I gave mine to Jesus. He's done much better things with it than I ever would have.
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Why is Pink Floyd more popular and appealing than Rush?
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You are off a decade or 2.
Rush started in August 1968 in the Willowdale area or Toronto.
Floyd started in London in 1965. Doesn't matter, the record sales speak for themselves.
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Did everyone say "Geddy's voice"? There was a girl in high school that loved them. She was pretty cool. I actually dated a girl that had never heard them before and really liked them, but, overall, they are woman repellant.
Pink Floyd tried to stir something within the soul. Rush tried to spark something in the mind.
Good points. I'm kind of thinking they all stumbled forward and eventually recognized the massive gifts God gave them and it took the direction it took according the times, talent, personalities, circumstances...
I am a huge fan of both. I would include both in my top 5 favorites.
But, when asked who my favorite band is, I often reply with a question: If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life and no other music, what would you choose? The answer is highly likely to be a record by your favorite band.
For me, that record would be "Dark Side of the Moon", no question.
From my experience with both great bands, I would have to think that PF is more favored simply because a lot of their music that is heard in the mainstream is simply more likely to touch the soul of the listener. And, the mainstream is really where popularity lies.
But, when asked who my favorite band is, I often reply with a question: If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life and no other music, what would you choose? The answer is highly likely to be a record by your favorite band.
For me, that record would be "Dark Side of the Moon", no question.
From my experience with both great bands, I would have to think that PF is more favored simply because a lot of their music that is heard in the mainstream is simply more likely to touch the soul of the listener. And, the mainstream is really where popularity lies.
I have listened to The Final Cut more than any album, ever. I just find it really, really moving. Except the song Not Now John. If I could only listen to 1 album, it may be Signals.
Here's an over simplification for you....
Why do women want to watch sad movies? Women tend to like to feel something, even if that feeling is sad. PF tend to be more emotional with their songs whereas Rush tend to be more intellectual.
Most of us like to feel something, and sad stuff sells the most. Losing It from Rush, quite sad and quite awesome. Men tend to be more emotionally blocked...
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Both are reasonably uninteresting to the untrained ear or someone who prefers songs that you can play at a campfire. Both are more about putting together soundscapes that can only be reproduced with great difficulty (admittedly I don't know much about or of Rush as I do find the vocals unappealing and quite grating). In thata PF is more accessible generally, and Rush more appealing to the more "musico-technical" mind. Both are prog rock bands, right, so their music is very conceptional and structured. Maybe tha accounts for the difference in the appeal to genders? Maybe that will change in coming years with a less gendered approach to many tings in our society(-ies)?
Christ yeah, I find Pink Floyd brilliant in so much that they come up with, but after hal fan hour I am ready to reach for the knife and end it all, so sad much of their rmusic is!
Good points. Personally, I see both Floyd and Rush as Rock/Pop bands with some Prog songs/Elements.
Ha ha! I have a good friend who said Floyd would make a rat want to end it all. For me, in the right mood, they are untouchable, but when I'm not they can definitely bum me out.
I was trying to suggest that Americans would favour their own "homegrown" bands more than a Canadian band. Another example that comes to mind are the The Tragically Hip are massive in Canada. Not so much in America. I know the comparison was between Rush (Canadian) and Pink Floyd (British)..... I was merely speaking to the Canadian part since I am Canadian.
Ultimately... this was exactly what I was trying to say.
Pink Floyd are more well known worldwide and have the record for the longest time an Album has stayed in the charts...... plus they've been to New Zealand in 1990 (not that I went to the concert).... I'm not sure if Rush have ever been down this way to play live
as I was a teenager in the 1980's and Floyd made headlines when Roger Waters tried to sue Gilmour and Mason over the use of the name 'Pink Floyd'...
I've never really been a huge fan of either band, but I do like Geddys bass playing
I did however see Roger Waters live in 2017 I think? - and he totally blew me away... his band sounded amazing!
as I was a teenager in the 1980's and Floyd made headlines when Roger Waters tried to sue Gilmour and Mason over the use of the name 'Pink Floyd'...
I've never really been a huge fan of either band, but I do like Geddys bass playing
I did however see Roger Waters live in 2017 I think? - and he totally blew me away... his band sounded amazing!
Yeah, I wasn't going after Rush personally; it's more about the way they come across to the casual listener who is looking to emotionally connect with the music.
Ironically, one of my very most favorite modern bands—Radiohead—is subject to the same knock. Overly artsy, with an annoying lead voice. It just so happens that I totally connect with Radiohead on every level.
My wife and I were discussing this the other day, and I told her the same thing practically word for word. While I am amazed and impressed beyond words that Geddy Lee can pull off those bass riffs while singing, to me it's a classic case of "just because you can doesn't mean you should."
