10 Hated Rock Albums That Are A Lot Better Than You Remember

For many prog snobs, Rush tend to lose most of their goodwill once they reach the mid '80s. As opposed to the multi-layered rock epics you heard on their '70s output and the crossover brilliance of albums like Moving Pictures, there seemed to be no limit to what they could do. Once the keyboards started to creep in though, you start to notice a pretty severe drop-off of fans.

Though the massive solos may have taken a back seat for the most part, no one really brings up Grace Under Pressure nearly as much as they should. While you can tell that the power trio is toying with their sound from one track to the next, the melodic lines are still absolutely stellar against songs like Distant Early Warning and Kid Gloves. Compared to other Rush projects, this also has to be one of the greatest lyrical feats Neil Peart has ever pulled off.

Across every single track, Peart takes the time to dissect the sorrow that comes with losing a dear friend on Afterimage and even depicts the grim tale of someone surviving Nazi concentration camps on Red Sector A. Granted, the music might not sound as sorrowful as the lyrics, but that just makes you dig that much deeper into the inner workings of the song. Even though this is not a walk in the park for your average Rush fan, since when has anything Rush done ever been easy?