I know the popular answer is likely Moving Pictures, but….
If you had to pick one side of an album to play to a Rush virgin, which album and side would you pick?
For me, it would be side three of Exit… Stage Left. The combination of Broon’s Bane into The Trees and then Xanadu remains probably my favourite to listen to.
You get to truly sample:
Their musical prowess
Their varying styles of music
Neil’s lyrical genius
How amazing they were live
To me, it is a great snapshot of them as band and not only shows what they were, it also gives us glimpses of where they were headed to.