MOVING PICTURES

This album is really great. Not a bad song. In fact, every song is amazing. This is pretty much the album that got me into Rush. Tom Sawyer is the perfect opening to this album, what with its hard rocking- progressiveness. Kudos to Geddy for his synth playing. In fact, kudos to every one because they are all fantastic. Red barchetta is also great, more great lyrics from Peart, and the music is great, going from mellow to heavy to just straight- forward hard prog rocking. YYZ is great too, every one really shines on this song, especially Alex Lifeson. Limelight, of course, is amazing, what with its psoitive-sounding verses, and its slightly darker chorus, and just about the best solo ever from Mr. Lifeson.

A lot of people say that the second half of the album isn't exactly to up to snuff compared to the first half, but I think it is. The Camera Eye, although it is possibly the weakest song on the album, is great, although I don't care for the lyrics too much. Still good though. Witch Hunt is so underrated it isn't funny. Everything about is great, from the ominous intro with the roaring of the mob, to the hard-rocking, grim Verse, to the spacy synth- driven chorus. Seriously, that Chorus riff is one of the best. Vital Signs is a great closer, very mellow at times, with very subtle keyboards played by Geddy. It is almost reggae-like during the chorus, and Rush is always good at mixing other genres in with their own brand of hard-prog rock. All in all, a very good album, a good starting point for Rush, seeing as how every song is dynamite. Highlights include: all songs!