The Camera Eye (track)
by Rush
The Camera Eye appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Moving Pictures (track #5) (this album) (1981)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #16) (2011)
- R40 Live (track #30) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 04/17/2026 16:03 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 02:27 | stareaterogni0n | 5,705 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 10:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 165,808 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 12:31 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2026 08:48 | zsolti | 7,252 | 80/100 |
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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 82.6/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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We know Rush can create epics. They have done so numerous times before. This one has its moments. But it also feels repetitive.
Squonk007 04/04/2021 08:36 | #268186
Excellent instrumental section, the lyrics come across as cumbersome though
Fischman 10/25/2016 03:08 | #177401
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.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 02:59 | #169694
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.
Pretty cool how this song captures two cities' essence in not so many words.
One of the all-time great albums stumbles a very tiny bit in its second half, but this is still quite the music journey.
Some will say it's overdrawn. I think it was worth the 11 minutes.
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