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The-time-is-now 
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 Posted: June 22 2011 at 02:53 |
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Yes is cool but they lack the edginess and lyrical sophistication of Rush. Plus Geddy sings better than Jon.
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Waw. You are incredibly different from me.
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: June 22 2011 at 00:25 |
Ouch. 2 of my top 3 bands.
Given that I saw Rush yesterday (and their spectacular performance), I will vote for them today.
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maynards_dick
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Posted: June 21 2011 at 11:07 |
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if handle the best albums of rush and yes;my opinion Rush doesn't have album like close the edge but totally I like Rush more.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: June 21 2011 at 10:57 |
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Yes. Rush simply does not have an album of the caliber of The Yes Album, Fragile or Close to the Edge. I would rate those three higher than comparable Rush LPs like 2112 or Hemispheres. I will say that Rush has remained more consistent than Yes over the decades.
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QuestionableScum
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Posted: June 21 2011 at 09:21 |
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I don't particularly like either band all that much, but I like Rush more than yes.
Edited by QuestionableScum - June 21 2011 at 09:21
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Roland113
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Posted: June 21 2011 at 09:17 |
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Rush...I was really hoping that this would have gone the other way just because.
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I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 21 2011 at 05:11 |
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Rush, but it's fairly close.
I like both singers equally. I prefer Lifeson as guitarist. I think he's much better, certainly more listenable than Howe. I think Rush have the edge lyrically too. Rush lyrics are always well thought out, and intelligently themed. I suspect many Yes lyrics are chosen because the words sound good with the music.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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eddiefang
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 23:18 |
Although I love both bands, Yes is my choice. They did influence Rush at one stage of their career, not to mention Chris' impact on Geddy's playing.
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MoodyRush
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 22:39 |
<-------- my avatar says it all. But those are my top 2 favorite bands. Although I've been listening less to them lately as I'm still building up and listening to more and more different bands and types of prog.
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rogerthat
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 21:53 |
 Slaughternalia wrote:
The T wrote:
Two bands with acquired-taste singers, but while I can enjoy Geddy Lee's vocals, I can't Anderson's. And I like Rush's music much, much more than Yes'. |
Jon's aren't really an acquired taste. They're a little gay, but rather inoffensive. Geddy's vocals are shreiky, and I could totally understand somebody not liking them |
Not really. First of all, Geddy is not shrieky from Permanent Waves onwards and that's the bulk of their output. Jon may not be shrieky but he's a friggin' robot, sorely lacking in emotion or energy. With that told, there are very few singers in prog who I'd enjoy enough to listen irrespective of the music so it doesn't matter to me either way. I like Geddy's singing more but I prefer Yes's music. More interesting. I'll twist what Teo said a little: if I wanted rock, I'd grab ROCK. In prog, I want to hear interesting concepts and diverse influences are a bonus. The need to be "hard rocking" only comes in the way of exploration, if anything. Let that not give you the impression that I dislike Rush or anything, they are one of my favourites too.
Edited by rogerthat - June 20 2011 at 21:55
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Garden of Dreams
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 20:20 |
Both bands are great. tadapdavis is right; Geddy Lee stated that they were influenced by Yes and Genesis in an interview and the members of Rush are all pretty humble so they would probably say Yes.
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Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake.
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esky
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 16:33 |
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It's Yes, but Rush sure has a better longivity record. And they've gotten so much better with age when it comes to their concert performances. Just bitchin'. Their 30th anniversary show from Germany shown on Palladia in the past year was brilliant!
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twosteves
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 16:04 |
Sacred 22 wrote:
tadapdavis wrote:
Even the members of Rush would vote for YES. |
This |
YES--Rush even said after Relayer came out--that they wish they could do something like that--they admired it so much-I bet they do.
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petrica
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 15:29 |
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It's a draw !
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thehallway
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 15:24 |
The T wrote:
It's actually the opposite. For classical music (my first and foremost love), I want classical music. For rock, I want rock. Hybrids are not my thing. There's few composers who add rock elements to their music (mostly 20th century ones, whose music I enjoy but MUCH less than, say, "traditional" composers) and there's many bands who try to "classicize" their music, which I usually fail to enjoy. Genesis is an exception though. |
Why are Genesis an exception?
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thehallway
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 15:22 |
Slaughternalia wrote:
The T wrote:
Two bands with acquired-taste singers, but while I can enjoy Geddy Lee's vocals, I can't Anderson's. And I like Rush's music much, much more than Yes'. |
Jon's aren't really an acquired taste. They're a little gay, but rather inoffensive. Geddy's vocals are shreiky, and I could totally understand somebody not liking them |
Gay?
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Varon
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 15:05 |
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It's kind of saying who's better, Bach or Beethoven? |
I agree when somebody compares Genesis and KC or VdGG and Pink Floyd but not in this case. Here Yes wins easily like Bach or Mozart would win Vs Ravel or Gershwin )))
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Would you catch my words???
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Droidmaster
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 14:14 |
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First of all a really dumb poll. Both bands are timeless and yet quite different. They are equally my two all-time favorite bands. I would go out of my way to see either in concert. It's kind of saying who's better, Bach or Beethoven? Ok, Bach came first as well as Yes, but that just makes them older-no more.
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clarkpegasus4001
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 13:25 |
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I'll go with YES on this one.
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Tony C.
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TheLastBaron
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 13:17 |
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I like them both a lot for different reasons. Both bands have talented members, write great lyrics and have released some of the most enjoyable, well crafted and historically essential progressive rock albums. I have both in my top five prog bands. When I'm in the mood for something whimsical with a touch of spiritulity I listen to Yes. When I'm in the mood for something heavy with a touch of social commentary I listen to Rush.
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