Moving Pictures is a Rock album by Rush, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 285 pressings tracked, owned by 165 collectors.
About
This album is Mastered for iTunes. Rush’s eighth studio album, 1981’s <i>Moving Pictures</i>, hoisted the trio out from its progressive rock trappings and exposed it to the radio-listening world at large with such groundbreaking hits as “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight.” The former song sets the stage for the album, showing a cool fusion of new wave synths sprawled across a hard rock soundscape as drummer Neil Peart takes his otherworldly drumming to previously uncharted levels. Peart’s lyrics (cowritten with Pye Dubois) reimagined Mark Twain's character of Tom Sawyer as a modern, free-spirited rebel whose defense mechanisms mirror those of society. Where “Tom Sawyer” mused on the discontent of an imagined character, “Limelight” reflects the vexation of Peart, who was becoming uneasy with Rush’s snowballing success and the burdens of fame. The song boasts an incredible guitar solo that Alex Lifeson has claimed is his favorite to play live. The eerie “Witch Hunt” is the third part of Rush’s “Fear Series”: four songs focusing on aspects of life ruled by fear. “Vital Signs” closes, ambitiously braiding prog rock with reggae.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Tom Sawyer4:33
- A2Red Barchetta6:07
- A3YYZ4:23
- A4Limelight4:18
Side B
- B1The Camera Eye10:55
- B2Witch Hunt4:43
- B3Vital Signs4:45
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- intense
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex Lifeson12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR , VOCALS
- Geddy LeeBASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS BASS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , PEDALBOARD , VOCALS
- Neil PeartBASS DRUM , BELLS , COWBELL, DRUMS, GLOCKENSPIEL, OTHER , WIND CHIMES, BELL TREE, CROTALES, TIMBALES DRUM , TIMBALES, DRUMS, BELLS , GLOCKENSPIEL, WIND CHIMES, BELL TREE, CROTALES, COWBELL, OTHER DRUMS , TIMBALES, BASS DRUM , BELLS , GLOCKENSPIEL, WIND CHIMES, BELL TREE, CROTALES, COWBELL, WOOD BLOCK
- Hugh SymeFEATURING , SYNTHESIZER FEATURING , GUEST, PERFORMER, SYNTHESIZER GUEST , SYNTHESIZER
165 collectors on Gatefold own this · 285 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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