52. Ghost Rider 1 53. Far Cry 3 54. Chain Lightning 0 55. Show Don’t Tell 3 56. Secret Touch 1 57. One Little Victory 0 58. Driven 3 59. Test for Echo 5 60. Spindrift 0 61. Roll the Bones 5 62. Stick It Out 0 63. Animate 4 64. Half the World 1 Round two will begin shortly.