Discounting the live "staples", if one song from each album could be played on the next tour...

[Alchemical]

Which would you choose? "Staples" being Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio, YYZ and 2112, which are unlikely to ever be dropped from setlists from now on so make sure to include them alongside your other choices from Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves and 2112!

 

My choices...

 

Rush:

Working Man (Without Reggae intro)

 

Fly By Night:

By-Tor and the Snow Dog

 

Caress of Steel:

The Fountain of Lamneth (In the Valley/Didacts and Narpets)

 

2112:

2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)

A Passage to Bangkok

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu (Full)

 

Hemispheres:

La Villa Strangiato (Full)

 

Permanent Waves:

The Spirit of Radio

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures:

Tom Sawyer

YYZ

Vital Signs

 

Signals:

The Weapon

 

Grace Under Pressure:

The Enemy Within

 

Power Windows:

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire:

Open Secrets

 

Presto:

Hand Over Fist

 

Roll the Bones:

Ghost of a Chance

 

Counterparts:

Leave That Thing Alone

 

Test For Echo:

Driven

 

Vapor Trails:

Ceiling Unlimited

 

Snakes & Arrows:

We Hold On

 

Clockwork Angels:

Headlong Flight

[Cyclonus X-1]

Rush:

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night:

Rivendell

 

Caress of Steel:

The Necromancer

 

2112:

The Twilight Zone

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres:

Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves:

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures:

Vital Signs

 

Signals:

Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure:

The Enemy Within

 

Power Windows:

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire:

Lock and Key

 

Presto:

Available Light

 

Roll the Bones:

You Bet Your Life

 

Counterparts:

Alien Shore

 

Test For Echo:

The Color of Right

 

Vapor Trails:

Vapor Trail

 

Snakes & Arrows:

Workin' Them Angels

 

Clockwork Angels:

Wish Them Well

[theprestobunnies]

Rush:

What You're Doing

 

Fly By Night:

Fly By Night

 

Caress of Steel:

The Fountain Of Lamneth

 

2112:

Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Cygnus X-1

 

Hemispheres:

Cygnus X-1 Book II:Hemispheres

 

Permanent Waves:

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures:

The Camera Eye

 

Signals:

The Weapon

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows:

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire:

Lock and Key

 

Presto:

Chain Lightning

 

Roll the Bones:

The Big Wheel

 

Counterparts:

Cut To The Chase

 

Test For Echo:

Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails:

Vapor Trail

 

Snakes & Arrows:

We Hold On

 

Clockwork Angels:

Headlong Flight

[Cygnus 2112]

Rush:

In The Mood

 

Fly By Night:

In The End

 

Caress of Steel:

I Think I'm Going Bald

 

2112:

Twilight Zone

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Madrigal

 

Hemispheres:

Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves:

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures:

The Camera Eye

 

Signals:

Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Afterimage

 

Power Windows:

Middletown Dreams

 

Hold Your Fire:

Lock and Key

 

Presto:

The Pass

 

Roll the Bones:

Where's My Thing

 

Counterparts:

Everyday Glory

 

Test For Echo:

Half The World

 

Vapor Trails:

Sweet Miracle

 

Snakes & Arrows:

Bravest Face

 

Clockwork Angels:

BU2B

[Narps]

Rush

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night

In The End (Please, please. One, two, buckle my shoe just one more time)

 

Caress Of Steel

Lakeside Park

 

2112

Lessons

 

A Farewell To Kings

Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres

Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves

Natural Science

 

Moving Pictures

Witch Hunt

 

Signals

Losing It (cue the strings)

 

Grace Under Pressure

Between The Wheels

 

Power Windows

Manhattan Project

 

Hold Your Fire

Mission

 

Clockwork Angels

The Anarchist

[Narps]

Did I forget some albums? Oops......

[JohnnyBlaze]

Rush:

Working Man

 

Fly By Night:

Beneath, Between, and Behind

 

Caress of Steel:

Bastille Day

 

2112:

2112 (Overture/Temples of Syrinx)

A Passage to Bangkok

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu (Full)

 

Hemispheres:

La Villa Strangiato (Full)

 

Permanent Waves:

The Spirit of Radio

Natural Science

 

Moving Pictures:

Tom Sawyer

Red Barchetta

YYZ

 

Signals:

Analog Kid

 

Grace Under Pressure:

The Body Electric

 

Power Windows:

Territories

 

Hold Your Fire:

Mission

 

Presto:

Available Light

 

Roll the Bones:

Dreamline

 

Counterparts:

Alien Shore

 

Test For Echo:

Driven

 

Vapor Trails:

Vapor Trail

 

Snakes & Arrows:

The Main Monkey Business

 

Clockwork Angels:

The Anarchist

[PolarizeMe]

Rush

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night

Fly By Night

 

Caress of Steel

The Necromancer

 

2112

A Passage to Bangkok (I'm sorry, I didn't see them for the first time until 2010 so I missed seeing this song by a tour)

 

A Farewell to Kings

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (Prelude only)

 

Permanent Waves

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

The Camera Eye

 

Signals

Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire

Prime Mover

 

Presto

War Paint

 

Roll The Bones

The Big Wheel (although I'd love to see Where's My Thing? live again one last time)

 

Counterparts

Animate (after Where's My Thing?, this is the song I'd love to hear live the most)

 

Test For Echo

Totem

 

Vapor Trails

How It Is

 

Snakes and Arrows

Bravest Face

 

Clockwork Angels

Clockwork Angels (it was a close one between this and Headlong Flight)

[Alchemical]

Did I forget some albums? Oops......

 

Aw c'mon. Not a one song from Presto to Snakes & Arrows tickles your fancy? :P

[Narps]

Did I forget some albums? Oops......

 

Aw c'mon. Not a one song from Presto to Snakes & Arrows tickles your fancy? :P

:LMAO: Somebody gets me around here :)

[mgsjesse]

Rush:

Working Man

 

Fly By Night:

Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel:

The Necromancer

 

2112:

Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell To Kings:

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres:

The Trees

 

Permanent Waves:

Freewill

 

Moving Pictures:

Red Barchetta

 

Signals:

The Analog Kid

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows:

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire:

Time Stand Still

 

Presto:

 

Presto

 

Roll The Bones:

Dreamline

 

Counterparts:

Between Sun & Moon

 

Test For Echo:

Driven

 

Vapor Trails:

Ceiling Unlimited

 

Snakes & Arrows:

The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)

 

Clockwork Angels:

The Garden

[presto123]

Rush:

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night:

Beneath, Between, Behind

 

Caress of Steel:

Lakeside Park

 

2112:

Passage To Bangkok

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres:

Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves:

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures:

The Camera Eye

 

Signals:

Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Afterimage

 

Power Windows:

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire:

Mission

 

Presto:

Show Don't Tell

 

Roll the Bones:

Dreamline

 

Counterparts:

Between Sun and Moon

 

Test For Echo:

Time and Motion

 

Vapor Trails:

Ghost Rider

 

Snakes & Arrows:

Faithless

 

Clockwork Angels:

Headlong Flight

[theanalogmiddleagedman]

What You're Doing

Anthem

The Necromancer

Lessons

Cinderella Man

La Villia

Natural Science

Red Barchetta

New World Man

Kid Gloves

Marathon (again even if it was just played - so good live)

Prime Mover or Turn the Page

Chain Lightning

Dreamline

Cut to the Chase

DOG YEARS!! or Driven

Earthshine

Mal Nar

The Anarchist or Headlong Flight

[Segue Myles]

1) Rush:

 

Finding My Way

Working Man

 

2) Fly By Night:

 

Anthem

Best I Can

Fly By Night

 

3) Caress Of Steel:

 

Bastille Day

Lakeside Park

 

4) 2112:

 

2112 (full)

Tears

 

5) A Farewell To Kings:

 

Xanadu

Cinderella Man

Closer To The Heart

 

6) Hemispheres:

 

Circumstances

The Tres

 

7) Permanent Waves:

 

Natural Science

Freewill

 

8) Moving Pictures:

 

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt (I do LOVE this song!)

 

9) Signals:

 

Losing It

 

10) Grace Under Pressure:

 

Red Sector A

Distant Early Warning

 

11) Power Windows:

 

Marathon

Grand Designs

 

12) Hold Your Fire:

 

Time Stand Still

Tai Shan

 

13) Presto

 

Superconductor

 

14) Roll The Bones

 

The Big Wheel

Dreamline

Roll The Bones

 

15) Counterparts:

 

Double Agent

Speed Of Love

Animate

 

16) Test For Echo:

 

Driven

Test For Echo

Dog Years

 

17) Vapor Trails:

 

One Little Victory

Earthshine

 

18) Feedback:

 

The Seeker

 

19) Snakes And Arrows:

 

Far Cry

Workin' Them Angels

 

20) Clockwork Angels

 

Seven Cities Of Gold

Headlong Flight

Clockwork Angels

 

Some albums needed multiple choices...

 

 

[Drummerrobin]

Rush

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night

Anthem

 

Caress of Steel

Bastille Day

 

2112

2112 (Overture/ The Temples Of Syrinx/ Grand Finale)

Tears

 

A Farewell to Kings

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres

La Villa Strangiato

 

Permanent Waves

The Spirit Of Radio

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

Tom Sawyer

YYZ

Limelight

 

Signals

The Weapon

 

Grace Under Pressure

The Enemy Within

 

Power Windows

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire

Open Secrets

 

Presto

Available Light

 

Roll The Bones

Ghost Of A Chance

 

Counterparts

Cut To The Chase

 

Test For Echo

Resist

 

Vapor Trails

Earthshine

 

Snakes and Arrows

Armor And Sword

 

Clockwork Angels

Clockwork Angels

[movinghemispheres]

Rush

Working Man

 

Fly By Night

Anthem

 

Caress of Steel

Bastille Day

 

2112

2112

 

A Farewell to Kings

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres

Hemispheres

 

Permanent Waves

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

Limelight

 

Signals

Subdivisions

 

Grace Under Pressure

Red Sector A

 

Power Windows

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire

Time Stand Still

 

Presto

The Pass

 

Roll The Bones

Ghost Of A Chance

 

Counterparts

Cut To The Chase

 

Test For Echo

Test for Echo

 

Vapor Trails

Sweet Miracle

 

Snakes and Arrows

Armor And Sword

 

Clockwork Angels

The Garden

[EagleMoon]

I notice people are putting the staples in, didn't think we were supposed to do that. But okay, I'll play. Wishful thinking, but what the heck.

 

RUSH

Here Again

 

Fly By Night

Beneath, Between and Behind

 

Caress of Steel

The Necromancer

 

2112

Lessons

 

A Farewell To Kings

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres

Cygnus X-1 Book II

 

Permanent Waves

Entre Nous

 

Moving Pictures

The Camera Eye

 

Signals

Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure

Between the Wheels

 

Power Windows

Mystic Rhythms

 

Hold Your Fire

Misson

 

Presto

Presto

 

Roll The Bones

Ghost of a Chance

 

Counterparts

Cut to the Chase

 

Test For Echo

The Color of Right

 

Vapor Trails

Freeze Part IV of "Fear"

 

Snakes & Arrows

Faithless

 

Clockwork Angels

Headlong Flight

[chasekratzer]

Rush

 

Working Man (no reggae intro)

 

Fly By Night

Fly By Night

Anthem

 

Caress Of Steel

 

2112

The Twilight Zone

A Passage To Bankok

 

A Farewell To Kings

Closer to the heart

 

Hemispheres

La Villa

The Trees

 

Permanent Waves

Freewill

 

Moving Pictures

Limelight

 

Signals

New World Man

Subdivisions

The Analog Kid

 

Grace Under Pressure

Red Sector A

Distant Early Warning

 

Power Windows

The Big Money

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire

Time Stand Still

 

Presto

Presto

 

Roll The Bones

Bravado

 

Counterparts

Animate

 

Test For Echo

 

Vapor Trails

Ghost Rider

 

Feedback

 

Snakes & Arrows

 

Clockwork Angels

Caravan

Edited December 7, 2013 by chasekratzer

[goose]

Rush

Finding My Way

 

Fly By Night

Fly By Night

 

Caress of Steel

The Necromancer

 

2112

A Passage to Bangkok (I'm sorry, I didn't see them for the first time until 2010 so I missed seeing this song by a tour)

 

A Farewell to Kings

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (Prelude only)

 

Permanent Waves

Jacob's Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

The Camera Eye

 

Signals

Countdown

 

Grace Under Pressure

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire

Prime Mover

 

Presto

War Paint

 

Roll The Bones

The Big Wheel (although I'd love to see Where's My Thing? live again one last time)

 

Counterparts

Animate (after Where's My Thing?, this is the song I'd love to hear live the most)

 

Test For Echo

Totem

 

Vapor Trails

How It Is

 

Snakes and Arrows

Bravest Face

 

Clockwork Angels

Clockwork Angels (it was a close one between this and Headlong Flight)

:ebert: You saved me a lot of work!

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

Rush:

Finding my Way

 

Fly By Night:

Fly By Night

 

Caress of Steel:

Lakeside Park

 

2112:

Lessons

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres:

La Villa Strangiato

 

Permanent Waves:

Natural Science

 

Moving Pictures:

Witch Hunt

 

Signals:

The Weapon

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows:

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire:

Turn the Page

 

Presto:

Available Light

 

Roll the Bones:

Roll the Bones

 

Counterparts:

Animate

 

Test For Echo:

Driven

 

Vapor Trails:

Ceiling Unlimited

 

Snakes & Arrows:

The Main Monkey Business

 

Clockwork Angels:

The Anarchist

[lachrymal]

Rush:

What You're Doing

 

Fly By Night:

Fly By Night

 

Caress of Steel:

Fountain of Lamneth

 

2112:

Lessons (or all of 2112 if that's not considered a staple)

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Cinderella Man

 

Hemispheres:

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres

 

Permanent Waves:

Natural Science

 

Moving Pictures:

Witch Hunt

 

Signals:

The Analog Kid (or maybe Losing It, since they just played Analog Kid)

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Kid Gloves

 

Power Windows:

Emotion Detector

 

Hold Your Fire:

Prime Mover

 

Presto:

The Pass

 

Roll the Bones:

Bravado

 

Counterparts:

Nobody's Hero

 

Test For Echo:

Test for Echo

 

Vapor Trails:

Secret Touch

 

Snakes & Arrows:

The Main Monkey Business

 

Clockwork Angels:

Two too tight buttholes

[Pale Facsimile]

Rush:

In the Mood

 

Fly By Night:

By-Tor & the Snow Dog (shortened VT/R30 tours version)

 

Caress of Steel:

Lakeside Park (if Ged could sing it)

 

2112:

Tears

 

A Farewell to Kings:

Xanadu

 

Hemispheres:

Circumstances

 

Permanent Waves:

Natural Science

 

Moving Pictures:

Camera Eye!

 

Signals:

New World Man

 

Grace Under Pressure:

Enemy Within

 

Power Windows:

Middletown Dreams (I ended up with Night A all 3 times this past tour and never saw it live!)

 

Hold Your Fire:

Prime Mover (how am I only the third person to say PM as my HyF song?)

 

Presto:

The Pass (see explanation for Middletown Dreams)

 

Roll the Bones:

Roll the Bones (so my gf can finally hear it live)

 

Counterparts:

Between Sun & Moon

 

Test For Echo:

Test for Echo (also would love Resist but I think T4E would be easier for Ged)

 

Vapor Trails:

One Little Victory

 

Snakes & Arrows:

The Way the Wind Blows

 

Clockwork Angels:

Carnies (The Garden is my CA fave, but would only work with the string section)

[Todem]

Rush

 

What Your Doing

 

Fly By Night

 

Anthem

 

Caress of Steel

 

Bastille Day

 

2112

 

Something For Nothing

 

A Farewell To Kings

 

A Farewell To Kings

 

Hemispheres

 

Cygnus X1 Book II - Hemispheres

 

Permanent Waves

 

Jacobs Ladder

 

Moving Pictures

 

Red Barchetta

 

Signals

 

Chemistry

 

Grace Under Pressure

 

Afterimage

 

Power Windows

 

Marathon

 

Hold Your Fire

 

Turn The Page

 

Presto

 

Available Light

 

Roll The Bones

 

The Big Wheel

 

Counterparts

 

Alien Shore

 

Test For Echo

 

Totem

 

Vaportrails

 

Vaportrail

 

Snakes And Arrows

 

Armor & Sword

 

Clockwork Angels

 

Clockwork Angels (Headlong Flight will be a new staple my friends)

[Grover]

What You're Doing

Fly by Night

The Fountain of Lamneth

2112 (oracle)

Xanadu (or A Farewell to Kings or Cinderella Man)

Hemispheres

Jacob's Ladder (or Different Strings)

Losing It

Afterimage

Emotion Detector

Open Secrets

Available Light

Can't Decide (can I give up this to get one of the long ones?)

Cut to the Chase or Double Agent or Alien Shore

Test For Echo

How it Is or Vapor Trail or Ceiling Unlimited

Malignant Narcissism

Headlong Flight or ClockworkvAngels or The Garden

Forgot Moving Pictures (The Camera Eye or give up to get Hemispheres)

Edited December 14, 2013 by Grover

[Segue Myles]

What You're Doing

Fly by Night

The Fountain of Lamneth

2112 (oracle)

Xanadu (or A Farewell to Kings or Cinderella Man)

Hemispheres

Jacob's Ladder (or Different Strings)

Losing It

Afterimage

Emotion Detector

Open Secrets

Available Light

Can't Decide (can I give up this to get one of the long ones?)

Cut to the Chase or Double Agent or Alien Shore

Test For Echo

How it Is or Vapor Trail or Ceiling Unlimited

Malignant Narcissism

Headlong Flight or ClockworkvAngels or The Garden

Forgot Moving Pictures (The Camera Eye or give up to get Hemispheres)

 

Shame on you for missing out Roll The Bones?!

 

Heresy. Arg.