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someone_else 
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 Posted: May 13 2011 at 03:54 |
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A rather good poll imho: these albums are almost equally good. Islands has some of the best moments of KC. It is my favourite KC album and I would give it a 4+. H to He is just a bit better (5-), being VdGG's best album of their earlier period.
Edited by someone_else - May 13 2011 at 03:55
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palinurus
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 05:00 |
Very different albums. Both great!
Perhaps Islands is more symphonic way and H to He explores into the VDGG´s sound.
I will choose H to He, but Islands is 10 too!  |
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b_olariu
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 06:04 |
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H to He Who am the Only One by far
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kole
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 06:14 |
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H to He. Islands never impressed me.
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Zargus
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 06:19 |
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I like em both very much, but H to he it is!
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 06:41 |
 sleeper wrote:
Islands, brilliant album.
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Anirml
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 06:51 |
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Islands !
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digdug
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 08:25 |
I am obviously in the minority.....but neither !
not a big fan of VdGG
Love some Crimson albums but not Islands
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Prog On!
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Catcher10
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 08:39 |
I don't think I have ever voted so quickly on a poll.....This was beyond too easy.
Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am the Only One
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bucka001
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 08:43 |
Not the best album by either, but both are pretty good. Love the underrated Formentara Lady... actually the whole first side is pretty darn good. The second side is where it unravels.
Killer is a monster track, and the others are good too. H to He, but only because it's solid throughout.
Both bands have far better albums, though, so it's a fair comparison.
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akaBona
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 09:20 |
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 10:22 |
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One good album, one great album and that is H to He
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You must be joking.....Take a running jump......
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friso
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 10:34 |
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Islands has grown on me, but H to He is one of my favorites.
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jean-marie
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 13:33 |
Both are beautiful albums , among my favourite ones, can't vote 
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The Monodrone
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 21:54 |
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Islands, one of my favorite KC albums.
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Iron Nate
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Posted: May 13 2011 at 23:25 |
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Very unusual for me to vote against KC, but H to He takes my vote on this one.
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MFP
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Posted: May 14 2011 at 10:56 |
Zargus wrote:
I like em both very much, but H to he it is! |
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OT Räihälä
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Posted: May 14 2011 at 12:04 |
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To me Islands is clearly the weakest of early King Crimson albums, whereas H to He... is one of the strongest Generator collections, so my vote goes without hesitating to VdGG.
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jean-marie
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Posted: May 14 2011 at 12:19 |
OT Räihälä wrote:
To me Islands is clearly the weakest of early King Crimson albums, whereas H to He... is one of the strongest Generator collections, so my vote goes without hesitating to VdGG. |
Island weak?, i know it's very subjective , a matter of taste ......to me this album is such a fantastic musical journey
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LittleBig
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Posted: April 28 2016 at 03:43 |
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H to He Who am the Only One
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