Red3angel Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Which album made them more known to the masses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 mp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Spirit or Tom? Not sure which edges out the other in terms of radio. Both are pretty much always played live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 MP I think, to the general public. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Which album made them more known to the masses Rush have never been known to the masses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Moving Pictures. It's their biggest selling album so you can't really debate the fact that it exposed them the most to a wider audience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 MP to the masses. Radio air play of Tom Sawyer did that. But overall PeW is better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 the most successful single off of the next album after MP was the highest charting single of their career, which leads me to believe MP gained them the most exposure so the most number of people bought the single from their next album after being brought in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Pictures by a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Moving Pictures. It's their biggest selling album so you can't really debate the fact that it exposed them the most to a wider audience.Sure you can. We're talking differences, not totals. I don't feel like doing the research, but it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diatribein Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) For the masses, especially in the USA, it is Moving Pictures. Both Limelight and Tom Sawyer are mainstays on radio stations that play what is known as Album Rock. At a bar just the other night I was at, there was Limelight along with a Pearl Jam song, an Alice In Chains song, a Neil Young song... You get the point. I would say that Spirit Of Radio might be close to those two songs in terms of radio play, but of the other songs on Permanent Waves only Freewill gets regular play and it is equal with the two other songs that receive occasional radio play from Moving Pictures, which are Red Barchetta & YYZ. Apart from those 6 songs I have not heard any others from either album in casual radio play for the general public. All that equates to Moving Pictures being better known by non-RUSH fans. Edited May 25, 2018 by diatribein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 When PeW dropped (in the 1980s, btw) Rush was still considered too nerdy for most of the kids in my high school to like. When MP came out, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who couldn't wait to go to their next show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 MP I think, to the general public.No question about it. That was the album that truly broke it open for the band. 2112 is the other, but not to he same level. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) When PeW dropped (in the 1980s, btw) Rush was still considered too nerdy for most of the kids in my high school to like. When MP came out, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who couldn't wait to go to their next show.Exactly. They did 4 shows in Kalamazoo that tour. No lie. Edited May 25, 2018 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 pew vamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 MP to the masses. Radio air play of Tom Sawyer did that. But overall PeW is better. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Barchetta Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 If you ask any non-Rush fan if they've ever heard of them, they'll almost inevitable say, "Tom Sawyer, right?" That song and that album are the most widely known among most rock fans. I think PeW is the better album, but...man...it's only by a nose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I think PeW is the better album, but...man...it's only by a nose! If it's Geddy's nose that's a big difference... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) MP I think, to the general public.No question about it. That was the album that truly broke it open for the band. 2112 is the other, but not to he same level.^^^This. MP was the album that probably got people thinking, "Hey, these guys are pretty good. I wonder what else they have out?" From there it went on. Edited May 31, 2018 by pjbear05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I think PeW is the better album, but...man...it's only by a nose! If it's Geddy's nose that's a big difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron2112 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 When PeW dropped (in the 1980s, btw) Rush was still considered too nerdy for most of the kids in my high school to like. When MP came out, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who couldn't wait to go to their next show. This. "Tom Sawyer" was ubiquitous on the radio in the Spring of '81. It and "Limelight" helped the back catalog get more airplay as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 When PeW dropped (in the 1980s, btw) Rush was still considered too nerdy for most of the kids in my high school to like. When MP came out, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who couldn't wait to go to their next show. This. "Tom Sawyer" was ubiquitous on the radio in the Spring of '81. It and "Limelight" helped the back catalog get more airplay as well. Both were released as singles and even their B-Sides (Witch Hunt and YYZ) got some airplay. Still don't get the Limelight love though. Ruins an otherwise damn near perfect album for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I'd say both, but more so Moving Pictures. Tom Sawyer is there biggest hit out of all there songs, it's one of the reasons the album did so well in terms of sales, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Still don't get the Limelight love though. Ruins an otherwise damn near perfect album for me. We are all entitled to our opinions, but that's a new one on me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 When PeW dropped (in the 1980s, btw) Rush was still considered too nerdy for most of the kids in my high school to like. When MP came out, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who couldn't wait to go to their next show. This. "Tom Sawyer" was ubiquitous on the radio in the Spring of '81. It and "Limelight" helped the back catalog get more airplay as well.Still don't get the Limelight love though. Ruins an otherwise damn near perfect album for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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