From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Studio Poll Results
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:17:26 GMT
Organization: UB

Here are the poll results as of 9/28/92.
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 10/5/92.

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

ALBUMS:
-------
   1) Moving Pictures       [9.096] 73 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.435] 69
   3) Hemispheres           [8.227] 66
   4) 2112                  [8.088] 68
   5) Signals               [8.000] 67

   6) Power Windows         [7.800] 65
   7) A Farewell to Kings   [7.523] 65
   8) Grace Under Pressure  [7.515] 68
   9) Hold Your Fire        [7.507] 67
  10) Roll the Bones        [7.449] 69

  11) Presto                [7.029] 69
  12) Fly By Night          [6.094] 64
  13) Caress of Steel       [5.918] 61
  14) Rush                  [4.435] 62    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.152] 66
    2) Limelight             [8.958] 71
    3) Red Barchetta         [8.931] 72
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.899] 69
    5) Subdivisions          [8.887] 71
    6) YYZ                   [8.803] 71
    7) The Spirit of Radio   [8.764] 72
    8) Tom Sawyer            [8.712] 73
    9) Xanadu                [8.638] 69
   10) The Trees             [8.580] 69

   11) Freewill              [8.521] 71
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.417] 60
   13) Marathon              [8.397] 63
   14) Hemispheres           [8.286] 63
   15) Witch Hunt            [8.217] 69    
   16) Time Stand Still      [8.200] 70
   17) Natural Science       [8.197] 61
   18) Dreamline             [8.103] 68
   19) Closer to the Heart   [8.070] 71
   20) Force Ten             [8.045] 66

   21) The Camera Eye        [8.014] 70
   22) The Rhythm Method     [8.000] 34
   23) Where's My Thing?     [7.984] 64
   24) Territories           [7.967] 61
   25) Manhattan Project     [7.940] 67
   26) Roll the Bones        [7.939] 66
   27) Distant Early Warning [7.913] 69
   28) The Big Money         [7.912] 68
   29) Turn the Page         [7.902] 61
   30) Ghost of a Chance     [7.892] 65

   31) Losing It             [7.850] 60
   32) Presto                [7.844] 64
   33) The Weapon            [7.823] 62
   34) Bravado               [7.806] 62
   35) Prime Mover           [7.789] 57
   36) The Pass              [7.787] 61
   37) Vital Signs           [7.761] 71
   38) Red Sector A          [7.727] 66
   39) The Enemy Within      [7.672] 58
   40) Mission               [7.667] 60

   41) Entre Nous            [7.661] 62
   42) Show Don't Tell       [7.632] 68
   43) The Body Electric     [7.600] 60
   44) Fly by Night          [7.582] 67
   45) Mystic Rhythms        [7.561] 66
   46) Jacob's Ladder        [7.552] 67
   47) Circumstances         [7.525] 61
   48) Available Light       [7.508] 59
   49) Kid Gloves            [7.459] 61
   50) Lock and Key          [7.433] 60

   51) Broon's Bane          [7.408] 49
   52) A Farewell to Kings   [7.403] 67
   53) Something for Nothing [7.397] 63
   54) Afterimage            [7.386] 57
   55) Second Nature         [7.283] 60
   56) Cygnus X-1            [7.246] 65
   57) Red Tide              [7.224] 58
   58) New World Man         [7.206] 68
   59) Middletown Dreams     [7.200] 60
   60) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.164] 61

   61) Different Strings     [7.145] 62
   62) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.136] 66
   63) Working Man           [7.125] 64
   64) Grand Designs         [7.102] 59
   65) War Paint             [7.068] 59
   66) The Big Wheel         [7.049] 61
   67) Emotion Detector      [7.034] 59
   68) Between the Wheels    [7.018] 57
   69) Anthem                [7.015] 67
   70) Bastille Day          [6.984] 63

   71) Open Secrets          [6.912] 57
   72) Chain Lightning       [6.883] 60
   73) In the End            [6.879] 58
   74) High Water            [6.831] 59
   75) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.804] 56
   76) Superconductor        [6.803] 66
   77) Neurotica             [6.797] 64
   78) Beneath, Between,...  [6.793] 58
   79) Lakeside Park         [6.781] 64
   80) Heresy                [6.778] 63

   81) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.774] 62
   82) Digital Man           [6.678] 59
   83) Cinderella Man        [6.672] 64
   84) Countdown             [6.597] 62
   85) Scars                 [6.550] 60
 T 86) Tai Shan              [6.467] 60
 T 86) Hand Over Fist        [6.467] 60
   88) Chemistry             [6.417] 60
   89) Lessons               [6.393] 61

   90) Face Up               [6.355] 62
   91) Red Lenses            [6.339] 59
   92) You Bet Your Life     [6.242] 62
   93) The Necromancer       [6.125] 56
   94) Tears                 [6.113] 62
   95) Finding My Way        [6.082] 61
   96) Madrigal              [5.762] 63
   97) Making Memories       [5.679] 53
   98) The Twilight Zone     [5.667] 63
   99) Best I Can            [5.661] 56
  100) In the Mood           [5.621] 58

  101) What You're Doing     [5.567] 60
  102) I Think Im Going Bald [5.228] 57
  103) Rivendell             [5.155] 58
  104) Before & After        [5.043] 46
  105) Here Again            [4.688] 48
T 106) Take a Friend         [4.510] 49
T 106) Need Some Love        [4.510] 49

    Rush (5.393)          Fly by Night (6.442)       Caress of Steel (6.384)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 63) Working Man          44) Fly by Night           70) Bastille Day  
 95) Finding My Way       69) Anthem                 75) Fountain of Lamneth
100) In the Mood          73) In the End             79) Lakeside Park      
101) What You're Doing    78) Beneath, Between,..    93) The Necromancer
104) Before & After       81) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 102) I Think I'm Going Bald 
105) Here Again           97) Making Memories       
106) Take a Friend        99) Best I Can     
106) Need Some Love      103) Rivendell

      2112 (6.976)        A Farewell to Kings (7.299)   Hemispheres (8.323)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    9) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 53) Something For Nothing  19) Closer to the Heart  10) The Trees  
 62) A Passage to Bangkok   52) A Farewell to Kings  14) Hemispheres  
 89) Lessons                56) Cygnus X-1           47) Circumstances
 94) Tears                  83) Cinderella Man
 98) The Twilight Zone      96) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (7.973)   Moving Pictures (8.485)  Signals (7.484)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  7) The Spirit of Radio     2) Limelight            5) Subdivisions
 11) Freewill                3) Red Barchetta       12) The Analog Kid
 17) Natural Science         6) YYZ                 31) Losing It  
 41) Entre Nous              8) Tom Sawyer          33) The Weapon 
 46) Jacob's Ladder         15) Witch Hunt          58) New World Man
 61) Different Strings      21) The Camera Eye      82) Digital Man
                            37) Vital Signs         84) Countdown
                                                    88) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.389) Power Windows (7.639)  Hold Your Fire (7.453)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 27) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            16) Time Stand Still
 38) Red Sector A           24) Territories         20) Force Ten
 39) The Enemy Within       25) Manhattan Project   29) Turn the Page
 43) The Body Electric      28) The Big Money       35) Prime Mover
 49) Kid Gloves             45) Mystic Rhythms      40) Mission      
 54) Afterimage             59) Middletown Dreams   50) Lock and Key
 68) Between the Wheels     64) Grand Designs       55) Second Nature
 91) Red Lenses             67) Emotion Detector    71) Open Secrets  
                                                    74) High Water
                                                    86) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.175)       Roll the Bones (7.294)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 32) Presto              18) Dreamline             4) La Villa Strangiato 
 36) The Pass            23) Where's My Thing?     6) YYZ
 42) Show Don't Tell     26) Roll the Bones       22) The Rhythm Method
 48) Available Light     30) Ghost of a Chance    23) Where's My Thing?
 57) Red Tide            34) Bravado              51) Broon's Bane
 60) Anagram             66) The Big Wheel
 65) War Paint           77) Neurotica          Epics & other long forms      
 72) Chain Lightning     80) Heresy             ------------------------
 76) Superconductor      90) Face Up             1) 2112
 85) Scars               92) You Bet Your Life   9) Xanadu
 86) Hand Over Fist                             14) Hemispheres  
                                                17) Natural Science  
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    21) The Camera Eye 
----------------------------                    56) Cygnus X-1
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.485)                 75) The Fountain of Lamneth
 2) Hemispheres         (8.323)                 81) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
 3) Permanent Waves     (7.973)                 93) The Necromancer
 4) Power Windows       (7.639)
 5) Signals             (7.484)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg)
 6) Hold Your Fire      (7.453)                 ----------------------
 7) Grace Under Pressure(7.389)                 1) Chapter II  (8.014)
 8) A Farewell to Kings (7.299)                 2) Chapter III (7.489)
 9) Roll the Bones      (7.294)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.232)
10) Presto              (7.175)                 4) Chapter I   (6.239)
11) 2112                (6.976)
12) Fly by Night        (6.442)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
13) Caress of Steel     (6.384)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
14) Rush                (5.393)                 Ch. III= Sig,p/g,PoW,HYF
                                                Ch. IV = Presto,RtB
Overall song average = 7.240
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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