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    Posted: September 29 2016 at 06:53
My list would go:
1.HEMISPHERES
2.Permanent Waves 
3.A Farewell to Kings
4.Moving Pictures(for which I always find that is the much more praised album than it deserves)
5.2112. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 07:58
1. RUSH
2. Caress
3. Perm Waves
4. Moving Pics
5. Fly By Night
HM. 2112 and Grace Under Pressure

Some may scoff at this but my use for Rush at this point is not "proggiest" but "asskickness".  These are the albums that most kick mine. It's also a snapshot only as I find the order of these changes over time.  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 08:15
I am including a live album because I am not much into live albums, but I listen to Exit...Stage Left as much as any studio album.  If I remove the live album, I would add either Caress of Steel, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, or Grace Under Pressure.

1) Hemispheres
2) A Farewell to Kings
3) Exit...Stage Left
4) 2112
5) Fly by Night
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 08:26
Not in any order...
A Farewell To Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
2112
Caress of Steel
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 08:47
At this point, after being a Rush fan for 35+ years, any top 5 list (I'm gonna do a top 7 list because I can't stop at 5) for me has to be made up of what I still listen to on a consistent basis. Certain records like 2112, Fly By Night, and Roll The Bones, just to name a few, don't get that much play anymore. The following ones do and represent my favorite Rush albums. These are the discs that I will spin and listen to in their entirety.

1 - Hemispheres
2 - A Farewell To Kings
3 - Power Windows
4 - Caress Of Steel
5 - Permanent Waves
6 - Hold Your Fire
7 - Presto

After that comes albums that I still listen to fairly often but usually skip certain songs. 

Moving Pictures
Signals
Test For Echo
Counterparts


All the other studio albums fall into the "only listen to them when the mood strikes me" category
I rarely listen to the live albums. 




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 10:09
Moving Pictures
Permanent Waves
Hemispheres 
2112
A Farewell to Kings




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 10:23
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures
Hemispheres
Grace Under Pressure
Signals
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 11:14
2112
All The World's A Stage
Fly By Night
A Farewell To Kings
Rush
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 11:33
Snakes and Arrows
Signals
Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
Counterparts
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 11:44
Maybe it's just the timing, since Signals came out at the time I was reaching the right age to be able to appreciate it. But that album has always been one of my favorites. I also kinda like Vapor Trails.

Other than that, I guess it would be usual suspects.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 12:10
1. Moving Pictures
2. Hemispheres
3. Signals
4. Permanent Waves
5. Caress of Steel
 
This ranking may be subject to minor changes.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 12:28
Moving Pictures
Permemant Waves
Hemispheres
Grace under pressure
Exit stage..left


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 13:25
1. Hemispheres
2. A Farewell to Kings
3 Grace Under Pressure
4. Signals
5. Caress of Steel
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 13:28
Originally posted by javajeff javajeff wrote:

I am including a live album because I am not much into live albums, but I listen to Exit...Stage Left as much as any studio album.

I'm with you on Exit...Stage Left. One of my first Rush albums and still one of my faves just for the sheer variety of tunes and the extra emotional punch the group tends to deliver in a live setting.

My top-5 albums...

1. Exit...Stage Left
2. Permanent Waves
3. Moving Pictures
4. Grace Under Pressure
5. 2112

I think the group peaked in terms of whole-album composition with Permanent Waves but virtually every album has its charms.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 13:42
2112
Fly By Night
A Farewell to Kings
Rush
Caress of Steel
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 20:16
Hemispheres
Caress of Steel
Moving Pictures
Signals
Permanent Waves
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 20:30
Caress of Steel
A Farewell to Kings
Permanent Waves
Vapor Trails
Moving Pictures


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2016 at 22:56
This is tough. I am an unapologetic Rush freak and I love just about all of their albums.
Here’s my list today. Maybe tomorrow it’ll be different. I’ll leave out their amazing live albums.

1. Hemispheres
2. Grace Under Pressure
3. Permanent Waves
3. Moving Pictures
4. 2112
5. Fly By Night

Honorable mentions that may replace any of these on any given day:

A Farewell To Kings
Power Windows
Caress Of Steel
Signals
Clockwork Angels
Counterparts
Snakes And Arrows
Vapor Trails
Rush



Edited by ster - September 29 2016 at 23:02
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2016 at 10:12
Hold Your Fire
Presto
Test For Echo
Roll the Bones
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2016 at 10:18
Moving Pictures
A Farewell to Kings
2112
Permanent Waves
Signals
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