Moving Pictures: How Rush Created Progressive Hard Rock's Greatest Record Romano Will

There's nothing like it in the Rush catalog--or, indeed, in the entire prog-rock canon. In this definitive account of the album's creation and legacy, author Will Romano explores the rare alchemy behind a record that continues to inspire musicians and listeners even today. Stylistically expansive and intellectually ambitious, 1981's Moving Pictures was a landmark release, one that helped define the progressive genre and that ensured Rush's place in the rock pantheon.

It was not only a creative triumph but a commercial one, with sales and airplay that blasted them into the stratosphere of rock stardom. While Permanent Waves and Hemispheres were important releases in Rush's evolution as a band, Moving Pictures marked a turning point for the Canadian trio in more ways than one. Beyond the individual power of its seven songs, however, the key to its lasting significance is the distinctive