Your Favorite Rush Album From Each Decade/Time Period (Including Live Albums)?

[malm_51]

And Rush are among the best at the trade!

[condemned2bfree]

Double Agent is such a great song.

[Weatherman]

I'm really surprised how much love Hemi and PW have on this site. 

I like them too, but they're no 2112 or MP, not in my opinion. 

[Rick N. Backer]

On 5/30/2023 at 10:46 PM, laughedatbytime said:

 

Yeah, don't believe I've ever seen things arranged this way before.  I'll go with:

 

Permanent Waves

Moving Pictures

Different Stages

Clockwork Angels

You can't pick 2 80s albums off the bat.  But you got the rest of them right.

[goose]

On 6/24/2023 at 2:23 PM, condemned2bfree said:

Double Agent is such a great song.

Sooo tiiight!

 

Lol

[Todem]

On 5/31/2023 at 3:33 PM, Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios said:

Hemi

PeW

CP

CA

Those are my picks as well.

 

What still gets to me to this day about CA is the mix. I mean.....on VT...I got it. It was an 18 month process, Neil even coming back was a miracle......and they even used original jams on the final recordings of some songs.....I was just happy Rush was back and it was a passionate recording even though it makes my ears bleed (the original mix and master) on a full listen. 

 

But Clockwork Angels........the albums material is so freaking strong...just a glorious last record of their career front to back but that damn mix is so freaking dense....like zero space between Geddy, Alex and Neil a muddy mess for Rush’s standards......just wow. And to think this was the same producer who mixed Snakes and Arrows which was a return to form after VT in terms of sonic quality. 

 

I would love CA to get a full remix from Steven Wilson.....shit I would love for Steven Wilson to give all their prime material (2112 thru HYF) the remix treatment he gave Yes’s prime albums. Oh how freaking insane would that be!!!!!

Edited July 22, 2023 by Todem

[TheAccountant]

I went with:

 

2112

Power Windows

Different Sages

Rush in Rio

 

If live albums were not included my vote would be:

 

2112

Power Windows

Counterparts

S & A

[polymathlover]

On 5/30/2023 at 2:15 PM, laughedatbytime said:

Permanent Waves is a 70s album.

 

[polymathlover]

Yessssss. It was recorded in 1979. Most people never acknowledge or seem to be aware of this.