Genesis/Yes vs. Rush

I have the feeling that there are many Genesis/Yes fans in the forum and many Rush fans, but the intersection between both groups seems to be small. Am I wrong with my impression? That is why I made up this poll.

So are you a Genesis/Yes fan, but never got really into Rush music? Or are you a Rush fan, and Genesis/Yes do not really interest you? Or do you love all the three the same way? Also, if you do not like any of the three, I am interested in what you listen to instead.

This is quite an uneven poll. It's as if you asked what's heavier: 2 blue whales or a medium-sized cat.

Weirdamigo wrote: This is quite an uneven poll. It's as if you asked what's heavier: 2 blue whales or a medium-sized cat.

Please, I am not asking, which is your favourite band. If, for example, Genesis is your favourite, but you like Rush, too, vote for the first option: that you like all three. (Probably I should not have said, that you should like them in the same way.)
I am really interested in the intersection of the fans. Only vote for the second option, if you have listened to several Rush songs and say: "Interesting, but this is not really my taste."

I can't vote cause I like Yes, and I'm not a fan of both Genesis and Rush. This option is not in the poll.

Like all of them, but Rush is still way better than Genesis/Yes

I choose first item BUT I think you must seperate Yes and Genesis. I have a friend loves Genesis and dont like Yes. He say Yes is very positive!!!! He like Dark materials. And I have a friend die for Yes and he never like Genesis (unfortunately).

Gandalff wrote:   - I like Rush/Genesis, but I do not like Yes very much - I like Rush/Yes , but I do not like Genesis very much - I like Genesis , but I do not like  Rush/Yes very much - I like Yes , but I do not like Rush/Genesis very much

octopus-4 wrote: I can't vote cause I like Yes, and I'm not a fan of both Genesis and Rush. This option is not in the poll.

Musically, I love Rush. But I wish they had a different vocalist. The older this old fart gets, the more I dislike ultra-high-pitched singers. (Pavlov's Dog, Rush, even Jon Anderson grates on my nerves once in a while). But Rush's music is good enought that' I'll listen anyway.

O666 wrote: I choose first item BUT I think you must seperate Yes and Genesis. I have a friend loves Genesis and dont like Yes. He say Yes is very positive!!!! He like Dark materials. And I have a friend die for Yes and he never like Genesis (unfortunately).

Yes, in fact Rush and Yes are also similar in that they have more rock in their music and also have a high pitched singer at the helm.  Genesis are quite different from both and much closer, imho, to what the first wave of prog was all about.  Yes had their boots in both worlds and Rush of course heralded the new kind of prog, the one that's most popular today.