Best Song on Rush's "Moving Pictures"

Totally. You can also tell when he bought his first U2 album, not long after that.

Though "Limelight" was invariably the song that made me buy the album, I'm going to have to go with "Witch Hunt."

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Tom Sawyer my ass! Quit listening to classic rock radio 24/7 will ya? Or did people just vote for that because they haven't heard the rest of the album?

I used to know this album inside and out, loved all of it. 15 years later, the only song I really remember is Tom Sawyer, which probably says something about the kind of song it is.

put aside the alienation

Or did people just vote for that because they haven't heard the rest of the album?

i'm guessing people voted for it because they heard the rest of the album.

<i>I think Lifeson said King Crimson's Discipline was one of his favorite albums, and I hear a little bit of an influence on that solo
(especially towards the beginning of it).</i>

I'm pretty sure Moving Pictures came out before Discipline, but I can definitely hear the influence on some of Rush's stuff that came out after.

Darn, ILM formatting! It is clearly too late at night for me to get it right...

how long a run did lifeson have writing perfect guitar solos, every one is like an example in a history of rock 101 textbook

This is definitely 'Red Barchetta' for me.

how long a run did lifeson have writing perfect guitar solos, every one is like an example in a history of rock 101 textbook

Right? The more recent albums do have good moments but some of the spark that is here seems to be gone, not only in the lead guitar playing but in rhythmic inventiveness, tunecraft, compositional integrity.

Like, every song on side 1 of this seems really perfectly and uniquely put together to me.

Agreed. This album is honed to perfection. Lifesons greatest moment-aside from Strangiato.

Rush really rules.

Also, his solos were weird. Same thing with Neil's drums, actually - just totally strange, unexpected fills. But Lifeson, man, a song like "Tom Sawyer" is pretty simple on guitar ... until he hits the solo and goes gonzo.

That is a fucking bizarre solo that still goes down smooth as hell. The guy was clicking on all cylinders. He also makes Barcherta what it is.

Heard YYZ in the car today. Goddamm

the guitar runs in "camera eye" slay -- echoes of "la villa strangiato"

The whole record is great but I think Rush's Tom Sawyer is one of those perhaps rare songs where the most popular song by the band is the groups best track. It's pretty much Rush's sound boiled down into a single ingot.

Heard "Vital Signs" today while getting coffee... feel like it kinda got robbed here.

What got robbed was "The Camera Eye." But the whole record is unbeatable.

the focus is sharp (distance!) in the city city!

rush otm

lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCY88iuzo0

That was probably right around the time they toured with Rush for Roll the Bones.

Red Barchetta is so great.

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huh

i always thought it would be pointier

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