Favorite Albums Through the Decades-THE FINALE!: Rush 

This was my favorite episode of Sea of Tranquility ever. Well done, boys.

Great way to finish with the greatest band ever. 70s: A Farewell To Kings 80s: Grace Under Pressure 90s: Counterparts 00s: Snakes And Arrows 10s: Clockwork Angels (my favorite rush album)

1970: Hemispheres 1980: Moving Pictures 1990: Counterparts 2000 - 2010: Clockwork Angels

For the 80s, I listened to "Exit Stage Left" over and over. But, "Power Windows" is my go to RUSH album. Yes, a lot of synths. But, the songs themselves are strong. I still like the lower end, booming foot pedal sounds on that album. "Marathon" might be my favorite all-time song by them.

You guys definitely have it right about Vapor Trails, it's absolutely killer and extremely underrated

I think somebody said, "There's no bad Rush album" and I agree. I really love and appreciate that they continually tried something different and didn't keep putting out the same formulaic each time. There's ACDC for that-and I love them too.

Neil didn't have cancer at the time they made Clockwork Angels. He didn't get diagnosed with brain cancer until the summer of 2016.

What a frickin great episode - thanks to all five of you!

All the guests here are great and of course you are great too Pete !

Great group to discuss Rush in the final episode of Albums Through The Decades (at least for now). Thanks, Pete, for these episodes during the month. It’s been very enjoyable. And thanks to Chris, Sean, Luis and George for taking time this long weekend for joining in this discussion.

*Love all of Rush releases!! Rush rocks!!🎤🎸🎵🥁

Excellent finally on this series. Great band, the approx 30 min show is ideal (for me)... and as always have me digging into albums I've either never listened to or haven't for awhile.

All the World's a Stage got me into Rush. It took me a while just to move past Bastille Day, a phenomenal opening track. I agree with Sean -- Permanent Waves is my 80s favorite -- lot's of great guitar.

70s: Hemispheres 80s: Moving Pictures 90s: Counterparts 2000s: Clockwork Angels

I'm SOOOOOOOOO Glad Rush was picked. 1970's: Hemispheres 1980's: Grace Under Pressure 1990's: Counterparts 2000's: Clockwork

My fave albums through the decades (these highlights of which fit on one CD-R): 70's - A Farewell To Kings (Xanadu, Closer To The Heart, Cygnus X-1) 80's - TIE: Moving Pictures (Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, Limelight) and Grace Under Pressure (Distant Early Warning, Afterimage, The Enemy Within, The Body Electric) 90's - Roll The Bones (Dreamline, Roll The Bones, Ghost Of A Chance)

Enjoyed every minute of this. Great picks guys. Hemispheres is my all-time favorite.

Rush, Fly By Night and COS we're my 1st intro to Rush. I borrowed Archives from local library and never looked back. 70's COS, 80's Signals, 90's TFE, 00'S CWA.

70' - A Farewell to Kings 80' - Permanent Waves 90' - Roll The Bones/Counterparts 00' - Snakes & Arrows 10' - Clockwork Angels

80's has to be Moving Pictures...but not for side one, it's all about side two. Camera eye is my favorite Rush song ever. It's the perfect song; it's the only Rush song I think of in movements after Hempisheres. I've heard the song a thousand times in my life and it never fails to give me a headrush after a layoff (no pun intended). Moreover, of all the Rush concerts I've been to, I've never seen the fans lose their minds in the front rows like they did on the Time Machine tour when Camera Eye started.

70's - Rush ( barely beats 2112 & Hemispheres, I just love that album's raw hard rock edge but also has some prog elements that they would be known for ). 80's - Moving Pictures 90's - Counterparts 00's - Clockwork Angels

Great way to end an awesome series, thanks Pete and crew! I have a weird history with Rush. I only got to hear Rush on the radio, but I always liked the songs I heard. My uncle who was my musical navigator didn't like Rush because of Getty's vocals, so I never heavily got into Rush. Over the past couple years I have been digging into their catalog and I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Rush is another band that pains me I never got to see live.

Pete still wearing the Reo speedwagon live album t shirt. What a great double album that is. So under stated.

I love Rush more and more for each year that passes by. I’ve loved the trio since the spring of 1983 when i was seventeen. They’re just an incredible band. 70 - A Farewell to Kings 80 - Grace Under Pressure 90 - Counter Parts The rest - Clockwork Angels

70s: A Farewell to Kings 80s: Grace Under Pressure 90s: Counterparts 2000s: Snakes & Arrows 2010s: Clockwork Angels

Well done Pete ! Going to listen to the entire catalog today ! Hopefully someday you’ll do something on the jam bands

Very interesting episode. It felt like this format made more sense in a panel of five than (let's say) two or three.

Great show with GREAT guests. My choices are 70s - Fly By Night, 80s - Moving Pics, 90s - Counterparts, and 00s - Clockwork Angels. I currently don't own Vapor Trails but will have to change that... just not sure which version. Thanks for saving the best for last!

Love this discussion and the panel is fantastic. Thank you, Pete. Terrific series. :) I also wonder what you guys think of the instrumental “Leave that thing alone” off Counterparts. I personally think it is one of their top 3 instrumentals of all time. :)

My favorite episode! Love and respect everyone assessment and favorite albums. Here are my favorites: 70s - 2112 80s - Moving Pictures 90s - counterparts 00s - Clockwork Angels My 17 year old son became a fan after I took too see the band at their last show at the Fabulous Forum. #LongLiveRush #LongLiveTheProfessor

Thank you guys, quality people, M, from Lanzarote

Great choice for a finale Pete!! Fun episode guys. A lot of Rush on my brain after recently finishing up Martin Popoff's book trilogy (AMAZING btw, highly recommended!!!)

Thank you for choosing Vapor Trails guys! Awesome show!!!

Pete, thanks for putting on these amazing shows, I really appreciate the wealth of content and the bands I've been able to get into which I have been introduced to from your channel. 70s: It alternates between Hemispheres and 2112, tonight it is 2112 due to the title track 80s: Signals by a hair 90s: Roll The Bones 2000s: Clockwork Angels - My personal Favourite Rush album

This one was a tough one for me in the 70’s. There are songs on all of them I love and some albums have grown on me more and more in the last 30 yrs but I ultimately have to pick this particular album because I have always dug this album. 70’s - FLY BY NIGHT ( Caress of Steel , 2112 , Hemispheres were in the mix for the spot) 80’s - MOVING PICTURES ( who didn’t love this album) 90’s- COUNTERPARTS ( Just an all around great album.. You have your jammers and the meaningful Nobody’s Hero.) 2000’s- CLOCKWORK ANGELS ( sad that this is gonna be their final album but a really good one none the less. Neil, you have and will always be missed!) Great show Pete! Thanks 🙏 to all that keep our country safe.

70s AFTK/Hemispheres (they go together, Cygnus links them) 80s Power Windows (At the top of their game) 90s Roll The Bones (Along with Presto arguably Geddy Lees greatest vocal performance) 2000 and beyond Vapor Trails (the last album in the evolution, they try going back for the next two and it sounds awkward)

Great show and brought me great memories from the Vapor Trails tour and first timr in Brazil and the epic show in Maracanã Stadium (Rush In Rio)

Great show gentlemen 1970 - A Farewell to Kings 1980 - Permanent Waves 1990 - Counterparts 2000 - Vapor Trails

I'm tempted to relisten to Vapor Trails now and see what it is I missed. That album just never grabbed me.

I agree with most of all major picks but roll the bones has great tunes like bravado, dreamline, where’s my thing, neurotica, you bet your life! Yes there is filler maybe too much but these songs to me will always live on.

Cool episode! My faves per decade 1970s: Hemispheres 1980s: Moving Pictures 1990s: Roll The Bones 2000s: Snakes And Arrows 2010's: Clockwork Angels

Here's My Picks. 70's - 2112 80's - Permanent Waves 90's - Test for Echo 00's - Vapor Trails 10's - Clockwork Angels That's All Folks!

70's - Hemispheres 80's - Power Windows 90's - Roll the Bones 00's - Vapor Trails 10's - Clockwork Angels

Rush is my favorite band, so I’m very happy that this closes out this series. I revisited Rush’s entire studio discography last year and found that I can appreciate a lot more of the post-Moving Pictures material than I did before. So with that said, here’s my favorite Rush albums by the decade: 70s: RUSH - I love the first 4 Rush albums with all my being, and Farewell to Kings/Hemispheres are great as well (but maybe just a little self indulgent for me). But, man, their first album is just fantastic in my opinion. It may not be very proggy, but if it’s not one of the heaviest, most awesome hard rock/heavy blues albums of all time, I don’t know what is. Love it, regardless of the stigma against it. 80s: Permanent Waves - This might just be a perfect album. My only complaint about it is that it’s too short! Six songs, all of them are fantastic, and it perfectly blends the best of prog and commercial rock. 90s: Counterparts - I’m not the biggest fan of Rush’s music between 1982 and 1991. A lot of it sounds too poppy, not heavy at all, not catchy, and just kinda boring. Counterparts is my favorite 90s Rush album because it finally let the music return to its heavy greatness. The guitar came back to punch you in the face and it was awesome! The vocals still leave something to be desired, but everything else is pretty sweet. Good album, I think. 00s: Snakes & Arrows - Snakes & Arrows is a very strong album in my opinion. It has the same problems as Counterparts, but I think its strong points are stronger than those of Counterparts. The three instrumental songs are some of my favorite songs from Rush, and maybe the best since YYZ. The rest of the album is good, fairly heavy rock and I like it quite a bit. 10s: Clockwork Angels (duh) - I mean, maybe I should have clumped this one in with the 00s albums, but I just want to talk about more Rush. Clockwork Angels is maybe the perfect closing album to Rush’s career. It feels like a sentimental album that gives us (or maybe just me) a good time full of heavy music that I can rock out to as well as lighter songs that can make me cry. In my opinion, this album is Rush’s best album since Signals and I couldn’t imagine a better send off from my favorite band.

This series was a lot of fun. A couple bands (and eras of bands) were VERY hard

I think Signals is the strongest of the 80s albums from start to finish... no filler all killer

Hemispheres. Not just the greatest Rush album, but one of the greatest albums of all time.

Luis raises a great point. Those of us not from Canada or the U.S. have a different experience of Rush. Certainly from my experience, it feels they don't have the same prominence outside North America and you aren't as likely to hear them on the radio. Being born in the 90s I came to all these classic bands retrospectively but Rush in particular I came to later than many other bands of the era, and it feels like my parents' generation don't really talk about them as much as they would if we were North American.

Cheers All, My favorite band in high school and beyond. Seen them countless times live starting from 1980. 70’s-Hemispheres. Although had 2112 not been a big seller would Rush continued? 80’s- Permanent Waves- My first record I bought from them and saw the tour. It started the love affair. Moving Pictures is a better record but my heart is closer to Waves. 90’s- Counterparts - Welcome back Mr. Lifeson! 00’s- Clockwork Angels. A great coda to an amazing career. Long Live Rush. RIP Neil

70s - A Farewell to Kings 80s - Permanent Waves 90s - Test for Echo 00s/10s - Vapor Trails Not an easy catalogue for rankings.

Finished out my Rush collection based on your later recommendations. Thanks for a great music discussion!

Album "surgery" is a great idea! I have done that a few times over the years in playlists. It often allows me to better appreciate albums without the filler.

Finally some love for Vapor Trails original mix - great album

I just turned this on and 4 out of 5 guys picked Hemispheres, which happens to be my favorite Rush album!! 😊

You guys nailed it re:Vapor Trails

- Hemispheres - Signals - Counterparts - Snakes & Arrows - Clockwork Angels

That was the best episode, nice one. My picks would be 2112 80's is hard as I rate all of them, well hold ya fire meh. So I will pick the one i listen to the most which believe it or not is Power Windows ! But I could of chosen Signals or well you know !!! Counterparts Clockwork Angels I mean wow what a way to sign off, tune after tune of delights what a shame we have no more new Rush music to look forward too. Unless Geddy n Alex do something together but wont be Rush. RIP Mr Peart.

I moved when I was on 10th grade. I was into Kansas, Pink Floyd etc. I didn't know Rush. One of my new friends invited me over and we where listening to music when his older brother brought in the new album called Hemispheres. They where my favorite for the next few years until I discovered Marillion. A few years later i saw them live. I would see them 17 times every tour except GUP. Moving Pictures put them over the top but i.will never forget hearing Tom Sawyer and Limelight live for the first time. 6 month later i would see them in Canada. Presto and Roll the Bones didn't do it for me but they came roaring back with Counterparts.

70:2112 80:Permanent Waves 90:Counterparts 00:Snakes and arrows 10:Clockwork Angels

1970 - 2112... my first Rush album. And one of those few albums where I was absolutely floored. Hemispheres is a masterpiece, but I heard it later and it didn't have the same wow affect. 2112 still carries that for me. 1980: Moving Pictures. Their 2nd best album. It sealed the deal for me. 1990: Counterparts 2000-2012: Clockwork Angels

70: 2112 (tied with Farewell and Hemispheres) 80: Permanent Waves (Tied with Moving Pictures) 90: Presto ( a contrarian choice for sure) 00: Snakes And Arrows 10: Clockwork Angels

There isn't a Rush album that I don't enjoy. Every decade was a tough choice! - 1970s: A Farewell To Kings (I very nearly went "2112", but this one got me into them originally.) - 1980s: Grace Under Pressure (My favorite Rush album. "Permanent Waves" though... geez... this is hard...) - 1990s: Roll The Bones (These are all good, but this one squeeks into first for me.) - 2000s/2010s: Clockwork Angels (A great way to end a career.) This has been a fun series. Thanks for the video, gang.

My favorites: 70’s Fly by Night, 80’s Permanent Waves, 90’s Roll the Bones 2000’s Vapor Trails

Great episode and Rush really doesn't have a bad record. Even the first one w/ out Peart was halfway decent. One note: Neil Peart was diagnosed after the final tour and didn't know he had cancer while recording Clockwork Angels.

This Was Tough my changed 3 times so now this is it ! 70's 2112 80's Signals ( Subdivisions my favorite Rush song of all Time) 90's Counterparts 00's Snakes And Arrows ( Far Cry 5th favorite Rush Song Of All Time)

It's so hard to pick. Rush has been my favorite band since the late 70’s when I snuck into my older brothers room and saw Fly By Night. Fell in love with that and been a fan since. I really enjoy all records and all eras so I have often rated the record a by” least” listened to. However my favorites: Hemispheres Moving Pictures Counterparts Vapor Trails Clockwork Angels

70s Hemispheres, 80s Grace Under Pressure (a Contrarians episode!), 90s Test For Echo, 2000/10s Clockwork Angels

‘70’s: 2112 ‘80’s: Power Windows ‘90’s: Counterparts ‘00’s: Snakes And Arrows ‘10’s: Clockwork Angels

70's - Hemispheres 80's - Permanent Waves 90's - Roll the Bones 2000's - Vapor Trails 2010's - Clockwork Angels

Cool guests. Hemispheres Moving Pictures Counterparts Vapor Trails narrowly over Clockwork Angels. Hat tip to Permanent Waves and Exit: Stage Left.

Rush became my favorite band for a while in the late 80s/early 90s, and back then I tried to convince all my friends who were into hard rock and metal of their excellence, but I failed. When I played Rush songs to them, the typical conversation went like: - Is that a woman singing? - No, it's a man. - Really? - Yes. - But he sounds like a woman. - No, he doesn't. - Yes, he does. Short pause. - But what do you think of the drums? And the bass is great too! And that guitar solo. - Yeah, not bad. That lady singer though....

70s: A farewell to kings (narrowly edged out Caress of Steel) 80s: Permanent Waves (their best album imo) 90s: Roll the Bones (love this album, my favorite post signals) 2000s: Vapor Trails

Hey guys I had to do my favourite for my all time favourite band didn't i 1970s: Caress of Steel 1980s: Permanent Waves 1990s: Counterparts 2000s/10s: Clockwork Angels Thanks Pete and the guys amazing video

By the decades: 2112, presto, counterparts, vapor, clockwork

Hemispheres Moving Pictures Test For Echo Vapor Trails ...if I just pick my four favorites, it would be the first four albums of the 80s. I love all four of those records.

Not easy choices! 70s - FarewellToKings, 80s - Permanent Waves, 90s - Counterparts, 00s - Clockwork Angels

Gotta go with 2112, Moving Pictures, Roll the Bones, and Clockwork Angels. My #1 overall band of all time. Great series, Pete.

Signals and A Farewell To Kings are my favorite albums from Rush

My choices are exactly the same as Chris Alo except for the 90's. Test for Echo is better if you watch Neil Pearts DVD "A Work in Progress" -- Seeing the band grasping for its identity, most obviously seen in Peart himself, really relit my ears for the whole album. Now its my favorite 90's album. It was Counterparts, like the majority, but now its Test for Echo. After Pearts DVD, i got the story.... which colors the whole CD differently than when i listened cold. Also, it was the last remnants of Rush as the band growing as musicians.....after Pearts tragic late 90's, and the bands break -- they were never quite the same. Dont get me wrong, Rush was great, just in a different way. An elder statesman....an established wisdom....a maintaining of excellence. The difference between climbing the mountain, and standing at the peak, looking out, knowing what youve accomplished. Thats just my opinion, of course. Great video guys.

70’s- Hemispheres 80’s- Moving Pictures 90’s- Test For Echo 00’s- Vapor Trails 10’s- Clockwork Angels

I got into Rush in the mid 90's back when Test For Echo was current. Love the song Free Will which led me to my first Rush album that I bought Permanent Waves. I caught up on the 70s and the rest of the 80s eventually. 70s 2112 80s Permanent Waves 90s Test For Echo 00/ 10s Clockwork Angels

Yes Rush 👍

70s - hemispheres 80s - moving picture 90s - conterparts 2000s - snakes and arrows 2010s - clockwork angels

My all time favorite is Signals with Grace Under Pressure coming in second and Hemispheres third.

Yeah.... im going the groin shot! Nothing gets close to "Live in Rio", it is just simply jaw dropping musical energy that cannot be surpassed. As for the studio albums....... well, im 65yrs old now. I recall living at Bondi Beach in my late teens, walking into this cool import record shop and "Fly by Night" was playing. I was transfixed. Loved the cover art, and can say that for every yearly album that came out as my life progressed. Rush had become part of my world and i found something fascinating with every release. Can't rate one above the other, as the entire catologue was my musical journey. It ended with Neils demise, and i still shed a tear as i deal with my own big C demon within. "Rio" is the pinnacle!

70's - 2112 80's - Permanent Waves 90's - Counterparts 2000's - Clockwork Angels

At the comment around 31:45, Neil Peart didn't know he was sick when writing/recording Clockwork Angels. He was diagnosed in 2016/17 and "Angels" was released in 2012.

This is especially difficult for me . I live in Toronto, and used to see Rush in the various clubs around town in the early 70s . The Piccadilly Tube was a popular club downtown where they often played . And people actually used the dance floor in front of the stage ! Anyway , iI have a huge emotional attachment to their early albums . That said , I am also a huge fan of their 80 s albums . Signals would probably rank at the top of my list , although , on another day it might be Moving Pictures . For me , the song that is the hidden gem in their catalog is Chemistry . Anyway , here goes : 70s : 2112 (Rush is a close second . I saw them play those songs live before they recorded the debut ) 80s : Signals. ( Moving Pictures and Grace Under Pressure follow close behind ) 90s : Roll the Bones. ( Counterparts is great , but I love the song Ghost of a Chance which tips the scales for me ) 00s : Vapor Trails Great video . Thanks !!

In 1976 I was 15 so of course bought All the World's A Stage and the entire back catalogue at the time but I got hooked with A Farewell to Kings In the 80's Moving Pictures The 90's Counterparts The00's Vapor Trails The 10's Clockwork Angels

"A Farewell To Kings" is interesting to me because somehow, inexplicably, it slipped through the cracks, and I didn't buy it until 1993 after "Counterparts" had been released. And I was familiar with most of the songs on that album from seeing them live.I was going through my stack of vinyl and finally realized I was missing something because I wanted to listen to Xanadu and couldn't find it on any of my albums. What's great about that for me, is that it is an album almost as good as "Hemispheres" and I got to hear it as a "new" album 16 years after its release.

Rush movie? Title: The Professor Synopsis: "The Professor" follows the journey of Neil Peart, the legendary drummer from Rush, who is facing a terminal battle with brain cancer. As he grapples with his mortality, Neil finds solace in revisiting the music and lyrics of Rush, which have been the soundtrack of his life. Through a series of poignant flashbacks, the film delves into Neil's past, highlighting pivotal moments in his career and personal life. As Neil reflects on the lyrics he penned and the music he helped create, the songs come to life, vividly portraying the struggles, triumphs, and profound moments of his life. From the early days of Rush's formation to the heights of their success, Neil revisits memories of artistic collaboration, touring adventures, and the profound bond he shared with his bandmates, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Interwoven with Neil's reflections are scenes depicting his battle with cancer and the impact it has on his loved ones. Despite the grim prognosis, Neil finds strength and inspiration in the timeless themes of resilience, perseverance, and the enduring power of music. "The Professor" is a heartfelt tribute to Neil Peart's remarkable legacy as a musician, lyricist, and human being. It celebrates the enduring impact of Rush's music while honoring the indomitable spirit of a true rock icon.

70s: Hemispheres 80s: Grace Under Pressure 90s: Counterparts 00s-10s: Clockwork Angels I'm rediscovering the 80s Rush (Permanent and Moving excluded) and loving it too!

My second favorite through the decades 1970- Fly by Night is just slight over Farewell to Kings right now. 1980- Signals 1990- Test For Echo 2000- Vapor Trails.

Young pups. Hemispheres was it for me. Got the three album compilation of the first three albums, 2112, and All the World's a Stage right after hearing and buying Hemispheres. Caught up with my favorite album Farewell to Kings when I got to college. Rush became less appealing after Hemispheres. Then I feel Grace Under Pressure is a dividing line that made Rush just another band for me.

I don’t love Vapor Trails, but the remix version is a million times better than the original. You can actually hear the instruments on the remix version. They knew they made a mistake with the brick-walled garbage mix so I’m glad they came out with the remix.

70s: Hemispheres (2112 just behind) 80s: Permanent Waves (MP just behind) 90s: Test for Echo 00s: Clockwork Angels

70s: A Farewell to Kings 80s: Grace Under Pressure 90s: Counterparts 00s: Snakes and Arrows 10s: Clockwork Angels(D'uh) This is the album you never wanted: the last one.

70's- 2012( Have the album and back when in he 70's saw them host of times during then. They always for the most part had great tours to support their albums and the albums back in the 70's seem to reflect that and to be for along the lines of decades worth of music and tours to come.) 80's-Moving Pictures( A good album of coming in he 80s and aged well to other 80's albums to like almost equally as well IMO.) 90's- Counterparts(Reasonably a nice album rock that I can go to and hear and get into where they were along in the 90s) 00's- Snakes & Arrows( Seems to sound well to my ears and was tough with Vapor Trails too. The mix makes a good honorable mention of Vapor Trails. Go with Snakes.. for the decade) 10's-Clockwork Angels- (Go with this for the great sounding work to a last go out album and really takes you with a sense of the long journey of music they made over their course of time. Great last album). There is no wrong answer as you let us know Pete . So true and the video episodes reflect of what people hear to themselves. Glad people have differing or at times the same answers in the world.

1970s: 2112 (Might be the first album I actually read the lyrics as a piece of literature) 1980s: Presto (Came out in 1989, and I thought about sneaking this into the 90s. I love Moving Pictures, and it is their best and most important album, but Neil’s words on Presto have an incredibly deep meaning to me.) 1990s: Counterparts (Was great to hear them “rock” again. 2000-2010s: Clockwork Angels. (Just brilliant all the way around, and a high note to go out on.)

RIP Neil Peart, my favorite drummer of all time. '70s: A Farewell to Kings '80s: Moving Pictures '90s: Counterparts New Millennium: Clockwork Angels