Are RUSH actually Prog?

...word!  It's the only reason that pathetic movie sold tickets, to see EW&F perform.

We have tickets to Santana/EW&F but that just got bumped to 2022 SOB!!!! 

Rush were Progressive and are Prog
 

It's a lost cause. There have been some very inaccurate ideas about what falsetto is in this thread, but ultimately, it's about Rush. I didn't want to say anything. But about Rush, I don't think Geddy was using falsetto to hit those notes back in the day. That was all chest voice. Maybe it was those tight pants?

Bro we're trying to end the thread, come on, lmao.

Santana is brilliant, we saw the Supernatural tour and have seen him 2 other times back in the early 90s. I could never listen to Dylan, I've never been a fan of that American folk singer/songwriter music.

I've gone on a Rush listening binge.  I've always liked some of their material, but the bar I use for "good prog" is damn high.  Much of Yes and Genesis don't reach it.   In fact, often I only can call one or two songs per LP as "good prog."  

I still consider Rush to be more of an arena-rock band than genuinely progressive.  They take the old three-man "power trio" format and tweak the edges, but lack of vocal harmonies, true keyboard expertise etc.  keep them below the best of Yes, KC and others.  I hear some brilliance at times, but not enough to put them on my own personal shelf.  

This is the type of thing I seek out in music.  Behold his playing, ye mighty, and despair. 

Yup, agree.......He's putting up two polar opposite genres and styles of playing against each other.