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AtomicCrimsonRush 
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 Posted: June 16 2013 at 04:51 |
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Rash... er Rush
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JocBT
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 18:32 |
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Kansas by a mile. Like said before, up until Vinyl Confessions (maybe Audio-Visions), everything they did was incredible, with Monolith probably being my favourite album as a whole. Even Drastic Measures has a few good songs like End of the Age and Incident on a Bridge (which is in my top 10 for sure). Power had a more radio-friendly approach and it was still pretty good then ITSOT had some incredible songs. Freaks of Nature is one of my favourite ever albums and it is followed by their so-called comeback (in the spirit of their sound) with Somewhere to Elsewhere which is awesome too. I just don't think the other two bands can match them in musical creativity whilst rarely making a 'bad' song.
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Horizons
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 18:39 |
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^ Rush
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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MickBee
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Posted: December 08 2013 at 17:01 |
When Nektar took their full classic audio/visual show up to Toronto in 1975, Geddy, Alex & Neil were in attendance and it wasn't too long afterwards that they upped the ante with their own stage projections and presentations... so by 1978, when Nektar first disintegrated, Rush was already riding a new wave of live performance appreciation.
Who was better? .... well, IMO, Nektar beat the pants of everyone back in the daze, but due to their 24 years of inactivity, many others gained an edge during the interim. Rush deserves the prize... just for sticking together.
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proggman
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Posted: December 08 2013 at 21:50 |
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I like all the bands, but I like Kansas the most out of these three bands.
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 09 2013 at 11:45 |
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Kansas, followed by Nektar, followed by Rush for me.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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bloodnarfer
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Posted: December 09 2013 at 12:12 |
^ same for me 
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Catcher10
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Posted: December 10 2013 at 13:45 |
......(looks at avatar and pics below) sheeesh...this guy is a fanboy...what a doof!
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verslibre
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Posted: December 10 2013 at 14:58 |
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No "Rush and Kansas" option?
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The Shrubbery
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Posted: December 10 2013 at 17:29 |
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The thing i think that stands out for me most is that Kansas has the most unique form of music of the three. Rush is very straightforward. I mean they're prog.. and syncopated but Kansas just seems to have more depth to me? Songs like Cheyenne Anthem and Lamplight Symphony. That last one is as good of a song as anything you can throw at me. (Except maybe Suppers Ready)
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Let's make Prog a family again. Tired of Snobbery and trolling. We all have a right to love what and who we love so lets respect and appreciate all who care about the finest music in the world... prog
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Xonty
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Location: Cornwall
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Posted: December 11 2013 at 14:04 |
Rush by a clear... 2112 miles
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ProgMetaller2112
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Joined: December 08 2012
Location: Pacoima,CA,USA
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Posted: December 14 2013 at 02:23 |
 Catcher10 wrote:
......(looks at avatar and pics below) sheeesh...this guy is a fanboy...what a doof! |
 Rush  I don't really care too much for Kansas or Nektar
Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - December 14 2013 at 02:24
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“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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dr wu23
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Posted: December 14 2013 at 10:58 |
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All in all I like all 3 bands, there are several lp's by each that I really like, but I suppose if forced to choose I'd go with Kansas since song For America is one of my favorite prog albums.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin
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Genital Giant
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 19:14 |
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Well, Rush is great and the other bands blow so.... Rush.
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Eradicus
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 01:15 |
Rush are a great band in their own right, and provide us with one of the all-time greats of prog rock, 2112 Overture. I don't know anything about Kansas, so I'll turn to Nektar.
Nektar are bona fide prog masters, it has to be them
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 02:48 |
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Rush!
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 07:02 |
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Between these three bands, Rush would be number one even though classic Kansas has many progressive elements I delight in; however, all too often Kansas resorted to Mid West rock cliques I so disdain. I'm not qualified to rank Nektar.
Edited by omphaloskepsis - February 12 2017 at 07:06
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 07:34 |
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Nektar for me. There even was a time when they were my favourite prog band.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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maryes
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 08:45 |
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RUSH is my choice , follow by Kansas... Nektar isn't of my favorite bands .
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: February 12 2017 at 09:55 |
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Big fan of all three. I've seen all of these bands at least twice each. I actually like Rush the best but voted for all three.
Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - February 12 2017 at 09:55
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Nektar, Rush or Kansas
