Moving Pictures (Mercury) (CD)

Initially inspired by the heavy rock of Led Zeppelin and Cream, Rush relied on Geddy Lee's high, Robert Plant-like vocals, Neil Peart's Carl Palmer-on-steroids drumming, and Alex Lifeson's guitar heroics for their explosive power-trio sound. As the 1970s wore on, the group approach expanded to include synthesizers and the flash of progressive rock. In the '80s and '90s, Rush managed to keep current, with shorter songs and a more updated sound, without losing its immense fanbase.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Progressive Rock
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: June 3, 1997
• Label: Mercury
• UPC: 731453463127
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105801439
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #2552 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1129 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #14 in Progressive Rock (See Top 100 Progressive Rock Bestsellers)

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Rush: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, synthesizer); Alex Lifeson (acoustic & electric guitars); Neil Peart (drums, timbales, bells, percussion).

Additional personnel: Hugh Syme (keyboards).

Recorded at Le Studio, Quebec, Canada in October & November 1980.

MOVING PICTURES is the intersection between Rush's '70s art-rock style and their sequencer-laced '80s efforts. An incredible stylistic leap for the band, the songs here incorporate reggae, percolating synth and even a new wave-tinged early '80s pop sensibility. "Tom Sawyer," the ultimate alienated-teen saga, is the album's best known song. "Red Barchetta" picks up where 2112 left off with futuristic, sci fi-oriented lyrics. The instrumental "YYZ" is as far into straight-up progressive rock as the band had ever ventured. 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.

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