It was some time in the 9th grade when I heard my first Genesis song, Firth of Fifth (from Selling England by the Pound) either on KROQ or KMET, one of the two legendary alternative rock stations in LA back in the glory days of radio. (Aside: the day KMET abruptly changed format to some kind of smooth rock format in 1986 ranks next to the breakup of The Beatles
In 1981, Rush fully transformed from a prog-rock trio to a mainstay of classic rock. A 40th-anniversary reissue of Moving Pictures captures the band at their absolute peak.