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    Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:13
Finally after 2 months we have reached the end.  It has been a lot of fun everyone. Thanks to everyone for participating and making it all a bunch of fun.

64 entered.. 2 remain.

In the far corner.. we have the king of 'progressive' Rock. LOL

The Machine.. aka..PINK FLOYD!! Clap



In the near corner.. we have the king of Prog Rock.

KING CRIMSON!! Clap



Vegas has installed The Machine as a 11.5 vote favorite.. .can King Crimson pull the upset. Not likely but surprises can happen, though they rarely do on PA's LOL



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:20
and the first of many votes for Floyd...  I love so many of their albums

King Crimson? Respect the hell out of them.. but I count what I love from them in terms of number of songs.. not albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:34
I'm sorry KC Cry

It was a very fun and unpredictable battle, thanks Micky! Clap
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:35
With a note of respect for KC I voted Floyd.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:53
Floyd by miles.

However innovative, technical and influential KC are - and they undeniably are - I find much of their music unpleasant to listen to.

Floyd also produced some stuff I don't like, but their run of good to amazing albums from Atom Heart Mother to Animals is so far beyond anything KC did that it is no contest for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:56
Let's see...

Thriller > Like A Virgin
Hotel California > Bat Out Of Hell
Star Wars > Star Trek
Pepsi > Coca-Cola

So, Crimson it is.

IMO Crimso never stooped as low as albums like TFC and AMLOR, which I consider solo albums and not 'Pink Floyd' albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:03
As great a final as one could hope for. Of all bands/artists represented here on PA these are two of the most innovative and influential bands of Progressive Rock. 

King Crimson for me. Everything they did 69-74 is very special to me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:13
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

I'm sorry KC Cry

It was a very fun and unpredictable battle, thanks Micky! Clap


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well I don't know about the unpredictable part hahahaha.. but it was fun.

Just an appetizer though for the Battle of the Albums.. we've already invested a lot of time into putting that together and there is still a lot more to be done. This was something I threw together on a lark.. the album contest is getting a lot more input and thought into the composition of it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:17
Happy to be the next one to operate the steamroll LOL!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:23
Clear choice for me: Pink Floyd. KC is not one of my absolute favorites but they're still essential. Floys is top 5 for me, however.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:30
Pink Floyd without hesitation.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:39
It was a tough choice but in the end I went with Floyd, though I like more albums from KC, they've never quite matched Wish You Were Here and Animals.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:49
Voting from my Atom Heart....by the way which one is Pink?
 
The trifecta of TDSOTM, WYWH, and Animals was amazing!
 
KC gets the respect though, but most often not entirely my cup of tea.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:57
Love you KC but i'm going with Pink Floyd.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 09:11
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Clap

well I don't know about the unpredictable part hahahaha.. but it was fun.

Just an appetizer though for the Battle of the Albums.. we've already invested a lot of time into putting that together and there is still a lot more to be done. This was something I threw together on a lark.. the album contest is getting a lot more input and thought into the composition of it.
Well, the Le Orme vs Rush was unpredictable even if Rush won in the end, or the fact that the final is not Yes vs Genesis Tongue

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 09:14
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Clap

well I don't know about the unpredictable part hahahaha.. but it was fun.

Just an appetizer though for the Battle of the Albums.. we've already invested a lot of time into putting that together and there is still a lot more to be done. This was something I threw together on a lark.. the album contest is getting a lot more input and thought into the composition of it.
Well, the Le Orme vs Rush was unpredictable even if Rush won in the end, or the fact that the final is not Yes vs Genesis Tongue

Cool, can't wait Thumbs Up


yeah true...  as I posted earlier.. at the start I had Yes v. Genesis penciled into the final in my bracket. I did have JT and KC going out in the first round to far superior bands. ELP making all the way to Floyd and going down in an epic battle LOL  Oh well.. so yeah.. I guess it was unpredictable.  Those early rounds were a hoot. Always the most fun in these kinds of contests before the blue bloods assert their dominance.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 09:21
KC.  Had they not had the Red album in their vast discog, my vote would have been different.  But with Red, they added a visceral rawness that was never really a part of Floyd's arsenal.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 09:28
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:


yeah true...  as I posted earlier.. at the start I had Yes v. Genesis penciled into the final in my bracket. I did have JT and KC going out in the first round to far superior bands. ELP making all the way to Floyd and going down in an epic battle LOL  Oh well.. so yeah.. I guess it was unpredictable.  Those early rounds were a hoot. Always the most fun in these kinds of contests before the blue bloods assert their dominance.
How could I forget the ELP vs Camel epic battle: songs will be sung about it, I just hope they are not from Camel LOLTongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2015 at 09:32
Love both but Floyd was my first love. 
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