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Xonty 
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 Topic: A Whiter Shade Of Pale vs. Nights In White Satin
Posted: August 24 2014 at 08:40 |
I'm sure this poll will have been done before but I can't find it... Two classic psychedelic prog songs from 1967 that became huge pretty unexpectedly. Just wondering which is your favourite.
Procol Harum for me just because of how fresh it was in terms of lyrics, instruments, plus it has a killer climax on the chorus. The Moodies song is right up there too, so quite a difficult poll.
Thanks for any feedback 
Edited by Xonty - August 24 2014 at 08:41
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 08:44 |
A lot of the time The Moodies would win most things for me, but I prefer A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Both timeless songs BTW
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:15 |
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Wights in Night Satin.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:25 |
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Tough call. I lean - ever so slightly - to A Whiter Shade of Pale
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:26 |
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The Moodes by a mile. I love Procol Harum as much as the next guy (see my 5 star review of Shine on Brightly), but I've never liked that song.
Edited by HolyMoly - August 24 2014 at 09:27
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:30 |
love Shade, like Satin
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:51 |
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"Nights"--the long LP version.
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dr wu23
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 09:51 |
Two of my favorite proto prog songs.......I'll go with Nights this time.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 11:19 |
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2 classics. But despite my love of the Moodies, Procol Harum effort just shades it.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 11:24 |
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Nights in White Satin; one of my top 5 favourite songs.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 11:32 |
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 11:45 |
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Two great songs, but A Whiter Shade of Pale is a timeless classic.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 13:06 |
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And... 11-11 !
Voted Nights.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 15:24 |
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The Moodies is my choice from these 2.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 15:51 |
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Moody's Nights In White Satin by a million miles.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 15:58 |
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A Whiter Shade of Pale. I have to inject myself a bit more insuline to digest the other one.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 16:23 |
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Moodies
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 16:27 |
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The Moody blues for me.
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TMB
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 17:03 |
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How can you beat Vestal Virgins!
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Vinyl just sounds better!!
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