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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer ?
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Points: 37525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2008 at 21:48
I definitely prefer Hawkwind *seeks shelter from Kansas' whirlwind coming to take me away*
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Points: 4312 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2008 at 21:42
Tough choice but my vote will go for Hawkwind! why???
because when they are good, they are brillant and can bring you in some ''spheres'' not too many bands are able to..
second reason is Hawkwind is still producing quality music nowadays...they had a few stinkers but still came with great, great CDs in the 80s, 90 s and still now. The return of  Davey in the fold with Brock and Bainbridge still guarantees fantastic music ''Take me to the Ladder'', ''Electric teppee'', ''Vortex'' ''Palace Sun'' and others still match the goodies from the 70s.
Kansas on the other hand produced great music as well, but for only a short time---74 to 78-- after that was freefall...
So analyzing their respective carreer, this is 4-5 Kansas great years versus 30 Hawkwind good to great years .
 
Kansas is now more or less a tribute band of its glorious past...nothing wrong with that.....but Hawkwind is still creating new stuff year after year,.....almost 40 years after their beginning.
So sorry, Yorkie and E-Dub......my vote to the Hawks!. don't beat me upLOL 
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2008 at 21:36
I would normally vote for Kansas but I got Stacia on the mind.
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Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

The boys from Topeka. No question.

E


Yeah, I won't vote because I only have a single Hawkwind album, but Kansas is pretty damn awesome.  Not sure hearing more Hawkwind would change my mind about preferring Kansas.
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Seeing Hawkwing live once was enough for me ! A "numbing" space voyage to say the least. The dual drumming of Simon King and Alan Powell was enough to put you in a trance for evermore.
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2008 at 20:57
The boys from Topeka. No question.

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Points: 1049 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2008 at 20:56
Idea inspired by me reading that Kansas supported Hawkwind in concert early in their career.  

I know who I'm voting for here without hesitation (probably my all time my favorite band  ) , I think maybe this could a close poll , both bands are not absolutely huge on this site but they do both have a strong loyal following of fans  Tongue


Part of an interview with Dave Brock (Hawkwind) I dug up on the net 

 DB: We done a tour, we used to tour with Rush in the States, well Rush were our support band.  I mean, many years ago a lot of bands, when we were touring the States – Kansas are another band that supported us in the States, and we really used to get on very well with them.  So everything goes full circle, you know, you rise and you fall.  But if you keep going, eventually you rise up again.  I mean, you go down and you go up, like Motorhead, right – they’ve really worked at it, and look where it is now, so there you go.  So anybody who’s in a rock band, you’ve just got to keep going…   Tongue





Edited by Yorkie X - July 30 2008 at 01:10
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