POWER WINDOWS

Power Windows is in my mind one of Rush's best albums, and therefore an essential part of anyone's collection. I base this opinion mainly on the following points: 1) The incredibly crisp and clear sound - great production, Peter! 2) The songs The Big Money, Marathon and Middletown Dreams are on it; 3) It was my first Rush album. As indicated, the opinion is largely subjective - as I guess all reviews to a large extent have to be. Based on this notion, I for one tend to enjoy reading other reviewers list of favorite Rush albums. Often, these rankings indicate a relationship between similar "types" of Rush-albums. Sometimes the types are grouped within a defined timespan, but not always. My own list of favorite Rush-albums is an exception to this rule, as the albums on it span different timeperiods, styles and focus from the band. I'll leave it up to you to judge wheter or not you agree with the following ranking of my favorites: 1) Moving Pictures 2) Power Windows 3) Fly By Night 4) Test For Echo 5) 2112 6) Hold Your Fire 7) Permanent Waves 8) Hemispheres 9) Grace Under Pressure 10) Roll The Bones