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Yorkie X 
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 Topic: Oldfield vs Lifeson vs Livgren vs Petrucci
Posted: August 30 2007 at 00:53 |
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This should be interesting, remember vote for the individual not the band they are from. Was originally meant to be a oldfield verses lifeson poll but I thought I`d spice it up a bit
Edited by Yorkie X - August 30 2007 at 00:54
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puma
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 01:36 |
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Livgren, come on. Amazing guitar player and keyboard player AND songwriter
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iguana
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 05:51 |
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apples vs. oranges vs. peaches vs. cherries ...
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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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febus
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 07:28 |
Good poll Yorkie.....at least something different !! no best of GENESIS or YES for once
OLDFIELD and LIVGREN go to the finals and the winner is........
......MIKE OLDFIELD as he is very ''useful'' for a man working in one man-band doing 100% of the chores. 
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 10:57 |
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Well they're all great players but I would want Alex Liefson in my band. Not the most technical player in your list but he always has a great sound, well most of the time and is pretty versatile.
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ProgBagel
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 12:45 |
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I don't get this, but i'll pick Oldfield.
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riversdancing
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 12:53 |
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Long live King Lerxst!
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 15:45 |
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Oldfield is the master of multi instument is there anything he cant play? And a great songwriter.
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Man Overboard
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 16:19 |
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Livgren. Check out the first Proto-Kaw album, the demos from 71-73. Mind-bogglingly good!
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Dim
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 18:50 |
LIFESON IS SLOPPY
it's true! Lifeson is in second place, and should technically be in last.
Pentatonic, thats all he plays, every solo is sloppy (except la villa strangiato), and not well thought.
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Barla
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 19:07 |
 schizoid_man77 wrote:
LIFESON IS SLOPPY
it's true! Lifeson is in second place, and should technically be in last.
Pentatonic, thats all he plays, every solo is sloppy (except la villa strangiato), and not well thought. |
What's the problem with the pentatonic?? Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan, just to name a few were KINGS of the pentatonic! And, BTW, I vote for PETRUCCI! The best guitarist I've heard to come out on the 90s, IMO. 
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Tony R
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 19:09 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
LIFESON IS SLOPPY
it's true! Lifeson is in second place, and should technically be in last.
Pentatonic, thats all he plays, every solo is sloppy (except la villa strangiato), and not well thought. |
yeah, right... 
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 20:01 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
LIFESON IS SLOPPY
it's true! Lifeson is in second place, and should technically be in last.
Pentatonic, thats all he plays, every solo is sloppy (except la villa strangiato), and not well thought. |
You jest, right?
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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Dim
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 21:16 |
Tony, I'm probably giving you the wrong impression that I am some rush basher by now, I actually like rush, not as much as I used to, but they are a corner stone band.
Barla, I respect Jimi's influence, but dont really respect his guitar playing, which also seems very sloppy to me.
I find Stevei ray Vaughn much more skilled because he's playing a BLUES scale on a, you know... BLUES SONG!!!
Guitar players like Young, Lifeson, Paige and most of the "guitar virtusos" of the seventies dont yeild much respectfrom me because they actually do not show much skill.
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tardis
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 21:43 |
Out of the choices...Alex Lifeson. Petrucci seems obsessed with copying Metallica riffs as opposed to helping the band "progress". 
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rileydog22
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 21:46 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
LIFESON IS SLOPPY
it's true! Lifeson is in second place, and should technically be in last.
Pentatonic, thats all he plays, every solo is sloppy (except la villa strangiato), and not well thought. |
That's cause sevenths sound like sh*t in guitar solos.
Edited by rileydog22 - August 30 2007 at 21:46
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rileydog22
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 21:54 |
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In what way would Oldfield be considered a "useful" musician; I can only think of one time that he actually COLLABORATED with anybody, and that was pretty obscure. I would consider him to be a good musician and a good composer, but I wouldn't call him a good bandmate or even anybody's bandmate at all.
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stonebeard
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 21:55 |
This poll is so odd (stupid), I don't even wat to vote.
I just don't get these polls.
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Failcore
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 22:38 |
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Livgren in last, as per usual.
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WaywardSon
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Posted: August 30 2007 at 22:57 |
Itīs between Oldfield and Livgren,
I voted Kerry Livgren.
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