Fans of Rush, what are your favorite Rush songs?

Working Man

Subdivisions

Natural Science, Analog Kid, The Trees, Necromancer

I'm in the minority of Rush fans when I say I like their late 80's early 90's synth run as much if not more than the early stuff. So anything off:

Hold Your Fire
Presto
Roll the Bones
Counterparts


All that said, still have to go back to songs outside of their epic extended songs like:

Bastille Day
Passage to Bangkok
Need some Love
Xanadu
The Trees
Lakeside Park
Working Man
What you're doing

Oh lawd where to begin.

Definitely check out Hemispheres. La Villa Strangiato is one the most complex rock instrumentals ever written/ recorded/ played. And it doesn't sound forced. It flows organically while rocking hard. A lot of jazz influence in it.

The song Circumstances off that album.

And Train to Bangcock is always a fun one.

Anthem
Spirit of Radio
La Via Strangiato

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I know some people here don't like Rush and I think that is attributed to Geddy Lees voice. Personally, I enjoy it, but I can see why some people wouldn't.

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I bought two tickets to the upcoming concert in New Orleans and I was wondering who I should take. When my girlfriend realized that I bought tickets to a concert she was a bit offended that I didn't invite her to go with me.

I told her that I figured that she wouldn't care for Rush. In my defense, she had never heard of Rush and is more of a fan of Top 40 music than classic rock.

She sat out to prove me wrong by pulling up Rush on Spotify while she did some homework. After listening to "Tom Sawyer", "Limelight", and "Closer to the Heart" she asked me why I thought she wouldn't like that sort of music. Honestly, I was very much surprised by her reaction.

To answer your original question:
"La Villa Strangiato"
"Xanadu"
"Working Man"
"Bastille Day"
"YYZ"
"A Passage to Bangkok"
"A Farewell to Kings"

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RUSH was so good back in the 70's.. The live album was cutting edge... The three albums after were unreal as far as studio sound... Peart is the BEST ever...No contest...........

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I've always heard that Exit...Stage Left is a bit overrated. It's admittedly one of the few live hard rock albums from that period that I have not listened to yet.

As far as Neil being the best, I think his lack of energy holds him back slightly. He is technically sound and a brilliant songwriter, but it's just my opinion that a drummer should be a bit frantic at times and not always 100% polished.

Not one of you mouthbreathers has mentioned Natural Science?

Seriously, Natural Science.

Natural Science

I love that dripping wet acoustic.

The Trees

La Villa Strangiato

Perhaps I should have better worded my original remark. What I meant to say is that Peart's playing, especially as he as aged, has become too robotic at times because it's so precise.

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Peart's precision is absolutely perfect for Rush

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I never said it wasn't. I was merely disagreeing with the remark that he is the best drummer, a subjective title which bears little merit unless perhaps seasoned musicians are having such a discussion.

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That makes no sense. It's like knocking a metal drummer because he doesn't play with enough swing.

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I beg to differ. There are plenty of death metal drummers that not only incorporate blast beats but also successfully implement jazz elements into their playing.

And I'm not necessarily referring to sloppiness. There is such a thing as organized chaos when it comes to drumming. Tomas Haake of Meshuggah is a perfect example of this. He utilizes some of the most complicated time signatures and polyrhythms in music but still has that wild element to his drumming.

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Danny Carey is the other guy who comes to mind when I'm talking precision drumming.

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Danny is indeed one of the best. As is Sean Reinert and Gene Hoglan.