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dr wu23 
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 Posted: June 11 2013 at 13:49 |
Went with Kansas.....have to support the US bands aftrer all. 
But...I'm also a fan of both Rush and Nektar.....but I don't hear this 'heavy prog' element in Nektar that people often bring up. Indeed they are listed as psychedelic space rock by the team here at PA.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 14:27 |
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Kansas. I much prefer their albums to Rush and Nektar. They are much more to my taste prog wise. Rush blows them out of the water instrumentally, but I prefer the vocals of Kansas. I can't get into Nektar at all though I've tried several times.
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Hercules
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 15:41 |
Rush.
Not really impressed by Kansas; not bad but far from great. Nektar too are just OK.
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King Crimson776
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 15:52 |
WTF
Why is this kind of hard to decide... each band has notable flaws, yet I can't seem to weigh it out.
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otto pankrock
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 18:22 |
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Nektar. Never really was a fan of the other two.
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verslibre
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 18:29 |
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Rush for me. Kansas is also a fantastic band, but they've never been able to recapture the glory of their heyday. I can't get into Nektar.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 19:43 |
 dr wu23 wrote:
Nektar.....but I don't hear this 'heavy prog' element in Nektar that people often bring up. Indeed they are listed as psychedelic space rock by the team here at PA. |
I think that the 'live in studio' album 'Sounds Like This...' is quite the heavy affair. Roye shreds like a mofo. Great band.
I have many Rush albums, and a couple of Kansas too, but Nektar has the edge over them.
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RedNightmareKing
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 20:40 |
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Haven't heard any Nektar, but I've been meaning to... I love Kansas. The 5-album run is stellar. But Rush absolutely takes the cake. They're practically the band that got me into prog. They earn my vote.
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I consider drone metal to be progressive...
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 20:47 |
May screen nick tell the tale. Rush all the way for me 
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 22:20 |
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Rush is the best band ever.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 22:26 |
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I don't really care for any of them.
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Neo-Romantic
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 00:47 |
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Rush for sure.
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progbethyname
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 02:01 |
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Ok. To me this poll is not even fair. Rush slays these other bands! No question. Rush gets my vote by a very long shot.
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twseel
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 13:47 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
I don't really care for any of them.
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This, I think they are all quite average and over-hyped.
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dennismoore
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 13:50 |
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I think Nektar deserves as much praise as Rush and Kansas for presenting a more heavy and epic prog rock, |
I agree, I love Nektar.
I don't think Roye Albrighton gets the recognition he deserves as:
Lead Singer
Main Songwriter
Lead Guitarist
Wow!
Recycled & Remember The Future are classic prog recordings.
Though I voted, I will say I love all three bands, this is like saying which do you prefer?
To eat? or to breath? You can't pick just one.(Not if you want to live very long...)
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progbethyname
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 14:09 |
twseel wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
I don't really care for any of them.
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This, I think they are all quite average and over-hyped. |
Rush...average?? Can't say I agree with that. Nothing average about that band. Listen to Hemispheres and tell me what is 'average' about that album. 
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King Crimson776
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 19:25 |
Rush can't write epics to save their lives. It's a bunch of riffs dragged on and on.
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 19:54 |
Love Rush Like Nektar Loathe Kansas
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 19:57 |
King Crimson776 wrote:
Rush can't write epics to save their lives. It's a bunch of riffs dragged on and on. |
Try Caress of Steel's epics.
;]
Instead of just Cygnus X-1
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King Crimson776
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Posted: June 12 2013 at 20:48 |
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I've heard all of goddamn classic Rush... their instrumental tones are soothing, my favorite thing about them.
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