Is Rush prog

Yes

They are not always "straight up" Rock . I've read comments where people attempt to make the band look small in comparison to the big 5 or 6 . I've heard musicians say..."It's easy to play " Maybe it's not overly difficult to learn, but try playing 2112 , tracks from Hemispheres...Live 5 nights a week . Yeah...let's see what happens then?

People have said their music is not difficult to play...however try putting yourself to the test by playing their music every week and see if you don't begin making mistakes? The difficulty in performing Rush every week is being consistent every night in getting the breaks clean and the dynamics perfect. Even after you have their pieces memorized you are bound for mistakes on stage. It's not like playing regular Rock on stage and close your eyes and not have to pay attention and so Rush has to be identified as being progressive right?

Sure they are. Rush have probably recorded more Progressive Rock albums/material in total than Genesis.

There's a huge thread about this still active (and i bet this was discussed to death in the past)


Edited by Cristi - 4 hours 17 minutes ago at 00:44

hrotod wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Sure they are. Rush have probably recorded more Progressive Rock albums/material in total than Genesis. Isn't it ridiculous to compare the progressiveness of such two legendary bands in that sense? Rush and Genesis were both proggy in their own unique ways, in different times and in different circumstances (Genesis was at their most progressive era in the early 70s as part of the genuine progressive rock wave).

I didn't compare their progressiveness, just the quantity of relevant material.

^ Either you get it or not. You already bore me.

hrotod wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: hrotod wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Sure they are. Rush have probably recorded more Progressive Rock albums/material in total than Genesis. Isn't it ridiculous to compare the progressiveness of such two legendary bands in that sense? Rush and Genesis were both proggy in their own unique ways, in different times and in different circumstances (Genesis was at their most progressive era in the early 70s as part of the genuine progressive rock wave). I didn't compare their progressiveness, just the quantity of relevant material. Genesis was a magnificent symphonic prog band and does not serve as a measuring unit for determining a level of progressiveness of a musical ensemble within the genre of prog.

Is this even in question? Note that the TO didn't bother to set a question mark, let alone any other relevant input.

hrotod wrote: Genesis was a magnificent symphonic prog band and does not serve as a measuring unit for determining a level of progressiveness of a musical ensemble within the genre of prog.