Rush for me. Just taste I suppose. I prefer their songwriting and I like Lifeson's playing much better than Blackmores. Prefer Geddy's bass playing too. But mostly its the songs. DP just doesn't fire my "rock" senses like early Rush.

Tough choice, I love both.

I dunno, Deep Purple doesn't really bring anything exciting to the table for me. Rush's intricate but simple songs nail it perfectly whether you want to sit down and listen or you're listening on the go.

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I think I'd have to lean towards Deep Purple on this one. Not just because Machine Head was the first rock album I ever heard, either.

As far as studio albums, each band has 2 that I consider great.

Rush - Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures

Deep Purple - In Rock, Machine Head

Then they have a few that I consider hit or miss

Rush - A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres

Deep Purple - Deep Purple, Fireball, Perfect Strangers

And then the rest I'd consider uninteresting or just plain bad (or I haven't heard them yet).

So their studio output is more or less equally weighted, with Deep Purple getting a slight edge, but what puts DP over the top is their live output. Made In Japan and In Concert are both awesome live sets, the 19-minutes Wring That Neck on In Concert being one of my favourite hard rock jams ever.

And as far as a "prog perspective" (no one asked for it, but you'll get it anyway), I'd consider Deep Purple to be the victor there as well. They had two really accomplished prog mini-epics, Child In Time and April. Whereas Rush... I think that the more elaborate they tried to get, the less satisfying their music became. Fountain of Lamneth, most of 2112, and both of the Cygnus X-1 "Books" are all duds to my ears. An exception could be made for Jacob's Ladder and Natural Science. Those ones are both quite good. But Rush's real calling was the more rock-oriented 3-7 minute tracks. The Spirit of Radio, Fly By Night, Red Barchetta... those'll wake you up in the morning, any day of the week.

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DP in Rock is better than 2112 in my opinion, but i love Farewell to Kings with all of my heart.. I cant make up my mind. They are both really amazing bands. :)

Hard to choose on this one. Rush is by far more complex and interesting. DP is just a great balls out rock band. Both have had their ups and downs but I think DP's downs were far lower. I dunno. An odd choice of two bands to compare. I'm stumped.

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easy choice for me: Deep Purple. I don't like Rush at all

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Never got DP's appeal. Grew up on Rush.

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DP were okay but they never did much for me, just another hard rock band.

I enjoyed Rush's music much more (and Lifeson was the better guitarist).

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