For our 250th episode, we're stepping into the Limelight to revisit Rush! In Ep. 121, we discovered how 2112 earned the trio creative control with their sci-fi rock opera gamble... Now we're back to learn about Moving Pictures, the band's most commercially successful album and home to enduring hits like Tom Sawyer and YYZ! The band aims to strike the perfect balance between unique identity and mass appeal. With the addition of more synth undertones and a shift in Neil Peart's lyricism, Moving Pictures was able to punch up and future-proof their ever-changing style, and sunset their lengthy prog epics with The Camera Eye. How will this record move US? Can it live up to its counterpart episode (pun intended)?
James & Connor revel in the unexpected Year Of Redemption for Geddy and Alex in the form of their 50-Something reunion tour. We walk through the eras since our last episode and trace their evolution, and talk about why this might be a more Connor-friendly pick. The Mixtaper is back on a Witch Hunt, with dastardly (and suspicious) facts about youth crime, rusty coconuts, and frozen follies. Are biographies and past knowledge enough to save James from defeat? Connor learns about the triple pun on the album cover, we learn limited Morse Code, and we definitely don't repeat any jokes in this major milestone episode!
What do you consider to be Rush's magnum opus? What's our signature work? Do you agree that everybody needs to deviate from the norm? Do you get your hockey arenas mixed up? (Me too.) Let us know in the comments and on socials! We'll be back with a surprise recommendation next week. Follow for more!
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Last Time: 2112
4:25 About Rush
12:10 About Moving Pictures
24:11 The 50-Something Tour
26:13 Awards & Accolades
26:55 Fact Or Spin
29:03 They Are Officers
34:25 Geddy Lee Is A Rusty Coconut
39:41 Neil Peart Went Back To School
42:47 Alex Lifeson Made A Chilly Mistake
47:32 Album Art
50:30 Tom Sawyer
54:45 Red Barchetta
57:30 YYZ
1:00:21 Limelight
1:03:48 The Camera Eye
1:07:20 Witch Hunt
1:11:12 Vital Signs
1:13:00 Final Spin
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