The Camera Eye
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Rock opera...Canadian rock band Rush have released "epic songs" starting with By-Tor and the Snow Dog from 1975's Fly By Night album and ending with The Camera Eye from 1982's Moving Pictures album. Examples of "epic songs" include By-Tor and the Snow Dog,... In this article: Pete Townshend, Kit Lambert, Tommy, The Who, American Idiot, Grigori Rasputin, Tim Rice, Bruce Cockburn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Jesus Christ Superstar |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | November 03, 2009
Mr American Pie: Norman Rockwell
...'the expression would sag or freeze into a grisly parody of glee. ' The sessions made a mockery of Rockwell's nickname: 'the Boy with the Camera Eye'. In the mid-Thirties, as Ron Schick shows in a book out this month, a solution presented...
In this article: Norman Rockwell, American Pie, Sugar, Edward Hopper, and Camera Eye
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Wikipedia | October 20, 2009
Moving Pictures (album)
...the famous line by William Shakespeare), while the line "living in a fish-eye lens, caught in the camera eye" references the next track, "The Camera Eye". Side two of the original vinyl release opened with "The Camera Eye", Rush's final...
In this article: Rush, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Limelight, Neil Peart, Signals, YYZ, and Vapor Trails
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
History of Rush
It should be mentioned that Moving Pictures was the very last album to feature an extended song, the 10-and-a-half-minute "The Camera Eye". Incidentally, the song also possessed the band's heaviest usage of keyboards and synthesizers up...
In this article: Rush, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Vapor Trails, John Rutsey, Test for Echo, Trademark, DVD, and Mercury Records
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Wikipedia | July 30, 2009
Through the Camera Eye
...video). The live version of "Tom Sawyer" comes from the concert video Grace Under Pressure Tour (1985). No DVD re-issue was released. The concept of the "Camera Eye" is a literary device used by the author John Dos Passos in his trilogy USA .
In this article: Tom Sawyer, Rush, DVD, Limelight, Vital Signs, John Dos Passos, PolyGram Records, Camera Eye, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure
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canada.com | April 26, 2009
Hollywood rushes back to the 80s
...well as numerous Rush mix tapes. (You know, for when you want to listen to Moving Pictures but aren't ready for all 11 minutes of The Camera Eye.) The biggest Rush rush is in the recent release I Love You, Man, in which Paul Rudd and Jason...
In this article: Rush, I Love You, Man, Paul Rudd, Dan Fogler, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Van Morrison, Mrs. Robinson, Mambo No. 5, and Magic Carpet Ride
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rushisaband | March 13, 2009
Updates and other random Rush stuff
...brother a bit. #23 - Posted 3/13/09 @8:00PM by RushFanForever [contact] I know this is off topic, but speaking of the phrase "The Camera Eye" (which is also the name of the most requested song on Moving Pictures that Rush fans want to hear...
In this article: Rush, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lee, Limelight, Paul Rudd, and WMMS
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rushisaband | February 16, 2009
Alex Lifeson discusses the next Rush album in new interview
...Science - The busy little creatures could well be considered characters which travel through several realms of perspective. The Camera Eye - The cities are described as living characters and we are given the impression that there is a...
In this article: Alex Lifeson, Rush, Nick Raskulinecz, Rush, Geddy Lee, Insurgentes, Terry Brown, Genesis, and 2112
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IGN | February 09, 2009
Rock Band Gives Wii a Rush
...most successful album, Moving Pictures (1981), including "Tom Sawyer," "Red Barchetta," "YYZ" and "Limelight." Other tracks include "The Camera Eye," "Witch Hunt" and "Vital Signs." This week's offering comes from the Rock Band Music...
In this article: Wii, Rush, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Red Barchetta, Limelight, YYZ, Vital Signs, Tom Sawyer, and MTV Games
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PR Newswire | August 21, 2008
Rock Band(TM) Fans Can Be Modern Day Warriors with Complete Rush Album Moving Pictures
...(160 Microsoft Points) per track, including the following master tracks: 1. Tom Sawyer 2. Red Barchetta 3. YYZ 4. Limelight 5. The Camera Eye 6. Witch Hunt 7. Vital Signs Moving Pictures joins the influential Pixies album, Doolittle, Judas...
In this article: Rock Band, Rush, Trademark, Harmonix Music Systems, MTV, Electronic Arts, Rock, MTV Networks, Xbox 360, and Downloadable content
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Billboard News - Daily | March 31, 2008
Rush Promises Surprises On Summer Tour
...it loose and maybe kind of bounce back and forth." Lifeson says the group frequently gets fan requests for specific material. "We see 'Camera Eye' come up quite often, 'Jacob's Ladder' and some of the longer songs like that from our...
In this article: Alex Lifeson, Rush, DVD, Nude, Entre Nous, Circumstances, Itunes, Nick Raskulinecz, and Snakes & Arrows Live
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The Camera Eye is an epic rock song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush from their 1981 album, Moving Pictures. The song, at nearly 11 minutes long, is one of Rush's longest songs, surpassed only by the likes of The Fountain of Lamneth, The Necromancer, 2112, Cygnus X-1, and Xanadu. The song was the last song written by Rush to breach the 10 minute mark, though Fear, which was continually released until Vapor Trails, is over 20 minutes combined. The song begins with three minutes of instrumental fade-in before the lyrics begin. It is interesting to note that at roughly 2:16 into the song, the opening sequence to YYZ (the Morse Code for the letters "YYZ" on crotales) can be heard. The song, like most of Rush's music in this period, relies heavily on the synthesizer. At 8:53, a background noise can be heard; some people think that this noise is Geddy Lee burping and stating "Oh God..." In fact, it is the sound of two Londoners - a refined voice saying "Hello" followed by a working class "Mornin' guv'". Most interesting of note is the fact that The Camera Eye is the number one requested song for live performance in recent years by Rush fans the world over. Although the song was last performed live in the early 80s (on the Moving Pictures tour, the Exit... Stage Left tour, the Signals Warm-Up tour, and the Signals tour), Rush tours of late, have not granted this request.
The song's last known live performance was on May 25, 1983, at the Royal Highland Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the end of the Signals Tour.
- Name:
- Moving Pictures
- Release Date:
- September 16, 2008
- Recorded By:
- Rush
- Record Label:
- Island / Mercury
- Manufacturer:
- Island / Mercury
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