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    Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:47
Two of my most listened to bands, which do you prefer?
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Rush, and I'm slowly getting into VDGG.
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I slightly prefer Rush.
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VdGG.  They made a lot of great, emotional, original music. VdGG / Hammill live is also a good experience.
 
Rush is the only one of the prog dinosaurs which started in the '70's, that I never really understood Embarrassed . I like Moving Pictures, but never learned to appreciate other Rush albums.
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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

VdGG.  They made a lot of great, emotional, original music. VdGG / Hammill live is also a good experience.
 
Rush is the only one of the prog dinosaurs which started in the '70's, that I never really understood Embarrassed . I like Moving Pictures, but never learned to appreciate other Rush albums.
 
I suggest 'A Farewell to Kings' 'Hemispheres' '2112' and even 'Caress of Steel'... Ever heard those ?
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I'm more into Rush

 
I enjoyed Godbluff, Aerosol Grey Machine and Pawn hearts from VDGG, but not much their other albums...


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GG versus VDGG was an easy enough choice for me, this isn't............
 
 
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VDGG, no doubt!
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Ugh!!!!!!!!!! I can't decide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is torture!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually not quite. Rather easy choice. I'll go for VdGG for sheer power in those songs off of H to He and Pawn Hearts (the only ones I own right now - am working on getting more though), Rush doesn't even come close. No matter how much I like Rush I cannot vote for them over VdGG.
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Love Rush - almost all till GuP inclusive - good band but it's nowhere near the greatness of VdGG.

 
 
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I only own one VdGG album, so I won't vote, but I still think Rush will win out for me, even as I experience more VdGG.
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Tough one, but I got to go with the Generator!

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Hard for me to vote. I grew up with Rush, so naturally I gravitate towards them, but I'm still trying to get into VDGG, so I can't vote yet.
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Right now its VdGG for me..
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Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

VdGG.  They made a lot of great, emotional, original music. VdGG / Hammill live is also a good experience.
 
Rush is the only one of the prog dinosaurs which started in the '70's, that I never really understood Embarrassed . I like Moving Pictures, but never learned to appreciate other Rush albums.
 
I suggest 'A Farewell to Kings' 'Hemispheres' '2112' and even 'Caress of Steel'... Ever heard those ?
I did hear Hemispheres and didn't get into it yet. I'll keep trying, though, because Moving Pictures did grow on me through the years. Thanks for the recommendations.
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VDGG. Rush is a very nice band too, but I'm not sure if I'd rate any of their albums 5 stars.Embarrassed
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Rush by miles! I like VDGG, but they're instrumental skills pale in the shadow of Peter Hammill's fantastic writing. They didn't have a bass player for much of their career, and much of the time I think they are just great melodies over the most basic organ-drum-sax chords.

I prefer Rush, who are much better musicians, and their songwriting is great as well. They have a much for full sound to them, sounding more massive as a 3 piece at their normal points as VDGG sounds at full blast.
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