Moving Pictures (Mercury) - Rush (Cassette 1997)

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what they re looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Rush fan.) Overall Score: 5/5 Best song: Geez, hard to choose Tom Sawyer probably Worst song: Easy to choose, Vital Signs Review Body: Behold! Another Rush album that I like! I love it!!! It s almost magical,..

Note: This review is part of a re-writing process I'm going through on my earlier Rush entries. Some of them clearly needed a little more polish so I felt obligated to do so. Rather than delete the original and re-submit a new review, I felt it best to simply modify the original and add a notification of the updated review in PTiemann's Notification System. Thanks for reading... ... Riding on the coattails of their wildly successful last album, Permanent Waves which opened up the decade of the 80s for Rush, the power trio extraordinaire put together what is now considered one of the finest...

Rush has been called the thinking man's rock band ever since they appeared on the scene in the mid 1970s. A lot of their early efforts fell firmly into the prog rock camp, with the complex lyrics of Neil Peart coupled with the singing of Geddy Lee and the wailing guitars of Alex Lifeson. Many of the lyrics have a foundation in sci-fi and philosophical themes (specifically those of Ayn Rand) After releasing complex conceptual works for much of the 70s; Rush began to move into simpler song structures in the early 80s (without sacrificing lyrics or musicianship). Moving Pictures was the second...

Moving Pictures is my favorite Rush album and apparently the favorite of many others as well. It is Rush s best selling studio album. While more commercial than the string of art rock collections of the 70 s, this album stands on the legs of seven strong tunes that are still far from mainstream. They are all linked by theme and it s a blast figuring out how they all relate (I won't rob you of that experience). The sound of this album is a perfect marriage of psychedelic synthesizers and growling guitars, utilizing the strengths of both without compromising the identity of either. Throw in...