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@blaklodge agreed. I wouldn't say "suck", but probably my least favorite track from Number Of The Beast. I personally prefer Clive to Nicko, though Nicko's first effort in Peace Of Mind was tremendous.

Counterparts really encompassed what Rush attempted to do with the previous two albums, Presto and Roll The Bones - get some meat back on their sound. This came out during the heights of grunge and, like Neil usually does, he encompasses it in this album. Leave That Thing Alone is possibly my f...

They put Natural Science together more or less on the fly, in the studio? That is absolutely amazing. One of their more complex tracks ever, and one of my absolute favorite.

@tyuiop714 It's not Michael. It's Wolfgang Van Halen on bass, Eddie's son.

The fact that Neil was the one chosen for the Buddy Rich tribute band tells you his stature amongst the greatest of all time. Buddy Rich is the undisputable greatest ever, but Neil's dexterity shows here. Listening to his big band stuff, amazing.

Not only an epic song and video, but Bruce Dickinson representing Portland with the KGON shirt! How awesome is that?!

Um, wow. Neil playing this is totally different than John.

@97nachotv which proves that it's not the drumset, but the man on the stool. Neil has progressively added to his percussion repertoire over the years, as his acumen has grown. Keep in mind that Fly By Night was their first album with Neil.

Wow, that was VERY well done. And good to see today's youth playing REAL music. Well done!

The most amazing thing about Xanadu is that it was recorded in ONE TAKE. That blows me away.

I wasn't at the show, I was four years old.

But the amazing thing about Xanadu, to me, is that the guys recorded it in ONE TAKE. That blows me away.

This song gives me goosebumps. I have to find this album now. It's different from Journey, but it's beautiful. And yeah, Steve, we miss ya.

You can tell they had a lot of fun together, and wow did they mesh well. Joe Marello (RIP), wow he was fantastic. They don't try to override each other in any way, it just flows so well together.

There's an error with this - Bart Starr was indeed a 17th round pick of the Packers in 1956, but Vince Lombardi had nothing with him being chosen then. Lombardi was still the offensive coordinator of the Giants at that time, and was not the head coach/general manager of the Packers until 1959.

One of my favorite Rush songs, from an underrated album (if there is such a thing from Rush).

This album, this concept, is sheer brilliance. And Suite Sister Mary is the glue that holds Mindcrime together IMHO. Seeing this performed live gave me chills.