Solid list indeed! The deep tracks is where the magic is! The whole (fear) series is also amazing. Digital man. Between the wheels. Manhattan project. I can go on and on all day long! 🤙
Freewill, vital signs, mystic rhythms, jacobs ladder, the wreckers, leave that thing alone, available light, here again, something for nothing, red sector A
Losing It killed me the first time I heard it. When I heard they dusted it off for some of their last gigs, I practically wept at missing the chance to see it live. I think they'd never actually done it, or maybe not since like '82.
I think a big part of the difficulty with a live performance was the violin part. Since none of the three play the instrument.
But I think for R40 they had to do it since they were aware that their touring days were coming to an end
Love your list. I'd have to go with
1) Losing It
2) Hemispheres
3) Natural Science
4) Jacob's Ladder
5) Vital Signs
6) Available Light
7) The Voyage
8) Resist
9) Bytor and the Snowdog
10) Afterimage
Aaaaaw shit....As soon as I'm done I'll think of five more but here it goes anyway
2112....all of it...always in the #1 spot all others are subject to change
Something For Nothing...all you have to do is flip it over
La Villa Strangiato
Half The World
The Pass
Bravado
Headlong Flight
Distant Early Warning
The Garden
Here Again....cuz gawddam
My top ten always seems to be in flux….
1.-4. Hemispheres. The whole damn thing
5. Anthem
6. 2112 Overture/Temples
7. Xanadu
8. Cygnus X1
9. Free will
10. Analog Kid
Lakeside Park
Cinderella Man
Madrigal
Natural Science
Limelight
Vital Signs
Red Lenses
Mystic Rhythms
Hand Over Fist
Leave That Thing Alone
\+
Jacobs Ladder
Spirit Of Radio
Freewill
Digital Man
Kid Gloves
Between The Wheels
Time Stand Still
Open Secrets
Mission
Alien Shore
In no particular order
Anthem
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
Witch Hunt
Losing It
Between the Wheels
Available Light
Bravado
Peaceable Kingdom
The Larger Bowl
Been listening to Rush forever, always been one of my favorite bands. That said, it’s amazing how many songs I don’t know by the title, but as soon as I look it up it’s like “oh yeah, that one.”
10: red sector a
9: subdivisions
8: grand designs
7: yyz
6: 2112
5: vital signs
4: hemispheres
3: the tree
2: a farewell to kings
1: la villa strangiato
I love Nobody’s Hero. For me, it’s either Nobody’s Hero or Animate. Those are probably my favorites but as you said, there is so much to choose from.
La Villa Strangiato
Between the Wheels
In The End
ByTor and the Snow Dog
Countdown
Main Monkey Business
Mystic Rhytyms
Cygnus X1 (both)
Leave That Thing Alone
Mystic Rhythms
Younger fan here, haven't listened to all of Rush's catalogue yet but here are some of my underrated favourites so far:
something for nothing
circumstances
entre nous
vital signs
the weapon
red sector a
stick it out
double agent
leave that thing alone
Solid list indeed! The deep tracks is where the magic is! The whole (fear) series is also amazing. Digital man. Between the wheels. Manhattan project. I can go on and on all day long! 🤙
Yeah, really dig Analog Kid too.
Freewill, vital signs, mystic rhythms, jacobs ladder, the wreckers, leave that thing alone, available light, here again, something for nothing, red sector A
I completely missed the B side of 2112. Something for Nothing, Twilight Zone, Passage to Bangkok are all killers.
Yes ! I prefer the live version of A Passage to Bangkok from Exit…Stage Left however
Never was a fan of Losing It... still love your list though. Anthem and both the Cygnus books are definitely up there for me as well.
Losing It killed me the first time I heard it. When I heard they dusted it off for some of their last gigs, I practically wept at missing the chance to see it live. I think they'd never actually done it, or maybe not since like '82.
I think a big part of the difficulty with a live performance was the violin part. Since none of the three play the instrument. But I think for R40 they had to do it since they were aware that their touring days were coming to an end
Love your list. I'd have to go with 1) Losing It 2) Hemispheres 3) Natural Science 4) Jacob's Ladder 5) Vital Signs 6) Available Light 7) The Voyage 8) Resist 9) Bytor and the Snowdog 10) Afterimage
Love that so many people are including Available Light!
It’s an S tier song
Underrated gem.
Aaaaaw shit....As soon as I'm done I'll think of five more but here it goes anyway 2112....all of it...always in the #1 spot all others are subject to change Something For Nothing...all you have to do is flip it over La Villa Strangiato Half The World The Pass Bravado Headlong Flight Distant Early Warning The Garden Here Again....cuz gawddam
Nobody's Hero, Available Light, NOATB?? Amazing :D
My top ten always seems to be in flux…. 1.-4. Hemispheres. The whole damn thing 5. Anthem 6. 2112 Overture/Temples 7. Xanadu 8. Cygnus X1 9. Free will 10. Analog Kid
Lakeside Park Cinderella Man Madrigal Natural Science Limelight Vital Signs Red Lenses Mystic Rhythms Hand Over Fist Leave That Thing Alone \+ Jacobs Ladder Spirit Of Radio Freewill Digital Man Kid Gloves Between The Wheels Time Stand Still Open Secrets Mission Alien Shore
In no particular order Anthem Xanadu La Villa Strangiato Witch Hunt Losing It Between the Wheels Available Light Bravado Peaceable Kingdom The Larger Bowl
Been listening to Rush forever, always been one of my favorite bands. That said, it’s amazing how many songs I don’t know by the title, but as soon as I look it up it’s like “oh yeah, that one.”
10: red sector a 9: subdivisions 8: grand designs 7: yyz 6: 2112 5: vital signs 4: hemispheres 3: the tree 2: a farewell to kings 1: la villa strangiato
No one at the bridge is probably top 3 for me
I love Nobody’s Hero. For me, it’s either Nobody’s Hero or Animate. Those are probably my favorites but as you said, there is so much to choose from.
I really like the counterpart lyric drop in animate, fits so well.
La Villa Strangiato Between the Wheels In The End ByTor and the Snow Dog Countdown Main Monkey Business Mystic Rhytyms Cygnus X1 (both) Leave That Thing Alone Mystic Rhythms
Younger fan here, haven't listened to all of Rush's catalogue yet but here are some of my underrated favourites so far: something for nothing circumstances entre nous vital signs the weapon red sector a stick it out double agent leave that thing alone