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Prog Artists Most Often Compared to Each Other
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Yes and Genesis... My two favorite bands! Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


I think the Prog-Rock band ENGLAND are most often compared to YES, but that's mostly by me. Smile
 
In the poll, I'd probably go with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, as they're both a bit offbeat and off the wall. Smile

More like Genesis....but not like either really...very underrated band who should have produced more quality prog like their debut...sort of stuff some of you jokers should be listening to , rather than the feckin beatles...😁

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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

I think we're still misinterpreting this. It's what bands are often part of a "which is better" or "is more representative of a quintessential sound" comparison. Starcastle would rarely ever win in that battle against Yes for most people under this scenario. Can their sound be compared based on similarities? Yes, absolutely. But no one would ask "who better represents," say, "symphonic prog better, Yes or SC?" Yes has had more of an impact, has way more albums, and clearly directly influenced SC. You may like SC more, but would you recommend them a newcomer to prog? Would you list them as a band that someone may know when trying to describe the classic prog era? No. Genesis and Yes will come up every time (along with KC, Rush, and usually PF).

At least, that's what I think the prompt was clarified as by the OP later in the thread.

Yeah you get it. I mean I don't want to be a dictator, people can do this however they want really.. but what you've posted here was the original intention yes. 
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

That would be Yesesis. What a coincidence! Wink

It is isn't it lol. 
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra get compared often when talking about fusion groups to listen to.
...and yet they are nothing alike.

Imagine being told this, checking out RTF and thinking “not my cuppa” and never bothering with Mahavishnu

Or Weather Report, for that matter! Shocked
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

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Gentle Giant and PFM


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I always thought that PFM's vocals were more "classical" than they were "modern" like GG's vocals were. GG's vocals remind me of a lot of the classical music that was going around, where the idea was strictly odd anything they could get their fingers and mouths on ... however, I really think that GG's biggest point was using these within a rock context, since no one had really done anything remotely as close to it. It could also be said that some of PFM's vocals were also much more lyrical and aligned with strands of pop music, something which was/is huge in Italy.
 

It's the eclectic nature of the bands that makes me pair them up. Also ,both bands by 1977 had adopted a much more straightforward approach although interestingly both moved towards a more funk based direction that was popular at the time. 
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