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video vertigo 
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Joined: September 17 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1930 |
 Topic: Best Rush Cover ArtPosted: May 12 2005 at 23:33 |
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Hugh Syme is an amazing artist http://www.hughsyme.com also go to http://www.2112.net/powerwindows if your not familiar with some of Rush's coverwork
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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Cygnus X-2
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 24 2004 Location: Bucketheadland Status: Offline Points: 21342 |
Posted: May 12 2005 at 23:37 |
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It's really hard to say which album's cover art is the best. They all have some aspect that make it a great cover. And each of Rush's generations has different cover art. 70's Rush had drastically different covers from 80's Rush, and 80's Rush had drastically different covers from 90's Rush. I have to say that the best in my opinion at the moment is a tie between A Farewell to Kings and Caress of Steel. Caress of Steel has a such a great cover, with one side being a drawing of the Necromancer, the other side being a portrait of the Fountain of Lamneth. Then the A Farewell to Kings cover is good because of the wreckage surrounding the Puppet King. My vote goes to Caress of Steel, in the end. |
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greenback
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 00:00 |
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fly by night
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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Jared
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Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Online Points: 20465 |
Posted: May 13 2005 at 10:42 |
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Oh come on guys... this is a no-brainer... 'Moving Pictures' wins hands down.... it's that sharp, it'll cut itself!! I also quite like the egg in a G clamp inside Grace Under Pressure, but you did say the COVER, which is pleasing on the eye, but frankly I don't understand it! |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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arcer
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Joined: September 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1239 |
Posted: May 13 2005 at 13:55 |
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I voted for permanent waves cos it was the first rush
album i ever owned and I really liked the cool pics on the back of the sleeve of Alex's 6&12 in the live room at Le tudio and Ged looking thoughtful at the desk. But for a Single image - I really like the test for Echo cover for some reason, just a cool picture. Signals is a pretty bold graphic too and when i was a Rush noob and had very few of their records the one i most wanted to get was Caress of Steel cause it had this cool fantasy vibe about its cool gatefold sleeve. I eventually got a vinyl copy and was hugely disappointed - very patchy album |
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The Miracle
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Posted: June 12 2005 at 13:58 |
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marktheshark
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Posted: June 12 2005 at 18:51 |
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I had to go with Exit Stage Left. I thought that was one of cleverist cover concepts I've seen. Putting elements from all their covers at the time together at once backstage. I wonder how the Permanent Waves gal got along with the Hemespheres guy?
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: June 12 2005 at 20:11 |
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A Farewell to Kings
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Zargus
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Posted: June 12 2005 at 20:44 |
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Hammill
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 12:27 |
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Hammill
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 12:28 |
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i don't why it doesn't appear the cover i chose. anyway i think the
best rush album covers are hemispheres and farewell to kings.
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 16 2005 at 09:54 |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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stonebeard
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:37 |
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if you like "Hemisphere's" cover, may i recommend "Going for the One" as well? i think it's right up your alley.
 
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Spacemac
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 22:53 |
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Moving Pictures
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Arsillus
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Posted: June 17 2005 at 23:47 |
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It's close between Caress of Steel and Fly By Night, but I'll have to go with Caress of Steel. That cover's so cool, I had to buy the vinyl just so I could frame a big picture of it...
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progismylife
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 11:00 |
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Is it okay to resurrect this thread Rico?
 I vote for Grace Under Pressure. |
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kazansky
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 11:03 |
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why not resurrect that infamous sex test thread instead ?
my vote goes for Rush in Rio |
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The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us.
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MadcapLaughs84
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 11:06 |
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Hemispheres
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WaywardSon
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 11:08 |
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A Farewell To Kings is a great album cover!!
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 11:16 |
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FTK and Grace Under Pressure are two of my all time favorites, but I have to go with Grace.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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