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Longer and constant career for Camel, but GG have a couple of highest quality albums! I'm votiong for GG!
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Definitely Gentle Giant, one of my favorite bands ever, although I really like Camel as well!
 
 
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All right, went with Gentle Giant.  But I was this close to sitting this one out.
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Originally posted by Thandrus Thandrus wrote:

Camel Forever!!! In my Top 3 prog bands. Well. GG... ? interesting, not more, not nearly as inspiring.

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How long do these "battle of stardom" matches last? are there some fixed times or anything else? Confused


Each match roughly lasts 72 hours.
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For me, Camel is among my favourite bands of the seventies. I like the relaxed, but nevertheless complex style of their music. On the other hand, I always found Gentle Giant hard to enjoy. If I am in the mood for them, I take them over Camel, but that happens quite seldom. This way, Camel gets my vote.
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Gentle giant is one of my absolute  favourite bands, while I consider Camel just very good. 
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Gentle Giant, but I might vote for Camel on another moment. Both are great.
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Well, I'll have to go with Camel here. Gentle Giant... I tried real hard with them, but they just never really did it for me. I recognize their talent (it's hard to ignore, obviously), but I could never really take them to heart. I even decided to give them yet another try just a while ago (after a long abstinence), and put on In A Glass House, but couldn't even finish side one. Simply not my cup of tea.

Camel, on the other hand, I really love those guys' music. Granted, it's not as complex as, say, Genesis or Yes. But it just feels right. Those guys knew exactly what they were after (probably still do, but I couldn't say as admittedly I've hardly heard any post-Moonmadness stuff, just a song here and there. I'll get around to it eventually. Smile) Personally, I'd place them at the very top of the second tier of 70s sympho.
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EASY. Camel FTWBig%20smile
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Camel Forever!!! In my Top 3 prog bands. Well. GG... ? interesting, not more, not nearly as inspiring.

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How long do these "battle of stardom" matches last? are there some fixed times or anything else? Confused
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Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

finally! A poll that Nightwish would win!

Amen!Big%20smile


Are you guys sure? LOL

I should make a poll on that. Wink
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

finally! A poll that Nightwish would win!

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finally! A poll that Nightwish would win!
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Oh, come on, just one more for this round, please?  An artful battle: Art Zoyd vs. Art Bears....


Thing is, I could swear someone's done this poll, long ago before I even knew what the hell these bands even sounded like.  LOL

and for the record, I'd choose Art Bears and Logan would choose Art Zoyd.


I think I've seen a poll like that too. I'll search for it before making one on it.


Sorry, yes I did do a poll like that before, An Artful Poll, but it doesn't count because:
a) I included many more "Art" options
b) It was not part of a greater tournament
c) And most importantly, Art Garfunkel won. LOL

And yes I did vote for Art Zoyd, and would again, but it was, and still is, a tough choice. Big%20smile  I was seriously into Art Bears at the time.  Neat things about such polls, like Area vs. Gong, The Soft Machine vs. Magma, Henry Cow vs. Amon Duul II, The Residents vs. Tangerine Dream, and Univers Zero vs.Koenjihyakkei, is that whichever way the vote turns out, a band I really like wins! However, I think the results of Art Zoyd or Art Bears vs., say, Nightwish or Torman Maxt would also be satisfying.


Nightwish v. Torman Maxt!!

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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Oh, come on, just one more for this round, please?  An artful battle: Art Zoyd vs. Art Bears....


Thing is, I could swear someone's done this poll, long ago before I even knew what the hell these bands even sounded like.  LOL

and for the record, I'd choose Art Bears and Logan would choose Art Zoyd.


I think I've seen a poll like that too. I'll search for it before making one on it.


Sorry, yes I did do a poll like that before, An Artful Poll, but it doesn't count because:
a) I included many more "Art" options
b) It was not part of a greater tournament
c) And most importantly, Art Garfunkel won. LOL

And yes I did vote for Art Zoyd, and would again, but it was, and still is, a tough choice. Big%20smile  I was seriously into Art Bears at the time.  Neat things about such polls, like Area vs. Gong, The Soft Machine vs. Magma, Henry Cow vs. Amon Duul II, The Residents vs. Tangerine Dream, and Univers Zero vs.Koenjihyakkei, is that whichever way the vote turns out, a band I really like wins! However, I think the results of Art Zoyd or Art Bears vs., say, Nightwish or Torman Maxt would also be satisfying.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Oh, come on, just one more for this round, please?  An artful battle: Art Zoyd vs. Art Bears....


Thing is, I could swear someone's done this poll, long ago before I even knew what the hell these bands even sounded like.  LOL

and for the record, I'd choose Art Bears and Logan would choose Art Zoyd.


I think I've seen a poll like that too. I'll search for it before making one on it.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Oh, come on, just one more for this round, please?  An artful battle: Art Zoyd vs. Art Bears....


Thing is, I could swear someone's done this poll, long ago before I even knew what the hell these bands even sounded like.  LOL

and for the record, I'd choose Art Bears and Logan would choose Art Zoyd.


Edited by NaturalScience - October 14 2008 at 21:51
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CAMELLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!
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Camel from this round




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