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I knew our tastes in music would have to diverge eventually.
1. Bastille Day
2. Lakeside Park
3. I Think I’m Going Bald
4. The Necromancer
5. The Fountain of Lamneth
2112 ranked:
1. 2112
2. A Passage to Bangkok
3. Tears
4. The Twilight Zone
5. Something for Nothing
6. Lessons
1. Closer to the Heart
2. Cinderella Man
3. Xanadu
4. A Farewell to Kings
5. Madrigal
6. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage
Hemispheres ranked:
1. The Trees
2. Circumstances
3. La Villa Strangiato
4. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
Two amazing albums. My favorites thus far in the marathon. Absolutely no duds here.
1. The Spirit of Radio
2. Freewill
3. Entre Nous
4. Natural Science
5. Jacob's Ladder
6. Different Strings
Moving Pictures:
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. Limelight
4. Witch Hunt
5. YYZ
6. The Camera Eye
7. Vital Signs
Arguably these albums are the absolute highest point of Rush's tenure. Tons of greatness on these two albums. Absolutely awesome.
1. Subdivisions
2. New World Man
3. The Analog Kid
4. Losing It
5. The Weapon
6. Digital Man
7. Countdown
8. Chemistry
Grace Under Pressure:
1. Distant Early Warning
2. Afterimage
3. The Enemy Within
4. The Body Electric
5. Between the Wheels
6. Red Sector A
7. Kid Gloves
8. Red Lenses
Power Windows:
1. The Big Money
2. Marathon
3. Manhattan Project
4. Middletown Dreams
5. The Emotion Detector
6. Mystic Rhythms
7. Territories
8. Grand Designs
1. Force Ten
2. Turn the Page
3. Lock & Key
4. Time Stand Still
5. Mission
6. Open Secrets
7. Second Nature
8. Prime Mover
9. High Water
10. Tai Shan
Presto:
1. The Pass
2. Show Don’t Tell
3. Presto
4. Chain Lightning
5. Red Tide
6. Superconductor
7. Hand Over Fist
8. Available Light
9. War Paint
10. Anagram
11. Scars
Roll the Bones:
1. Ghost of a Chance
2. Dreamline
3. Heresy
4. Bravado
5. Face Up
6. The Big Wheel
7. Where’s My Thing
8. Roll the Bones
9. You Bet Your Life
10. Neurotica
Counterparts:
1. Animate
2. Stick It Out
3. Cut to the Chase
4. Leave That Thing Alone
5. Double Agent
6. Nobody’s Hero
7. Between Sun & Moon
8. Everyday Glory
9. Cold Fire
10. Alien Shore
11. The Speed of Love
To answer the question: By All Means Necessary - Boogie Down Productions
Who are you, Johnny Atkins? That's a lot of RUSH.
More precisely the first CD, which features the songs he did before becoming famous in the 70s. Among them songs by Aristide Bruand, protest songs in the vein of Antoine or Jacques Dutronc, and even a french version of Debbie Reynolds's "Tammy" (that lastone surprised me, I can tell you that). The second CD, featuring his greatest hist, I've listened to a few days before.
Test for Echo:
1. Driven
2. Half the World
3. The Color of Right
4. Time & Motion
5. Test for Echo
6. Resist
7. Limbo
8. Carve Away the Stone
9. Totem
10. Virtuality
11. Dog Years
Vapor Trails:
1. One Little Victory
2. How It Is
3. Vapor Trail
4. Ceiling Unlimited
5. Earthshine
6. The Stars Look Down
7. Sweet Miracle
8. Freeze
9. Out of the Cradle
10. Secret Touch
11. Ghost Rider
12. Nocturne
13. Peaceable Kingdom
Snakes & Arrows:
1. Good News First
2. Armor & Sword
3. Far Cry
4. The Way the Wind Blows
5. The Larger Bowl
6. Malignant Narcissism
7. We Hold On
8. Workin' Them Angels
9. The Main Monkey Business
10. Spindrift
11. Bravest Face
12. Faithless
13. Hope
Clockwork Angels:
1. Headlong Flight
2. Clockwork Angels
3. Caravan
4. The Garden
5. Carnies
6. The Anarchist
7. Seven Cities of Gold
8. BU2B
9. Halo Effect
10. The Wreckers
11. Wish Them Well
12. BU2B2
Will return to rank the 19 albums and give some general thoughts..... It was an amazing marathon.
19. Test for Echo
Not a hard choice for my least favorite Rush album. Has the least amount of standout tracks and overall weakest sound. Not terrible, but weak for Rush standards. Driven was the only track I remember liking a lot in particular. A couple other decent ones, a whole bunch of meh ones. Dog Years is possibly their worst song...
18. Roll the Bones
Collectively, Roll the Bones is on the weaker, more forgettable side like Test for Echo. I am a fan of Ghost of a Chance and Dreamline though. Heresy, Bravado were decent too.
17. Vapor Trails
A little better than the last couple ranked ones. One Little Victory, How It Is, Vapor Trails were the biggest highlights here. Still, overall it is far from Rush’s best stuff.
16. Caress of Steel
The weakest of Rush’s early albums. I love Bastille Day and like Lakeside Park pretty well, but the other 3 tracks are quite weak. Their first attempts at really large epic songs were off. Practice makes perfect though...
15. Rush
Their first album isn’t one of their best, but it’s still a fun listen. Working Man is one of their best of course. I also really enjoy What You’re Doing and Finding My Way. Some of the tracks are a little forgettable, but the album itself is very unique in Rush’s catalogue, being their most classic rockish-sounding album.
14. Presto
A decent album from the newer Rush era. The Pass, Presto, Show Don’t Tell are really good ones. Chain Lightning and Red Tide pretty good too. There are a fair amount of meh ones, but because of the good tracks the album still fares fairly well.
13. Hold Your Fire
Not the greatest way to end the Mercury years, but still a fair amount to like in this album. Force Ten, Lock & Key, Turn the Page, and Time Stand Still are all really good. Tai Shan is one of their weakest though, and many of the others are a little bland for Rush standards. Still, the album’s got its moments.
12. Fly by Night
Now we’re talking. This will probably seem too low for many other Rush fans, but I still really like this album. Anthem, Fly by Night, By-Tor & the Snow Dog, and Beneath, Between & Behind are all really good. In the End and Making Memories are kind of fun too. Rivendell and Best I Can are a bit weak, but they don’t kill this album by any means. It marks improvement overall from their first album and features some great early hits.
11. Grace Under Pressure
A solid Rush effort here. Distant Early Warning, Afterimage, The Body Electric, and The Enemy Within are my choices for the biggest standouts here. Between the Wheels and Red Sector A are also pretty good. At this point it’s just a matter of liking certain albums more than others!
Top 10 in the next post.
Among Rush’s best post-Mercury albums. I love how they got heavier for this one; it helps set it apart and be a fun listen. Animate, Stick It Out, Cut to the Chase, Leave That Thing Alone, and Double Agents are my favorites from this one.
9. Snakes & Arrows
Another really good post-Mercury album. Has some seriously great catchy tunes such as Good News First, Armor & Sword, Far Cry, The Way the Wind Blows, The Larger Bowl, etc. It’s their penultimate album and it’s filled with goodies! Great album overall.
8. Power Windows
I gave Power Windows a slight edge over Snakes & Arrows (even though the latter is probably collectively better) because it has 3 of my all-time favorites: The Big Money, Marathon, and Manhattan Project. Middletown Dreams and The Emotion Detector are also solid.
7. 2112
An album that is almost always placed in the Top 5. I do like 2112 a lot, but Something for Nothing and Lessons hold it back a bit for me, which are more on the average side. However, the epic title track, A Passage to Bangkok, Tears, and The Twilight Zone ensure it keeps a pretty high ranking. It’s undeniably a Rush classic.
6. Hemispheres
Hemispheres just barely misses out on the Top 5 - mainly because it’s just a bit too short. The Trees is excellent, and Circumstances and La Villa Strangiato are both great. I’m not crazy about the Cygnus tracks (in this and Farewell to Kings), but they’re still decent as well. This album is still terrific despite only having 4 tracks.
5. A Farewell to Kings
Closer to the Heart alone would almost guarantee a Top 5 spot for this album. It helps that it also has Cinderella Man, Xanadu, and its title track, which are also excellent songs. Even the less good ones, Madrigal and the first Cygnus song, are pretty decent. This album is terrific.
4. Clockwork Angels
Yes, Rush’s final album is that good. Headlong Flight, Clockwork Angels, Caravan, Carnies, The Garden, and The Anarchist all help confirm this is one of my favorite Rush albums. All of the “weak” ones on this album are at least decent if not good or very good. A very strong effort overall and a great way for the band to go out.
3. Signals
Following up Moving Pictures is no enviable task, but Rush did a pretty fine job with Signals. Subdivsions, New World Man, and The Analog Kid are all-time favorites for me. Losing It, The Weapon, and Digital Man are great as well. Countdown and Chemistry are on the weaker side but still aren’t bad. The good tracks on this one are so good they give it a Top 3 spot.
2. Permanent Waves
No bad songs on this album. The Spirit of Radio is my #1 Rush song. Freewill is a Top 5. Doesn’t hurt either that Jacob’s Ladder (which I have moved up since the last ranking) and Entre Nous are there. Different Strings and Natural Science, the weakest ones, are still very good. This album is Rush firing on all cylinders. The next one even moreso somehow...
1. Moving Pictures
Yes it’s predictable, but Moving Pictures is just the ultimate Rush achievement. Vital Signs is the weak link, but it’s not bad. Tom Sawyer is 10/10. Red Barchetta is 10/10. Limelight is 10/10. YYZ and Witch Hunt are 9 or 10/10. Oh and The Camera Eye is also excellent. Moving Pictures is just an insanely good album, and is the crowning achievement in Rush’s illustrious history.
There you have it. It was such a great time listening to all this music. Rush is a great contender for my favorite band. Great lyrics, great instrumentals, great imagery almost every time.
All that we can do is wish them well
Looks like you’ll have listened to all my favorites except Signals. I definitely recommend you check all of it out when you can.