Your top 3 album openers?

[_hi_water._]

Anthem

2112

Tom Sawyer

[Segue Myles]

Dreamline

Distant Early Warning

Caravan

[H.R.H. King Lerxst]

If you threw the live albums into this mix, then R30 Overture and Spirit of Radio from Exit...Stage Left would round out my top 3 along with Subdivisions.

[Todem]

2112

The Spirit of Radio

Tom Sawyer

 

 

Iconic in the Rush Catalog.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

2112

The Spirit Of Radio

A Farewell To Kings

[taurus]

Finding My Way - Starting off the entire journey, perfect sentiment

2112 Overture - My personal introduction to Rush. Powerful stuff for an eleven year old kid

One Little Victory - They're back baby!!

 

But there are no wrong answers here, Rush always started off strong and knew how to set the table

[mattroland76]

For me, its "Spirit of Radio," "Subdivisions" and "Force Ten." :codger:

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

[Rush Cocky]

TSOR, Tom Sawyer, Far Cry.

 

All 3 are kind of in your face and set the tone for the rest of the album, IMO.

[Claude_verret]

2112

TSOR

Dreamline

[grep]

Hellion/Electric Eye

 

Hells Bells

 

Baba O'Reilly

[Weatherman]

Looking at this list, it's clear that they had a real talent for picking out the most exciting song and putting it first on the album.

At least 10 of them were setlist regulars throughout their entire career.

Good ears!

[Timbale]

I went with Subdivisions, Distant Early Warning and Force Ten. I'm not sure they're the "best" choices...but the come from the era when I was the most rabid, fan-wise. Subdivisions was the first indication that Rush was evolving into an 80s band, which at the time I really dug - that they weren't some outdated fossil - and both DEW and FT I so clearly remember dropping the needle on for the first time. The Big Money doesn't make the list because I remember it being played a LOT before the album came out, so it didn't have the same discovery value.

 

My "all time"s would likely be Spirit Of Radio, Cygnus X1 Book 2 and the afore mentioned Subdivisons.

[Mosher]

I surprised myself with Tom Sawyer.

 

It's nowhere near my favorite on MP, but that opening sound- few bands opened any album like that. It's iconic. When I was a kid and that sound emerged from the radio all activity stopped.

 

So it had to be included. Not even for the song itself. For that initial sonic declaration.

 

I also chose Hemispheres as my personal favorite opener, and Subdivisions as the first Rush song I knew by heart.

Edited August 27, 2021 by Mosher

[Your_Lion]

Hellion/Electric Eye

 

Hells Bells

 

Baba O'Reilly

:D

Well, you're not wrong

[Your_Lion]

Hemispheres

A Farewell to Kings

Anthem

 

 

I could easily have put TSOR at number three, but it already had the most votes, so didn't need my help :D

[goose]

I surprised myself with Tom Sawyer.

 

It's nowhere near my favorite on MP, but that opening sound- few bands opened any album like that. It's iconic. When I was a kid and that sound emerged from the radio all activity stopped.

 

So it had to be included. Not even for the song itself. For that initial sonic declaration.

 

:goodone:

[LeChuck]

Same thoughts here. I like a lot of these songs, but for just sheer opening explosion (each in their own unique way) I had to go with Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, Subdivisions.