Interesting read Adam. We all have those albums that mean a lot and sometimes that first encounter with a band can never be beaten. Rush for example - I discovered them just as A Farewell To Kings was released and was totally blown away. here was a band that fused my 2 favourite genres of music at the time (prog and hard rock) and did it brilliantly with great musicianship. I saw them on that tour and that gig was equalled by other bands I saw but never bettered. I backtracked on Rush's earlier albums and found more great music, they released more great albums too but none hit me the way AFTK did.
