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ProgMetaller2112 
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 01:02 |
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Early Days:Rush, Fly By Night, Caress of Steel
Prog Metal Days:2112, A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres
Early to Mid 80's:Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals,Grace Under Pressure
Mid to Late 80's: Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, Presto
90's:Roll The Bones, Counterparts, Test For Echo
Modern Day:Vapor Trails, Snakes& Arrows, Clockwork Angels
Anyone have a favorite era
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 04:18 |
A Farewell to kings - Moving Pictures...  From your list early to mid 80's, I guess. Their career seemed to be played out in chapters. 2112 closed the first chapter and IIRC Moving Pictures closed the second, not counting the live albums that actually closed those chapters.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 09:59 |
 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Anyone have a favorite era
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No.......all of them, how dare you ask!
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 10:08 |
Catcher10 wrote:
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Anyone have a favorite era
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No.......all of them, how dare you ask!
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 12:56 |
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From A Farewell to Kings to Moving Pictures
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 13:39 |
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Early Days:Rush, Fly By Night, Caress of Steel, 4 stars
Prog Metal Days:2112, A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, 4.5 stars
Early to Mid 80's:Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals,Grace Under Pressure, 4.5
Mid to Late 80's: Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, Presto, 3.5 stars
90's:Roll The Bones, Counterparts, Test For Echo, 2.5 stars
Modern Day:Vapor Trails, Snakes& Arrows, Clockwork Angels, 4 stars
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 18:53 |
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Early to mid 80's
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 23:26 |
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My favorite Rush album is Presto. The album which I consider their best is Vapor Trails. Their longest string of masterpieces was Hemispheres to Moving Pictures, but the 80's were amazingly consistent. And their live performances are better now than they've ever been. All of these things make it practically impossible for me to pick one era. They're all so good!
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 14 2012 at 04:13 |
Ambient Hurricanes wrote:
My favorite Rush album is Presto. The album which I consider their best is Vapor Trails. Their longest string of masterpieces was Hemispheres to Moving Pictures, but the 80's were amazingly consistent. And their live performances are better now than they've ever been. All of these things make it practically impossible for me to pick one era. They're all so good!
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I know it's subjective, but to me it's frankly astonishing that anyone could consider Vapor Trails the best album they ever produced.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: December 14 2012 at 04:17 |
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"Prog Metal" days (2112. A Farewell, Hemispheres), but these albums aren't prog metal.
Edited by mister nobody - December 14 2012 at 04:18
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Posted: December 14 2012 at 05:52 |
Blacksword wrote:
Ambient Hurricanes wrote:
My favorite Rush album is Presto. The album which I consider their best is Vapor Trails. Their longest string of masterpieces was Hemispheres to Moving Pictures, but the 80's were amazingly consistent. And their live performances are better now than they've ever been. All of these things make it practically impossible for me to pick one era. They're all so good!
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I know it's subjective, but to me it's frankly astonishing that anyone could consider Vapor Trails the best album they ever produced. |
I'd have to agree, given the issues with the mastering as well. My favourite "era" is everything up to Permanent Waves, never been a big fan of Moving Pictures. (Sorry Andy).
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Posted: December 14 2012 at 06:03 |
chopper wrote:
My favourite "era" is everything up to Permanent Waves, never been a big fan of Moving Pictures.
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My opinion too.
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Posted: December 14 2012 at 06:18 |
mister nobody wrote:
"Prog Metal" days (2112. A Farewell, Hemispheres), but these albums aren't prog metal. |
2112 certainly is.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 10:54 |
Ambient Hurricanes wrote:
My favorite Rush album is Presto. The album which I consider their best is Vapor Trails. Their longest string of masterpieces was Hemispheres to Moving Pictures, but the 80's were amazingly consistent. And their live performances are better now than they've ever been. All of these things make it practically impossible for me to pick one era. They're all so good!
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I seldom see that kind of love for what is an underrated album in the Rush canon. Its mastering is quoted as being too "hot," but cranked up on a sound system there's nothing to stop anyone from rocking out to what is a fine roster of songs from start to finish. Neil's lyrics on VT are leagues ahead of what he penned on Presto through Test For Echo, apart from some songs on Counterparts and "Driven" from T4E. The vocal melodies are sterling and the guys are musically in terrific form.
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ProgMetaller2112
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 23:57 |
mister nobody wrote:
"Prog Metal" days (2112. A Farewell, Hemispheres), but these albums aren't prog metal. |
If there not Prog Metal what are they cuz to me this is "Prog Metal" everything else afterwards in Prog Metal was compared to this era
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Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
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"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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Posted: December 22 2012 at 20:42 |
Blacksword wrote:
A Farewell to kings - Moving Pictures... |
Agreed...
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Posted: December 23 2012 at 01:30 |
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Caress of Steel-Signals.
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I consider drone metal to be progressive...
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Posted: December 23 2012 at 03:17 |
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Prog Metal Days:2112, A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres
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these are my favourite three albums, not so crazy about the early 80's...
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Posted: December 23 2012 at 05:46 |
A Farewell To Kings to Moving Pictures, but I love many others as well.
Indeed you seem to have your "eras" shifted compared to the standard view of "4 studio albums = an era" (at least until Hold Your Fire)
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Posted: December 23 2012 at 16:40 |
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
mister nobody wrote:
"Prog Metal" days (2112. A Farewell, Hemispheres), but these albums aren't prog metal. |
If there not Prog Metal what are they cuz to me this is "Prog Metal" everything else afterwards in Prog Metal was compared to this era |
There is something between rock and metal. It's called hard rock. 
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