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Of the albums I know well enough to rank:

1. _Moving Pictures_
1. _Permanent Waves_
1. _Hemispheres_

4. _Signals_
4. _A Farewell to Kings_

6. _2112_

7. _Grace Under Pressure_
7. _Caress of Steel_
7. _Fly by Night_

10. _Rush_
11. _Power Windows_

Those first three are interchangeable.  Same with the next two.
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Originally posted by Enigmaticus Rex Enigmaticus Rex wrote:

My choice of Rush albums is almost the polar opposite of yours. Here is my list of favorite Rush studio recordings from least favorite to favorite:

19. Rush
18. Fly By Night
17. 2112
16. Caress Of Steel
15. Grace Under Pressure
14. Vapor Trails
13. A Farewell To Kings
12. Counterparts
11. Hold Your Fire
10. Test For Echo
09. Hemispheres
08. Snakes & Arrows
07. Signals
06. Permanent Waves
05. Moving Pictures
04. Clockwork Angels
03. Power Windows
02. Presto
01. Roll The Bones

I'm intrigued (or perhaps it's horrified) by a list that has Roll The Bones as the favorite and Farewell To Kings at 13. Wow! 
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Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

Originally posted by Enigmaticus Rex Enigmaticus Rex wrote:

My choice of Rush albums is almost the polar opposite of yours. Here is my list of favorite Rush studio recordings from least favorite to favorite:

19. Rush
18. Fly By Night
17. 2112
16. Caress Of Steel
15. Grace Under Pressure
14. Vapor Trails
13. A Farewell To Kings
12. Counterparts
11. Hold Your Fire
10. Test For Echo
09. Hemispheres
08. Snakes & Arrows
07. Signals
06. Permanent Waves
05. Moving Pictures
04. Clockwork Angels
03. Power Windows
02. Presto
01. Roll The Bones

I'm intrigued (or perhaps it's horrified) by a list that has Roll The Bones as the favorite and Farewell To Kings at 13. Wow! 

Both spots are a great topic as to why.......But I can see how someone might rate Roll the Bones fairly high. That is a sleeper album, if you sit and listen to that album it is excellent. For me it would never rank higher than AFTK, but I can see it rather high on my list.
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1. A Farewell To Kings
2. Hemispheres
3. Permanent Waves
4. 2112
5. Signals
6. Moving Pictures

After that...it really doesn't matter. They all smash together into a bland uninteresting mass for me.

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PEAK RUSH
 1. A Farewell To Kings
2. Hemispheres
3. 2112
4. Permanent Waves
5. Moving Pictures 

DECENT RUSH
6. Caress Of Steel
7. Fly By Night
8. Signals
9. Rush
10. Power Windows
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Clockwork Angels

MEH RUSH
13. Counterparts
14. Hold Your Fire
15. Snakes & Arrows
16. Presto
17. Test For Echo
18. Roll The Bones
19. Vapor Trails

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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

But I can see how someone might rate Roll the Bones fairly high. That is a sleeper album, if you sit and listen to that album it is excellent. 

I have, since it was released in fact. My opinion of it has only gone down over the last couple decades. Dreamline is great and a couple other songs are okay but overall "sleeper" is a  great description of what it does to me when I spin it. 


Edited by Jeffro - July 16 2019 at 07:26
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Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

But I can see how someone might rate Roll the Bones fairly high. That is a sleeper album, if you sit and listen to that album it is excellent. 

I have and since it was released. My opinion of it has only gone down over the last couple decades. Dreamline is great and a couple other songs are okay but overall "sleeper" is a  great description of what it does to me when I spin it. 
Well I really enjoy RTB, Ghost Of A Chance is an excellent song.....the last song is a dud.
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Superior:
A Farewell To Kings
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures
Signals
2112

Great:
Clockwork Angels
Hemispheres
Power Windows
Caress Of Steel
Grace Under Pressure

Good:
Presto
Fly By Night
Hold Your Fire
Rush
Vapor Trails

Passable:
Snakes And Arrows
Test For Echo
Counterparts

Runt:
Roll The Bones


Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
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