Day 2.
Rush:
Moving Pictures
What
can I say about this album from my favorite band?
The
production is densely layered. Rush’s playing is just at an amazing level.
Using Permanent Waves as a springboard from this record their writing is
sharply crystallized packing a visceral punch.
When
I first heard this album it was already a few years in the rearview mirror, but
that didn’t matter. The freshness of the album still resonated to me and in
many ways whenever I listen to it there is a feeling of joy as if it’s a
welcome familiar friend.
How
well do I know this album? Whenever I get any piece of new stereo equipment
this is my go to album for testing it out. I know how this album should sound
no matter what type of speaker/headphone it’s blasting through.
In
a snide review of Moving Pictures someone once suggested no one ever listens to
side 2.
Wrong!
When
I had the cassette of this stellar album I always listened to both sides back
to back in order. Once the CD came out, if anything the track that would be
skipped was often Limelight but now I appreciate it as a great lead into the
astonishing rise fall epic the Camera Eye. What a beautiful song contrasting
two cities. Witch Hunt is a howl of horror. True horror. First its witches,
communists, terrorists… “Quick to anger, slow to understand.”
Another
thing going for Moving Pictures is that it is a well-sequenced album. Just a
spot on classic. Never have I tired of listening to this record.
On
the Time Machine tour, Rush played this entire album in order. That was worth
the ticket price alone.
My
personal connection to this album is that it is insanely amazing.
Here is the legend:
Yours in fantastic albums from
Canada,
Count Robot
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