From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Rush Poll Results
Date: 7 Sep 92 20:41:17 GMT
Organization: UB


Here are the poll results as of 9/07/92.
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 9/14/92.

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

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.107] 56 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.481] 54
   3) Signals               [8.216] 51
   4) 2112                  [8.196] 51
   5) Hemispheres           [8.184] 49

   6) A Farewell to Kings   [7.840] 50
   7) Power Windows         [7.824] 51
   8) Grace Under Pressure  [7.648] 54
   9) Roll the Bones        [7.491] 55
  10) Hold Your Fire        [7.442] 52

  11) Presto                [7.056] 54
  12) Caress of Steel       [6.130] 46
  13) Fly By Night          [5.959] 49
  14) Rush                  [4.596] 47    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.340] 50
    2) Red Barchetta         [9.107] 56
    3) Subdivisions          [9.018] 55
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.943] 53
    5) Limelight             [8.927] 55
    6) The Spirit of Radio   [8.860] 57
    7) YYZ                   [8.855] 55
    8) Xanadu                [8.741] 54
    9) Tom Sawyer            [8.649] 57
   10) Freewill              [8.571] 56

   11) The Trees             [8.547] 53
   12) Marathon              [8.462] 52
   13) The Analog Kid        [8.449] 49
   14) Time Stand Still      [8.411] 56
   15) Witch Hunt            [8.302] 53
   16) Distant Early Warning [8.241] 54
   17) Closer to the Heart   [8.214] 56
   18) Dreamline             [8.143] 56
   19) Force Ten             [8.130] 54
   20) Bravado               [8.120] 50

   21) Hemispheres           [8.104] 48
   22) Manhattan Project     [8.094] 53
   23) Natural Science       [8.061] 49
   24) The Camera Eye        [8.056] 54
   25) Territories           [8.020] 49
   26) The Pass              [7.979] 48
   27) Presto                [7.941] 51
   28) Turn the Page         [7.939] 49
   29) Roll the Bones        [7.926] 54
   30) Ghost of a Chance     [7.887] 53

   31) Red Sector A          [7.868] 53
   32) Vital Signs           [7.855] 55
   33) The Big Money         [7.849] 53
   34) Where's My Thing?     [7.846] 52
 T 35) The Weapon            [7.840] 50
 T 35) Entre Nous            [7.840] 50
   37) Jacob's Ladder        [7.811] 53
   38) Prime Mover           [7.783] 46
   39) The Body Electric     [7.760] 50
   40) Mystic Rhythms        [7.745] 51

   41) Losing It             [7.708] 48
   42) The Enemy Within      [7.688] 48
   43) Available Light       [7.660] 47
   44) Circumstances         [7.652] 46
   45) Show Don't Tell       [7.648] 54
   46) A Farewell to Kings   [7.615] 52
   47) Kid Gloves            [7.612] 49
 T 48) Fly by Night          [7.604] 53
 T 48) Mission               [7.604] 48
   50) The Rhythm Method     [7.565] 23

   51) Something for Nothing [7.531] 49
   52) Afterimage            [7.500] 48
   53) Lock and Key          [7.375] 48
   54) Broon's Bane          [7.308] 39
   55) Red Tide              [7.261] 46
   56) Second Nature         [7.250] 48
   57) War Paint             [7.234] 47
   58) Cygnus X-1            [7.220] 50
   59) Middletown Dreams     [7.204] 49
 T 60) New World Man         [7.200] 55
 T 60) Different Strings     [7.200] 50

   62) Bastille Day          [7.160] 50
   63) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.137] 51
   64) Working Man           [7.118] 51
   65) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.083] 48
   66) Fountain of Lamneth   [7.067] 45
   67) The Big Wheel         [7.041] 49
   68) Between the Wheels    [7.021] 47
   69) Grand Designs         [7.000] 48
   70) Anthem                [6.981] 52

   71) Open Secrets          [6.978] 46
   72) Lakeside Park         [6.960] 50
   73) Chain Lightning       [6.896] 48
   74) In the End            [6.864] 44
   75) Heresy                [6.824] 51
   76) Emotion Detector      [6.813] 48
   77) Cinderella Man        [6.796] 49
   78) Superconductor        [6.769] 52
   79) High Water            [6.745] 47
   80) Beneath, Between,...  [6.717] 46

   81) Neurotica             [6.692] 52
   82) Digital Man           [6.646] 48
   83) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.612] 49
   84) Countdown             [6.510] 49
   85) Lessons               [6.490] 49
   86) Scars                 [6.458] 48
   87) Chemistry             [6.429] 49
   88) Tears                 [6.388] 49
   89) Face Up               [6.360] 50
   90) You Bet Your Life     [6.300] 50

   91) Hand Over Fist        [6.298] 47
   92) Red Lenses            [6.250] 48
   93) Tai Shan              [6.229] 48
   94) Finding My Way        [6.083] 48
   95) The Necromancer       [6.067] 45
   96) In the Mood           [5.884] 43
   97) Madrigal              [5.776] 49
   98) What You're Doing     [5.688] 48
   99) The Twilight Zone     [5.592] 49
  100) Best I Can            [5.477] 44

  101) Making Memories       [5.463] 41
  102) I Think Im Going Bald [5.378] 45
  103) Rivendell             [4.911] 45
  104) Before & After        [4.868] 38
  105) Take a Friend         [4.575] 40
  106) Here Again            [4.550] 40
  107) Need Some Love        [4.400] 40

Here is an breakdown by various categories:

    RUSH (5.396)          Fly by Night (6.329)       Caress of Steel (6.526)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 64) Working Man          48) Fly by Night           62) Bastille Day  
 94) Finding My Way       70) Anthem                 66) Fountain of Lamneth
 96) In the Mood          74) In the End             72) Lakeside Park      
 98) What You're Doing    80) Beneath, Between,...   95) The Necromancer
104) Before & After       83) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 102) I Think I'm Going Bald 
105) Take a Friend       100) Best I Can            
106) Here Again          101) Making Memories
107) Need Some Love      103) Rivendell

      2112 (7.080)        A Farewell to Kings (7.394)   Hemispheres (8.312)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    8) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 51) Something For Nothing  17) Closer to the Heart  11) The Trees  
 63) A Passage to Bangkok   46) A Farewell to Kings  21) Hemispheres  
 85) Lessons                58) Cygnus X-1           44) Circumstances
 88) Tears                  77) Cinderella Man
 99) The Twilight Zone      97) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.057)   Moving Pictures (8.536)  Signals (7.475)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  6) The Spirit of Radio     2) Red Barchetta        3) Subdivisions
 10) Freewill                5) Limelight           13) The Analog Kid
 23) Natural Science         7) YYZ                 35) The Weapon
 35) Entre Nous              9) Tom Sawyer          41) Losing It
 37) Jacob's Ladder         15) Witch Hunt          60) New World Man
 60) Different Strings      24) The Camera Eye      82) Digital Man
                            32) Vital Signs         84) Countdown
                                                    87) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.493) Power Windows (7.648)  Hold Your Fire (7.444)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 16) Distant Early Warning  12) Marathon            14) Time Stand Still
 31) Red Sector A           22) Manhattan Project   19) Force Ten
 39) The Body Electric      25) Territories         28) Turn the Page
 42) The Enemy Within       33) The Big Money       38) Prime Mover
 47) Kid Gloves             40) Mystic Rhythms      48) Mission      
 52) Afterimage             59) Middletown Dreams   53) Lock and Key
 68) Between the Wheels     69) Grand Designs       56) Second Nature
 92) Red Lenses             76) Emotion Detector    71) Open Secrets  
                                                    79) High Water
                                                    93) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.202)       Roll the Bones (7.314)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 26) The Pass            18) Dreamline             4) La Villa Strangiato 
 27) Presto              20) Bravado               5) YYZ
 43) Available Light     29) Roll the Bones       26) Where's My Thing?
 45) Show Don't Tell     30) Ghost of a Chance    39) The Rhythm Method
 55) Red Tide            34) Where's My Thing?    54) Broon's Bane
 57) War Paint           67) The Big Wheel
 65) Anagram             75) Heresy             Epics & other long forms      
 73) Chain Lightning     81) Neurotica          ------------------------
 78) Superconductor      89) Face Up             1) 2112
 86) Scars               90) You Bet Your Life   8) Xanadu
 91) Hand Over Fist                             21) Hemispheres  
                                                23) Natural Science  
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    24) The Camera Eye
----------------------------                    58) Cygnus X-1
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.536)                 66) The Fountain of Lamneth
 2) Hemispheres         (8.312)                 83) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.057)                 95) The Necromancer
 4) Power Windows       (7.648)
 5) Grace Under Pressure(7.493)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg)
 6) Signals             (7.475)                 ----------------------
 7) Hold Your Fire      (7.444)                 1) Chapter II  (8.074)
 8) A Farewell to Kings (7.394)                 2) Chapter III (7.511)
 9) Roll the Bones      (7.314)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.255)
10) Presto              (7.202)                 4) Chapter I   (6.256)
11) 2112                (7.080)
12) Caress of Steel     (6.526)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
13) Fly by Night        (6.329)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
14) Rush                (5.396)                 Ch. III= Sig,GUP,PoW,HYF
                                                Ch. IV = Presto,RtB
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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