In turn, I took the band Rush first time in 1987 when she fleetingly true releasten their former work "Hold your fire". Only with the live album "A Show of Hands" (just divine, the two CDs you should have), I became a real fan. If you want to evaluate who was the best act of all divisions of the 80 rock, the Canadian Dreier is one of the first options. From "Permanent Waves" (1980, also mad) to "Presto" they brought out impressive 7 studio LPs plus the aforementioned live album. All are very good to world class.
"Moving Pictures" saw in February 1981, the light of the world, was supported by the band (always the same 3 types) produced plus Terry Brown and measures just over 40 minutes. All tracks, 6 sung plus the instrumental "YYZ" are top notch. A plant for carrying hearing, by no means a so-called filler even begin. A sure contender for the title "Best album of all time" and also a great commercial success for the prog rock heroes / pioneer.
To name a face-off tips is difficult, but I do it anyway times and say that the opening song "Tom Sawyer" plus the 3 last pieces I liked most with "Vital signs" a grower for me was the lit immediately, today maybe my Rush -Lieblingssong is just magical, in the truest sense of the word. "Limelight" was presented eg on the '92 tour in Cologne and Frankfurt. The 3 catchiest pieces "Tom Sawyer", "Red Barchetta" and "Limelight" were at that time official single- or airplay hits and have certainly stood the test of time. You can not listen to the album simply broken. It nudelt not peel off, as this may in many major works of other top artists of the case, spontaneously Led Zep and Deep Purple.
Astray what the 3 guys, then all get caught under 30, out of their instruments. Genuine Music. Also live a big pleasure.
Album in 3 relevant editions: the old analog version of the 80s, the remastered version of 1997 (Bomb Sound) and for the whole lunatic nor quite new deluxe version with a new remastering plus bonus content. One must have one! Ran at Rush!