"Still Life" or "The Power And The Glory"
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Topic: "Still Life" or "The Power And The Glory"
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Subject: "Still Life" or "The Power And The Glory"
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 00:04
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I have been enjoying these two records so much this week,and was thinking how hard it would be to pick one over the other.So i'll let the experts decide which one is better. GENTLE GIANT vs. VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Posted By: warwick
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 00:08
| This is a hard choice. Objectively, these albums are both very good but since I adore Hammill's vocals I am choosing "Still Life". |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 02:49
| Gentle Giant for me as ''Still life'' a good album has the horrible ''la rossa'' and leave a taste of sameness at the end |
Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 03:20
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Both very good albums, The Power And The Glory just ahead this time.
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 03:46
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febus wrote:Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 06:34
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Gentle Giant -The Power And The Glory |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 07:47
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Not a difficult choice for me. The Power And The Glory is a good album, no doubt about it, but it is not even my favourite album by Gentle Giant, which, in turn, despite being an extraordinary group, is not placed amongst my very favourite ones. On the other hand, Still Life by Van der Graaf Generator... The only album which can compete with Still Life (in my list, obviously) is Godbluff... |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 08:56
Both, please! 
What's up with this never-ending mania for pitting albums and bands "against" each other here? How unnatural! Why would I ever have to choose?
 If I select one to listen to now, I can play the other the next time, can't I?
 That's the thing with art -- you're allowed to like two or more dissimilar things equally well....
"Experts?"
 "That's right, girls -- I'm a certified Gentle Giant expert and registered Van der Graaf Generator consultant."  (I thought we were just called fans.)
 I'll stop now -- but these frankly pointless "X vs Y" polls irk me, and seem to be getting ever more numerous.
No offense. Two great prog albums -- I applaud your good taste! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 08:59
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'Still Life'. I really like 'The Power and the Glory' but I love 'Still Life'. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 09:03
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Power & the Glory.
One of the finest GG albums! Still Life is excellent as well, but I don't think it's VDGG's best. If this was a "Pawn Hearts vs. Power & the Glory" poll instead, It would have been MUCH more difficult for me. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 09:14
Absolutely right Peter.  I was going to say both.
------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:09
Wow. La Rossa is one of my two favorite songs off of the album, the other being Childlike Faith, and one of my top ten favorite VDGG songs. Those two songs really make the album for me. The other three are good, but La Rossa and Childlike Faith stand far above the other three IMO.
I also love The Power and the Glory, one of my favorite GG albums. Hard choice, but in the end I must go with TPATG as I think it's a bit more of a consistently great album from start to finish. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:12
yeah... is "La Rosa" is the worst VDGG song? ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: P.H.P.
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:15
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Both bands and both albums are blameless and irreproachable, just like all good Prog. |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 11:25
| IT's very sad that I didn't listen to either of these bands. VDGG looks so interesting though. |
Posted By: Mandrakroot
Date Posted: October 26 2007 at 19:53
| Is are Gentle Giant not good, so Still Life is me for |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:08
| Still Life, no competition really. VdGG and GG are my two favourite Prog bands, but in this case VdGG is the clear winner. That said, The Power and The Glory is a really good album. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:35
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I personally think Still life is VDGG best output, while the Power and the glory, although excellent, is not a masterpiece as Still life is.
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:41
| I don't see Still Life and Power and the Glory on the same level. GG is way better if you ask me. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 16:47
| Both have great music on them. I choose Still Life, and that's purely a matter of taste which I cannot defend. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 27 2007 at 18:29
My sentiments exactly. |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 08:17
| The Power And The Glory |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 02:40
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Have yet to listen to Van Der Graff, so Power and the Glory wins by default. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 02:53
| Havn't heard the entire Still Life, but for me it's a tie. |
Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 03:01
| I voted Still Life, I found too much of Power and Glory to be a Yes and Jethro Tull clone |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 09:27
Why vote then?  |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 08:49
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Still Life |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 10:24
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Still Life. I'm not a big fan of GG.
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In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made... |