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A_Flower 
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Posted: June 12 2015 at 19:45 |
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1. Hemispheres
2. Moving Pictures
3. Permenant Waves
4. 2112
5. Signals
6. A Farewell to Kings
7. Clockwork Angels
8. Vapor Trails
9. Grace Under Presure
10. Snakes and Arrows
11. Caress of Steel
12. Presto
13. Fly By Night
14. Power Windows
15. Roll The Bones
16. Test for Echo
17. Rush
18. Hold Your Fire
19. Counterparts
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zravkapt
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Posted: June 12 2015 at 19:50 |
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Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
A Farewell To Kings
Permanent Waves
...the rest
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Magma America Great Make Again
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raeloneq
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Posted: June 12 2015 at 19:59 |
Farewell to Kings Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pics Signals Caress 2112 Fly by Night
The rest is hit and miss for me.
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Horizons
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Posted: June 12 2015 at 20:36 |
Permanent Waves Farewell to Kings Hold Your Fire 2112 Hemispheres
My top 5. In order.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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LearsFool
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Posted: June 12 2015 at 21:44 |
A Farewell To Kings2112 Hemispheres Moving Pictures Permanent Waves
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Stereolab
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 01:09 |
2112 Fly By Night Hemispheres Hold Your Fire Roll The Bones A Farewell To Kings Signals Grace Under Pressure Moving Pictures Clockwork Angels Permanent Waves Presto Caress Of Steel Rush Feedback Counterparts Snakes & Arrows Test For Sucko
Edited by Stereolab - June 14 2015 at 01:11
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King Manuel
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 13:14 |
My favourite Rush is actually the Live Album A show of Hands. Here my list of studio albums in order of my liking: Moving Pictures Clockwork Angels Power Windows Signals Grace Under Pressure Vapor Trails Presto Hold your Fire Snakes and Arrows A farewell to Kings 2112 Counterparts Caress Of Steel
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Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus
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micky
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 13:16 |
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Caress of Steel
Signals
Farewell to Kings
Fly by Night
Counterparts
really the only 5 I still enjoy...
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Xonty
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 13:31 |
1. A Farewell To Kings 2. Hemispheres 3. 2112 4. Clockwork Angels 5. Permanent Waves 6. Caress Of Steel 7. Rush 8. Fly By Night 9. Moving Pictures 10. Presto 11. Signals 12. Grace Under Pressure 13. Roll The Bones 14. Snakes & Arrows 15. Hold Your Fire 16. Power Windows 17. Counterparts 18. Vapor Trails 19. Test For Echo
The top 3 are extremely close, but all of the first 9 would constitute as some kind of masterpiece. I feel bad for putting Moving Pictures below every previous album (including the debut), but the 2nd side never really grabbed me, and I play all the others way more. In the last couple of years, the only times I've actually played MP is because I was trying to get (back) into it  |
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KenFrankenstein
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 14:36 |
Here I go :
!. Signals ( didn't like it at first but it got them out of a creative rut. I liked the simplification of the music ) 2. Hemispheres ( all of it not just La Villa ) 3. 2112 ( hey, I was a teenager once. Sort of grew out of it but still like throwing it on the turntable ) 4. Permanent Waves ( Spirit Of Radio was about CFNY if anybody remembers Marsden playing early Rush ) 5. Exit...Stage Left ( Should have been a triple album. Not familiar with the CD release )
Those are my top 5. The one that I absolutely can't stand is Feedback. I find that they lost their mystique by releasing too many live albums/DVDs . Not too crazy about Rush In Rio.
Edited by KenFrankenstein - June 14 2015 at 14:39
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dr prog
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 17:44 |
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Hemi
Signals
Pictures
Waves
2112
Fly
Grace
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Finnforest
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 18:17 |
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Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace
That's all I'm into these days.
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Kotro
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 18:19 |
This is my opinion today - another time it can be completely different. Leaving out Feedback.
1. Signals 2. Grace Under Presure 3. Moving Pictures 4. 2112 5. Hemispheres 6. Fly By Night 7. Caress of Steel 8. Clockwork Angels 9. Snakes and Arrows 10. Permanent Waves
11. A Farewell to Kings
12. Rush 13. Hold Your Fire 14. Roll The Bones 15. Power Windows 16. Counterparts 17. Presto 18. Test for Echo 19. Vapor Trails
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Bigger on the inside.
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Michael678
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 18:47 |
1. 2112 2. Hemispheres 3. Moving Pictures 4. Caress of Steel 5. Clockwork Angels 6. A Farewell to Kings 7. Signals 8. Fly by Night 9. Grace Under Pressure 10. Permanent Waves 11. Test for Echo 12. Hold Your Fire 13. Rush 14. Power Windows 15. Presto 16. Counterparts 17. Roll the Bones 18. Snakes and Arrows 19. Vapor Trails 20. Feedback (EP)
i actually haven't heard all of their studio material yet, so this is based on the stuff i HAVE heard (only albums 1 through 9 & 11 through 12 i listened to at least once)
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micky
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:22 |
 Finnforest wrote:
Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace
That's all I'm into these days.
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yeah.. it wasn't long ago I spun that debut Rush album for the first time in ages and man alive was it fun to listen to..
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Finnforest
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:26 |
micky wrote:
Finnforest wrote:
Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace
That's all I'm into these days.
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yeah.. it wasn't long ago I spun that debut Rush album for the first time in ages and man alive was it fun to listen to..
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I know! I ignored that poor album for decades thinking I'd outgrown it somehow....last year I threw it on and it beat me upside the head with a 2x4. There's no substitute for youth. They can still play all those old songs, but they can't play em "like that" anymore.
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micky
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:33 |
amen to that brother! 
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Horizons
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:40 |
Lets talk about one of my listed albums - that seems to get praise and love from few - Hold Your Fire.
Absolutely a diamond in the ruff. Quite unique in the Rush discography, but it has just such a beautiful warmth in both the lyrics and vocals, while still keeping the classic Rush musicianship.
Thoughts?
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Finnforest
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:48 |
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That's one I need to revisit Austin. Been a long time.
Do you like it better than Power Windows?
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GKR
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Posted: June 14 2015 at 20:19 |
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My favorites are 2112, Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres.
I do like Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, but not as much as theses three above.
Hey, I was the only one to SIMPLY LOVE the promotional "Feedback"? Great album of covers, seriously.
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