What 'Four Album' series is your favorite?

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

I like # 2 and then # 1....and yes I'm nearing 50 years old. Edited November 14, 2012 by WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER

[Ancient Ways]

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

[laughedatbytime]

Since their four best albums are all in one group (AFTK-MP of course), this is the easiest vote ever.

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

 

That's cheating.....I personally would take A Farewell to Kings over Signals any day

[Powderfinger]

I chose Farewell through Moving Pics, even though Signals is my favorite album.

[Tommy Sawyer]

This is tough... I have a top 5 album in every group :(

 

I choose not to decide

[Steevo]

ESL, no contest.

[EagleMoon]

2,5,4,1,3

[tas7]

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

Heaven,the ones I listen to over and over.

[greg2112]

My favorite four album series is the PW to Signals Era. Since thats not listed here (but should be, really). I went with Kings - MP. Edited November 14, 2012 by greg2112

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

No big surprise on the voting.

 

I did think that #3 and #4 would get more votes....

 

If your Top Five albums comes from each group....Same here.....It just goes to show how strong and diverse Rush as been over the years.

 

I almost picked #1....It still gets so much play time in my home.

[GeddysMullet]

1. Vapor Trails, Feedback, Snakes & Arrows, Clockwork Angels...( Rush In Rio, S&A Live)
    
   
2. A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures....( Exit...Stage Left )
    
   
3. Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire...( A Show Of Hands )
    
   
4. Rush, Fly By Night, Carees Of Steel, 2112.....( All The World's A Stage )
    
   
5. Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts, Test For Echo....( Different Stages )
   

I think that's it, at least today, although I don't really count Feedback and would swap Rush In Rio for the Time Machine Tour as a live album that helps me decide. On another day it could just as easily go like this:

1. A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures....( Exit...Stage Left )
    
   
2. Vapor Trails, Feedback, Snakes & Arrows, Clockwork Angels...( Rush In Rio, S&A Live)
    
   
3. Rush, Fly By Night, Carees Of Steel, 2112.....( All The World's A Stage )
    
   
4. Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire...( A Show Of Hands )
    
   
5. Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts, Test For Echo....( Different Stages )
   

[GeddyRulz]

Currently with over 80% of the vote, my pick is the popular AFTK-MP series.

 

Actually, I might've picked Hemispheres-Signals if that was a sequence option.

[GeddyRulz]

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

 

I see I'm not the only one thinking this.

[J2112YYZ]

AFTK-MP.

 

No doubt about it.

[absolution97]

I voted for the third one.

 

Signals is my 3rd favourite, Grace Under Pressure is my 7th favourite, Power Windows is my 2nd favourite, and Hold Your Fire is my 8th favourite.

[absolution97]

I'd say my best four album streak would be: Moving Pictures, Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows.

 

Counterparts is between Roll The Bones and Test For Echo, two albums that aren't at the top of my list, so unfortunately it couldn't be included.

[LedRush]

I would have gone with the Prog grouping of CoS, 2112, AFTK and Hemispheres, if it was an option. As it is, #2 beats out #1, followed by #5, #3 and #4 (anything with both Counterparts and Presto has to be the last option).

[rushgoober]

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

This.

 

Of the choices available, however, I picked AFTK through MP

[Bastille Dave]

the first era rules beyond greatness, but I chose the 2nd era because it's my favorite era of Rush by far.

[greg2112]

My favorite four album series is the PW to Grace Era. Since thats not listed here (but should be, really). I went with Kings - MP.

[Khan]

the first era rules beyond greatness, but I chose the 2nd era because it's my favorite era of Rush by far.

+1

[Stormtron]

AFTK-MP

[New World Kid]

That was tough

 

Presto-Test for Echo wins for me, but just barely.

 

Vapor Trails-Clockwork Angels is a very close second, but Feedback basically killed the strength of the other albums.

 

A distant way back from those first two is Signals-Hold Your Fire in third. A lot of strong material here, but the synthesizers sometimes overwhelmed.

 

Close to that era is the Classic Era of A Farewell to Kings-Moving Pictures. Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures are two amazing albums, but the silly Progness of AF2K and Hemispheres in particular brings this era down. Also, it isn't helped that the sheer number of songs is less. 13 on Vapor Trails, 6 on Permanent Waves.

 

And then in a distant last is the first era. The debut album is comical. Fly By Night has some good stuff, but also some clunkers, including my all-time least favorite song by Rush, Rivendell. By-Tor is also ridiculous. Caress of Steel is a disaster. 2112 is about 65% good, 35% filler.

 

I explained these things because I know my opinion is unpopular, but that's how I see it.

[Jaminbenb]

No brainer...AFTK to MP