YYZ (track) by Rush

YYZ by Rush
Year: 1981
From the album Moving Pictures (track #3)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 333 votes)
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Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 333 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 87.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.9.

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100/100
From 04/01/2024 03:50
My favorite rock instrumental of all time.
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90/100
From 03/28/2022 08:44
Rush's instrumentals are something else. This is a pinnacle of their musicianship and gives us a lot in a short track.
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55/100
From 11/27/2021 21:54
Not the greatest instrumental I've heard. It's too disjointed.
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90/100
From 06/23/2019 03:26
Love the bass work here!
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From 05/31/2018 23:05
An absolute pinnacle in instrumentals. Lifespan playing the same progression throughout most of the song. Every time a little different. Sounding punk, metal or even eastern. Every silence is either filled with brilliant hasty bassplay topped of with just in time flagolettes or blistering drum fills. The pulling of string solos are amazing. It all tumbles down in a synth midpart. Only to come back to the main theme again. And oh yeah the shattering windows that's a great touch.
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From 11/29/2017 00:51
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From 01/13/2017 16:32
The ultimate progressive rock instrumental! Each individual is playing brilliant, complex music, and yet they all meld together into a whole that is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. This one is the gold standard for rock musicianship.
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95/100
From 08/09/2016 19:13
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From 06/25/2016 02:52
Deservedly one of the greatest instrumentals of all time. The Lee/Peart duel section followed by one of Lifeson's finest solos is the stuff of legend.
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From 04/25/2015 22:05
Creative, concise, catchy, and crafty.
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