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Rushman 
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 13:02 |
 E-Dub wrote:
<<Voted for MP, but where's Signals?>>
You could have simply clicked 'other' and told us. Very simple. I just didn't want to list all of the Rush. I trust you guys to tell us what you really like.
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You are absolutely correct. (I didn't notice the "other" button at first)
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Viajero Astral
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 10:24 |
http://www.hughsyme.com/My fav's: Roll the Bones Hear In The Now Octavarium and some of the webpage
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E-Dub
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 20:34 |
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<<Voted for MP, but where's Signals?>>
You could have simply clicked 'other' and told us. Very simple. I just didn't want to list all of the Rush. I trust you guys to tell us what you really like.
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Flyingsod
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 20:25 |
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Since I cannot vote I must post.... Grace Under Pressure purely for the use of color and sparse focal point(s) That art is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Not cool as in 'Hey man that's cool' but cool as in temperture. It is peacefull soothing and refreshing like stepping from a rocky desert to a high elevation mountain stream.
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video vertigo
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 17:17 |
E-Dub wrote:
<<didn`t he do grace under pressure by Rush ? if so thats my choice>>
I believe Syme has done every Rush cover since Caress Of Steel and/or 2112.
I toyed with putting P/G on there and probably should have. I couldn't include them all, which is why I added the Others category.
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spinning: "Big Money" from Retrospective II |
I believe Fly By Night was Syme's first Rush cover.
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Blacksword
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 14:56 |
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Grace Under Pressure is actually my favourite, but from the list I'd go for 'A Farewell to Kings'
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:42 |
Marc Baum wrote:
TheProgtologist wrote:
Do you know Syme did the cover of Megadeth's Youthanasia album?
And I love his work but the Moving Pictures cover is awesome. |
The one with the babys right? Yup, that one is both funny and stunning! |
Yes...the one with babies being hung on clothesline.
And I agree...it was funny but also shocking at the same time.
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theytsejamer
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:35 |
In order:
1. 2112 (is THE cover)
2. Permanent Waves
3. Youthanasia (Megadeth)
4. Octavarium (DT)
5. Grace Under Pressure
6. Different Stages (Inside Cover)
7. Moving Pictures
8. Hemispheres
9. A Farewell of Kings
10. All the Others!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SMR....
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Marc Baum
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:33 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Do you know Syme did the cover of Megadeth's Youthanasia album?
And I love his work but the Moving Pictures cover is awesome. |
The one with the babys right? Yup, that one is both funny and stunning!
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"All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT
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Marc Baum
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:30 |
Since Moving Pictures leads this poll, my vote goes to Fates Warning's Perfect Symmetry: Awesome cover-art.
Other great ones not on this list:
Sanctuary - Into The Mirror Black; Fates Warning - Parallels; Rush - Hemispheres
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"All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:26 |
Do you know Syme did the cover of Megadeth's Youthanasia album?
And I love his work but the Moving Pictures cover is awesome.
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Rushman
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:17 |
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Voted for MP, but where's Signals?
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Abstrakt
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:01 |
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Rush - Moving pictures
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E-Dub
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 09:53 |
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I think the beauty of Hugh Syme is he doesn't repeat himself. Sometimes I can spot his style without checking the credits (Octavarium was pretty clear); however, he'll produce something that is totally unlike him. When Vapor Trails was released I thought, "This can't be Syme," but it was. Roger Dean gets a lot of attention; however, I think Syme is just as good (if not better). Sometimes with Dean it's a case of 'if you've seen one, you've seen them all'. I thought his cover for the new Glass Hammer was pretty poor.
I've actually contacted him to see if he can do some work for us and he actually replied. Seems like a great guy.
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spinning: "Marathon" from Rush's Retrospective II
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DantesRing
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 09:22 |
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Moving Pictures is probably the best of the ones listed. I too love the
color scheme, the black border with the thin red lettering mirroring
the dark of the building with the red jumpsuits of the movers; I love
it.
However my true favorite is Hold Your Fire. The simplicity of the three
orbs and the red on red. Outstanding. Stark, yet detailed.
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I'm the shadow man, the jumping jack
The man who can, but won't look back
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Snow Dog
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 08:42 |
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Roll The Bones.
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E-Dub
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 08:40 |
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<<didn`t he do grace under pressure by Rush ? if so thats my choice>>
I believe Syme has done every Rush cover since Caress Of Steel and/or 2112.
I toyed with putting P/G on there and probably should have. I couldn't include them all, which is why I added the Others category.
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spinning: "Big Money" from Retrospective II
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Raff
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:57 |
Though my opinion is not professional, on purely aesthetic grounds I voted for "Moving Pictures". I love the colour scheme as well! Another great cover (though the album is partly a disappointment) is "Test for Echo".
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Vompatti
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:16 |
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Moving Pictures is the one that moves me the most. One of my favourite covers ever.
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video vertigo
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 03:05 |
I like Permanent Wave's cover and Test for Echo and Grace Under Pressure. I voted for Test for Echo (how could I not its my screenname) my least favorite is Hemispheres
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