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Rush album with the most atmospheric vibe?


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Interesting question. They all seem to have their own vibe, but ones that stand out for me include Caress of Steel, 2112, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Signals, GUP, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, Presto, Counterparts, Vapor Trails, Snakes and Arrows...

 

So, yeah, pretty much every album stands out, vibe-wise.

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I'm going with Vapor Trails. I found a lot of atmospheric moments on it.

 

What you say?

 

Agree. Due to several factors: all the vocal & guitar layering, the distorted mix & the coated heads Peart used for his drums...all these added up to make what I consider Rush’s “impressionist” album.

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I'm going with Vapor Trails. I found a lot of atmospheric moments on it.

 

What you say?

 

Agree. Due to several factors: all the vocal & guitar layering, the distorted mix & the coated heads Peart used for his drums...all these added up to make what I consider Rush’s “impressionist” album.

 

Yes, the drums would’ve sounded so much better with pinstripes. :P

The drums sound more focused on the remix. They should have used the tried and true Terry Brown method of recording the drums on VT (ie: a nice big sound with a bit of the room in it, as on MP). As Peart’s playing was more open and basic, the drum mix should have been sympathetic to that as opposed to trying to make it angular and edgy and busy sounding. My two Canadian cents anyway.

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GUP and Power Windows but there is a lot of reverb and delay on those albums.Also one is dark and the othe btight sounding.But overall i would say MP the most complete ,cohesive album once the Camera Eye sinks in(it took me a little while from memory).
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I don't think most here understand what 'atmospheric' means.

 

Roughly speaking...to create or evoke a distinctive mood, vibe or emotion.

 

I picked GUP because to me the distinctive sound of the synth winds through the whole album. One can listen to the briefest of clips and immediately (at least to me) identify it as something off that album. No other Rush album has that same sound. It also in my opinion, has a certain otherwordly, off-planet, futuristic feel that definitely puts it into the atmospheric category.

 

Someone in the synth thread said it has a dark 'pressurized' theme running through it...I'd agree w/ that.

 

I don't know...I'm not feeling particularly eloquent this evening to state it any better.

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Rush - has a boogie rock Zep vibe

 

FBN - has a dark, liquid, wandering vibe

 

CoS - has a Pink Floyd meets Foghat vibe.

 

2112 - has a dystopic, futuristic vibe

 

AFTK - has a regal Prog/rock vibe

 

Hemispheres - has a cerebral yet earthy vibe

 

PeW - has a refreshing yet enigmatic vibe

 

MP - has a radio friendly Canuck rock vibe

 

Signals - has a swampy, synthy bright vibe

 

GuP - has a repressive dark totalitarian vibe

 

PoW - has an angular Trevor Horn vibe

 

HYF - has a softer Howard Jones vibe

 

Presto - has a thin, tin can vibe

 

RTB - has thin, garbage can lid vibe

 

CP - has a grungy hard pop vibe

 

T4E - has a snowy hard pop vibe

 

VT - has a dark painful, personal and emotional vibe

 

SnA - has a Ged rejected these for a solo album, bland vibe

 

CA - has a Foo Fighters meets Porcupine Tree steampunk vibe

 

 

 

 

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I’m changing my answer I said angels originally. While I agree that grace under pressure definitely has atmosphere vibe, I believe it also is very stylistic which can be confused with atmosphere. So my new answer is actually vapor trails
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