tangy Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Which Rush album do you think created the most new fans? I am talking about people going out and buying the record and then becoming a fan. It can be studio or live. What do you think? My guess is Exit Stage Left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushlady23 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Moving Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfan95 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (rushlady23 @ Dec 24 2009, 12:39 PM) Moving Pictures I agree...if it was a song, probably Tom Sawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Tough question to answer. As for a song, I first heard Tom Sawyer on the radio and was in awe. As for an album, I acquired a copy of 2112 and was further in awe. I THEN bought ESL and wore that thing out. TWICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (rushfan95 @ Dec 24 2009, 01:41 PM) QUOTE (rushlady23 @ Dec 24 2009, 12:39 PM) Moving Pictures I agree...if it was a song, probably Tom Sawyer. Definitely. And you can count me among the Moving Pictures Baby Boomers, those millions of Rush fans who were all "born" at the same time because of MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfan95 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I actually found out about Rush from Rush Chronicles...later on I bought Moving Pictures, which was my first bought Rush album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadude69 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 2112 put Rush on the map, but Moving Pictures really put Rush out there and got them a lot more attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindcore Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well, when I was 10, back in 1975, it was Fly By Night for me. In my generation, I would assume that 2112 created a lot of fans. Mind you, I was in grade 10 when Moving Pictures came out and it was a huge album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Dec 24 2009, 02:02 PM) QUOTE (rushfan95 @ Dec 24 2009, 01:41 PM) QUOTE (rushlady23 @ Dec 24 2009, 12:39 PM) Moving Pictures I agree...if it was a song, probably Tom Sawyer. Definitely. And you can count me among the Moving Pictures Baby Boomers, those millions of Rush fans who were all "born" at the same time because of MP. It was an exciting time indeed. I went with ESL but can certainly understand/may relent to the MP choice. The fact is they were released only approximately 8 months apart so my theory is that once people realized how well they could play live and then heard Neils drum solo they were converted for good. I had been trying to make my friends rush fans and it seemed to me that ESL gave them that little extra push and finally converted them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tangy Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 after further thought Could the answer be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Moving Pictures sold more copies than any other Rush album (4+ million, 2112 is at 3+ million and a bunch of others are at 1+ million). Simple math would dictate that MP brought in the most new fans. Add to the fact that it contains their most recognizable and famous song, and there you go. Incidentally, that was the album that brought ME in as a Rush fan back in 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 05:56 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? yeah probably since they were the live ones. But I'm guessing that new fans bought MP not ESL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 05:56 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? yeah probably since they were the live ones. But I'm guessing that new fans bought MP not ESL i think you are right but will point out that live albums used to carry more weight in the 70's and early 80's than they did after wards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 06:15 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 05:56 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? yeah probably since they were the live ones. But I'm guessing that new fans bought MP not ESL i think you are right but will point out that live albums used to carry more weight in the 70's and early 80's than they did after wards. That's definitely true about the strength of live albums back when we were in diapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:54 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 06:15 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 05:56 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? yeah probably since they were the live ones. But I'm guessing that new fans bought MP not ESL i think you are right but will point out that live albums used to carry more weight in the 70's and early 80's than they did after wards. That's definitely true about the strength of live albums back when we were in diapers I think i was toilet trained at that point? I was 13 when I saw the PW tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderella Man Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 i would think moving pictures as well, tom sawyer was the big break for them imo.2112 was the intro for me ,been a fan ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Whompus Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 For me it was MP, AFTK, and Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 09:17 AM)QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:54 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 06:15 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 25 2009, 05:56 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? yeah probably since they were the live ones. But I'm guessing that new fans bought MP not ESL i think you are right but will point out that live albums used to carry more weight in the 70's and early 80's than they did after wards. That's definitely true about the strength of live albums back when we were in diapers I think i was toilet trained at that point? I was 13 when I saw the PW tour. You know what I'm sayin'. I was 10 when I saw the New World Tour. I really miss how MTV used to announce then play all those terrible Rush videos . But it was nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 24 2009, 01:08 PM) after further thought Could the answer be ? Of course it is Tangy. You can thank that radio station in Cleveland for giving RUSH the most fans within such a short amount of time. The first album is the correct answer. They jumped from their own private label Moon Records to Mercury Records. That was a nice leap. "Moving Pictures" was their most "popular" record, but their first album put them on the map. To think that "Caress Of Steel" almost put RUSH out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Unlike what are doing to me and ignoring my posts, I am not ignoring yours. The album that created the most fans is no doubt Moving Pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 My first Rush song was the R30 Overture. I was 13 years old at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 QUOTE (tangy @ Dec 24 2009, 03:56 PM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Dec 24 2009, 03:27 PM) It'd have to be Moving Pictures due to their relentless touring, the amount of radio play at the time, and the coming of MTV which was very RUSH-friendly in those early days. All very true. The videos they played for Tom Sawyer & Limelight were from ESL? There were both "studio" and "live" versions of those videos. The "studio" versions were literally filmed at Le Studio; if you've ever seen the video for "Vital Signs," the videos for "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" were the same. Usually when MTV showed "Tom Sawyer," it was the live ESL version they showed. Still, I wouldn't say ESL was the album that attracted the most fans. Like me, many people may have seen that video and then ran out to get the original studio album the song was from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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