Rush verses Yes poll
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Topic: Rush verses Yes poll
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Rush verses Yes poll
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:06
Two Bands that both have a big fanbase and both have earned their stripes as prog Titans, so who is better ?  (some will say its like comparing apples to yada yada yada but thats the case with most of these polls)
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Posted By: Blademan
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:13
 What's the point - 2 completely different bands!------------- The more I see, the more I know, the more I know, the less I understand. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:17
I surely can't choose! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:17
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Blademan wrote:Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:26
Yes. I don't really enjoy Rush a lot.  ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 08:31
RUSH and YES are my favourite prog bands...  My vote goes for RUSH  ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 09:03
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Rush are an excellent band but will never match the intensity of Yes. And Yes are more interesting! Hardly any of their records sound the same! My vote goes to the 20 or 30 people that made up Yes over the years But I do really like Rush ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 09:08
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Rush.. But it's close. Yes are brilliant. These days I probably listen to Yes more than Rush, but I've been into Rush for much longer. Rush were big Yes fans and after ditching their Led Zep copycat act, pursued more progressive music, having been inspired by the English prog giants of the day.
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 09:44
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no vote. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to: 
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 09:47
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Yes. Amazing stuff from both though, man.
------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 10:13
| Very hard to choose, but Yes. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 10:53
| Not Hard at all for me.........RUSH |
Posted By: Garbs
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 10:54
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An extremely difficult decision but I had to go with Yes. I've always found the influences of Rush a cross between the atmospheric sounds of Yes with the added rock drive of Led Zeppelin. I love both bands but it has to be Yes. ------------- So here I am once more |
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 11:14
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Both are great bands, good musicians and both a hell of a lot better than Robbies Williams!! Now, if that was the question Robbie or Rush or even Yes or Girls Aloud!!! I could quite easliy vote. As it stands I can't choose, I like 'em both... ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 11:17
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Yes is my #3 alltime favorite band & Rush is #4. As far as prog bands goes, I have Yes #1 & Rush #2. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: troy
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 11:20
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I love both bands and refuse to say which i like better, but i will say this, I do own more Rush cd's than Yes cd's. ------------- SUNSET IS AN ANGEL WEEPING HOLDING OUT A BLOODY SWORD NO MATTER HOW I SQUINT I CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS POINTING TOWARD |
Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 11:21
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Yeah. Yes. ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:53
| I like Rush, but Yes are better overall. |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:59
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YES by a mile. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progfans
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 13:23
yes made 3... Max 5 Great album but the rest are  Rush made max 3 bads albums... The rest are excellent My vote go to rush but yes made the greater album of all time A vote for Rush... A mention for Yes  ------------- La cuisine c,est comme l,amour, il faut y croire pour que ca marche |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 13:56
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Yes for me!
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 16:50
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Yes were the band that got me into prog and I side with them in a lot of discussions,but I have to go with Rush.Rush have put out good music consistently for 30 years with the same line-up since their 2nd album.Yes have a handful of great albums in a large catalogue that has as many or more forgettable albums than unforgettable albums. -------------  |
Posted By: Gedhead
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:00
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Rush by a country mile. By the way, I find it interesting that this poll clearly does not reflect the concert attendance numbers. Yes can't put 15,000 in an arena anymore. Rush however can still draw them out. Seeing Yes at the Garden last year was kind of sad. Barely 7000. However I've been to multiple Rush shows since Trails 02 and the lowest attendance was 12,000. |
Posted By: drumsandbass
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:03
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Sorry I don't think Rush compares to yes. I must say Moving Pictures is
incredible though. |
Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:23
| Rush by a lot! |
Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:54
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I can't vote. These groups are sooooooo different from each other!
As said above, Rush is a far more regular group than Yes. The last flash of glory in Yes discography as Going for the One; Rush has a lot of weak 80's albums, but they made a lot of good albums after Presto. On the other hand, Yes was more risky, mainly in the CTTE - Relayer era. So, I just can't decide. Both are wonderful groups, and the only real difference between them nowadays is that Yes is dead, while Rush still kicks (with less power than in the good old days, but kicks). |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:56
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Yes. I like Rush, but Yes are more my style... ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: AngleofRepose
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 17:57
| Rush. |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:01
When I listen to 2112 then Signals I hear two different sounds, both are good, but definatly different. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:03
------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:08
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Everyone keep saying that these two bands don't have anything in common but I have to mention the fact that both singers ( Jon and Geddy ) have pretty high voices. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:11
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Not no. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:39
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You are right. Rush, to me, has matured more that Yes did. You can make a case that The Yes Album & The Ladder were made by different bands. The same can be said for Fly By Night & Roll The Bones. Yes started as a prog band. Rush had to grow into it. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 23:11
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I voted for Rush BTW , I feel that Rush have been more consistant than Yes over the years but its a very close poll in my opinion.
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 23:14
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me too |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 23:40
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These are two of my favorite bands... Rush satisfy my more hard rock/metal prog taste while Yes satisfy my more symphonic/melodic prog taste (and there's also Genesis, KC, but thats another thread)... so anyway, i think when comparing these bands you have to look at their entire careers. I think Rush and Yes both have phenominal careers and music, but i think Rush was able to create better music than Yes once they both moved on from their classical magnum opuses in the 1970s. Rush was clearly better than Yes in the 80s, and i think they continued to reign over Yes in the 90s and 00s - as far as studio releases. Don't get me wrong though, i still enjoy both bands' music from their entire careers. My vote went to RUSH btw ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: Lateralus_66
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 00:32
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No viable resemblance. They are running dissimilar races. Nevertheless, I’ve voted for YES as substantial band of this genre.
------------- "A mind is like a parachute. It does'nt work if it's not open." - Frank Zappa |
Posted By: alterpower
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 01:36
Yes, just because i can. And because i really like their work  ------------- Oh I don't know [incert activity] but I did listen to a prog album last night. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 01:43
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Yes has an assload more diversitThats really all i have to say.
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 03:26
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Yes for me. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 03:51
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Rush This is really easy for me, every single Rush album in the past 32 years (31 with the current line up) has been solid. Rush has done more with 3 members as Yes has done with 20+ and 5 at a time. How can these polls be real??? I love Yes they influenced artists I love and they are one of the top 5 prog giants along with ELP, Genesis, Rush, and King Crimson.... but this poll makes me think that Yes fanboys rule this message board honestly. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 03:56
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and those who said Yes changed more, have you heard all of Rush's studio albums? I played Test for Echo in my car and then Hemispheres and my friends thought I changed bands. Listen to all the Rush albums chronologicallly and you'll hear dramatic changes every album. Rush is different from Fly by Night which is different from Caress of Steel. Each album is completely different and they still make amazing music with creativity and diversity. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 08:56
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My point exactly! Rush has always embraced change while staying true to their musical vision. Yes' vision was pretty clear to start with, & the mined the hell out of it. But they "Put me through some changes boy, sort of like a Waring blender." Sorry, it just slipped out. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 09:03
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I can't vote for this. I like Yes at certain times that are completely different
from when I listen to Rush and visa versa. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 14:09
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iT'S A NO BRAINER. YES ARE SUPERIOR TO RUSH IN EVERY MUSICAL ELEMENT YOU CAN THINK OF! |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 15:39
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Rush > Yes i actually dislike Yes. yeah yes fanboys i hate yes. flame away just kdding but rush is still better ------------- 
listen to Hella |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 15:53
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Yes sir, ma'am. Yes is my favourite band. Rush wouldn't even be in my top 20 of favourite bands. Rush did some great things, no doubt, but it's not one of my favourite bands. |
Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 16:15
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Rush, baby...all the way! ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 16:18
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Yes, hands down!
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 16:29
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Rush. I'd rather hear Max Graham than Yes... |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 16:34
I vote Rush too. You never fully explained your dislike for Yes...never figured you for a shrinking violet.. let the blood flow...let the blood flow...let the blood flow.. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 16:34
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Why don't you like Yes, Cert And it's Rush for me, as well.
------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Korova
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 17:10
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for me is easy...I don't like Rush but I like Yes very much...
------------- La Speranza della coscienza è forza La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù La Speranza del corpo è malattia (G.I. Gurdjieff) |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 18:54
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I'd hate to cause so much blood to flow
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 20:50
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I like them both pretty evenly so I'm not voting.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:05
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I honestly thought Rush would get more votes than they have
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Posted By: Lorak
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:13
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I'll take RUSH Limbaugh over Yes. Ooop....Yes by far over Rush. ------------- Two heads are better than one, but if you want something done right, do it yourself. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but better safe than sorry. Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost |
Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:41
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I will not say that YES is THE BEST band, but is BETTER than RUSH.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:50
would add for shear 'bestness' hard IMO to top GG, they could (did?) do it all. anyway, Rush is not even in the same league as Yes. Only thing Rush did better was spotlight the considerable skills of it's drummer rather than Yes's drummers taking a 'backseat' to the caped, and booted wonders. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Gedhead
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 22:16
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The fact that Yes actually finally beat Rush in something gives me a warm fuzzy. This poll is their only victory over Rush and it's one little one at that. |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 23:03
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Rush has been one of my top 5 (if not my favorite) bands since I was 10
years old (I'm now 35). They get the easy vote. Just talented, great
songs, sense of humor, although Neil's lyrics sometimes veer toward the
verbose. Not that Yes isn't great, but Rush owns. Just check out the
Rush In Rio and R30 DVD's to find out why. Still cool after all these
years...while Yes feels like a "weren't we great when" band. Like I said, Yes is still good, but Rush hasn't lost a step. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 09:11
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Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 14:39
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<snicker> ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 15:03
Oh, come on... pretty please, with sugar and a torn-out eyeball on top... I'll help you scrape the guts off the walls... ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 16:13
HAHA!!!! ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: MusicForSpeedin
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 18:08
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Rush
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Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 14:37
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Rush...as always. Until I hear Yes' "classic period", I'm not likely to change my mind. ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 14:38
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Yes Rush is good but dont come close to Yes IMO. ------------- 
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 14:40
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RUSH RUSH & RUSH RUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSH |
Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 14:59
| Wow, hard choice! I had to give the nod to Yes for being there before Rush and helping to get the whole prog movement started. Otherwise, I may have given the nod to Rush. I enjoy both bands outputs immensely. |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 17:45
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Easily Yes! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 20:18
| RUSH RUSHRUSH WINS |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 04:36
I dislike both... 
Sorry if I've hurt someone's feelings...
Maybe,Rush I despise more 
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Posted By: widjum
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 05:12
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Like both bands but Rush are my favourites. |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 06:14
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EASY CHOICE, YES BY A BIG MARGIN! RUSH ALBUMS ARE TOO INCONSISTENT! |
Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:56
Inconsistent? Rush never had to get another lead singer or keyboardist. They've never broken into two factions, etc...inconsistent? Hardly.
------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 01:46
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Yes has silly pretentious lyrics, Rush has silly pretentious lyrics Yes has a strident vocalist, Rush has a strident vocalist Yes has a great drummer(s), Rush has a great drummer Rick Wakeman wears a cape, Neil Peart wears a... what the hell is he wearing on 2112 and Farewell To Kings? Jon Anderson is really pretty, Geddy Lee is really pretty! God I'm So Confused!!!!
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Posted By: m_yyz
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 07:27
| I like Yes but more RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH |
Posted By: Bartleby
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 08:04
YES 
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Posted By: Octamarium
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 09:32
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I voted for Rush.....a great band! They have no weak album in their career.....Yes have so much (all album since 80's) |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 16:26
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EVEN DURING THEIR CLASSIC PERIOD RUSH'S ALBUMS HAD SOME CRAP ON THEM. NOT THE CASE WITH YES WHO WERE CONSISTENTLY BRILLIANT FOR 10 YEARS! YES WINS BY A MILE |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 16:27
| RUSH by 10943508973459834598634 miles! |
Posted By: liquidtheater
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 16:30
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yes ------------- Dream Sequencer System Offline |
Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 14:01
I guess he's ignoring TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS...lol ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 22:19
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The two bands with the vocalists that I dislike most, but Yes is better and by far. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 23:40
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Helluva tough call, they're both really different. Rush are probably the best canadian bend in history but Yes just make really pleasing music to me... ------------- 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 08:03
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Rush for me...though they were my 2 fave bands growing up; Rush are the Kings... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 08:28
Agree about the voices - the 'crystal voices' I pointed in another thread which I particularly don't like. BTW, I voted Yes! ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 08:40
I prefer Rush , probably because I had more to do with listening to Rush growing up ... and trying to master Pearts Drumming ... believe it or not I came close a few times but nobody matches the great Peart !!! 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 28 2005 at 20:07
| Can we get a re-vote? |
Posted By: Lambskin
Date Posted: December 28 2005 at 20:11
| No Kidding! Rush is in a class by themselves! |