Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

RFNAPLES — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:05:33 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 01/18/2012 04:05

Best track: Tom Sawyer

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:03:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/18/2012 04:03

Jackwc wrote:

swedenman wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Applerill wrote:

Fly By Night>>>>2112>>>>>Moving Pictures

But still, this is an amazing album. A bit poppy at times, but still having amazing songwriting and even better musicianship.

- Complains about Moving Pictures occasionally being "too poppy"
- Favourite Rush album is Fly By Night

What?

-Considers Rush's debut and Fly by Night better than Presto and Grace Under Pressure

What?

Grace Under Pressure was meeeeeh, and I haven't listened to Presto yet.

I'd recommend it. It's one of my personal favorites, though it's nothing like the stuff they did in the '70s. It's not quite as progressive, but it's a lot more guitar-driven than the three albums that preceded it (Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, and Hold Your Fire), which makes it a significant improvement in my book.

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Jackwc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:00:10 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/18/2012 04:00

swedenman wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Applerill wrote:

Fly By Night>>>>2112>>>>>Moving Pictures

But still, this is an amazing album. A bit poppy at times, but still having amazing songwriting and even better musicianship.

- Complains about Moving Pictures occasionally being "too poppy"
- Favourite Rush album is Fly By Night

What?

-Considers Rush's debut and Fly by Night better than Presto and Grace Under Pressure

What?

Grace Under Pressure was meeeeeh, and I haven't listened to Presto yet.

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:56:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/18/2012 03:56

Jackwc wrote:

Applerill wrote:

Fly By Night>>>>2112>>>>>Moving Pictures

But still, this is an amazing album. A bit poppy at times, but still having amazing songwriting and even better musicianship.

- Complains about Moving Pictures occasionally being "too poppy"
- Favourite Rush album is Fly By Night

What?

-Considers Rush's debut and Fly by Night better than Presto and Grace Under Pressure

What?

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Jackwc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:13:56 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/18/2012 03:13

Applerill wrote:

Fly By Night>>>>2112>>>>>Moving Pictures

But still, this is an amazing album. A bit poppy at times, but still having amazing songwriting and even better musicianship.

- Complains about Moving Pictures occasionally being "too poppy"
- Favourite Rush album is Fly By Night

What?

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Applerill — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:39 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/18/2012 02:52

Fly By Night>>>>2112>>>>>Moving Pictures

But still, this is an amazing album. A bit poppy at times, but still having amazing songwriting and even better musicianship.

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Jackwc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:37:17 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/17/2012 23:37

Hemispheres > 2112 > Moving Pictures > Signals > Permanent Waves > Feedback > A Farewell To Kings > Rush > Test For Echo > Fly By Night > A bunch of stupid, bland, same-y crap that makes up the rest of their catalogue

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

paladisiac — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:14 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 01/17/2012 22:00

Just listened to this for what i believe was the first time a couple weeks ago. (A couple of my college-era friends were Rush fans, so i'm sure i heard this album before in pieces.) Technically proficient prog rock.

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/17/2012 20:52

WOO!

Definitely a Rush classic. I had the honor of seeing this entire album performed live on their Time Machine Tour. Rush is definitely an act worth seeing, by the way. Even if you're not THAT big on them, they put on an incredible show.

Anyway, back to the album. This is their second best next to Permanent Waves, in my opinion. As for the individual songs:

Tom Sawyer: Classic. This is one song that never gets old for me. It's got some great drum and bass work, and its beat manages to be infectious throughout, even through the 7/4 passages.

Red Barchetta: It's certainly a great tune, but even I have to admit that the lyrics are a little corny. That doesn't necessarily hurt the song for some people, but admittedly this one's one of the weaker ones on the album for me.

YYZ: Okay, it's just way too fun to resist. The entire band (especially Neil and Geddy) has a heyday with this one, and its got some of the best full band interplay I've heard on any album.

Limelight: A gorgeous song with a beautiful message. All there is to it.

Camera Eye: An epic song with some more incredible drum work. This one has some of their best vocal melodies, as well.

Witch Hunt: It manages to be creepy and beautiful at the same time. Another great work.

Vital Signs: Easily the album's highlight. Very catchy and the perfect way to end a great album.

Re: Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

Norman Bates — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:44:57 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/17/2012 20:44

Gary time.

Album of the day (#430): Moving Pictures by Rush

BestEverAlbums — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:34 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 01/17/2012 20:00

Today's album of the day

Moving Pictures by Rush (View album)

Year: 1981.
Overall rank: 179.
Average rating: 81/100 (from 159 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.