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Posted: March 21 2011 at 14:40
No.
They are excellent, and one of the best examples of prog, but not the best prog band ever.
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Posted: March 21 2011 at 18:19
Van der graaf Generator:
1. Aerosol grey Machine
2. The least we do is weave to each other
3. H to he who am the only one
4. Pawn hearts
5. Godbluff
6. Still life
7. World record
8. The quiet zone / pleasure dome
9. Present
10. Trisector
Thats 10 awsome albums, so VdGG is the best prog band ever obviusly, since they realesed the longest string of perfect albums and actualy never realsed a singel bad album so far. Now we can close the thread.
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Posted: March 21 2011 at 18:27
Zargus wrote:
Van der graaf Generator:
1. Aerosol grey Machine
2. The least we do is weave to each other
3. H to he who am the only one
4. Pawn hearts
5. Godbluff
6. Still life
7. World record
8. The quiet zone / pleasure dome
9. Present
10. Trisector
Thats 10 awsome albums, so VdGG is the best prog band ever obviusly, since they realesed the longest string of perfect albums and actualy never realsed a singel bad album so far. Now we can close the thread.
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Posted: March 21 2011 at 18:32
This is a toughie. I went with the second choice because yes, they had 6 incredible albums, and although bands peak higher than they did, no one band had such an incredible run without a few hiccups.
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 03:00
ten years after wrote:
someone_else wrote:
1. Ummagumma
2. Atom heart Mother
3. Meddle
4. Obscured by Couds
5. Dark Side of the Moon
6. Wish You Were Here
More and Obscured by Clouds are both nice interludes by I don't count them in Floyd's classic sequence.
1. Saucerful
2. Ummagumma
3. Atom Heart Mother
4. Meddle
5. Dark Side of the Moon
6. Wish You Were Here
against
1. Yes Album
2. Fragile
3. Close to the Edge
4. TFTO
5. Relayer
against
1. Nursery Cryme
2. Foxtrot
3. SEBTP
4. The Lamb
against
1. ELP
2. Pictures
3. Tarkus
4. Trilogy
5. Brain Salad Surgery
But Ummagumma only really makes it because of the live component so Yessongs could be added to the Yes sequence. Then again, no band has produced a trifecta of the quality of Foxtrot, SEBTP and The Lamb.
And I think i detect a bit of a resurgence of favour on this forum, and in the general press, for Emerson Lake and Palmer in recent months.
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 03:04
lazland wrote:
That sequence from Trespass to Wind & Wuthering really is rather special, and ATTWT & Duke were also, IMHO, excellent albums.
I love Genesis, and was virtually bought up on them in my formative teenage years, so they will always hold a special place.
So, whilst they are not my favourite band, I don't think that the exceptionally high standard of that run of albums in a row will ever be matched by any other band.
I'd like to be proved wrong, though
This is my point. I'm not slamming any other bands. I love Floyd, ELP, each is unique! Nobody will ever make music as YES has. Again, I point to you above. I don't think that string of albums can be topped!
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 05:57
Steven Brodziak wrote:
Is there really any group out there that can match or beat the sounds produced on "Trespass", Nursery Cryme", Foxtrot", "Selling England by the Pound" & "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"?
As per poll. Please list comparable albums.
Answer: Yes
Not the group Yes but just "Yes" to the question.
I would put forward Tull. Their 12 studio albums after This Was i.e." Stand Up" and up to and including "A" IMHO are better than anything Genesis dished out. I would also put Gentle Giant ahead as well. Each to his/her own I suppose.
I have tried very hard to like Genesis; I have played them and played them but they just do not do "it" for me. May be one day some magic will happen.
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 11:47
The original 12 Tull studio albums, plus the superlative Living in the Past set certainly eclipses Genesis' output. But then I prefer Tull and you must prefer Genesis, or else you wouldn't have made this poll in the first place.
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 12:45
I would put Yes up against those very excellent Genesis albums. Starting with The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Relayer, Tales, Going for the One and then a fine addition with Tormato.
I would put the Yes Album up against Trespass (prediction: Yes wins)
Fragile against Nursery Chryme (prediction: this will be the tie breaker)
Close to the Edge against Foxtrot (Yes takes this one too)
Selling England by the Pound is a tough one so I'll use Going for the One and Tormato against that (but Genesis will probably still take this one)
and Tales from Topographic Oceans against Lamb Lies Down simply because they're both doubles (and Genesis will take the vote here too, leaving Fragile vs. Nursery to determine the outcome of this argument)
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Posted: March 22 2011 at 16:37
The Dark Elf wrote:
The original 12 Tull studio albums, plus the superlative Living in the Past set certainly eclipses Genesis' output. But then I prefer Tull and you must prefer Genesis, or else you wouldn't have made this poll in the first place.
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Posted: March 23 2011 at 04:11
I love Genesis, I think they embody progressive rock, and when it comes down to it, are my favorite of the classics. I can't pick a favorite though. To many good bands.
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