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ForestFriend 
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 19:24 |
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It's a tough one for me - overall, I think Rush was more consistently good, whereas Jethro Tull has some higher peaks but some lower valleys as well.
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 16:46 |
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I love Rush, but Tull wins that one by a long shot, in my book.
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 10:46 |
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What Mortte said. Both bands are great, but I prefer Tull.
Edited by Upbeat Tango Monday - February 26 2018 at 10:47
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 10:36 |
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Both great, but Tull to me.
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 08:00 |
Too different, but Rush doesn't really 'move' me, but I love the eighties new-wave-rock they did. But in the seventies they haven't released anything that I prefer.
Rush is great though. And in any other poll they would have gotten my vote, maybe.
But Tull it is. Not in a fanboy-kind of way, but just, because they have so much to offer.
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Posted: February 26 2018 at 06:54 |
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Rush - they have more albums I like than Jethro Tull. When I'm in the mood for JT, I listen to certain albums. With Rush it's not the case.
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Posted: February 26 2017 at 16:28 |
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Posted: February 25 2017 at 19:22 |
 The Dark Elf wrote:
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
Weird to me that JT would be winning. Why don't you guys like Rush? Wth. |
Perhaps the people who voted for Tull find it equally weird that you would ask the question.  |
Yeah, but "their" band is winning. 
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Posted: February 25 2017 at 18:58 |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
Weird to me that JT would be winning. Why don't you guys like Rush? Wth. |
Perhaps the people who voted for Tull find it equally weird that you would ask the question.
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Posted: February 25 2017 at 18:42 |
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Weird to me that JT would be winning. Why don't you guys like Rush? Wth.
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Posted: February 24 2017 at 10:49 |
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 16:06 |
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Easily Tull for me, although I do like Rush quite a bit.
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 04:21 |
verslibre wrote:
I understand what you're trying to say, Kingsnake, but why imply Kansas is in the same boat? "Journey from Mariabronn," "Miracles Out of Nowhere," "Song for America," etc. is full-on prog. Walsh was an incredible vocalist in his prime. Those songs are much more "prog" than those long Asia tracks you posted in the other forum (and I do like those songs). |
I really like Kansas, but also Triumph, Journey and other bands that balance between full blown hardrock and progressive rock.
I think of Kansas as a band that uses hardrock as a basis to be progressive. That's why they sound fiercer than most progbands that try to be hardrock (Camel, Yes, BJH, Moody Blues) etc.
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Posted: February 16 2017 at 11:49 |
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Tull's Greatest Hits are great, but otherwise I'm not really much into them. They really don't have any albums that I find great from start to finish. Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play are OK, but really don't do much for me. Rush, on the other hand, are my favorite band, and I love pretty much everything that they do. Jethro Tull does have a better Flute player though. :)
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Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:39 |
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I understand what you're trying to say, Kingsnake, but why imply Kansas is in the same boat? "Journey from Mariabronn," "Miracles Out of Nowhere," "Song for America," etc. is full-on prog. Walsh was an incredible vocalist in his prime. Those songs are much more "prog" than those long Asia tracks you posted in the other forum (and I do like those songs).
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Posted: February 16 2017 at 05:13 |
I like Rush. No question about it. But in the same way I like Saga or Triumph.
Hardrock with melodic tendencies. great soloiing, great drumming.
But the way I love Tull is the same way I love Mike Oldfield, Camel, Jaded Warrior, Return to Forever etc. It's symphonic rock with a pastoral feel, jazzy bits, folky bits.
Geddy Lee screams like Robert Plant and the riffs and pounding drums is fist-in-the-air-headbang rock/metal (just like Kansas, Boston and Journey etc.). For me it has 0% feel, romanticism, emotion etc. It's all brawn, hardrock. Good hardrock but still hardrock to me. Nothing wrong with that, but when I want to really 'feel' the music, Rush is the last band I'd listen to.
Although when I want to play difficult drumpatterns I'd put Rush on the headphones. Great stuff to exercise drumpatterns and rudiments.
Tull makes me really feel. When I walk through nature or ride my bike in the sun, Tull (and Camel and BJH and Oldfield etc. etc.) really makes me enjoy nature more. It has a pastoral feel.
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Posted: February 16 2017 at 04:53 |
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^^^ I agree. Incomparable bands. One can personaly prefer one over the other but comparing styles and chops doesn't really work. |
I agree as well. I tend to twitch a little when someone declares one band to be clearly better in every way. Bullsh*t. Rush will likely always be my all time favorite band but I'd be a fool to say they do everything better than Tull. |
Exactly. Tull clearly do flutes and codpieces far better than Rush.
Apples and oranges. |
Now were getting somewhere
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Posted: February 15 2017 at 19:14 |
Tull. I never cared for Rush after they went disco.
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Posted: February 15 2017 at 12:49 |
Jeffro wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
^^^ I agree. Incomparable bands. One can personaly prefer one over the other but comparing styles and chops doesn't really work. |
I agree as well. I tend to twitch a little when someone declares one band to be clearly better in every way. Bullsh*t. Rush will likely always be my all time favorite band but I'd be a fool to say they do everything better than Tull. |
Exactly. Tull clearly do flutes and codpieces far better than Rush. Apples and oranges.
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Posted: February 15 2017 at 12:17 |
Jeffro wrote:
Kingsnake wrote:
But there's 0% feeling and %0 emotion in Rush so I go for Tull.
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Simply not true. Yes, Rush's music has been described as a bit emotionless but they do have a few songs that buck that trend. |
The Pass is miles more emotional on its own than Tull's entire catalogue!
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