Top 3 Songs From Each Album

[Stormtron]

Here Again

What You're Doing

Finding My Way

 

Anthem

By-Tor & the Snow Dog

Beneath, Between & Behind

 

The Necromancer

The Fountain of Lamneth

Bastille Day

 

2112

The Twilight Zone

Something for Nothing

 

Xanadu

A Farewell to Kings

Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage

 

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres

Circumstances

La Villa Strangiato

 

Natural Science

Freewill

The Spirit of Radio

 

Limelight

The Camera Eye

Red Barchetta

 

Subdivisions

The Analog Kid

Digital Man

 

Afterimage

The Enemy Within

Distant Early Warning

 

Marathon

Middletown Dreams

Mystic Rhythms

 

Time Stand Still

Open Secrets

Prime Mover

 

Chain Lightning

Available Light

The Pass

 

Roll the Bones

Ghost of a Chance

Dreamline

 

Animate

Cut to the Chase

Cold Fire

 

Driven

Test for Echo

Resist

 

Vapor Trail

Earthshine

Secret Touch

 

Far Cry

Workin' Them Angels

Armor and Sword

 

Headlong Flight

The Anarchist

Caravan

[Segue Myles]

Right...I am gonna rank these albums from 20-1, and a star rating:

 

20. Vapor Trails (2002): 3/10

 

i. The Stars Look Down

ii. One Little Victory

iii. Secret Touch

 

VT, including the 2013 remix, has yet to warm on me. Making a top three for this release has been almost impossible! But time wil tell..I used to detest Power Windows and Hold Your Fire, now I love them a lot! I just wish the songs were stronger on this one...

 

19. Rush (1974): 4/10

 

i. Finding My Way

ii. Here Again

iii. Working Man

 

An ok debut, not at all a classic or even a minor personal favourite, the three songs i have picked are ones I seem to remember liking the most.

 

18. Feedback (2004): 6/10

 

i. Summertime Blues

ii. The Seeker

iii. Seven And Seven Is

 

I really enjoy this album on occasion! It has a great vibe and energy, but loses points due to being a covers album. Not what I would call classic Rush, but still good enough to avoid being last.

 

17. Snakes And Arrows (2007): 6/10

 

i. Armor And Sword

ii. The Larger Bowl

iii. Faitless

 

Getting better as the millennium progressed, SA was a decent album let down by a lack of cohesion and far to many lacklustre songs. Still, at its best this is as good as the lesser tracks on Clockwork Angels (2012).

 

16. Test For Echo (1996): 7/10

 

i. Carve Away The Stone

ii. Driven

iii. Test For Echo

 

In the right frame of mind, I can play this album and enjoy it almost to the same extent as one of the classics. But truth be told, it isn't a classic. It is not even the best Rush album of the nineties! Still, Carve Away The Stone is one of my favourite Rush songs, and even lesser tracks such as Dog Years and Totem have a very likable charm. Good stuff!

 

15. Presto (1989): 7/10

 

i. Show Don't Tell

ii. The Pass

iii. Available Light

 

Now, I think Presto is a minor failure because, as the eighties progressed, Rush continued to evolve and evolve. Presto was the first Rush album to simply, well, not push any new boundaries. True, 1987's Hold Your Fire was verging on career suicide in terms of how far the band had changed from the sound of their late seventies peak, but at least it did so sounding like nothing else the band had ever quite sounded before. Still, songs such as The Pass and Available Light at least kept the quality levels high. Good stuff, lacks only a distinct personality.

 

14. Fly By Night (1975): 7/10

 

i. Fly By Night

ii. Anthem

iii. By-Tor And The Snow Dog

 

Ok, this is good stuff! Hard to say why I don't love this more, but it just doesn't excite me overly much! Still...some fantastic songwriting going on here, but its embarrassing just how much better the following four albums of the seventies were in comparison with this! But as the first album with Neil Peart, this is fantastic stuff! Special mention to Rivendell, another good song.

 

13. Counterparts (1993): 8/10

 

i. Double Agent

ii. Animate

iii. The Speed Of Love

 

I love quite a few of these songs! Double Agent is one of the best songs the band has ever released, I adore its dark atmosphere, and Animate is simply perfect in every way. Little to complain about here, except its astonishing how little of this album lingers in the memory once its all over. Still, brilliant stuff! Its testament to the greatness of Rush that an album as good as this remains a minor career highlight. That's meant to be a compliment, by the way!

 

12. Roll The Bones (1991): 8/10

 

i. Dreamline

ii. Bravado

iii. The Big Wheel

 

I absolutely love this album, it's everything I don't want Rush to sound like, and yet it somehow sounds absolutely brilliant! Despite what many critics say, I believe Rush to be a band largely devoid of cheesiness. If I want cheese, I turn to Toto, ABBA or something worse...however, RTB is undeniably cheesy, joyous pop! Sure, its secretly rock music but the many layers of shiny production make it clear this is closer to Rosanna or Hold The Line of Toto than such classic Rush tunes like 2112, Tom Sawyer or Red Sector A. Still, I have a lot of time for this album, and I would have ranked it higher on the list if it were not for the likes of Face Up or Neurotica. Still...Why are we here?...

 

11. Hold Your Fire (1987): 8/10

 

i. Time Stand Still

ii. Force Ten

iii. Tai Shan

 

So, I used to really struggle with this album. Why? It just seemed shallow and, well, boring. But like Power Windows before it, this album is surprisingly complex and technical, with the need for patience on the part of the listener as it offers its rewards only with repeat listens. Why only an eight? Well...I do prefer my Rush to rock hard, but this is a beautiful album, and despite its strong eighties flourishes, I find this to be oddly timeless.

 

10. Caress Of Steel (1975): 9/10

 

i. Bastille Day

ii. Lakeside Park

iii. The Fountain Of Lamneth

 

CLASSIC! The first album on this list to approach perfection, it lacks only in the sense that the formula behind these songs would go on to be bettered over the next three albums. Still, Bastille Day is a real gem, and even I Think I'm Going Bald gets repeat plays, and bonus points for being hilarious and rocking all in one! And it's the weakest on the album...9/10 and I will have it no other way, thank you!

 

9. Signals (1982): 9/10

 

i. Losing It

ii. The Analog Kid

iii. New World Man

 

A fantastic set of great, great songs, this is a real masterpiece. But...Moving Pictures came before this, and Grace Under Pressure came after. For me, both those albums were superior. Terry Brown left on a high note, but this is slightly disappointing after the perfect streak of albums from 2112-Moving Pictures. Losing It is one of my favourite Rush songs ever, just to point out one major highlight!

 

8. Clockwork Angels (2012): 9/10

 

i. The Garden

ii. Headlong Flight

iii. Caravan

 

This is so close to a ten it is ridiculous! However, I will make one complaint: the production is a bit muddy. BUT THAT IS IT! I love everything about this album, the songs themselves, the lyrics, the vocals, the artwork. Its a real musical journey and, for me, comes impossibly close to being the bands best album on par with A Farewell To Kings. But the sound quality lets it down, and for a concept album the story itself fails to move me in the same way as 2112 does. So this could have been my number two but I feel there are six albums more deserving of a higher place. The Garden is extraordinarily powerful, a song so perfect it is my dying wish that it may outlive us all!

 

7. Power Windows (1985): 9/10

 

i. Marathon

ii. Grand Designs

iii. Mystic Rhythms

 

Go back a few months and there are several posts on this site where I completely slate this amazing work of art. Let's just say I accept I made a mistake, and now I love this album, heck, THE ENTIRE SYNTH ERA, to death! A near perfect example of how great a Rush album can be, even if they don't sound all that much like the Rush you first came to know! Excellent vocal work from Geddy throughout, and for me the synths never sounded better!

 

6. Grace Under Pressure (1984): 10/10

 

i. Red Sector A

ii. Distant Early Warning

iii. Afterimage

 

Finally, a perfect ten! The top six albums are all virtually interchangeable, and any one of them could be called my number one favourite on a good day! p/g scores so highly with me because I love to death the icy coldness of this album. It chills me to the bone, and Geddy sounds so emotional on the first three tracks that by the end of Red Sector A I am ready to give way to tears. Red Sector A is just perfection, possibly my favourite Rush song of the eighties, possibly ever! Every song is a winner, I am the rare beast who believes songs such as Kid Gloves and Red Lenses are absolute gold-standard Rush.

 

5. Hemispheres (1978): 10/10

 

i. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres

ii. La Villa Strangiato

iii. The Trees

 

I feel bad for not saying Circumstances, but with only four tracks, one had to come last! The title track is absolutely wonderful. I have spent a long time trying to understand it and take it all in, and this is meant to be a good thing, I still don't think I love it as much as I should. But every time it plays it gets better and better. Another example of Rush perfection.

 

4. Moving Pictures (1981): 10/10

 

i. Limelight

ii. Witch Hunt

iii. Tom Sawyer

 

My first Rush album, I bought this blindly and from practically my first play became obsessed with Rush. The opening seconds of Tom Sawyer gives me a real rush of excitement, and I know that the second it starts the album has to play until the end. Limelight is one of my favourite songs ever, and Witch Hunt, alongside Double Agent and Carve Away The Stone, is one of the most underrated Rush songs of all time. I adore this album so much, even though I have come close to overplaying it!

 

3. 2112 (1976): 9.5/10

 

So I have so far ranked three 10/10 albums, from places six to four, only to follow that streak by ranking a 9.5 at number three. What is that about? Well, for starters, the first side is absolutely the greatest piece of music ever written by Rush. We are all entitled to our own opinion, and for me, the absolute platinum standard quality of side A is enough to push the album to a top three spot in spite of a lesser (though still near perfect) second side. And what an excellent second side! Something For Nothing, Tears, The Twilight Zone...all great songs but not quite deserving enough to award 2112 the full 10/10. But to place this at number six would be to completely disregard the true greatness of that epic title track. A perfect example of an album that is greater than the sum of its parts.

 

2. Permanent Waves (1980): 10/10

 

i. Freewill

ii. The Spirit Of Radio

iii. Jacob's Ladder

 

As a pure listening experience, there can be no faulting Permanent Waves. Everything is once again perfect, including the terrific artwork! Freewill is one of the best singalong songs of all time, fact! And the opening moments of The Spirit Of Radio cannot be beat. If this wasn't at number two, it would have had to be my number one!

 

1. A Farewell To Kings (1977): 10/10

 

i. A Farewell To Kings

ii. Xanadu

iii. Cygnus X-1

 

My favourite Rush album, this has an atmosphere that drives me wild with rock n roll joy every time I play it! One of my all time favourite albums, I cannot fault anything about this. I could write an essay but I will leave this brief. But that title track...beautiful intro...

 

So this has been fun! My hand is killing me...I look forward to the criticism and debates...

 

I disagree so hard with myself right now!

[goose]

^^^

 

 

[tks95747]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Need Some Love

 

Fly By Night: Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, Bastille Day

 

2112: 2112, Lessons, Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings: Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Xanadu, Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiatio, Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, Jacobs Ladder, Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, The Camera Eye, YYZ

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Losing It, Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure: The Body Electric, Kid Gloves, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature, Force Ten, Turn the Page

 

Presto: Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones: Bravado, Where's My Thing, Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts: Alien Shore, Cut To The Chase, Animate

 

Test for Echo: Virtuality, Limbo, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ummm...Uhhh... Let me get back to you on this one...

 

Snakes and Arrows: Working them Angels, Bravest Face, Hope

 

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden, BU2B

[IbanezJem]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Need Some Love

 

Fly By Night: Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, Bastille Day

 

2112: 2112, Lessons, Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings: Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Xanadu, Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiatio, Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, Jacobs Ladder, Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, The Camera Eye, YYZ

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Losing It, Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure: The Body Electric, Kid Gloves, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature, Force Ten, Turn the Page

 

Presto: Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones: Bravado, Where's My Thing, Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts: Alien Shore, Cut To The Chase, Animate

 

Test for Echo: Virtuality, Limbo, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ummm...Uhhh... Let me get back to you on this one...

 

Snakes and Arrows: Working them Angels, Bravest Face, Hope

 

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden, BU2B

Maybe put, let's see... three from Caravan, The Wreckers, Different Strings, Subdivisions, Limelight, Vital Signs or Witch Hunt next to Vapor Trails, see if anyone notices :eyeroll:

[tks95747]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Need Some Love

 

Fly By Night: Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, Bastille Day

 

2112: 2112, Lessons, Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings: Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Xanadu, Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiatio, Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, Jacobs Ladder, Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, The Camera Eye, YYZ

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Losing It, Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure: The Body Electric, Kid Gloves, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature, Force Ten, Turn the Page

 

Presto: Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones: Bravado, Where's My Thing, Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts: Alien Shore, Cut To The Chase, Animate

 

Test for Echo: Virtuality, Limbo, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ummm...Uhhh... Let me get back to you on this one...

 

Snakes and Arrows: Working them Angels, Bravest Face, Hope

 

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden, BU2B

Maybe put, let's see... three from Caravan, The Wreckers, Different Strings, Subdivisions, Limelight, Vital Signs or Witch Hunt next to Vapor Trails, see if anyone notices :eyeroll:

LMAO... That right there is FUNNY! :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

[yyz305]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Need Some Love

 

Fly By Night: Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, Bastille Day

 

2112: 2112, Lessons, Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings: Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Xanadu, Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiatio, Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, Jacobs Ladder, Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, The Camera Eye, YYZ

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Losing It, Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure: The Body Electric, Kid Gloves, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature, Force Ten, Turn the Page

 

Presto: Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones: Bravado, Where's My Thing, Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts: Alien Shore, Cut To The Chase, Animate

 

Test for Echo: Virtuality, Limbo, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ummm...Uhhh... Let me get back to you on this one...

 

Snakes and Arrows: Working them Angels, Bravest Face, Hope

 

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden, BU2B

Maybe put, let's see... three from Caravan, The Wreckers, Different Strings, Subdivisions, Limelight, Vital Signs or Witch Hunt next to Vapor Trails, see if anyone notices :eyeroll:

LMAO... That right there is FUNNY! :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

I certainly notice. TBH I can't narrow it down to just 3 favourites off VT!

[tks95747]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Need Some Love

 

Fly By Night: Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, Bastille Day

 

2112: 2112, Lessons, Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings: Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Xanadu, Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiatio, Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, Jacobs Ladder, Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, The Camera Eye, YYZ

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Losing It, Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure: The Body Electric, Kid Gloves, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire: Second Nature, Force Ten, Turn the Page

 

Presto: Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones: Bravado, Where's My Thing, Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts: Alien Shore, Cut To The Chase, Animate

 

Test for Echo: Virtuality, Limbo, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ummm...Uhhh... Let me get back to you on this one...

 

Snakes and Arrows: Working them Angels, Bravest Face, Hope

 

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden, BU2B

Maybe put, let's see... three from Caravan, The Wreckers, Different Strings, Subdivisions, Limelight, Vital Signs or Witch Hunt next to Vapor Trails, see if anyone notices :eyeroll:

LMAO... That right there is FUNNY! :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

I certainly notice. TBH I can't narrow it down to just 3 favourites off VT!

Well, for me at least, I have a hard time narrowing it down to even 1 song from VT that I like even a little bit... Different strokes... :rush:

[ST3V]

RUSH

Finding My Way, Here Again, Working Man

 

Fly By Night

Anthem, Fly By Night, By-Tor

 

Caress Of Steel

Bastille Day, Lakeside Park, The Necromancer

 

2112

A Passage To Bangkok, The Twilight Zone, Tears

 

A Farewell To Kings

Xanadu, A Farewell To Kings, Closer To The Heart

 

Hemispheres

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, Circumstances, La Villa Strangiato (The Trees is my least favorite Rush song of all time)

 

Permanent Waves

The Spirit Of Radio, Freewill, Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

Limelight, Red Barchetta, Tom Sawyer

 

Signals

Subdivisions, New World Man, Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure

Distant Early Warning, Afterimage, Red Sector A

 

Power Windows

The Big Money, Marathon, Territories

 

Hold Your Fire (how can I choose 3)

Prime Mover, Force Ten, Lock And Key

 

Presto

Show Don't Tell, Superconductor, Presto

 

Roll The Bones

Dreamline, Roll The Bones, Bravado

 

Counterparts

Animate, Stick It Out, Everyday Glory

 

Test For Echo

Test For Echo, Half The World, Driven

 

Vapor Trails

One Little Victory, Ceiling Unlimited, Vapor Trail

 

Snakes & Arrows

Far Cry, Spindrift, Armor And Sword

 

Clockwork Angels

Caravan, The Wreckers, Clockwork Angels

 

 

I don't know why, but Title Tracks are always good to me. Its that way for most bands I listen to. If theres an album I've never heard, and theres a Title track, I go immediately to that one first.

[treeduck]

Have I posted in this thread?

[treeduck]

Rush: Finding My Way, Working Man, Here Again

 

Fly By Night: Fly By Night, Beneath, Between & Behind, By-Tor & the Snow Dog

 

Caress of Steel: Bastille Day, The Necromancer, The Fountain of Lamneth

 

2112: 2112, A Passage to Bangkok, The Twilight Zone

 

A Farewell to Kings: Xanadu, Cinderella Man, A Farewell to Kings

 

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, Circumstances, La Villa Strangiato

 

Permanent Waves: The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, YYZ, Limelight

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Subdivisions, Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure: Kid Gloves, Afterimage, Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows: Marathon, Middletown Dreams, Mystic Rhythms

 

Hold Your Fire: Turn the Page, Lock and Key, Prime Mover

 

Presto: Chain Lightning, Presto, Available Light

 

Roll the Bones: Dreamline, Bravado, Neurotica

 

Counterparts: Cut to the Chase, Alien Shore, Stick it Out

 

Test for Echo: Time and Motion, Test For Echo, Totem

 

Vapor Trails: Ceiling Unlimited, Secret Touch, Vapor Trail

 

Snakes and Arrows: The Main Monkey Business, Armor and Sword, Workin' Them Angels

 

Clockwork Angels: Clockwork Angels, Seven Cities of Gold, Caravan

Oh yes I have, and look how my post looks much more organised than everyone else's.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Only listing the albums I've listened through.

 

Rush: Working Man, Finding My Way, In The Mood

 

2112: 2112, Something For Nothing, A Passage To Bangkok

 

A Farewell To Kings: Xanadu, Closer To The Heart, Cygnus X-1 Book I/A Farewell To Kings (Cygnus is still my favorite though)

 

Hemispheres: The Trees, La Villa Strangiato, Cygnus X-1 Book II

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, The Spirit Of Radio, Freewill

 

Moving Pictures: YYZ, Red Barchetta, Tom Sawyer

 

Signals: Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, Losing It

 

Grace Under Pressure: Red Sector A, Distant Early Warning, The Body Electric

 

Power Windows: Marathon, Territories, The Big Money

 

Hold Your Fire: Force Ten, Lock And Key, Time Stand Still

 

Clockwork Angels: Clockwork Angels, Headlong Flight, The Garden/Halo Effect

 

Well this is old, lol. Let's update real quick:

 

Rush: Working Man, Finding My Way, What You're Doing

 

Fly By Night: Beneath, Between, and Behind, By-Tor And The Snow Dog, Fly By Night

 

Caress Of Steel: The Fountain Of Lamneth, Bastille Day, The Necromancer

 

2112: 2112, Something For Nothing, The Twilight Zone

 

A Farewell To Kings: Cygnus X-1, Xanadu, Closer To The Heart

 

Hemispheres: La Villa Strangiato, The Trees, Hemispheres

 

Permanent Waves: Natural Science, The Spirit Of Radio, Freewill

 

Moving Pictures: YYZ, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta

 

Signals: The Analog Kid, Subdivisions, Digital Man

 

Grace Under Pressure: Red Sector A, Distant Early Warning, Between The Wheels

 

Power Windows: Marathon, Territories, Manhattan Project

 

Hold Your Fire: Time Stand Still, Force Ten, Mission

 

Presto: Available Light, Show Don't Tell, Presto

 

Roll The Bones: Dreamline, Roll The Bones, Bravado

 

Counterparts: Double Agent, Animate, Cut To The Chase

 

Test For Echo: Driven, Time And Motion, Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails: Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, The Stars Look Down

 

Snakes And Arrows: Far Cry, The Way The Wind Blows, Malignant Narcissism

 

Clockwork Angels: Clockwork Angels, Headlong Flight, The Anarchist

[Weatherman]

Okay, I'll throw my hat in the ring.

I haven't listened to the early stuff in a while, so I'll avoid those albums. I'll also skip the last 5 albums; I haven't even heard the blues one.

 

2112:

The first 3 parts of 2112 (counting as one); Twilight Zone; Tears

 

Farewell:

Kings, Xanadu, Closer to the Heart

 

Hemispheres:

Not Cygnus X-1, but everything else

 

Permanent Waves:

Spirit, Jacob's Ladder, Different Strings (I play this one frequently, it's beautiful)

 

Moving Pictures:

Everything. What, I have to to choose?

YYZ, Limelight, Camera Eye

 

Signals:

Sigh, killing my darlings:

Subdivisions, Analog Kid, The Weapon

 

GuP:

Distant Early Warning, Afterimage, no idea on the 3rd

 

Power Windows:

Mystic Rhythms. Mayyyybe Marathon, on a good day. Next to Vapor Trails, probably my least favorite album.

 

Hold Your Fire:

Time Stand Still, Lock and Key, Turn the Page

 

Presto:

The Pass, Presto, Available Light

 

Roll the Bones:

Bravado, Dreamline, Ghost of a Chance

 

Counterparts:

killing more darlings (sorry babies)

Animate, Cut to the Chase, Where's My Thing

 

Not too many surprises there, I imagine.