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Poll Question: Which is your favorite Rush epic?
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2 [2.50%]
15 [18.75%]
21 [26.25%]
6 [7.50%]
11 [13.75%]
9 [11.25%]
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For me it's gotta be... Cygnus X-I Book II.  Haven't heard Jacob's Ladder in a while, must dig that one out again.
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2112 is awesome.
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FOUNTAINS OF LAMNEATH FOR ME COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN 2112 THOUGH
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My favourites are cygnus x-1, 2112 and cygnus x-1 book 2.

 I voted for cygnus x-1. 
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Originally posted by Swinton MCR Swinton MCR wrote:

Xanadu? top - Fine track though it is - Both 2112 and Cygnus X1 Book II are far more "Epic" and worthy....This is not about "Favourite"..An Epic has to be longer than 15 mins....

AN EPIC HAS TO BE LONGER THAN 15????? OK SO LETS DONīT CONSIDER AS EPICS SONGS LIKE STARLESS, HEART OF A SUNRISE, EPITAPH, NATURAL SCIENCE!

WHO DEFINES AN EPIC? CERTENLY NOT YOU!

ITīS THE MUSIC NOT THE LENGTH....
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Ach, you know what, I should've included that one on the list... I love that track. 
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Am I the only one who really loves "Jacob's Ladder"? Or is not considered an epic because it's too short at 7:30min?
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Xanadu? top - Fine track though it is - Both 2112 and Cygnus X1 Book II are far more "Epic" and worthy....This is not about "Favourite"..An Epic has to be longer than 15 mins....
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Originally posted by Sweetnighter Sweetnighter wrote:

Wow, I'm surprised that Camera Eye is such a favorite. Now maybe I'll have to listen to it again today .

It was a grower for me Sweetnighter. I owned MP for over a year before I really 'got' that track. Very subtle stuff is going on in there and on first listening, it doesn't lend itself to being a classic, I'll admit that.  
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Wow, I'm surprised that Camera Eye is such a favorite. Now maybe I'll have to listen to it again today .

I'm also surprised that there aren't more 2112-ers voting for that album. You think prog, you think Rush, then you naturally think 2112. I mean it was never my favorite Rush epic - even though it is good - but I never thought that my view of it would be so commonly held.
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La Villa Strangiato.

Fantastic on CD, even better live.

A "stop your car and pull over and listen" song.
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XANADU
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I went for Camera Eye too. I just adore the intro. It's the perfect build into the song and all those moogy squelches are just brilliant. It was an extrenely tough call though, as for me, La Villa Strangiato features Alex's best ever guitar playing, his solo there is amazing. Natural Science for the sound of that compressed lightly chorused electric guitar after the acoustic intro - mega. And the live version of Xanada from Exit - hard to top. They're all brilliant. But if I had to vote for one it would be Camera Eye from the best Rush album of them all MP
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Originally posted by Sweetnighter Sweetnighter wrote:

Originally posted by Petra Petra wrote:

Xanada

Xanada?

Isn't that where vibrationbaby is from?

Oh dear   I must stay off the wine ..
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Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

Camera Eye for me. Just for that harmonic Alex plays at the start.

Yes, I'm ready for a slap, bring it on then.

SLAP!!!

I like 'Camera eye' too. I love the build up more than anything. It took me quite a while to get into it when I first got Moving Pictures. It seemed rather repetitive for Rush. But it has a great atmosphere throughout, and good lyrics.
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Originally posted by Reed Lover Reed Lover wrote:

Originally posted by Sweetnighter Sweetnighter wrote:

I can't see why anybody would even consider The Camera Eye as being in their top three for rush. I mean, had Moving Pictures not had that 10 minute synth solo of an epic on it, the album would've been so much better. I think if Rush had put a killer 20-min epic on side 2 of that album that MP would be second only to CTTE.

But Speaksh*ter,how can you improve on perfection?

Worth 6 stars out of a possible 5 in old money!

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Camera Eye for me. Just for that harmonic Alex plays at the start.

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Originally posted by Reed Lover Reed Lover wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Geddy does sing/rap/talk some bullsh!t on the live version (Exit stage left)

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 How did he climb out of his own arse and all the way up yours?? Thats what I want to know. You been hanging out with gdub?

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1) Villa Stangiato

2) Hemispheres

3) Camera eye

4) Natural science

5) Xanadu

6) 2112

7) Fountain of Lamneth

8) By Tor

9) Necromancer

10) Cygnus X-1

I always found the rythmic guitar sound on Farewell to kings very artificial and not elegant: it is very metallic can-like!



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Fountains, easily.  I will get into my pope-mobile now.
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