rushgoober Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Ok, so you've come across a potential new Rush fan. What are their ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL titles? I'm not talking about listing 2112 because it's a really important album even though you get lost on side 2. As another example, I think Grace Under Pressure is a fantastic album without any weak tracks, but that's a slight level of perfection below what I consider the top of the heap albums that are perfect all the way through AND are really the absolutely short list must haves for new perspective fans. List what you consider those to be, however many those might be IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, even though in my case the differences in quality between these is microscopic at best. My list: 1. Signals 2. Moving Pictures 3. Permanent Waves 4. Hemispheres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I would place Permanent Waves a little higher, but for a new fan you have nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Signals Power Windows Presto Vapor Trails whatever their latest is at the time, SNA for now, CA later. I like to have a representative from each era more or less, but for a new listener, I wouldn't go back further than PeW. Light the torches. I'm a heretic, I know. I'd start a newbie with PeW and work forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2112 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yep, for someone new to the band, you've done very well with your ranking. For me, Hemispheres will always be their high water mark for me, but if I had to rank them, the top ones would be (along with the best sounding masters for some in parentheses): 1. Hemispheres (Canadian WANK CD) 2. Permanent Waves (Canadian VANKCD) 3. Moving Pictures (MFSL Gold CD) 4. 2112 (Japanese 25.8P CD) 5. Caress of Steel 6. Signals (MFSL Gold CD or Japanese 25.8P CD) 7. Power Windows (Japanese 32.8P CD or SHM CD) 8. Counterparts 9. Hold Your Fire (SHM CD) 10. Snakes and Arrows Those would be my Top 10 for sure, though the bottom 3 could be interchanged at any time. The only two albums by them I pretty much have no use for would be Test for Echo (though I do like the song "Dog Years" while others think its one of their worst songs ever...go figure!) and Vapor Trails, which to me is just pure unfocused crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 1) Moving Pictures 2) Permanent Waves 3) A Farewell to Kings 4) Hemispheres 5) 2112 6) Fly by Night That's an OBJECTIVE list of Rush's best, from a non-biased perspective. My personal favorites are: 1) Power Windows 2) Grace Under Pressure 3) Moving Pictures 4) Signals 5) Counterparts/Hemispheres (tie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Permanent Waves Moving Pictures 2112 Grace Under Pressure Caress of Steel Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well, it also depends on the person you are trying to convince.... I've made a few compilation CDs for potential new fans and they varied quite a bit. But objectively, I'd have to go with these as the top 5: Hemispheres Moving Pictures Permanent Waves Power Windows Signals Of course, some of my favorite Rush albums don't fall in that list but that's because I'm trying to be objective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Moving Pictures Permanent Waves Signals Counterparts Hemispheres 2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jan 18 2012, 01:17 AM) Ok, so you've come across a potential new Rush fan. What are their ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL titles? I'm not talking about listing 2112 because it's a really important album even though you get lost on side 2. As another example, I think Grace Under Pressure is a fantastic album without any weak tracks, but that's a slight level of perfection below what I consider the top of the heap albums that are perfect all the way through AND are really the absolutely short list must haves for new perspective fans. List what you consider those to be, however many those might be IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, even though in my case the differences in quality between these is microscopic at best. My list: 1. Signals 2. Moving Pictures 3. Permanent Waves 4. Hemispheres Sounds right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerrobin Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 My choices would be: Moving Pictures Hold Your Fire Permanent Waves A Farewell to Kings Power Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilb1972 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 QUOTE I like to have a representative from each era more or less I agree, what with Rush changing their sound so much over the years, it would be hard to play something like Bastille Day, and then when they buy something like Hold Your Fire hear that its nothing like Bastille Day! So I would want to mix it up for the new fan, and explain, these guys are always evolving and changing their sound. But since younger music fans don't seem to be into albums anymore, I would probably make a mix CD instead. Then if they like it, suggest the following albums: Moving Pictures Signals Permanent Waves Counterparts Clockwork Angels (when if comes out) 2112 However, a mix CD would have the following: Working Man Fly by Night Closer to the Heart The Spirit of Radio Freewill Tom Sawyer YYZ Limelight Subdivisions The Big Money Show Don't Tell Driven One Little Victory Far Cry Caravan BU2B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It certainly depends on what kind of music that person is into. If they are a metal head- you would certainly want to stress the 70s albums and forget about anything post MP If they are more into'adult rock', you would stress the PeW-PoW period. If they are into rap, give them Roll The Bones. If they are a stoner, stress FBN-Hempispheres. Without knowing the person at all, the essential Rush albums are (looks similar to many other previous posts): 2112 A Farewell To Kings Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures (Notice I didn't even list my favorite album) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 I think it's funny people trying to be objective. Is that really even possible? My list is entirely subjective. The most "objective" I can think to say is that most people's lists really should include Moving Pictures at all costs since it seems to be the most accessible/popular, but still that's a subjective statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ghostworks Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 2112 shouldn't be on anyone's 'essential titles' for a new fan IMO it's just too polarizing for a 'first run' album ATWAS is a much better album to introduce fans to that early era (and FBN likely the 'best' studio album) however, there's only one album I'd ever lend to someone asking about Rush: Permanent Waves it's beyond reproach - any interested party should take this one for a spin, as it's arguably Rush at their pinnacle of songwriting/performance/production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) 1. Permanent Waves 2. Moving Pictures 3. Hemispheres 4. 2112 Edited January 18, 2012 by USB Connector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 2112 Hemispheres Permanent Waves Signals Moving Pictures Grace Under Pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jan 18 2012, 12:17 AM) Ok, so you've come across a potential new Rush fan. What are their ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL titles? I'm not talking about listing 2112 because it's a really important album even though you get lost on side 2. As another example, I think Grace Under Pressure is a fantastic album without any weak tracks, but that's a slight level of perfection below what I consider the top of the heap albums that are perfect all the way through AND are really the absolutely short list must haves for new perspective fans. List what you consider those to be, however many those might be IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, even though in my case the differences in quality between these is microscopic at best. My list: 1. Signals 2. Moving Pictures 3. Permanent Waves 4. Hemispheres I think you might have forgot a few: Add: 2112 A Farewell to Kings Grace Under Pressure Snake and Arrows Any of the Live Albums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hemispheres PerWav M.P Signals These are the essential albums..the ones that define Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 QUOTE (ghostworks @ Jan 18 2012, 09:00 AM)2112 shouldn't be on anyone's 'essential titles' for a new fan IMO it's just too polarizing for a 'first run' album That certainly is not true in my experience. It was one of the first three Rush albums I heard and made me (and many others I'm sure) an instant fan. You may not like it but it is quite rightly considered their definitive statement among their 1970s output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barchetta90480 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well, my first four were ... Grace Under Pressure Power Windows Caress of Steel Permanent Waves Worked for me, why shouldn't it work for others. Though it took some time to get into Number three - as I only knew the two Eighties outputs before. But after six or seven spins, I loved it. For a present newbie, I might replace Power Windows by Moving Pictures and, probably, Caress of Steel by Counterparts. On the other hand ... why not Caress of Steel. If you dig this one, you're really into Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 In this order Moving Pictures Permanent Waves Hemispheres 2112 I dont see how you can possibly put Signals on there when that was when many original and casual Rush fans started jumping ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 QUOTE (trenken @ Jan 18 2012, 03:26 PM) In this order Moving Pictures Permanent Waves Hemispheres 2112 I dont see how you can possibly put Signals on there when that was when many original and casual Rush fans started jumping ship. Because in retrospect is was one hell of an album. People jumped ship not because of the quality of the record but because it was new and a little different than what had come before. There are people even now, here on TRF, who believe that Rush ended in 1981 (which is fking retarded - they went on another thirty years after Moving Pictures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 All the Atomic year releases---W. Germany, usa, they absolutely sound the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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