Your favourite Rush albums?


Started as a side discussion on another thread so thought I would just make a thread for it.

Pretty simple really, your favourite Rush albums and why?

To keep it simple, studio albums ONLY, no bootlegs, live albums etc.
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Hummm, I was a participant in the side conversation on another thread, so I feel it's my duty to participate here. Since I'm not going to sit down and analyze all of the Rush albums I've enjoyed over the years, I going with my gut on this one. I'm choosing the 5 consecutive albums, starting with 2112 (which was also my introduction to Rush).

2112
A Farewell to Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures

That is not necessarily my rank order of my favorite Rush albums, but those will probably hold up as my favorite group of Rush albums.
@simao - Thanks. I have an OP of Hemispheres that I'm perfectly happy with. Just trying to decide if I want to invest in the 40th Anniversary edition. Probably not......
Anyone have the 40th anniversary vinyl of "A Farewell to Kings" or "Hemispheres"? How is it? Do you have an OP to compare? Just curious. If the 40th versions are superior, I would invest the money. But they are pricey and I don't want to throw away money if they are not better sonically.
Not my favorite, but I’m listening to my new copy of the remastered version of "Presto" now. I think it’s pretty good. Yes, it is more poppy than their previous releases, but still very good. Some of my favorite cuts are "Show, Don’t Tell", "The Pass" and "Available Light". The musicianship is awesome, even if the songs are not as memorable as some of their stuff.
@shadorne - Thank you for the link to the Beato video.  Holy cow! That was awesome.

I'm a consumer of music. I don't know music theory and I don't read music. All I know is that since a young teen, I've loved Rush and always felt they were different and exceptional. Watching this video helps me understand how different and exceptional they were.