From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Don D.'s RUSH poll
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:15:31 GMT
Organization: UB


Here are the poll results as of 8/31/92.
If you want to add your input, look for the voting ballot in another
post, and follow the instructions there.  Thanks to everyone for
participating.  If I get more ballots, the updated results will be
posted on 9/07/92.

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

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.149] 47
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.533] 45
   3) Signals               [8.381] 42
   4) 2112                  [8.167] 42
   5) Hemispheres           [8.125] 40

   6) Power Windows         [7.905] 42
   7) A Farewell to Kings   [7.756] 41
   8) Roll the Bones        [7.587] 46
   9) Grace Under Pressure  [7.578] 45
  10) Hold Your Fire        [7.512] 43

  11) Presto                [6.956] 45
  12) Caress of Steel       [6.054] 37
  13) Fly By Night          [5.950] 40
  14) Rush                  [4.658] 38    

SONGS:
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    1) 2112                  [9.293] 41
    2) Red Barchetta         [9.149] 47
    3) Subdivisions          [8.978] 46
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.909] 44
  T 5) Limelight             [8.870] 46
  T 5) YYZ                   [8.870] 46
    7) The Spirit of Radio   [8.833] 48
    8) Tom Sawyer            [8.688] 48
    9) Freewill              [8.638] 47
   10) Xanadu                [8.622] 45

   11) The Analog Kid        [8.575] 40
   12) The Trees             [8.545] 44
   13) Marathon              [8.500] 44
 T 14) Closer to the Heart   [8.404] 47
 T 14) Time Stand Still      [8.404] 47
   16) Force Ten             [8.356] 45
   17) Distant Early Warning [8.289] 45
   18) Witch Hunt            [8.273] 44
   19) Bravado               [8.238] 42
   20) Dreamline             [8.191] 47

   21) Manhattan Project     [8.178] 45
   22) Territories           [8.073] 41
   23) Turn the Page         [8.024] 41
 T 24) Roll the Bones        [7.978] 45
 T 24) The Camera Eye        [7.978] 45
   26) Where's My Thing?     [7.977] 43
   27) Natural Science       [7.975] 40
   28) Ghost of a Chance     [7.955] 44
   29) Hemispheres           [7.949] 39
   30) The Big Money         [7.933] 45

   31) Presto                [7.929] 42
   32) The Weapon            [7.854] 41
   33) Red Sector A          [7.841] 44
   34) Prime Mover           [7.821] 39
   35) Jacob's Ladder        [7.818] 44
   36) The Pass              [7.800] 40
   37) The Body Electric     [7.780] 41
   38) Entre Nous            [7.756] 41
   39) The Rhythm Method     [7.750] 16
   40) Mystic Rhythms        [7.727] 44

   41) Losing It             [7.725] 40
   42) Fly by Night          [7.711] 45
   43) Circumstances         [7.658] 38
   44) Vital Signs           [7.630] 46
   45) Show Don't Tell       [7.622] 45
 T 46) Afterimage            [7.600] 40
 T 46) Mission               [7.600] 40
   48) Something for Nothing [7.575] 40
   49) Kid Gloves            [7.561] 41
   50) Available Light       [7.513] 39
  
   51) A Farewell to Kings   [7.465] 43
   52) The Enemy Within      [7.450] 40
   53) Lock and Key          [7.425] 40
   54) Broon's Bane          [7.424] 33
   55) Red Tide              [7.308] 39
   56) New World Man         [7.304] 46
   57) War Paint             [7.300] 40
   58) Working Man           [7.286] 42
   59) Second Nature         [7.225] 40
 T 60) Different Strings     [7.171] 41
 T 60) Bastille Day          [7.171] 41
 T 60) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.171] 41

 T 63) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.167] 42
 T 63) Middletown Dreams     [7.167] 42
 T 63) The Big Wheel         [7.167] 42
   66) Open Secrets          [7.026] 39
 T 67) Cygnus X-1            [7.000] 41
 T 67) Lakeside Park         [7.000] 41
   69) Grand Designs         [6.976] 41
   70) Anthem                [6.953] 43

 T 71) Cinderella Man        [6.950] 40
 T 71) Chain Lightning       [6.950] 41
   73) Heresy                [6.881] 42
   74) Between the Wheels    [6.875] 40
   75) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.865] 37
   76) In the End            [6.829] 35
   77) Superconductor        [6.814] 43
   78) Emotion Detector      [6.756] 41
   79) Beneath, Between,...  [6.744] 39
   80) Neurotica             [6.705] 44
   
   81) Digital Man           [6.625] 40
   82) Countdown             [6.600] 40
 T 83) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.575] 40
 T 83) High Water            [6.575] 40
   85) Lessons               [6.475] 40
 T 86) Tears                 [6.425] 40
 T 86) Scars                 [6.425] 40
   88) Chemistry             [6.400] 40
   89) Face Up               [6.381] 42
   90) You Bet Your Life     [6.349] 43

   91) Red Lenses            [6.150] 40
   92) Hand Over Fist        [6.125] 40
   93) Finding My Way        [6.050] 40
   94) In the Mood           [6.000] 35
   95) Tai Shan              [5.975] 40
   96) The Necromancer       [5.974] 38
   97) Madrigal              [5.825] 40
   98) What You're Doing     [5.725] 40
   99) The Twilight Zone     [5.650] 40
  100) I Think Im Going Bald [5.595] 37

  101) Best I Can            [5.514] 37
  102) Making Memories       [5.371] 35
  103) Before & After        [5.000] 32
  104) Rivendell             [4.868] 38
  105) Take a Friend         [4.824] 34
  106) Here Again            [4.471] 34
  107) Need Some Love        [4.441] 34

Here is an album-by-album breakdown :

 RUSH (5.475)             Fly by Night (6.321)       Caress of Steel (6.521)
      ----                  ------------               ---------------
 58) Working Man          42) Fly by Night           60) Bastille Day  
 93) Finding My Way       70) Anthem                 67) Lakeside Park 
 94) In the Mood          76) In the End             75) Fountain of Lamneth
 98) What You're Doing    79) Beneath, Between,...   96) The Nexcromancer
103) Before & After       83) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 100) I Think I'm Going Bald 
105) Take a Friend       101) Best I Can            
106) Here Again          102) Making Memories
107) Need Some Love      104) Rivendell

2112 (7.098)              A Farewell to Kings (7.378)   Hemispheres (8.265)
      ----                   -------------------           -----------
  1) 2112                   10) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 48) Something For Nothing  14) Closer to the Heart  12) The Trees  
 63) A Passage to Bangkok   51) A Farewell to Kings  29) Hemispheres  
 85) Lessons                67) Cygnus X-1           43) Circumstances
 86) Tears                  71) Cinderella Man
 99) The Twilight Zone      97) Madrigal

Permanent Waves (8.032)    Moving Pictures (8.494)  Signals (7.508)
   ---------------            ---------------           -------
  7) The Spirit of Radio     2) Red Barchetta        3) Subdivisions
  9) Freewill              T 5) Limelight           11) The Analog Kid
 27) Natural Science       T 5) YYZ                 32) The Weapon
 35) Jacob's Ladder          8) Tom Sawyer          41) Losing It
 38) Entre Nous             18) Witch Hunt          56) New World Man
 60) Different Strings      24) The Camera Eye      81) Digital Man
                            44) Vital Signs         82) Countdown
                                                    88) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.443) Power Windows (7.664)  Hold Your Fire (7.443)
   --------------------        -------------          --------------
 17) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            14) Time Stand Still
 33) Red Sector A           21) Manhattan Project   16) Force Ten
 37) The Body Electric      22) Territories         23) Turn the Page
 46) Afterimage             30) The Big Money       34) Prime Mover
 49) Kid Gloves             40) Mystic Rhythms      46) Mission      
 52) The Enemy Within       63) Middletown Dreams   53) Lock and Key
 74) Between the Wheels     69) Grand Designs       59) Second Nature
 91) Red Lenses             78) Emotion Detector    66) Open Secrets  
                                                    83) High Water
                                                    95) Tai Shan

Presto (7.178)           Roll the Bones (6.585)      INSTRUMENTALS
       ------               --------------           -------------
 31) Presto              19) Bravado               4) La Villa Strangiato 
 36) The Pass            20) Dreamline             5) YYZ
 45) Show Don't Tell     24) Roll the Bones       26) Where's My Thing?
 50) Available Light     26) Where's My Thing?    39) The Rhythm Method
 55) Red Tide            28) Ghost of a Chance    54) Broon's Bane
 57) War Paint           63) The Big Wheel
 60) Anagram             73) Heresy  
 71) Chain Lightning     80) Neurotica
 77) Superconductor      89) Face Up
 86) Scars               90) You Bet Your Life 
 92) Hand Over Fist
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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