Studio album rankings, best to worst, Part 4: Rush

[jeff2]

Thanks for that but here is the AI thing.

Larry's Hideaway was a famous music venue in Toronto, Canada, located in the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel at 121 Carlton Street, on the northwest corner of Allan Gardens. The venue operated in the 1980s, primarily featuring punk rock, heavy metal, and new wave music, and is now part of Allan Gardens park after the hotel building was demolished in 1993.

I was only at Larry's once in the night time, so I cannot remember the exact location. Also, I believe Golden Diner is west of Jarvis.

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Correct, the Golden Diner is indeed, west of Jarvis Street, not east.

I was in Larry's Hideaway only once, (I saw Billy Bragg there in 1985). I won't dispute you on this. The configuration of the club looked a lot like the Golden Diner.
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Yeah, kind of strange having that building in a park area. I saw a local band called The Trial.

 

[K Douglas]

Just wanted to share this here. Not bad at all for a teen band

 

[wigglee]

I played at Larry's Hideaway numerous times.... fun club. Rating bands albums from best to worst is silly and subjective. If it is a great band, then probably all the albums are great.

 

[barnacler]

I played at Larry's Hideaway numerous times.... fun club. Rating bands albums from best to worst is silly and subjective. If it is a great band, then probably all the albums are great.

Can't agree. Some great bands have poor albums, and they know it.

 

[jeff2]

Can't agree. Some great bands have poor albums, and they know it.

Absolutely. And most great albums have some filler in them.

 

[Sonic Temple]

I played at Larry's Hideaway numerous times.... fun club. Rating bands albums from best to worst is silly and subjective. If it is a great band, then probably all the albums are great.

Sorry u feel thar way, you are correct that ranking the album's is subjective. I personally love doing it as he forces me to listen to the music in a different perspective. For example a different head space from a time before, paying attention to the lyrics and the music more than before etc. The order of the ranking my change as I go through it again in a few years or just listening to how the band as evolved their sound. All great things to rediscover the music again. .

 

[onomatopoeia]

Interesting about seeing them at Larry's Hideaway which is now a dog park. I liked how Rush could often sound like the record although I see they later ruined Working Man by doing a reggae version.. I mean, for a lot of bands unless they can pull off a Deep Purple Made in Japan, they should just leave the songs alone.

@The Oracle posted this image in the Vintage Toronto Thread:



This places Larry's Hideaway west of Jarvis Street, in what is now The Golden Diner.

On the south side of Carlton Street at the Jarvis Street intersection, on the west side is a Metro Toronto University dormitory which was formerly the Park Hotel, and Grace Church is on the east side. The dog park is east of the church.

 

[jeff2]

@The Oracle posted this image in the Vintage Toronto Thread:

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This places Larry's Hideaway west of Jarvis Street, in what is now The Golden Diner.

On the south side of Carlton Street at the Jarvis Street intersection, on the west side is a Metro Toronto University dormitory which was formerly the Park Hotel, and Grace Church is on the east side. The dog park is east of the church.

 

[onomatopoeia]

@jeff2: You can believe AI, or you can believe a photograph.

 

[jeff2]

@jeff2: You can believe AI, or you can believe a photograph.

Larry's Hideaway - Wikipedia



It is the angle of the photograph where distance is hard to properly assess. I have been to the Golden Diner also and I agree the configuration is similar.
But it is like the movie you see when you are a kid and then you see it again as an adult. And then you find it is not quite the same.

 

[itd131]

Going to agree with the majority opinion here, Moving Pictures should be ranked #1. Hemispheres should be higher than 16 (I might put it at 2) and Permanent Waves higher than 15. Those are both top five for me. I do think Grace Under Pressure is quite a distinct album and I would rate it pretty high, but not 1. Generally I would put the earlier stuff towards the top. Would also put Farewell to Kings in the top 5. I was never a fan of Signals, to me that was their first subpar album, along with Power Windows. The album I have listened to the most is probably Exit Stage Left.