Neben Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen und Gordon Lightfoot gehören sie zur Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Was die Anzahl ihrer Gold- und Platinalben anbelangt, stehen sie auf Augenhöhe mit den Beatles und den Rolling Stones. Rush haben 40 Millionen Schallplatten verkauft. Wie viele Bands fallen einem ein, die komplett ihr Ding gemacht haben, konsequent vorbei am Mainstream, mit massivem kommerziellem Erfolg? Recorded at Le Studio, Quebec, Canada in October & November 1980Īlex Lifeson, Geddy Lee und Neil Peart: Gemeinsam sind sie Rush, das kanadische Power-Progrock-Trio und ein Phänomen in der Rockgeschichte. Geddy Lee, vocals, mini-Moog synthesizer, bass guitar 'Rush were patently listening to what was going on around them, leavening their long-form integral calculus riffing with accessibly catchy motifs.' (Record Collector) Things get socio-political on the ominous 'Witch Hunt,' and a Jamaican flavor enlivens 'Vital Signs.' The increased reliance on synthesizers and sequencers would later become irksome to old school Rush fans, but on 'Moving Pictures', electronics are tastefully applied to further the group's musical vision, making for what just might be their finest batch of songs. The instrumental 'YYZ' is as far into straight-up progressive rock as the band had ever ventured. 'Red Barchetta' picks up where 2112 left off with futuristic, sci fi-oriented lyrics. 'Tom Sawyer,' the ultimate alienated-teen saga, is the album's best known song. An incredible stylistic leap for the band, the songs here incorporate reggae, percolating synth and even a new wave-tinged early '80s pop sensibility. 'Moving Pictures' is the intersection between Rush's '70s art-rock style and their sequencer-laced '80s efforts. The popular singles 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Limelight' came from this album, which continued the Permanent Waves formula of shorter, more radio-friendly songs. It is still the band's most popular and most successful album. After this one reached #3 on the Billboard album chart, and became a 4x-platinum (4-million) seller, it took over that distinction. Up until the release of 'Moving Pictures', 2112 had been considered to be the definitive Rush album.
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