Daily Song Discussion #164: Caravan

This is the first track from Rush's nineteenth and final album, Clockwork Angels. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? What’s your favorite live performance of the song? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio version

Time Machine 2011

Clockwork Angels Tour

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

At the end of this discussion series, I will compile the results from each discussion and create a full discography ranking.

Rating Results

  1. Far Cry: 8.95/10
  2. The Main Monkey Business: 8.42/10
  3. Armor and Sword: 8.38/10
  4. Malignant Narcissism: 8.23/10
  5. Hope: 7.92/10
  6. Workin' Them Angels: 7.76/10
  7. The Way the Wind Blows: 7.73/10
  8. Faithless: 7.20/10
  9. We Hold On: 7.19/10
  10. Spindrift: 7.05/10
  11. The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum): 6.42/10
  12. Bravest Face: 5.78/10
  13. Good News First: 5.25/10