Overall Favorite Rush Album

[aerosmith5]

2112 followed closely by Counterparts, A Farewell to Kings and Vapor Trails

[Sonatine]

Signals, followed by Moving Pictures and 2112

[Geddy's 80s Mullet]

'Vapor Trails'

 

This one was a real grower. First time I listened to it, my response was something along the lines of "This sucks". Took about three or four listens before I suddenly realized that I actually liked the album, and from then to this day I really can't get enough of it.

 

It seems to exist in its own little world, not really sounding like any of the other Rush albums, and not really sounding like anything else by anyone else. The damn thing is an abrasive, chaotic masterpiece.

[Harbinger]

This is really tough because I love all Rush albums! But if I have to choose hmmm... its going to be...

 

Moving Pictures

[Overlord_Leon]

I'd have to say Permanent Waves, followed VERY closely by Hemispheres and Moving Pictures

 

 

Grace Under Pressure has been growing on me a LOT lately, though...

[Shirley]

It is a complicated one. I love Moving Pictures and Hold Your Fire. I voted HYF, however.

[raptorcox]

Power Windows was the first one for me. It holds a special place.

[The Main Monkey Business]

A Farewell To Kings

 

awesome title track, two epics Xanadu & Cygnus X1, coupled with 3 short emotional ones especially the awesome Madrigal. But it is impossible to pick a number 1 favourite album

[mankad89]

QUOTE (Geddy's 80s Mullet @ Sep 29 2009, 05:46 AM)

'Vapor Trails' This one was a real grower. First time I listened to it, my response was something along the lines of "This sucks". Took about three or four listens before I suddenly realized that I actually liked the album, and from then to this day I really can't get enough of it. It seems to exist in its own little world, not really sounding like any of the other Rush albums, and not really sounding like anything else by anyone else. The damn thing is an abrasive, chaotic masterpiece.

Same.

[Spindrift82]

A Farewell To Kings is my favorite Rush album.

[Your_Lion]

Hemispheres for me. It's simply perfection from start to finish.

 

 

sorry, being new, I had to get that out of my system

[Bastille Dave]

Hemispheres, although I could easily have voted for MP.

[Zanadoo]

Have to go with signals.

Every song is perfect.

Edited January 22, 2010 by Zanadoo

[AVman9]

HEMISPHERES. All the way.

[Deathbass89]

Signals

[g under p]

*Grace Under Pressure* for me, it seems i can never put it down. Then *Vapor Trails* followed my *Moving Pictures* then *2112*

[Mr. Not]

2112

A Farewell to Kings

Hemispheres

Permanent Waves

Grace Under Pressure

Hold Your Fire

Test For Echo

and Snakes & Arrows if it were on here..

 

 

I get the feeling my vote's going to Hemisperes, GUP, or HYF...

[g under p]

Moving Pictues is where it is based mainly on the my love of the song *The Camera Eye*. An odd thing the first time I REALLY heard *The Camera Eye*.

 

I was pumped and getting ready for my first concert yes *Grace Under Pressure* tour. Before the show my friends and I had indulged in some pre-game festivities and feeling fine. I was alone in the car (passenger seat) waiting for friends to come. I cranked up MP on cassette and the beginning of TCE comes on with the horns.

 

I almost broke my neck trying to find out who the hell is beeping me for being in a parked car. I wasn't till a bit later i noticed it was just the fricking song that I calmed down. I was pumped cause I did get into it at the show when some buffoon tried unsuccessfully to steal my GUP tour shirt. They paid the price I must say, man the stupid things you do when you're young.

 

Peace

Edited February 16, 2010 by g under p

[raptorcox]

Power Windows (first one that I obtained)

[Scars]

Seriously, who voted for Feedback?

[The Cat 3]

A Farewell to Kings...it will always hold that top spot for me.

[Todem]

Over the last 27 or so years it has flip flopped back and forth between Hemispheres and Permanent Waves.

 

Finally over the last 2 years it has become clear that my #1 all time favorite Rush album is Permanent Waves. Soncially perfect. And it has the perfect balance of Prog and Rock with a pop sensibility.

 

TSOR and Freewill can both easily qualify as the greatest Rush songs ever written.

 

Natural Science and Jacobs Ladder are the best Epic songs they have ever written IMO.

 

Different Strings - short and oh so sweet this is one of the best production songs they have ever recorded. It is haunting and beautiful.

 

Entre Nous - what a vastly underrated Rush song and it sounded amazing on the 2007 leg...they should play it again this time out!

 

 

Waves was so ahead of it's time in 1979/1980. And to this day stands as one of the best Rock albums ever recorded.

Edited May 11, 2010 by Todem

[Chrysalii]

Permanent Waves.

I did waver a bit between Permanent Waves and Grace Under Pressure, but it's solidly Permanent Waves now.

[The_Necromancer_77]

Caress of Steel though Hemispheres is a close second.

[Brizel]

AFTK!!! I love every song on this album to death.