Rush vs The Beatles

Vs. ?

Now seriously: I voted for Rush's timeless music: I am not a big fan of most of The Beatles' output (I do like some of it), they were innovative and ahead of their time in the 60s but now it just sounds dated (with few exceptions) + Rush are more accomplished musicians.

Its true, without the Beatles Rush wouldn't be the Rush we now know... but I am sure it would've been something great nonetheless...

This is musically-wise, influence-wise probably the Beatles....

The T wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100. D'oh Yeah, that's a bit of a bugger that.     Perphaps I can allay your fears and tell you that probably only three Beatles albums would appear in the Top 100 if we did count them. That's three too many, but I suppose I should be grateful nonetheless I still don't "get" why Moving Pics is even in the Top-100, let alone being the highest placed Rush album. But hey-ho - it matters none. I never understood the love for Moving Pics either. I never understood the fascination with Sgt Pepper and the White album. Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road are the good ones.

Two of those three would be in the Top 100 - but Sgt pepper will replace Rubber Soul.

Dean wrote: I still don't "get" why Moving Pics is even in the Top-100, let alone being the highest placed Rush album. But hey-ho - it matters none.

I think that there are a fair number of casual Rush fans who like that album the best, but don't see themselves delving further into the Rush catalog.  MP is the most popular Rush album in terms of record sales, and is arguably their most fully-realized from a production standpoint.  Also, they just re-released it again in 5.1 format without giving the same treatment to other early Rush albums.  I think MP is great, but I like "Permanent Waves" slightly more.  The album that I have some doubts about the placement of in the Top-100 is VDGG's "Godbluff." 

The T wrote: Snow Dog wrote: The T wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100. D'oh Yeah, that's a bit of a bugger that.     Perphaps I can allay your fears and tell you that probably only three Beatles albums would appear in the Top 100 if we did count them. That's three too many, but I suppose I should be grateful nonetheless I still don't "get" why Moving Pics is even in the Top-100, let alone being the highest placed Rush album. But hey-ho - it matters none. I never understood the love for Moving Pics either. I never understood the fascination with Sgt Pepper and the White album. Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road are the good ones. Yes but I am a Rush fan. It sounds like you don't like  the Beatles. I like those three albums and random songs from the rest... I like Rush much more really...

The T wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100. D'oh Yeah, that's a bit of a bugger that.     Perphaps I can allay your fears and tell you that probably only three Beatles albums would appear in the Top 100 if we did count them. That's three too many, but I suppose I should be grateful nonetheless I still don't "get" why Moving Pics is even in the Top-100, let alone being the highest placed Rush album. But hey-ho - it matters none. I never understood the love for Moving Pics either. I never understood the fascination with Sgt Pepper and the White album. Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road are the good ones.

Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100. D'oh Yeah, that's a bit of a bugger that.     Perphaps I can allay your fears and tell you that probably only three Beatles albums would appear in the Top 100 if we did count them. That's three too many, but I suppose I should be grateful nonetheless I still don't "get" why Moving Pics is even in the Top-100, let alone being the highest placed Rush album. But hey-ho - it matters none.

Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100. D'oh Yeah, that's a bit of a bugger that.     Perphaps I can allay your fears and tell you that probably only three Beatles albums would appear in the Top 100 if we did count them.

That's three too many, but I suppose I should be grateful nonetheless

Dean wrote: Barking Weasel wrote: I'm surprised to see that the Beatles have more votes here, considering the fact that none of their albums appear in the Top 100 listings, yet four of Rush's best albums do.  Beatles are in Proto-Prog, Proto Prog and Prog Related artists are not counted in the calculations of the Top 100.

D'oh

giselle wrote: Catcher10 wrote: giselle wrote: But any cursory glance at history should tell you why Rush are totally insignificant in comparison.   Oh please enlighten all of us that know nothing about music .......please give me this musical history glance!   I'll be waiting.   Thanks If you need me to tell you, you're already beyond hope. Your only salvation is to visit a library. But I doubt that you will.

Alitare wrote: Henry Plainview wrote:   Alitare wrote: Ahem. so we've come to this? Comparing one of my favorite bands to one of my most hated? Everything in this forum is done specifically in relationship to your opinion.    Alitare wrote:  Yeah, Rush could play faster and more complex music, but why does it matter if they never write songs that make you cry or feel such powerful emotions that you have harder time breathing? It's interesting that you seem to know how everyone in the world feels. Perhaps that ability could be used for something more useful than discussing music. I bet you could make a mint for some polling companies.     Why on Zanzibar are you taking me seriously? Obviously I understand the subjectivity of any of these premises. It's not like I...uhhhh...consider what I'm saying to be universal fact? Is it so wrong just to want to hate things sometimes?

No, I'm not taking you seriously, that would be impossible. But you're at least correct when you say you have the right to like what you like, hate what you hate, and to live on Planet Rush if that's what you want to do.