Rush vs The Beatles

Kati wrote: Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above  this to me makes no sense seriously!  No!!!

Rush ain't Prog 

Dayvenkirq wrote: ^ Members of what?

Dayvenkirq wrote: Kati wrote: Sumdeus wrote: yeah Helter Skelter may have been a new step in just the raw energy and speed in rock music and certainly heavy for it's time but I agree that it doesn't necessarily have the metal edge, rather i would put it closer to proto-punk like the stooges or something. Sumdeus, my perception of punk are peeps who don't even know how to play intruments, they sabotage (my ears hurt) and think it's good.  I would certainly not call the Beatles punk nor any of their moozik tho' Wasn't it not The Beatles but The Quarrymen or something like that?

Edited by Kati - February 07 2013 at 01:50

HackettFan wrote: Rush. The Beatles are not a Prog band.

You are right. They are not a prog band. They are a proto-prog band. 

Sumdeus wrote: yeah Helter Skelter may have been a new step in just the raw energy and speed in rock music and certainly heavy for it's time but I agree that it doesn't necessarily have the metal edge, rather i would put it closer to proto-punk like the stooges or something.

Rush. The Beatles are not a Prog band.

Sumdeus wrote: I think progmetaller would actually enjoy a Rush vs. Rush poll :P

No, I would enjoy polls that make some sense, this one doesn't Rome

ProgMetaller2112 wrote: Why would anyone make such a stupid poll?? These are two different bands

Better than putting one band against itself, isn't it?

Kati wrote: Dellinger wrote: Kati wrote: Argonaught wrote: The Beatles were probably the most versatile, innovative and influential band of all time. Like him or not, Sir Paul is one of the most talented and prolific composers on this planet, period. Between Paul and John they also generated an impressive collection of outstanding lyrics.  Rush is an accomplished and much-beloved band with a long and dignified career, but frankly I don't think they are quite in the same category as The Fab Four.     I agree with you Argonaut, the Beatles were groundbreaking and at the forefront of everything, I go even as far as saying that they might even have invented metal with Helter Skelter.   A hug to you, Not so sure about "Helter Skelter"... it may be a bit crazy, heavy even, but it doesn't sound so much "Heavy Metal" to me... however, "She's so Heavy", yeah, that one almost sounds like metal to me.   Awww listen and open your mind

Yeah, I love that song. And indeed it is heavy. But even though it's not so fast, those slow gloomy heavy guitars on "She's so Heavy" sound more metal to me, the ones on the "she's so heavy" parts of the song (of course the part of the song with the lyrics "I Want you" are not metal at all).

I've called Rush "just a nice little hard rock band", and not understood what's so great about them, in the past, but after listening to them a lot recently I've developed a new appreciaton for them, and they're steadily climbing my list of favourite bands. Still, I've got to go with The Beatles here. Not many bands can compare with them in terms of innovation, influencing other bands and simply creating great music.

Edited by The Bearded Bard - February 05 2013 at 05:04