Author Topic: Your 3 favourite Rush albums (Read 3627 times)

Ruba · « **on:** September 21, 2012, 12:30:37 AM »

So, I'm really starting to like Rush, and this seems a fun way to clarify, which albums should I pick next. I have currently heard 2112, Hemispheres and Permanent Waves and I'm going to listen to A Farewell to Kings and Moving Pictures very soon. But I want to know more.

Scrub206 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:34:45 AM »

1. Roll the Bones
2. Presto
3. Permanent Waves

.... Stop judging me.

Zydar · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:41:25 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. A Farewell To Kings
3. 2112

adace · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:49:05 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. Permanent Waves
3. A Farewell to Kings

yeshaberto · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:57:34 AM »

2112
Signals
Snakes and Arrows

Lowdz · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:05:23 AM »

Quote from: Scrub206 on September 21, 2012, 12:34:45 AM

1. Roll the Bones
2. Presto
3. Permanent Waves

.... Stop judging me.

To cut it to 3 was really hard. So many great albums to leave out. At least half of these albums aretop 50 of all time for me, and I LOVE RTB and PW an enjoy Presto, so no complaints from me.
Like Zydar went

AFTK
2112
MP

Zantera · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:09:35 AM »

1. Permanent Waves
2. A Farewell to Kings
3. Grace Under Pressure

Nekov · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:12:33 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. Power Windows
3. Permanent Waves

Cruithne · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:14:45 AM »

1. Grace Under Pressure.

It's taken a long while for it to bubble its way up to my top spot, but there's something about the cold production that combines so well with the songwriting that results in a really quite unique, oppressive feel to the record that really hits the spot for me. I still don't have a great deal of love for Red Lenses (at one time I thought it was hands down the worst Rush song), but the rest of the album is superb.

2. Moving Pictures.

Their most consistently good record. Not a weak song to be found.

3. A Farewell To Kings.

It's really the first Rush record that had a big impact on me as I was discovering them.

At different times I might've put Power Windows, Presto and Hemispheres in my top 3, but over time the aforementioned 3 are the ones whose appeal is such that I'm most likely to spontaneously listen to them.

Mladen · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:20:19 AM »

1. Permanent waves
2. Power windows
3. Grace under pressure

Yeah, I was surprised as well.

Nice favorites, Scrub206.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:25:49 AM »

1. Hemispheres
2. Permanent waves
3. 2112

Metro · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:29:28 AM »

1. Hemispheres
2. A Farewell to Kings
3. 2112

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:39:41 AM »

1. 2112
2. A Farewell To Kings
3. Hemispheres

BanksD · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2012, 05:05:09 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. Hold Your Fire
3. Clockwork Angels

theseoafs · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:02:50 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. Hemispheres
3. Permanent Waves

King Postwhore · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:16:58 AM »

1. Power Windows
2. Moving Pictures
3. Permanent Waves

wolfking · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:38:17 AM »

Counterparts
Roll the Bones
Grace Under Pressure

The Letter M · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:48:57 AM »

AFTK
PEW
POW

-Marc.

Nekov · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:51:25 AM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on September 21, 2012, 06:16:58 AM

1. Power Windows
2. Moving Pictures
3. Permanent Waves

Quote from: Nekov on September 21, 2012, 04:12:33 AM

1. Moving Pictures
2. Power Windows
3. Permanent Waves

They say great minds think alike

obscure · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2012, 07:05:10 AM »

Quote from: Zydar on September 21, 2012, 12:41:25 AM

1. Moving Pictures
2. A Farewell To Kings
3. 2112

King Postwhore · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2012, 08:36:54 AM »

Quote from: Nekov on September 21, 2012, 06:51:25 AM

Quote from: kingshmegland on September 21, 2012, 06:16:58 AM
1. Power Windows
2. Moving Pictures
3. Permanent Waves

Quote from: Nekov on September 21, 2012, 04:12:33 AM
1. Moving Pictures
2. Power Windows
3. Permanent Waves

They say great minds think alike

I almost quoted yours.

KevShmev · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2012, 08:45:19 AM »

Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures
2112 (by just a hair over Counterparts and Power Windows)

Jirpo · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2012, 08:47:07 AM »

Moving Pictures
A Farewell to Kings
Permanent Waves

Mosh · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:24:25 AM »

Moving Pictures
Permanent Waves
Hemispheres

jammindude · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:48:06 AM »

In order...

1. Hemispheres
2. Permanent Waves
3. Power Windows

Dimitrius · « **Reply #25 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:53:08 AM »

DAT Hemispheres - Permanent Waves - Moving Pictures

TAC · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:55:21 AM »

1. Moving Pictures
2. Hemispheres
3. 2112

Ryzee · « **Reply #27 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:59:21 AM »

This is tougher than I thought, but uhhh....

Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
Power Windows

Elite · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:02:58 AM »

1. A Farewell to Kings
2. Moving Pictures
3. Fly By Night (first vote, yay. though I suppose I shouldn't be too proud. Yes, I'm serious.)

Nekov · « **Reply #29 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:12:49 AM »

So much love for Permanent Waves!

I didn't think people liked that album so much

Zydar · « **Reply #30 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:14:57 AM »

I was considering having Permanent Waves on my Top 3 (Natural Science!), but I chose 2112 instead. Could have gone either way.

Elite · « **Reply #31 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:30:27 AM »

2112 is a 4th place for me. The title track is great, but the other tracks bring the total disc down for me.

jammindude · « **Reply #32 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:34:36 AM »

Quote from: Elite on September 21, 2012, 10:30:27 AM

2112 is a 4th place for me. The title track is great, but the other tracks bring the total disc down for me.

Couldn't agree more. 2112 *as an album* is overrated. The title track is not their best "side long epic", and the songs from Side 2 are hit and miss. Overall, it's an upper/middle tier Rush album for me.

Zantera · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:43:54 AM »

I'm probably the opposite, I find everything except for the title-track to be really good. The title track is not bad, but it hasn't been that memorable for me, I can only remember parts, and I've listened to the album many times.

Cedar redaC · « **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2012, 11:33:34 AM »

In no order:
2112
Power Windows
Clockwork Angels

That was tough, If I had to choose one more, It would be moving pictures

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