RUSH — Moving Pictures (review)

RUSH — Moving Pictures album cover Album · 1981 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
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Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album from hard rock band Rush. With the previous album once again switching up the band's sound, Moving Pictures continues with the generally shorter song-lengths and 80's sound. Moving Pictures is certainly Rush's most famous album, and forever set in stone as a staple of classic rock with many songs from the album still being heard on the radio today.

There's a pretty good chance that most rock and metal fans have heard this classic album, and already know the quality it contains. What makes it a classic though? Well, Moving Pictures has a unique sound that I don't quite think has really been replicated. Synth is a lot more prominent here than any of the band's previous albums, but they way it's used isn't in the typical over-bearing annoying way that synth is used. The synth plays along with the hard rocking guitar riffs and rumbling bass sound. The first four songs, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, and Limelight are all classics and classic rock radio staples that I don't think need any explaining. I will mention that Tom Sawyer, despite it's airplay, is still one of my favorite Rush songs. It certainly didn't become their most popular song for no reason.

The deeper cuts include the one epic on the album, "The Camera Eye", "Witch Hunt", and "Vital Signs". These continue the high quality of the beginning of the album, with "Witch Hunt" being one of my favorites. As the title implies it has a very unsettling atmosphere, opening with a dark marching riff and the sound of chimes. The song picks up, becoming quite grandiose in a dark way. Peart's drumming and lyrics are also great in this song especially. "Vital Signs" is also a pretty dark song, and is a fitting end song. It kind of shows what was to come on the next album two albums, while also having a sound similar to the previous album.

Moving Pictures is in every way a classic. The whole band is in top-form here, and is certainly an essential album for any rock collection. If you haven't heard this album and are a fan of hard rock and metal, you should certainly give it a listen. A true epitome of a classic rock album. Hope you found this review helpful, feel free to comment!
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