Best RUSH Album

With Rush in the lead for the "Best Technically Brilliant Prog Band,"  I felt it was time for "Best Album" poll from this Canadian Trio.

I voted for Permanent Waves. Great musicianship, introspective lyrics, a splash of "radio-Friendly" tunes and my favorite Rush epic; Natural Science.

Now, don't bruise yerselves in this (sure to be) firefight. Don't hold back and say what you feel. (NO CUSSING)

Much as I like both Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, 2112 is an epic. Nuff said

Vibrationbaby wrote: Hemispheres because I'm an old man and saw them on that tour and because La Villa is a phenomenal piece of music. My favourite Rush track though is Cygnus X-1.

Would you consider La Villa and Cygnus "technically brilliant?"

Did you click the little thingee doo? There is no rating for Hemispheres.

 

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As I can't stand Geddy's screamings, the only Rush albums I appreciate range from 'Moving pictures' to 'Hold your fire'. And I must admit that my favourite one is 'Power windows' (fresh sound and listenable vocals), 'Signals' being a close second.

WOW TOUGH CHOICE!!!..forgive me for being vague but i would say everything from "MOVING PICTURES" back(including the Zeplinesque first album)

Hey, I really want to dig this technical brilliance thing -- will someone please guide this Rush-doubting neophyte to their most technically brilliant album?  I currently own 2112 and Moving Pictures.  I kind of like Moving Pictures: Tom Sawyer, YYZ... awesome.  But I still have this feeling that I'm missing out on something (I NEVER thought I would see them leading that poll).

Please?

Thanks.

danbo wrote: Vibrationbaby wrote: Hemispheres because I'm an old man and saw them on that tour and because La Villa is a phenomenal piece of music. My favourite Rush track though is Cygnus X-1. Would you consider La Villa and Cygnus "technically brilliant?" Did you click the little thingee doo? There is no rating for Hemispheres.

There! Sorry. I used to play drums and fake it on bass and as far as my level of competence went, La Villa was a challenge on both. Cygnus X-1 not so much.

I would affirm that there is no RUSH album that I do not enjoy.

Indeed if you forced me to it, I might even admit that RUSH is my favorite source of music of any type.  Even if, to me only their last three studio albums were just first class stadium rock, rather than authentic prog.

That being said, after careful internal debate, I will vote "A Farewell To Kings" as my favorite RUSH album.

Your mileage may vary.

Yes, but Nietzsche was an existentialist in the sense that he refuted the morality of religion, yet made few steps toward finding the 'introspective' morality that Ayn Rand had shown the world. For example, closer to the heart is a call for a morality of selfishness, and altering the world in the image of man. Also, several moments on Permanent waves, especially Different Strings: "Different hearts beat on different strings, but there are times, for you and me, when all such things agree". This obviously represents a glimmer of hope shining through the absurdity of human existence. How about Natural Science? part III, Permanent waves, definitely gives a glimpse of a utopian world that is contrary to the contents of the first two parts.

In summary, Ayn Rand is not an Existentialist, as Nietzsche is often called, she merely chose to expand on some topics covered by him. Then, of course, Neil read Atlas Shrugged, and his whole life changed(As mine did)

The whole Cygnus X-1 series is my favorite song probably ever, but i think Book ii.: Hemispheres is my favorite part and the whole rest of that album is a giant masterpiece especially La Villa Strangiato. I just had to vote for Hemispheres.