From: dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu (Donald J. Dianetti)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Poll results 9/14/92
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:57:17 GMT
Organization: UB


Here are the poll results as of 9/14/92.
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 9/21/92.

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

ALBUMS:
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   1) Moving Pictures       [9.167] 66 
   2) Permanent Waves       [8.508] 63
   3) Hemispheres           [8.237] 59
   4) Signals               [8.167] 60
   5) 2112                  [8.098] 61

   6) A Farewell to Kings   [7.776] 58
   7) Power Windows         [7.763] 59
   8) Grace Under Pressure  [7.581] 62
   9) Hold Your Fire        [7.467] 60
  10) Roll the Bones        [7.460] 63

  11) Presto                [7.016] 62
  12) Caress of Steel       [6.093] 54
  13) Fly By Night          [6.018] 57
  14) Rush                  [4.571] 56    

SONGS:
------
    1) 2112                  [9.169] 59
    2) Red Barchetta         [9.046] 65
    3) Limelight             [8.953] 64
    4) La Villa Strangiato   [8.903] 62
    5) Subdivisions          [8.891] 64
    6) The Spirit of Radio   [8.800] 65
    7) YYZ                   [8.781] 64
    8) Tom Sawyer            [8.712] 66
    9) Xanadu                [8.645] 62
   10) Freewill              [8.594] 64

   11) The Trees             [8.581] 62
   12) The Analog Kid        [8.444] 54
   13) Time Stand Still      [8.397] 63
   14) Marathon              [8.368] 57
   15) Witch Hunt            [8.258] 62
   16) Hemispheres           [8.228] 57
   17) Closer to the Heart   [8.219] 64
   18) Force Ten             [8.153] 59
   19) The Camera Eye        [8.143] 63
   20) Natural Science       [8.127] 55

   21) Dreamline             [8.097] 62
   22) Manhattan Project     [8.050] 60
   23) Distant Early Warning [8.048] 62
   24) Territories           [8.018] 55
   25) Presto                [8.000] 57
   26) Bravado               [7.982] 56
   27) Roll the Bones        [7.967] 60
   28) Where's My Thing?     [7.966] 58
   29) Turn the Page         [7.944] 54
   30) The Big Money         [7.902] 61

   31) Ghost of a Chance     [7.881] 59
   32) Losing It             [7.852] 54
   33) The Pass              [7.852] 54
   34) The Weapon            [7.839] 56
   35) Prime Mover           [7.800] 50
   36) Vital Signs           [7.781] 64
   37) The Body Electric     [7.741] 54
   38) Red Sector A          [7.729] 59
 T 39) Entre Nous            [7.714] 56
 T 39) The Rhythm Method     [7.714] 28

   41) Jacob's Ladder        [7.700] 60
   42) Available Light       [7.692] 52
   43) Mission               [7.679] 53
   44) The Enemy Within      [7.673] 52
   45) Mystic Rhythms        [7.644] 59
 T 46) A Farewell to Kings   [7.583] 60
 T 46) Fly by Night          [7.583] 60
   48) Kid Gloves            [7.582] 55
   49) Show Don't Tell       [7.557] 61
   50) Circumstances         [7.519] 54

   51) Afterimage            [7.490] 51
   52) Something for Nothing [7.421] 57
   53) Lock and Key          [7.377] 53
   54) Broon's Bane          [7.341] 44
   55) Second Nature         [7.321] 53
   56) Red Tide              [7.314] 51
   57) New World Man         [7.274] 62
   58) Cygnus X-1            [7.259] 58
 T 59) Middletown Dreams     [7.204] 54
 T 59) Anagram (for Mongo)   [7.204] 54

   61) Bastille Day          [7.179] 56
   62) Different Strings     [7.161] 56
   63) War Paint             [7.154] 52
   64) Working Man           [7.103] 58
   65) A Passage to Bangkok  [7.100] 60
   66) Fountain of Lamneth   [7.060] 50
   67) The Big Wheel         [7.036] 55
   68) Open Secrets          [7.020] 50
   69) Grand Designs         [7.000] 53
   70) Between the Wheels    [6.961] 51

   71) In the End            [6.941] 51
   72) Anthem                [6.933] 60
   73) Superconductor        [6.898] 59
   74) Emotion Detector      [6.887] 53
   75) Chain Lightning       [6.868] 53
   76) Lakeside Park         [6.860] 57
   77) High Water            [6.846] 52
   78) Heresy                [6.842] 57
   79) Beneath, Between,...  [6.804] 51
   80) By-Tor & the Snow Dog [6.800] 55

   81) Cinderella Man        [6.719] 57
   82) Digital Man           [6.717] 53
   83) Neurotica             [6.707] 58
   84) Countdown             [6.625] 56
   85) Chemistry             [6.444] 54
   86) Lessons               [6.418] 55
   87) Scars                 [6.415] 53
   88) Hand Over Fist        [6.396] 53
   89) Face Up               [6.375] 56
   90) Tai Shan              [6.358] 53

   91) You Bet Your Life     [6.321] 56
   92) Tears                 [6.286] 56
   93) Red Lenses            [6.264] 53
   94) Finding My Way        [6.164] 55
   95) The Necromancer       [6.160] 50
   96) In the Mood           [5.824] 51
   97) Madrigal              [5.750] 56
   98) What You're Doing     [5.685] 54
   99) Making Memories       [5.587] 46
  100) The Twilight Zone     [5.579] 57

  101) Best I Can            [5.551] 49
  102) I Think Im Going Bald [5.333] 51
  103) Before & After        [5.048] 42
  104) Rivendell             [5.020] 51
  105) Here Again            [4.614] 44
  106) Take a Friend         [4.600] 45
  107) Need Some Love        [4.578] 45

Here is a breakdown by various categories:

    RUSH (5.452)          Fly by Night (6.402)       Caress of Steel (6.518)
    ------------          --------------------       -----------------------
 64) Working Man          46) Fly by Night           61) Bastille Day  
 94) Finding My Way       71) In the End             66) Fountain of Lamneth
 96) In the Mood          72) Anthem                 76) Lakeside Park      
 98) What You're Doing    79) Beneath, Between,...   95) The Necromancer
103) Before & After       80) By-Tor & the Snow Dog 102) I Think I'm Going Bald 
105) Here Again           99) Making Memories       
106) Take a Friend       101) Best I Can     
107) Need Some Love      104) Rivendell

      2112 (6.996)        A Farewell to Kings (7.362)   Hemispheres (8.308)
      ------------        ---------------------------   -------------------
  1) 2112                    9) Xanadu                4) La Villa Strangiato
 52) Something For Nothing  17) Closer to the Heart  11) The Trees  
 65) A Passage to Bangkok   46) A Farewell to Kings  16) Hemispheres  
 86) Lessons                58) Cygnus X-1           50) Circumstances
 92) Tears                  81) Cinderella Man
100) The Twilight Zone      97) Madrigal

  Permanent Waves (8.016)   Moving Pictures (8.525)  Signals (7.511)
  -----------------------   -----------------------  ---------------
  6) The Spirit of Radio     2) Red Barchetta        5) Subdivisions
 10) Freewill                3) Limelight           12) The Analog Kid
 20) Natural Science         7) YYZ                 32) Losing It 
 39) Entre Nous              8) Tom Sawyer          34) The Weapon
 41) Jacob's Ladder         15) Witch Hunt          57) New World Man
 62) Different Strings      19) The Camera Eye      82) Digital Man
                            36) Vital Signs         84) Countdown
                                                    85) Chemistry

Grace Under Pressure (7.436) Power Windows (7.634)  Hold Your Fire (7.489)
---------------------------- ---------------------  ----------------------
 23) Distant Early Warning  14) Marathon            13) Time Stand Still
 37) The Body Electric      22) Manhattan Project   18) Force Ten
 38) Red Sector A           24) Territories         29) Turn the Page
 44) The Enemy Within       30) The Big Money       35) Prime Mover
 48) Kid Gloves             45) Mystic Rhythms      43) Mission      
 51) Afterimage             59) Middletown Dreams   53) Lock and Key
 70) Between the Wheels     69) Grand Designs       55) Second Nature
 93) Red Lenses             74) Emotion Detector    68) Open Secrets  
                                                    77) High Water
                                                    90) Tai Shan

    Presto (7.214)       Roll the Bones (7.317)       Instrumentals 
    --------------       ----------------------       -------------
 25) Presto              21) Dreamline             4) La Villa Strangiato 
 33) The Pass            26) Bravado               7) YYZ
 42) Available Light     27) Roll the Bones       28) Where's My Thing?
 49) Show Don't Tell     28) Where's My Thing?    39) The Rhythm Method
 56) Red Tide            31) Ghost of a Chance    54) Broon's Bane
 59) Anagram             67) The Big Wheel
 63) War Paint           78) Heresy             Epics & other long forms      
 73) Superconductor      83) Neurotica          ------------------------
 75) Chain Lightning     89) Face Up             1) 2112
 87) Scars               91) You Bet Your Life   9) Xanadu
 88) Hand Over Fist                             16) Hemispheres  
                                                19) The Camera Eye   
Albums (ranked by song avg.)                    20) Natural Science
----------------------------                    58) Cygnus X-1
 1) Moving Pictures     (8.525)                 66) The Fountain of Lamneth
 2) Hemispheres         (8.308)                 80) By-Tor & the Snow Dog
 3) Permanent Waves     (8.016)                 95) The Necromancer
 4) Power Windows       (7.634)
 5) Signals             (7.511)                 Chapters (*) (by song avg)
 6) Hold Your Fire      (7.489)                 ----------------------
 7) Grace Under Pressure(7.436)                 1) Chapter II  (8.051)
 8) A Farewell to Kings (7.362)                 2) Chapter III (7.516)
 9) Roll the Bones      (7.317)                 3) Chapter IV  (7.263)
10) Presto              (7.214)                 4) Chapter I   (6.274)
11) 2112                (6.996)
12) Caress of Steel     (6.518)              (*)Ch. I  = Rush,FbN,CoS,2112
13) Fly by Night        (6.402)                 Ch. II = AFtK,Hemi,PeW,MP
14) Rush                (5.452)                 Ch. III= Sig,GUP,PoW,HYF
                                                Ch. IV = Presto,RtB
-- 
Don Dianetti  --  SUNY at Buffalo  --  dianetti@acsu.buffalo.edu
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