Rush Overvalued band

King By-Tor wrote: zafreth wrote: Vi0LaToR wrote: only one thing more ignoramus...   tell me only one reason that says music from UK is not better than...(another country?) there is NO REASON to explain this, because BEATLES or ROLLING STONES or THE WHO or LED ZEPELLING or one thousands millions bands from UK were and will be the music that NOWADAYS are making a lot of bands in the world.   LED ZEPPELING ????? I didn't even catch that

rushfan4 wrote: Hey Vi0LaToR, Check out this thread. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20495&KW=&PID=1900097#1900097  It should take you down memory lane.  It appears that you never went back to that thread after your initial post.    Are Rush overvalued?  I suppose that it is a matter of perspective.  9 of my 10 favorite albums of all time are Rush albums, and yet none of them make the PA top 10 albums.  Thus from my perspective, Rush are undervalued.  Being a Rush fanboy, yes, I over value Rush's albums, but that is my tastes and my prerogative.  As far as Rush being overvalued by PA, the answer to that is absolutely not.  There are 3 bands on this site that get bashed more than any other and they are Dream Theater, ELP, and Rush.  Hardly a thread goes by where somebody doesn't come along with a snide remark about at least one of these bands.  So to answer your question, no, Rush are not overvalued.  As matter of fact, you will find plenty of Rush haters on here to hang out with and commiserate with.

Hey Vi0LaToR, Check out this thread. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20495&KW=&PID=1900097#1900097  It should take you down memory lane.  It appears that you never went back to that thread after your initial post. 

Edited by rushfan4 - October 23 2008 at 16:57

King By-Tor wrote: zafreth wrote: Vi0LaToR wrote: only one thing more ignoramus...   tell me only one reason that says music from UK is not better than...(another country?) there is NO REASON to explain this, because BEATLES or ROLLING STONES or THE WHO or LED ZEPELLING or one thousands millions bands from UK were and will be the music that NOWADAYS are making a lot of bands in the world.   LED ZEPPELING ????? I didn't even catch that

zafreth wrote: Vi0LaToR wrote: only one thing more ignoramus...   tell me only one reason that says music from UK is not better than...(another country?) there is NO REASON to explain this, because BEATLES or ROLLING STONES or THE WHO or LED ZEPELLING or one thousands millions bands from UK were and will be the music that NOWADAYS are making a lot of bands in the world.   LED ZEPPELING ?????

I didn't even catch that

^^^ What are these bands?

I've seen a great scene coming out of Poland, Israel and Sweden recently with acts who don't have as big of haves as those that you mentioned, for for a modern band they're all rather excellent. Just about every band who comes on the scene these days won't have as much as a chance as those early for-runners of the rock genre mainly because

a. Those you mentioned where the first and they may not be "better" anyways since that's a personal preference and many people (myself included) enjoy the modern scene from other countries more than those old "classic" bands
b. Nostalgia is an overruling factor. Those bands will never have a new band rival them because they were the first and they were the "best" in many people's eyes. Not true because people are quite ignorant to new music and they always stick with their "classics"
c. New bands don't have the same chances as old bands. I hate to quote the guy, but it's like Bono once said, "There will never be another U2". Band who are aimed at the general population have a short shelf life because the general populous are quick to move on to the next trend thanks to our MTV culture.

Your views are completely subjective and while it's a fact that those bands sold many more records than bands these says that also applies to modern British bands who have just as much troubles as other international bands and preference is preference. Now is a much different time than the 70s, but maybe in 30 years people will be talking about how Sweden was the best prog country ever because of bands like Anekdoten, The Flower Kings, Beardfish - and many others.

Thank you for the post which inspired my rant

This topic has been done ten million times without getting anywhere (I made my first post two years ago in one) so I suggest someone close and hide this. 

Vi0LaToR wrote: and the best music is from UK without doubt, you will NEVER can compare any band from any country with a UK band.

Wait - what about a band from another planet?


Edited by NaturalScience - October 22 2008 at 14:25

Ghost Rider wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Vi0LaToR wrote: and the best music is from UK without doubt, you will NEVER can compare any band from any country with a UK band. I can ignore the Rush bashing, but this statement is ludicrous. I wonder what Micky will say when he reads this... Where are the RPI fans when one needs them?

We're carefully planning our vengeance

Rush  was and is a good band. simple as that.