Your favourite Rush albums?

Moving Pictures

This is the perfect storm album. As in they had perfected all aspects of their craft, including managing how they produced LP's. It's also the album I have listened to most, and as one fellow posted, it's a great demo LP for your system. In my mind, you could dial your system (gear choice) specifically to this album. You don't have the right system until this album sounds glorious. But I listen to classic rock mostly, so I'm a little biased.

2112 is creatively my favorite album. I think part of the reason for this, with me, is similar to your first kiss. I had their early albums, but this album was when my mind exploded and I thought these guys were one of the top bands in the world. Plus, the album creates a soundscape that is unique and timeless. All these years later, I can listen to this and the thought of how many decades have passed eludes me.

Still and always will be:
Moving Pictures2112Fly by NightHemispheresExit Stage LeftPermanent Waves
Amazing lyrics/stories sometimesand absolutely wonderful music !!!

Couple more thoughts...

"something for nothing" is probably my favorite song and I use it often to test equipment or just when I’m driving and the road opens up (I don’t think barchetta is a good driving song in spite of how they promote it). It’s also my ten year old daughter’s favorite Rush song.

To those who are sensitive and put off by the technical issues in the drum solo of "all the world’s a stage" album (tape head misalignment or defective tape?), I just got the recent special edition box set of "hemispheres" and it includes bonus tracks. Within these, there are selected tracks from another live concert in which Peart plays basically the same solo and it sounds very good and clear.

The best Rush albums are the ones left on the shelf.