Your favourite Rush albums?


Started as a side discussion on another thread so thought I would just make a thread for it.

Pretty simple really, your favourite Rush albums and why?

To keep it simple, studio albums ONLY, no bootlegs, live albums etc.
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Going to kick off with my top 3.

2112.
This was my introduction to Rush as a starry eyed teen back in England. Had never heard anything like it and it blew my mind. Does not hurt you can still play this now and it stands the test of time.

Hemispheres.
Real simple, it has my favourite Rush track of all time on it!
Tree's. Trouble in the forest indeed!

Now my next pick is likely not on many people's top 3 but that's part of the fun of this.

Snakes & Arrows.
Not sure entirely why it just strikes me as having good songs, well recorded and produced ( which is more than I can say for some other 80,s and 90,s efforts). And it makes my feet tap!

Well that will do for a start.
Hummm, I was a participant in the side conversation on another thread, so I feel it's my duty to participate here. Since I'm not going to sit down and analyze all of the Rush albums I've enjoyed over the years, I going with my gut on this one. I'm choosing the 5 consecutive albums, starting with 2112 (which was also my introduction to Rush).

2112
A Farewell to Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures

That is not necessarily my rank order of my favorite Rush albums, but those will probably hold up as my favorite group of Rush albums.
I was a big Rush fan up to Moving Pictures.

My period presses up to Moving Pictures come out now and then. 2112 is difficult to listen to at low volume still, after 43 years.

IMO Moving Pictures,if you have a clean period press, is a demo, show off your system album.

Rush should never be listened to,unless on a proper turntable.