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    Posted: April 01 2018 at 08:11
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

The Necromancer... 'nuff said.. doesn't even matter they went downhill for 40 years after that ... they gave us THE ultimate in D&D prog so they get my vote.
Caress was my first Rush album & stilll the one I think fondly of. And you're absolutely right, in the world of D&D prog The Necromancer rules supreme

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The Necromancer... 'nuff said.. doesn't even matter they went downhill for 40 years after that ... they gave us THE ultimate in D&D prog so they get my vote.
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For me, this is a choice between Journey To The Centre Of The Eye (Nektar), Moving Pictures (Rush), and Leftoverture (Kansas). Of these three albums, I have a clear preference for Journey To The Centre Of The Eye (Nektar).
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Rush never did anything for me; I consider them to be completely overrated epigones. Kansas are in my opinion lukewarm; they just bore me. Nektar on the other hand are an interesting attempt to combine symphonic prog with space rock. I especially love "Recycled"; I think the attempt works best on that album


KC is the most overrated of all. And elitist aren't we?

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Was heavily into Kansas and somewhat into Rush back in the eighties. Not much interest in any of these three now, but if I was picking one it'd be Nektar.
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Rush well ahead of Kansas and Nektar
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

None of them!
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None of them!

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Nektar. All three bands have had periods of being corrupted by commercial interests. Only one band made Journey to the Center of the Eye, and that's the one that got my vote. For the record, I don't hold Recycled in the same regard as many other people do, and I don't like Larry Fast's contribution to it, but the debut is just one my all time favorites. (BTW, I don't quite see how Nektar were "heavy", but, hey, no big deal).







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Rush, no question
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Rush never did anything for me; I consider them to be completely overrated epigones. Kansas are in my opinion lukewarm; they just bore me. Nektar on the other hand are an interesting attempt to combine symphonic prog with space rock. I especially love "Recycled"; I think the attempt works best on that album


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Originally posted by maryes maryes wrote:

RUSH is my choice , follow  by Kansas... Nektar isn't of my favorite bands .
 
Ditto to the above! (But I actually love Kansas about as much as Rush.)
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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. 

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RUSH is my choice , follow  by Kansas... Nektar isn't of my favorite bands .
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Nektar for me. There even was a time when they were my favourite prog band.


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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. 

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