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.
128x128uberwaltz
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Makes sense.

Glad you did not take offense at my criticism of Roll The Bones as upon reflection it was not very tactful!.

And you are right on Different Stages,in fact the first disc has a fair bit of music that was not normal live fare for Rush.

Playing right now Signals on vinyl.
Permanent Waves
Power Windows
Moving Pictures

My very first concert was the last show of the Kiss/Rush tour June 7, 1975 in San Diego, Ca. At the end of Rush's set (while playing Working Man) Kiss came on stage with cream pies and threw pies at Al, Ged and Neil. I remember Al and Ged would run and slide across the stage because of all of the whip cream on the floor. At the end of the Kiss set Rush came out and did the same to them..... Been a Rush fan ever since.
Grace Under Pressure - not everyone's choice, but for me their best melding of synths and guitar
Moving Pictures
Permanent Waves
A Farewell to Kings
2112

The only album released by Rush that I actively dislike is "Caress of Steel", only one decent song, Bastille Day, it did set the stage for what came after but the rest of the album is boring, at least most of their 90's output were entertaining.
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