From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: RushRate 1/22/93
Date: 22 Jan 93 21:49:45 GMT
Organization: UB

RushRate is an ongoing survey that is conducted on alt.music.rush.

It is intended to:
-Gauge the collective opinion of alt.music.rush readers. 
-Stimulate discussions of specific Rush songs and albums.
-Be a generally interesting way to compare your own Rush 
 "favorites" with those of other Rush fans.

Participants in the survey give each title a score on a scale
of 1 - 10, where 10 is the best and 1 is the worst possible score.
This score reflects the participant's opinion of the song or album.

The number in brackets [#.###] is simply the average of all the scores
  received for that title. 
The number next to the average tells how many different people have
  given a score for that title.  This number varies because not all
  participants choose to score every single song.  This number will
  also vary as new Rush material is released and becomes incorporated
  into this survey.
The titles are listed in order from the highest scoring to the lowest.

RushRate will be updated and re-posted about once every 3 weeks.

The scoring ballot can be found as a follow-up post to this one.
You may use the ballot to add your own scores to this survey.


ALBUMS:
-------
   1) Moving Pictures       [9.124] 105
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.485] 97
   3) Hemispheres           [8.188] 96
   4) Signals               [8.112] 98
   5) Power Windows         [8.032] 92

   6) 2112                  [7.939] 99
   7) Grace Under Pressure  [7.632] 95
   8) Hold Your Fire        [7.589] 95
   9) Roll the Bones        [7.561] 98
  10) A Farewell to Kings   [7.489] 94

  11) Presto                [7.112] 98
  12) Fly By Night          [6.100] 90
  13) Caress of Steel       [5.929] 84
  14) Rush                  [4.365] 85    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.021] 96
    2) Subdivisions          [8.980] 101
    3) Limelight             [8.970] 100
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.950] 100
    5) The Spirit of Radio   [8.812] 101
    6) Red Barchetta         [8.784] 102
    7) YYZ                   [8.762] 101
    8) Xanadu                [8.701] 97
    9) The Trees             [8.660] 1000
   10) Tom Sawyer            [8..621] 103

   11) Freewill              [8.570] 100
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.437] 87
   13) Marathon              [8.393] 89
   14) Dreamline             [8.263] 95
   15) Natural Science       [8.256] 86
   16) Hemispheres           [8.225] 89
   17) Time Stand Still      [8.224] 98
   18) Witch Hunt            [8.216] 97    
   19) Where's My Thing?     [8.213] 89
   20) Manhattan Project     [8.117] 94

   21) Territories           [8.115] 87
   22) Force Ten             [8.075] 93
   23) Closer to the Heart   [8.061] 98
   24) Ghost of a Chance     [8.043] 93
   25) Roll the Bones        [8.032] 94
   26) The Camera Eye        [8.010] 98
   27) Distant Early Warning [7.968] 95
   28) The Pass              [7.931] 87 
   29) Turn the Page         [7.920] 88
   30) Red Sector A          [7.914] 93

   31) The Big Money         [7.896] 96
   32) Losing It             [7.885] 87
   33) Prime Mover           [7.855] 83
   34) Bravado               [7.837] 86
   35) Mystic Rhythms        [7.821] 95
   36) Vital Signs           [7.816] 98 
   37) The Enemy Within      [7.793] 82
   38) The Weapon            [7.761] 88
   39) Mission               [7.759] 87
   40) Jacob's Ladder        [7.758] 95

   41) Presto                [7.742] 89
   42) Show Don't Tell       [7.642] 95
   43) The Body Electric     [7.631] 84
   44) Available Light       [7.619] 84
   45) Entre Nous            [7.598] 87
   46) Afterimage            [7.561] 82
   47) Circumstances         [7.459] 85
   48) Kid Gloves            [7.442] 86
   49) Red Tide              [7.434] 83
   50) A Farewell to Kings   [7.424] 92

   51) Middletown Dreams     [7.419] 86
   52) Lock and Key          [7.393] 84
   53) Cygnus X-1            [7.385] 91
   54) Fly by Night          [7.372] 94
   55) Second Nature         [7.345] 84
   56) Different Strings     [7.306] 85
   57) Something for Nothing [7.295] 88
   58) Between the Wheels    [7.284] 81
   59) New World Man         [7.265] 98
   60) Grand Designs         [7.167] 84

   61) The Big Wheel         [7.155] 84
   62) Working Man           [7.132] 91
   63) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.106] 85
   64) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.096] 94
   65) War Paint             [7.085] 82
   66) Open Secrets          [7.073] 82
   67) Anthem                [7.033] 92
   68) Emotion Detector      [7.024] 84
   69) Chain Lightning       [6.964] 84
   70) Digital Man           [6.953] 86

   71) Superconductor        [6.936] 94
   72) Neurotica             [6.933] 89
   73) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.906] 85
   74) Heresy                [6.885] 87
   75) Bastille Day          [6.874] 87
   76) In the End            [6.829] 82
   77) High Water            [6.819] 83
   78) Lakeside Park         [6.798] 89
   79) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.789] 76  
 T 80) Cinderella Man        [6.784] 88 
 T 80) Countdown             [6.784] 88

   82) Chemistry             [6.674] 86
   83) Beneath, Between,...  [6.659] 82
   84) Hand Over Fist        [6.616] 86
   85) Face Up               [6.540] 87
   86) You Bet Your Life     [6.448] 87
   87) Scars                 [6.434] 83
   88) Tai Shan              [6.429] 84
   89) Red Lenses            [6.410] 83 
   90) Lessons               [6.294] 85

   91) The Necromancer       [6.250] 76
   92) Tears                 [6.045] 88
   93) Finding My Way        [5.989] 87
   94) Madrigal              [5.884] 86
   95) Making Memories       [5.808] 73
   96) The Twilight Zone     [5.727] 88
   97) Best I Can            [5.701] 77
   98) What You're Doing     [5.671] 82
   99) In the Mood           [5.630] 81
  100) I Think Im Going Bald [5.253] 79

  101) Rivendell             [5.190] 79
  102) Before & After        [5.082] 61
  103) Here Again            [4.762] 63
  104) Need Some Love        [4.508] 65
  105) Take a Friend         [4.485] 68

    Rush (5.407)          Fly by Night (6.437)       Caress of Steel (6.393)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 62) Working Man          54) Fly by Night           75) Bastille Day  
 93) Finding My Way       67) Anthem                 78) Lakeside Park      
 98) What You're Doing    73) By-Tor & the Snow Dog  79) Fountain of Lamneth
 99) In the Mood          76) In the End             91) The Necromancer
102) Before & After       83) Beneath, Between,..   100) I Think I'm Going Bald 
103) Here Again           95) Making Memories       
104) Need Some Love       97) Best I Can     
105) Take a Friend       101) Rivendell

      2112 (6.913)        A Farewell to Kings (7.373)   Hemispheres (8.324)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    8) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 57) Something For Nothing  23) Closer to the Heart   9) The Trees  
 64) A Passage to Bangkok   50) A Farewell to Kings  16) Hemispheres  
 90) Lessons                53) Cygnus X-1           47) Circumstances
 92) Tears                  80) Cinderella Man
 96) The Twilight Zone      94) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.050)   Moving Pictures (8.454)  Signals (7.592)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  5) The Spirit of Radio     3) Limelight            2) Subdivisions
 11) Freewill                6) Red Barchetta       12) The Analog Kid
 15) Natural Science         7) YYZ                 32) Losing It  
 40) Jacob's Ladder         10) Tom Sawyer          38) The Weapon 
 45) Entre Nous             18) Witch Hunt          59) New World Man
 56) Different Strings      26) The Camera Eye      70) Digital Man 
                            36) Vital Signs         80) Countdown  
                                                    82) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.500) Power Windows (7.744)  Hold Your Fire (7.489)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 27) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            17) Time Stand Still
 30) Red Sector A           20) Manhattan Project   22) Force Ten
 37) The Enemy Within       21) Territories         29) Turn the Page
 43) The Body Electric      31) The Big Money       33) Prime Mover   
 46) Afterimage             35) Mystic Rhythms      39) Mission      
 48) Kid Gloves             51) Middletown Dreams   52) Lock and Key
 58) Between the Wheels     60) Grand Designs       55) Second Nature
 89) Red Lenses             68) Emotion Detector    66) Open Secrets  
                                                    77) High Water
                                                    88) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.228)       Roll the Bones (7.435)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 28) The Pass            14) Dreamline             4) La Villa Strangiato 
 41) Presto              19) Where's My Thing?     7) YYZ
 42) Show Don't Tell     24) Ghost of a Chance    19) Where's My Thing?
 44) Available Light     25) Roll the Bones                            
 49) Red Tide            34) Bravado            Epics & other long forms
 63) Anagram             61) The Big Wheel      ------------------------
 65) War Paint           72) Nuerotica           1) 2112                      
 69) Chain Lightning     74) Heresy              8) Xanadu                 
 71) Superconductor      85) Face Up            15) Natural Science
 84) Hand Over Fist      86) You Bet Your Life  16) Hemispheres    
 87) Scars                                      26) The Camera Eye
                                                53) Cygnus X-1        
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    73) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
----------------------------                    79) The Fountain of Lamneth
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.454)                 91) The Necromancer        
 2) Hemispheres         (8.324)            
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.050)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg) 
 4) Power Windows       (7.744)                 --------------------------
 5) Signals             (7.592)                 1) Chapter II  (8.044)    
 6) Grace Under Pressure(7.500)                 2) Chapter III (7.576)
 7) Hold Your Fire      (7.489)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.327)
 8) Roll the Bones      (7.435)                 4) Chapter I   (6.229)
 9) A Farewell to Kings (7.373)                
10) Presto              (7.228)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
11) 2112                (6.913)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
12) Fly by Night        (6.437)                 Ch. III= Sig,p/g,PoW,HYF  
13) Caress of Steel     (6.393)                 Ch. IV = Presto,RtB       
14) Rush                (5.407)               
                                             
Overall song average = 7.282
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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