In this new series, I will rank from worst to first the studio albums of an artists' or a band's discography. Today will be about the band Rush. #rush #heavymetal #hardrock #heavymetal #progrock #progressiverock #rankings
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@skyscraper14Ай бұрын
Nice list. Straight and to the point. No filler.
@coboby3347 Жыл бұрын
Very different from my ranking. I like how unique this ranking is among the many others I have watched, and you make some good points.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@Fred-vy1hm Жыл бұрын
I've done this exercise several times over the years but I find that it constantly changes, with my current faves being Hemispheres and A Farewell To Kings but give me a month or so and it will probably be different again. 😊
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jamesjones7138 Жыл бұрын
I have been playing Vapor Trails (remixed) so much during the past 4 or 5 months and have recently discovered that listening to the original mix as well makes for an all round Vapor Trails experience. It's an under rated album which you have managed to give some 'good press' to here.
@coastalpaladin50244 ай бұрын
I think I am the only person that likes Hold your Fire. lol. Great list…I think it is cool to hear different opinions. It allows us to grow mentally. Be well my friend!!
@djacobmadrigal4 ай бұрын
Most if not all of Rush’s catalog has songs that can help you grow mentally. I’m glad u like it. I wish that I did. I’m just not digging much of what I hear on the record. Theme and messages can be awesome but for me the music has to come first.
@djacobmadrigal4 ай бұрын
@norwegianblue2017 I wished I liked it but sadly I don’t. I guess it depends on where u came in. My childhood was in the 70’s and high school in the 80’. Just boils down to preference. Not a big fan of incorporating lots of “electronica” nor ska and reggae, etc that whole Police and post punk stuff. Same reason why I don’t care for much the red blue and yellow period of King Crimson with Adrian Belew.
@djacobmadrigal4 ай бұрын
@norwegianblue2017 I didn’t want them to make the same albums over and over again either. I just wanted something different not new wave or post punk sounding stuff. Again just a matter of preference
@skyscraper14Ай бұрын
You are not the only one. It's not my favorite, but it's much higher in my ranking than the 25 reviewers I've watched so far. What we like is what we like and that's what I like about these videos.
@clinttynan77639 ай бұрын
I enjoy a subjective ranking of my favourite band - it's always fascinating how different people appreciate their vast and amazing catalogue a little different to me, and there are no wrong answers. Very enjoyable my friend 👍
@davidmartinez28337 ай бұрын
Interesting rankings. Thanks for posting.
@howie5th9 ай бұрын
1. Hemispheres 2. Moving Pictures 3. A Farewell to Kings 4. Permanent Waves 5.2112 6. Caress of Steel 7. Fly By Night 8. Rush
@erikleenhouts83410 ай бұрын
I was smiling the whole video, because it's so funny how tastes differ. For me the list is almost the other way around. The first two albums at the bottom, together with Vapor Trails. Top 3 is Signals, Power Windows and Presto. Nice video 👍
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. Was your first taste of Rush their stuff from the 80’s?
@erikleenhouts83410 ай бұрын
@@djacobmadrigal The first I heard was Show Of Hands when it came out. Love the 70's stuff also, but the 80’s I like the most.
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
@@erikleenhouts834 that might explain our differences. I was born in the late 70’s so I gravitate towards the heavier stuff first. Anyway glad to meet a fellow Rush fan!!😀
@erikleenhouts83410 ай бұрын
@@djacobmadrigal I was born in the late 60’s. I really like their 70's stuff, especially Farewell To Kings - Permanent Waves. But if I need Rush, I prefer their 80's albums. Just taste.
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
@@erikleenhouts834 I see I made a typo in my previous comment. What I meant to say I was born in the late 60’s 1968 to be exact. What I meant to say is that my childhood was in the 70’s. Anyway you are so right about the whole idea of taste which some people just don’t get.
@gregoryg325610 ай бұрын
🌠 Good List Man...Nice Neil Photo on the Wall...
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate you watching!😀
@gregoryg325610 ай бұрын
@@djacobmadrigalI'm gonna listen 2 rush in the car 2 morrow because of your video
@BushcraftingBogan10 ай бұрын
My top 5 have been steady since the 80s. A lot of memories and good times are associated with them. 1. Hemispheres 2. Moving Pictures 3. 2112 4. Permanent Waves 5. Signals
@andrewhoag616710 ай бұрын
Caress of Steel has benefitted from hindsight. Its greatest strength, IMO, is that you can hear the nascent sounds of 2112 emerging. But The Necromancer is, again in my opinion, a step back from By Tor and the Snow Dog. I find the closing guitar riff to be hackneyed in a way little else in the Rush catalogue is. A pretty good album, but I think the rose colored glasses are particularly strong with that one.
@daviestallow10 ай бұрын
I did an album ranking on my channel back in 2021. Here it is: 19- Vapor Trial 18- Snakes and Arrows 17- Test for Echo 16- Presto 15- Counterparts 14- Hold Your Fire 13- Signals 12- Clock Work Angels 11- Rush 10- Power Windows 9- Permanent Waves 8- A Farewell to kings 7- Caress of Steel 6- Fly By Night 5- Roll the Bones 4- Hemispheres 3- Moving Pictures 2- 2112 1- Grace Under Pressure
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
Thanks once again for taking time to post your list. It’s fun to see how everyone is different.
@pezant107 ай бұрын
6 tiered ranking: 1- Moving Pics, Permanent Waves 2-Power Wondows, Hemispheres, 2112 3-Signals, Fly By Night, Farewell 2 Kings 4- Roll the Bones , Grace under Pressure, Vapor Trails, Rush, Test 4 echo 5- Hold ur Fire, Presto, Counterparts 6. Caress, Clockwork Angels, Snakes n Arrows
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the great replies. Thanks for sharing your opinions.
@stevecowder4774 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I’ve always been hard pressed to rank their 5 consecutive masterpiece albums from ‘ 76 - ‘ 81. But I do like where you have Caress of Steel. I can appreciate their early, innovative side of that one. And I love making a case for “ Clockwork. “ It’s not perfect but it’s loaded with harder edged material, very reminiscent of their older work. “ Headlong Flight “ in particular. I believe Rush went out like a lion with this album. RIP Neil.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.
@edgarpacifico3421 Жыл бұрын
Tough task for me! I change the ranking from time to time😂😂 But one thing still holds true... I like all albums 😍
@johnkaufman54747 ай бұрын
I find it interesting that we all enjoy Rush, yet have such widely diverging opinions. Here are the nineteen Rush studio albums ranked according to my preference. Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) 2112 (1976) Hemispheres (1978) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Signals (1982) Snakes and Arrows (2007) Roll the Bones (1991) Test for Echo (1996) Counterparts (1992) Vapor Trails (2002) Clockwork Angels (2012) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) Power Windows (1985) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Rush (1974)
@djacobmadrigal7 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to write this list and share. It’s great to see the different varieties of peoples rankings.
@billclay3643 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure if I wanted to get really detailed I could adjust the list a bit more for my preference but your list is pretty close mine save for the position of _Moving Pictures_ and _Caress of Steel_ which would basically switch places for me haha. I absolutely love the Bacchus Plateau section of Lamneth.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Bacchus Plateau is my favorite part of the song then No one at the Bridge.
@jimtatro6550 Жыл бұрын
From worst to best Feedback Test for Echo Hold Your Fire Presto Roll the Bones Vapor Trails Rush Snakes and Arrows Caress of Steel Fly by Night Counterparts Clockwork Angels Grace Under Pressure Power Windows 2112 A Farewell to Kings Signals Moving Pictures Hemispheres Permanent Waves
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your listing!
@brula123 Жыл бұрын
Interesting rankings
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Ingothnia Жыл бұрын
This would be an easy video for me to make. IMO, best to worst would almost be in chronological order, with the last ones being bumped up a few slots.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
The word/phrase that I was looking for in describing some of the songs on the Roll The Bones album (and in general on their period between Power Windows and Test For Echo) is too bubbly.
@superfantastichappymedia461710 ай бұрын
Art and music are completely subjective. I think it varies completely especially based on age. Personally, I think it's very difficult to span a band beyond 10 years and still keep the music interesting. Personally, after Moving Pictures, I lost interest in Rush, I did see them play live during Power Windows and Blue Oyster Cult opened for them and quite frankly were a better live band on that night. BOC packed all their best songs into a 55 minute set and were much more interesting than Rush. Alex Lifeson looked bored through the majority of the set until the end when they did a Medley of their older material. I also saw Rush live on 2112, Farewell to Kings, and In my opinion, their musical peak on Hemispheres. Their live shows had a lot of energy back then because they were young and had an edge. Hemispheres was their peak musically, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures were really good albums and tours as well. Fly by Night through Moving Pictures was their best work especially live in concert. They had their own sound and image.
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
Agreed. I wish Alex would have put his foot down with respect to where Geddy and Neil took the band.
@Paul011919 ай бұрын
Hi I love hold your fire it's not there best album but I like it The album's from fly by night to signals are there best I saw them on the hold your fire tour and it was brilliant I don't think rush ever made a bad album But presto and roll the bones were ruined by bad production For me hold your fire is a album I return to often I love Rush they are the soundtrack to my life I enjoyed rush in the mid 80s when now whan like them people were into Metallica and thrash bands But for me RUSH are the best band ever
@djacobmadrigal9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@danarchuleta1154 Жыл бұрын
Wow, we're close, but I'd wager many will disagree with Signals low ranking. Vapor Trails has to be the remaster. Caress...was a formula for things to come, but not quite there for me. Permanent Waves is higher for me, and comparing track for track with Moving Pic.s might surprise you....even though MP's has one more tune. Thoughtful analysis!
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@johnoconnor872110 ай бұрын
Was FTK's mentioned?
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
You have to watch the whole video to see.
@kevinbrown1893 Жыл бұрын
1. 2112 (1976) 2. Moving Pictures (1981) 3. Permanent Waves (1980) 4. Hemispheres (1978) 5. Grace Under Pressure (1984) 6. Fly By Night (1975) 7. A Farewell to Kings (1977) 8. Signals (1982) 9. Power Windows (1985) 10. Clockwork Angels (2012) 11. Rush (1974) 12. Caress of Steel (1975) 13. Counterparts (1993) 14. Test for Echo (1996) 15. Roll The Bones (1991) 16. Snakes and Arrows (2007) 17. Hold Your Fire (1987) 18. Presto (1989) 19. Vapor Trails (2002)
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting!
@wrinkleneckbass Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with Presto ranking last. That album and RTB's are the worst sounding Rush albums by far, and I assume that had to do with Rupert Hine being the producer. I also agree with Moving Pictures at #1, although I would have Hemispheres at #2.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing your opinions!
@paulcaruana409010 ай бұрын
Anyone who puts the 1st record ahead of ANY other album should just listen to Aerosmith
@bulkvanderhuge900610 ай бұрын
My least favorite Rush albums are Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, Farewell to Kings, and Permanent Waves, I stopped listening to Rush after Power Windows, because I didn't like the direction they went with Hold your Fire and the other later albums.
@djacobmadrigal10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@Mastertech360 Жыл бұрын
You mentioned how much you hate The Big Money because Geddy is playing a bass without a headstock, he is playing a Wal bass on the video and the album, which is not what you are talking about. Plus, The Big Money is one the more challenging bass lines in Geddy’s library.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
You are right. He’s playing a Steinberger in the Distant Early Warning video. However, my point remains I don’t like the style of that type of playing no matter how difficult it is to play it. It sounds as I said sputtering at times. At least to my ears. Just a matter of preference/taste. I appreciate you for commenting and sharing your thoughts/views and your musical taste.
@youtoo2233 Жыл бұрын
I cut my Rush teeth on their Kings album around 1980 and some days it's still my favorite album by them. On power windows I'm the exact opposite from you I like the first five songs but don't care much for the last three. As far as Presto I couldn't get enough of it when it came out and it's definitely still one of my favorites. I agree with you about the song countdown too much NASA talk but over the years I got used to it and was able to kind of block it out and listen to the awesome instrumentation. On Grace under pressure the songs are pretty much mediocre for me. On hold your fire I like maybe just three or four songs and mission is one of them. I can see how moving pictures would be a lot of people's favorite it did have many radio hits yeah I like it a lot but I wouldn't say over all its my favorite Rush album but easily in my top 10, I think all your top ones are also mine. Vapor Trails is probably my favorite post signals album. I'm kind of lukewarm when it comes to snakes & arrows and clockwork angels, I usually like test for echo and counterparts quite a bit more, roll the bones has some great moments but I'm not big on the last few songs. The first Rush album I like everything on it except the bluesy here again, just doesn't sound right hearing Rush doing bluesy Rock.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Vapor Trails for me is their true comeback album not Counterparts. I wanted to like Presto more but most of it doesn’t resonate with me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It’s great to hear other’s viewpoints especially about this band. Thanks
@carlpeterson8182 Жыл бұрын
Here is my worst to best. I absolutely love the top 9 albums. That is from 2112 to Signals. I think Clockwork Angels and Test for Echo are very good. I was not 100% sure where to put Caress of Steel and Power Windows. I would not rank them any higher but I might rank them lower. From Roll the Bones to Caress of Steel could be in any order also. I think they are all good albums but not classic works by Rush. I have never really gotten into Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows. I think Snakes and Arrows is the better album but I could not put them any higher because I never listen to them. They just never really kept me interested enough to listen to them over and over again. feedback and Hold your Fire are not good. I still like much of hold your fire live. There are some good songs on that album. Feedback is just forgettable. Feedback Hold Your Fire Vapor Trails Snakes and Arrows Rush Roll the Bones Presto Caress of Steel Power Windows Test for Echo Clockwork Angels 2112 Fly by Night A Farewell to Kings Counterparts Hemispheres Permanent Waves Grace Under Pressure Moving Pictures Signals
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
With regards to Caress of Steel it was at first hard to place but then it occurred to me I'm always playing it so it's ranking fairly high. Thanks for commenting!
@carlpeterson8182 Жыл бұрын
I do not understand how you cannot see how Counterparts is Rush doing grunge. It is a very grunge like album. Everyday Glory is the best song on Counterparts. The meaning of the song and its lyrics is one of Neil's best ever. Very emotional. I know it is just your opinion but compared to what Rush was doing, Counterparts was very heavy. I am not a big Mystic Rhythms fan. Too much synth. Interesting enough rhythm but not incredible. One of my picks for the most overrated of all Rush songs. Kind of boring. Test for Echo is another song that is just okay. It never really gets going enough. Not really like their 70's songs though. I think both Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows both have too many mid-tempo songs that are very similar to each other. They get a little boring.
@djacobmadrigal Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for commenting. I love hearing all the varying opinions. Thanks again!
@paulcaruana409010 ай бұрын
This last is poop
@rickrobb65467 ай бұрын
in my opinion Clockwork Angels is a Terrible Album........ Just My Opinion
@djacobmadrigal7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing ur opinion. Rush is just one of those bands where there are such a wealth of varying opinions.