From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Studio Poll 11/16/92
Date: 18 Nov 92 18:08:12 GMT
Organization: UB

Here are the poll results as of 11/16/92.
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 11/30/92.

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

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.143] 91 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.488] 86
   3) Hemispheres           [8.157] 83
   4) Signals               [8.024] 85
   5) 2112                  [7.988] 86

   6) Power Windows         [7.964] 83
   7) Grace Under Pressure  [7.593] 86
   8) Hold Your Fire        [7.583] 84
   9) A Farewell to Kings   [7.518] 83
  10) Roll the Bones        [7.500] 86

  11) Presto                [7.081] 86
  12) Fly By Night          [6.138] 80
  13) Caress of Steel       [6.000] 75
  14) Rush                  [4.493] 75    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.048] 83
    2) La Villa Strangiato   [9.012] 86
    3) Limelight             [8.954] 87
    4) Subdivisions          [8.932] 88
    5) Red Barchetta         [8.898] 88
    6) YYZ                   [8.851] 87
    7) The Spirit of Radio   [8.831] 89
    8) Xanadu                [8.741] 85
    9) Tom Sawyer            [8.689] 90
   10) The Trees             [8.651] 86

   11) Freewill              [8.580] 88
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.373] 75
   13) Marathon              [8.354] 79
   14) Natural Science       [8.320] 75
   15) Time Stand Still      [8.276] 87
   16) Witch Hunt            [8.235] 85    
   17) Dreamline             [8.217] 83
   18) Hemispheres           [8.205] 78
   19) Force Ten             [8.171] 82
   20) Where's My Thing?     [8.167] 78

   21) Manhattan Project     [8.083] 84
   22) Territories           [8.078] 77
   23) Closer to the Heart   [8.045] 88
 T 24) The Camera Eye        [8.012] 86
 T 24) Roll the Bones        [8.012] 82
   26) The Big Money         [8.000] 85
 T 27) Ghost of a Chance     [7.988] 81
 T 27) Distant Early Warning [7.988] 85
   29) Red Sector A          [7.927] 82
   30) Turn the Page         [7.922] 77

   31) The Pass              [7.920] 75
   32) Losing It             [7.907] 75
   33) Prime Mover           [7.903] 72
   34) Bravado               [7.868] 76
   35) Jacob's Ladder        [7.831] 83
   36) Vital Signs           [7.828] 87 
   37) The Weapon            [7.818] 77
   38) The Enemy Within      [7.795] 73
   39) Mystic Rhythms        [7.783] 83
   40) Mission               [7.766] 77

   41) Show Don't Tell       [7.750] 84
   42) Presto                [7.738] 80
   43) Entre Nous            [7.688] 77
   44) Available Light       [7.676] 74
   45) The Body Electric     [7.613] 75
   46) Circumstances         [7.547] 75
   47) Afterimage            [7.514] 72
   48) Lock and Key          [7.507] 75
   49) Something for Nothing [7.487] 78
   50) Red Tide              [7.479] 73

   51) A Farewell to Kings   [7.470] 83
   52) Kid Gloves            [7.461] 76
   53) Fly by Night          [7.429] 84
   54) Cygnus X-1            [7.383] 81
   55) Different Strings     [7.329] 76
   56) Second Nature         [7.320] 75
   57) Middletown Dreams     [7.276] 76
   58) New World Man         [7.247] 85
   59) Between the Wheels    [7.236] 72
   60) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.227] 75

   61) The Big Wheel         [7.187] 75
   62) Grand Designs         [7.173] 75
   63) Working Man           [7.150] 80
   64) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.146] 82
   65) Anthem                [7.108] 83
   66) Open Secrets          [7.097] 72
   67) Emotion Detector      [7.080] 75
   68) War Paint             [7.055] 73
   69) Chain Lightning       [7.041] 74
   70) Bastille Day          [7.026] 78

   71) High Water            [6.986] 74
   72) Superconductor        [6.902] 82
   73) Neurotica             [6.886] 79
   74) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.883] 77
   75) Heresy                [6.870] 77
   76) In the End            [6.863] 73
   77) Countdown             [6.857] 77
   78) Digital Man           [6.851] 74
   79) Fountain of Lamneth   [6.826] 69 
   80) Beneath, Between,...  [6.795] 73

   81) Lakeside Park         [6.772] 79
   82) Cinderella Man        [6.722] 79
   83) Hand Over Fist        [6.671] 76
   84) Scars                 [6.649] 74
   85) Chemistry             [6.600] 75
   86) Face Up               [6.571] 77
   87) Red Lenses            [6.500] 74 
   88) Tai Shan              [6.493] 75
   89) Lessons               [6.373] 75
   90) You Bet Your Life     [6.364] 77

   91) The Necromancer       [6.338] 68
   92) Tears                 [6.156] 77
   93) Finding My Way        [6.105] 76
   94) Madrigal              [5.808] 78
   95) Making Memories       [5.788] 66
   96) In the Mood           [5.732] 71
   97) Best I Can            [5.729] 70
   98) What You're Doing     [5.726] 73
   99) The Twilight Zone     [5.714] 77
  100) I Think Im Going Bald [5.310] 71

  101) Rivendell             [5.169] 71
  102) Before & After        [5.055] 55
  103) Here Again            [4.754] 57
  104) Take a Friend         [4.667] 60
  105) Need Some Love        [4.552] 58

    Rush (5.468)          Fly by Night (6.471)       Caress of Steel (6.454)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 63) Working Man          53) Fly by Night           70) Bastille Day  
 93) Finding My Way       65) Anthem                 79) Fountain of Lamneth
 96) In the Mood          74) By-Tor & the Snow Dog  81) Lakeside Park      
 98) What You're Doing    76) In the End             91) The Necromancer
102) Before & After       80) Beneath, Between,..   100) I Think I'm Going Bald 
103) Here Again           95) Making Memories       
104) Take a Friend        97) Best I Can     
105) Need Some Love      101) Rivendell

      2112 (6.987)        A Farewell to Kings (7.362)   Hemispheres (8.354)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    8) Xanadu                2) La Villa Strangiato
 49) Something For Nothing  23) Closer to the Heart  10) The Trees  
 64) A Passage to Bangkok   51) A Farewell to Kings  18) Hemispheres  
 89) Lessons                54) Cygnus X-1           46) Circumstances
 92) Tears                  82) Cinderella Man
 99) The Twilight Zone      94) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.096)   Moving Pictures (8.495)  Signals (7.573)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  7) The Spirit of Radio     3) Limelight            4) Subdivisions
 11) Freewill                5) Red Barchetta       12) The Analog Kid
 14) Natural Science         6) YYZ                 32) Losing It  
 35) Jacob's Ladder          9) Tom Sawyer          37) The Weapon 
 43) Entre Nous             16) Witch Hunt          58) New World Man
 55) Different Strings      24) The Camera Eye      77) Countdown   
                            36) Vital Signs         78) Digital Man
                                                    85) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.504) Power Windows (7.728)  Hold Your Fire (7.544)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 27) Distant Early Warning  13) Marathon            15) Time Stand Still
 29) Red Sector A           21) Manhattan Project   19) Force Ten
 38) The Enemy Within       22) Territories         30) Turn the Page
 45) The Body Electric      26) The Big Money       33) Prime Mover   
 47) Afterimage             39) Mystic Rhythms      40) Mission      
 52) Kid Gloves             57) Middletown Dreams   48) Lock and Key
 59) Between the Wheels     62) Grand Designs       56) Second Nature
 87) Red Lenses             67) Emotion Detector    66) Open Secrets  
                                                    71) High Water
                                                    88) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.283)       Roll the Bones (7.413)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 31) The Pass            17) Dreamline             2) La Villa Strangiato 
 41) Show Don't Tell     20) Where's My Thing?     6) YYZ
 42) Presto              24) Roll the Bones       20) Where's My Thing?
 44) Available Light     27) Ghost of a Chance                         
 50) Red Tide            34) Bravado            Epics & other long forms
 60) Anagram             61) The Big Wheel      ------------------------
 68) War Paint           73) Neurotica           1) 2112                      
 69) Chain Lightning     75) Heresy              8) Xanadu                 
 72) Superconductor      86) Face Up            14) Natural Science
 83) Hand Over Fist      90) You Bet Your Life  18) Hemispheres    
 84) Scars                                      24) The Camera Eye
                                                54) Cygnus X-1        
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    74) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
----------------------------                    79) The Fountain of Lamneth
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.495)                 91) The Necromancer        
 2) Hemispheres         (8.354)            
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.096)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg) 
 4) Power Windows       (7.728)                 --------------------------
 5) Signals             (7.573)                 1) Chapter II  (8.071)    
 6) Hold Your Fire      (7.544)                 2) Chapter III (7.585)
 7) Grace Under Pressure(7.504)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.345)
 8) Roll the Bones      (7.413)                 4) Chapter I   (6.285)
 9) A Farewell to Kings (7.362)                
10) Presto              (7.283)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
11) 2112                (6.987)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
12) Fly by Night        (6.471)                 Ch. III= Sig,p/g,PoW,HYF  
13) Caress of Steel     (6.454)                 Ch. IV = Presto,RtB       
14) Rush                (5.468)               
                                             
Overall song average = 7.309
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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