go2wrk@95974 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (HemispheresserehpsimeH @ Feb 4 2012, 02:03 PM) QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Feb 4 2012, 03:39 PM) Good question..depends on the decade. 70's--2112 or Hemispheres 80's--MP or PRW 90's--RTB or CP 2000's--S&A or VT Out of all those, I'd pick either 2112 of MP... with MP over 2112..but not by much. Well, for the 2000s, it would definitely have to be VT or S&A Yep,exactly..good point.What was I thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (HemispheresserehpsimeH @ Feb 4 2012, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Feb 4 2012, 03:39 PM) Good question..depends on the decade. 70's--2112 or Hemispheres 80's--MP or PRW 90's--RTB or CP 2000's--S&A or VT Out of all those, I'd pick either 2112 of MP... with MP over 2112..but not by much. Well, for the 2000s, it would definitely have to be VT or S&A I'd choose Feedback... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Feb 4 2012, 04:24 PM) QUOTE (HemispheresserehpsimeH @ Feb 4 2012, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Feb 4 2012, 03:39 PM) Good question..depends on the decade. 70's--2112 or Hemispheres 80's--MP or PRW 90's--RTB or CP 2000's--S&A or VT Out of all those, I'd pick either 2112 of MP... with MP over 2112..but not by much. Well, for the 2000s, it would definitely have to be VT or S&A I'd choose Feedback... Yeah yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Permanent Waves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohnson30 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Moving Pictures for all the reasons stated above. If I wanted to introduce someone to Rush who had never heard of them before, this is the CD I'd pull out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undemanding Contact Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Permanent Waves. Although Hemispheres and Moving Pictures (on either side temporally) come a very close second. Why? That chorused distortion in Big Al's guitar. Ged's voice, in whatever incarnation, is a given in the sound of Rush. Similarly with Our Man Neil: big, capable, accomplished percussion. But, to me, Al's guitar on Permanent Waves 'sounds like the cover looks'. By that, I mean the grey colour and the big crashing-wave on the album-cover is almost synasthetic (as in: 'sounds as colours', 'words as tastes'. See the Wikipedia article if you want more on this). To me, that album sounds like it looks: grey, crunchy, spacey chorused-distortion - sensational - I will never be able to get too much of that sound. Notably, Alex said in an interview some years ago that 'it took a long time to get that out of my system'. When I read that, I thought 'What? Are you nuts?'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingInPrimetime Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I think the Rushiest sounding albums are Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures. Every album they've made is Rushy in its own way though. For Rushiest songs, I'd say Tom Sawyer and Free Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 At the risk of sounding cliched, I'm going with Moving Pictures as well. I grew up in the 80's, and while I knew all of Rush's radio-friendly hits of the 70's (Working Man, Fly By Night, Closer To The Heart, The Spirit of Radio, etc.), I was unaware of their epics. Moving Pictures, on the other hand, is inseparable from my youth in the 80's. It was also the first material where I SAW what Rush looked like, on MTV. I liked what I saw, and should have known it would go somewhere someday The album had a good taste of what was to come in the synth period - my favorite era, but not my first strong impression of Rush. The 90's-present albums do not say Rush as strongly to me, because there is SO much influence from the music scene around them, and because they've changed a lot since 1981. This isn't a bad thing - I sure wouldn't want nineteen albums of the same sound/style - but when I think of the "Rush sound", I fall back on my first strong impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'd say 2112 best represents what Rush is about lyrically and musically in their heyday of the 70's. I see alot of people here choosing the first album they heard by Rush or their favorite and I think they are kinda missing the point of the thread. 2112 isnt my favorite and it wasnt the first Rush album I ever heard, but I think most represents what Rush is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 4 2012, 10:04 PM) I'd say 2112 best represents what Rush is about lyrically and musically in their heyday of the 70's. I see alot of people here choosing the first album they heard by Rush or their favorite and I think they are kinda missing the point of the thread. 2112 isnt my favorite and it wasnt the first Rush album I ever heard, but I think most represents what Rush is about. I chose MP, and that's not my fave album either (but it's close). My fave is Signals, but that would never be one I'd give to a potential new fan first. First I'd want to give them their classic sound, an album that really typifies Rush, and then I'd give them something where they branched out a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 5 2012, 12:11 AM) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 4 2012, 10:04 PM) I'd say 2112 best represents what Rush is about lyrically and musically in their heyday of the 70's. I see alot of people here choosing the first album they heard by Rush or their favorite and I think they are kinda missing the point of the thread. 2112 isnt my favorite and it wasnt the first Rush album I ever heard, but I think most represents what Rush is about. I chose MP, and that's not my fave album either (but it's close). My fave is Signals, but that would never be one I'd give to a potential new fan first. First I'd want to give them their classic sound, an album that really typifies Rush, and then I'd give them something where they branched out a bit... oh, well I didnt know it was which album best represents Rush to intruduce to a new fan. Sorry My bad. I couldda sworn we just had a thread about this a couple weeks ago. If that's the case, then I'd probably go with Moving Pictures as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 4 2012, 10:24 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 5 2012, 12:11 AM) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 4 2012, 10:04 PM) I'd say 2112 best represents what Rush is about lyrically and musically in their heyday of the 70's. I see alot of people here choosing the first album they heard by Rush or their favorite and I think they are kinda missing the point of the thread. 2112 isnt my favorite and it wasnt the first Rush album I ever heard, but I think most represents what Rush is about. I chose MP, and that's not my fave album either (but it's close). My fave is Signals, but that would never be one I'd give to a potential new fan first. First I'd want to give them their classic sound, an album that really typifies Rush, and then I'd give them something where they branched out a bit... oh, well I didnt know it was which album best represents Rush to intruduce to a new fan. Sorry My bad. I couldda sworn we just had a thread about this a couple weeks ago. If that's the case, then I'd probably go with Moving Pictures as well. sorry, i didn't mean to imply that was the intention of the thread, as it wasn't, but when i think of an album that most says RUSH to me, i think of what i would give someone that would typify the rush sound. that for me would be MP, and NOT my fave album. 2112 is also another good choice, although i like MP better since it's more transitional and speaks more to the old school rush sound and a newer sound. 2112 is them in their prog prime... Edited February 5, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hemispheres, imo, is the quintessential sound of Rush, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucsteve667 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Feb 5 2012, 01:04 AM) Hemispheres, imo, is the quintessential sound of Rush, for once we agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hemispheres. It's the first Rush album I sat down and actually listened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's really interesting to hear what everyone has to say about the 'Rushiest' album! I'm surprised that the synth-era albums are not mentioned more - I kinda thought that would be a main Rush sound. Maybe that's just the era I was most exposed to by happenstance. Circumstances, eh? I'm happy that the 'Rush sound' is interpreted differently by everyone. I think that says something about a band, being able to connect differently with so many people. Well, that's getting a little deeper now than I intended.... Now, how about physical style? What's the band 'look' you most connect Rush to? Flowing kimonos? Jeans 'n' tees? Eighties neon and pastel suits? A little embarrassingly to say, for me it's the kimonos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushlady23 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Permanent Waves TSoR was my first taste of Rush back when I was a youngster. That is the sound I have always associated with Rush and most likely why I am so attracted to the early years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 QUOTE (Mika @ Feb 5 2012, 07:03 AM) It's really interesting to hear what everyone has to say about the 'Rushiest' album! I'm surprised that the synth-era albums are not mentioned more - I kinda thought that would be a main Rush sound. Maybe that's just the era I was most exposed to by happenstance. Circumstances, eh? I'm happy that the 'Rush sound' is interpreted differently by everyone. I think that says something about a band, being able to connect differently with so many people. Well, that's getting a little deeper now than I intended.... Now, how about physical style? What's the band 'look' you most connect Rush to? Flowing kimonos? Jeans 'n' tees? Eighties neon and pastel suits? A little embarrassingly to say, for me it's the kimonos. For physical appearance, I'd say their current look. But that's probably because I'm 15 and that's the only look I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinHead Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 "Vapor Turds!" http://forgifs.com/gallery/d/81855-2/Megamouths_Roberts.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) Hemispheres, Waves and Pictures are to me the essential and essence of Rush. That run of 3 albums is just perfection and no doubt the standard of Rush's soundscape and musical prowess. Edited February 5, 2012 by Todem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingInPrimetime Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 QUOTE (Mika @ Feb 5 2012, 07:03 AM)It's really interesting to hear what everyone has to say about the 'Rushiest' album! I'm surprised that the synth-era albums are not mentioned more - I kinda thought that would be a main Rush sound. Maybe that's just the era I was most exposed to by happenstance. Circumstances, eh? I'm happy that the 'Rush sound' is interpreted differently by everyone. I think that says something about a band, being able to connect differently with so many people. Well, that's getting a little deeper now than I intended.... Now, how about physical style? What's the band 'look' you most connect Rush to? Flowing kimonos? Jeans 'n' tees? Eighties neon and pastel suits? A little embarrassingly to say, for me it's the kimonos. To me, the Rush look has got to be how they looked on the A Show of Hands dvd. That was the first Rush material I owned and I've probably seen it over 100 times. Either that or their look on the Exit Stage Left dvd with Lifeson in his red jacket and Lee with his red tie. And Peart with his tucked-in soccer dad polo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt starman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Moving Pictures had the perfect mixture of guitar and keyboard. The sound with the lyrics said Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 QUOTE (PumpkinHead @ Feb 5 2012, 08:57 AM) "Vapor Turds!" http://forgifs.com/gallery/d/81855-2/Megamouths_Roberts.gif This gif is totally freaking me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 QUOTE (Mika @ Feb 5 2012, 01:03 PM) It's really interesting to hear what everyone has to say about the 'Rushiest' album! I'm surprised that the synth-era albums are not mentioned more - I kinda thought that would be a main Rush sound. Maybe that's just the era I was most exposed to by happenstance. Circumstances, eh? I'm happy that the 'Rush sound' is interpreted differently by everyone. I think that says something about a band, being able to connect differently with so many people. Well, that's getting a little deeper now than I intended.... Now, how about physical style? What's the band 'look' you most connect Rush to? Flowing kimonos? Jeans 'n' tees? Eighties neon and pastel suits? A little embarrassingly to say, for me it's the kimonos. Kimonos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 QUOTE (Mika @ Feb 5 2012, 07:03 AM) Now, how about physical style? What's the band 'look' you most connect Rush to? Flowing kimonos? Jeans 'n' tees? Eighties neon and pastel suits? Jeans 'n' tees. I pay more attention to them now than I did in the past, so when I think of them, I think of that look. Geddy also had cool tees going way back, and they look so good in jeans, it's tough not to linger on those pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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