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Moving Pictures [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Rush Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (14 July 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B000001ESP
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,823 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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With Moving Pictures, Rush's complex songwriting and musical virtuosity reached new heights. It's that rarest of creatures, a highly listenable progressive-rock album; even the all-instrumental "YYZ" is of interest to listeners besides musicians. The highlight of the album is "Limelight"; like many progressive-rock bands, Rush writes songs about the experience of being on-stage. The result is impressive, with almost orchestral arrangements that never overwhelm the actual music. "Tom Sawyer", another classic, is on this album, as well as the science-fiction-meets-road-movie "Red Barchetta", the epic "The Camera Eye", the cautionary "Witch Hunt", and "Vital Signs", which takes advantage of the budding digital sound technology available at the time the album was recorded. This is probably Rush's best album; it's definitely their most accessible. --Genevieve Williams

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The epitomy of musical excellence 13 Aug 2004
Format:Audio CD
I can confidently say that for me 'Moving Pictures' is the best rock album of all time. Rush moved through several styles during the seventies, and by the time MP was recorded they had evolved into the most technically proficient rock musicians in the industry. Their songwriting had also evolved to a point where they became more concise with their tunes, less concerned with writing the lengthy prog epics of their 70's output. They achieved this without, in any way 'selling out' MP is a wonderfully produced album, which compliments the bands very tight playing. The album excites the listerner with the driving instrumental masterpiece 'YYZ', Inspires with the memorable 'Tom Sawyer' and entrances with the epic (only epic on the album) 'The camera eye' Rush have always been masters of creating exciting rock music. They also bring prog rock ideas to life and give them structure without compromising the more positive prog conventions - good musicianship, conceptual songwriting and being open to jazz and classical influences, but without the pomp. Moving Pictures is the point in their career when everything great about this unique Canadian band came together on one fine album. If you only ever buy one Rush album, let this be it.
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It's messing with your mind! 12 April 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
For those of us who still mourn the failure of the SACD format, it's time to raise the flag for the saviour of high resolution music. And what better band to demonstrate the ability of the blu-ray format than Rush. Always known for their instrumental prowess as well as their knowledge and exploitation of studio technology it is almost as if their music has been crying out to be presented in this way. 2011 sees the overhauling of the Mercury years, last remastered in 1996. Some will question the need to revisit these albums again as the previous remasters were far from disappointing. But 15 years is a lifetime in technology and the changes that have taken place in this time have made the need to re-evaluate music in both an artistic sense and technological sense much more important then ever. CD is in it's demise (sadly and uneccessarily I believe) and SACD and DVD Audio captured a niche market but in reality they arrived 10 years too late and were unable to cut through the apathy of the music buying public.
Moving Pictures, being the biggest selling album of their career, was always going to be a good place to start. It kind of set a new style of music in motion for Rush with an added emphasis placed on keyboards but without pushing the major traits of their music to the back. It is a very intricately layered sound and even listening to the original LP there is so much detail for the listener to absorb. With the blu-ray format we are now able to experience a new depth of sound - 256 times the resolution of CD - and it stands to reason that those intricacies are now heightened to an astonishing level. Moving the sound into 5 channels has allowed the layers to expand and breathe and, in that respect, open themselves up to our awareness. I have listened to Moving Pictures so many times on LP, tape, CD, remastered CD that I thought I knew everything that was going on in there. How pleasant and rewarding to know that I can now play this album but find detail that I couldn't hear before. Imagine if you've been holding your breath and suddenly you let it all out. It's a bit like that here. Suddenly all that detail that WAS there but inaccessible is now there for the ears to take in. The Camera Eye in particular is the highlight of this disc. It is quite overwhelming and you literally do feel enveloped in the soundscape. No gimmicks have been employed. There's no ridiculous sound panning. Instead the extra channels have created an amazing clarity and accuracy in which every layer of the mix can finally be heard. Dynamic and pure is what I would call it. To still be enlightened to such an extent by a 30 year old recording is testament to the skill which Rush and Terry Brown employed in the studio but also to the skill and belief in recorded sound that mixing engineer Richard Chycki has displayed. Having displayed his skills with the remixed Vapor Trails tracks on Retrospective 3, here is a man who is an absolutely brilliant addition to the Rush team. Long may their relationship prosper because if this the beginning of the regeneration of Rush's most beloved of albums then I think my faith in music is about to be restored.
Difficult to realistically assess if the new CD remaster is better than the 1996 version. If anything it has a more analogue feel to it. The 1996 remasters were perhaps a little clinical sounding. Here we have a wider stereo spectrum and the added clarity this brings. Dynamics are intact as they should be on a Rush album. Mastered at Masterdisk where the original first issue Rush CDs were prepared in the mid 80s. However, on this occasion, Andy VanDette is the man behind the faders. He did a superb job on Retro 3 and will hopefully be responsible for the rest of the catalogue later in the year.
Should be a good year for Rush fans. The Mercury era albums never tire of being heard - they are each unique and every exploration in to any of them reaps new rewards.
Kudos to Universal for getting behind blu-ray audio (as they did with Tom Petty also). All the major labels should realise that a whole new market for catalogue exploitation has just opened up and I, for one, am excited for the future of recorded sound.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique Achievement! 14 Nov 2001
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Format:Audio CD
Following the popular 'Permanent Waves,' Rush continued to build on their success that had been sown in the previous year. Although only seven tracks long, each one is packed with excellent musicianship and revealing lyrics. Standout tracks include the 10 minute extravaganza 'The Camera Eye' with its themes of paranoia and secrecy, and 'Whitch Hunt' detailing the superstitious nature of people towards their fellows. 'Limelight' is a high paced, energetic techno-rocker, and makes use of synthesisers which would be used to greater effect on later albums. Elsewhere, the instrumental, 'YYZ' shows the trio working fluidly as ever; Neil Peart's inventive drum work coupling with Geddy Lee's solid bass lines leaving scope for Alex Lifeson's thrilling guitar solos. As an album, Rush's greatest work was arguably this one, closely rivaled by '2112' & 'Permanent Waves,' and highlighting their underated sound and ability which are still largely ignored today.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars What can be said, its RUSH....
How do you make one of the greatest rock albums ever even better, well make a blue-ray version that allows you to experience 5.1 surround sound of a classic album. Read more
Published 3 days ago by mcguim
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Fantastic album, would recommend to those who know good music when they hear it. Bring on next Friday, seeing them live!!
Published 7 days ago by Miss H E Peckham
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it great buy
Loved it great buy music good brought back good times five star would recommend it to a friend liked the album
Published 11 days ago by George Inch
5.0 out of 5 stars I AM GOD AND I GIVE RUSH ETERNAL HEAVENLY LIFE
I had my best friendship in my teens with Rush (Geddy, Alex, Neil), a purely spiritual relationship based on pure giving from them and pure receptivity from me. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joe Sen
4.0 out of 5 stars Shows no emotion.
So, Rush release number eight. Where does it rank?

Well, Moving Pictures was the first Rush release I was disappointed by. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pesto Fingeration
5.0 out of 5 stars Pictures at an Exhibition
If the above 2112 was a success Moving Pictures was embraced my millions with the opining killer "Tom Sawyer" which to this day is an all time fave Rush song and the rest... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Peter L. Crisp
4.0 out of 5 stars Old school rock music
I really want to put 5 stars actually but I have to reduce one star due to the packaging.

The sound quality is outstanding compare with my original cd i bought 30 years... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mansur
4.0 out of 5 stars 5* music & production... shame about the packaging
The blu-ray version is an absolutely superb 5.1 mix of Moving Pictures. Having been an early Rush fan, getting Rush and Fly By Night on vinyl in 1974/5 and seeing them through... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Trismegistus
4.0 out of 5 stars Moving Pictures - an album that makes us pine for the golden era...
A really fine album! Only the two last songs are bit poorer, and the restrain me from giving this the five stars it nearly deserves. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lord Anon
5.0 out of 5 stars You need this.
Try the remasters they are fantastic !! Anyway back to this album, it serves as a great intro to Rush who are not an easy band to get into (trust me it took me years) due to their... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr Gav 77
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