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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer based on their 70's output?
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Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Going against the grain here and voting for Rush.

Yeah, I'll vote Rush too, f it.
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Going against the grain here and voting for Rush.
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Points: 36940 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2013 at 11:42
In the Court is actually my least favourite of the 1960s through 1970s albums anyway.  King Crimson by a mile.  Much more varied, interesting, and versatile band, I believe. 

I used to be very big on Rush as a teenager, and still enjoy Caress of Steel as well as quite a bit of other Rush material (and I never turn off any Rush if it comes up on the radio, erm, well, unless I have company, a headache, can easily manipulate the radio frequencies while driving, have a non-radio music option, can safely reach the off button et cetera).  King Crimson I discovered as a mature, make that immature, adult.
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Specifying only '70's material, I would have to go with Rush.  Throw in the rest and I might vote a different way.

You guys do realize that '70's should exclude ITCOTCK, right?
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Originally posted by bloodnarfer bloodnarfer wrote:

Is this even fair? King Crimson without question. It's not even remotely close


I figured this would happen for the 70's, but I see every decade since then being a lot closer.
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King Crimson quite easily. I don't like Rush.
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Rush, easily.

I really like their 70s hard rock period as well as their later, more progressive era.

King Crimson do almost nothing for me.
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Is this even fair? King Crimson without question. It's not even remotely close

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I think   'In the Court"  is my fave album out of all here
but Hemispheres,  Farewell and 2112  would be my next 3
Lark's Tongue is one of my faves as well

Hard to vote against Crimso  but I have to go with Rush
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

King Crimson hands down. I adore some scattered Rush tunes from their 70s albums as well as the whole CoS record, but KC made entire releases that I'm absolutely crazy about during the same time.

This. Plus KC has so much more musical creativity and sheer talent than Rush.
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Yeah. I prefer to pray in the Temple Of Crimson. Smile
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I can't think of any band that I appreciate more than Crimson.
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Rush has the album track Xanadu and the albums Hemispheres and Caress of Steel, but KC has a handful of 4- and 5-star albums. So this time I choose to howl with the KC fanbase choir.
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King Crimson hands down. I adore some scattered Rush tunes from their 70s albums as well as the whole CoS record, but KC made entire releases that I'm absolutely crazy about during the same time.
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Points: 5534 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2013 at 05:10
Rush for me
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King Crimson. But it's not so easy to decide for me. I absolutely love Rush from 2112 onward (2112 was the first album from them I heard back in 1981 or so and it got me immediately). But in fact, KC music has more colours and sparks in itself (although technically Peart with Lee are unbeatable IMHO).
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