Limelight (track) by Rush

Limelight by Rush
Year: 1981
From the album Moving Pictures (track #4)
Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 357 votes)
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89/100 (from 357 votes)
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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 89.3/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.

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80/100
From 03/28/2022 08:50
Rush are masters of their instruments which they show with this track. Awesome. The song itself is a basic catchy tune in essence, but the way they play it is masterful and makes this a great track.
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From 01/13/2017 16:33
My least favorite on side one -- but still a solid 9.5/10! Great riff and one of Alex's finest solos. It just sounds a little too mainstream relative to the rest of the album.
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From 06/25/2016 02:56
Some awesome and catchy instrumentation. Some of Neil Peart's most iconic lyrics for a reason.
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From 11/23/2015 19:59
Best song on the album
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From 04/25/2015 22:05
Dat solo. Dat riff.
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From 03/27/2013 15:46
Pretty good, but I wish they would jam more.
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