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Poll Question: which of the two top heavy/crossover prog band is the best
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    Posted: October 29 2013 at 20:50
Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

^ Good answer

Also great to see some Attic Thoughts publicitySmile

Yes since I am from Sweden. I thought I might as well represent my country in a good way. With a great album with great cover art.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 17:18
Rush, but I enjoy Supertamp as well, to some extent.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 15:47
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

This is slighty amusing to me as when I was at school there was a chap who leant me All The Worlds A Stage and Breakfast in America around about 1979. At the time I was deeply unimpressed with either. Rush were a heavy rock band pretending to be a bit prog while Supertramp were just very dull. I did like Logical Song though but that was it. As time progressed Rush became interesting and developed. Supertramp just went backwards with tripe like 'Its Raining Again'. Now I would count Rush as one of my favourite bands while Supertramp made one great song that I still love.


Update - I do like Supertramp a lot more now than I did a year or so ago.Smile
I realise now that I like to have some music on my I-pod that is 'warm' and Supertramp deliver that.Thumbs Up


That's funny. I was about to say something very similar Richard...

Rush still wins this hands down for me, but I've been listening to Crime of the century a lot over the last year, and it is a good album, although - and someone will shoot me for this - but I really don't like 'School'

Asylum and Rudy are great songs though, and Dreamer is kind of clever and original, though it seems to irritate most people who hear it. Another good song for clearing your house of unwanted guests late at night, along with Zappa and anything by VDGG.

Funny thing I've always loved Dreamer so you would be stuck permanently with me .. although Zappa might do the trick thoughLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 15:11
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

This is slighty amusing to me as when I was at school there was a chap who leant me All The Worlds A Stage and Breakfast in America around about 1979. At the time I was deeply unimpressed with either. Rush were a heavy rock band pretending to be a bit prog while Supertramp were just very dull. I did like Logical Song though but that was it. As time progressed Rush became interesting and developed. Supertramp just went backwards with tripe like 'Its Raining Again'. Now I would count Rush as one of my favourite bands while Supertramp made one great song that I still love.


Update - I do like Supertramp a lot more now than I did a year or so ago.Smile
I realise now that I like to have some music on my I-pod that is 'warm' and Supertramp deliver that.Thumbs Up


That's funny. I was about to say something very similar Richard...

Rush still wins this hands down for me, but I've been listening to Crime of the century a lot over the last year, and it is a good album, although - and someone will shoot me for this - but I really don't like 'School'

Asylum and Rudy are great songs though, and Dreamer is kind of clever and original, though it seems to irritate most people who hear it. Another good song for clearing your house of unwanted guests late at night, along with Zappa and anything by VDGG.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 13:10
eh neither really I guess
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 10:14
Hmm....I go farther back with Supertramp   had their vinyl from the beginning in college and even have the first one,. but as someone else said above I play more Rush these days and have from about Farewell on, so I say Rush for the sake of the poll.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 05:42
i like both, but Rush beats it to punch (their my 3rd favorite group of all time!)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 04:59
Quite difficult, Crime Of The Century is probably my 5/6th favourite prog album of all time, and I also love Even In The Quietest Moments but I own way more Rush albums. Rush are a lot more consistent and to this day are still releasing albums that I love (especially Clockwork Angels). They're also the prog rock band that I own the most albums of so I suppose it has to be Rush for me
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 02:49
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

This is slighty amusing to me as when I was at school there was a chap who leant me All The Worlds A Stage and Breakfast in America around about 1979. At the time I was deeply unimpressed with either. Rush were a heavy rock band pretending to be a bit prog while Supertramp were just very dull. I did like Logical Song though but that was it. As time progressed Rush became interesting and developed. Supertramp just went backwards with tripe like 'Its Raining Again'. Now I would count Rush as one of my favourite bands while Supertramp made one great song that I still love.


Update - I do like Supertramp a lot more now than I did a year or so ago.Smile

I realise now that I like to have some music on my I-pod that is 'warm' and Supertramp deliver that.Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2013 at 02:01
^ Good answer

Also great to see some Attic Thoughts publicitySmile


Edited by Chris S - October 29 2013 at 02:02
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 23:23
I like both bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 21:22
Rush by parsecs.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 20:56
70's The Tramp
80's/90,s/00/10 - Rush
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 20:35
Rush.

Not a fan of Roger Hodgson's voice, I'm afraid!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 20:22
Supertramp just for Crime of the Century
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 19:12
Rush for me...by a landslide Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2013 at 19:00
Supertramp. Rush is quite obviously the more technically skilled band, but their collective songwriting ability doesn't compare to Supertramp's (not to say theirs is extremely exceptional-just better than Rush's).

I'd also say that Rush's music leans toward rhythmic complexity and Supertramp's leans toward harmonic complexity and is more varied than Rush's. I'd rather be Hodgson any day of the week for his songwriting ability rather than have the amazing technical skills that the members of Rush possess.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 11 2012 at 19:35
The 'Tramps by far for me. Every album they've done up to Brother Where You Bound is a 4 or 5 star album for me. 

I could never get into Rush the way that others have, they've always seemed to be a 'wannabe' prog band. I find Geddy's voice to be ear piercing most of the time, the production to be too cheesy, and the subject matter is quite silly. I'd gladly accept recommendations, though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 11 2012 at 12:14
Originally posted by BnT BnT wrote:

I have to admit that out of Supertramp's discography I have only heard Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America. I enjoyed both albums, but never felt any serious drive to check out more, unlike Rush, which had me hooked from the first album I listened to on.
Well if you do feel like further listening I strongly suggest trying out Supertramp's first album. It's got a very different sound and has an overall melancholy that you don't often hear in their following discography. Also I find Richard Palmer does a better job on guitar than Roger Hodgson (In particular on 'Try Again'). Hodgson though doing a terrific job on bass (Especially on 'It's a Long Road').

And alternative further listening, try Hodgson's first solo album, 'In the Eye Of The Storm'. Such a similar sound to Supertramp and some brilliant tracks on it too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 11 2012 at 11:23
I have to admit that out of Supertramp's discography I have only heard Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America. I enjoyed both albums, but never felt any serious drive to check out more, unlike Rush, which had me hooked from the first album I listened to on.

So I guess my vote would go to Rush, had I been allowed to partake in the poll. still, sharing my opinion, because I am under the impression that's what forums are for.
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