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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

really no contest in terms of innovation or talent---on every level. Check out my avatar.Big smile

Yes, it has the five piece version of the band. Did you read my introduction on here? Wink 


I'm a fan of all versions of the band--even the 3Shocked
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Rush! The only Genesis albums that i really love are Trespass and Selling England

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Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

really no contest in terms of innovation or talent---on every level. Check out my avatar.Big smile

Yes, it has the five piece version of the band. Did you read my introduction on here? Wink 
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really no contest in terms of innovation or talent---on every level. Check out my avatar.Big smile
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

Both are in my top 5 bands of all time but Rush gets my vote.

Same here. If you don't mind me asking who are the other three?
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Both are in my top 5 bands of all time but Rush gets my vote.
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both
because i can't choose Big smile
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

"Nursery Cryme" by itself is 100 times better than anything Rush has ever done (imo).


I absolutely agree with this. And I would add 'Selling England...' and 'Foxtrot'.
To me,Rush is a hard rock band that knew how to prog but did not necessarily do it throughout the entirety of their career.
While Genesis are in the prog gods, period.
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Rush do almost nothing for me. No contest here in my book.
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Genesis (with one hand tided behind their back). "Nursery Cryme" by itself is 100 times better than anything Rush has ever done (imo).
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My two favourite bands! Genesis has been my fav band ever since I discovered them so my vote goes to them. Selling England and Foxtrot are my two favourite albums, followed by Hemispheres
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Genesis, all eras, hands down.

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I probably prefer Rush a little bit over Genesis but I might vote for Genesis anyway(or at least both equally). I know Rush fans like to think that Rush never sold out but ultimately it's about the quality of the music. Plus was the PC era of Genesis really that bad?

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Originally posted by TheLionOfPrague TheLionOfPrague wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Well, if you're going to dump all their crap in there, then neither.

Well, sue me but I don't like it when someone says "I only like the PG era" or whatever. Because then I would have to have it listed as PG era Genes. When I say Genesis I mean the whole band not just one era of the band. 

You have tons of albums before the trio era though, it's not like somebody is saying they only like the Anthony Philips era, or the Syd Barret era in Pink Floyd, etc. I mean, you can find tons of Rolling Stones fan who don't care for post Exile on Main Street era, or Jethro fans who don't care post-Stormwatch, Kinks, R.E.M, etc.

I like the Collins era but I don't like they Ray Wilson era, I still consider myself a fan.

There's only one Ray Wilson album though so that's a bit different. 


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Genesis.
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

No contest.
Yep. If we look at the PA album ratings of both bands, Rush wins by a landslide.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Rush, easily. I dig Genesis (especially the albums immediately following Peter's departure), but Rush is the more consistent band. Yes, Rush streamlined their sound in the '80s, as most '70s bands did, but they didn't succumb to the whims of the pop sirens. They just kept evolving, they kept making good music.

I entirely  agree !!!
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No contest.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Well, if you're going to dump all their crap in there, then neither.

Well, sue me but I don't like it when someone says "I only like the PG era" or whatever. Because then I would have to have it listed as PG era Genes. When I say Genesis I mean the whole band not just one era of the band. 

You have tons of albums before the trio era though, it's not like somebody is saying they only like the Anthony Philips era, or the Syd Barret era in Pink Floyd, etc. I mean, you can find tons of Rolling Stones fan who don't care for post Exile on Main Street era, or Jethro fans who don't care post-Stormwatch, Kinks, R.E.M, etc.

I like the Collins era but I don't like they Ray Wilson era, I still consider myself a fan.


Edited by TheLionOfPrague - May 14 2021 at 17:15
I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Neither.


Wait a second. Wasn't this your response from the other poll? "At the end, the label doesn’t matter at all to me. I like their music and that’s all that matters. " How can you like their music but then vote neither?
Because the premises that have been set on the poll. I like the early Genesis, not after Hackett left, so it limits my choices. I vote neither for that reason only. I like both bands a lot, but from the albums I like, both from rush and Genesis, I cannot really pick and choose between them, so I also voted neither, meaning I don’t prefer one over the other.
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