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Snakes & Arrows Live 2 CD Set

by: Rush

Release Date April 15, 2008
Another pretty good Rush live album. Perhaps it isn't better than Rio or rush 30 but stills good. Passage to Bangkok, Circumstances and Mission are the surprises. The new material is good alive.

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The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987

by: Rush

Release Date February 11, 2003
If you want to go out and buy a cd that hits the radio friendly highlights from Rush, then you can't go wrong with "The Spirit of Radio", a compilation which spans 1974-1987. It's a great way to have one disc you can pop in your player and have a good time with Rush, and can easily be considered a great starting point to any of you who have not heard Rush. From an experienced fan, I'd say the disc is definitely representative of their work, but leaves alot left to be explored. I understand that they went with the radio friendly edits, ie. the excerpt from "2112", and all we get from "Hemispheres" is "The Trees", completely skipping over the pomp and grandeur of the title track.
That said, you get some real rockers, like "Freewill", ... Read More:

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Moving Pictures

by: Rush

Release Date June 03, 1997
This is my favorite cd of Rush. I bought this as my first Rush album. The songs of side 2 of album are on this cd. after that, I became a Rush fan after buying all their albums from there on. Enjoy.

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2112

by: Rush

Release Date May 06, 1997
I was driving home from a friends house and listened to this CD that I had stuck in my console. I remember purchasing 2112 on a whim, as an LP, in 1977( freshman year in high school). I played this over and over and made a cassette recording to play in the under dash player I had mounted in my dad's car. It brought back ALOT of memories of fun times and innocence, a time when there were no cell phones, internet, computers,CD's, high def. etc. Going to second base in the back seat of your dad's car was exciting and dangerous, hiding beers in the woods and lying about whose house you were sleepng at. This was truly played over and over and over, whether it was at a friends house on the turn-table singing along and trying to match Geddy's high ... Read More:

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A Farewell to Kings

by: Rush

Release Date May 06, 1997
The title of this album says it all. In this album, Rush finally manages to finally distance themselves from their blatant Led Zeppelin roots heard in previous albums. The Hard Rocking riffs still appear without shame, but here Rush mixes in synth and complex time signatures and inventive song structures. And while they've continued to evolve since this release I still believe this to be their best.
In terms of songwriting this album kills. Xanadu, based on the opium-induced Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan is in my mind unquestionly the best song this band ever penned. It opens with ethreal moog synthesizer sounds, and builds up into a complex 11 minute rocking tale of the search for immortality. The lyrics are mindblowingly vivid ... Read More:

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Permanent Waves

by: Rush

Release Date May 06, 1997
I'm only 20 years old, but I've been a die-hard Rush fan ever since I was first exposed to them some 5-6 years ago. That being said, Permanent Waves is my favorite Rush album of them all. It has tracks that are great for the casual listener, some that are great for the blossoming Rush fan looking to get their first album, some that are great for the prog-rock enthusiast, and ALL that are great additions to anyone's music collection.

Any listener of Classic Rock radio will instantly recognize The Spirit Of Radio and Freewill. Two great radio-friendly tracks that are still proggy by Rush standards (check out the time changes in Freewill). Entre Nous is a very beautiful song, along with Different Strings. Jacob's Ladder is mostly instrumental and involves ... Read More:

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Snakes & Arrows

by: Rush

Release Date May 01, 2007
Five years after the decent, yet sonic catastrophe that was Vapor Trails, Rush returns with this masterpiece, their first since Power Windows, back in 1985. With repeated listenings, this album will open up to you - like a blooming rose.

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Hemispheres

by: Rush

Release Date May 06, 1997
I think that Hemispheres is Rush's best 70s album, and definatly one of the best records thay ever made. Most people will say 2112 or Kings are better, because they are more recognizable/popular, however I disagree with that assesment. The title track is the finest extended song that band has ever written, the lyrics are really amazing when you read along to the music. It is far more substaintial and better crafted then 2112. Be prepared for a strange trip with Hemispheres, it is the most progressive work of Rush, which sadly would not be approached again after it's release and tour. Circumstances is a short, yet highly sophisticated rocker stuffed with time changes and exotic instruments employed. The Trees is another fan favorite that relies on Neil's fable like story telling ... Read More:

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Fly by Night

by: Rush

Release Date May 06, 1997
Of course, the self-titled Rush album was first, but Fly By Night sounds like a completely different band. The Rush album is pure heavy metal; Fly By Night is much more mature and developed, although with still a way to go. The band would not put out another album with this many tracks for some time, opting for longer, progressive rock compositions. (Although some, such as the 2112 suite, are merely medleys, or dare I say, 'rock operas.') I really liked this when it was released, and continued to buy Rush albums right up through Hemispheres. The band would continue to develop their craft on Caress of Steel and the hugely popular 2112, but the true peak of the band is preserved on A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres. Check out Fly By Night for a glimpse of the road that lay ahead.

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Rush of Fools

by: Rush of Fools

Release Date May 08, 2007
I had heard the song "Undo" before and that is the reason that I purchased this CD. Now after listening to the rest of the songs, I am a new fan of "Rush of Fools". They represent the new Christian music and I am a big fan of both the old hymns and these new ones too. This is a great CD & I look foward to hearing more from this group.