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    Posted: June 12 2015 at 19:45
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2015 at 19:50
Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
A Farewell To Kings
Permanent Waves
...the rest
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2015 at 21:44
A Farewell To Kings
2112
Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
Permanent Waves
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Direct Link To This Post 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



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Direct Link To This Post 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
Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 13:16
Caress of Steel
Signals
Farewell to Kings
Fly by Night
Counterparts

really the only 5 I still enjoy...
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Direct Link To This Post 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 Confused
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Direct Link To This Post 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.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 17:44
Hemi
Signals
Pictures
Waves
2112
Fly
Grace
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 18:17
Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace


That's all I'm into these days.
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:22
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace


That's all I'm into these days.


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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:26
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Fly By Night
RUSH
Caress
Waves
Grace


That's all I'm into these days.


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..



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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:33
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 19:48
That's one I need to revisit Austin.  Been a long time. 

Do you like it better than Power Windows?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 20:19
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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