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angelmk 
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 Posted: March 30 2009 at 13:28 |
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i 've missed this poll till now i guess, so to say a few things.. without hesitation Rush.
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mr.cub
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 14:22 |
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Ive lived my entire life without Rush but cannot fathom living without The Beatles. That is simply the personal effect their music has had on me. Im sure people can relate to Rush for one reason or another, but they never communicated something greater to me like the Beatles. I have tried out a few Rush albums lately and I like the musicianship but again the Beatles literally changed my outlook on life, there is something greater than the music at work with them. And I do not think I can say the same about Rush
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claugroi
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:53 |
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Symphonic Prog Master
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 02:15 |
 memowakeman wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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That is why i am not really a Beatles follower, i think their value is just from the historic point of view as you said, they openend doors for new music, sounds and new genres, but i find most of their music boring.
I am not a true Rush follower either, but i actually listen to them more and prefer them over Beatles.
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Right on bro. I'd rather take a band that still has a lot of historical significance that I can actually enjoy listening to than a band with even more historical significance which I find to be garbage except for these 2 songs Helter Skelter and Revolution no.9. And I'm not a true Rush follower either, FWIW.
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BiGi
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 04:19 |
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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Well, they surely gave way to introducing a new level of experimentation in music, delivering it pleasantly enough to reach the ears of the average rock listeners.
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A flower? 
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BaldJean
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 05:32 |
HughesJB4 wrote:
memowakeman wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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That is why i am not really a Beatles follower, i think their value is just from the historic point of view as you said, they openend doors for new music, sounds and new genres, but i find most of their music boring.
I am not a true Rush follower either, but i actually listen to them more and prefer them over Beatles.
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Right on bro.
I'd rather take a band that still has a lot of historical significance that I can actually enjoy listening to than a band with even more historical significance which I find to be garbage except for these 2 songs Helter Skelter and Revolution no.9.
And I'm not a true Rush follower either, FWIW.
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there are a lot more songs by the Beatles which I can listen to and liking it still, not only "Helter Skelter" and "Revolution Nr. 9". songs like "Julia" or "I will" have wonderful melodies. the Beatles had a great knack for melodies, which is unrivalled by any other prog band, in my opinion. even conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein admired the melodies of the Beatles
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LinusW
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:17 |
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I'm a big fan of the Beatles. I'm an even bigger fan of Rush.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:18 |
BaldJean wrote:
HughesJB4 wrote:
memowakeman wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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That is why i am not really a Beatles follower, i think their value is just from the historic point of view as you said, they openend doors for new music, sounds and new genres, but i find most of their music boring.
I am not a true Rush follower either, but i actually listen to them more and prefer them over Beatles.
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Right on bro.
I'd rather take a band that still has a lot of historical significance that I can actually enjoy listening to than a band with even more historical significance which I find to be garbage except for these 2 songs Helter Skelter and Revolution no.9.
And I'm not a true Rush follower either, FWIW.
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there are a lot more songs by the Beatles which I can listen to and liking it still, not only "Helter Skelter" and "Revolution Nr. 9". songs like "Julia" or "I will" have wonderful melodies. the Beatles had a great knack for melodies, which is unrivalled by any other prog band, in my opinion. even conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein admired the melodies of the Beatles
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Fair enough. I still don't like The Beatles except those 2 songs 
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Abstrakt
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:22 |
HughesJB4 wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
HughesJB4 wrote:
memowakeman wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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That is why i am not really a Beatles follower, i think their value is just from the historic point of view as you said, they openend doors for new music, sounds and new genres, but i find most of their music boring.
I am not a true Rush follower either, but i actually listen to them more and prefer them over Beatles.
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Right on bro.
I'd rather take a band that still has a lot of historical significance that I can actually enjoy listening to than a band with even more historical significance which I find to be garbage except for these 2 songs Helter Skelter and Revolution no.9.
And I'm not a true Rush follower either, FWIW.
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there are a lot more songs by the Beatles which I can listen to and liking it still, not only "Helter Skelter" and "Revolution Nr. 9". songs like "Julia" or "I will" have wonderful melodies. the Beatles had a great knack for melodies, which is unrivalled by any other prog band, in my opinion. even conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein admired the melodies of the Beatles
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Fair enough. I still don't like The Beatles except those 2 songs
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That's because you're silly! 
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:26 |
Abstrakt wrote:
HughesJB4 wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
HughesJB4 wrote:
memowakeman wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
It is easier to understand than the fuss about Rush, at least from an historic point of view. I doubt we would have prog today if it hadn't been for the Beatles.
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That is why i am not really a Beatles follower, i think their value is just from the historic point of view as you said, they openend doors for new music, sounds and new genres, but i find most of their music boring.
I am not a true Rush follower either, but i actually listen to them more and prefer them over Beatles.
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Right on bro.
I'd rather take a band that still has a lot of historical significance that I can actually enjoy listening to than a band with even more historical significance which I find to be garbage except for these 2 songs Helter Skelter and Revolution no.9.
And I'm not a true Rush follower either, FWIW.
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there are a lot more songs by the Beatles which I can listen to and liking it still, not only "Helter Skelter" and "Revolution Nr. 9". songs like "Julia" or "I will" have wonderful melodies. the Beatles had a great knack for melodies, which is unrivalled by any other prog band, in my opinion. even conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein admired the melodies of the Beatles
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Fair enough. I still don't like The Beatles except those 2 songs
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That's because you're silly!
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Or because I don't buy into the media hype like some people do.
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LinusW
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:28 |
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Yeah. We've all been duped into liking what we like.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:29 |
Shut up Linus 
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LinusW
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:30 |
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 08:41 |
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I find it funny that the sacrosanct Beatles are only winning by a small margin much to the disapproval of indignant Beatles purists.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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BaldJean
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 09:36 |
the Beatles are sacrosanct? since when? certainly not in here. judging by some of the posts in the forum one would rather get the impression that Rush are sacrosanct . you just have to look at all the drummer polls which end 1) Peart .... nothing for a while... 2) others. 
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:54 |
BaldJean wrote:
the Beatles are sacrosanct? since when? certainly not in here. judging by some of the posts in the forum one would rather get the impression that Rush are sacrosanct . you just have to look at all the drummer polls which end 1) Peart .... nothing for a while... 2) others.
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Yes i completely agree in that.
Rush Archives? gimme a.... 
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JLocke
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 12:05 |
Peart will never touch Lennon in terms of songwriting ability or creativity.
That being said, technically speaking the better band is obvious, but from a prog standpoint, The Beatles had much more influence than Rush ever did. Rush inspired more Metal guys than Proggers.
This poll is near impossible to vote on for me, but I'm gonna have to go with the fab four.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 13:45 |
BaldJean wrote:
the Beatles are sacrosanct? since when? certainly not in here. judging by some of the posts in the forum one would rather get the impression that Rush are sacrosanct . you just have to look at all the drummer polls which end 1) Peart .... nothing for a while... 2) others.
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True on a local level maybe, but globally as you said Rush are given relatively little credit, but The Beatles tend to considered to best band ever all over. As Hughes said it seems you have to apologize whenever you label The Beatles as worse than any other artists. I was only referring to Beatles choosers posting in this thread actually.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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BaldJean
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 14:10 |
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Raff
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 15:03 |
Keltic wrote:
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There is also a whole ton of non Beatles fans and people that even hate The Beatles probably rolling on the floor laughing because they think for themselves and don't think The Beatles is the best band ever because Rolling Stone magazine tells people they are.
It's people like you that make people think we have to apologize for not liking this supposedly 'BEST BAND EVAH ZONG".
I don't apologize for hating most of their music. I think the Beatles suck and would rather listen to Eminem quite frankly.
I also feel their legacy is only tangentially related to music, the rest is just a world of media over hype that they left for us.
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What in the name of distilled cheap vodka and stupid haircuts do Russians know about music ?
I honestly don't give a twopenny fart whether you like them or not. Your loss, comrade.  [/QUOTE] Russian  ?
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