From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Studio Poll Results
Date: 5 Oct 92 18:25:29 GMT
Organization: UB

Here are the poll results as of 10/5/92.
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 10/12/92.

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

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.132] 76 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.486] 72
   3) Hemispheres           [8.246] 69
   4) 2112                  [8.085] 71
   5) Signals               [8.043] 70

   6) Power Windows         [7.824] 68
   7) Grace Under Pressure  [7.577] 71
   8) Hold Your Fire        [7.557] 70
   9) A Farewell to Kings   [7.529] 68
  10) Roll the Bones        [7.458] 72

  11) Presto                [7.069] 72
  12) Fly By Night          [6.104] 67
  13) Caress of Steel       [5.875] 64
  14) Rush                  [4.446] 65    

SONGS:
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    1) 2112                  [9.130] 69
    2) Limelight             [9.000] 74
    3) Red Barchetta         [8.973] 75
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.944] 72
    5) Subdivisions          [8.905] 74
    6) YYZ                   [8.851] 74
    7) The Spirit of Radio   [8.800] 75
    8) Tom Sawyer            [8.737] 76
    9) Xanadu                [8.667] 72
   10) The Trees             [8.639] 72

   11) Freewill              [8.568] 74
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.460] 63
   13) Marathon              [8.424] 66
   14) Hemispheres           [8.288] 66
 T 15) Witch Hunt            [8.250] 72    
 T 15) Natural Science       [8.250] 64
   17) Time Stand Still      [8.205] 73
   18) Dreamline             [8.141] 71
   19) Force Ten             [8.087] 69
   20) The Camera Eye        [8.082] 73

   21) Territories           [8.031] 64
   22) Where's My Thing?     [8.030] 67
   23) Closer to the Heart   [8.027] 74
   24) Manhattan Project     [8.000] 70
   25) Roll the Bones        [7.986] 69
   26) The Big Money         [7.958] 71
   27) Distant Early Warning [7.944] 72
   28) Turn the Page         [7.938] 64
   29) Ghost of a Chance     [7.926] 68
   30) Losing It             [7.873] 63

   31) Prime Mover           [7.867] 60
   32) The Weapon            [7.862] 65
   33) Presto                [7.851] 67
   34) Vital Signs           [7.838] 74
   35) Bravado               [7.831] 65
   36) The Pass              [7.813] 64
   37) Red Sector A          [7.754] 69
   38) The Enemy Within      [7.721] 61
   39) Entre Nous            [7.708] 65
   40) Show Don't Tell       [7.662] 71

   41) Mission               [7.651] 63
   42) Mystic Rhythms        [7.638] 69
   43) The Body Electric     [7.619] 63
   44) Jacob's Ladder        [7.614] 70
   45) Circumstances         [7.609] 64
   46) Fly by Night          [7.586] 70
   47) Available Light       [7.565] 62
   48) Kid Gloves            [7.531] 64
   49) Afterimage            [7.483] 60
   50) Something for Nothing [7.470] 66

   51) Lock and Key          [7.460] 63
   52) A Farewell to Kings   [7.429] 70
   53) Second Nature         [7.317] 63
   54) Red Tide              [7.311] 61
   55) Cygnus X-1            [7.279] 68
   56) New World Man         [7.239] 71
   57) Middletown Dreams     [7.206] 63
   58) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.203] 64
   59) Different Strings     [7.169] 65
   60) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.159] 69

   61) Grand Designs         [7.129] 62
   62) Working Man           [7.119] 67
   63) Between the Wheels    [7.117] 60
   64) The Big Wheel         [7.109] 64
   65) War Paint             [7.097] 62
   66) Anthem                [7.086] 70
   67) Emotion Detector      [7.065] 62
   68) Bastille Day          [7.030] 66
   69) Open Secrets          [6.967] 60
   70) Chain Lightning       [6.952] 63

   71) High Water            [6.903] 62
   72) In the End            [6.869] 61
   73) Neurotica             [6.866] 67
   74) Superconductor        [6.855] 69
   75) Beneath, Between,...  [6.836] 61
   76) Heresy                [6.818] 66
   77) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.815] 65
   78) Lakeside Park         [6.791] 67
   79) Digital Man           [6.790] 62
   80) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.776] 58

   81) Cinderella Man        [6.657] 67
   82) Scars                 [6.651] 63
   83) Countdown             [6.646] 65
   84) Hand Over Fist        [6.524] 63
 T 85) Tai Shan              [6.508] 63
 T 85) Chemistry             [6.508] 63
   87) Face Up               [6.462] 65
   88) Lessons               [6.444] 63
   89) Red Lenses            [6.419] 62
   90) You Bet Your Life     [6.246] 65

   91) Finding My Way        [6.141] 64
   92) The Necromancer       [6.138] 58
   93) Tears                 [6.094] 64
   94) Madrigal              [5.742] 66
   95) In the Mood           [5.705] 61
   96) Best I Can            [5.695] 59
   97) The Twilight Zone     [5.692] 65
   98) Making Memories       [5.691] 55
   99) What You're Doing     [5.603] 63
  100) I Think Im Going Bald [5.300] 60

  101) Rivendell             [5.117] 60
  102) Before & After        [5.063] 48
  103) Here Again            [4.720] 50
  104) Need Some Love        [4.577] 52
  105) Take a Friend         [4.558] 52

    Rush (5.436)          Fly by Night (6.462)       Caress of Steel (6.407)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 62) Working Man          46) Fly by Night           68) Bastille Day  
 91) Finding My Way       66) Anthem                 78) Lakeside Park      
 95) In the Mood          72) In the End             80) Fountain of Lamneth
 99) What You're Doing    75) Beneath, Between,..    92) The Necromancer
102) Before & After       77) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 100) I Think I'm Going Bald 
103) Here Again           96) Best I Can            
104) Need Some Love       98) Making Memories
105) Take a Friend       101) Rivendell

      2112 (6.998)        A Farewell to Kings (7.300)   Hemispheres (8.370)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    9) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 50) Something For Nothing  23) Closer to the Heart  10) The Trees  
 60) A Passage to Bangkok   52) A Farewell to Kings  14) Hemispheres  
 88) Lessons                55) Cygnus X-1           45) Circumstances
 93) Tears                  81) Cinderella Man
 97) The Twilight Zone      94) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.018)   Moving Pictures (8.533)  Signals (7.535)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  7) The Spirit of Radio     2) Limelight            5) Subdivisions
 11) Freewill                3) Red Barchetta       12) The Analog Kid
 15) Natural Science         6) YYZ                 30) Losing It  
 39) Entre Nous              8) Tom Sawyer          32) The Weapon 
 44) Jacob's Ladder         15) Witch Hunt          56) New World Man
 59) Different Strings      20) The Camera Eye      79) Digital Man
                            34) Vital Signs         83) Countdown
                                                    85) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.449) Power Windows (7.681)  Hold Your Fire (7.490)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 27) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            17) Time Stand Still
 37) Red Sector A           21) Territories         19) Force Ten
 38) The Enemy Within       24) Manhattan Project   28) Turn the Page
 43) The Body Electric      26) The Big Money       31) Prime Mover
 48) Kid Gloves             42) Mystic Rhythms      41) Mission      
 49) Afterimage             57) Middletown Dreams   51) Lock and Key
 63) Between the Wheels     61) Grand Designs       53) Second Nature
 89) Red Lenses             67) Emotion Detector    69) Open Secrets  
                                                    71) High Water
                                                    85) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.226)       Roll the Bones (7.342)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 33) Presto              18) Dreamline             4) La Villa Strangiato 
 36) The Pass            22) Where's My Thing?     6) YYZ
 40) Show Don't Tell     25) Roll the Bones       22) Where's My Thing?
 47) Available Light     29) Ghost of a Chance                         
 54) Red Tide            35) Bravado            Epics & other long forms
 58) Anagram             64) The Big Wheel      ------------------------
 65) War Paint           73) Neurotica           1) 2112                      
 70) Chain Lightning     76) Heresy              9) Xanadu                 
 74) Superconductor      87) Face Up            14) Hemispheres
 82) Scars               90) You Bet Your Life  15) Natural Science
 84) Hand Over Fist                             20) The Camera Eye
                                                55) Cygnus X-1        
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    77) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
----------------------------                    80) The Fountain of Lamneth
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.533)                 92) The Necromancer        
 2) Hemispheres         (8.370)            
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.018)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg) 
 4) Power Windows       (7.681)                 --------------------------
 5) Signals             (7.535)                 1) Chapter II  (8.049)    
 6) Hold Your Fire      (7.490)                 2) Chapter III (7.536)
 7) Grace Under Pressure(7.449)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.281)
 8) Roll the Bones      (7.342)                 4) Chapter I   (6.267)
 9) A Farewell to Kings (7.300)                
10) Presto              (7.226)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
11) 2112                (6.998)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
12) Fly by Night        (6.462)                 Ch. III= Sig,p/g,PoW,HYF  
13) Caress of Steel     (6.407)                 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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