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verslibre
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Have we arrived at a consensus?
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Floydoid
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This looks like typical troll type behaviour - a newly registered account makes one provocative post to get everyone arguing, only for the OP never to return to it.
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David_D
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I think, really many progressive artists with a definition like this. |
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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omphaloskepsis
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^This
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Suspicious topic and account, but... I think Rush is progressive as the sound changed throughout the career, and I would describe albums by Rush as Progressive Rock -- some more than others. I wouldn't call the debut Progressive Rock, but I would call Hemispheres (an album I have adored) Progressive Rock for shizz.
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David_D
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In his article from 2002 about Rush, entitled ""Let Them All Make Their Own Music": Idividualism, Rush, and the Progressive / Hard Rock Alloy, 1976-77", musicologist Durrell S. Bowman writes that "On the whole, Rush's music is best termed "progressive hard rock"." * As I see it, Rush are something like being on the borderline between progressive Hard Rock and Progressive Rock, but more on the Prog side. ( * as published in the book Progressive Rock Reconsidered (2002, p. 189) edited by Kevin Holm-Hudson) Edited by David_D - December 22 2024 at 12:29 |
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Nothing says snooty elitism from high atop the ivory tower like some comments on a progressive rock message board.
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Interesting idea using a Genesis as a unit of measure for proginess. For example, Pawn Hearts might have a proginess of 1.5 Genesises, whereas Moving Pictures might have a proginess of only 0.9 Genesises. |
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Cristi
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Lewian
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Is this even in question? Note that the TO didn't bother to set a question mark, let alone any other relevant input.
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Cristi
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or rather a Svetty clone.
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Jared
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hmm... I think we might have another Pedro on our hands...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Jared
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Personally, I'd say they were progressive between Fly By Night and Permanent Waves (you might stretch this to Moving Pictures). Others may have a different view, which I'd respect.
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Saperlipopette!
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^ Either you get it or you don't. Three days in with your new account, and you're already boring me.
Edited by Saperlipopette! - December 22 2024 at 05:34 |
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There's a huge thread about this still active (and i bet this was discussed to death in the past)
I wonder how much off-topic-ness is in that thread though. Edited by Cristi - December 22 2024 at 00:44 |
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According to the documentary series "Metal Evolution" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Evolution), Episode 11 - "Progressive Metal", Rush were pretty much at the start of Progressive Metal (which is a much broader subgenre in the documentary series than in Prog Archives). |
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Saperlipopette!
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Sure they are. Rush have probably recorded more Progressive Rock albums/material in total than Genesis.
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They are not always "straight up" Rock . I've read comments where people attempt to make the band look small in comparison to the big 5 or 6 . I've heard musicians say..."It's easy to play " Maybe it's not overly difficult to learn, but try playing 2112 , tracks from Hemispheres...Live 5 nights a week . Yeah...let's see what happens then?
People have said their music is not difficult to play...however try putting yourself to the test by playing their music every week and see if you don't begin making mistakes? The difficulty in performing Rush every week is being consistent every night in getting the breaks clean and the dynamics perfect. Even after you have their pieces memorized you are bound for mistakes on stage. It's not like playing regular Rock on stage and close your eyes and not have to pay attention and so Rush has to be identified as being progressive right? |
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In terms of their whole catalogue a lot isn't. However they were certainly very influential in helping to create progressive metal and heavier prog styles with the albums 2112, A Farewell To Kings and Hemispheres. They then moved towards an artier 'synth pop' style in the 80's before eventually returning to a harder rock style in the 90's partly as a result of the rise of 'grunge' in North America I suspect
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