From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Studio Poll Results
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:18:54 GMT
Organization: UB

Here are the poll results as of 10/12/92.
If you want to add your input, look for the voting ballot in the follow-
up post, and follow the instructions there.  Thanks to everyone for
participating.  If more votes come in, the updated results will be
posted on 10/19/92.

#)      rank
[#.###] score average
##      number of votes for that title

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.150] 80 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.461] 76
   3) Hemispheres           [8.233] 73
   4) 2112                  [8.107] 75
   5) Signals               [8.041] 74

   6) Power Windows         [7.833] 72
   7) Grace Under Pressure  [7.573] 75
   8) A Farewell to Kings   [7.556] 72
   9) Hold Your Fire        [7.486] 74
  10) Roll the Bones        [7.447] 76

  11) Presto                [7.066] 76
  12) Fly By Night          [6.145] 69
  13) Caress of Steel       [5.909] 66
  14) Rush                  [4.493] 67    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.139] 72
    2) Limelight             [9.026] 77
    3) La Villa Strangiato   [8.960] 75
    4) Subdivisions          [8.922] 77
    5) YYZ                   [8.896] 77
    6) Red Barchetta         [8.885] 78
    7) The Spirit of Radio   [8.833] 78
    8) Tom Sawyer            [8.722] 79
    9) Xanadu                [8.680] 75
   10) The Trees             [8.653] 75

   11) Freewill              [8.584] 77
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.424] 66
   13) Marathon              [8.362] 69
   14) Witch Hunt            [8.253] 75    
   15) Time Stand Still      [8.237] 76
   16) Hemispheres           [8.232] 69
   17) Natural Science       [8.224] 67
   18) Dreamline             [8.162] 74
   19) Force Ten             [8.111] 72
   20) The Camera Eye        [8.066] 76

   21) Where's My Thing?     [8.057] 70
   22) Closer to the Heart   [8.052] 77
   23) Manhattan Project     [7.986] 73
   24) Territories           [7.970] 67
   25) Distant Early Warning [7.960] 75
   26) Roll the Bones        [7.958] 72
   27) The Big Money         [7.946] 74
   28) Ghost of a Chance     [7.915] 71
   29) Vital Signs           [7.870] 77
   30) Turn the Page         [7.866] 67

   31) Losing It             [7.848] 66
   32) Prime Mover           [7.841] 63
   33) Bravado               [7.838] 68
   34) Presto                [7.829] 70
   35) The Weapon            [7.794] 68
   36) The Pass              [7.791] 67
   37) Red Sector A          [7.778] 72
   38) The Enemy Within      [7.734] 64
   39) Entre Nous            [7.691] 68
   40) Show Don't Tell       [7.662] 74

   41) Mystic Rhythms        [7.653] 72
   42) Jacob's Ladder        [7.644] 73
   43) Mission               [7.636] 66
   44) Circumstances         [7.597] 67
   45) The Body Electric     [7.591] 66
   46) Fly by Night          [7.589] 73
   47) Available Light       [7.508] 65
   48) Kid Gloves            [7.478] 67
   49) Afterimage            [7.460] 63
   50) A Farewell to Kings   [7.452] 73

   51) Something for Nothing [7.449] 69
   52) Lock and Key          [7.424] 66
   53) Red Tide              [7.328] 64
   54) Second Nature         [7.288] 66
   55) Cygnus X-1            [7.268] 71
   56) New World Man         [7.216] 74
   57) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.209] 67
   58) Different Strings     [7.206] 68
   59) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.194] 72
   60) Middletown Dreams     [7.167] 66

   61) Working Man           [7.129] 70
   62) The Big Wheel         [7.119] 67
   63) Between the Wheels    [7.111] 63
   64) Anthem                [7.110] 73
 T 65) Grand Designs         [7.092] 65
 T 65) War Paint             [7.092] 65
   67) Bastille Day          [7.074] 68
   68) Emotion Detector      [7.000] 65
   69) Open Secrets          [6.984] 63
   70) Chain Lightning       [6.955] 66

   71) Beneath, Between,...  [6.905] 63
   72) Neurotica             [6.900] 70
   73) High Water            [6.877] 65
   74) Heresy                [6.870] 69
   75) In the End            [6.857] 63
   76) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.821] 67
   77) Superconductor        [6.819] 72
   78) Lakeside Park         [6.783] 69
   79) Digital Man           [6.769] 65
   80) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.733] 60

   81) Countdown             [6.706] 68
   82) Cinderella Man        [6.700] 70
   83) Scars                 [6.697] 66
   84) Chemistry             [6.545] 66
   85) Tai Shan              [6.485] 66
   86) Face Up               [6.471] 68
   87) Hand Over Fist        [6.470] 66
   88) Lessons               [6.455] 66
   89) Red Lenses            [6.446] 65
   90) You Bet Your Life     [6.294] 68

   91) The Necromancer       [6.183] 60
   92) Finding My Way        [6.121] 66
   93) Tears                 [6.119] 67
   94) Madrigal              [5.783] 69
   95) The Twilight Zone     [5.765] 68
   96) Best I Can            [5.721] 61
   97) Making Memories       [5.702] 57
   98) In the Mood           [5.683] 63
   99) What You're Doing     [5.615] 65
  100) I Think Im Going Bald [5.306] 62

  101) Rivendell             [5.177] 62
  102) Before & After        [5.060] 50
  103) Here Again            [4.706] 51
  104) Take a Friend         [4.611] 54
  105) Need Some Love        [4.566] 53

    Rush (5.436)          Fly by Night (6.485)       Caress of Steel (6.416)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 61) Working Man          46) Fly by Night           67) Bastille Day  
 92) Finding My Way       64) Anthem                 78) Lakeside Park      
 98) In the Mood          71) Beneath, Between,..    80) Fountain of Lamneth
 99) What You're Doing    75) In the End             91) The Necromancer
102) Before & After       76) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 100) I Think I'm Going Bald 
103) Here Again           96) Best I Can            
104) Take a Friend        97) Making Memories
105) Need Some Love      101) Rivendell

      2112 (7.020)        A Farewell to Kings (7.323)   Hemispheres (8.361)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    9) Xanadu                3) La Villa Strangiato
 51) Something For Nothing  22) Closer to the Heart  10) The Trees  
 59) A Passage to Bangkok   50) A Farewell to Kings  16) Hemispheres  
 88) Lessons                55) Cygnus X-1           44) Circumstances
 93) Tears                  82) Cinderella Man
 95) The Twilight Zone      94) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.030)   Moving Pictures (8.531)  Signals (7.528)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  7) The Spirit of Radio     2) Limelight            4) Subdivisions
 11) Freewill                5) YYZ                 12) The Analog Kid
 17) Natural Science         6) Red Barchetta       31) Losing It  
 39) Entre Nous              8) Tom Sawyer          35) The Weapon 
 42) Jacob's Ladder         14) Witch Hunt          56) New World Man
 58) Different Strings      20) The Camera Eye      79) Digital Man
                            29) Vital Signs         81) Countdown
                                                    84) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.445) Power Windows (7.647)  Hold Your Fire (7.475)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 25) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            15) Time Stand Still
 37) Red Sector A           23) Manhattan Project   19) Force Ten
 38) The Enemy Within       24) Territories         30) Turn the Page
 45) The Body Electric      27) The Big Money       32) Prime Mover
 48) Kid Gloves             41) Mystic Rhythms      43) Mission      
 49) Afterimage             60) Middletown Dreams   52) Lock and Key
 63) Between the Wheels     65) Grand Designs       54) Second Nature
 89) Red Lenses             68) Emotion Detector    69) Open Secrets  
                                                    73) High Water
                                                    85) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.215)       Roll the Bones (7.358)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 34) Presto              18) Dreamline             3) La Villa Strangiato 
 36) The Pass            21) Where's My Thing?     5) YYZ
 40) Show Don't Tell     26) Roll the Bones       21) Where's My Thing?
 47) Available Light     28) Ghost of a Chance                         
 53) Red Tide            33) Bravado            Epics & other long forms
 57) Anagram             62) The Big Wheel      ------------------------
 65) War Paint           72) Neurotica           1) 2112                      
 70) Chain Lightning     74) Heresy              9) Xanadu                 
 77) Superconductor      86) Face Up            16) Hemispheres
 83) Scars               90) You Bet Your Life  17) Natural Science
 87) Hand Over Fist                             20) The Camera Eye
                                                55) Cygnus X-1        
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    76) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
----------------------------                    80) The Fountain of Lamneth
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.531)                 91) The Necromancer        
 2) Hemispheres         (8.361)            
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.030)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg) 
 4) Power Windows       (7.647)                 --------------------------
 5) Signals             (7.528)                 1) Chapter II  (8.056)    
 6) Hold Your Fire      (7.475)                 2) Chapter III (7.521)
 7) Grace Under Pressure(7.445)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.283)
 8) Roll the Bones      (7.358)                 4) Chapter I   (6.280)
 9) A Farewell to Kings (7.323)                
10) Presto              (7.215)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
11) 2112                (7.020)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
12) Fly by Night        (6.485)                 Ch. III= Sig,p/g,PoW,HYF  
13) Caress of Steel     (6.416)                 Ch. IV = Presto,RtB       
14) Rush                (5.436)               
                                             
Overall song average = 7.271
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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