Well, I do enjoy the more straightforward, bluesier rock of their earlier albums (I still maintain that Fly By Night and Anthem are 2 of the best rock songs to come out of that era), but personally I think Peart and Rush were at their best creatively during the span of albums starting with 2112 and ending with Moving Pictures. In my opinion (though not everyone's), they were able to experiment with more complex themes, subject matter and structures like those in Natural Science, the Cygnus X-1 series, etc. without playing down to their audience or sounding pretentious (unlike their colleagues Yes, King Crimson, and the like). Of course, the more progressive stuff isn't for everybody and it really all comes down to personal preference. For me, it was after Moving Pictures when they started experimenting with more synthesizers that they started their decline.

Neil Young is definitely one of the great ones and his longevity is a testament to his greatness. However, if I only had a choice of one album, I'd take Moving Pictures or 2112 over Harvest any day

Triumph is a very good, underrated band, and Emmett is an outstanding guitarist, but they have no equivalents to Geddy's bass-playing or Neil Peart, who may be the greatest rock drummer (and one of the greatest lyricists) ever to walk the earth

20+ years ago, Rush was still the best thing to come out of Canada for music lovers

Marco Polo couldn't have explored China in the 16th century, seeing as he died in 1324