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Poll Question: whitch of these two giants of rock and prog do you like best
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Both have tallent making perfect songs and not putting albums full of it. Pink Floyd is however more important for me. Recordings like Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Relics and Live at Pompeii are great!
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Queen have their fine moments and Farok Bulsara was a great singer, but they are no match for Pink Floyd.

 
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I love Queen I, II, SHA, Opera... but then that's it. I heartily dislike the later stuff.
 
If these four were up against the first four Floyd's - Piper, Saucerful, AHM, Ummagumma, I think I'd vote Queen.
 
But to compare Animals, DSOTM, WYWH and some of the even later Floyd with Queen's later output means the decision's a stroll in the park. FLOYD.
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Can't decide. This website shows little love for Queen though. A very talented band, they effected the rock world much more than the Prog world. They could have easily been a full out Prog band too. 
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Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

Can't decide. This website shows little love for Queen though. A very talented band, they effected the rock world much more than the Prog world. They could have easily been a full out Prog band too. 
 
With Queen II, they almost were, IMO.
 
There is love for Queen from a few of us on the site, the trouble is that my love died with the release of A Day at the Races. And stayed dead. But I still play the first four albums very regularly, and I guess I always will.
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Floyd by quite along way. Queen could be a little patchy, and for some reason Brian May makes my skin crawl, but thats nothing to do with the music I guess..

When Queen were good, in the 70's, they were really good. Queen II would probably be in my top 10 'rock' albums of all time, and I suspect 'A Night at the Opera' wouldn't be far behind either. They were unique and very talented, eclectic songwriters,in many respects very much prog, and I've never heard a singer in rock - any type of rock - as skilled and versatile as Freddie M.

However, Floyds combination of grim cynicism, whinging lyrics, soaring guitar solos, ambient soundscapes, and suicidal druggy overtones simply resonates with me more..
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Pink Floyd = Yes Thumbs Up
Queen = No Thumbs Down
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How horrible that a band like Queen is eclipsed by Pink Floyd!!!  Queen are better songwriters by far, Freddie Mercury is possibly the greatest vocalist of his day...Pink Floyd get too much credit for writing mediocre slop.
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Pink Floyd, no doubt about it. Queen albums are more inconsistent in my opinion, and the worst Queen albums are definitely far weaker than the worst Floyd albums.

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Pink Floyd. Although I really like Sheer Heart Attack and Brighton Rock is one of my all time fav. guitar songs(something Floyd never managed IMO), gotta go with the Floyd. not even close. now if someone did a Floyd vs Yes poll then I'd have to dig deep
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Pink Floyd gets my vote, but Queen's contributions to contemporary music should not be overlooked.
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both bands are great but my vote is to PF




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The Floyd.
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cant deside, both are awsome in ther own way. Nobody can't deny the value of  Queen's '70 albumsSmile. Same with Pink Floyd they were a little more consistent over the years then Queen , so both
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Floyd.

I've never been a big fan of Queen.
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Pink Floyd definitely 
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KO for Pink Floyd.  Mercury's vocals were great but never was a fan of May.  Nothing compares to the atmospheres of the Floyd.
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Vote for Pink Floyd , in spite they never did anything as good as Queen II
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Floyd by a mile, I still like Queen, but they have never really 'clicked' for me.
 
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