Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
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Topic: Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
Posted By: micky
Subject: Prog Semi Final #1 - Yes v. Pink Floyd
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:15
Congratulation to the winners of the Detroit and Portland regions. The winner moves on to the Battle of the Bands Final hosted by Viagra AND Rogaine and televised world-wide on M@XTV  From the Detroit Region we have YES!!! From the Portland Region we have Pink Floyd Vegas has installed Floyd as a 13.5 vote favorite due to their dominance and enduring popularity. Can Yes pull the minor upset? We shall see!! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:15
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Floyd. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:26
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Floyd Animals > CTTE WYWH > Fragile DSOTM > TfTO Meddle > Relayer ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:32
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I lean strongly to Yes.... but for sh*ts and giggles.... leaving favs out of it... this is the Semi-Finals.. lets talk about greatness and prog perfection CTTE > DSOTM (very very slim admittedly... but CTTE is the greatest prog rock album ever done) TFTO > The Wall (not close.. as depending on the criteria one can argue TFTO > DSOTM, and DSOTM dwarfs The Wall) Relayer > Animals (soundchaser destroys anything on that Floyd album... THEN you have Gates..) Saucerful of Secrets > The Yes Album Wish you were here > Drama Fragile > Meddle yes it is... but an enormous amount of love and respect for Floyd ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:46
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CTTE > Wish You Were Here Fragile < Ummagumma The Yes Album < Meddle Relayer < Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd gets my vote. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:49
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Floyd easily, 2 masterpieces and a whole host of strong albums whilst I wouldn't give any Yes album more than 3 stars. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:53
| This poll is probably going to be pretty close. Personally, an easy vote for Floyd. I do like Yes but the lack of pain, pathos in most of their compositions made them a bit too lightweight for my liking, especially contrasted against a band, specifically a songwriter, that was obsessed with the human condition. Yes had to play lots of notes to get their point across. Without doubting the skill involved in that for a minute, I nevertheless don't believe they could have come up with an Us and Them. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 08:58
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This was an easy vote: Fink Lloyd I'd take pretty much every Floyd album from 67 up to and including 79 over my fave Yes album (The Yes Album). ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:07
I get up.. I get down... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
rogerthat wrote:Posted By: Friday13th
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:07
| Neither band could do what the other does. That's a given. Pink Floyd definitely has lyrics over Yes, but I love Yes's sound much more. Even the best PF albums like WYWH and DSOTM bore me at times with their little blues rock here and their little drawn out sound effect there. CTTE and Fragile on the other hand are just flawless. Just say YES! |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:09
Floyd gets my vote against any band, even Yes  |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:25
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This is much harder than the other one, so I'll probably sit on it for a
while. However, I do lean somewhat towards PF, and exactly for the
reasons Rogerthat has expounded. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:27
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Oh, by the way, which one's Pink? I vote for Roy Harper. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:32
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Floyd But probably Yes will win
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 09:38
Yes --easily for me---the classic period---music is way more dynamic and interesting on every level. Need music with energy.
I mean PF is so easy to listen to and commercially one of the most popular groups in the world. Can this really be prog?
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Posted By: Walton Street
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 10:01
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Pink Floyd by a mile i appreciate Yes but i can only take them in small doses (like KC and ELP) ------------- "I know one thing: that I know nothing" - SpongeBob Socrates |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 10:04
| Although I adore Yes I never thought of them as part of my favourite prog bands. Floyd to me is more than a band with albums. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 10:14
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Gimme Floyd ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 10:56
yeah... I can dig what Roger was getting at... even relate and agree... however this about the music and to me music is is about life. A soundtrack to it. Not some muso musing on the world.. pfff..  life to me.. is sort of encapsulated by the music of Yes. They sort of cover all the bases.. sh*t man.. they did all that in one glorious double album. So layered and dynamic.. one can.. and many have.. listen to it for YEARS and still make discoveries within the music. That is something no band.. indeed.. no album can match. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 11:39
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I hate this choice as I love both equally....I give it to Yes since they were the first concert I ever saw in 74. Played both CTTE and then TFTO albums plus their so called hits of the day. ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 11:58
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Yes. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 12:11
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the two best bands in the world (IMHO), but Yes takes the top spot from the Floyd for me. GOOOOO YYEEESSSSS!!!!!!! ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 12:11
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I have to give it to the Floyd. They're the ones that got me into prog in the first place. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 12:13
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I'm a fan of both but it's Pink Floyd ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 12:54
| Pink Floyd. I do not find their Barrett-era style and contents terribly interesting, but their 1970-2014 run has produced no fewer than four top notch albums, and only one that I find unlistenable. Whereas much of the Bugglerized Yes is useless. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 13:11
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Tough one for sure......we knew it though. I always struggled with the Yes lineup issues, singers, drummers, keyboard players.......It's like for some reason they did not want to hang out for the long haul. Pink Floyd had gigantic internal strife, but they seemed to stick it out, up till The Wall....but still post The Wall PF put out some excellent stuff... I take Gilmour over Howe easily, Wright over Wakeman and Mason/White are pretty even.....The lyrics lean more to Pink Floyd for me, at least I can understand the meanings, Jon Anderson wrote some strange stuff, sometimes just bunches of words linked together in some prog-rap (TFTO), but non the less I do enjoy it, pretty thought provoking for sure. If I listen to all Pink Floyd albums, The Endless River really seems to come to a better ending a much better finality to a great band. I think Yes needs to work on writing that final album, but I just don't know who that band would be. I think overall I prefer Pink Floyd, a much much better cohesive career and catalog. -------------   
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Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 13:32
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Don't like YES at all except for few tracks.Pink Floyd is my favourite band and probably will remain forever. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 13:44
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Pink Floyd for me, with just a dash of Yes. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 13:49
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Yes by a hair. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:11
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Yes +1 ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:15
spits coffee on screen
don't stop there man take Waters over Squire while you are at it!!  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:20
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impressive btw. Good thing I didn't put money on my prediction of K.C over Floyd in the final. I am not so sure of that now. trashing good bands is one thing...it is Floyd for God's sake.. but trashing legends..better groups with more prog classics and perhaps the most iconic prog band of all... is quite another. way to go forum.. never let your tastes get the way of your brains. The Machine is churning.... is K.C. next to get chewed up and spit out. I wouldn't have thought so.. then again.. I didn't see Floyd doubling Yes. Wanna rethink that prediction of Yes winning this matchup Ivan? I didn't think they would.. but didn't expect to see the beginning of yet another rout. wow. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:24
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. I don't think Yes can. In a way, Fly From Here was - should have been - their sign-off album.
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:32
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As much as I like Pink Floyd - especially Dark Side Of The Moon, "Echoes", "SOYCD" and "Dogs" - I like Yes much better. Yes, Time And A Word, The Yes Album, Fragile, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going For The One and 90125 all belong to my all time favorite albums. There is probably no band, with the possible exception of Genesis, which made so many exciting albums as Yes.
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:40
Love both to death. Decided to give the edge to Yes, which is rather cynically since the reason why is to be, as they say, tac-ti-cal. At this point the only hope for a really interesting conclusion to this tournament is for Crimson to win, so I've gone to the dark side. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:47
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Yes's best is incredible, but their worst prevents me from voting for them. ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:49
Ha!! I left that one alone on purpose From a bass player perspective I much prefer Squire, I think he was much more accomplished bassist. Waters was a much better lyricist, but he still is a bigger doosh in how he treated others in the band....control freak for sure.Waters/Squire sounds like a good poll for you micky -------------
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 14:57
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Pink Floyd all the way. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 15:02
I think we can find a couple of those in the glorious past of this forum ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 15:56
| YES please |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 15:57
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At the height of their powers they were both damn near untouchable. The difference is that Yes' height spanned a compact 4 1/2 albums over a 4 years stretch while Pink Floyd's spanned at least 8 albums over nearly the entire length of their existence. Floyd's only unlistenable album, in my opinion, is The Final Cut. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 16:05
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I was expecting this to be close. Can't say I mind the rout though. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 16:26
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Very close...I own 14 albums from each and my average rating per album is nearly equal. I consider Yes a flawed jewel as I can't stand the Rabin era but I gave them the vote for the CttE/Tales/Relayer trilogy that was far greater than anything the Floyd did ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 16:32
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PINK FLOYD all the way! ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 16:44
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PF ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 17:39
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Floyd easily ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 18:40
20 years ago, my vote would have been for PF....Yes edges them out now. You could say this vote is Close to the Edge. 
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 19:08
And you could say it's A Nice Pair ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 19:39
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I believe Floyd is the winner here. Some personal stats: (> = better than, >>> = much better than, '=' = just as good as) Yes (s/t) > Piper at the Gates of Dawn More > Time and a Word Atom Heart Mother >>> The Yes Album Meddle > Fragile Obscured By Clouds/The Dark Side of the Moon > Close to the Edge Wish You Were Here > Relayer Animals > Going For the One Drama > The Wall The Final Cut >>> 90125 A Momentary Lapse of Reason >>> Big Generator The Division Bell >>> Talk The Endless River = Magnification, > Fly from Here, >>> Heaven and Earth ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 20:42
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Animals --> Close to the Edge Wish You Were Here --> Close to the Edge Dark Side of the Moon --> Close to the Edge The Division Belle --> Close to the Edge Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe --> Close to the Edge Close to the Edge --> Remainder of Yes Discography Yeah, I think I'll vote for Floyd here. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 20:48
I mean is PF even a proper prog band or a spacey blues band
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 20:51
Yes indeed they are, thanks for asking, glad to clear it up for you. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 20:53
Lol---
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 21:09
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"Spacey blues band" I can't count how many times I've heard Floyd been called that. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 21:57
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I just love how in under 24 hours this tired poll has 72 votes and 3 pages of discussion. No wonder people get bored on this website. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 22:01
hah. No one stopped you from coming out of whatever rock you came out from under. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 22:04
if it quacks like a duck.. and has feathers... then call them what they were A space rock band band... what the hell else are they going to sound like? Yes?? Genesis?? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 22:15
Sorry to come off barbed. It is just annoying and sad other threads don't get this attention. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 22:19
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hah. Don't think I don't know that frustration. I had a years long streak of NONE of my polls or threads getting to a 2nd page before dying. It is the nature of the beast here. As far as this. its meant to have fun.. nothing more .. nothing less. People are enjoying it. No harm there. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: January 11 2015 at 23:26
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Yes Floyd probably don't even make my top 20 bands from the 70s ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 00:07
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I am surprised to see Yes trailing by such a large margin. If Dream Theater were winning like this someone would accuse the fan boys of conspiring. However, as great as PF are, and as much as I like them, Yes is arguably my favorite band, so . . . ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 01:10
True. Nobody could believe it if it was Dream Theater  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 02:53
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Number 1 versus Number 2 in my book. |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 03:32
There are more "Yes vs Genesis" polls here than there are on any other two bands. ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 03:56
How about those people who come to this website already pre-bored?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 05:27
and looking for a little excitement... or aiming to create it in our boring and often stressful real lives movement overnight I see.. not as dramatic as Genesis closing on K.C.. but still Yes making it bit more respectable. Not quite up to what Vegas said (13.5) .. but not the landslide it was earlier. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 08:58
lol --On this website PF genre is not Symphonic prog it's---"Psychedelic Space rock" ---the chords and the guitar solo's are blues based---not a crazy term for them. I like PF a lot---not one of my favorites so guess I'm surprised how badly they are losing but don't care that muxch. When I think of prog don't think "one of the most popular groups in the world" --- which they are---and it's because they are fairly easy to listen to.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 09:15
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^Are you trying to intimate that if it's not Symphonic then it's not prog? ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 10:04
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^Space Rock, dude. But very progressive Space Rock. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 11:01
| Although indifferent to PA favorites such as Wish You Were Here and Animals: Pink Floyd for everything from Piper up to Meddle. Yes has a couple of albums I love as well but has never been a favorite band of mine |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 12:00
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Yes, Yes, Yes... (from CTTE to GFTO it's fantastic ride, almost unbeatable). On the other side (of the moon :-) ) from Floyd I love Meddle and Wish You Were Here. I could listen The Wall (it's ok but far from perfect), I don't stand Animals (from whatever reason) and Dark Side is IMO the most overrated record in the history of space :-P ------------- 
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 12:58
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Tough The Yes Album > Atom Heart Mother Fragile < Meddle CTTE > Dark Side TFTO <<< WYWH Relayer = Animals The rest of their albums I'm not that keen on, to be honest. So Floyd shades it ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 18:38
| neither are favourites of mine but at least Yes has an album I consider 4 stars |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 19:19
Ahhh.....no----just can't believe PF is winning so big---guess I thought it would be closer vote---but PF is easier to like---Yes has a lot of challenging songs.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 19:29
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Aye, if by challenging you mean difficult to find something coherant and well written. Have to admit, the ~20 vote gap between them is quite surprising, it wasn't that long ago that Yes would have flattened Floyd, and anybody else other than Genesis. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 19:40
Emphasis on 'bluesy'. Sure, they are in some sense, but they're more space rock and psychedelic than 'spacey' blues imo.
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 19:40
Yeah they could be a nice pair but you can't vote for both so I'll be Going for the One. (This could turn into The Endless River of puns)
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 19:42
I actually think it's the other way around. Think of Ummagumma and tell me that's not more challenging than any other album Yes came out with.  ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 12 2015 at 23:11
Sorry...RELAYER is more challenging that any PF album. But still voted for Pink Floyd because they are more solid. And have a great vocalist. -------------
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Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 06:08
Pink Floyd.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 07:05
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I enjoy listening to Pink Floyd much more than I do Yes. I own several albums by Yes (6) and have tried more than once to develop a lasting relationship with those LPs. But it never went beyond the courting stage. To this day I can put on a Pink Floyd album and not even consider taking it off until side two has finished.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 07:37
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If I try to look at both bands objectively (I am a huge fan of both) from a progressive point of view then Yes would win the contest. Arguably, Floyd had gone as far as they could by 'Dark Side' whereas Yes still had 'Tales' and 'Relayer' up their sleeves. That said, Floyd were 'progressive' long before Yes hit their stride with 'The Yes Album' so in some ways the timelines don't match up. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 07:57
I find Yes is kind of in between. Not as tough as Magma or GG or even some KC. And I don't find them as emotionally resonant as Floyd. For those who do, great. But I can only enjoy them in a kind of detached, distant way with a few exceptions like South Side.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 08:14
This result is total BS! Delete my account immediately!!!  |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 10:47
Even though I wouldn't agree I guess I see how. Also, which one? ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 10:48
It is what it is. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 11:08
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Both have about the same number of 5 star albums in my books but I have to go with Floyd ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 18:10
Good points there......
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 18:18
| PF by a hair. |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 19:55
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Floyd, but I rarely play either. ------------- Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 19:58
You stuck here hehe
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 20:28
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Floyd strong albums-Obscured by cloud, Animals Yes strong albums-Fragile, Yes album, Close to the edge Yes wins ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 02:57
| Surprised at the results so far. Head says Yes, heart says Floyd... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 14:50
Funnily enough I felt very much like this for a long time until I saw Yes play live about 1996. Then it just clicked into place. Floyd are a more emotionally involving band no doubt and I loved seeing Waters doing the Wall live on my 50th birthday.Trouble with Floyd from my perspective is that so much centres on just 4 albums while Yes have a whole string of albums at least up until 90125 that I love and also a few after that like Talk and Keys. I can also happily spend a whole evening watching the Yes Symphonic DVD. 3 hours of great music, who else has that??! ( and that is even without most of GFTO and Drama)
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 14:55
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great call Richard that is an fabulous DVD.. one I haven't watched in a long time. I think I'll put that on tonight! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Walton Street
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 14:56
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I think for a lot of people - Yes is a little like Rush - musically it's great but the high pitched vocals get to you after a while. I may be speaking for just my self ... ------------- "I know one thing: that I know nothing" - SpongeBob Socrates |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 15:02
I don't think so at all... speaking for yourself... it does seem to a large turnoff for some. Musically you can't touch them.. but if one is really to NOT get into them.. I think it mainly has to do with Jon Anderson. His singing as well as the throw sh*t at the wall lyrics he is famous for.. this word sound good..even better this meaningless string of words... let me put them in the lyrics. I have zero problem with it, even prog lyrics that do make sense.. make no sense to me.. or less impression. Obviously most don't have a problem with him, but if one does.. that is likely the only real fault one can find with them. They have a string of classics no one really can touch, that is why they are generally considered THE definative prog band. They covered all the bases and did so at such a high level for many many years. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 16:07
I always seen David as the main vocalist......But honestly...BOTH Iván
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 16:47
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right thread... oh come on now..as if Glimour over Howe wasn't bad enough.. Howe could (and did) play circles around Gilmour... but now this.. A 'great' vocalist. jesus luis... since when did being a great vocalist become merely being a good vocalist in a popular band.  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Walton Street
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 16:49
i can enjoy it in small doses .. i have a lot of the old vinyl... i like a lot of the Jon and Vangelis too - especially The title track of The Friends of Mr Cairo .... but i rarely make it past that track ------------- "I know one thing: that I know nothing" - SpongeBob Socrates |