The Rush Gonna Win Poll
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Topic: The Rush Gonna Win Poll
Posted By: zravkapt
Subject: The Rush Gonna Win Poll
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 14:34
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Only hosers vote for Rush. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 14:41
I'm from the Great White North, love my beer and backbacon, but not voting for Rush. Much as I like Gryphon, and do like music by Rush, it's very tough to choose between Can, Magma, and VdGG as those three are staples of my musical diet and have been for many years now. I went with Can today. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
zravkapt wrote:Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 14:55
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I'm a hoser. ------------- 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 15:09
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I'd take any of those ahead of Rush. Voted Can ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 15:12
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 15:18
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Oy. VDGG just over Magma. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 15:30
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1 Gryphon 2 Rush The rest I dislike with equal vehemence. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 15:36
^  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 16:36
At time of posting Rush have gone and won this poll! Lock the thread!! 
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 16:38
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I'll give my vote to Gryphon. Note a huge fan of the others from what I've heard. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 17:09
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Van Der Graaf Generator this time |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 18:14
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VDGG. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 18:38
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I Voted for Magma because it isn't even terrestrial anymore, this band ascended to another dimensions, and because o 1001º Centigrates too. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 20:43
Same here. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 21:26
| VDGG is no small name to be sure people would prefer Rush over them. And the votes so far confirm it. |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 18 2016 at 21:28
| I'm a hoser I guess. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 02:31
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This is a hard one. Rush, Magma or VdGG... I vote for Magma today. ------------- 
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 06:53
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Rush and VDGG |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 07:14
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proud hoser here Gryphon is also amazing ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 07:28
Those are very good points
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 08:27
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1. Gryphon 2. Van Der Graaf Generator 3. Magma 4. Can 5. Rush So, yeahhh.... |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 09:16
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Definitely not Rush ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 10:29
| Van der Graaf Generator |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 12:13
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Only hosers don't vote for Rush...... 2. CAN 3. Gryphon The other two wayyyyyyy down the list. -------------   
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 14:33
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 14:50
| VDGG, obviously. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 15:16
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hard one.. 1a - Can 1b - Magma 10 - Rush 234 - VDGG 768 - Gryphon... so a sound off as to my vote... this... or that.. can really decide.. so may just have to put on the greatest Rush track ever.. one that dwarfs anything frickin VDGG or ..that other group did.... and decide which track from Can or Magma I would rather hear than that beast of a cut... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 16:27
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Magma. ------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 16:40
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 17:20
after a lot of thought.. and a jalapeno and pepperoni pizza and multiple Port city porters at our favorite pizza place  I give it to Magma.STELLA!!!! give me another chance... I know you wanted me.. I was weak.. can you blame me.. Raff was 10' away from me ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 17:47
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^ Well, since you voted for Magma, I voted for Can |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 17:51
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I guess Raff will break that tie.... though I think she is more a Magma kind of girl.. than Can...oh sh*t... but more than that.. she is a Rush girl  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 01:35
That song is too underrated, that middle part is pure raw Sabbath-esque metal!
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 09:48
Ooohhh,,,,,,,VDGG is winning....the band everyone claims to like, but in secret no one can stand Hammill's vocals....er, wait a minute....or is that Lee's vocals...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 12:06
Hammill in general I have no issue with his or Lee's vocals....but what would be better? Lee singing the Klingon Magma vocals or Hammill? -------------
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 12:11
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^^ I can't stand Hammill's vocals, it's no secret
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 12:44
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VdGG for me by some way. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 13:36
| Magma on every day of the week except Sunday. Sunday is Canday. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 13:44
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Is there a purpose to the poll, or is it just a poll ranking a random list of proggy bands? Either way, Can....no, Magma.....no, VdGG......and it's Can by a nose. A better poll would be: When did Rush gain such a following among progressive rock heads? 1985? 1990? 2000? 2010? Rush used to be that band that those zonked out high school kids who parked in the back of the school and smelled of patchouli listened to......but moved on to real music after they passed puberty. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 13:56
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Yes...listening to a band that sings in a made up language is so f**king mature. Give me a break. -------------
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 14:55
Vander has said that he employed a made-up language because he was more interested in the sounds than the meanings of words (the vocals are another instrument). Imagine how different French sounds than the rather Teutonic sounding Kobaian. Maybe because I mostly listen to instrumental music (and music with lyrics in languages that I don't speak), and rarely pay attention to lyrics outside of folk music, I have no problem with his choice. Maturity is not the issue when it comes to preferring one of these bands over the other. I loved Rush when I was teenager hanging out with the zonked kids at school who parked at the back of the school (true), and now as a zonked out middle-aged man who parks in front of a computer screen I prefer Magma. My tastes changed, but I wouldn't call myself more mature now than I was then, just older and more zonked out.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 14:56
Can't stand Can, big fan of the other four. Gave it careful consideration, but in the end.... I guess I'm just another hoser, eh?  ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 15:22
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 15:41
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Scott, you've always got me for what its worth....we can throw on some 80s hard rock....hangin' in the Midwest old school |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 15:58
I don't agree that one's preference shows more maturity over the other, and do wish that people would communicate with other more respectfully. Respect our differences. Just because Avant Prog is good for me does not mean that it should be good for you. I think it's immature to be condescending to people based on such tastes. I know people would look down on Prog fans generally for their tastes. It's fine, I think, to state what you don't like something, but not to insult another for liking it (PA does not tolerate personal attacks, so if you ever feel personally attacked, please report to an admin). One thing, though, we almost all have commonalities in musical interests here, but sometimes the differences become apparent because more biting remarks are made. An aside, but to me that Vander chose to make up a language does not render the music itself any less sensical than if it was instrumental, in a real language that I don't know, scatted, or, say, from a group like Yes than can use language in odd ways. Maybe Vander was uncomfortable trying to come up with thoughtful lyrics, but the point for me is that the sound of the vocals make sense in relation to the sound of the music. French might not have worked so well to get the right tone, and I wouldn't expect him to try to write in English to make it more readily understandable to us Anglophones. Anyway, I hope you stick around, for me it's a brilliant site and there should be room for all tastes (provided perhaps that they are not too perverse). If people feel that they are being pushed out due to intolerant opinions and are being attacked for their tastes, then that is a serious matter to look into. We should be quite an inclusive community, and I don't like us or them mentalities. There is so much common ground that we all share though sometimes it takes stepping out of our comfort zones to be appreciative of a lot of it. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 16:23
And me too, if you're ever in my neck of the woods (near Vancouver, BC), I'll get you a brewski and torture you with Art Zoyd, and if I'm ever in your neck of the woods, you can buy me a brewski and I'll put up with Bon Jovi (actually, you'd better make it a case of brewskis). ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 16:54
- I'd say a made up language makes real sense for a band whose whole concept left earth on their album debut and takes place on another planet. And the kobaïan lyrics actually makes perfect sense as well. I guess what intruder wrote wasn't the most polite but it was obviously based on something he and many others has experienced. The comment wasn't directed to you but you were still offended. Where I come from the dopeheads and loosers listened to Gabriel era-Genesis, Rainbow and Frank Zappa etc. well into the 80's. Who Cares? If you feel personally attacked or insulted because someone writes something negative about your favorite band-or their fans you're the one with the problem. |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 17:46
Well said.  I love prog, but not all the avant-garde stuff. I love Bjork, but she's the only one I'd classify as avant-garde of what I listen to. Rush, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd, Yes and many space rock bands are my favorite prog bands.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 20:40
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Rush ------------- |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: April 21 2016 at 11:53
I must echo Rushfan's comments I guess all of the music I've been listening to for decades isn't REAL  ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: April 21 2016 at 14:50
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Can, followed by Magma, Rush, VdGG and Gryphon. I enjoy them all though. -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 21 2016 at 16:22
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I do love Scott.. I really do. At least he didn't follow through when he threatened to leave if Le Orme smoked (and they did HAH!!) Rush in the battle of the bands contest. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 11:51
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I certainly do not want Scott to leave....he and I are the only uneducated, immature, childish, zonked out, pimple face pot smokers who listen to Rush on this site . What I like about forums is they force you into taking a break from forums and the idiotic world of the www. Scott, just take a break from this place and go to Xanadu for awhile........I'll be the zonked out guy in the car behind The Trees listening to my cassette tapes in the car , your free to join me. -------------
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Posted By: bankstatement
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 14:52
| I like all those bands, but I'd have to go with VdGG. Can is a close second, though- any band that makes an album as good as Future Days is high up in my book. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 09 2016 at 19:54
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No Rush not gonna win not on my watch! VdGG all the way! :D Rush is a nice litle band but dont come close to the epic grandios prog overlords that is the mighty Van der Graaf Generator. ------------- 
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: August 10 2016 at 03:15
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Magma by far - Rush not prog IMO. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 10 2016 at 03:31
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It's obviously gonna be between VDGG and Magma. I will not cast any favour in any direction between these 2. I love what Hammill does and I equally love what Vander does. I love Can with all my heart, Gryphon are cool, and Rush, whilst never providing me with my musical fulfilment, stands as is. Love them all, some more than others, but impossible between VDGG and Magma. I just don't want to sell my soul to either......................sharing is caring............ |
Posted By: BunBun
Date Posted: August 18 2016 at 07:46
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Don't like Rush, haven't listened to Gyrphon yet, like a little Can, Own a few VDGG albums so they are solid, but I have recently begun to listen to Magma (like four days ago recently) and they are incredible. So Magma gets my vote as of now. |
Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: August 18 2016 at 07:59
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1 more vote for Richard Harvey and the massed crumhorns and harmoniums ------------- Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: https://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow - http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/ |