YYZ (track)
by Rush
YYZ appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Moving Pictures (track #3) (this album) (1981)
- Different Stages · Live (track #28) (1998)
- Exit... Stage Left (track #3) (1981)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #14) (2011)
- Rush In Rio (track #6) (2003)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #27) (2008)
- R40 Live (track #13) (2015)
- Clockwork Angels Tour (track #24) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/24/2026 08:38 | zsolti | 6,816 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:55 | wizardalien | 8,987 | 67/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 04:21 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 18:39 | Johnnyo | 42,676 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2025 20:59 | Rayzer6 | 18,891 | 89/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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My favorite rock instrumental of all time.
Rush's instrumentals are something else. This is a pinnacle of their musicianship and gives us a lot in a short track.
Squonk007 11/27/2021 21:54 | #276780
Not the greatest instrumental I've heard. It's too disjointed.
Love the bass work here!
An absolute pinnacle in instrumentals. Lifespan playing the same progression throughout most of the song. Every time a little different. Sounding punk, metal or even eastern. Every silence is either filled with brilliant hasty bassplay topped of with just in time flagolettes or blistering drum fills. The pulling of string solos are amazing. It all tumbles down in a synth midpart. Only to come back to the main theme again. And oh yeah the shattering windows that's a great touch.
Fischman 01/13/2017 16:32 | #182466
The ultimate progressive rock instrumental! Each individual is playing brilliant, complex music, and yet they all meld together into a whole that is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. This one is the gold standard for rock musicianship.
nitomano 08/09/2016 19:13 | #172596
increible bajo
AAL2014 06/25/2016 02:52 | #169692
Deservedly one of the greatest instrumentals of all time. The Lee/Peart duel section followed by one of Lifeson's finest solos is the stuff of legend.
Creative, concise, catchy, and crafty.
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