What is your favorite Rush studio album OF EACH ERA? (last poll in 2004)

[Alexmai]

Hello,

the last poll about studio albums was in 2004, so let's see if S&A and CA enter the top 5!

Come on, let's vote!

 

EDIT: you can now vote for each era! Then we'll vote the global best

Edited May 16 by Alexmai
Adding multiple vote for eras

[Maverick]

I keep saying Grace Under Pressure, even though it might be Permanent Waves.

[Nova Carmina]

I keep saying Grace Under Pressure, even though it might be Power Windows.

 

 

[IbanezJem]

I keep saying Permanent Waves, even though it might be Hemispheres.

[zepphead]

This, for me, is Rush's greatest work.

[The Analog Cub]

At the moment it's Grace Under Pressure but it changes depending on my mood between that, Moving Pictures, Counterparts, Hemispheres, and Clockwork Angels.

 

I am happy to see all the p/g love, though

[invisible airwave]

2112

 

GUP is my favorite of the 80s.

[_hi_water._]

1. Moving Pictures

2. Permanent Waves

3. Hemispheres

4. A Farewell To Kings

5. Signals

6. 2112

7. Grace Under Pressure

8. Power Windows

9. Fly By Night

10. Clockwork Angels

11. Counterparts

12. Caress Of Steel

13. Rush

14. Hold Your Fire

15. Vapor Trails

16. Snakes & Arrows

17. Roll The Bones

18. Presto

19. Test For Echo

I have been warming up to more songs on Grace and Windows, and especially on HYF...
I now also feel that as if TFE is significantly weaker than Presto overall

[apetersvt]

Once again, Caress Of Steel for me (Hemispheres and aFtK getting runner ups)

[Entre_Perpetuo]

How's my old ranking go?

 

1. AFTK

2. PeW

3. MP

4. Signals

5. 2112

6. CA

7. PoW

8. Hems

9. CoS

10. GuP

11. HYF

12. VT

13. Presto

14. FBN

15. CP

16. Rush

17. T4E

18. SnA

19. RTB

 

Or something like that anyway. Top 5 never changes.

[zepphead]

1. A Farewell to Kings
2. Hemispheres
3. Moving Pictures
4. Permanent Waves
5. 2112
6. Fly By Night
7. Caress of Steel
8. Signals
9. RUSH
10. Clockwork Angels
11. Grace Under Pressure
12. Power Windows
13. Vapor Trails
14. Counterparts
15. Test For Echo
16. Roll the Bones
17. Snakes & Arrows
18. Hold Your Fire
19. Presto

 

Nothing drastic has changed in my rankings for a while with two exceptions.

Like _hi_water._ I have been warming more to Grace Under Pressure recently so it rises a couple of notches.

On the flip side I have dropped Counterparts a couple of places.

 

[BigMontanaSKY]

I'm in a minority here, but-

 

Roll The Bones.

 

Crisp, concise and to the point. 

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

As of now , 9th May 2023 

 Hemi is always No.1 for me & PeW No.2 

 Albums 5 to 10 frequently change places 

1. Hemispheres 
2. Permanent Waves
3. Moving Pictures 
4. AFTK   
5. P/G ( GUP ) 
6. Signals 
7. 2112 
8. PoW 
9. CP
10. CA
11. FBN
12. T4E
13. S&A
14. CoS
15. RTB 
16. VT 
17. HYF 
18. Presto
19. Rush 

[_hi_water._]

18 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

How's my old ranking go?

 

1. AFTK

2. PeW

3. MP

4. Signals

5. 2112

6. CA

7. PoW

8. Hems

9. CoS

10. GuP

11. HYF

12. VT

13. Presto

14. FBN

15. CP

16. Rush

17. T4E

18. SnA

19. RTB

 

Or something like that anyway. Top 5 never changes.

I am curious as to finding out why you rank Presto above CP and FBN - I feel like there's 3-4 really good songs on Presto and many others I don't connect with so much

[Entre_Perpetuo]

36 minutes ago, _hi_water._ said:

I am curious as to finding out why you rank Presto above CP and FBN - I feel like there's 3-4 really good songs on Presto and many others I don't connect with so much

I like Presto quite a lot. I think aside from Anagram and Hand Over Fist it’s a very strong batch of songs with quirky production. CP has grown on me with time, but it feels very much like the “oh alt rock is happening now” album. FBN has always felt unbalanced to me. I find the studio cut of In The End pretty underwhelming.

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

🤔 I wonder what Segue’s & Mick’s 

 Rankings would look like ? 🤔

 

I Hope they both post their full lists 🤞😎

[goose]

Waves, Grace and Caress are my top three, with each being the master of its era.  Late career nod goes to Vapor Trails 

[JohnRogers]

Permanent Waves. All other answers are wrong. 

[Alexmai]

I added the chance to vote for an album of each era.

Re-vote :) 

[goose]

12 hours ago, Alexmai said:

I added the chance to vote for an album of each era.

Re-vote :) 

I like it!

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Okay here’s how I broke up the eras and how I voted. This is certainly debatable btw.

 

Era 1 the early records: Rush through CoS (CoS)

Era 2 the golden era: 2112 through MP (AFTK)

Era 3 the synth era: Signals through HYF (Signals)

Era 4 the return to guitar: Presto through T4E (Presto)

Era 5 the finale: VT through CA (CA)

 

I thought about counting 2112 in the first era and Presto in the synth era, but for 2112 it really feels like the start of a new chapter, and Presto is the first album in ages to scale back the synths, even if they’re still present and it’s still very 80s.

[Alexmai]

18 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

Okay here’s how I broke up the eras and how I voted. This is certainly debatable btw.

 

Era 1 the early records: Rush through CoS (CoS)

Era 2 the golden era: 2112 through MP (AFTK)

Era 3 the synth era: Signals through HYF (Signals)

Era 4 the return to guitar: Presto through T4E (Presto)

Era 5 the finale: VT through CA (CA)

 

I thought about counting 2112 in the first era and Presto in the synth era, but for 2112 it really feels like the start of a new chapter, and Presto is the first album in ages to scale back the synths, even if they’re still present and it’s still very 80s.

 

2112 in my opinion (not only because of the live album thing) is part of the first era... AFTK is a different kind of animal, while COS is less distant...

Edited May 18 by Alexmai

[Alexmai]

There are 4 albums at zero... I'm surprised by S&A, more than the others...

[apetersvt]

Era 1 the early records: Rush through CoS (CoS)

Era 2 the golden era: 2112 through MP (Hem)

Era 3 the synth era: Signals through HYF (GuP)

Era 4 the return to guitar: Presto through T4E (Counterparts)

Era 5 the finale: VT through CA (CA)