Rush Fan in Michigan Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Our R40 Countdown is at No. 4, and Will surprised me by tossing Permanent Waves in that spot. (I had Roll the Bones.) When I started my initial rankings for the project, I had Permanent Waves at No. 2 and assumed that was pretty much a universal thought that it was right behind Moving Pictures. Now ... it's wondering. What do you think? Here's our blog for the week: Rush R40 Countdown at No. 4: Roll the Bones and the death of baseball card collecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 A month or two ago there was a survivor type voting game on the forum to find out what the fans thought the best album was and to the surprise of many (not me) Hemispheres won. So your assumption that MP is 'the best' may not be correct. Just some food for thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 "You can tell this was a long time ago and early in our marriage, because my wife was still willing to let me play Rush with her in the car." Ha ha!!! That's hilarious and so true of me as well! My wife endures my love for Rush (that's putting it mildly), and long gone are the days when she endured me playing them on the car stereo. As soon as I'm in the car alone, though, Rush is cranked. The Big Wheel is one of my favorites too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 For me, Permanent Waves sits right at Number 7 - right behind everything that was released before it Love Jacob's Ladder as much as anything they ever did - but on the whole, the vibe for the entire album doesn't quite draw me in as much as its predecessors .. Still, it is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I tend to rotate my top 3 albums regularly: Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves and Hemispheres. On any given day I might line them up in different orders, but they are the top 3 Rush albums. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I tend to rotate my top 3 albums regularly: Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves and Hemispheres. On any given day I might line them up in different orders, but they are the top 3 Rush albums.These are also my top three, but Moving Pictures is a permanent lock at number one because of sentimental reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Its number 1 for me. the perfect balance between the epic prog of hemispheres and the polish of mp. PwHemispheresMp 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 "You can tell this was a long time ago and early in our marriage, because my wife was still willing to let me play Rush with her in the car." Ha ha!!! That's hilarious and so true of me as well! My wife endures my love for Rush (that's putting it mildly), and long gone are the days when she endured me playing them on the car stereo. As soon as I'm in the car alone, though, Rush is cranked. The Big Wheel is one of my favorites too.Are you guys joking? You're "not allowed" to listen to rush if your wife is with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) "You can tell this was a long time ago and early in our marriage, because my wife was still willing to let me play Rush with her in the car." Ha ha!!! That's hilarious and so true of me as well! My wife endures my love for Rush (that's putting it mildly), and long gone are the days when she endured me playing them on the car stereo. As soon as I'm in the car alone, though, Rush is cranked. The Big Wheel is one of my favorites too.Are you guys joking? You're "not allowed" to listen to rush if your wife is with you?LOL. My wife was totally indifferent to Rush. She couldn't care less about them. I took my nephews to the R30 concert and she stated, "Are they still together?" Several years later, my son took to the drums and discovered my Rush CDs. Neil Peart is one of his heroes. Rush was played around the clock. My wife had no choice but to listen. With an open mind and an enthusiastic son playing the drums, she caved. She now loves Rush. She also claims she likes them more than me. Edited May 11, 2015 by ReRushed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bard Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 It is the second best, yes. Right after Signals. MP is number 3. :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I'd rank it as number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Wow with the tour finally here I forgot this sub forum existed. To answer the original post. Permanent Waves is the number one best album with Moving Pictures second and Hemispheres coming in third. This is all backed up by extensive polling here at TRF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 You're right in my book. Permanent Waves at #2, very closely edged by Moving Pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 "You can tell this was a long time ago and early in our marriage, because my wife was still willing to let me play Rush with her in the car." Ha ha!!! That's hilarious and so true of me as well! My wife endures my love for Rush (that's putting it mildly), and long gone are the days when she endured me playing them on the car stereo. As soon as I'm in the car alone, though, Rush is cranked. The Big Wheel is one of my favorites too.Are you guys joking? You're "not allowed" to listen to rush if your wife is with you? It's not that I'm "not allowed," but since my wife doesn't really like them very much (she gave them a chance when we were dating), I just don't subject her to it. It's fine. She knows I love 'em, and she's happy that I'm getting to see them in concert. Hell...she encouraged me to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 "You can tell this was a long time ago and early in our marriage, because my wife was still willing to let me play Rush with her in the car." Ha ha!!! That's hilarious and so true of me as well! My wife endures my love for Rush (that's putting it mildly), and long gone are the days when she endured me playing them on the car stereo. As soon as I'm in the car alone, though, Rush is cranked. The Big Wheel is one of my favorites too.Are you guys joking? You're "not allowed" to listen to rush if your wife is with you? It's not that I'm "not allowed," but since my wife doesn't really like them very much (she gave them a chance when we were dating), I just don't subject her to it. It's fine. She knows I love 'em, and she's happy that I'm getting to see them in concert. Hell...she encouraged me to go!You're insane!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 My wife suggested I go to Austin alone...sure fine with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 My wife suggested I go to Austin alone...sure fine with me!I think she means that you stay there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Fan in Michigan Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Will had Permanent Waves at No. 4, I'm boldly putting it at No. 3. And there is no shame at being the third-best Rush album! Rush R40 Countdown at No. 3: Permanent Waves is a masterpiece, Signals recalls exciting times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFloyd84 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Brilliant album, but definitely not second best, IMO of course. Hemispheres, A Farewell to Kings, 2112, Caress of Steel, Fly by Night and Signals rank before it on my list. However, this is just an indication of how utterly brilliant Rush's catalog (especially the early 70s-early 80s) is that it's hard for me to rank them. Probably change my mind tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 My wife suggested I go to Austin alone...sure fine with me!I think she means that you stay there too!I've been going alone since the R30 tour. On the way to the ampitheater one friend got into a fight with his wife on the phone and insisted on being taken back home to fight in person. The other one wouldn't stop asking questions during the show. Now I get to enjoy the show with zero drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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