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Topic: Battle of the Prog Bands R3D8: Rush vs. GY!BE Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:06 |
Welcome to Round 3 Division 8 of Battle of the Prog Bands! This time our two contenders are Rush and Godspeed You! Black Emeperor. Vote for your favorite, and the band with the most votes will move onto Round 3. Please do not vote unless you have listened to at least one album by both artists.
Here is the tournament thus far:
Schedule for Upcoming Matches
Round 4 Division 1 - October 21
Round 4 Division 2 - October 26
Round 4 Division 3 - October 29
Round 4 Division 4 - Novermber 2
A rather odd comparison. I pick GY!BE as Rush just hasn't been doing it for me lately.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:07 |
We have assumed control.
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SaltyJon
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:10 |
Rush by the amount of distance from here to Cygnus X-1. (Approximately 6000 light years, or 2000 parsecs, or around
5.67631704 × 1019 meters.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:11 |
SaltyJon wrote:
Rush by the amount of distance from here to Cygnus X-1. (Approximately 6000 light years, or 2000 parsecs, or around
5.67631704 × 1019 meters. |
Jon, you like Rush? I must say, I'm extremely surprised.
Edited by Anthony H. - October 18 2010 at 16:11
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:11 |
oh, so this must be the Canadian round, eh?
I vote GYBE all the way!!!!
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who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
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SaltyJon
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:13 |
Anthony H. wrote:
SaltyJon wrote:
Rush by the amount of distance from here to Cygnus X-1. (Approximately 6000 light years, or 2000 parsecs, or around
5.67631704 × 1019 meters. |
Jon, you like Rush? I must say, I'm extremely surprised. |
Why are you surprised? I don't listen to them constantly, but I love certain albums (most specifically A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres, and to a slightly lesser degree Moving Pictures).
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:14 |
UndercoverBoy wrote:
I pick GY!BE as Rush just hasn't been doing it for me lately. |
PS I still love Permanent Waves though!
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:14 |
RUSH!!! Lol thats only because i could NEVER get into Godspeed You! Black Emperor...if you catch my drift haha
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:15 |
SaltyJon wrote:
Rush by the amount of distance from here to Cygnus X-1. (Approximately 6000 light years, or 2000 parsecs, or around
5.67631704 × 1019 meters.
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Elegantly put. And I wholeheartedly agree.
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:16 |
GY!BE
Used to love Rush, but I like them less every time I hear them for some reason.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:16 |
Gotta connect the songs with the science, after all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_X-1
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:18 |
GY!BE are one of my biggest PA recommendation disappointments. Rush are my favorite band. I do believe that the distance in Jon's equation probably applies to me as well.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:19 |
Wow apples and oranges, gotta go GY!BE though. Always in the mood for some of the best post rock around. Rush are great too though but I can't see them ever competing against F# A# (infinity)
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:23 |
This really isn't a fair comparison. I'm not voting on this one.
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Billy Pilgrim
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:25 |
Rush! Slappa da Bass!!! I wonder if anyone will get that...
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:36 |
I vote the band that has Geddy Lee in it.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:47 |
Rush, Rush and a thousand times Rush.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 16:52 |
No comment
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 17:09 |
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Vote Rush, for the lulz.
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Posted: October 18 2010 at 17:10 |
Rush by miles and miles. I was lucky enough to see them live for the first time last friday (it was the first time they came to Argentina too)
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