Rush v. Van der Graaf Generator

Van Der Graaf Generator.

Van der Graaf Generator. I like Rush a lot, but not as much as VdGG.

Rush is a very good band without a shadow of doubt, but their music is rather conventional for a prog. rock band.They are not really a match for the ones like Yes, KC, Genesis, 

VdGG

bucka001 wrote: I don't get the comparison. VdGG is a British group that came up in the late 60's and belongs with the classic grouping of King Crimson, Genesis, and Yes (at least in a regional, time-frame sort of way). Rush came much later and are Canadian. So, I can see comparing Rush to FM, and VdGG to Genesis, but not Rush to VdGG...

Van der graaf generator, no doubt about it, its a spectacular band, farely better than Rush in every aspect

Rush are one of my top five bands. 'Nuff said!

Rush. I respect VDGG, but I just never want to listen to their music.
On the other hand, I could listen to the 2112 -> Permanent Waves series of albums all day happily.

I'm still trying to get into VDGG. I have Pawn Hearts, World Record, H to He Who Am the Only One, & the Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other. I've listened to them about 2-3 times each, & take no offense, but so far I seem to recall some melodic & compositional repetition among the songs. So I've yet to see what all the fuss is about.
Rush, on the other hand, I love. I saw one posts saying they are/were more conventional than VDGG. Strange, when Rush first hit big (75 - 78), I don't remember too many other bands playing this sort of more complex heavy music, with lyrics that strayed far from your "blooze" & "boogie" stereotypes in your average hard rock band.
So for me, Rush Rush Rush. Their first 8 studio albums were a seminal part of the emergence of Prog Metal in the late 80s.

cuncuna wrote: pantacruelgruel wrote: I'm still trying to get into VDGG. I have Pawn Hearts, World Record, H to He Who Am the Only One, & the Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other. I've listened to them about 2-3 times each, & take no offense, but so far I seem to recall some melodic & compositional repetition among the songs. So I've yet to see what all the fuss is about. Rush, on the other hand, I love. I saw one posts saying they are/were more conventional than VDGG. Strange, when Rush first hit big (75 - 78), I don't remember too many other bands playing this sort of more complex heavy music, with lyrics that strayed far from your "blooze" & "boogie" stereotypes in your average hard rock band. So for me, Rush Rush Rush. Their first 8 studio albums were a seminal part of the emergence of Prog Metal in the late 80s. You'll find melodic and compositional repetition in 99% of all the bands in the whole world and in all genres. And in Ruch, off course, band wich is ok, but not even vaguely close to the artistry level of Van der Graaf Generator.

And how do we determine "artistry level" ?  Has VDGG ever appeared in a Trailer Park Boys' episode ? Has Peter Hamill ever showed an American cop what's what ? Have any musician subsects (in this case drummers, er, percussionists) gone apes**t over a VDGG musician such as the Peartians ( I love his drumming too, but he's one of many among the best, not necessarily  THE best) ?
I say NAY! My horse says NEIGH, but now I have to go away, as my Sleigh is all revved up & ready to go (dashing thru the snow, to the beer store we go ho ho ho)

Does anyone remember me comparing Hammill's vocals to early period Rob Halford (Judas Priest) ? Except for Rob's screeches ...