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Pr@gmatic
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Joined: October 04 2005
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:21 |
JesusBetancourt wrote:
How dare you!!
My vote goes to Vander Graff Generator, Hands down, no contest, Infact without even thinking.
Polls like this should be outlawed.
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Agreed.
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Seyo
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Joined: May 08 2004
Location: Bosnia
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Points: 1320
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:16 |
What a stupid poll: you cannot compare totally different stuff!
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eduardossc
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Joined: July 15 2005
Location: Mexico
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Points: 257
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:41 |
Van Der Graaf by far ¡¡¡
I still don´t know what is "Dream" doing in this site. What is it with prog fans to keep adding bands to the prog world for small moments of "more experimental", and "less conventional" music than normal in their discography?. Dream Theatre to me is a great solid and powerful metal band with just more diversity in their sound and structure than other metal bands.
I recently heard Pain of salvation - "Used". ...Now, that is cheesy and intentional prog ¡¡. It just sounds so forced and with such a lack of conviction I was about to be sick. music like that start coming out when criticts say Metal can be considered "Better metal" if it is prog. This song I´m talking about is plain Metal, some sort of Pantera´s Metal. No better or any different at all. Then, they suddenly present this mellow, melodic ballad moment with no justification whatsoever. ...OH PLEASE ¡¡¡. Don´t tell me that is not "intentional prog" ¡¡¡.
Now, Dream is nothing close to that "cheesy" metal, but it´s not anywhere near that feeling of true prog like "Lizard", "Foxtrot", "Tarkus", etc. Please consider Dream a metal band and let them feel proud for making the best metal ever.
About the Van Der Graaf vs. Dream issue, ...Well, I can´t think of anythig as original, bizarre, and with so deep textures as " Sleepwalkers" in any "Dream" album.
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salmacis
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Joined: April 10 2005
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:24 |
One of the easiest polls I've ever answered- VDGG without a shadow of a doubt, every time.
VDGG cannot be tied down to any one genre, plus their influences are hard to decipher too- the epitome of true progressive music. Every album is a masterpiece.
DT, whilst I like what they do, would probably not have even existed without Metallica, Rush or Yes.
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Syzygy
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Joined: December 16 2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:14 |
VDGG. Or is this a trick question?
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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dima_olkov
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 23 2005
Location: Russian Federation
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Points: 143
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:30 |
INCOMPARIBLE!!!!
V A N D E R G R A A F G E N E R A T O R
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PF, Genesis, KC, Yes, VdGG, GG, Camel, Jethro Tull
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Easy Livin
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Joined: February 21 2004
Location: Scotland
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:08 |
YtseJammer Polls are intended to stimulate discussion. I notice you have started a few recently, but have not offered your own opinions, and reasons for them. How about sharing them with us?
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Points: 16130
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:58 |
VDGG, of course...
But it's like comparing Beethoven with Glen Miller 
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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The Hemulen
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Joined: July 31 2004
Location: UK
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:56 |
NutterAlert wrote:
Gonna have to give this one some serious thought....
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NutterAlert
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 07 2005
Location: In transition
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Points: 2808
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:53 |
Gonna have to give this one some serious thought....
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Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005
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The Hemulen
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Joined: July 31 2004
Location: UK
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Points: 5964
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:50 |
Weirdest. Poll. Ever.
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Bj-1
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:42 |
The only thing that DT and VDGG have in common is the complexity! Otherwise: completely different.
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Though i rate some DT albums higher than VDGG's, my vote goes to VDGG cause they are rather underrated sometimes and deserves more respect.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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M. B. Zapelini
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Joined: June 21 2005
Location: Brazil
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:27 |
magog wrote:
Why don't we compair cabbages with gulls? What have to deal DT with VdGG?(I don't mean one is better than other, it's just completely different) |
- Nice point, mate
Don't see any relation between these bands too...
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PETER HAMMILL
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magog
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Joined: September 06 2005
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 05:09 |
Why don't we compair cabbages with gulls? 
What have to deal DT with VdGG?(I don't mean one is better than other, it's just completely different)
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 05:07 |
JesusBetancourt wrote:
How dare you!! |

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Citanul
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Joined: June 14 2005
Location: South Africa
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Points: 430
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:31 |
What logical reason is there for comparing these two? They're two
completely different bands, appealing to differing sectors of the
prog-listening community (although there are people who like
both). Personally I prefer Dream Theater, but that's because my
tastes lean towards metal.
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Be or be not. There is no question. - Yoda, Prince of Denmark
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-bp-
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Joined: August 10 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 95
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:25 |
Can I quote EVERYONE, VdGG easy.
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Moogtron III
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Points: 10616
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:15 |
No doubts, hands down, landslide, no contest, etc. etc.
Van der Graaf Generator!
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paulindigo
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Joined: May 24 2005
Location: Italy
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Points: 490
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 03:58 |
For the first time I have no doubt, my vote goes to Van der Graaf
Generator
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JesusBetancourt
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 15 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 262
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 03:42 |
How dare you!!
My vote goes to Vander Graff Generator, Hands down, no contest, Infact without even thinking.
Polls like this should be outlawed.
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"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water"
John 7:38
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