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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 09:52
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

now Floyd vs. the crazed PT legion of fans...that will be the interesting one...


Yep! I'm already gathering up steam for this one!

I went with our beloved Yesmen in this poll. GG is enjoyable enough, no doubt about it, and out of the three records I have, I readily give two of them four stars (Octobus and Three Friends) But since CTTE is pretty much my all time favourite record, with The Yes Album not far behind, I can't see how I could vote any other way.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 09:56
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

now Floyd vs. the crazed PT legion of fans...

that will be the interesting one... 

Opeth,  KC, and Tull smoke their competition. 


Indeed, but I think KC might have a slightly tough time with VDGG (though they'll still win) and I think the Opeth v. Zappa one will really be interesting because it'll bring up two completely different artists with fanbases that may be big on here but not near as to the forefront as even Dream Theater's. I think the biggest blowout is probably already over, and that's Genesis v. Dream Theater. And yeah, Tull will probably win that, but I'd say Mahavishnu will get a decent amount of votes.

If you guys actually care, I could post some (or all, or whatever) of the brackets people actually filled out, since seeing the differences and similarities  is interesting. One weird thing I noted is that every single person had Yes over Gentle Giant, and that no one had Opeth over Frank Zappa (those who had anything over Zappa said The Moody Blues over Opeth and then over Zappa, but that obviously didn't happen).


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 10:37
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!


KC vs VDGG looks a very tough one and PF vs PT should be a blowout for PF but I've got a sneaky feeling it will be tight.

What happened to Gong? When I looked at the Round 1 Poll they were tied at 23-23 when the poll closed. What was the tiebreaker?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 10:42
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!


KC vs VDGG looks a very tough one and PF vs PT should be a blowout for PF but I've got a sneaky feeling it will be tight.

What happened to Gong? When I looked at the Round 1 Poll they were tied at 23-23 when the poll closed. What was the tiebreaker?


When I actually closed the polling and took the results, it was 23-22 in Marillion's favor. When I checked later on, about a day later, that's when the other vote must have snuck in.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 10:44
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!


KC vs VDGG looks a very tough one and PF vs PT should be a blowout for PF but I've got a sneaky feeling it will be tight.

What happened to Gong? When I looked at the Round 1 Poll they were tied at 23-23 when the poll closed. What was the tiebreaker?


round 2 has already started before Gong got the tying vote... then Dean closed it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 10:52
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

now Floyd vs. the crazed PT legion of fans...

that will be the interesting one... 

Opeth,  KC, and Tull smoke their competition. 


Indeed, but I think KC might have a slightly tough time with VDGG (though they'll still win) and I think the Opeth v. Zappa one will really be interesting because it'll bring up two completely different artists with fanbases that may be big on here but not near as to the forefront as even Dream Theater's. I think the biggest blowout is probably already over, and that's Genesis v. Dream Theater. And yeah, Tull will probably win that, but I'd say Mahavishnu will get a decent amount of votes.

If you guys actually care, I could post some (or all, or whatever) of the brackets people actually filled out, since seeing the differences and similarities  is interesting. One weird thing I noted is that every single person had Yes over Gentle Giant, and that no one had Opeth over Frank Zappa (those who had anything over Zappa said The Moody Blues over Opeth and then over Zappa, but that obviously didn't happen).


VDGG has a loyal... but small fanbase... KC wins ..hmmm... 65% -35% I'd say

Opeth v. Zappa... the same... Zappa has a fanatical.. but limiting fanbase since his discography is so daunting.  Opeth is a band that the new ..and old prog fans can really dig.  Won't be close I suspect.

Tull destroys MO... Tull is actually my favorite to win the whole thing.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 11:59
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!


KC vs VDGG looks a very tough one and PF vs PT should be a blowout for PF but I've got a sneaky feeling it will be tight.

What happened to Gong? When I looked at the Round 1 Poll they were tied at 23-23 when the poll closed. What was the tiebreaker?


When I actually closed the polling and took the results, it was 23-22 in Marillion's favor. When I checked later on, about a day later, that's when the other vote must have snuck in.
haha, that was my vote, sorry...I didn't know you 'd written up the next round because I'd been away for a few days...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 12:00
Upset city, I'm calling VdGG over Crimson, and in a shocker, Camel over ELP! They're feeling high from their victory over those wacky Kobaians

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 12:31
Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Well, thanks to everyone who participated in round 1!! (especially since my bracket is barely in second placeLOL)

Here are the matchups for this round, for whomever is interested:
Round 2
E1. #1 Genesis v. #3 Dream Theater
E2. #4 Camel v. #2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
F1. #1 Yes v. #3 Gentle Giant
F2. #4 Marillion v. #2 Rush
G1. #1 King Crimson v. #3 Van Der Graaf Generator
G2. #5 Mahavishnu Orchestra v. #2 Jethro Tull
H1. #1 Pink Floyd v. #3 Porcupine Tree
H2. #5 Opeth v. #2 Frank Zappa

This should be interesting!


KC vs VDGG looks a very tough one and PF vs PT should be a blowout for PF but I've got a sneaky feeling it will be tight.

What happened to Gong? When I looked at the Round 1 Poll they were tied at 23-23 when the poll closed. What was the tiebreaker?


When I actually closed the polling and took the results, it was 23-22 in Marillion's favor. When I checked later on, about a day later, that's when the other vote must have snuck in.
haha, that was my vote, sorry...I didn't know you 'd written up the next round because I'd been away for a few days...


Haha, no problem. Smile It doesn't matter; I just so far have given people a week (from Thursday until Thursday) and then that's when I count the votes. You probably voted very soon after I counted them. I don't know what I would have done if it had stayed at a tie for a long time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 12:44
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

now Floyd vs. the crazed PT legion of fans...

that will be the interesting one... 

Opeth,  KC, and Tull smoke their competition. 


Indeed, but I think KC might have a slightly tough time with VDGG (though they'll still win) and I think the Opeth v. Zappa one will really be interesting because it'll bring up two completely different artists with fanbases that may be big on here but not near as to the forefront as even Dream Theater's. I think the biggest blowout is probably already over, and that's Genesis v. Dream Theater. And yeah, Tull will probably win that, but I'd say Mahavishnu will get a decent amount of votes.

If you guys actually care, I could post some (or all, or whatever) of the brackets people actually filled out, since seeing the differences and similarities  is interesting. One weird thing I noted is that every single person had Yes over Gentle Giant, and that no one had Opeth over Frank Zappa (those who had anything over Zappa said The Moody Blues over Opeth and then over Zappa, but that obviously didn't happen).


VDGG has a loyal... but small fanbase... KC wins ..hmmm... 65% -35% I'd say

Opeth v. Zappa... the same... Zappa has a fanatical.. but limiting fanbase since his discography is so daunting.  Opeth is a band that the new ..and old prog fans can really dig.  Won't be close I suspect.

Tull destroys MO... Tull is actually my favorite to win the whole thing.


That's interesting. I'd say they're pretty good predictions, but we'll see what happens. Wink
I just hope Zappa at least makes this round, since I have him winning (I am a Rush and Zappa fanatic, but I realize how Rush is on this site). I realize how much of a miracle my prediction would take, but it would be sweet. LOL


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 14:01
Originally posted by keiser willhelm keiser willhelm wrote:

Originally posted by fighting sleep fighting sleep wrote:

GG is being drowned! Cry


And rightfully so!!! LOL   GG is. . .  ok i guess. but its a difficult sound to get into. I much prefer Yes. Yes, Yes should win it. Yes all the way. there is no way Yes can or should be beaten, except maybe by Genesis (and thats a stretch Shocked i said it) .

PS -  when you say 'yes' that much it kind of loses its meaning... its a weird feeling.
It took me too long to get into GG for them to lose now!! Haha
 
No, i understand what you're saying. Yes will win because they're more "mainstream" within the prog community. No skin off my back. As for them going against Genesis...i have no idea who would win that. I personally hope that KC comes out on top of this tournament.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 16:11
Tough choice here. I've seen both live, GG in a small venue while Yes in an arena but I went with Yes. Wakeman era Yes was epic while GG never reached that status in the U.S of A.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 19:45
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2008 at 21:47
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2008 at 15:29
I rather prefer Yes I know all of it and I can listen it always. GG I thin k it has great songs but too experimental for my taste of course the supreme Octopus and Free Hand I love those but still don't compare to Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE, TFTO or Relayer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 12 2008 at 08:36

81-32, this is insane...

It should be around a draw.
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