Album Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

boo boo · 07-19-2010, 03:18 PM

Well I forgot about Rush. But I tend to think Rush were always more of a "rock" band than a "prog" or "pop" band. Their transition to a more accessible sound came with less of a compromise over their trademark sound. They always sound like Rush.

While with Genesis the distinctions between their earlier and latter material is much more obvious.

Unknown Soldier · 07-19-2010, 03:18 PM

By the way its 7:1 I doubt Genesis will catch up.

boo boo · 07-19-2010, 03:23 PM

I'm changing my vote for Genesis just to be the contrarian. And when people have irritated me enough to make me vote against my favorite album from my favorite band out of spite that's saying something.

Yes: 6
Genesis: 2

TheCunningStunt · 07-19-2010, 03:27 PM

Giving Genesis the pity vote?

Unknown Soldier · 07-19-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Well I forgot about Rush. But I tend to think Rush were always more of a "rock" band than a "prog" or "pop" band. Their transition to a more accessible sound came with less of a compromise over their trademark sound. They always sound like Rush.

While with Genesis it was a much more drastic and noticable evolution.

Agreed, considering that early Rush were very much a hard rock band that had read a lot more Tolkien and Asimov than they really needed to. They were always a far better prog band though than a hard rock one anyway. They made the successful transition to a more pop orientated sound, through the prog transitional albums of "Permanent Waves" and "Moving Pictures" and I don`t think too many people noticed.

~~James~~ · 07-19-2010, 03:30 PM

I really like the Genesis album but the Yes album is slightly better. I still prefer Gabriel's solo stuff to Genesis, although I like Genesis.

boo boo · 07-19-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Giving Genesis the pity vote?

Both of these are in my top 10 albums of all time. It's not a pity vote, I'm just gonna help Genesis out because if they lose just because a lot of people voted against them without having heard either f*cking album in question then that will be totally bogus and unfair.

TheCunningStunt · 07-19-2010, 03:36 PM

Hmm, evening things up a bit. Why not, I still think Genesis will lose. I really should give Yes a bit of a listen. They could be even more horrible than Genesis.

Unknown Soldier · 07-19-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Hmm, evening things up a bit. Why not, I still think Genesis will lose. I really should give Yes a bit of a listen. They could be even more horrible than Genesis.

Try "Tales From Topographic Oceans"

TheCunningStunt · 07-19-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Try "Tales From Topographic Oceans"

81 minutes long? Seriously? I'd be lucky to last 10 when Proggressive Rock is concerned.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Giving Genesis the pity vote? __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Hmm, evening things up a bit. Why not, I still think Genesis will lose. I really should give Yes a bit of a listen. They could be even more horrible than Genesis. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	By the way its 7:1 I doubt Genesis will catch up.

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~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I really like the Genesis album but the Yes album is slightly better. I still prefer Gabriel's solo stuff to Genesis, although I like Genesis.