Rush (studio album) by Rush

Rush by Rush
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 4,020th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 252 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (65th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (690th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,020th)

Rush bestography

Rush is ranked 11th best out of 37 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 150 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,261.

Rush album bestography « Higher ranked (3,082nd) This album (4,020th) Lower ranked (4,264th) »
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Rush track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 78 (36 votes)Comments: 1
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Rush ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 252 votes)
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3 days ago DommeDamian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,24149/100
 
65/100
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03/12/2024 18:32 fred911007  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,77475/100
 
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02/25/2024 17:28 Cargusbralem  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 69468/100
 
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02/22/2024 18:12 iann97  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,44275/100
 
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02/18/2024 18:57 Philly28  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 53472/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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Rush comments

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95/100
From 07/23/2023 02:07
One word…Jam Session.
Ok two words. You get the point.
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80/100
From 06/12/2023 15:40
Rankkaa rokkia for everybody, Not prog but rog
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Rating:  
90/100
From 07/08/2020 19:38
Blues based hard rock is not the kind of music they now are famously known for but regardless this is a truly great record. Very well played, as always.
Working Man is a masterpiece.
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80/100
From 06/23/2020 21:53
Great debut, every track is solid. This alone is a very good album, but not as good as what Rush would continue to do in the late 70s and early 80s.

8/10
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85/100
From 06/22/2020 18:22
Average Track Rating = 85.00
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85/100
From 05/28/2020 20:04
This is an amazing debut from RUSH that I just now discovered. They were so damn hard and bluesy on this released. Loved every track. "Working Man" has always been one of my favorites. A true musical Masterpiece!
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90/100
From 05/13/2020 08:53
Canada's Zeppelin. Pounding bluesy rock. Very much of its time but pure class
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90/100
From 05/17/2018 00:43
I really appreciate Rush’s straightforward rock here especially Finding My Way, What You’re Doing and Working Man. I think those three songs alone should give this album a higher ranking. The rest of the album is solid with great guitar solos. The album has some blues influences but it’s much heavier.
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90/100
From 12/14/2016 22:30
No Peart yet, but that doesn't keep this from being a kickass album. The musical elements of what would become the worlds greatest hard rock/prog band are already evident, even if the songwriting isn't quite there yet.
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From 02/03/2015 04:06
Best Track: Working Man
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
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