Rush
Rush lives in the middle ground — 12 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 10 songs where they let go completely.
7.6
Avg Intensity
22
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Working Man
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1974
Bastille Day
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1975
2112
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1976
A Farewell to Kings
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1977
Xanadu
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1977
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1978
La Villa Strangiato
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1978
The Spirit of Radio
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1980
YYZ
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1981
Distant Early Warning
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1984
The controlled burn
Fly by Night
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1975
Closer to the Heart
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1977
The Trees
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1978
Freewill
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1980
Natural Science
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1980
Limelight
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1981
Red Barchetta
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1981
Tom Sawyer
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1981
Subdivisions
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1982
Mystic Rhythms
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1985
Dreamline
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1991
Roll the Bones
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1991
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