Rush vs The Beatles

Floydoid wrote: The Beatles, because they got going at a time when rock & roll was in the doldrums, and their influence on the future development on modern music is incalculable.  You can't say that about many artists.

Pretty much sums it up.

the Beatles of course. some said the poll was about preference, but where does it say so? it just says Rush vs. the Beatles, and therefore it is a no-brainer.
I never understood all the fuss about Rush in the first place. they are not a bad band per se, but by far not as sensational as some of their fans claim they are. what they did had already been done before hen they started making music; they just had more commercial success than most other bands
I grew up with prog; my parents were big fans of lots of obscure bands, especially early Krautrock; a friend of theirs who served in the army in Germany had to supply them with the latest stuff (I am originally from the USA and came to Germany in 1993). Rush were not among their favorite bands.
I believe Rush are the first prog band for many prog fans who live on the North American continent; it is the only explanation I have for their superstar status with many of the prog fans from there. first loves are always special. you will find that there are much fewer die-hard Rush fans on the European continent though, simply because people from Europe usually have other bands which introduced them to prog

While both bands did great things nobody comes close to touching the beatles! They are 100 times better than any band/artist to ever set foot on the earth. Just look at there musical output. they have sold 1billion Records, CDs, Tapes, etc. world wide that means 1 in 6 people own a Beatles album. Thats including the couple billion people who a poor, famished and or homless who could never buy an album anyway. Thats not to say rush isnt great I love them too a good Canadian band they just dont touch the beatles!

I personally think greatness should not be measured in sales, and I had been of the conviction all members of the archives felt the same, else why is prog not more popular as a whole? yet somehow that seems forgotten when it comes to personal favorites 

Equality 7-2521 wrote: This poll is a no-brainer. It's obviously Rush. Thus anyone who voted for The Beatles is brain dead.

Edited by Roj M30 - March 30 2009 at 10:38

I'm a music fan, not a prog fan.
If prog rock didn't exist as we know it, we wouldn't know anyway and there is so much awesome classical music, jazz and great 'non prog' rock music I doubt I'd be any less happy

I think the post is not about who is liked more; at least it was not for me. I am not a great fan of either, though if pressed I would choose the Beatles. at least they had the skill to write some great melodies. for me the post was about historic importance, and that was what I put into account for my vote

^ The coward's way.

Rush.

HughesJB4 wrote: I always knew you were a coward Linus. Back when you used to be hesitant to introduce yourself in the Velvet Room, just posting things like "Non regular member lurking quietly". And yet again, you're being a coward

You're a bad man

LinusW wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: I always knew you were a coward Linus. Back when you used to be hesitant to introduce yourself in the Velvet Room, just posting things like "Non regular member lurking quietly". And yet again, you're being a coward You're a bad man

A bad man with strength and courage is better than a coward my good sir