Rush
Moving Pictures
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Tom Sawyer full track | 4:33 | 165,931 | ||
| 2 |
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Red Barchetta full track | 6:08 | 86,019 | ||
| 3 |
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YYZ full track | 4:26 | 119,378 | ||
| 4 |
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Limelight full track | 4:20 | 109,111 | ||
| 5 |
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The Camera Eye full track | 11:01 | 51,585 | ||
| 6 |
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Witch Hunt full track | 4:45 | 50,966 | ||
| 7 |
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Vital Signs full track | 4:56 | 49,178 |
About this album
Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1981. The album was recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec.
A classic rock album, Moving Pictures became the band’s biggest selling album in the U.S., hitting #3, and remains the band’s most popular studio recording to date (certified quadruple-platinum with four million copies sold on January 27, 1995).
Following the formula of their previous album, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures follows a more radio-friendly format and includes the hit single “Tom Sawyer”, as well as radio standards “Red Barchetta” and “Limelight”.
Moving Pictures was the second Rush album listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Background
Work on the album began in August 1980 at Stony Lake, Ontario. “The Camera Eye” was the first to be written, followed by “Tom Sawyer,” “Red Barchetta,” “YYZ”, and “Limelight.” “Tom Sawyer” grew from a melody that Lee had been using to set up his synthesizers at sound checks.
At Phase One studios with producer Terry Brown, they began recording demos. “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight” were polished in October by playing them live on a warm-up tour (although both songs had slightly different arrangements on the album than were played on the tour), and then they started the main recording at Le Studio in Quebec. “Red Barchetta” was recorded in one take, while others took many. There were problems with equipment failures and they finished three days behind schedule.[1][2]
Songs
A classic rock album, Moving Pictures became the band’s biggest selling album in the U.S., hitting #3, and remains the band’s most popular studio recording to date (certified quadruple-platinum with four million copies sold on January 27, 1995).
Following the formula of their previous album, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures follows a more radio-friendly format and includes the hit single “Tom Sawyer”, as well as radio standards “Red Barchetta” and “Limelight”.
Moving Pictures was the second Rush album listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Background
Work on the album began in August 1980 at Stony Lake, Ontario. “The Camera Eye” was the first to be written, followed by “Tom Sawyer,” “Red Barchetta,” “YYZ”, and “Limelight.” “Tom Sawyer” grew from a melody that Lee had been using to set up his synthesizers at sound checks.
At Phase One studios with producer Terry Brown, they began recording demos. “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight” were polished in October by playing them live on a warm-up tour (although both songs had slightly different arrangements on the album than were played on the tour), and then they started the main recording at Le Studio in Quebec. “Red Barchetta” was recorded in one take, while others took many. There were problems with equipment failures and they finished three days behind schedule.[1][2]
Songs
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Shouts
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Irenicus_ wrote:
Wtf? It's brilliant!
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JanuszLesPaul wrote:
cover of this album really sucks
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BabaOReally wrote:
great
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BlackAbbath wrote:
I love Rush until this album
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miqmiranda wrote:
really good!!
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dustin14 wrote:
Such a great album.
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JackHACDC wrote:
This album has got all their greatest traks limelight,yyz,tom saywer, and many many more
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krcotter wrote:
My first concert ever...http://www.irrationaldiversions.com/stories/rush
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KaleHawaii wrote:
2012 is my favorite
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digital-man wrote:
Probably my favourite Rush album, although I have trouble choosing between this and 'Permanent Waves'! Not a duff track on there, brilliant instrumental in YYZ, epic The Camera Eye, and Tom Sawyer + Limelight! Couldn't choose just one favourite!
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nicolasbj wrote:
best album ever
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dr_bypass09 wrote:
first heard YYZ as a "we'll be right back" song on MTV anyone remember?
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jammindude wrote:
Permanent Waves Part 2. I only rate it a bit lower because I'm burnt out on it....but it really is a fantastic record.
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Darkerius88 wrote:
masterpiece, brillant, awesome.. uff.. I have thousands of words to describe this great album
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HDcomics wrote:
Vital Signs is very underrated, I love it very much.
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Kaueag wrote:
This album has NO weak/skip songs. Amazing.
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CreamCrazy wrote:
The best album of all time, nothing I've heard has gotten close to it. Every second is perfect, it proves that Rush ARE technically God.
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Chris243 wrote:
Limelight and Vital Signs, both brilliant tracks
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Kannibalgryta wrote:
One of my favourite albums, awesome all the time.
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ajax52 wrote:
First listend to this song when I was 12 great song got me into drumming
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Recent Activity
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Mark_H wrote about Moving Pictures in Prog Albums: Decade: 1980s. 5 hours ago
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_acidbath wrote about Moving Pictures in My CD collection as of January 3rd, 2010. :). Monday morning
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