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SgtPepper67 
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 Topic: "Still Life" or "The Power And The Glory"
Posted: October 31 2007 at 10:24 |
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Still Life. I'm not a big fan of GG.
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In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made...
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Okocha
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Posted: October 31 2007 at 08:49 |
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Philéas
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Posted: October 29 2007 at 09:27 |
 Tapfret wrote:
Have yet to listen to Van Der Graff, so Power and the Glory wins by default. |
Why vote then? 
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Cheesecakemouse
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Posted: October 29 2007 at 03:01 |
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I voted Still Life, I found too much of Power and Glory to be a Yes and Jethro Tull clone
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Abstrakt
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Posted: October 29 2007 at 02:53 |
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Havn't heard the entire Still Life, but for me it's a tie.
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Tapfret
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Posted: October 29 2007 at 02:40 |
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Have yet to listen to Van Der Graff, so Power and the Glory wins by default.
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MattiR
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Posted: October 28 2007 at 08:17 |
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The Power And The Glory
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Philéas
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Posted: October 27 2007 at 18:29 |
el böthy wrote:
I personally think Still life is VDGG best output, while the Power and the glory, although excellent, is not a masterpiece as Still life is.
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My sentiments exactly.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: October 27 2007 at 16:47 |
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Both have great music on them. I choose Still Life, and that's purely a matter of taste which I cannot defend.
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Shakespeare
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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:41 |
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I don't see Still Life and Power and the Glory on the same level. GG is way better if you ask me.
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el böthy
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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:35 |
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I personally think Still life is VDGG best output, while the Power and the glory, although excellent, is not a masterpiece as Still life is.
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Philéas
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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:08 |
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Still Life, no competition really. VdGG and GG are my two favourite Prog bands, but in this case VdGG is the clear winner. That said, The Power and The Glory is a really good album.
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Mandrakroot
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 19:53 |
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Is are Gentle Giant not good, so Still Life is me for
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ProgBagel
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:25 |
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IT's very sad that I didn't listen to either of these bands. VDGG looks so interesting though.
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P.H.P.
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:15 |
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Both bands and both albums are blameless and irreproachable, just like all good Prog.
Edited by P.H.P. - October 26 2007 at 11:17
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proger
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:12 |
Evans wrote:
febus wrote:
Gentle Giant for me as ''Still life'' a good album has the horrible ''la rossa'' and leave a taste of sameness at the end |
The sameness i can agree with. IT has been with the band since "The least we can do.." to a certain extent, but... do you really think La Rossa is a bad track? Wow, i have always seen it as... well, i was gonnas ay top 5 on the album, but top five of all of VDGG, at least! :) |
yeah... is "La Rosa" is the worst VDGG song?
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The Doctor
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:09 |
febus wrote:
Gentle Giant for me as ''Still life'' a good album has the horrible ''la rossa'' and leave a taste of sameness at the end |
Wow. La Rossa is one of my two favorite songs off of the album, the other being Childlike Faith, and one of my top ten favorite VDGG songs. Those two songs really make the album for me. The other three are good, but La Rossa and Childlike Faith stand far above the other three IMO.
I also love The Power and the Glory, one of my favorite GG albums. Hard choice, but in the end I must go with TPATG as I think it's a bit more of a consistently great album from start to finish.
Edited by The Doctor - October 26 2007 at 11:09
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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bhikkhu
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 09:14 |
Peter wrote:
Both, please! 
What's up with this never-ending mania for pitting albums and bands "against" each other here? How unnatural! Why would I ever have to choose? 
If I select one to listen to now, I can play the other the next time, can't I? 
That's the thing with art -- you're allowed to like two or more dissimilar things equally well....
"Experts?"  "That's right, girls -- I'm a certified Gentle Giant expert and registered Van der Graaf Generator consultant." 
(I thought we were just called fans.) 
I'll stop now -- but these frankly pointless "X vs Y" polls irk me, and seem to be getting ever more numerous.
No offense. Two great prog albums -- I applaud your good taste! |
Absolutely right Peter.  I was going to say both.
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Bj-1
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 09:03 |
Power & the Glory.
One of the finest GG albums! Still Life is excellent as well, but I don't think it's VDGG's best. If this was a "Pawn Hearts vs. Power & the Glory" poll instead, It would have been MUCH more difficult for me.
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 26 2007 at 08:59 |
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'Still Life'. I really like 'The Power and the Glory' but I love 'Still Life'.
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