Top 5 Rush Albums
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Topic: Top 5 Rush Albums
Posted By: 2112R
Subject: Top 5 Rush Albums
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:03
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In name of Rush's great introduction to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in Canada I believe it's top to name your top 5 fav's
1) 2112
2) Hemispheres
3) Signals
4) A Farewell to Kings
5) Permanent Waves
(Moving Pictures is easily tied for 5 but personally I feel as if the album is too commerical... oh well) ------------- "All (the naked man) means is the abstract man against the masses. The red star symbolizes any collectivist mentality." - Neil Peart |
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:30
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Beginning with number five: 5. Presto OR Counterparts (really tough choice) 4. Test for Echo  (that's right)3. Permanent Waves 2. Hemispheres 1. Vapor Trails (that's right)
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:34
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1. Caress of Steel
2. Fly By Night
3. 2112
4. A Farewell to Kings
5. Rush
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Posted By: InfiniteWake
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:38
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1. 2112 2. Fly By Night 3. Hemispheres 4. Permanent Waves 5. Signals |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:46
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Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Signals A Farewell To Kings |
Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 20:58
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1. Hemispheres
2. A Farewell to Kings
3. Permanent Waves
4. Moving Pictures
5. Caress of Steel
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Posted By: The Coastliner
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 22:11
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Been listening to a ton of Rush lately, so this is pretty good timing. What I find I'm really admiring is the complexity they put into their 80s/synthesizer/"commercial" period. There are a ton of little things to find if you're looking for them. They are one of the few bands who moved towards synth-sounds and tighter/shorter songs that did so without losing anything. 1) Grace Under Pressure 2) Permanent Waves 3) A Farewell to Kings 4) 2112 (Didn't realize this until recently, but side 2 of this kicks ass! "The Twilight Zone", "A Passage to Bangkok"!) 5) Moving Pictures
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 22:13
Secret Touch and Earthshine are the beast!!!!!
Oh...and I doubt I could be happy with a top 5...With 35 yrs of music tough poll for me.... -------------   
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Epignosis wrote:Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 22:14
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1) Hemispheres 2) A Farewell To Kings 3) Moving Pictures 4) 2112 5) Caress of Steel ------------- 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 22:17
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In no order Moving Pictures Signals Grace Under Pressure Fly By Night Hemispheres ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 23:01
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Moving Pictures Permanent Waves Hemispheres A Farewell to Kings 2112 ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 23:05
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This is insane. If a madman pointed a gun at my hand and asked me what my top five favorite Rush albums were, I'd f***ing die. ... Still...here's my attempt at a top eight (four? depends on how you look at it).... 1. Moving Pictures 1. Hemispheres 2. Fly By Night 2. Permanent Waves 2. 2112 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. Signals 4. Presto ------------- 
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 23:22
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1. Moving Pictures
2. A Farewell to Kings
3. Hemispheres
4. Permanent Waves
5. 2112/Grace Under Pressure/Caress of Steel
May vary depending on the day of the week. Actually it strikes me as a rather uninteresting assortment ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 02:54
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1-A Farewell To Kings
2-Moving Pictures
3-2112
4-Permanent Waves
5-Counterparts
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 03:13
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Right here...right now...
Counterparts
Signals
Power Windows
Hemispheres
Roll The Bones ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 04:53
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1. A Farewell To Kings 2. Permanent Waves 3. Moving Pictures 4. Grace Under Pressure 5. 2112 |
Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 05:07
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A tough one, it depends on what mood I am. But for now lets go with this 1. A Farewell To Kings 2. Hemispheres 3. Moving Pictures 4. Caress Of steel 5. Counterparts ------------- 
Last.fm: TursakeX RYM: Tursake |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 06:18
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1 - Moving Pictures
2 - Hemispheres 3 - Permenant Waves 4 - Caress of Steel 5 - A Farewell to Kings ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Johnnytuba
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 08:36
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1. Hemispheres 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. Signals 4. Grace Under Pressure 5. Moving Pictures ------------- "The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow. Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go. |
Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 08:57
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not in order: Hemishpheres Moving Pictures A Farewell to Kings Permanent Waves Couterparts |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 09:11
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A Farewell to Kings -> Signals, in no particular order. |
Posted By: Erik Scholten
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 09:25
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1. 2112
2. Hold Your Firs 3. Moving Pictures 4. A Farewell to Kings 5. Presto |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 09:30
Was that their Christmas album?  -------------
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Posted By: TheCrimsonIdol
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 10:19
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1. Fly by night 2. 2112 3. Presto 4. Moving Pictures 5. Roll the bones
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Posted By: Crimson Animals
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 13:12
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1. Moving Pictures 2. 2112 3. Exit Stage Left (are live albums included) 4. Hemispheres 5. Farewell to Kings ------------- 
Prog is the perfection of music. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 13:47
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1. Moving Pictures ( there´s no compition IMO)
2. Power Windows
3. Permanent Waves
4. Hemispheres 5. A Farewell to Kings ------------- http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - Metal Music Archives https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 13:54
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Well the ones I listen to are:
A Farewell to Kings
2112
Moving Pictures
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 13:58
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Hemispheres
A Farewell to Kings
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures
2112 ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:08
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Permanent Waves Grace Under Pressure Fly By Night Counterparts Snakes & Arrows |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:00
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Grace under Pressure Moving Pictures Presto Signals A Farewell to Kings Love them to pieces, but I really am not impressed with the latest. I think the hype got the better of all concerned, in that it was puffed up to be the greatest thing they had done for many years. It wasn't. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 16:04
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1. A Farewell to Kings
2. Moving Pictures
3. 2112
4. Fly by Night
5. Signals ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: XunknownX
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 21:51
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Moving Pictures
A Farewell To Kings
Signals
2112
Permanent Waves
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 21:56
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I think it's interesting that almost everyone has Permanent Waves in their top five. I've never understood that album. I like the Spirit of Radio and Freewill is okay, but Natural Science and Jacob's Ladder never clicked with me.
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Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 22:45
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Aww Man . . . I'm not going to get into a argument because of what I pick . . . right?  Wait . . . is Rush prog? Ooops, sorry. No order: 1. Hemispheres (Pick a song!) 2. Moving Pictures (Camera Eye and Witch Hunt . . . "sayin' ") 3. Grace Under Pressure (great Tone on Alex's Guitar!) 4. Presto (The "snap" of Pearts Snare, awesome!) 5. Permanent Waves (The Guitar solo in Freewill, songs Jacobs Ladder and Natural Science  I have to say at 18 years old when I got it in 1981- those were the 2 songs that floored me). After living with all their records for soo long, I STILL notice new sounds from Geds Bass playing that I didnt notice before. Hell, this list will change every week! I can find great songs on every album  !6. Signals 7. Counterparts are honourable mentions! (yes I cheated). ------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |
Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 22:50
My list was a hard one but Mr. . . . I like your style (feels like a Mentos moment!)MENTOS . . . THE FRESH MAK'AH!  ------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |
Posted By: slickcoaster
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 06:30
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Hemespheres
2112
Permanent Waves
A Farwell to Kings
Grace Under Pressure
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Posted By: arcane-beautiful
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 07:13
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1.Hemispheres
2. A Farewell To Kings
3. 2112
4. Caress Of Steel
5. Permenant Waves
yep, that seems right
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Posted By: skorziks
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 10:28
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1, Hemispheres 2. A Farewell to Kings 3. 2112 4. Caress of Steel 5. Permanent Waves ------------- The ice cream lady wet her drawers to see you in the passion play. |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 14:41
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1. Permanent Waves 2. Moving Pictures 3. A Farewell To Kings 4. 2112 5. Hemispheres ------------- 
In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 24 2010 at 16:23
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Moving Pictures
Permanent Waves
Counterparts
Signals
A Farewell To KIngs
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Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: March 24 2010 at 22:28
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AFTK
Signals
Grace Under Pressure
Snakes & Arrows
Moving Pictures
very tough to decide! all Rush kicks ass
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Posted By: progmetalsteve
Date Posted: April 01 2010 at 16:39
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1. Moving Pictures 2. Counterparts 3. Roll The Bones 4. Power Windows 5. Hold Your Fire |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 13:00
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1. Moving Pictures
2. Signals
3. Grace Under Pressure
4. Permanent Waves
5. Hold Your Fire ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: April 02 2010 at 14:36
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA#t=00m05s - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA#t=00m05s This is hard list indeed... 1. Hold Your Fire 2.Power Windows 3.Grace Under Pressure 4.Presto 5.Test for Echo Rush is responsible for introducing me to prog. I know their entire discography, and the 80's Rush just appeals more to me, I like the way the band matured and defined their own style. Hard to leave out epics like AFTK, Hemispheres and the entire Caress of Steel album tho. |
Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: April 03 2010 at 01:35
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I'm gonna get some flack for the number one, but hell it got me into them and is completely solid all the way through. 1. Moving Pictures 2. 2112 3. A Farewell to Kings 4. Hemispheres 5. Caress of Steel ------------- " Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds." - FDR |
Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: April 03 2010 at 04:26
One of many reasons that the 80's had some very cool music (there was a time for us old farts that they would say the 70's were a bad time for music, yeah right!).
Hmmm.... Tracks: Side A (as on LP) 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Red Barchetta 3. YYZ 4. Limelight Side B 5. Camera Eye 6. Witch Hunt 7. Vital Signs uh. . . whats not to like  (And I wrote those tracks from memory).The "Mood" of the Cover and inner Pics reflect the whole tone of the Album, dark, brooding, musical and as its "analogies", brilliant. The music is a Soundtrack for the "movies" that play in my head whenever I listen to this great Album .  ------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 03 2010 at 07:32
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This is killing me...
1 A farewell to Kings
2 Caress of Steel/ Hemispheres
3 Different Stages (just so I have 3 live CDs)
4 2112
5 Moving Pictures
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Posted By: Mladen_Serbia
Date Posted: April 03 2010 at 11:50
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1. 2112 2. Permanent waves 3. Moving pictures 4. Power windows 5. Signals |
Posted By: steve j
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 14:44
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in no particular order: -
Hold Your Fire
Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
A Farewell to Kings
Grace Under Pressure
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Posted By: JEL2112
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 18:47
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Mine:
2112
Moving Pictures
Snakes and Arrows
Vapor Trails
Hold Your Fire ------------- "Hell all of them" Neil Peart |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 19:05
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hmmm... AFtK Signals Caress of Steel Moving Pictures Fly by Night ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 19:25
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1- Hemispheres
2- AFTK
3-Moving Pictures
4-Permanent Waves
5-Power Windows ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: orlandodx7
Date Posted: April 06 2010 at 22:37
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I will go with this: 1. A Farewell To Kings 2. Hemispheres 3. Signals 4. 2112 5. Permanent Waves http://24.otavo.tv/ - 24 Episode , http://30rock.otavo.tv/ - 30 Rock Episode |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: April 07 2010 at 21:58
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1. Signals 2. Moving Pictures 3. Counterparts 4. Power Windows 5. Hemispheres |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 07 2010 at 22:10
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I'm not even convinced Rush has 5 good albums 1. Permanent Waves 2. Hemispheres that's all I got |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: April 07 2010 at 22:16
how many albums of Rush have you heard? |
Posted By: esky
Date Posted: April 08 2010 at 09:20
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A Farewell to KIngs; Hemispheres; Grace Under Pressure; Signals; Moving Pictures |
Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: April 08 2010 at 13:21
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For all you Moving Pictures Fans http://email.rush.net/tour/ - http://email.rush.net/tour/ . . . oh my God! Happy as any Rush Fan can be! ------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 08 2010 at 16:38
Most of them |
Posted By: BlindGuard
Date Posted: April 09 2010 at 15:22
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1. Every 2. Rush 3. Album 4. Is 5. Amazing. you can't really make a top 5 rush albums :\
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