Alex Lifeson drops what he thinks is the most perfect Rush album

Rush certainly changed the musical landscape beginning in the mid-1970s. The Canadian prog-rockers always searched for their own sound, even though record executives might have wanted them to go in a different direction.

The band might have had a solid base of fans at the start, but the audience wasn't enormous. That would come many albums into their career. The band built their following by working through sounds that would fully blossom by their third or fourth record, and transposing the songs into epic live performances.

Saying which Rush album is the greatest might mean the start of an argument, though. Each fan likely has their own list. As for the band itself, guitarist Alex Lifeson has a strong opinion about which of the records worked best.

Alex Lifeson drops which Rush album he thinks is the best

Rick Beato asked Lifeson on the host's eponymous podcast, "If you had to pick one record, where you feel like the songs and the production really were married together perfectly...what record would that be?"

Lifeson answered, "I'd probably say Moving Pictures because that's exactly what that record is. That record was a joy to make. We had so much fun making it. It was a cold winter in Quebec when we made it, but there's something about the sound of that record and the style of writing...there's just a uniformity in it, and yet, every song is different."

Every song is different, especially when one spends time listening to the depth and quality of Rush's music, as demonstrated by albums like Moving Pictures. Live, though, is where the band really makes its bones. They are currently on an expansive tour, and the dates are below (if you can find tickets).

Remaining 2026 Rush tour dates:

6/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
6/18 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Palacio de los Deportes
6/20 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Palacio de los Deportes
6/24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
6/26 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
6/28 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
6/30 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
7/16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
7/18 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
7/20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
7/22 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
7/28 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
7/30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
8/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
8/03 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
8/07 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
8/09 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
8/11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
8/13 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
8/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
8/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
8/26 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
8/28 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
9/02 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
9/04 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
9/12 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
9/14 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
9/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
9/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
9/23 - San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
9/25 - San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
10/05 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
10/07 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
10/10 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
10/12 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
10/15 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
10/17 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
10/25 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
10/27 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
10/30 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
11/01 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
11/05 - Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Live
11/07 - Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Live
11/09 - Tampa, FL @ Benchmark Arena
11/11- Tampa, FL @ Benchmark Arena
11/20 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/22 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/25 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/27 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
12/01 - Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
12/03 - Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
12/10 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/12 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
12/17 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

Rush 2027 tour dates:

1/15 – Buenos Aires, AR – Movistar Arena
1/22 – Curitiba, BR – Arena da Baixada
1/24 – São Paulo, BR – Allianz Parque
1/30 – Rio de Janeiro, BR – Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão)
2/01 – Belo Horizonte, BR – Estádio Mineirão
2/04 – Brasília, BR – Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
2/19 – Paris, FR – La Défense Arena
2/21 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
2/23 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
2/25 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
2/28 – Cologne, DE – LANXESS Arena
3/02 – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena
3/04 – Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
3/08 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
3/12 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
3/16 – London, UK – O2 Arena
3/18 – London, UK – O2 Arena
3/27 – Kraków, PL – TAURON Arena Kraków
3/30 – Milan, IT – Unipol Dome
4/01 – Basel, CH – St. Jakobshalle
4/04 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
4/06 – Oslo, NO – Unity Arena
4/08 – Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena
4/10 – Helsinki, FI – Veikkaus Arena

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