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Topic: Xanadus Posted: March 24 2012 at 21:19
Both count for Prog polls since they're both listed in Prog categories, though one is more Prog, of course. Still I thought about doing this in General Music Discussions.
Of course Rush's will win by a landslide, and I'm probably one of the very few people at PA who loves the ELO/Newton-John Xanadu.
I like both, and Rush will always hold huge nostalgic value due to its importance in my teens, but I like the Newton-John one more. And she's cuter than Geddy Lee too, in my humble opinion.
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Posted: March 24 2012 at 22:07
Rush. No contest. As soon as I heard the Olivia Newton John/ELO version, I thought, "Oh boy, this is gonna be cheesy". I dunno, I guess I prefer depressing songs over pop.
@ Logan: BTW where'd you get your avatar? It's funny.
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Posted: March 24 2012 at 22:29
Too weird lol It's like comparing apples and oranges. I'll take the oranges; ELO's Xanadu a great pop song. Sometimes I prefer great pop over prog, depends on my mood
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Posted: March 24 2012 at 22:41
Must I choose? Rush.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
Xanadu by RUSH. No contest at all. Olivia Newton John's Xanadu = . Sorry, not my cup of tea. Though, I do agree she is cuter than Geddy.
I fully agree with this.
Logan wrote:
Both count for Prog polls since they're both listed in Prog categories, though one is more Prog, of course. Still I thought about doing this in General Music Discussions.
Of course Rush's will win by a landslide, and I'm probably one of the very few people at PA who loves the ELO/Newton-John Xanadu.
I like both, and Rush will always hold huge nostalgic value due to its importance in my teens, but I like the Newton-John one more. And she's cuter than Geddy Lee too, in my humble opinion.
Even Just for Fun would be a good option, I think...
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Posted: March 25 2012 at 13:06
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh you were just asking for this:
I am a big fan of horror movies and just recently saw Ju-on:The Grudge for the first time. This clip is the scariest thing I have ever seen.
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Posted: March 25 2012 at 14:15
I hope I am not blowing my own trumpet too hard but this is one of those happy coincidences where I pulled together a cheap morphing program an two downloaded images. But the rhythm of program's morph algorithm works well with Rush's song.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted: March 25 2012 at 18:30
Slartibartfast wrote:
I hope I am not blowing my own trumpet too hard but this is one of those happy coincidences where I pulled together a cheap morphing program an two downloaded images. But the rhythm of program's morph algorithm works well with Rush's song.
The creepiest part is when ONJ's face morphs into Geddy's. Yikes!
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Posted: March 25 2012 at 21:03
KingCrInuYasha wrote:
Rush. No contest. As soon as I heard the Olivia
Newton John/ELO version, I thought, "Oh boy, this is gonna be cheesy". I
dunno, I guess I prefer depressing songs over pop.
@ Logan: BTW where'd you get your avatar? It's funny.
I like cheesy sometimes. I find it great fun. My family (wife and yound children) do dance sometimes for exercise. I'm very silly. Usually I hook up my laptop to the TV and plays youtube vids. Xanadu is one I like to play for some reason that I know the rest of my family will not only tolerate, but enjoy (usually I'd choose funk, or Italian disco, for such stuff, if it was up to me, but I like a lot of disco and pop from that period). It's not something I play with headphones, but it's something I can enjoy with my family, unlike most of the music I listen to, and doesn't grate on me like, say, Celine Dion. My wife was displeased when I chose Shub-Niggurath for the dancercise session.
As for the avatar, it's off google images. My kids are both huge Zelda fans, and my daughter chose it for me. I was very happy with the choice.
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh you were just asking for this:....
I was expecting it -- would have been surprised had you not posted it. Nice to see it again, though again and again and again is a little excessive, perhaps. :p (course I don't mind)
someone_else wrote:
Even Just for Fun would be a good option, I think...
True. I must admit that I did consider that. Of course it's mostly for fun, but I wanted to avoid a potential movement to another forum. It's more fun to have it here since that Xanadu song is not something one would generally expect in a prog poll.
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. Sorry, not my cup of tea. Though, I do agree she is cuter than Geddy. 
Rush.
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