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Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures cover
Studio album by Rush
Released January 30, 1981
Recorded October - November 1980 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 40:04
Label Anthem (Canada), Mercury
Producer Rush and Terry Brown
Professional reviews
Rush chronology
Permanent Waves
(1980)		 Moving Pictures
(1981)		 Exit...Stage Left
(1981)

Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1981. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Le Studio was a Recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights Quebec. Morin Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Anthem Records is an Independent record label based in Toronto Ontario. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Terry Brown is a Record producer involved in a variety of work but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush and the British/Canadian band allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Permanent Waves is the seventh Studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released January ExitStage Left is a live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1981. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' The album was recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec. Le Studio was a Recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk

A classic rock album, Moving Pictures became the band's biggest selling album in the U. S. , hitting #3, and remains the band's most popular studio recording to date (certified quadruple-platinum [4 million copies sold] on January 27, 1995). In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Following the formula of their previous album, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures follows a more radio-friendly format and includes the hit single "Tom Sawyer", as well as other radio standards such as "Red Barchetta" and "Limelight". Permanent Waves is the seventh Studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released January " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character " Red Barchetta " is a song by rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures. " Limelight " is a song by the Canadian Progressive rock band Rush.

Contents

Background

Work on the album began in August 1980 at Stony Lake, Ontario. "The Camera Eye" was the first to be written, followed by "Tom Sawyer," "Red Barchetta," "YYZ," and "Limelight. " "Tom Sawyer" grew from a melody that Lee had been using to set up his synthesizers at sound checks. The intro for "YYZ", the IATA code for Pearson International Airport in Toronto, is played in Morse code. Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

At Phase One studios with producer Terry Brown, they began recording demos. "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" were polished in October by playing them live on a warm-up tour (although both songs had slightly different arrangements on the album than were played on the tour), and then they started the main recording at Le Studio in Quebec. "Red Barchetta" was recorded in one take, while others took many. There were problems with equipment failures and they finished three days behind schedule. [1] [2]

Songs

With a title reference to Mark Twain's fictional character, "Tom Sawyer" is an abstract commentary on a free-thinking "modern day warrior". Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Tom Sawyer (fictional character 'born' circa 1833 is the protagonist and title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876 " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character Likely Rush's best-selling single, it is also a mainstay in Rush's live show. Lyrics for this track were written in collaboration with Max Webster lyricist Pye Dubois. Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the late 1970s The band was formed in 1973 in Sarnia, Ontario and consisted of guitarist and vocalist Pye DuBois is a Canadian musical Lyricist. He has worked with a number of bands including Max Webster and Rush.

The second song on Moving Pictures is "Red Barchetta". Lyrics were inspired by the short story "A Nice Morning Drive" [1] by Richard S. Foster. Peart, however, has reported that the car that inspired the song's title is a Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta. Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy See also the 166 Inter GT car The Ferrari 166 S was an evolution of Ferrari 's 125 A roadster, also known as a spyder or spider, is a two-seater car traditionally without a roof (or with a detachable roof and no side or rear windows

Next is the Grammy-nominated instrumental "YYZ". " YYZ " (the title of which is properly pronounced "Y-Y-Zed" is an Instrumental rock piece by Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures The track's title is the IATA Airport Code for Toronto Pearson International Airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest It is played repeatedly in Morse code (-. Morse code is a Character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters numerals --/-. --/--. . ) at the beginning of the song. A staple within their live-performance repertoire, "YYZ" is widely seen as a signature Rush song.

"Limelight" is another perennial radio favorite. " Limelight " is a song by the Canadian Progressive rock band Rush. The lyrics are autobiographical, based on Peart's own dissatisfactions with fame and its intrusions into personal life. The song contains two self-references: one, the line "all the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players", references their live album All the World's a Stage (as well as the famous line by William Shakespeare) while the line "living in a fish-eye lens, caught in the camera eye" references the next track, "The Camera Eye". All the World's a Stage is a double Live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in William Shakespeare ( baptised Alex Lifeson's guitar solo on the track is often hailed as one of his finest performances.

Side two of the original vinyl release opened with "The Camera Eye", which would be Rush's last "epic" song, clocking in at almost eleven minutes. Lyrically and musically it is an attempt to capture the energy and moods of two of the English-speaking world's great cities: New York (first verse) and London (second verse). Unlike all the other songs on the album it has never been performed live since the Moving Pictures / Exit Stage Left tours of 1981/82 (and even more sparingly played during the Signals tour of 1983). It usually tops internet polls for the song which fans would most like to see the band perform live again. The title and general thematics of "The Camera Eye" lyrics were borrowed from the work of John Dos Passos, one of Peart's favorite authors. John Roderigo Dos Passos ( January 14, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1970) was an American Novelist and artist

The sixth song "Witch Hunt" initially features voices (that according to Alex Lifeson on In the Studio with Redbeard, which devoted an episode to Moving Pictures, were recorded outside Le Studio in sub-zero temperatures with the band and crew were ranting and raving in a humorous way) and sound effects made by Lee's Oberheim keyboards, before jumping into the rock section of the song. Le Studio was a Recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights Quebec. Oberheim Electronics is a company founded in 1973 by Tom Oberheim (a former design engineer at Maestro which manufactured audio Synthesizers and a variety of other It has graphic designer and musician Hugh Syme's on keyboards (Rush's longtime artwork creator), and the entire drum part was recorded twice in one verse, with a percussion section created by recording each sound differently. "Witch Hunt" would become a part of the Fear series of songs, which includes "The Weapon" from Signals, "The Enemy Within" from Grace Under Pressure, and "Freeze" from Vapor Trails. The " Fear Series," or as it's more commonly known among Rush's fanbase "The Fear Trilogy" is a set of four songs by the band Rush. Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Grace Under Pressure is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Vapor Trails is the seventeenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music)

Rounding out the album is "Vital Signs", which starts off with a distinctive sequencer part made by Lee's OB-X synthesizer, shows distinct reggae flavor—the experimentation with which was likely inspired by The Police. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Reggae influences would later creep into tracks found on the band's next studio release Signals. Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music)

Track listing

"Tom Sawyer"

"Tom Sawyer" from Moving Pictures
Problems listening to the file? See media help. " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character

All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart, except where noted

  1. "Tom Sawyer" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 4:33
  2. "Red Barchetta" – 6:06
  3. "YYZ" (Lee, Peart) – 4:24
  4. "Limelight" – 4:19
  5. "The Camera Eye" – 10:56
  6. "Witch Hunt (Part III of Fear)" – 4:43
  7. "Vital Signs" – 4:43

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard's Pop Albums 3

Singles

Information
"Limelight"
  • Released: February 1981 [2]
  • Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart
  • Produced by: Rush and Terry Brown
  • Chart positions: #55 US Hot 100; #4 US Mainstream Rock
"Tom Sawyer"
  • Released: October 1981 [3]
  • Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart & Pye Dubois
  • Produced by: Rush and Terry Brown
  • Chart positions: #44 US Hot 100; #1 US Mainstream Rock
"Vital Signs"
  • Released: March 1981 [4]
  • Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart
  • Produced by: Rush and Terry Brown
  • Chart positions:

Miscellanea

The Ontario Legislature, circa 2006
The Ontario Legislature, circa 2006
  1. The album cover is a monument to triple entendre. Bob Ludwig (b Circa 1945 is an American mastering engineer He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry " Limelight " is a song by the Canadian Progressive rock band Rush. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Terry Brown may refer to Terry Brown (record producer, record producer known most notably for his work with the rock bands Rush, Cutting Crew " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Terry Brown may refer to Terry Brown (record producer, record producer known most notably for his work with the rock bands Rush, Cutting Crew "Vital Signs" is a song by Progressive rock trio Rush from their album Moving Pictures. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Terry Brown may refer to Terry Brown (record producer, record producer known most notably for his work with the rock bands Rush, Cutting Crew Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in On the front cover there are movers who are moving pictures. Then there are people crying because the pictures passed by are emotionally "Moving". Finally, the back cover has a film crew making a "moving picture" of the whole scene. [5]
  2. The album cover was taken in front of the Ontario Legislature Building in Queen's Park, Toronto.

Remaster Details

Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs issued a Gold CD remaster in 1992. That release is now out of print. [[6]]

A Mercury Records remaster was issued in 1997.

References

  1. ^ Moving Pictures Tourbook
  2. ^ Power Windows http://www.2112.net/powerwindows
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