MOVING PICTURES

Very best from the very best! This is ablum was a milestone in music to me and I'm sure many others. Basically one of the very first prog albums I ever owned and still on the frequent/heavy rotation list for me.

Tom Sawyer- Best "basic" drum beat pattern of all time... you can recognize the sone from just a few beats. Everyone else is stellar. The sound production on this album is stellar too The lows are astounding...

Red Barchetta- Coolest thing ever done with harmonics yes I am aware that Steve Howe did something cool too , but not as cool as this! Bass line is memorable and complex when it needs to be.

YYZ-- The instrumental that slayed all other instrumentals! Every member of the band shows off their chops in ways that others still can't imitate! But yet it's not overly "showy" It has a wonderful groove to it, and kept them dancing in RIO throughout the entire song. That must have been coo for them. Anyway I digress....

Limelight-- A coo off time riff combined with stops in the right place and a great chorus, plus the guitar solo note that goes on FOREVER AND A DAY!

The Camera Eye-- The epic of the album. Very Ethereal at times but gets loud about the time you think it will get boring. Lyrics are my favorites on the album. Neil paints the word picture well with them. Cool guitar solo on this one too. Alex does a very good job over some weird changes/chords

Witch Hunt- Quite a mood evoking piece, to me it does the best jobe of "fear" of any of the other members of the Fear suite? I guess you would call it now. Teh lyrics again are very well done, and has one of my favorite Rush lines---"Those who know what's best for us. Must rise up and save us from ourselves..." masterful Vital Signs-- Police inspired ska feel done right, and tastefully....