The first album of the 1990’s saw the band achieve commercial success, something which they had not had done for quite some time. Up next is the band’s fourteenth album from 1991. Among its highlights are the single “Far Cry,” “The Way the Wind Blows” and “Working them Angels.” 9 – Roll the Bones It was followed only by one more album, 2012’s Clockwork Angels before the band’s retirement in 2018.

As far as the output of latter-day Rush goes, Snakes and Arrows was a strong collection of songs which stood out among its fellow post-2000 releases. However, that is not the sole reason for its inclusion on this list. This album holds a personal significance for me because it was the tour for it where I saw Rush for the first and unfortunately only time. 10 – Snakes and Arrowsįirst on the list is 2007’s Snakes and Arrows. So, without further ado, here is our favorite Rush albums. This list is bound to raise differences in opinion but that is the point: this is just a matter of opinion and anyone else can have their own personal favorites. Rush is band who are not easy to dissect. The band formed in Toronto, Canada in 1968 and even though they had a few different members in their first couple of years, the band throughout most of their career was made up of the trio of bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart who sadly passed away in January 2020. In addition to this, they have always been an extremely intelligent band, with their lyrics drawing from many works of literature and writing several songs about alienation and being outsiders which has led to them being seen by many as the ultimate “geek” band. The band always managed to make progressive and innovative music whilst at the same time never becoming boring or pretentious. While they have never been remotely cool or hip to like, Rush could not care less, and neither could their extremely loyal and sometimes rather obsessive fan base.

Bennett Our top 10 Rush albums is looking at the best of the band who were the first to cross the genres of Progressive Rock with more conventional Rock and Heavy Metal.