Moving Pictures
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 Records (Canada) Mercury Records
Producer	Rush and Terry Brown
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Rush chronology
Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Exit...Stage Left (1981)

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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). 2112 was certified platinum first. is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

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 1, 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Tom Sawyer is a 1981 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for Mark Twains literary character. ... Red Barchetta is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures. ... Moving Pictures track listing YYZ (Track 3) Limelight (Track 4) The Camera Eye (Track 5) Audio sample Limelight is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. ...

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," (correctly pronounced "Y-Y-Zed") and "Limelight." "Tom Sawyer" grew from a melody that Lee had been using to set up his synthesizers at sound checks, then was forgotten until they were searching for a part in that song. The intro for "YYZ", the IATA code for Pearson International Airport in Toronto, was inspired by the airport Morse code sent out by a beacon at the lake. Then at Phase One studios with producer Terry Brown, they began recording demos. Songs were then polished in October by playing them live on a warm-up tour. Then they started the main recording at Le Studio in Quebec. "Red Barchetta" was recorded in one take, while others took many. They had problems with equipment failures and finished three days behind schedule.^{[1] [2]} The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest and largest airport. ...

Songs

With a title reference to Mark Twain's fictional character, "Tom Sawyer" is an abstract commentary on a free-thinking "modern day warrior". 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. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humanist,[2] humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of characters in the Tom Sawyer series#Thomas Sawyer. ... Tom Sawyer is a 1981 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for Mark Twains literary character. ... Pye Dubois is a Canadian musical lyricist. ...

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. For other uses, see Ferrari (disambiguation). ... See also the 166 Inter GT car and 166 F2 Formula 2 racing car The Ferrari 166 S was an evolution of the 125 S sports race car that became a sports car for the street in the form of the 166 Inter. ... 1950 Jaguar XK120 roadster This article is about the car body style. ...

Next is the Grammy-nominated instrumental "YYZ". The song's title is the IATA Airport Code for Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is played repeatedly in Morse code (-.--/-.--/--..) at the beginning of the song. A staple within their live-performance repertoire, "YYZ" is widely seen as a signature Rush song, and the band's most popular instrumental; it was featured as a playable song in Guitar Hero II. YYZ is an instrumental song by Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... YYZ redirects here. ... 1922 Chart of the Morse Code Letters and Numerals Morse code is a method for transmitting telegraphic information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a message. ... Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. ...

"Limelight" is another perennial radio favorite. 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", references their live album All the World's a Stage (as well as the famous line by William Shakespeare) while the line "caught in the camera eye" references the next track, "The Camera Eye". Alex Lifeson's guitar solo on the track is often hailed as one of his finest performances. Moving Pictures track listing YYZ (Track 3) Limelight (Track 4) The Camera Eye (Track 5) Audio sample Limelight is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. ... All The Worlds a Stage is a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

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 — 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. 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. Rush at Le Studio (Moving Pictures session photo 1980) Le Studio is 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 electronic musical instruments. ... The Fear Series, or as its more commonly known among Rushs 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 influences would later creep into tracks found on the band's next studio release Signals. Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ...

Track listing

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"Tom Sawyer" from Moving Pictures

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All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart, except where noted Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (pronounced ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. ...

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

Tom Sawyer is a 1981 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for Mark Twains literary character. ... Pye Dubois is a Canadian musical lyricist. ... Red Barchetta is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures. ... YYZ is an instrumental song by Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures. ... Moving Pictures track listing YYZ (Track 3) Limelight (Track 4) The Camera Eye (Track 5) Audio sample Limelight is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. ... The Camera Eye is an epic rock song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush from their 1981 album, Moving Pictures. ... The Fear Series, or as its more commonly known among Rushs fanbase, The Fear Trilogy, is a set of four songs by the band Rush. ... Moving Pictures track listing Witch Hunt (Track 6) Vital Signs (Track 7) Vital Signs is a song by progressive rock trio Rush from their album Moving Pictures. ...

Personnel

• Geddy Lee - Bass guitar; Mini Moog; Oberheim polyphonic; OB-X, Taurus pedal synthesizer, vocals
• Alex Lifeson - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Taurus pedals
• Neil Peart - Drums, timbales, gong bass drums, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, tubular bells, wind chimes, cowbells, bell tree, crotales, plywood
• Paul Northfield - Engineer
• Hugh Syme - guest appearance playing synthesizers on "Witch Hunt", art direction, cover concept and design.
• Deborah Samuel - photography
• Robbie Whelan - assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig - mastering and remastering
• Peter Jensen - digital mastering and editing

Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (pronounced ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Timbales (or tymbales) are shallow single-headed drums, shallower in shape than single-headed tom-toms, and usually much higher tuned. ... The glockenspiel (German, play of bells, also known as orchestra bells and, in its portable form, lyra) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. ... Most orchestral glockenspiels are mounted in a case. ... Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. ... Wind chimes or Aeolian chimes are hollow or solid metal or wooden tubes which are usually hung outside of a building and are intended to be played by the wind, which causes the chimes to strike each other or a metal, wood, or rubber ball which may be hung in... The cowbell is a percussion instrument. ... Crotales (upper right) are often used with other mallet percussion Crotales, sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks. ... Towers of Hanoi constructed from plywood. ... Paul Northfield is a prolific record producer and sound engineer, who has worked on albums by bands like Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Rush and Suicidal Tendencies. ... Hugh Syme is a graphic artist, he is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. ... Bob Ludwig (b. ...

Charts

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Singles

Red Barchetta Moving Pictures track listing YYZ (Track 3) Limelight (Track 4) The Camera Eye (Track 5) Audio sample Limelight is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown may refer to: Terry Brown (record producer), record producer known most notably for his work with the Canadian rock bands Rush, Blue Rodeo, and Klaatu Terry Brown (football chairman), former chairman of West Ham United football club Terry Brown (football manager), manager of Aldershot Town football club Terry... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tom Sawyer is a 1981 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for Mark Twains literary character. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown may refer to: Terry Brown (record producer), record producer known most notably for his work with the Canadian rock bands Rush, Blue Rodeo, and Klaatu Terry Brown (football chairman), former chairman of West Ham United football club Terry Brown (football manager), manager of Aldershot Town football club Terry... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Moving Pictures track listing Witch Hunt (Track 6) Vital Signs (Track 7) Vital Signs is a song by progressive rock trio Rush from their album Moving Pictures. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown may refer to: Terry Brown (record producer), record producer known most notably for his work with the Canadian rock bands Rush, Blue Rodeo, and Klaatu Terry Brown (football chairman), former chairman of West Ham United football club Terry Brown (football manager), manager of Aldershot Town football club Terry...

Written Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart Released: 1981

Miscellanea

The Ontario Legislature, circa 2006

1. On the cartoon Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, the album was used as the highest alert level of a parody of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
2. In Brazil, the MacGyver television series used "Tom Sawyer" as its theme music[2]
3. Incident at Channel Q, 1986. This movie, directed by Storm Thorgerson, the man responsible for the Pink Floyd covers, is about a quiet suburban neighborhood that declared war on a heavy metal music VJ. During a chase scene they are playing "The Camera Eye" as one of the characters is wearing a Rush t-shirt.[3]
4. The album cover is a monument to triple entendre. 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.[4]
5. The album cover was taken in front of the Ontario Legislature Building in Queen's Park, Toronto.
6. The making of the album cover was paid by the band since the record company had said it would cost too much to create.
7. In the first CD pressings of "Moving Pictures" (released in August of 1983) the first beat of "Tom Sawyer" was omitted by mistake.
8. In the original album, credit was given to "Love Man and the Love Machine." In the re-issue this was clarified to credit Peter Jensen and Digital Recording Systems Company. The "Love Machine" was the band's compliment to the sound of the Sony PCM-1600 digital recording system run by Jensen ("Love Man").

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Remaster Details

Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs issued a Gold CD remaster in 1992. That release is now out of print.[[5]]

A Mercury Records remaster was issued in 1997.

• The tray has a picture of three fingerprints, light blue, pink, and lime green (left to right) with THE RUSH REMASTERS printed in all caps just to the left. All remasters from Moving Pictures through to Hold Your Fire feature this logo, originally found on the cover art of Retrospective II.
• The remastered CD restores all of the original vinyl artwork including the lyrics plus the moving picture of drummer Neil Peart which was missing on the original CD issue.

Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...

References

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