Vital Signs (track)
by Rush
Vital Signs appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Moving Pictures (track #7) (this album) (1981)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #18) (2011)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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90/100  | 08/16/2025 03:00 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
95/100 | 08/10/2025 11:30 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
90/100 | 08/03/2025 14:07 | BurndenAce | | 79/100 |
90/100 | 05/12/2025 12:42 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
75/100 | 02/01/2025 12:35 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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Squonk007 07/09/2023 13:53
Lifeson elevates this with that guitar.
Played by any other group, this track would be bland. Rush elevates it to be a good closer of the album.
Fischman 01/13/2017 16:37
Excellent, unique song. I love the transition from the stuttery reggae rhythm of the verse into more groovy resolution of the chorus.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 03:01
A fine ending to Moving Pictures, but not as good as the first 5 tracks from the album. Rush does show a bit more of what their next few albums would sound like with the use of keys as well as reggae-esq percussion and riffing.
A fitting vision of the future. Better live.
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