In technical skill, sure.
But i consider kicking ass a technical skill, which The Who are much better at.
The Who were more original as well, not to say that Rush are not original... Though they did borrow a lot from their influences (which include Yes, Zep and you guessed it, The Who) and made it more modern and added a more complex structure to the formula, but without being too complex... One reason for Rush's success was because they had a more "rock n roll" feel than any other prog band as well as writing more accessible and catchy songs, not just because of their instrumental abbilities, since many prog bands either come close to or surpass Rush in that department.
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