Whomever has the biggest, baddest system on the 'Gon needs to invite us Rush fans over and blast 'YYZ' from Moving Pictures :-) |
Back when I WAS a RUSH fan... it's been about 25 years... I don't now what it was exactly, they seemed so sophmoric and too humanistic for me. But I have to agree with the consenus on Farewell to Kings. I saw them on tour for that album, fall of 1977. Blew me away... but easily impressed at age 16. Unfortunately there were no good pressings of that recording.. it sounded distorted, noisy, rough. Maybe a Canadian import would have sounded better?
Also always liked "Trees" from Hemispheres. |
I loved this band. I first heard them when someones mom sent one of my summer camp bunkmates 2112 on eight track. I saw them the first time at the Palladium in New York City on the Permanent Waves tour. I had a painted Rush denim jacket in my teens, it was the Hemispheres album cover. Sadly, I gave it to my girlfriend at her sweet 16 party. I never saw her or the jacket again. Anyway...
It is obvious that the greatest Rush album is Farwell to Kings. There is no other choice. Although it had a number of commercial hits I would put Moving Pictures second on my list. Third would be Hemispheres.
My favorite Rush single is Subdivisions. Not there best song by a long shot, but it brings such memories to me that it stands out.
I recently saw Rush at Madison Square Garden and I saw all the other Rush freaks from High School, but they looked so old. I think that the youngest person there was collecting Social Security. They were very good, but a little too polished. |
Movig pictures without a doubt! |
Exit...Stage Left, is the BEST LIVE album.
Moving pictures is the BEST STUDIO album. |
oh, i was going to say, i'm an old rush head too, since about 1980. |
yeah, i agree anything before signals, i just started breaking out some of my old rush albums, i had forgotten how powerful that music is, permanent waves is one of my favorites, but i think all time fave is Hemispheres, with Moving Pictures a close second. But i like them all for differents reasons. this is an awesome thread, thanks for posting. btw, i just bought the live dvd, rush in rio, it is freaking ammazing, almost like being at a rush concert. |
Huge Rush fan here. I Can't just say 1. I'd rate 2112, Moving Pictures, Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres as my favorites. I saw them last year on their 30th anniversary tour. Totally blew me away. They were better than when I'd seen them 20 years ago!
I'm very envious of you Mofimadness. I've seen tour pictures of the Ampitheater show in Denver. Just an awesome place to see a show. |
Having said that my favourite album is "Farewell to Kings" I think my favourite single track would be "Spirit of Radio". A totally infectious rhythm with fantastic lyrics. |
I would have a tought time with three of them...
Fly by Night was the first Rush album I ever heard, and it is great, but I also love
Hemispheres and the self titled Rush.
If I was pushed to rate them, Fly By Night would get my first vote, for me, Movng
pictures was their first lame album, and everything after was less interesting to
me... |
For me it would be Fly By Night or Farewell To Kings. |
I saw them last summer at Fiddler's Green, (now called Coors Ampitheatre) in Denver, excellent show. My favorite album is 2112 :-) |
how can you best "moving pictures"? |
Readster, I grew up in the late 70s listening to my older brothers Rush albums. My first Rush album purchase was Exit Stage Left. Since then I have recently been collecting used Rush recordings on vinyl. Whatever I can get my hands on. A regular Sat afternoon ritual of mine includes a sound check with the self titled album RUSH, In the Mood.
I believe Alex Lifeson is one of Canada's most under rated guitarists. |
It's a toss-up between "Signals" and "Moving Pictures". |
Anything before "Signals"...... |
I still prefer "A Farewell to Kings." It's the one I go back to most often, but it's been a while. I saw them touring in 1978, or was it 1979? |
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Anything before "Signals"...... |
Definately
"All The World's a Stage" |
"A farewell to kings"
In general I prefer the earlier stuff. |
I've been a Rush fan since about 1978. My favorite album is Permanent Waves. |
Hard to pick one. 'Signals', I guess. Actually, I don't think of myself as a Rush fan, since I don't listen to them too much, anymore. Just coincidentally, though, I listened to 'Grace Under Pressure" last night. |
