The Camera Eye (track) by Rush

The Camera Eye by Rush
Year: 1981
From the album Moving Pictures (track #5)
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 262 votes)
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82/100 (from 262 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.5/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.

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75/100
From 03/28/2022 08:59
We know Rush can create epics. They have done so numerous times before. This one has its moments. But it also feels repetitive.
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From 04/04/2021 08:36
Excellent instrumental section, the lyrics come across as cumbersome though
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From 10/25/2016 03:08
The Camera Eye is an underrated epic. It is engaging throughout its 10 minute length and stands as a worthy equal to the albums more famous cuts.
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95/100
From 06/25/2016 02:59
The Camera Eye is every bit as good as the previous 4 songs. I sometimes think of it as my favorite Moving Pictures track. One of Rush's best arrangements ever.
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From 05/29/2016 21:18
Pretty cool how this song captures two cities' essence in not so many words.
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From 04/25/2015 22:06
One of the all-time great albums stumbles a very tiny bit in its second half, but this is still quite the music journey.
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From 03/27/2013 15:57
Some will say it's overdrawn. I think it was worth the 11 minutes.
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