Rush are one of the few Prog bands I like and I've been a big fan since the first time I heard them. I was making out with my first girlfriend at a mate's house and side two of FTK was on the turntable. Not your usual "make out" music I grant you but my love affair with Rush lasted a hell of a lot longer than with the girl.
Saying that, I haven't liked an album since Counterparts, and haven't liked many songs. they sound too samey to me and lack structure to the melodies. they sound to me like Geddy has come up with the vocal melodies whilst reading through the lyrics for the first time. I know they always wrote the music first and fit the lyrics around it, but in the last few albums (over twenty years) it actually sounds like it.
I know I'm in the minority here.
2112, FTK, PWaves, MP, GuP, PW, HYF, RTB, C, all classics.
The first side of Hemispheres does nothing for me. Again I'm in a minority.